Next for the Longacre!- Page 3

[Tobey Archibald]

Posted: 8/11/19 at 10:40pm

I saw the tour and it definitely is not ready to walk straight onto broadway but the material does not need too much adjusting. Songs and dialog are super great (especially for fans of the book) and so is main cast. Set and ensemble could use a budget upgrade but with professional lighting and a more refined production, I bet it will do ok. Plus, all the Percy Jackson fans are dormant and many will go see it for old times sake.

[DoTheDood]

Posted: 8/11/19 at 10:46pm

SouthernCakes said: "Did it even do well at the Beacon?"

People on here were mentioning it didn't do well off-Broadway nor on tour. I get Percy Jackson is better known than BMC, but at least BMC was able to have a sold out run. Granted, that was from hype, but Lightening Thief now only has a fraction of that compared to when BMC announced it's off-Broadway run. I have no idea how a bigger theater is going to change how many people are going to see it, minus die hard fans. Which BMC proved does not lead to a successful Broadway run. All this plus (if it truly is opening in the fall) little time to build hype probably will not be in favor of Lightening Thief.

[msmp]

Posted: 8/11/19 at 11:13pm

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "It's going to cost the same to mount whether it's a limited or an open-ended run. For a musical, "limited run" would probablyjust be a branding thing to add urgency (one could assume they would hopeto extend,unless it's a situation where there's another tenant coming in).It's a little more "noble" to close after 4-6 months if you've already announced that date from day 1. Of course, some of the Bwayfinancing and design elementscould be wrapped in with the tour, which could make a limited run more feasible.

Historically, theater tickets are poor gifts anddo not account for a sizeable percentage of tix sold(because it's for a set date/time and there are other factors that go into seeing a live theatre production)."

I'm talking about from parents/grandparents to younger kids (when I saw the tour in both NY and Boston, there were plenty of families with kids not old enough to buy things on their own), but that's a fair point.

[LightsOut90]

Posted: 8/12/19 at 1:14am

by producing it on Broadway they can charge more for licensing rights when high schools and community/regional theaters want to do it in a few years. LITERALLY the only reason DISASTER went to Broadway a few years ago was for this reason. 

[copskid949]

Posted: 8/12/19 at 1:22am

LightsOut90 said: "by producing it on Broadway they can charge more for licensing rights when high schools and community/regional theaters want to do it in a few years. LITERALLY the only reason DISASTER went to Broadway a few years ago was for this reason."

That makes a lot of sense since Broadway Licensing seems pretty tight with them on Instagram. I’m only speculating but I’m inclined to believe there’s already a plan set up over there to license out Percy Jackson after a limited run.

[BroadwayNoob]

Posted: 8/12/19 at 1:23am

This show definitely has a wider audience at least. Be More Chill really wasn’t appropriate for anyone under 13 I’d say, but Percy Jackson has been ready by elementary level kids for years. I read the series when I was 10, and now I’m sixteen and I would totally still see the musical. I know someone who’s 22 and still loves the book, I’m sure she would see the musical too.

[itsjustmejonhotmailcom]

Posted: 8/12/19 at 3:30am

DoTheDood said: "I get Percy Jackson is better known than BMC, but at least BMC was able to have a sold out run."

It averaged 82% capacity during it's run, which isn't bad but certainly doesn't qualify as a sold-out run. 

[(Insert Clever Name)]

Posted: 8/12/19 at 8:10am

At the beacon, half the orchestra was empty. Or at least the center portion. People were not willing to pay $99 for center orch, will they pay that for rear mezz? Will they pay $200 for orch? Also the audience was awful.

[MollyJeanneMusic]

Posted: 8/12/19 at 8:14am

itsjustmejonhotmailcom said: "DoTheDood said: "I get Percy Jackson is better known than BMC, but at least BMC was able to have a sold out run."

Itaveraged82% capacity during it's run, which isn't bad but certainly doesn't qualify as a sold-out run."

I think they were talking about BMC's off-Broadway run at Signature Theatre, which, if I remember correctly, sold out really quickly.  A friend of mine had wanted to get tickets, but got on the website a few minutes too late.

[kaykordeath]

Posted: 8/12/19 at 8:21am

How did the sets/production of the Beacon/Tour compare to the production at the Lortel?

[jpbran]

Posted: 8/12/19 at 11:17am

http://www.playbill.com/article/the-lightning-thief-the-percy-jackson-musical-is-heading-to-broadway

Looks like the rumors were true. 

[ACL2006]

Posted: 8/12/19 at 11:25am

16-week limited engagement. I wonder if the entire tour cast will transfer?

[copskid949]

Posted: 8/12/19 at 11:33am

ACL2006 said: "16-week limited engagement. I wonder if the entire tour cast will transfer?"

I wouldn’t be surprised. There were some cast members (pretty sure it was Sarah and James) who weren’t signed on for the final few shows, so their understudies were promoted to leads. When I heard the Broadway rumor that was a big factor in my mind.

[SouthernCakes]

Posted: 8/12/19 at 11:40am

Was hoping we’d get a new cast or a more beefed up production but I guess it is what it is. Don’t see anyone paying full price for this.

[WestCoastActor/Director]

Posted: 8/12/19 at 1:53pm

With Diana the musical scheduled to open there in the spring it looks like we have the next to shows for the Longacre.

[jagman1062]

Posted: 8/12/19 at 4:41pm

WestCoastActor/Director said: "With Diana the musical scheduled to open there in the spring it looks like we have the next to shows for the Longacre."

I don't remember the last time the Longacre had two scheduled tenants.  For a while there, the theater had the reputation of housing shows that closed shortly after opening. Good for the theater!