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| re: Strategically it is better | |
| Posted by: mikem 11:32 am EDT 07/27/22 | |
| In reply to: Strategically it is better - dramedy 11:06 am EDT 07/27/22 | |
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| I am also guessing that means that someone is leaving on Oct 16, and, as dramedy is saying, they want to keep flexibility for later. Unless the pandemic complicates things, I don't think the show is likely to close in mid-October and then miss the holiday box office. | |
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| Over $1.8m last two weeks | |
| Last Edit: dramedy 11:37 am EDT 07/27/22 | |
| Posted by: dramedy 11:35 am EDT 07/27/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Strategically it is better - mikem 11:32 am EDT 07/27/22 | |
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| It ain’t going anywhere. It’s doing better than most new musicals like MJ and Moulin Rouge. I would have bet against this show succeeding. | |
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| re: Over $1.8m last two weeks | |
| Posted by: AlanScott 01:00 am EDT 07/29/22 | |
| In reply to: Over $1.8m last two weeks - dramedy 11:35 am EDT 07/27/22 | |
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| Me too. I thought it would just about manage to play out its eight weeks and would close at a total or nearly total loss. It seemed a very foolish move. I wuz wrong! | |
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| re: Over $1.8m last two weeks | |
| Posted by: ryhog 02:14 pm EDT 07/27/22 | |
| In reply to: Over $1.8m last two weeks - dramedy 11:35 am EDT 07/27/22 | |
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| When we talk about post-pandemic theatre-going, in addition to recognizing that some people are not/will not go back inside a theatre and that has some effect. But another variable that we have discussed here is that some people are willing to go back but only for shows that are "feel good." I think that's a significant factor here. Then, of course, there is Sondheim's death and the reviews don't hurt either. But my pre-transfer bet would probably have been the same as yours. | |
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| all good points...and... | |
| Posted by: DistantDrumming 12:44 am EDT 07/29/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Over $1.8m last two weeks - ryhog 02:14 pm EDT 07/27/22 | |
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| ...perhaps bigger than even those reasons is the treasured place that musical plays in a lot of Gen X and millennial theatregoers' formative years. So many of us grew up on endless repeats of the filmed production on Bravo and A&E, and, then, for many of us, when our high school or college produced the show. It was my first proper introduction to Sondheim. I imagine the same is true for many people. You never forget your first. ;) |
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| very true | |
| Posted by: ryhog 09:13 am EDT 07/29/22 | |
| In reply to: all good points...and... - DistantDrumming 12:44 am EDT 07/29/22 | |
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| my millennial niece (who has been to the St J for this) is a perfect example. | |
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