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BETTY22 said: "Heart did not expect any TONY nominations and budgeted accordingly.

The have enough money in reserve to get them to June when tourists arrive.

GOOD PRODUCING......"

I don't have any knowledge of that, but it makes sense. I made this point when people were claiming the Tony noms would doom Lempicka and HoRR. I said Lempicka sure, but HoRR? I mean, how silly would you have to be, as a producer, to have thought that it would be a

dramamama611 said: "If you were a first time investor and THAT'S what you thought despite seeing the grosses and knowing your break even point? You shouldn't be an investor. The day they announce closing means very little. It doesn't look any worse today v any other day. A flop is a flop. Getting Tony noms MIGHT have given them a reason to get more money to sustain."


So many thoughts.

First, who the heck are these investors, generally? If you

I'm sure this has been discussed before, but...

What is the general sentiment about Broadway Series around the country charging the same or more for non-Equity vs. Equity tours?

I have to assume they're *paying* less for Non-Equity (otherwise, why would producers be so keen to see these tours proliferate?) I know that producers of the arts need all the money they can get now. But I can't shake my general irritation about money going into the pockets of companies, whi

hearthemsing22 said: "My comment is absolutely NO reflection on how good the show is, because I love it so much. I've seen it the most out of any new musical this season. Trust me, I love it! But the competition is STRONG. So I was just curious."

Oh yeah, didn't mean to imply that! I second your thoughts completely.

I'm in the minority, I realize, but I loved both & Juliet and Shucked far more than KA... so if KA sweeps on Tony night it'll

hache2 said: I wouldn't bet against Shucked lasting (at least through the summer) but neither would I bet on it long-term. They have not really made much progress despite very aggressive marketing but the producers appears truly devoted to giving it a go. The next few weeks will determine if it can pull a "Beetlejuice" or will just putter on losing money filling the house with cheap tickets."

 

Agreed. It could certainly go either way. But I

DrMonicaDeMoneco said: "Tony nods ain’t gonna save Some Like It Hot Or Shucked. And it’s curtains for Kimberley right after the Tonys. Glad Kim is going out on tour! Make that money, honey!"

Man, I wish there were a betting market for this, because I'd take that action on Shucked, LOL. I think it'll be open in 2024. Take a look back at the BWW graph of the first six months of Rock of Ages' grosses, as just one example of how a show can progres

Saw this a couple nights ago, and now have gone back and read these spoiler comments.

I'm sensing a sort of Dear Evan Hansen-esque Rorschach test here.

I (and the two people I attended with) fall squarely on the side of those who say that the humor didn't counterbalance the darkness -- just temporarily distracted from it. And that the parents in particular were incredibly unsympathetic. They're characters I'm not even sure I care to listen to again on the

Saw it this past week and thought it was certainly the funniest thing I'd seen since BOM.

I can't quite relate to those who somehow think this is a cheap or dated brand of humor. Everything is cyclical, and all that is old becomes new again. Certainly this is a type of humor and show format that hasn't been attempted much on Broadway -- at least not in a long time. To me (I'm 47), rather than feeling stale, it was a refreshing break from the standard Broadway joke f

Islander_fan said:  I have always found him to be talented, it’s sad though that even after all these years his biggest claim to fame is still Rent."

I think anyone trying to break into the industry would take that as a claim to fame.

I don't think you actually meant this in an unkind way. But there is a tendency (and it will eventually surface in this thread, if it hasn't already) for people to tear down "one-hit wonders"