Jimmy Tingle's Off Broadway to Close

[dashford.livejournal.com]

The Somerville Journal is reporting that Jimmy Tingle's Off Broadway theatre will close at the end of this month when its lease runs out.  The theatre opened in November 2002.

Comments

[ifotismeni]

... that's not saying it's going to stay a theater though =/

[ron_newman]

I don't know anything more about its future, only its past.

[ifotismeni]

lol, i don't quite understand... my comment was about its future, ron! :P

[gildersleeve.livejournal.com]

I think that Ron's pointing out the past of the space is a good indication of the fact that the landlord wants it to remain a theater (and indeed, if you have ever been there, it is clear that you really couldn't put anything else down there besides storage space, as it is really far down in the building).

The Gorin family, who own the building, seem to be very reasonable landlords who have a genuine interest in keeping good local tenants and have a very good reputation. I suspect that in that spirit, they will do their best to retain a tenant willing to use the theater as a theater. Of course, who knows where the market will be.

[wallacestreet.livejournal.com]

Of all the buildings in the Square, I can't think of one which has been more supportive of local business. That building, if I'm not mistaken, has Jimmy Tingle's, Poor Little Rich Girl, and McIntyre & Moore as the main tenants. Can't get much more local than that. I've got to believe that when West Coast Video moved out last year, Poor Little Rich Girl wasn't the only interested tenant.