ONCE UPON A ONE MORE TIME To Close September 3, 2023- Page 2

[KevinKlawitter]

Posted: 8/21/23 at 9:05pm

bwayphreak234 said: "Felt like an Off Broadway show playing a huge Broadway house. Now it can make it's rounds through schools - which is where it will be more successful."

I'm a little surprised no-one has nabbed (or announced acquisition of) the licensing rights to this and & Juliet yet. You'd think MTI or Broadway Licensing would snatch them right up.

Updated On: 8/22/23 at 09:05 PM

[LoveThoseMusicals]

Posted: 8/21/23 at 10:14pm

This show makes people smile and enjoy their night at the theatre.  Every single person who saw it … including myself loved it so much more than they thought they would. 
 

Rather it was the marketing that didn’t get the concept across; the savage reviews by critics who can’t love anything not high brow or even the fact Brittany didn’t do any real promotion of the show - it’s sad something fun can’t survive.  
 

I will be 100% honest I was much more excited to see &Juliet - and had low expectations for OUAOMT - but seeing &Juliet the next night - it seemed so flat compared to this show. 

[MemorableUserName]

Posted: 8/21/23 at 10:24pm

Voter said: "Does anyone know how much this was capitalized for and the LLC its filed under?"

NY Times

"The musical was a costly misfire, capitalized for $20 million at a time when many Broadway shows have been struggling with rising costs and diminished attendance after a pandemic shutdown that made an always challenging industry even more difficult."

 

[evic]

Posted: 8/21/23 at 10:35pm

I think this is one of a few shows to close by Labor Day. Some Like It Hot, Neil Diamond, And Cottage have been bleeding money so all if not 1 will post closing notices this week. the producers know that September is a rough month so they will close up shop soon. 

[dramamama611]

Posted: 8/21/23 at 10:40pm

LoveThoseMusicals said: "This show makes people smile and enjoy their night at the theatre. Every single person who saw it … including myself loved it so much more than they thought they would.


Rather it was the marketing that didn’t get the concept across; the savage reviews by critics who can’t love anything not high brow or even the fact Brittany didn’t do any real promotion of the show - it’s sad something fun can’t survive."

No, not every person loved it. Thats not true of ANY show.  

The critics loved Shucked....so there goes your theory about critics hating everything not highbrow 

You loved it, thats terrific....but for whatever reason, they just couldn't get an audience. Theater is a gamble. Finding someone to blame doesn't change anything.

[Sho-Tunes-R-Us]

Posted: 8/21/23 at 10:57pm

Scaled down tour?  

This gives me an evening slot to fill on October 4.  I just dunno about Shucked.  Set for Merrily, Shark, HLL and Back to the Future.  Sweeney again?  Josh was out my previous visit and I had a bad location in the mezz.  Just didn't care for this revival.but will offer it to my group when it tours.

 

 

[Mr. Wormwood]

Posted: 8/22/23 at 12:17am

LoveThoseMusicals said: "This show makes people smile and enjoy their night at the theatre. Every single person who saw it … including myself loved it so much more than they thought they would.


Rather it was the marketing that didn’t get the concept across; the savage reviews by critics who can’t love anything not high brow or even the fact Brittany didn’t do any real promotion of the show - it’s sad something fun can’t survive."

I'm impressed you took the time to find out what every single person who saw the show thought of it. Thousands and thousands of people over the last couple months. That must have been a lot of work!

And saying "something fun can't survive" is a crazy statement when you look at some of the biggest hits on Broadway right now.

[BoringBoredBoard40]

Posted: 8/22/23 at 1:24am

Sho-Tunes-R-Us said: "Scaled down tour?

This gives me an evening slot to fill on October 4. I just dunno about Shucked. Set for Merrily, Shark, HLL and Back to the Future. Sweeney again? Josh was out my previous visit and I had a bad location in the mezz. Just didn't care for this revival.but will offer it to my group when it tours."

Gutenberg.

 

[OMG U Guyz]

Posted: 8/22/23 at 4:53am

Sho-Tunes-R-Us said: "Scaled down tour?

This gives me an evening slot to fill on October 4. I just dunno about Shucked. Set for Merrily, Shark, HLL and Back to the Future. Sweeney again? Josh was out my previous visit and I had a bad location in the mezz. Just didn't care for this revival.but will offer it to my group when it tours.



Gutenberg? 

 

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 8/22/23 at 6:28am

Maybe they can fit a concert or two in there for the next few months/holidays, like they did with the Jonas Brothers and even put "A Christmas Carol" in there if they do end up bring that back again.

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 8/22/23 at 7:14am

LoveThoseMusicals said: "This show makes people smile and enjoy their night at the theatre. Every single person who saw it … including myself loved it so much more than they thought they would."

Well, I clearly was the only person missed when the poll was taken I guess.

 

[jimmycurry01]

Posted: 8/22/23 at 7:45am

LoveThoseMusicals said: "This show makes people smile and enjoy their night at the theatre. Every single person who saw it … including myself loved it so much more than they thought they would."

The marketing was certainly not great, but neither was word of mouth. I have read more mixed to negative reviews from audiences than I have positive reviews. If every single person that saw it truly loved it, they would have told everyone to go see it. They did not.

 

[hearthemsing22]

Posted: 8/22/23 at 8:37am

evic said: "I think this is one of a few shows to close by Labor Day. Some Like It Hot, Neil Diamond, And Cottage have been bleeding money so all if not 1 will post closing notices this week. the producers know that September is a rough month so they will close up shop soon."

Isn't The Cottage a limited run anyway?

People who want to say rude things about this show-why? What do you gain? Why is it okay? 

[quizking101]

Posted: 8/22/23 at 8:44am

evic said: "I think this is one of a few shows to close by Labor Day. Some Like It Hot, Neil Diamond, And Cottage have been bleeding money so all if not 1 will post closing notices this week. the producers know that September is a rough month so they will close up shop soon."

Yeah…no. There’s no way SLIH is going to fold with only 12 days notice. Same with Neil Diamond (which is banking on their new matinee-heavy schedule to bring back their demographic).

The Cottage is a limited run in a small house, so short of a major drop, it will finish the run, (Remember - POTUS played to a half-empty Shubert for the entire run and still made it to the end).

The only show I would possibly anticipate folding would be THE SHARK IS BROKEN, but then again - a unit set and three actors (plus three understudies) is still relatively cheap to run.

[inception]

Posted: 8/22/23 at 9:25am

Sho-Tunes-R-Us said: "Scaled down tour?

This gives me an evening slot to fill on October 4. I just dunno about Shucked. Set for Merrily, Shark, HLL and Back to the Future. Sweeney again? Josh was out my previous visit and I had a bad location in the mezz. Just didn't care for this revival.but will offer it to my group when it tours.

Not much Off-Broadway at that time.  Maybe the Annie Baker play at The Atlantc?  See what reviews are like.  Or Gutenberg on Broadway?



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[yyys]

Posted: 8/22/23 at 10:29am

Skip Shark ......meh.  Purlie Victorius?

This gives me an evening slot to fill on October 4. I just dunno about Shucked. Set for Merrily, Shark, HLL and Back to the Future. Sweeney again? Josh was out my previous visit and I had a bad location in the mezz. Just didn't care for this revival.but will offer it to my group when it tours.



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[theaterdrew]

Posted: 8/22/23 at 10:55pm

I hope the Tony voters got a chance to see and won't forget Guarini and maybe Simard.  If this show had opened in April, good chance there would have been nominations.  

I also hope to see (hear) Guarini onstage again soon.  He's been posting dressing room "talks" and tonight he did a stunning acapella version of Nature Boy from Moulin Rouge, sung while putting on his stage makeup.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CwRANR0hRFZ/?hl=en

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 8/23/23 at 6:23am

theaterdrew said: "I hope the Tony voters got a chance to see and won't forget Guarini and maybe Simard. If this show had opened in April, good chance there would have been nominations.

I also hope to see (hear) Guarini onstage again soon. He's been posting dressing room "talks" and tonight he did a stunning acapella version of Nature Boy from Moulin Rouge, sung while putting on his stage makeup.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CwRANR0hRFZ/?hl=en"

 

[Sammy232]

Posted: 8/23/23 at 7:47am

MemorableUserName said: "Voter said: "Does anyone know how much this was capitalized for and the LLC its filed under?"

NY Times

"The musical was a costly misfire, capitalized for $20 million at a time when many Broadway shows have been struggling with rising costs and diminished attendance after a pandemic shutdown that made an always challenging industry even more difficult."

"

How is it possible that this was capitalized at 20 million and Here Lies Love was captialized at 22 million? Something doesn't make sense?

[The8re phan]

Posted: 8/23/23 at 9:37am

Sammy232 said: 
"How is it possible that this was capitalized at 20 million and Here Lies Love was captialized at 22 million? Something doesn't make sense?"

I would assume that's mostly due to the royalties for using the music... since there are many songwriters involved with Ms Spears' catalog

[Sammy232]

Posted: 8/23/23 at 1:08pm

The8re phan said: "Sammy232 said:
"How is it possible that this was capitalized at 20 million and Here Lies Love was captialized at 22 million? Something doesn't make sense?"

I would assume that's mostly due to the royalties for using the music... since there are many songwriters involved with Ms Spears' catalog"

Would that we a part of the capitalization or the weekly running cost? Or maybe both? I don't know how that sort of things works.

[JSquared2]

Posted: 8/23/23 at 1:57pm

Sammy232 said: "MemorableUserName said: "Voter said: "Does anyone know how much this was capitalized for and the LLC its filed under?"

NY Times

"The musical was a costly misfire, capitalized for $20 million at a time when many Broadway shows have been struggling with rising costs and diminished attendance after a pandemic shutdown that made an always challenging industry even more difficult."

"

How is it possible that this was capitalized at 20 million and Here Lies Love was captialized at 22 million? Something doesn't make sense?"

 

Don't forget that there was also a pre-Broadway tryout in DC (that would be part of the Broadway capitalization) -- plus they were just starting Broadway rehearsals when Covid shut down the industry, so they had to do a lot of additional work (recasting, additional rehearsing, etc.).