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I am ignoring all of the back and forth in this thread and simply want to make one observation: rich people sometimes spend money for reasons that are not financial. It is not that unusual to see them spending prohibitive (to others) amounts for reasons like believing that something should be extended and/or preserved because they love it, and also for matters of ego (including the avoidance of embarrassment). So preying on such a person's ego is not a bad strategy (although in this case, a p...

If someone is wearing a cap and it is legit obstructing you, then ask nicely. If your ask has an aura of condescension about it, then it is reasonable that you get a "look" or rolled eyes from the askee. I am curious what those of you who are so quick to condemn baseball caps do when the obstruction is a beautifully coiffed up-do with hair jewelry or a fascinator (with or without flowers).

Some interesting charts but one must recognize that the present tense is a snapshot (BTW, you say at one point 3 decades but it is actually 2) and does nothing to undermine what one person wrote to me should be called "Hogan's Law" of Theatre (and especially Broadway theatre): "There are no rules."Two variables in particular that you do not account for. One is quality (as opposed to salability) and the other is persistence. The variability of quality is significantly greater in musicals than ...

I am shocked so many here seem to think that the Tonys have any say in this. At CBS, even back when the present contract was signed, this was known as Moonves's pet. It's not clear why they would want to discuss renewing it. There are variables however. There are those who have influence in many places, although I am not sure CBS is very tied in to the power producers of the moment.

CoffeeBreak said: "The latest is that Jordan's 3 person PR team and his own marketing companyflooded the news outlets & social mediawith the Chalamet gaf. Looks like it worked."The latest from where? Your imagination. It's nonsense. By the time the Chalamet comment started circulating, Leo was ahead of Tim. PS # 1: The word is "gaffe."PS #2: Post hoc ergo propter hoc does not fly.

Just an observation:If you can't believe the financial result, I suggest opening your Playbill and scanning the list of "producers." How many "real" producers do you see before you tire of scanning?

Another perspective to counterbalance the drumbeats that are this thread.https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/14/timothee-chalamet-opera-balletAnd yes, what she is saying aligns pretty well with what I have been saying around here (and elsewhere) for a long time. TBC, I am not suggesting that Tim could not have expressed himself a little better and more clearly.

Joyce 9 said: "I’m saying ATG, Disney, and Nederlander operate theaters they do not own. ATG doesn’t own the Hudson, Disney doesn’t own the New Amsterdam, Nederlander doesn’t own the Gershwin, Minskoff, or Marquis."I don't disagree with what you are now saying, but that's not how I understood "they [the church] can always get someone else to operate it, ATG, Nederlander, Disney already do it with other theaters." I thought you were saying that ATG et al got someone else to operate their theat...

Joyce 9 said: "They might evict themselves if they feel like they can move the church somewhere else and make money as a landlord. And of course they can always get someone else to operate it, ATG, Nederlander, Disney already do it with other theaters."The established meanings of "evict" do not encompass what you suggest. "Evict" is not a reflexive verb (like, e.g., "Mark Hellinger bathed himself"). The church could move and rent the Hellinger, but every time that this sort of wishful thinkin...

malcs98 said: "Way to lighten the mood…I still have hope thatone of the theatre owners weather it’s Shubert, ATG or Nederlander orhelleven MTC, Roundabout or Second Stagewill get their hands on it…I mean there is already rumors that the Times Square Church is being evicted so that the Mark Hellinger Theater can return to its original stateso I guess anything is possible"What you are calling the mood is, unfortunately, reality. To me, lightening the mood translates into ignoring very important...

In the current circumstances, I would assume many/most of us would be vehemently opposed to turning the Ed Sullivan back into a legitimate theatre. Now that Skydance/David Ellison owns CBS through Paramount global, and is converting the former Tiffany network into the Trump QVC network, I would expect that, were they to decide to make the Ed Sullivan into a theatre again (and assuming that's even possible -- something I doubt very much), it would include content restrictions on shows consiste...

There is no scientific study supporting what I am about to say but I believe that, when they start ramping up the snowfalls like they are, the message is one of unpredictability. Based on my personal experience (having spent quite a few nights of my life in hotels because of anticipatory flight cancellations for blizzards that ended up being snowfalls of 3-4 inches that melted before I could even get a flight to return), I am hereby predicting an unpredictable 3-4 inches, followed by balmy da...

It's hard for me to keep up any more. How many original fakes, and how many second, third, ...n fakes do we have posting in this thread (that's not even that long yet). On the basic subject of the thread, I have found Oskar insufferable for years, and yes they need fresh leadership desperately: folks who are interested in development on the literary side AND the money side. If I were asked for advice (I won't be) I would tell them that the way to honor Joe Papp's vision and mission is to star...

If anyone wants to take a bit of a deep dive on this subject, not focused on theatre coverage but very relevant to it, I recommend 2 pieces: one on Substack by Nate Silver, from late January on what was about to happen and why, and one in the NewYorker by Ruth Marcus (40 year veteran of the Post), February 4, on what just happened and why.Two of many takeaways: Silver characterizes the apocalyptic firings as part of an effort at re-branding. Marcus sees it as the consequence of a business-sid...

I don't buy, sell, or correct stuff like this, but I know enough to know that question #1 is provenance and if you have any you are keeping it to yourself.

northlandfan said: "I’ve been to the Brooklyn diner, but it is not as good. I will be arriving in New York tomorrow for one week therefore would appreciate any recommendations from my fellow theatre patrons for a good breakfast around 44th and sixth, which is where we are staying. Thanks."Right there: Red Flame Diner, 44th & 6th, just east of 6th. Good all around but the Shrimp Salad is world class. (And yes I realize some may not consider that breakfast.)

Note that this "journalist" (he used to say he was a lawyer; what's next, a street mountebank?) is long on bait and short on fish. Somewhere he used to post his every last word, but I am not remembering who that was.Interesting article in the evening edition of Axios today about facts and the media, the post news era, fighting false fire with fact fire, etc. Worth a read: navigating elusive truth

To add, while there is an off-Broadway league, its focus is more on publicity and labor than finance. As noted, most shows are not-for-profit, which would make such a report pretty meaningless. Likewise, many of the commercial off-B efforts are (also as noted) short runs and many use a different method of budgeting and capitalization. Raising money off-B is not usually on the same level: while both utilize similar vehicles, off-B does not really involve any sort of marketing for capital and t...

Ensemble1698878795 said: "Correct. I hear they were offered a theater but didn’t have the money. Size of house does matter, but if you don’t have the capital you lose the spot."Sorry, you may or may not be right that they were offered a theatre, but you have a fundamental misunderstanding of the process. A show must capitalize before it opens, but that is not a matter relevant to the theatre owner (except to the extent they may also be a producer or investor in it).The theatre owner will alwa...

Sutton Ross said: "Didn't the Parade revival recoup?Yes, thank you! I somehow forgot about that brilliant revival in '23."If it recouped, and I did not see that reported, it was only (a) barely and (b) because of the NYS production tax credit. That counts for accounting purposes, but if we are counting JRB successes (of which there have been none on Broadway), I would say it is a silly stretch to count this. The tax credit is not a qualitative measure.