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Jarethan said: "The only thing that genuinely surprises me on the report is Chess. I will admit that the current production od Chess is probably my favorite production running. Asmuch as I loved Hamilton or Wicked or Chicago in their heyday, I was never as thrilled watching them as I was duringChess. Also, it was about as electric performances as I ever attended, although I will admit to seeing it in previews, so the audience was probably filled with Chess junkies.

I was genuinely surprised and disappointed that it did only 95% of capacity and had a lower average ticket price than BOM or Hadestown, to cite two long running shows that have not been doing great business for a long time. Hell, it only grossed $50K more than Gatsby, which has been on some level of life support for quite a while. Re Aaron Tveit missing a performance, it is my understanding that he called in very late, so I doubt that that had any impact on the box office. I can't help wonder whether we are starting to see what happened to SB last season (SB also underwhelmed a littleduring Xmas week, as I recall).

As silly as it sounds, I was also surprised that The Lion King did not sell out.

A few other throughts:

• Is this a temporary uptick for Stranger Things or will Season 5 actually result in its finally taking off on Broadway, if not at capacity, then at least performing noticeably better that much of its run to date (or will it be gone in 6 weeks?
• Is itpossible that Chicago's bad weeks are largely offset by a few spectacular weeks (at Christmas and Easter? I can't remember the last time that stunt casting helped a lot...seems like it was in 2024, not 2025. (Are the producers getting the horrible Ambassador Theatre for even less than we probably assume?).
• Why aren't the producers of Mamma Miamaking it an open-ended run. I am sure they can convince the Shuberts to move Salesman to another theatre. God knows they will never fill that theatre unless they charge 1990s prices, since neither Metcalf nor Lane in a drama (and without Matther Broaderick at his side) are box office attractions.
• Will Two Strangers be gone in six weeks or is it just not benefitting from Christmas week because tourists are unfamiliar with it?
• I wonder how much the Beetlejuice investors have cumulatively lost as a result of this ill-conceived revisit?

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According to this Variety article, sales are strong so far for 2026 for Stranger Things. https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/stranger-things-the-first-shadow-broadway-ticket-boost-1236613193/  

Timon3 said: "I hope it doesn’t cost more than $250k a week to run!"

If the two hander Two Strangers with a minimal set costs 480-600K a week to run, certainly Titanique would cost more than $250k to run given its cast size I would think. 

If the show isn't sold out, and you are nice, you would have a chance.  I would go when the box office isn't busy though, not right before the show.

From what I have been reading, the Metropolitan Park proposal next to Citi Field is the favorite.  The other two licenses will probably go to the existing casinos.

In order to disable Apple Pay, I believe you have to disable all types of contactless payment options.  If data is important to ATG, they would rather forgo contactless payments, and lose a sale or two. 

https://central.toasttab.com/s/article/Turn-Off-EMV-Payments

I myself would rather get the sale instead to support my tenants, but I don't own a theater chain. 

In a response to another question I saw in the thread, the reason you would want to use Apple Pay is it is more secure than a normal credit card because a random token is generated every time you use it so it can't be reused like a normal credit card number.

 

Wynn already dropped their plans for Hudson Yards due to community opposition (they would be in court for years).  I imagine any other Manhattan location would face the same fate.  The favorites right now are the two existing casinos in Yonkers and Jamaica, and a new one next to Citi Field.

Josh Groban just had a five night residency at Caesar's Palace, it doesn't have to be a long series of shows.  I don't know what her team is trying to negotiate though.

The only other thing I just thought of is Rockefeller Center, which is an avenue or two away from the Broadway Theater, though the interesting things like the Observation Deck you have to pay for.

I would not underestimate how long it will take a big group to get lunch.  There are not really museums in walking distance of Times Square that I can think of off the top of my head, and museums in NYC typically charge admission.  You could walk to the New York Public Library, I see they have an exhibition.  Or you could go to Bryant Park.

Just read you are seeing The Great Gatsby.  To go to 42nd and 6th might be a stretch.

Unfortunately, I don't agree with the last claim that the arts will always be here.  This administration will fight to destroy them.