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Just the other day, I ran across one of those social media questions about the best character introduction in film history.Tim Curry’s star intro as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in Rocky Horror is very high on that list.

As someone who has often stayed at the Hotel Edison, I have frequently grabbed a quick breakfast at Bond 45 - so I hope it survives.

The timing of this is odd. Previews start August 17, 2027? I guess no one is bothering with out-of-town tryouts anymore.

The box office results for Hadestown should be a small rest in the wake of the proshot’s success. But there were reasons that one did so well. It was an excellent proshot of an underrated musical that is attracting more young prople because a version of the show has been licensed to high schools.I don’t think the lesson Hadestown is that everyone loves seeing proshots in movie theaters. They wanted to see that particular show in a movie theater. (I am not expecting Six to do as well because i...

Kad said: "Ragtime will be touring and that’s where the potential for recoupment and potentially profit will come in for investors.But yes- the finances involved here are why you don’t see a lot of successful nonprofit productions become open-ended or with extensive extensions. Rocky Horror’s continued success with its extensions into next year remain to be seen; it wouldn’t be the first time Roundabout has misjudged something like this."Ragtime should tour well, even without its stars, so if...

BwayinVan said: "Yeah I’m curious about dates too. Obviously us has to open before Tony cut offs but I’m going in early April and this is one of the shows I want to see just wondering if I will be seeing it in previews or not"The announcement says previews start in March, and my guess - given no out-of-town previews - is that there will be a long preview period with the show opening closer to the Tony cutoff deadline.I will be in New York City in early April as well. I assume previews will ha...

Everyone is doing their best explaining this and I still feel like I’m missing something. Commercial extension for Ragtime:Actors, musicians, other union members working on the show - pay bump in January because the LORT discounts are overLCT - producer of show, gets more money as landlord. But will they break even on the production, or are the costs (and the length of the run) too high?Other investors - They’re going to lose money, right? Did they have no chance at recouping, knowing the sho...

I guess I will have to do my Lunt-Fontanne mezzanine research again. I almost sat there for Sweeney Todd but ended up getting orchestra seats instead.Because our trip is in late March/early April, I assume there will be quite a bit of curiosity and ticket-buying interest during previews.

Kad said: "When nonprofit Broadway productions convert to commercial runs, their costs increase substantially. All of the Broadway nonprofits run on modified LORT contracts, bringing with them much lower costs. However, the catch here is that they only enjoy that benefit for their originally scheduled run:if they extend beyond that, they must convert to the standard Production contract like every other Broadway show and lose the perks of being nonprofit. (Not sure how this affects the other u...

Kad said: "Shuffle Along remains one of the most thrilling pieces of musical theatre I have ever seen. This is a must-see for me.Edit: Had to pull up the show discussion thread from ten years ago, which I think remains one of the best discussions ever on this board and is probably one of the best resources regarding this musical."The Suitcase Dance, for lack of a better way to describe it, remains my favorite dance number of any show. I have spent time trying to track it down o

ScottK said: "@Sutton Ross commented that RAGTIME "actually made money"--says who?! Producers I spoke with said that Ragtime, despite the great/enviable grosses, will STILL LOSE money for LCT. I do not know if LCT, or any other non-profit, is eligible for the NY rebate. Of course, it is possible that the producers I spoke with are wrong."This falls squarely within my area of ignorance. Doesn’t Ragtime fall into the netherworld of shows at nonprofits that continue as commercial ventures? I don...

There are a lot of Broadway musicals that are more than a year old that are in the $650K to $800K range:& Juliet: $781KOperation Mincemeat: $697KMaybe Happy Ending: $726KJust in Time: $720KBuena Vista Social Club: $718KThey are in different places in terms of running costs and whether they have recouped but I was curious if any of them are looking better than others or have stronger outlooks. Are any of these shows making money week-to-week now?

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "I'm sure Ben Davis has auditioned before for the role, and casting directors/producers keep people in their archives for this purpose - sometimes the moment isn't right, and then suddenly the moment IS right. They probably avail-checked some past auditionees over the weekend and Davis's schedule was clear (or clearable)."He is going from Caissie Levy’s husband in Ragtime to Amber Iman’s husband in Hadestown in a few weeks. For a longtime working actor, this has ...

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Nettik said: "Is there something going on with NWS that almost everything is closing in the next few months and nothing is being announced?"I think the harsh truth is there's still not a sustainable Commercial Off-Broadway business model for musicals.SPELLING BEE and HEATHERS have499 seats to fill each night. That's A LOT of seats! As far as I can tell, not a single Off-Broadway musicalin a 499-seater has recouped post-Covid.That's a 15-show sample size between ...

Maybe because it was a surprise hit after an overload of gloom about theater that seemed to catch everyone off guard, but I have been thinking about the reason for the proshot’s success.My list of reasons:It’s a really good proshot, as has been mentioned repeatedly, that embraced its role as a proshot (if anything, almost too much - there were a few too many audience shots). Embracing its staginess was unavoidable for a musical like this, so they embraced it.It’s emotionally compelling and fu...

Think of the shows that never got cast recordings. My example is Shuffle Along, which bothers me to this day. Think of the significance of Merrily We Roll Along getting a cast recording because Hal Prince and Stephen Sondheim had clout.It seems odd that anyone is expressing even the slightest bit of annoyance with quizking101, who played some role (exactly how much I do not know) in this cast recording getting made. As someone who liked the revival, I am very glad it is happening. The revival...

Viajes Miranda, Luis and Lin-Manuel Miranda's company, are joining Purple Rain as producers. I don't know what their role would be, other than having Lin-Manuel Miranda listed as a big-name producer, and it's not as if he won't be a little busy during the next few months with Warriors. But on a busy weekend of theater news, here's a tidbit that might have flown under the radar.https://www.instagram.com/p/DbgIoz0xSiY/From a look at Playb

The question has been asked and answered, up above and down below.

It's always nice when a performer you admire - and I'm a big fan of Amber Iman - is awesome in real life. And Iman hasn't reached a stage in her career when being outspoken is without risk, which makes it even more impressive.

As Jordan beat me to it, I'll delete most of this - and he has a proper link anyway.It's not clear from this report, which mentions the revival only briefly, if it's simply being delayed or dropped altogether. The three paragraphs are somewhat contradictory. But it sounds like a June 2027 opening is definitely not happening.I wonder, without Grande, whether this project is going to happen at all. With all due respect to Jonathan Bailey, her star power was going to be the driving force behind ...