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| Broadway's NETWORK Shatters All-Time Box Office Record at the Belasco Theatre | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 10:32 am EST 11/26/18 | |
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| THE NATIONAL THEATRE PRODUCTION OF NETWORK SHATTERS ALL-TIME BOX OFFICE RECORD AT BROADWAY’S BELASCO THEATRE WITH $1,269,076.00 WEEKLY GROSS NETWORK STARRING BRYAN CRANSTON TONY GOLDWYN TATIANA MASLANY ADAPTED BY LEE HALL BASED ON THE ACADEMY AWARD-WINNING FILM BY PADDY CHAYEFSKY DIRECTED BY IVO VAN HOVE ALSO FEATURING JOSHUA BOONE, ALYSSA BRESNAHAN, RON CANADA, JULIAN ELIJAH MARTINEZ, FRANK WOOD, NICK WYMAN, BARZIN AKHAVAN, JASON BABINSKY, CAMILA CANO-FLAVIA, ERIC CHAYEFSKY, GINA DANIELS, NICHOLAS GUEST, JOE PAULIK, SUSANNAH PERKINS, VICTORIA SENDRA, HENRY STRAM, BILL TIMONEY, JOSEPH VARCA, NICOLE VILLAMIL AND JEENA YI OPENS ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2018 AT BROADWAY’S BELASCO THEATRE STRICTLY LIMITED ENGAGEMENT – 18 WEEKS ONLY “NETWORK THRILLS. Revamped from Chayefsky’s screenplay by LEE HALL, NETWORK feels as pertinent to our time as it did to its own.” – Ben Brantley, New York Times The National Theatre production of NETWORK, produced by David Binder, the National Theatre, Patrick Myles, David Luff, Ros Povey and Lee Menzies, shattered the all-time box office record at the Belasco Theatre (111 West 44th Street) for the week ending November 25, 2018. NETWORK’s gross for the week was $1,269,076.00, the highest for any eight-show week at the Belasco Theatre. Prior to NETWORK, HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH starring Neil Patrick Harris held the house record ($1,139,903.00) set in 2014. Starring Bryan Cranston (All The Way, “Breaking Bad”), Tony Goldwyn (“Scandal,” Promises, Promises) and Tatiana Maslany (“Orphan Black,” Mary Page Marlowe), NETWORK began performances on Saturday, November 10, 2018 and officially opens on Thursday, December 6, 2018. The complete cast for NETWORK also includes Joshua Boone (Holler If Ya Hear Me), Alyssa Bresnahan (War Horse), Ron Canada (“Jack Ryan”), Julian Elijah Martinez (Father Comes Home From The Wars Part 1,2,3), Tony Award winner Frank Wood (Sideman), Nick Wyman (Catch Me If You Can), Barzin Akhavan (All The Way), Jason Babinsky (Billy Elliot), Camila Canó Flaviá (Dance Nation), Eric Chayefsky (“Stalked: Someone’s Watching”), Gina Daniels (All The Way), Nicholas Guest (“Madam Secretary”), Joe Paulik (Love and Money), Susannah Perkins (The Wolves), Victoria Sendra (Broadway Debut), Henry Stram (Junk), Bill Timoney (All The Way), Joseph Varca (Pentecost and Monster), Nicole Villamil (Queens) and Jeena Yi (Somebody’s Daughter). NETWORK is directed by Tony and Olivier Award winner IVO VAN HOVE (A View From the Bridge, The Damned), adapted by Tony and Olivier Award winner LEE HALL (Billy Elliot) and based on the Academy Award-winning film by PADDY CHAYEFSKY. NETWORK will have scenic and lighting design by three-time Tony and Olivier nominee JAN VERSWEYVELD (A View From the Bridge, The Damned). For over 30-years, Versweyveld has collaborated with Ivo van Hove on all of his theatre and opera productions around the world. The production will also feature video design by TAL YARDEN (Lazarus), costume design by AN D’HUYS (A View From The Bridge) and music and sound by Olivier Award nominee ERIC SLEICHIM (The Damned). The producing team for NETWORK also includes Annapurna Theatre, Blanshay-Yonover, CatWenJam Productions, Patrick Catullo, Delman-Whitney, Diana DiMenna, Falkenstein-Grant, Hagemann Rosenthal Associates, GHF Productions, The John Gore Organization, Harris Rubin Productions, Sharon Karmazin, Koenigsberg-Fan, Kors Le Pere Theatricals, Alexander “Sandy” Marshall, Stephanie McClelland, David Mirvish, Moellenberg-Hornos, R.H.M. – Jonathan Reinis, Catherine Schreiber, Ken Schur, Jayne Sherman, Cynthia Stroum, Tulchin Bartner Productions, Zeilinger Productions and The Shubert Organization. NETWORK is presented in association with Dean Stolber. Howard Beale, news anchor-man, isn’t pulling in the viewers. In his final broadcast he unravels live on screen. But when ratings soar, the network seizes on their newfound populist prophet, and Howard becomes the biggest thing on TV. NETWORK depicts a media landscape where opinion trumps fact. Hilarious and hair-raising by turns, the iconic film by Paddy Chayefsky won four Academy Awards in 1976. NETWORK made its world premiere in a critically acclaimed production at the National Theatre from November 13, 2017 through March 24, 2018, produced in association with Patrick Myles, David Luff, Ros Povey and Lee Menzies. Recent hit Broadway productions from the National Theatre include ANGELS IN AMERICA (3 Tony Awards including Best Revival of a Play; Drama Desk Award; Drama League Award; Outer Critic’s Circle Award), THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME (5 Tony Awards including Best New Play; Drama Desk Award; Drama League Award; Outer Critic’s Circle Award), ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS starring James Corden (Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play); WAR HORSE (6 Tony Awards including Best Play; Drama Desk Award; Drama League Award; Outer Critic’s Circle Award) and THE HISTORY BOYS (6 Tony Awards including Best Play; Drama Desk Award; Drama League Award). Tickets are available at www.Telecharge.com (212-239-6200) or at the Belasco Theatre box office (111 W 44th Street) and range from $49.00 – $189.00 (including the $2 facility fee). Onstage FOODWORK tickets are available from $299. Ticket price includes a series of small plates and cocktails. Curated former White House Executive Pastry Chef Bill Yosses, FOODWORK is NETWORK’s own fine dining restaurant. FOODWORK ticket buyers will be escorted into a private entrance of the Belasco Theatre and have the opportunity to explore the stage as the actors prepare around them. They will enjoy a series of small plates and cocktails throughout the evening, with the play’s action surrounding them onstage. For more information visit www.NetworkBroadway.com. Follow on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube at @NetworkBway. Tatiana Maslany is appearing with the support of Actors’ Equity Association. |
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| i love these PR statements .... | |
| Posted by: jdm 10:45 am EST 11/26/18 | |
| In reply to: Broadway's NETWORK Shatters All-Time Box Office Record at the Belasco Theatre - Official_Press_Release 10:32 am EST 11/26/18 | |
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| Most likely every year, because of ticket prices rising, boxoffice records are shattered. But I get PR. That is why I like when movie stats often say what movies would be like in today's inflated prices - so Avatar, Star Wars, Black Panther, Titanic r are nothing if you look at inflation-adjusted for Sound of Music, Gone with the Wind, I think even movies like Bambi and Dumbo would blow away current animated films! Jim |
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| re: i love these PR statements .... | |
| Posted by: mikem 01:21 pm EST 11/26/18 | |
| In reply to: i love these PR statements .... - jdm 10:45 am EST 11/26/18 | |
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| Also, Network has onstage seating, so has more seats than Hedwig, the previous record holder. There are 25 onstage seats, which generate about $10K per performance if they are sold at $399 each. | |
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| I guess you get a meal for $399 | |
| Posted by: dramedy 02:02 pm EST 11/26/18 | |
| In reply to: re: i love these PR statements .... - mikem 01:21 pm EST 11/26/18 | |
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| Insane price. | |
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| Still cheaper than Springsteen | |
| Posted by: paymon 02:40 pm EST 11/26/18 | |
| In reply to: I guess you get a meal for $399 - dramedy 02:02 pm EST 11/26/18 | |
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| I saw that his tickets set a new record in the resale market. The average ticket is almost $1,800. | |
| Link | https://www.forbes.com/sites/marchershberg/#4d98a5e01059 |
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| In the 30s, 65% of Americans saw 1 movie a week | |
| Posted by: dramedy 12:51 pm EST 11/26/18 | |
| In reply to: i love these PR statements .... - jdm 10:45 am EST 11/26/18 | |
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| It’s down to 4% now. I suspect tv helped drop those numbers. I’m sure going to the theater has declined over the years. Isn’t it less than 10% see more than 3 shows a year. Clearly not this sites demographics. But in my office, less than half see even 1 show a year and sf gets most of the tours and we have several top notch regional theaters. | |
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| re: In the 30s, 65% of Americans saw 1 movie a week | |
| Posted by: ryhog 09:50 pm EST 11/26/18 | |
| In reply to: In the 30s, 65% of Americans saw 1 movie a week - dramedy 12:51 pm EST 11/26/18 | |
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| I don't think it correlates in the same way. Movies were impacted by the VCR etc, as well as TV. It's a direct impact. Theatre is its own story. It's neither here nor there but that 10%/3 shows statistic is absurd. Far less than 1% see even 1 show. |
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| That would be more of a survey of theater goers | |
| Posted by: dramedy 11:04 am EST 11/27/18 | |
| In reply to: re: In the 30s, 65% of Americans saw 1 movie a week - ryhog 09:50 pm EST 11/26/18 | |
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| And not general population which probably is less than 1%, which of course would be my office mates. | |
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| re: That would be more of a survey of theater goers | |
| Posted by: ryhog 12:04 pm EST 11/27/18 | |
| In reply to: That would be more of a survey of theater goers - dramedy 11:04 am EST 11/27/18 | |
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| if that's what it is, then fine. I guess one would have to self-identify? | |
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| The league does it but that probably is only broadway | |
| Posted by: dramedy 12:29 pm EST 11/27/18 | |
| In reply to: re: That would be more of a survey of theater goers - ryhog 12:04 pm EST 11/27/18 | |
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| And maybe national tours. Regional would be different survey and occasionally theaters do them but they probably are for internal use and not shared st the national level. | |
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| re: The league does it but that probably is only broadway | |
| Posted by: ryhog 12:34 pm EST 11/27/18 | |
| In reply to: The league does it but that probably is only broadway - dramedy 12:29 pm EST 11/27/18 | |
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| I guess what I meant was that, if you don't let people self-ID, then you would have to use a frequency question, and if you do that, you are basically answering your own question. | |
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| re: In the 30s, 65% of Americans saw 1 movie a week | |
| Posted by: paymon 12:53 pm EST 11/26/18 | |
| In reply to: In the 30s, 65% of Americans saw 1 movie a week - dramedy 12:51 pm EST 11/26/18 | |
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| If the 65% statistic is true, then it's crazy to think about the decline of film audience. But, your logic makes sense. | |
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| it’s true | |
| Posted by: dramedy 12:55 pm EST 11/26/18 | |
| In reply to: re: In the 30s, 65% of Americans saw 1 movie a week - paymon 12:53 pm EST 11/26/18 | |
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| It’s in print. The 4% was from another article. | |
| Link | https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.businessinsider.com/movie-attendance-over-the-years-2015-1 |
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