| So no extension of its only a play | |
| Posted by: | dramedy 12:52 pm EDT 08/06/14 |
| In reply to: | NYT confirms Helen Mirren Returning to Broadway With ‘The Audience’ - MockingbirdGirl 12:24 pm EDT 08/06/14 |
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| It's been selling so well, I thought they would extend that for the spring if the actors could schedule it. I thought the audience would go to the longacre or Lyceum. | |
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| Isn't Nathan Lane... | |
| Posted by: | garyd 01:26 pm EDT 08/06/14 |
| In reply to: | So no extension of its only a play - dramedy 12:52 pm EDT 08/06/14 |
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| still scheduled to appear in the Goodman production of "The Iceman Cometh" at BAM from early Feb. to mid-March? | |
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| re: So no extension of its only a play | |
| Posted by: | NewsGuy 01:23 pm EDT 08/06/14 |
| In reply to: | So no extension of its only a play - dramedy 12:52 pm EDT 08/06/14 |
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| I'm honestly surprised The Audience isn't going to be a bigger house. | |
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| re: So no extension of its only a play | |
| Posted by: | bwaydiva1 01:27 pm EDT 08/06/14 |
| In reply to: | re: So no extension of its only a play - NewsGuy 01:23 pm EDT 08/06/14 |
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| In a smaller house they can charge more for less seats. That is the model. (The River with Hugh Jackman is going into a tiny theater.) | |
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| Huge cast though, 19 people.. about the same as "All the Way" right?? nmi | |
| Posted by: | UWS_JIM 01:50 pm EDT 08/06/14 |
| In reply to: | re: So no extension of its only a play - bwaydiva1 01:27 pm EDT 08/06/14 |
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| nmi | |
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| re: So no extension of its only a play | |
| Posted by: | NewsGuy 01:41 pm EDT 08/06/14 |
| In reply to: | re: So no extension of its only a play - bwaydiva1 01:27 pm EDT 08/06/14 |
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| They can charge whatever the heck they want wherever a show starring someone like Helen Mirren plays. That's the model. | |
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| re: So no extension of its only a play | |
| Posted by: | bwaydiva1 12:54 pm EDT 08/06/14 |
| In reply to: | So no extension of its only a play - dramedy 12:52 pm EDT 08/06/14 |
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| Well, these things are all negotiable...should Once fold (which I predict), they could easily move The Audience there. (Isn't it similar in size?) | |
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| They are very similar | |
| Posted by: | dramedy 01:32 pm EDT 08/06/14 |
| In reply to: | re: So no extension of its only a play - bwaydiva1 12:54 pm EDT 08/06/14 |
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| I don't have exact seat numbers, but looking at the playbill charts for both, they are very similar. Once is a hard one to figure. It originally cost $325k to run when it opened as reported. So if that number is still close, the show ha never even come close to a losing week. June 15 was the lowest at $400k and it has been steadily increasing over the summer--probably as competitive shows close. It will dip again in the fall. But these low cost shows like rock of ages keep plugging along with surprisingly low numbers. | |
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| re: They are very similar | |
| Posted by: | sirpupnyc 03:09 pm EDT 08/06/14 |
| In reply to: | They are very similar - dramedy 01:32 pm EDT 08/06/14 |
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| The Jacobs and Schoenfeld have the biggest orchestra sections (642 and 663) of the theatres in the 1000- to 1100-seat range. The rest have 500 or so, except the O'Neill with 700ish (I'm not sure how many the pit takes out). | |
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| re: They are very similar | |
| Posted by: | bwaydiva1 01:38 pm EDT 08/06/14 |
| In reply to: | They are very similar - dramedy 01:32 pm EDT 08/06/14 |
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| But the stop clause could be put into effect-there are tons of shows waiting for theaters that size. | |
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| re: They are very similar | |
| Posted by: | MikeR 05:42 pm EDT 08/06/14 |
| In reply to: | re: They are very similar - bwaydiva1 01:38 pm EDT 08/06/14 |
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| I didn't think you could put a stop clause into effect for a show that's making money. | |
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| I think | |
| Posted by: | dramedy 07:27 pm EDT 08/06/14 |
| In reply to: | re: They are very similar - MikeR 05:42 pm EDT 08/06/14 |
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| It's when it falls below 60 or 70 % of potential gross for so many weeks. Soma few bad weeks wouldn't kill a show. But remember that the theater owner gets money on percentage (5-7% range) of gross. So there is incentive of them to have a clear cut way to end a show instead of a more ambiguous "when it's losing money" standard. I've never actually seen a lease agreement, so I don't know what the parameters are, just rumored. | |
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| That's true | |
| Posted by: | dramedy 01:41 pm EDT 08/06/14 |
| In reply to: | re: They are very similar - bwaydiva1 01:38 pm EDT 08/06/14 |
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| It's most likely below minimum grosses over x weeks. But I always wonder if shuberts want to kick out a $500k grossing show that plays 52 weeks over $1m show that plays 16 weeks. Dark theaters between shows aren't making money. | |
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| Posted by: | bwaydiva1 01:42 pm EDT 08/06/14 |
| In reply to: | That's true - dramedy 01:41 pm EDT 08/06/14 |
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| In this market, they wouldn't stay dark for long. "The Audience" followed by something else? | |
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