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Liberation may struggle with grosses. But even if it does, I don't expect it to post an early closing notice. Sometimes producers go in to a project knowing that they likely won't make any money, but they believe the show deserves to be seen on a Broadway stage. It's likely this is a passion project for the all-female producing team (Daryl Roth, Eva Price, Rachel Sussman and Jenny Gersten). All of whom are quite experienced with the Broadway landscape, quite wealthy, and likely un

I've just realized that my above content is totally blank in the spoiler content area. Good grief...I've never known how to use it properly. Ah well.

My main points: The best things about the movie are Tonatiuh and the choreography. He's an incredible discovery, does a great job at selling both the camp and deep seated emotions of Molina. You root for him hard, and the actor develops a great rapport with Diego Luna. The choreo is stunning and I couldnt wait until the next d

For Chicago, I think you'd need to see these ultra low grosses sustained over a significant period of time and across more than one star casting. Absolutely NO ONE is knocking down the door of the Ambassador, praying they get to put their show in there. It is without a doubt the least desirable house on Broadway. The Shuberts are probably fearing the day that Chicago closes shop because the theater will need an incredibly costly renovation once its vacant. So I think the Weisslers&nb

I couldn't stop thinking about it as I left the theater. While it's not perfect, there are musical numbers in here that musical

The accusations against Singer were what killed the project many years ago (around 2014 I believe) when it was slated for the Times Square Theater. So I was shocked when this thing resurfaced in articles last year, which stated that producers had landed the Liberty Theatre. 

The articles I read don't seem to actually mention who the producers are. So I have no idea if Singer is actually still attached to this. I assume they have had this video laying around all these years (la

Cats and Dog Day Afternoon rumors are accurate as far as I know.

Haven't heard that Pedro rumor, but would love for it to be true. I think his only previous Bway stint was that godawful King Lear. He had a forgettable role (and the production was nearly unwatchable) so I'd love to see him take on something better.

Dr Strangelove wasn't all that successful in the UK, was it? Before that part of the sentence, I expected that rumor to be about the Wet End transfer of Be

I know there are massive protests planned for Oct 18 and Nov 5, but I wish there was some other one (and sooner than those) specifically protesting the FCC. It is totally frustrating that it feels like there is no tangible, concrete action to take against them. Sure you can post on social media, but do they care? It would feel more immediate if protestors were gathered at their offices.

So instead, as I sit here hoping that our country will survive until the 2026 elections, I have happ

"Broadway's last true season"?! GIRL!

The grosses were abysmal its true. But they always have been for this week after Labor Day. Tourists just aren't in the city much since its back to school and they already did their "last big summer travel" over Labor Day weekend. This is especially true for families (see: the huge drop for a family show like Aladdin). This year appears a bit worse than normal because grosses for the previous week were higher this year t

Worst numbers we've seen in a long while. 

Unless they have some kind of stunt casting coup up their sleeve, I think both & Juliet and Hell's Kitchen will wrap it up this winter. Their overall grosses have been trending downward, so they have less opportunity to make up for disastrous weeks like this. I'm surprised we haven't seen more ex-boy band members in & Juliet, but I'm sure casting is asking and maybe those guys just aren't interested. <

I did not think Cabaret could fall any further. But WOW. There are also several performances this week being heavily papered. So expect similar or worse grosses next Tuesday. Perhaps everyone is buying bucketloads of drinks during the pre-show since their tickets are free? I don't know why else to entertain keeping it open through October. 

I believe Purpose has already recouped, they just haven't announced it. I don't know about John Proctor, but I have to imagine tha

Ok after pouring over the language in her filing, I think Renee has a valid case. BUT what she wants out of it is absolutely insane and never going to happen.

If everything in the filing is truthful, then it seems plainly clear that producers did not offer her the chance to "cure" the issues that would have allowed them to not move forward with her. Instead they continued to hire and pay her for events and demo recordings. When asked why she wasn't being given a Broadway

There is no set formula to announcing a recoupment. And it involves a variety of factors. 

First off, there is no rule saying that shows must make such an announcement. And indeed, many do not. It used to feel like tradition to make this announcement, but the landscape has shifted in recent years. There is a growing trend among limited run shows to announce recoupment at the end of the run. Open ended musicals are more likely to announce closer to when the actual recoupment happen

To an above question, I believe Purpose has already recouped. They just haven't announced it yet. 

The only show with a worse average ticket price than Cabaret is Jeff Ross!? LOL. That is dire. There is no financial reason for this show to make it to October. But considering the producers were crazy enough to extend it that far with this cast in the first place, I think they might just be crazy enough to keep it open until the announced date. Perhaps they have accepted that th