Our neighbor went last night and he was able to move from upstairs to the orchestra. He said there were about 200 empty seats downstairs. If it is struggling now, what will it be doing come January?
When an entertaining show with fairly decent reviews struggles, what message do you get out of it? Star driven vehicles seem to make it even if they stink up the place. Legendary new works thrive no matter what the price of tickets may be. Apparently people want to see shows for bragging rights but seem to shy away from ordinary shows that just want to entertain.
This may not have the staying power and appeal people originally thought.Any thoughts?
When an entertaining show with fairly decent reviews struggles, what message do you get out of it?
That it's most likely a low priority on the list of things to see for most people. Just like the hundreds of entertaining shows with fairly decent reviews that came before it.
Star driven vehicles seem to make it even if they stink up the place. Legendary new works thrive no matter what the price of tickets may be. Apparently people want to see shows for bragging rights but seem to shy away from ordinary shows that just want to entertain.
When has this ever not been the case? Are you expecting the entire history of musical theatre to completely change for On Your Feet?
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
Hate to burst your bubble A . I made a statement based on what might have been the case. I have been told I was wrong and I accept it. I made an error and owned up to it. Do you do the same when you make a misstatement? I kind of doubt it
By the way, this is Christmas time. Time to spread good cheer. Think about it Mr Scrooge.
You were the one calling for good cheer because it's Christmas time.
Star driven vehicles seem to make it even if they stink up the place. Legendary new works thrive no matter what the price of tickets may be. Apparently people want to see shows for bragging rights but seem to shy away from ordinary shows that just want to entertain.
I'm still trying to find the cheerful part of this. Do as you say and not as you do, I guess.
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
I'm so confused by this thread, just check the box office gross each week, it's doing more than fine and is one of the highest grossing shows on Broadway. So they had a slow day a couple of days before Christmas, big deal.
Namo i love u but we get it already....you don't like Madonna
I heard from my landlord that his sister saw somebody buying a ticket to Lord of the Dance the other day. It must be a hit! If only there were a way to read about how shows are doing financially. Time will tell!
Legendary new works thrive no matter what the price of tickets may be. Apparently people want to see shows for bragging rights but seem to shy away from ordinary shows that just want to entertain.
I think a lot of people want to see something that people they trust say is great and when they see it and they also think it's great they tell more people and so on. Sometimes, something that gets a lot of fantastic word of mouth is equal to or better than the hype. It's rare, but it's happening now. The outrageous ticket prices are a symptom of supply and demand, the basic tenet of the unfair system of capitalism we live under.
levinb said: "With a weekly nut of nearly $800K, this show will need to run for 3 years in order to recoup. But it sure is doing well out of the gate...
Hmmm, I didn't know it was that high. Do you happen to know what its capitalization was?
The capitalization for the show is in the 17- 18 million range, with wiggle room for royalites. The running costs are in the 600K mark. As long as it stays in the million dollar club, the recoupment schedule should pay back within two years.