This show was never meant for broadway. It is way too intimate for even the smaller of Broadway Houses. The Orpheum was perfect for it. Actually, I think the theatre istself gave this show legs... so to speak. Even Julie Taymor herself turned down th show when she was approached and turned it over to Marty Robison. A first rate production in a small, slightly off beat venue will mean years in longevity! Think Blue Man Group or Stomp! not to mention the first version of The Fantastiks!
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SNAFU said: "This show was never meant for broadway. It is way too intimate for even the smaller of Broadway Houses. The Orpheum was perfect for it. Actually, I think the theatre istself gave this show legs... so to speak. Even Julie Taymor herself turned down th show when she was approached and turned it over to Marty Robison. A first rate production in a small, slightly off beat venue will mean years in longevity! Think Blue Man Group or Stomp! not to mention the first version of The Fantastiks!"
Agreed, but is this production going to extend? Especially with this cast, it's hard to see them go past December at best, but maybe with a new leads? Even then, I don't see that being the plans for this show, but I would love to be proven wrong, especially if the plant design is great. If this does lead to an open-ended production, I will easily see this at least 20 times. This would totally become my go-to show to see anytime I'm in NYC, but again, I don't think they are intending that. Do limited run productions like this even go open-ended if they sell that well?
Not everything needs to be on Broadway and not everything extends. Considering the cast and how busy they are (especially Jonathan and Christian), I sincerely doubt it will and even if does, it won't be anything major.
This very clearly is not open ended. They gave an end date to it as soon as it was announced. Why put effort into a popular musical in New York? With top actors?
That can't be an actual question so let's just move past it.
Maybe not necessarily open ended, but the excitement surrounding this production is palpable. Time will only tell, but I could see this, as others have said, extending like the off broadway Sweeney Todd, with new stars coming in.
Why put effort into a limited run? Is that what you are asking? Shows don't need to run for years or extend to be considered great. These actors are very busy. This is a short run so......deal with it?
dmrockon092 said: "Anyone know if they plan to do a rush or lower priced tix?"
Earlier in the thread someone mentioned there will be rush. Yes, we're all anxiously waiting details :) Personally, I'm hoping for non-lottery as I live in the City and can do in-person rush.
The tickets sold last week were front row for previews. As far as I know, the front row wasn't sold for regular performances, and since someone upthread said the box office told them there would be a rush policy, that may be an option for non-preview performances.
EllieRose2 said: "The rush already happened more than a week ago."
I'm not going to say that wasn't the rush the box office was referring to (it could be, I'm not sure), but that was a very unusual rush if so. Plus that was only for previews so maybe when the show opens, they might have a rush program for those same seats.
Sidenote: Who decides if a production has a rush policy, the theater or the production? I haven't really seen Westside have any rush, but they might have had some for pervious productions I'm unaware of.
DoTheDood said: "Who decides if a production has a rush policy, the theater or the production? I haven't really seen Westside have any rush, but they might have had some for pervious productions I'm unaware of."
The producer decides it. The producer/GM oversees all aspects of ticket pricing, though the theatre will make recommendations.
White Rabbit was nowhere near the hype of this. It ran once a week and only sold out when someone like Nathan Lane or Whoopi was in. They were giving away tix all the other nights. (If was also in the Downstairs not Upstairs theatre.)
Little Shop just extended into 2020. The article does mention Groff as Seymour, but does that mean he will continue with the extension into 2020? Or will it be announced later of someone else taking over the role (maybe Glick)?
My question regarding open-ended was purely from a financial standpoint: why sink all this money into a property that is still well-known and regularly produced and only have it run a few weeks? Surely the idea is to be open ended.
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