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It's possibly a disappointment to producers to lose the Christmas / New Years grosses, but those weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas can be a real gamble for producers of floundering shows. The question isn't why not run through Christmas / New Years, but why not just close after Thanksgiving and not have to worry.But, in the context of what shows are in this environment, it strikes me as being completely logistical.Heart of Rock and Roll had a six week load in, two weeks of tech, and to...

So, a couple of thoughts in reaction to the thread: • Caillet's book would have been a copyrighted work: a fixed, tangible creative expression. Presumably it's history that he has gotten permission to tell, perhaps some of it is his own fabrication, perhaps most of it lives somewhere in between (his recollection of events he was a participant in that has been embellished or... whatever). Regardless of the truths (that's between him and the book's subjects), his book is a copyrighted work. Usi...

As a child of vocal selections (and cast albums), I both miss them and (without trying to sound pessimistic) wonder how we pass down our art form without them. With pages falling out of my still-within-arm's-reach 272-page Closer Than Ever score, I would absolutely be over the moon for a FULL Kimberly Akimbo Vocal Score -- and would be just as enthusiastic for a Vocal Selections.

HeyMrMusic said: "This show made me a big fan of Anna Louizos, who was nominated for the incredible set.I wholeheartedly second this. It was also the first time that I was introduced to Amanda Green's lyrics, which I found quite winsome and clever.To the OP's question: Personally, I remember being more invested in (and smitten with) Christian Anderson and Kirsten Wyatt's romance than the main story. Which, despite great performances, were truly of, just, rather insufferable people on a journe...

Is anyone else having a bit of trouble with the board today? I'm getting ads over content -- not just where they're designed to be. Clicking the x only changes what the ad is and scrolling moves the ad with the content it's blocking. Refreshing my browser fixes it in the short term but then, randomly, it starts happening again. Anyone else experiencing this?

OhHiii said: "lol another one the oracle called correctly. It’s kinda getting scary at this point."There was nothing to "call", the press release went out late-Friday afternoon and was embargoed until this morning. Either early posters betrayed the confidence of a friend that received the press release as a member of the press and trusted them with the info or a friend who has an economic interest in the news being handled the way they'd planned it to. Either way, it's not a great look... and...

Jordan Catalano said: "Which makes me ask again as I have for so long - why not just film the numbers on stage in their theaters and broadcast that? They did it before and it worked better than most of theTonys numbers we see. It’s only a downside for the people in the audience there and since the broadcast is trying to sell the shows, why not show the actual product in its original form?"I think that this is more of an undertaking than people would imagine (and while these are specific to th...

This turned out to be an interesting event and I couldn't really tell who it was intended for. Both Elton John and Heather Headley referred to The Lion King as "the most valuable entertainment property on the planet." We can quibble over the veracity of that, but it seems investor, executive, or Hollywood insider focused. Fan-facing language uses words like "beloved". So, that was a bit jarring. The night also featured a new song from the upcoming Mufasa (performed by Lebo M) as well as its t...

You can look at losses two ways: Money lost or money invested.Maybe they have an investor who has the money to lose, but I think it's more likely that they're investing in running the show until the Spring Road Conference in a couple of weeks. From where I sit, they've never invested a lot in advertising. So, assuming they raised a proper reserve ($2 million+-ish) and ad spend ($2-$2.5 million) and weren't majorly undercapitalized, they're probably investing in the losses to ensure that the t...

quizking101 said: "Both Eden Espinosa and Amber Iman are out this afternoon. Mariand Torres and Ximone Rose are on."I truly don't know how more people don't just collapse coming out of opening amymore.Day time rehearsals with one day a week off (which is often spent leaning rewrites) become an ever longer tech process that ends with no day off into previews. The last bit, 10 out of 12s, stretch your days so much that by the time they're done you're happy to have the day part back, but you've ...

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "I even wonder if BTTF's best days are behind it. I was always a little skeptical that the audience would remain consistent for that show."The easy thing to overlook about BTTF is that it was on-sale from end of October 2022 until it opened (for previews) end of June 2023... a period that the show was pumping out a LOT of social content from London. No one's advances are what they used to be, but if I remember correctly, BTTF still had a very healthy advance. Thi...

We saw Colleen Fitzpatrick tonight and was just blown away. She is winsome and wonderful and we will definitely go back another Tuesday to see her again before it closes.For fans of the material, she is a consummate pro who is equally at home with the writing as everyone else and we left so glad we saw her.

CATSNYrevival said: "What's the point of this?"It seems to be one of those: it's a project that people who want a project have access to. As I mentioned, and the article I linked to mentions, it was written in the late '90s / early '00s. So it's not a new endeavor at all and the songs mentioned in the article are the ones they released recently. So, they're still holding on to the original material. I suppose one never really walks away from the shows that feel like they "almost" went. Howeve...

It's a traditional, proscenium-style musical.They're calling it an "unforgettable theatrical experience" because it seems like they want it to have the intellectual weight of a Light in the Piazza, and not be confused as a "MUSICAL!", as if they think all musicals are The Boyfriend or (the fictionalized) The Drowsy Chaperone and their serious artistic endeavor is above being thought of as those.For reasons that they tout: the composer wrote the show in dramatic order "abandoning musical theat...

I was JUST talking about that memory to friends.In an early performance the final light cue of act 1 wasn't enough of a black out to completely hide Sutton's exit after Gimme Gimme and with the audience going wild you could make out an extremely enthusiastic skip off stage. That brief moment -- in almost pitch black -- is one of my all time favorite theater memories. You learned so much about Sutton herself and it was impossible to not fall for.I remember standing in the lobby calling as many...

So, First Class and Second National Tour wouldn't necessarily be the same kind of thing.First class is a rights delineation of the authors. First class rights very generally means professional. Second class very generally means stock and amateur. Some of the tours that are out (On Your Feet) were arranged by the show's stock and amateur rights agency but, despite also being non-Equity, I'd still think it's generally considered a first class production because it's playing performing arts cent...

In the absence of more context, here are a few things that I think might help your quandary:There has never been more ways to take a tour out than today... and the economics are generally tied to what Equity contract you're using.• Starting at the most expensive: A first-class, Production contract, first national tour. This is generally as close to a replica of the Broadway production as you can humanly get. It's the same "production" as the Broadway, meaning it's the same vision and generall...

By way of an example: If a show has a $15,000,000 capitalization (regardless of the production budget, the max / the min, or the reserve) and a unit size of $25,000.00 and you buy one of the 600 units, you'll most likely have purchased the right to .08% of the net profits of the show.• Buying one unit directly from the lead producer will most certainly not come with a "sweetener" that allows you any participation in their 50% of the net profits. If you're pooling your investment into an LLC t...

I think perhaps there may be a few more things to consider than he does in his limited article space and the great points above about the economy:Not all theater seems to be dead.• My 8-year old niece is staying with my parents this summer in a remote part of a red state that typically would align with the attitudes of many of the commenters on the article (and I'm sure some may be some of the commentors. Though people who hate read the NYTimes are such an oddity to me.) This summer she has b...