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| Re: COMPANY, one year later (Because the thread below got derailed somewhat...) | |
| Posted by: ShowGoer 06:26 pm EST 03/12/21 | |
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| ... I thought many of you would find this article interesting. (I know I did.) Apparently, there’s a Part II to come. “Broadway’s ‘Company’ One Year After Covid Shutdown: Patti LuPone, Katrina Lenk And A Dozen Co-Stars Chronicle A 12-Month Pause In Being Alive – An Oral History” |
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| Link | https://deadline.com/2021/03/broadways-company-one-year-later-covid-19-pandemic-shutdown-patti-lupone-katrina-lenk-1234709757/ |
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| I’m shocked a company revival cost $13m in the first place. | |
| Posted by: dramedy 08:14 pm EST 03/12/21 | |
| In reply to: Re: COMPANY, one year later (Because the thread below got derailed somewhat...) - ShowGoer 06:26 pm EST 03/12/21 | |
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| That’s a pretty simple show with modest size cast compared to big shows like phantom and wicked. I would have guessed in the $8-10m range. Did they pay lupone year salary upfront! | |
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| re: I’m shocked a company revival cost $13m in the first place. | |
| Posted by: writerkev 07:34 am EST 03/13/21 | |
| In reply to: I’m shocked a company revival cost $13m in the first place. - dramedy 08:14 pm EST 03/12/21 | |
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| A big show like Phantom or Wicked would probably be in the $30 million ballpark today, no? I remember Shrek costing something like $35M, and that was in 2008! | |
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| Tootsie and cher show were under $20. | |
| Posted by: dramedy 02:20 pm EST 03/13/21 | |
| In reply to: re: I’m shocked a company revival cost $13m in the first place. - writerkev 07:34 am EST 03/13/21 | |
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| Bands visit and be more chill were $9m and hadestown $11, which are more the size of company. Moulin rouge is $28m but that probably includes Boston tryout and heavy advertising. |
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| re: I’m shocked a company revival cost $13m in the first place. | |
| Posted by: NewtonUK 07:48 am EST 03/13/21 | |
| In reply to: re: I’m shocked a company revival cost $13m in the first place. - writerkev 07:34 am EST 03/13/21 | |
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| Its a cast of 20 w/14 musicians. But its also a show that is transferring - its not teching a show from scratch, with a lot of unknowns. 7 years earlier, PIPPIN had a cast of 2 and band of 10. ON THE TOWN had a cast of 29 and orchestra of 28. Both were new productions. Both cost less than $10 million. So yeah - $13 million is a lot for a transfer of this COMPANY from London. I would imagine this production cost $5 million or less in London. | |
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| Loading a musical into a Broadway theater... | |
| Posted by: tmdonahue 09:22 am EDT 03/14/21 | |
| In reply to: re: I’m shocked a company revival cost $13m in the first place. - NewtonUK 07:48 am EST 03/13/21 | |
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| ...usually costs in the $2 million area by itself. | |
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| neither were new productions | |
| Posted by: andPeggy 02:00 pm EST 03/13/21 | |
| In reply to: re: I’m shocked a company revival cost $13m in the first place. - NewtonUK 07:48 am EST 03/13/21 | |
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| Pippin transferred from A.R.T. and On The Town transferred from Barrington Stage. | |
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| re: neither were new productions | |
| Last Edit: Singapore/Fling 06:01 pm EST 03/13/21 | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 06:00 pm EST 03/13/21 | |
| In reply to: neither were new productions - andPeggy 02:00 pm EST 03/13/21 | |
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| True, but the "Pippin" didn't so much transfer from A.R.T. as it had its pre-Broadway, non-profit tryout at A.R.T., which has become standard for Paulus. And we know from "Natasha, Pierre" that some portion of the cost of the A.R.T. run was factored into the total Broadway budget, so it's possible the same was true with "Pippin". Based on reports from London, it sounds like the "Company" set involves a fair amount of automation, which may be one factor behind the cost... "Pippin" had the circus performers, but my memory is it was otherwise a unit set. |
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