" Strange loop should really jump in boxoffice in the next few weeks."
I'd love to be proven wrong, but I'm not sure to what extent I see that happening.
I agree with you on Company and the revival awards – but while the Tony winning Best Musical usually sees an uptick, I think people seem to be aware that it won less awards than any Tony-winning musical in decades (not being able to advertise Best Score has gotta hurt – because if they tout Best Musical and Best Book it's tantamount to saying it works in spite of the songs, and no one goes to a musical for its book.
Aside from all that, word of mouth on this one is all over the place, and I'm not sure the number they did would sell many tickets. MJ certainly did, and The Music Man didn't really need to... but if I were a betting man I'd go so far as to say that, based on the musical excerpts alone (and putting aside the fact it's likely to close in the coming months regardless), Paradise Square probably lit more of a fire under people's feet to go see it than "Intermission Song" did. |
