Matilda run
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#1Matilda run
Posted: 1/27/15 at 10:04amHow much longer do think Matilda's run on Broadway will last? A year? Two years? Has it seen significant drops in ticket sales?
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#2Matilda run
Posted: 1/27/15 at 10:06amI think it will be here until its ticket sales become less than its operating costs.
ethan231h
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/5/11
#2Matilda run
Posted: 1/27/15 at 10:20amOn good weeks on Broadway it making over a million it's not going anywhere anytime soon.
yankeefan7
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/14/12
#3Matilda run
Posted: 1/27/15 at 12:01pmI think it is good enough to run for 10 yrs but will probably be like "Billy Elliot" and run around 4 yrs.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#4Matilda run
Posted: 1/27/15 at 12:04pmI give it a total of 5-6 years. But what is your obsession with this line of questioning?
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Starship
Broadway Star Joined: 7/29/12
#6Matilda run
Posted: 1/27/15 at 3:33pmI feel as if it has another 2 years of high sales, and then 2 more years after that of teetering on the edge. That being said, it's a beautiful show, and like all shows that open on Broadway, I hope it has a long and happy life.
Fosse76
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/21/05
#7Matilda run
Posted: 1/27/15 at 9:32pmIt's already teetering on the edge. They are already scaling back some of their costs. While it won't close before the summer, it might have another year in it. It's launching its tour this year, so that might be a hindrance or an aide.
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#9Matilda run
Posted: 1/29/15 at 9:13pmWouldn't the fact that they recouped be a good thing??
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JonahKost
Chorus Member Joined: 1/19/15
#10Matilda run
Posted: 1/29/15 at 9:26pmIf you look on Broadway.com, it's consistently been in the top ten most popular shows. I hoe it runs long, it's really a great show.
AEA AGMA SM
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/13/09
#11Matilda run
Posted: 1/29/15 at 9:41pm
"They are already scaling back some of their costs."
Scaling back does not necessarily mean getting ready to close. A lot of shows find ways to stream line running costs as their run progresses, it doesn't always mean gloom and doom.
neonlightsxo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
#12Matilda run
Posted: 1/30/15 at 10:42am
"If you look on Broadway.com, it's consistently been in the top ten most popular shows. I hoe it runs long, it's really a great show"
This has nothing to do with anything.
KathyNYC2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/2/10
#13Matilda run
Posted: 1/30/15 at 12:32pm
"Scaling back" could be something as simple as changing the covers of the Matilda Playbills from color to black and white to save costs as the B/W ones are considerably cheaper to produce.
So far, they are still in color...
JonahKost
Chorus Member Joined: 1/19/15
#14Matilda run
Posted: 1/30/15 at 9:29pm
"That has nothing to do with anything."
If it's consistently been a popular show, it would be less likely to close, since there is a demand for the show. It already broke even, so it's making more money than it cost to originally put the production on.
