Bright Star - Stop Clause?

[NiceWork2]

Posted: 6/22/16 at 12:12pm

I know this is speculation, but Bright Star is so packed now in its final week, it makes me wonder.   Producers usually can sort of know when a show is going to get an upswing in its final closing weeks - that's why Rocky got about 4 weeks closing notice, other shows as well, etc.   But then some only get 2 weeks, and some such as Tuck only get 6 days.  B Star has a big fan base and a lot of people this week through telecharge are trading in tickets they had for later this  summer for right now this week, in a desperate attempt to see the show before closing.   I wonder why B. Star did not get 3-4 weeks closing notice, and I wonder maybe if the Shubert company invoked a stop clause provision (a la Side Show in Dec 2014) on it if there was something else they wanted to bring into the Cort. And perhaps the stop clause provision can mandate a show's gotta be out in 2 weeks.   Could very well be that if this occurred, the producers (J Parnes and others) did not publicize this in an attempt to quell bad feelings/publicity, future theatre relationships,etc   Have no real proof of this of course, just speculation, but do wonder, the closing notice came pretty swift after Tonys Sunday, and the 2 weeks is happening pretty quick.  Regardless, if that is what happened, the Shubert organization was well within their rights to exercise this clause if that was their wish.   

[neonlightsxo]

Posted: 6/22/16 at 12:13pm

"B Star has a big fan base"

Says who? Not the grosses.

[evic]

Posted: 6/22/16 at 12:21pm

They probably got zero bump from the Tonys and their advance was probably zero as well.  FLOP

[HogansHero]

Posted: 6/22/16 at 12:37pm

nice theory, but it is not tethered to reality. It had already been announced that Martin, Simon et al were contributing another million in stay afloat till the Tonys money. The only stop clause invoked would have been from their financial advisors. P.S. The Shuberts would never invoke a stop cause in June, when they have no use for the theatre. They would happily take whatever revenue was forthcoming until a better show came along.

[Phantom of London]

Posted: 6/22/16 at 4:46pm

I am not sure either that the Shuberts enacted the stop clause for Rocky, why would they? Issue closure proceedings for the theatre to sit empty for months, including the important thanksgiving - christmas period, if they were going to evoke the stop clause they would have done so in January, which gives  the next show to load in for the Spring.

[HogansHero]

Posted: 6/22/16 at 5:10pm

I'd be willing to bet they didn't. In point of fact, it is very rarely invoked, because a suggestion that it's time to go from the landlord is enough, especially if the producer ever wants to produce again. And usually a bit of leeway can be granted (except perhaps, e.g., at early spring) if the production plays nicely. 

[Auggie27]

Posted: 6/22/16 at 5:16pm

Yeah, it's the Cort in June, not the St. James in mid-winter ("Side Show" clearing out for "Rotten..."  This closing may be sad, but the show's fate has been a done deal for a while, sadly.