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re: How does a show continue to run when very little is taken in at the box office?

Posted by:	charles1055 11:37 am EDT 05/07/15
In reply to:	How does a show continue to run when very little is taken in at the box office? - joe1956 11:25 am EDT 05/07/15

I think it depends on how much the producers are OK with losing and whether or not the theatre owner wants the show out. Gentleman's Guide did poorly at first and won the Tony and seems to be doing fine. Tons of other shows do poorly and never get out of the hole.

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