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| re: Question about 7:30 curtain time for The Ferryman on Wed | |
| Posted by: EvFoDr 11:49 am EDT 06/20/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Question about 7:30 curtain time for The Ferryman on Wed - mikem 11:30 am EDT 06/20/19 | |
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| I don't know the answer, but they famously trimmed the running time of Les Miz in the original run to save on overtime. I think it was 3 hours and 15 minutes and became just shy of 3 hours. | |
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| If 11 was the problem | |
| Posted by: dramedy 12:15 pm EDT 06/20/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Question about 7:30 curtain time for The Ferryman on Wed - EvFoDr 11:49 am EDT 06/20/19 | |
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| They would have started les mis at 730 instead of trimming. And did that happen when it switched theaters? Beauty and the beast cut cast when switching but also shut down for 6 weeks for union rules. |
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| re: If 11 was the problem | |
| Posted by: EvFoDr 12:35 pm EDT 06/20/19 | |
| In reply to: If 11 was the problem - dramedy 12:15 pm EDT 06/20/19 | |
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| Yeah I was wondering why they didn't just start earlier, but it feels like early curtain times were not done much back then. Maybe the start time wasn't the issue, but that it was over 3 hours. The change happened well after the show moved from the Broadway to the Imperial. In 2000, in fact, just a few years before it closed. As the grosses dipped they were looking for a way to reduce running costs. |
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| Link | Les Miz Cuts 14 minutes |
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| re: If 11 was the problem | |
| Last Edit: AC126748 01:16 pm EDT 06/20/19 | |
| Posted by: AC126748 01:16 pm EDT 06/20/19 | |
| In reply to: re: If 11 was the problem - EvFoDr 12:35 pm EDT 06/20/19 | |
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| Earlier curtains (7-7:30) have become so normalized of late that it's hard to remember a time when they weren't at least part of the equation. In reality, they were only introduced with any real regularity around 2003, when producers conjectured that a 7 p.m. start time would be more enticing for midweek theatergoers. | |
| Link | http://www.playbill.com/article/early-broadway-curtain-program-tuesdays-at-7-returns-next-month-com-114847 |
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| re: If 11 was the problem | |
| Posted by: EvFoDr 01:41 pm EDT 06/20/19 | |
| In reply to: re: If 11 was the problem - AC126748 01:16 pm EDT 06/20/19 | |
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| Yes I remember when that was rolled out! For some reason I thought it was Nancy Coyne's idea, but she isn't mentioned in the article. I could also be remembering incorrectly. I wonder if longer shows back in the old days (haha) ever started earlier, like Long Day's Journey Into Night. I really like that an earlier curtan time gets me home earlier. But struggle with it when I want to meet a friend(s) for dinner before, since I don't finish work until 6pm. It's impossible to do anything but a rushed meal. First world problems, I know! |
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