SomethingPeculiar said: "zainmax said: "Now I'm confused. Is it a commercial or a non-profit production?"
Commercial.
Richie Jackson (commercial producer and Harvey's former manager) had the rights and attached Moises Kaufman and Michael Urie to the project. He brought the play to 2nd Stage and hehelped offset the cost of the Off-Bway production. The Broadway production is a commercial entity, led by Jackson, produced at a theatre owne
SomethingPeculiar said: "zainmax said: "poisonivy2 said: "At this rate Torch Song might not even make it to opening night."
Torch Song is a commercial production, right? So, I'm guessing that it doesn't have the leeway ofthe other Second Stage/Roundabout/Lincoln Center shows."
Correct. The Broadway revival is a commercial transfer of the 2nd Stage production, in a theatre that happens to be owned by 2nd Stage. Weird
poisonivy2 said: "At this rate Torch Song might not even make it to opening night."
Torch Song is a commercial production, right? So, I'm guessing that it doesn't have the leeway of the other Second Stage/Roundabout/Lincoln Center shows.
HogansHero said: "The reason shows don't last at Circle is because it is too small to make money unless you are a blockbuster. The demand for the venue is among the lowest. Broadway would benefit artistically by having more flexible venues, but not financially. What would be a benefit would be ifCircle (or someone) wereoperatingthe venue (or some other one) as a non-profit company, and renting it out for appropriate situations a la RTC."
RippedMan said: "At this point why keep it running? It won the award, that clearly didn't spark any interest, so why not close it. Plan a tour, and hope for some regional deals, etc."
Hogan (or whoever else can answer), what's the deal with ONCE ON THIS ISLAND? Does it have a large reserve fund or are there priority loans? Very curious.
Call_me_jorge said: "Any time cats leaves broadway they not only burn the set down, but they also burn the theatre down to cleanse broadway of what atrocity was just on one of its stages. The current winter Garden and Neil Simon theatres are exact replicas of their predecessors, they just rebuilt the theatre after they burnt them down. Of course they also had to burn down the winter Garden after mamma Mia closed."
Do they use the insurance money to rebuild the replic
HogansHero said: "zainmax said: "Re. Hogan, it's still helpful sometimes to know where the critic ultimately stands on the show. When I'm reading some of Brantley's reviews, all I'm trying to figure out is the answer to one question. Did he like it? (Cue Ken's advertising pitch)."
yes, I did not mean to suggest otherwise. My point is basically that where he stands ultimately is only meaningful if it is set within a general sense of hi
Lenk sang a tune from Song & Dance at the gala. Riedel turned to the person sitting next to him, "Hey, ALW should revive this!" The person nodded just to be nice, and suddenly THERE'S TALK OF A REVIVAL!
