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Jarethan said: "chernjam said: "OhHiii said: "I wasn't surprised that Sunset Blvd. didn't do "gangbusters" as this was a Family, Holiday weekend. The tops for the week were shows that I would imagine would appeal to a wider range of ages than Sunset Blvd. would. Even with all that, it was off a negligible amount from the previous two weeks."

Even so, I was really surprised. This means that even Nicole performances had a decent numb

AEA AGMA SM said: "OhHiii said: "Neither How To Dance In Ohio nor Ain't No Mo showed even the slightest bit of momentum indicating a reason to stay open when they announced closing, that was the point. MHE may not make it, but you're comparing apples to oranges in terms of trajectory. The key question is did MHE lose too much money before opening that wasn't anticipated in the production's capitalized reserves."

An impor

OhHiii said: " If the producers have the funds to keep it going, they'll let it stay. Especially since we're getting pretty late to announce a closing date and a new production for the Spring. Dead Outlaw may have had that house, but they may also be moving elsewhere.."

Not too late to announce closings at all.  For example, last year at the Belasco, the open run run of How to Dance in Ohio announced closing January 21 and closed 3 wee

I also don't fully understand how tech elements can be that expensive *per week.* Even though Maybe Happy Ending hasa small cast, is the production renting super hi-tech equipment that can only be used by a trained/licensed professional(s) that cost $$$ per week? Sometimes I wonder if these tech folks earn more than the cast!"

yes.  Crew and tech is expensive.  The director/producer and design team significantly overshot financially, part of the reason

scripps said: "What a mistake it was to bring Swept Away in for a commercial run. One could argue that they couldn't have picked a worse time of year to open but was there ever a good time? At least we have a cast recording to look forward to."

Shows like swept away and maybe happy ending didn’t get a choice when to come in. The offer was made Nd they accepted or not.  Neither are we’re or are expected to run beyond  early

EDSOSLO858 said: "DramaTeach said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "For all those interested, tonight went slightly overlong at about a 1:45 runtime (7:07 startto 8:52 blackout).

Looked like a mostly full orchestra section, but I'm sure a sizable amount of papering came into play.

I quite liked the two new leads and the visual effects are $$$ but effective.

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Two new leads?"

I had previously seen a rea