| The 2011-12 revival of Porgy and Bess definitely did not recoup. It ran 40.25 weeks (293 perfs plus 28 previews) w/ a total gross of $25,416,849 for a weekly average of about $631,475 -- it probably lost a substantial amount of money. It started out respectably, but Audra had a couple of bouts with illness and there was a huge dip in the weekly grosses. It never really recovered after that. I'm glad I got to see it -- Audra was incredible, but the production was not as effective as 2 other versions (Lyric Opera and Court Theatre) I had seen in Chicago a few years earlier. |
