2 Questions for Broadway Veterans/Experts- Page 2

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 3/14/05 at 11:10am

"Until I see a precise and exact accounting of where all of this money goes -- why, among many other things, that a single-set, four-character non-musical play feels the need to have a $90 top -- I have no other choice, but to conclude that producers are trying to cash in when and where they can, and by doing so are destroying the future of the American theatre by putting ticket prices out of the reach of all except for the elite few."

Either that, or they are trying to recoup quickly on a short run, which for any straight play is highly likely. For a play to run longer than 6 months is a rarity now, especially one with a small cast. Most recently, it seems the one-man shows are showing the best track records.

[frontrowcentre2]

Posted: 3/15/05 at 2:52pm

The jump in the last 10 years alone is shocking. SHOW BOAT came in with a then unheard of $75 top. I forget when the $80 mark was passed. PRODUCERS came in with a $90 top and quickly jumped it to $100. Of course the higher the full price, the higher the 50% off price at TKTS.

[robbiej]

Posted: 3/15/05 at 3:08pm

I have nothing to add except for one little factoid that may not even be correct.

But I remember reading that Anna Maria Alberghetti was one of, if not the, first perfomer to be wired with a body mic.