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| re: The Great Comet was Terrific | |
| Posted by: bobby2 01:58 am EDT 08/15/17 | |
| In reply to: The Great Comet was Terrific - hrhlc 01:19 am EDT 08/15/17 | |
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| It hasn't closed yet btw. | |
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| Made $981,664 and filled 99.6% of its seats last week. | |
| Posted by: Delvino 11:11 am EDT 08/15/17 | |
| In reply to: re: The Great Comet was Terrific - bobby2 01:58 am EDT 08/15/17 | |
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| And is closing. It's all been parsed and debated, and I have zero to add. But those numbers still remind us of how odd this bit of producing truly is. I've been following box office numbers, as many here to, for a couple of decades. This is just ... well, something else. | |
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| re: Made $981,664 and filled 99.6% of its seats last week. | |
| Posted by: AC126748 11:55 am EDT 08/15/17 | |
| In reply to: Made $981,664 and filled 99.6% of its seats last week. - Delvino 11:11 am EDT 08/15/17 | |
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| Ingrid Michaelson was still in the show last week. She's a known commodity outside of Broadway. And I imagine the controversy sold some tickets, as well. Starting this week, they have no name and only the lingering remnants of the publicity-grabbing controversy. I imagine the numbers will take a steep dive. I'm not as wild about the show as many here, but it certainly doesn't deserve to be closing so soon. But the show has been a triumph of bad producing from the start. And one of the worst decisions was selling it almost exclusively as a star vehicle rather than an interesting, boundary-pushing ensemble piece. |
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| re: Made $981,664 and filled 99.6% of its seats last week. | |
| Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 01:54 pm EDT 08/15/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Made $981,664 and filled 99.6% of its seats last week. - AC126748 11:55 am EDT 08/15/17 | |
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| "One of the worst decisions was selling it almost exclusively as a star vehicle rather than an interesting, boundary-pushing ensemble piece." Many would say that, in some important ways, the producers did NOT sell the show as a star vehicle for Groban. As has been discussed, neither his name, his image, nor his voice were featured in the TV commercials, And, incredibly, neither his name or image are featured in the cover art for the cast recording. You could argue that the show was positioned as a star vehicle to a certain extent through Groban's performance on the Tonys and perhaps other TV appearances, but overall I would say: Not so much. |
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| re: Made $981,664 and filled 99.6% of its seats last week. | |
| Posted by: Duke1979 01:15 pm EDT 08/15/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Made $981,664 and filled 99.6% of its seats last week. - AC126748 11:55 am EDT 08/15/17 | |
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| I understand the issue with the advance but wouldn't you give it a try for a few weeks. Given the strength of these numbers. | |
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| re: Made $981,664 and filled 99.6% of its seats last week. | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 06:12 pm EDT 08/15/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Made $981,664 and filled 99.6% of its seats last week. - Duke1979 01:15 pm EDT 08/15/17 | |
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| I also would not be surprised if the Shuberts are kicking "Comet" out in order to get a new tenant. A hit at that theater can easily pull in a million and a half... | |
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| re: Made $981,664 and filled 99.6% of its seats last week. | |
| Posted by: ryhog 01:25 pm EDT 08/15/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Made $981,664 and filled 99.6% of its seats last week. - Duke1979 01:15 pm EDT 08/15/17 | |
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| let's assume that there is virtually no advance, and further assume that by some miracle the show could gross $500k a week for a few (3) weeks. That's a loss of roughly $1mil or more. Couple questions: (1) where is that million dollars going to come from? (2) if the "you" were you, would you be willing to lose a million dollars on top of the millions you have already lost? (bearing in mind that it would have take a couple more years of sustained Groban level grosses to recoup). |
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| re: Made $981,664 and filled 99.6% of its seats last week. | |
| Posted by: Zelgo 11:36 am EDT 08/15/17 | |
| In reply to: Made $981,664 and filled 99.6% of its seats last week. - Delvino 11:11 am EDT 08/15/17 | |
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| I'm sure the producers have looked closely at future sales and know when the jig is up | |
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| re: Made $981,664 and filled 99.6% of its seats last week. | |
| Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 02:03 pm EDT 08/15/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Made $981,664 and filled 99.6% of its seats last week. - Zelgo 11:36 am EDT 08/15/17 | |
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| Seeing as how the presence of Ingrid Michaelson in the cast in a supporting role was apparently enough to keep the grosses way up, I wonder if the producers considered going after another name for her role or one of the other supporting roles -- rather than the role of Pierre -- after the whole Oak/Patinkin debacle went down? Perhaps there simply wasn't time to line up anyone with a sufficient name for any part in the show. On a related note, a role that would have seemed ripe for star replacement casting would be Anatole IF the vocal demands of that part weren't so extraordinarily difficult, but since they are, I don't think that was ever an option. I imagine there are VERY few stars who could do what Lucas Steele has been doing so incredibly well. |
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