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mlledir said: "THANK YOU FOOR CREATING THIS TOPIC.We are all here because we love theatre (Broadway) so much that we talk about it on our off-time. A lot. Yet it is quite obvious the model is VERY broken I think about this constantly and thus far, the best, most thorough analysis of it is being done on Substack by Jared Harbour.Here is his most recent post, discussing how monopolistic (?) the industry is:Inbreeding Depressionopen.substack.comIt's worth reading in full because it's such a mult...

DCS said: "Kad said: "I think Circle really would have best suited the production, but alas."But with the large cast and high weekly running costs on CATS, would the smaller Circle in the Square given them enough seats to sell to actually make their weekly nut? 1186 vs 840 seats is quite a difference... sometimes a smaller venue doesn't work from an economic standpoint for a musical like this."It would have, in theory, created sold-out houses, leading to higher demand and higher ticket prices.

ACL2006 said: "Kad said: "ACL2006 said: "Meg is out for both shows."Cmon, ACL, you should at the very least acknowledge you pushed an untrue rumor here."But she's out still and the rumor came via Reddit"She is sick with bronchitis and the rumor came here via you.

ACL2006 said: "Meg is out for both shows."Cmon, ACL, you should at the very least acknowledge you pushed an untrue rumor here.

The "classics rule" isn't always clear when it comes to more modern works. How is Between Riverside and Crazy, which won a Pulitzer in 2014, had a run at the Atlantic, and had quite a number of subsequent unique productions around the country, a new play in 2022, but Eureka Day, a play from 2018, which only had a month-long off-off Broadway production in 2019 and had fewer subsequent productions, a revival in 2025? The rule is obvious when it comes to things like Shakespeare or very establish...

I think Circle really would have best suited the production, but alas.

uncageg said: "Is it as bad there now as it was on Wednesday, June 7th, 2023. That was crazy. I took pictures of Times Square and it looked so eerie. I had a few masks still in my bag and threw one on. I saw a number of people wearing theirs. From what I remember, shows did go on. I think mine did."No, it's not nearly as bad as it was in 2023.

Although I agree that one needs to strike while the iron is hot in transferring to Broadway, Jellicle Ball's wait to transfer didn't seem to be deliberate. They had to figure out the question of venue and also defer to ALW's reluctance in having it transfer while Sunset was running.

BJR said: "binau said: "I’ve heard behind the scenes from a credible source that the running costs for Ragtime are so high they are losing money every week even with these grosses so ‘hit’ may not be the right word. Broadway is dead."if Ragtime was profitable, it would not be closing. LCT needs that money and would not be closing a hit."LCT is a subscription house and needs the space. The Beaumont is their sole Broadway venue. Once nonprofit productions end their initial run and become commer...

I happened to have my Playbill handy from when I saw the show a month ago; there are indeed 12 credited members of the orchestra.

Fred Mason said: "I’m assuming this is going to the Booth? I think people are assuming it’s Joe Mantello directing because he’s one of Rudin’s servants. But like his Virginia Woolf, his Downstate won’t have a leg to stand on against Pam MacKinnon’s production. Pam >>> Joe"...his production of Woolf had 9 performances before COVID shut everything down. You didn't see it.

Broadway61004 said: "Not at all defending Rudin or how he's behaved, but are all of you boycotting his shows going to boycott Sound of Music as well? Because by all accountsHammerstein was just as much (if not more) of a brute as Rudin is. How about Chicago given all the issues with Fosse (not to mention that production's director and costume designer)? Again, not defending Rudin, but I do question why there is so much "cancel him" thrown around specifically at him when others are given a fre...

UWS10023 said: "It is hard to believe that this highly creative production will only have 4 months under its belt while The Lost Boys will probably play forever. If Lincoln Center wants success with The Sound of Music perhaps they should consider flying nuns with an opening night appearance by Sally Field."Lost Boys will not run forever. It has had, at its best thus far, marginally profitable weeks. And LCT currently has a hit in Ragtime with basically barebones staging, so I’m not sure what ...

ALW’s net worth is 1.2 billion. He can scrape together change from his sofas and fund a cast album instead of issuing statements about how somebody should do something.

ColorTheHours048 said: "Sean Nyberg is also lurking in comment sections and taking to his Instagram stories to blame “the community” (whatever that actually means) for not “showing up” and buying full- price tickets. As if we didn’t turn out in droves to support it at PAC 2 years ago. He should be looking into how to reduce costs for audiences and actually make Broadway a place people can afford to visit less discerningly."He’s too busy paying for sponsored IG posts about how many awards “his...

A major issue with Broadway is that basically all aspects of the industry (theater owners, marketing, press, casting, etc) are each dominated by just a few players. It’s an industry in which a small pool of people are working on every production in different combinations.

TheatreFan4 said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "Statement from ALW this morning on his Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/p/DaxlrZWDDHj/?img_index=1"Put your money where your mouth is and fund a cast recording, Andrew. I know shows can't run forever on handouts from rich people, but you can absolutely finance a record of this production for the public."Worth noting that ALW is a billionaire.

It is wild that this is happening at LaMaMa of all places.

Andre DeShields is not “unsteady on his feet”- he’s still enviably spry. He is clearly playing up his age for much of the show and then cuts loose during the curtain call/encore.

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "CATS' coverage problem has plagued it since the PAC run. It's physically demanding, and some of its cast is not used to doing this kind of thing 8x a week. Apparently it's been split-track hell over there recently. How they thought 5 offstage covers would be enough mystifies me."I do have to wonder if this was a significant factor in deciding to close. There is no way this was sustainable without adding significantly more people to an already large company.