folks are still ignoring the substance. . If you take her at her word, it's a standup act performed on Broadway, not Martin Short, not Michael Moore, not Bruce. And remember, she is not Oprah. She cannot snap her fingers and make something happen. It's an aspiration. And if it is dependent on a filmed-for-TV deal, that's another mountain to climb.
Let's try reading the substance and not the headline. First, it say she "hopes." Second, it says her aim would be to record it for broadcast. Nowhere does it say she plans to have a long sit on Broadway. Certainly no one would suggest her current fan base would not be sufficient to fill a theatre for a week or even a few weeks.
Some quite good analysis in the last group of posts above. I don't have time to respond in depth, but I'd suggest that it is nostalgia for the good ol' days is what got us in the pickle we're in. Not enough quality people creating musicals (books, music, lyrics) and mediocrity filling the void. Folks want to see anything that's good, but they don't want to see stuff that's just fair. (And the people I refer to are not the denizens of this place; I mean the larger (
Dancingthrulife2 said: "From what I heard from a veteran Broadway producer,there are two ways royalties are calculated. The creatives can take either a certain percentage of weekly grosses or a higher percentage of the part above the water."
Standardly, royalty is a percentage of the gross (not just the creatives but the theatre, the producer, etc) but these are matters of contract so one can negotiate something else. I suspect you were hearing about royalty pools wh
Jessetenny said: "What is your source for saying that they are mostly always in the red?"
Oh sorry, I was just going on the placement of your question. It was reported early on that the show's nut is in the high 400s. (I thought that was a bit low, but if that's what they say then that's what they say.) You can easily pull up the grosses for the run and see that there have been precious few weeks in which they were above water. (Don't forget to deduct
OOTI has not, contrary to what seems like popular belief in some quadrants, been barely breaking even. Except for a handful of frames, it has consistently been in the red.
Re the comparison on Angels and 3TW, note that the former has 50% more seats to sell.
Like I said, up to you. And if you don't care then you don't care. I think it is fair to say most people take the time to write because they want someone to see what they had to say. Maybe you're the type that lets a door slam in the face of the person behind you walking into a building, or who charges onto the subway without letting folks get off first. Not a tried and true way for winning friends and influencing people but hey whatever floats your boat. Enjoy.
Skip23 said: "Who set up this rule? I think anyone can post any message anywhere tbey want. That’s the point of a message board. And you dont have to read it if you dont want to. Simple as that."
First, thank you for the report.
Second, there are no rules on this. You get to decide whether you want to conform, or whether you want to be one of those people who annoys everyone to their own detriment. (This is not limited to this board; you can make t
CedricOates said: "I feel like a lot of shows will be closing very soon, or by the end of the year. Why do you think less and less people are buying tickets for shows that aren't the standards (Hamilton, Wicked, Lion King etc.)?"
Your premise is faulty. In addition to what's said below, actually the data shows that more and more people are buying tickets that in the past (subject to marginal variations in any given year). The only real observation is that fol
1. This is all going to be moot because proceedings in SDNY only move forward if the Alabama District court dismisses the case down there and that is never going to happen.
2. Asking for a performance is not crazy and does not mean the judge can't read the script. But theatre is a live art form and judges are not necessarily skilled at processing scripts the way actors and directors do. It should not be necessary to explain here that we have cl
CoffeeBreak said: "St. Joan, Once On This Island, Margaritaville and Spongebob are not doing well. How soon do they close?"
1 is in a subscription house so it is irrelevant, and 2 will run until deep pockets decide to close them (almost undoubtedly post Tonys or later) and 1, well, the best of the lot and bleeding profusely, will likely be the one to close as soon as the nomination (totally undoubtedly) does not create a significant bump in the box office (and no one
ScottyDoesn'tKnow2 said: "So defensive over a comment that isn't that serious and was meant in jest. I guess only you can make assumptions and play know-it-all in a thread."
I don't know how I can be defensive about something that does not relate to me. I also don't see what assumptions you were making; it sounded like a simple statement of your opinion (that I thought out of line). There are no know-it-alls when it comes to opinions (unless disagreei
