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There is a dance number in Toronto- I think you saw it during one of the shows that was stopped because of technical issues. If this happens they have to cut the encore so they don't go into union overtime...

Oh, so why don't you tell us then... let me guess: $2 million? I said $100 and that's a JOKE. The point stands. Re-jigging and postponing the opening costs very little in the grand scheme of things. Doing so does not increase the budget by the cost of a full scale musical.

That's fine. Pick on spelling mistakes. Because that's the only part of the post that doesn't make sense.

Oh, and it had a 6 show week. If it had 8 performances this week, it could have grossed $1,677,784- which for the second week in a row, would have beaten Wicked.

JacksonMaine: "Actually, I think what's ridiculous is to assume that a show can postpone for six weeks to continue doing work and only lose the box office money. If you've worked on Broadway shows (or even Off Broadway shows) you know that costs go up tremendously when you postpone an opening; from marketing to advertising to personnel to copying costs for the new music. To say that it was $65 million but no way can it be $70 million with a six week postponement of opening night seems naive."...

It is utterly impossible for the show's budget to increase $15 million in 2 months (that's the entire cost to mount Wicked). When they cancelled preview weeks, the only money lost was the revenue. Probably about 2 million. But the running costs comes out of the reserve already built into the budget. Most likely 2 months running costs. It doesn't increase the budget of the show by $2 million. or $4 million. or $15 million. I'm sure it's still at $65 million. Other claims that they've heard it ...

there is one way to lower ticket prices: reduced wages for all unions, including equity. this is the biggest expenditure, not advertising (which is usually around 30%). the union rates are completely out of scale and make no economic sense and increase 3% a year. but good luck with that.

"Why should someone pay more ($135) for a MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET with a cast of 6, a small orchestra - 2 pieces, one set, and no special effects that runs with much lower break-even." To complain about a ticket price being too high because a show has low running costs is absolutely ridiculous. I'm sure with MDQ they're paying a crap load in royalties as well, so it's not even as low as you think. That's like complaining about paying $12 to see a comedy that cost $20 million to make and still ...

Congrats New York, you now have your very own Lord of the Rings! I'm surprised that that visually stunning mess of a show hasn't been brought up in any of the Spidey discussions- the parallels are uncanny, right down to Michael Cohl, the producer. LOTR had delays, stoppages, million dollar a week nut and a horribly messy story for a completely simple plot and as soon as all the curious 'car crash' rubberneckers had seen the show it was out of Toronto faster than you could believe. I suspect t...

Dreamworks is not going to let it's first venture fail so easily. Even if it continues to loose money for months they will keep it propped up until the end of summer.

Revamped Jersey Boys shine even brighter Jan 22, 2009 04:30 AM Comments on this story (2) RICHARD OUZOUNIAN Theatre Critic Jersey Boys 4 stars(out of 4) These Boys just keep getting better. If, for some crazy reason, you still haven't caught up with the hit Dancap production of Jersey Boys at the Toronto Centre for the Arts, or if you'd been wondering if you should pay it a second visit, then wait no longer. The new, largely Canadian cast that opened Tuesday night is a knockout: the best of t...

From Today's Toronto Star: http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/518226 Richard Ouzounian theatre critic It looks like those Jersey Boys are going to hang around town indefinitely. The Dancap Productions presentation of the Tony Award-winning musical at the Toronto Centre for the Arts has proved so popular with local audiences since its opening on Aug. 24 that plans have been made to extend its visit. Although most of the current cast will leave after the Dec. 6 performance, the Toront...

Your answer lies here: http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/518226 Richard Ouzounian theatre critic It looks like those Jersey Boys are going to hang around town indefinitely. The Dancap Productions presentation of the Tony Award-winning musical at the Toronto Centre for the Arts has proved so popular with local audiences since its opening on Aug. 24 that plans have been made to extend its visit. Although most of the current cast will leave after the Dec. 6 performance, the Toronto St...

As stated before, this was not intended to be negative. This is a business and we're analyzing it. And you're taking someone's words very literally. Again. Dramatic. And why would an educated person know that this would devolve into mud-throwing? It's an analysis. Plain and simple. Just go away if you don't like the thread. Anyone else have any thoughts about what shows won't be able to survive the economic problems we're having?

GET OVER IT! Do you know how many people DON'T LIVE DOWNTOWN? I mean, really. This is a long myth perpetuated by the media in Toronto. The theatre is, for the majority of the audience, much easier to get to (and to park around) than ANY theatre downtown. And the location affecting the BO? That's absolutely nuts! Do you really think people are sitting at home going: "Geeze, you know, my neighbour just told me how amazing Jersey Boys is, and I'd love to go, but it's NORTH of the 401." ? OR that...

You're so dramatic.

Michael: Hilarious. Robert: Your sarcasm is a breath of fresh air! Adam: It's a fine line between profit and loss on broadway. The intention isn't that it is a negative thread. But you will find a number of people freaked out about the current economic conditions in the country. Traveling to New York with the family and seeing Broadway shows will not be on people's lists this winter. I reckon that you will see a number of shows closing in the New Year. That is a fact that you can't deny, unle...

It's fairly easy to modify an existing set. Much easier than creating a whole new one.

Here's the thing with Poppins- it's launching a National Tour in March. With the economy the way it is, I bet that it will want to funnel all the remaining tourists to LK and LM, with one of them moving back into the New Amsterdam after Poppins leaves. The broadway production will set up shop in Chicago- saving a huge amount of set up costs, and instead of having to recoup, will pretty much have profit from day one. The road is much more risky-er than it use to be.

Wait and see how long they will run once they have to start paying running costs out of that 'pure profit' because they can't make their nut.