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Running Costs

Oct 18, 2026 — 5:30:41 PM

After recoupment (show has paid back the initial investment), running can actually go up as some creative personnel may have negotiated an increase (the increase could also start after 150% recoupment). As a show continues to run, there can also be various costs than can vary by week (new cast rehearsals, new costumes for replacement, overtime/penalties relating to an unusual/holiday week and so many others). Costs can also go down if a highly paid cast member leaves the cast and the replacem...

Re: Theater Book Recommendations

Aug 4, 2026 — 7:32:40 AM

In addition to The Season, you may also want to consider Season In Season Out by Jack Gaver (critic for United Press International). This books (which predates The Season) covers the 1965-1966 season with a chapter devoted to some interesting aspect of each show. A fascinating look at a specific time in Broadway history and its operation.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - 1st National Tour

Jan 30, 2026 — 9:14:18 AM

Most large scale tour eventually reduce the number of trucks the production needs at some point in a tour. Back to the Future recently did. Before that Moulin Rouge, Wicked, Lion King and many others. We will probably not know the extent of the changes (unless someone has inside information) until the tour restarts. It is unlikely the production or presenters are like to advertise the changes ("now less spectacular" isn't going to sell tickets). If I remember correctly, Moulin Rouge reduced f...

DEATH BECOMES HER Previews

Nov 20, 2024 — 9:05:11 AM

Maybe I'm just getting to old? Death Becomes Her is crazy fun but I have to wonder why? What was the great reason to make this a musical? As most have previously said the show is very funny and I enjoyed it very, very much (so did the rest of the wildly enthusiastic audience) but something was missing.(warning possible spoilers ahead) Entry to the theatre was easy (warning men's room lines were much long than ladies). The set framing extends into the house to set the mood. Also a special call...

John Napier's Brilliant Set Designs for the original SUNSET BOULEVARD

Apr 16, 2024 — 5:05:35 PM

BorisTomashevsky said: "Nightly during the show, the mansion would be lowered behind the Car Chase scene and hidden by scrims, and then Norma would climb up the backwhen it was sitting at ground level.For the Tonys she must have been up there the entire time."I believe she became engaged to stage carpenter Steve Beers (though never married), who would take her each performance to the top of the set.

Show That Have Sat Down

Mar 25, 2024 — 5:45:24 PM

If I remember correctly, Wicked in Chicago was a strange situation, with the first national tour booked for a very limited run (which may have been due to several previous big touring shows under performing, especially Sunset Boulevard)--when the show sold amazingly well, the run was turned into a sit down production. The original tour cast went on with scheduled tour and new Chicago based cast was hired to take over the show. Not 100% sure--but I think the set stayed in Chicago and a new one...

Show That Have Sat Down

Mar 25, 2024 — 10:21:53 AM

Phantom had a sit down production in Los Angeles. After it closed, the physical production moved to San Francisco for an even longer run. I believe each of these productions were produced under the old production contract with Los Angeles and then San Francisco being the home city. As I remember, the Equity production contract used to allow a production to choose one of four home/base cities: New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Having a production based in one of these cities al...

Non Equity Tours

Jan 29, 2024 — 4:52:05 PM

BETTY22 said: "Can the authors stop these tours?" For newer shows, probably only if they made it a requirement of their agreement with the original producers--who usually license the show to another company who specialized in these tours. (I can't image many authors who would risk loosing a Broadway production over this.) For older shows that the original producers no longer control, The discission to allow a production or not usually falls to the author (usually in consultation with agent/ma...

Non Equity Tours

Jan 27, 2024 — 4:40:05 PM

I’ve done a non eq tour and we had a A B C and D version of our set. At the worst of times we only could use the chairs and tables and no actual set pieces."I would love to have you elaborate on the differences of the versions.

Broadway Production Costs versus Tour Cost.

Nov 25, 2023 — 10:52:27 AM

As for costs, while it doesn't happened often, a national tour can cost more than Broadway production. Way back when, I remember reading that the Phantom of the Opera national tour cost more than the Broadway production with an almost exact copy of the original sets and costumes with additional cost relating to making it able to tour, including duplicating part of the set for advance load-in.

Dance of the Vampires Revival?

Oct 25, 2023 — 9:34:12 AM

I loved the European productions I've seen videos of--but always had the suspicion that the show is better in German (a language I don't speak) but less so with the English lyrics. It also takes a long time to get to the castle in the show (basically the entire first act). Also any revival will be incredibly expensive because the lavish sets and costumes are critical to the show (as well as a sizeable orchestra).

Has

Aug 12, 2023 — 11:04:04 AM

Not really a new thing. William Goldman in the book The Season describes how Peter Masterson playing the title character in "The Trail of Lee Harvey Oswald" in 1967 was on stage, silent for 2 hours from house open, through the first act, intermission, most of the second act before having his first (and I assume only) line--a 20 minute monologue. As Goldman writes "Masterson was seated on stage as the audience entered, which was someone's literary notion . . . It sounded logical, but it was mi...

Revisal of GOLDEN RAINBOW!

Jul 18, 2023 — 8:33:57 AM

verywellthensigh said: "They will never, ever capture the restraint and elegance of the original.GOLDEN RAINBOW 1968 Tony Awards - YouTube"The opening number is one of my all time favorites. It is just so 1960's Las Vegas, made all the better by featuring future Gilmore Girl grandma (and Chorus Line Tony Winner) Kelly Bishop and that boa. It is even more amazing that the Tony's were held at the Shubert that year so the stage mechanics of the numbers are preserved. In days before modern s

Documentary on Sondheim: A Musical Tribute benefit from 1973

May 3, 2023 — 6:39:48 PM

Wonderful documentary about the landmark 1973 Sondheim benefit. It just showed up on my youtube feed yesterday and I am sure others on this board will find it interesting. (I have no connection with the documentary--I just enjoyed watching it.) On the Steps of the Shubert March 11, 1973 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ri3SDi0pdHI

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