$200,000+ to Stage Performances at the Tonys
$200,000+ to Stage Performances at the Tonys
Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#1$200,000+ to Stage Performances at the Tonys
Posted: 6/6/07 at 8:49pm
http://bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=aGy8ftQhrvZ8&refer=muse
Great article.
#2re: $200,000+ to Stage Performances at the Tonys
Posted: 6/6/07 at 9:30pm
Wow, thanks for posting this article. I really forget about Broadway being a business until I read things like this. At least now I understand why Company didn't want have the entire cast.
Updated On: 6/6/07 at 09:30 PM
NJgirl
Broadway Star Joined: 10/13/04
#2re: $200,000+ to Stage Performances at the Tonys
Posted: 6/6/07 at 9:40pm
great article..thanks for posting the link. Nice to know that some shows are still going all out...but wow, that's expensive for 4 or 5 mins.
I'll be interested in seeing what ACL is planning on doing after reading this...
myManCape
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/26/05
#3re: $200,000+ to Stage Performances at the Tonys
Posted: 6/7/07 at 12:09amGreat article for the insight, but the writing was pretty poor. Also whats up with all the quotation marks?
thtrbear
Leading Actor Joined: 10/13/06
#4re: $200,000+ to Stage Performances at the Tonys
Posted: 6/7/07 at 12:22am
The Weir didnt get a single tony nom?
BSoBW2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/8/04
#5re: $200,000+ to Stage Performances at the Tonys
Posted: 6/7/07 at 12:25amThanks for the link. The A CHORUS LINE performance sounds exciting.
#6re: $200,000+ to Stage Performances at the Tonys
Posted: 6/7/07 at 12:55amSo ACL will do the opening. Cool.
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#8re: $200,000+ to Stage Performances at the Tonys
Posted: 6/7/07 at 6:34pm
Sir Elton can write a check & get Lestat on?
Well hallelujah
Thesbijean
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/9/04
#9re: $200,000+ to Stage Performances at the Tonys
Posted: 6/7/07 at 7:32pmThis is Raul's second nomination, not his first...
#10re: $200,000+ to Stage Performances at the Tonys
Posted: 6/7/07 at 7:38pm
"as an actor, I would wave my fee to perform on the Tonys"
Would Equity let you do that?
The opposite of creation isn't war, it's stagnation.
Virgo
Featured Actor Joined: 9/11/05
#11re: $200,000+ to Stage Performances at the Tonys
Posted: 6/7/07 at 10:17pm
"You'd think that the producers of the TONYS would pay for the shows to come and perform on their show! "
You sure would. Normally, you pay the talent to perform, not the other way around. Those are some hefty fees too.
Sidenote, according to the tony website, there are supposed to be some "surprise" performances. Perhaps Blonde and Love Musik are the surprises, perhaps they got their fee money together.
http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/tonynight/index.html
"Check back for news about other performances as we get closer to June 10—and get ready for last-minute surprises!"
#12re: $200,000+ to Stage Performances at the Tonys
Posted: 6/8/07 at 12:50am
``Nobody has to be on the telecast,' said Elizabeth McCann, the managing producer of Tony Award Productions. ``They're invited.'
That is a good way to boost ratings.
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#13re: $200,000+ to Stage Performances at the Tonys
Posted: 6/8/07 at 2:50am
"So ACL will do the opening. Cool"
Umm unless the link leads to a different article than the one Canada's Globe and Mail covered they said they were doing the "famous finale, One."
I wish they were doing the opening...
E
#14re: $200,000+ to Stage Performances at the Tonys
Posted: 6/8/07 at 2:55amIt's terrible when I think back to performances in the past that that's all 200,000 dollars gets you. Pretty sad.
Wildcard
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/21/06
#15re: $200,000+ to Stage Performances at the Tonys
Posted: 6/8/07 at 11:24amIt's sad that the ATW doesn't realize that it's these performances people tune in to watch. The average American wouldn't know who most of these nominees are but would want to be entertained. Sure, even if it wasn't "average" Americans they were targeting, the upscale demographic still wouldn't tune in if there weren't that many performances on the show.
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