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| Posted by: | KingSpeed 04:32 pm EST 11/21/14 |
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| Anyone know if SS got a bump in ticket sales after the rave in the Times? | |
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| not if you believe telecharge | |
| Posted by: | bradlyb 01:59 pm EST 11/22/14 |
| In reply to: | SIDE SHOW ticket sales - KingSpeed 04:32 pm EST 11/21/14 |
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| Looking at telecharge this weekend and next week most of the mezzanine is unsold and a chunk of the orchestra as well. I am not so sure how great the word of mouth will be the group I saw this with who likes most things found this a bore, and nowhere as good as the original. | |
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| Posted by: | malibu1 05:14 pm EST 11/21/14 |
| In reply to: | SIDE SHOW ticket sales - KingSpeed 04:32 pm EST 11/21/14 |
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| They are not doing well. Hoping they can turn things around, but... | |
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| Posted by: | Delvino 08:36 pm EST 11/21/14 |
| In reply to: | re: SIDE SHOW ticket sales - malibu1 05:14 pm EST 11/21/14 |
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| I read they were half full last night, a Thursday, the week after opening. It's distressing, the press has mostly been extraordinary, the raves of the sort that say "unmissable," including the Times. I do think these producers have deep pockets, and expected a slog. I'm expecting a build through the holidays, but concerned about January - March, the tough sell. Group sales, that's the issue here. It brings up a bigger point: can people bring older children? I say of course. But we live in a culture that thinks "Mama Mia" might be for kids. and a show about conjoined twins is too adult. This show isn't "If/Then," it's likely wonderful for many 12 year-olds. But I'm not sure it will be seen that way. It's those winter weeknights, tourists, travelers, theatergoers who don't necessarily choose one "event" show a year. Will they go? I am shadow boxing, since I was startled the show struggled the first time. | |
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| Posted by: | 15minutecall 12:04 am EST 11/22/14 |
| In reply to: | re: SIDE SHOW ticket sales - Delvino 08:36 pm EST 11/21/14 |
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| The orchestra was full last night. I didn't look up at the mezz, but the theater was not only half full. | |
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| Posted by: | WaymanWong 12:58 am EST 11/22/14 |
| In reply to: | re: SIDE SHOW ticket sales - 15minutecall 12:04 am EST 11/22/14 |
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| For what it's worth, Thursday was a post-opening press night, so there were probably a number of comps in the orchestra. Without looking up at the mezz, it's kinda hard to judge how full the house is. And even then, how many are comps? I have theater friends who were offered comps just before the opening; I imagine they wanted full houses for the critics. | |
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| Posted by: | ryhog 09:08 pm EST 11/21/14 |
| In reply to: | re: SIDE SHOW ticket sales - Delvino 08:36 pm EST 11/21/14 |
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| The original production was the quintessential Times Be Damned poster child. Like its cohort, On the Town, this show has an essentially inexperienced producer, and a bunch of people who may have deep pockets but shallow patience. I think the Thanksgiving weekend is going to tell us what we need to know. | |
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| Posted by: | limelighter 12:14 am EST 11/22/14 |
| In reply to: | re: SIDE SHOW ticket sales - ryhog 09:08 pm EST 11/21/14 |
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| How was it "Times be damned?" The Times gave it a very facorable review back in '97 and again Tuesday morning? I think a more accurate statement would be that the original was "ticket sales be damned." | |
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| Posted by: | ryhog 01:09 am EST 11/22/14 |
| In reply to: | re: SIDE SHOW ticket sales - limelighter 12:14 am EST 11/22/14 |
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| "Times be damned" in the sense that the ticket buying public was not swayed by either the favorable review or the relentless cheerleading that followed it. I think we are saying the same thing, albeit differently. | |
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| Posted by: | limelighter 12:14 am EST 11/22/14 |
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| Favorable...ugh! | |
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| Posted by: | Delvino 11:17 pm EST 11/21/14 |
| In reply to: | re: SIDE SHOW ticket sales - ryhog 09:08 pm EST 11/21/14 |
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| I believe you are correct. | |
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| Posted by: | mikem 06:42 pm EST 11/21/14 |
| In reply to: | re: SIDE SHOW ticket sales - malibu1 05:14 pm EST 11/21/14 |
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| There don't seem to have been too many day-after-opening ticket sales announcements this year. Not sure if it's because they're nothing to trumpet or if there's a trend away from that kind of announcement. | |
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| Posted by: | Columbus 12:31 am EST 11/22/14 |
| In reply to: | re: SIDE SHOW ticket sales - mikem 06:42 pm EST 11/21/14 |
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| I was there tonight (Friday) and the orchestra seemed to be full. Not sure about the mezzanine and balcony. | |
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| SIDE SHOW Friday night | |
| Posted by: | seeseveryshow 01:43 am EST 11/22/14 |
| In reply to: | re: SIDE SHOW ticket sales - Columbus 12:31 am EST 11/22/14 |
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| Also attended Friday night - orchestra did look full. I walked upstairs at intermission and saw that Front Mezzanine (through the crossover) was also full. 2nd balcony was closed. It's just a wonderful show... the 2-1/2 hours flew by in a flash. Had the pleasure of seeing bruceb and Bill Russell in lobby before show, and also met composer Henry Kreiger. Judging from the intermission lavatory lines, gents greatly outnumbered ladies this evening. | |
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| Posted by: | Columbus 12:02 pm EST 11/22/14 |
| In reply to: | SIDE SHOW Friday night - seeseveryshow 01:43 am EST 11/22/14 |
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| Yes! I cracked up at the men's lavatory line too and was thrilled at the renovated women's room. Loved the show - sat in the first row and was mesmerized. | |
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| Posted by: | larry13 07:24 am EST 11/22/14 |
| In reply to: | SIDE SHOW Friday night - seeseveryshow 01:43 am EST 11/22/14 |
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| And THAT--your very last line--is the(obviously unscientific)proof that, unfortunately, the show will not have a long run. | |
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| Posted by: | John_Patti 08:57 am EST 11/22/14 |
| In reply to: | re: SIDE SHOW Friday night - larry13 07:24 am EST 11/22/14 |
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| I've recovered from the fit of laughing over that last just statement. No show on Broadway would make it past it's first year without a gay audience. If you check the crowd at any show during it's early weeks - there we are. You read the stats Bway auds are primarily women and gay men and this show is built for that demographic. SideShow has to go thru the standard gestation period Manhattanites and theater fans for the first few months while the bridge and tunnel crowd find it and then finally the tourists. No producer opens in late November without a plan to hang in there until spring. Look at Gentleman's Guide and they did not have Universal and Comcast on their team. Those reviews were beyond glowing shows with lesser pedigree and notices gave themselves time I don't see SideShow not doing the same. It is my understanding that the balcony is out of play for the run so don't count it in when measuring how full the house is. | |
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| Posted by: | larry13 10:55 am EST 11/22/14 |
| In reply to: | re: SIDE SHOW Friday night - John_Patti 08:57 am EST 11/22/14 |
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| No one is saying that gay men aren't a significant part of Broadway audiences. You yourself state that "the stats" demonstrate that it's "primarily women and gay men and this show is built for that demographic." If you take away the women, it's not going to work. And no matter what producers intend, are you saying that no show that opens in November closes before the spring? | |
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| Posted by: | John_Patti 11:20 am EST 11/22/14 |
| In reply to: | re: SIDE SHOW Friday night - larry13 10:55 am EST 11/22/14 |
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| First of all the measure of an audience's demographic can not be made by the mens room line. That's an old joke about Broadway and means more about the aging of a key demographic and effect of the cold on their bladders. There are many women in the audience. Many a fall show can close quickly but the overall attendance numbers are predictable year over year week to week and only those with "names" can come in assured that they will be selling out from day one. I am saying that the producers are not new to this game or the data - no one would give up on a show with the reviews this one got - they just need to do the marketing and bring the audience to the show. Give it time, the reviews just came out. | |
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| Posted by: | larry13 11:55 am EST 11/22/14 |
| In reply to: | re: SIDE SHOW Friday night - John_Patti 11:20 am EST 11/22/14 |
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| I certainly don't hope that any show closes, least of all this one(or LAST SHIP, which I saw and liked very much, albeit with the common significant reservations about the book). I sincerely hope the producers know what they're doing, do the marketing(not easy with SIDE SHOW), get the audiences, give it time and have deep enough pockets. All the same, I can't help but be influenced in my thinking by the absence of lines at the box office--or for the bathroom! | |
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