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| re: they have to make money | |
| Posted by: KingSpeed 05:16 pm EDT 05/17/18 | |
| In reply to: re: they have to make money - TGWW 03:32 pm EDT 05/17/18 | |
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| There have been many successful productions of MERRILY. It's one of my favorite shows. The production in the U.K. that played in movie theaters a few years ago sold out in some cities. THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS had a very short run but I think it's one of the best shows of the last 10 years. | |
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| re: they have to make money | |
| Posted by: schlepper 05:49 pm EDT 05/17/18 | |
| In reply to: re: they have to make money - KingSpeed 05:16 pm EDT 05/17/18 | |
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| Are you really equating a filmed NT Live screening selling out 1 night (at $15-$20 bucks a ticket) in a 500 (at most) seat cinema screen to a several months long run in an 800+ seat Broadway house at $150-$200 a ticket (at least)? Also THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS was a complete and total financial failure on Broadway. | |
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| re: they have to make money | |
| Posted by: KingSpeed 10:52 pm EDT 05/17/18 | |
| In reply to: re: they have to make money - schlepper 05:49 pm EDT 05/17/18 | |
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| I was just saying that the show is popular and people are interested in it. | |
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| The Scottsboro Boys | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 09:21 pm EDT 05/17/18 | |
| In reply to: re: they have to make money - schlepper 05:49 pm EDT 05/17/18 | |
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| This is not a great example... besides that it was never going to run a long time with subject matter and content as dark and divisive as this show, especially as a musical... but this was a commercial run (god knows why). If it had been scheduled for a slot in a non-profit theater, it would have run a bit longer, and would have likely been a hot ticket item, maybe extended maybe not but it wouldn't have been a financial failure because the pressure would be off and it would have sold its run (if not sold OUT and extended). Not every good musical NEEDS to have an audience big enough to pay $150 a ticket for many months or even years, at 800-1500 people a night. Scottboro Boys is an excellent musical that got an excellent production with an amazing cast, and it shouldn't have been a commercial run. The fact that it ran as long as it did is almost impressive given what it is. | |
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| re: The Scottsboro Boys | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 11:35 pm EDT 05/17/18 | |
| In reply to: The Scottsboro Boys - Chazwaza 09:21 pm EDT 05/17/18 | |
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| But it was a non-profit run, and it did sell out and extended. Perhaps 25 years ago it would have moved to the Minneta Lane or the John Houseman, but theater economics changed, and Broadway was the only place to take it to give it more life. | |
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