Profile for Jarethan

Merkin2 said: "They have still been doing around a million give or take every week. I guess the stunt casting hasn’t been as good as they want? I wonder if this closing announcement could spur higher numbers at the box office and they could finish out the year? Maybe announce Aaron Tveit is coming back to close it out?

If not, ATG will have three big theaters to fill this fall, St James, Hirschfeld, and August Wilson

Do you really think Aaron Tveit is goi

The original production with Beatrice Lillie and Tammy Grimes was in the same season as Funny Girl and Hello! Dolly!  It was one of the first shows I saw without being taken by my parents.  I saw it because I had seen Lillie on some talk shows, and thought she was hilarious.  I remember the following:  Lillie had one number where the entire cast on stage were on bikes (the bikes did not move beyond whatever the scenic designer came up with; Tammy Grimes did fly; even

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Apologies if this has been brought up already:

How are the $99 side orchestra seats labeled "partial view"? The seat next to it goes for $189...how obstructed are we talking?"

I purchased them and thought they were a great deal.  I was on the left side of the theatre, which would have been impacted more, and thought the view was fine..  The seats on the right side would probably be even be

Saw this again last week and loved it again.  My wife, who can occasionally be prudish, loved it again.  It was so clever and Cole was so perfect. 

I still do not think this should win the Tony as best play this season.  I would vote for either Hills of California or John Proctor, which I thought were more substantial / powerful, and I was unable to see Purpose or English.  

I still think this was a brilliant extended skit and that it deserves

Bwaygurl2 said: "Jarethan said: "I was in a House Left partial view — L17 if I remember correctly — and I thought the seat was very good. Mary was on the settee a couple of times and the view was not perfect, but I had no problem seeing her. I did remember thinking that House Right would have been even better because nothing takes place on the far right of the stage. Whereas Stage Left has a settee, stage right has a book case and a book was taken from it once, a

I was in a House Left partial view — L17 if I remember correctly — and I thought the seat was very good.  Mary was on the settee a couple of times and the view was not perfect, but I had no problem seeing her.  I did remember thinking that House Right would have been even better because nothing takes place on the far right of the stage.  Whereas Stage Left has a settee, stage right has a book case and a book was taken from it once, as I recall.  For the price,

I saw this Thursday at 5:00pm and I enjoyed it, laughing out loud several times.  That said, I was very happy that I had a perfectly fine partial view ticket, since I only paid $69 for it.  This was a very slender, very clever extended skit, and I would have been very annoyed if I paid $330, which is what about half of the orchestra seats cost.

CR was out, which I was happy about, since I have never liked him in anything since he ruined ‘I Have Dreamed’ in TKAI. &

I saw this yesterday and enjoyed it.  Thought it was very clever and fun.  That said, why the hell would anyone pay $330 to see this.  Listed at 80 minutes, it is a 70 minute play with a 10 minute musical filler at the end.  

I saw the 5:00pm performance from a great partial view seat in the orchestra.  I saw The Outsiders before and The Notebook after it, so it was the perfect gap filler.  I laughed out loud a few times and genuinely enjoyed it.  

quizking101 said: "Matt Rogers said: "Broadway Flash said: "I hear HBO is going to film it"

Source?

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Odds are 2:1 that the source is them talking out of their posterior.

Meanwhile, I was at the stage door the other night and one of the performers (I don’t want to specify which one) made a very STRONG hint that November 10th is likely not going to be the end, but the details are still being finali

Have a question.  I have sat in the second balcony of the Lyceum a few times, and I thought that the seats were pretty good, because it is such a small theatre.  I decided that I was going to get second balcony seats for this, since it doesn't seem like a show that will suffer from cheaper seats.  Going onto Telecharge, they are saying that a number of the second balcony seats are partial view due to a rail in front of the first row.  Is that a real issue?&nb

I would not be surprised if we are seeing the end start for DBH.  Even in recent holiday weeks, its grosses were constrained by discounted ticket prices.  As a result, it can't rely on discount pricing for a shot in the arm.  Further, based on how complex these roles supposedly are, it does not sound like a good candidate for event casting, unless the producers don't care if the show suffers.  IMO its biggest hope is that The Lost Boys bombs, and it becomes pr

Call_me_jorge said: "I heard a rumor that Bug was extending and transferring to the Shubert, similar to what Appropriate did a few seasons ago. Only caveats are Coon has Gilded Age to film and Smallwood is scheduled for a play at Steppenwolf that begins in April. If Coon can somehow work out a 6 performance week schedule and if they get someone like Michael Shannon to step in for Smallwood, then I can absolutely see this happening."

I would be shock

I find it ironic -- if MM was seriously being considered -- that JJ ended up getting the job.  Think back a decade and the controversy when MM replaced JJ in Finding Neverland, not because JJ was not good in the role (he was), but because MM was a bigger name.  Neither had a great few years after FN IMO, but  then JJ starred in Gatsby and Floyd Collins, whereas MM has been making a Life time movie here and there and certainly doing nothing for his career.

I actually

I am thinking that Best Actor in a Play may be among the MOST COMPETITIVE categories in Tony history.  Forgive the hyperbole, I think I am only slightly exaggerating.  Three have already received incredible reviews for their performances in London, so they would seem like no-brainers.  Add to that Radcliffe, Cheadle, and Lane, and whoever is in the Pacino role in DDA and that is an impressive list. Of course, Radcliffe could be miscast, Lane could be miscast, DDA

I guess we know once and for all just how big a box office attraction Jonathan Groff is.  I have been a big fan since Spring Awakening, so I am really happy for him.  Makes me wonder whether he has ever played to an unfilled theatre since he starred in SA.  SA was not a juggernaut, but he was only in it for the first year, so I imagine there were very few empty seats during his time in that show.  Then Hamilton, Merrily and this.  Good for him. 

I won

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Jarethan said: "I was delighted to read that it returned its investment and a 60% return on investment;
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I think you misread that. It has not recouped. Per the NYT:

The Broadway run has not recouped its $22 million capitalization — vanishingly few new Broadway musicals have become profitable since the coronavirus pandemic — but Keys said “Hell’s Kitchen” has returned 60

I was delighted to read that it returned its investment and a 60% return on investment; I had not read that, and had no idea where it stood or what its weekly break-even is.  It is clearly past its peak grossing times, demonstrated by its good, but not spectacular Christmas season grosses.

Isn't it possible that the producers decided to take the money and run, not risking the possibility of having enough money losing weeks as to reduce the investor's return.  Since th

Jeffrey Karasarides said: "Kad said: "Interesting that in a season in which a lot of focus is on the lack of new musicals, Broadway as whole seems to be doing very well."

The latter is arguably why this season doesn't have a ton of new musicals coming in. Lack of available venues due to how well a majority of productions are currently doing commerically."

I suspect it is due more to the number of major flops last season, some despite

Azúcar! said: "It surprises me that Death Becomes Her didn't go thru the roof. I was expecting better."

It was their second highest grossing week since they opened.  The show has always relied (sometimes heavily) on discounting to achieve its results.  Luckily, it is in a big theatre, because it has grossed well even with lots of discounted seats. 

a holiday week, it still sold a lot of discounted tickets.  I find it interesting