10 p.m. Vegas Phantom perfs not doing well
10 p.m. Vegas Phantom perfs not doing well
#010 p.m. Vegas Phantom perfs not doing well
Posted: 8/24/06 at 10:14pm
Interesting...
http://www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?S=5324442&nav=9qrx
Joshua488
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/29/04
#2re: 10 p.m. Vegas Phantom perfs not doing well
Posted: 8/24/06 at 10:28pm
Hm- Guess they should consider replacing it with "Cats". You don't even have to speak English to be able to enjoy that show. The word "Phantom" must just be too frightening for someone who spends all day in casinos and strip clubs.
morosco
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/10/04
#3re: 10 p.m. Vegas Phantom perfs not doing well
Posted: 8/24/06 at 10:33pm
Maybe it's time to cast a well known 10:00 o'clock Phantom.
#4re: 10 p.m. Vegas Phantom perfs not doing well
Posted: 8/24/06 at 10:36pm
Awesome photoshopping job.
And this news comes as a surprise to...whom?
friedrichVT
Leading Actor Joined: 5/4/06
#5re: 10 p.m. Vegas Phantom perfs not doing well
Posted: 8/24/06 at 10:43pmchannel 3 and the phantom producers can adorn the "facts" any way they like.The hype is waning... Broadway and Vegas don't mix, I give it less than a year.
SDav 10495
Broadway Star Joined: 7/21/06
#6re: 10 p.m. Vegas Phantom perfs not doing well
Posted: 8/24/06 at 11:15pm
"Mentally challenging"?
Hahaha...I had to go back and find where that was. What an awful way to word whatever it was they were trying to say.
In regards to the show not doing well...hey, if the fact that the 10 p.m. shows do 75% is their biggest problem, I don't see how this show is tanking. From here in New York it doesn't seem to be making a splash, and I'm sure hype is indeed waning in Vegas, but it looks to me like the show is doing healthy business. To the crowd who likes writing obituaries for ALW productions before they open, I say your time will come...but Phantom isn't crashing and burning.
#7re: 10 p.m. Vegas Phantom perfs not doing well
Posted: 8/24/06 at 11:38pmMost people dont realize this, but these are the facts: Las Vegas Broadway show houses are much larger than their New York counterparts. Avenue Q sold more seats nightly than the show does on Broadway. It would have filled a Broadway house, but not it's LV house. Same goes for Phantom.....
#8re: 10 p.m. Vegas Phantom perfs not doing well
Posted: 8/25/06 at 12:25am
Maybe if they lowered the price more people would go....
VIP seats - $150
Orchestra & Mezzanine - $125
Mid-Mezzanine - $100
Rear Mezzanine - $75
(plus $7 a ticket service charge)
That makes the cheapest ticket $82 each.
#9re: 10 p.m. Vegas Phantom perfs not doing well
Posted: 8/26/06 at 1:07amI went to a 10pm show last weekend and it wasn't as full as I expected...but pricing is a b****...
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#10re: 10 p.m. Vegas Phantom perfs not doing well
Posted: 8/26/06 at 1:16amI think what they mean by mentally challenging is that I dont think folks in Vegas want to follow a linear story at 10p at night in a city full of exotic nightlife. The late shows that do well are acrobats, dancers and strippers. By 10p, people want to check out mentally, have a drink and watch mindless "tricks." Even Celine, Barry, Elton and others go on by 8 or 830, so when the show lets out people still have nightlife to enjoy. I just think mentally and phyically 10p is too late to sit down to a full musical. Honestly,it cant be a great feeling for the actors either. It's damn late for a trained, professional dancer or singer who is trying to engage in a certain level of self-care. Last time I was there, Avenue Q was playing at 1030p and people were not feeling that at all.
COOOOLkid
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/15/05
#11re: 10 p.m. Vegas Phantom perfs not doing well
Posted: 8/26/06 at 7:09amThe whole idea of mounting anything that requires people to listen and follow the story isn't appealing to Las Vegas audience.
bwayondabrain
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/05
#12re: 10 p.m. Vegas Phantom perfs not doing well
Posted: 8/26/06 at 8:26am
i think BettyBoy brought up a great point- that is way too late for the actors and the audience to enjoy it, and get into it
and wow, those are incredibly expensive tickets! $82 for the cheapest ticket? wow, and i thought Broadway tickets could be expensive...
EganFan2
Broadway Star Joined: 9/8/04
#13re: 10 p.m. Vegas Phantom perfs not doing well
Posted: 8/26/06 at 9:57am
>>"Mentally challenging"?
Maybe because--gasp--there's opera in the title.
#14re: 10 p.m. Vegas Phantom perfs not doing well
Posted: 8/26/06 at 10:47am
I think it's the "Ph."
That's too challenging.
Spell it with an "F" and the big, fat, stupid, lazy Vegas people will come...
"Fantam"
OR...
Give it that Cirque du OyVegas touch, and just call it...
Pà
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#15re: 10 p.m. Vegas Phantom perfs not doing well
Posted: 8/26/06 at 11:56am
I have to say, that I saw the late show of Avenue Q (before they cut it down) and my wagon was dragging. About midnight I just felt incredibly tired and was definitely wanting my bed. The 2nd Act was a bit of a chore because of it.
I learned to see an earlier show when there's a plot of any kind, especially when paying $100 - 150 a ticket.
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