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A Director
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/18/07
#2re: 49%
Posted: 8/18/08 at 10:21pmI think it is great that is was able to open, and that it made it past 50 shows, but it needs to close soon to open up a theatre for another show to have their chance.
walkedthroughmany
Leading Actor Joined: 3/25/07
#6re: 49%
Posted: 8/18/08 at 10:48pmIt is a bit ridiculous to say that a show should close, putting a bunch of people out of work, so another show, might have "a chance". Its not like there is a waiting line of shows hovering around the Lyceum unable to move forward because [tos] is in the theatre. Broadway is a business. If a show can afford its rent and producers are willing to pay the weekly nut at a loss, they can stay in a theater until the well runs dry, not to mention that the [tos] nut is fairly reasonable so for all we know, 49% capacity is adequate.
TooDarnHot
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/7/08
#8re: 49%
Posted: 8/18/08 at 10:56pm
since when is Sondheim the "god" of musical theatre?
Really? Seriously...
REALLY?
And I can't imagine that [tos] can stay open too much longer: grosses are only going to drop farther in the fall (a bad period for almost all shows).
-Nellie McKay on the 2006 Broadway production of The Threepenny Opera, in which she played Polly Peachum
LePetiteFromage
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/19/08
LePetiteFromage
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/19/08
TooDarnHot
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/7/08
#18re: 49%
Posted: 8/18/08 at 11:57pmhttp://atom.smasher.org/wof/?l1=SONDHEIM&l2=IS&l3=GOD&l4=&c=Hot+Broadway+Composer+ Updated On: 8/19/08 at 11:57 PM
#19re: 49%
Posted: 8/18/08 at 11:58pm
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
HAHA!!!! YOU LOSE!!!
LePetiteFromage
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/19/08
Smaxie
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/26/05
#21re: 49%
Posted: 8/19/08 at 4:25am
>Its not like there is a waiting line of shows hovering around the Lyceum unable to move forward because [tos] is in the theatre.<
Actually, there are. In spite of the reported financial troubles for some new shows, there are a number of other shows waiting for houses. Of the three current east of Broadway houses, the Lyceum (despite its small orchestra level) is the most visible and probably the most desirable. It will get snatched up immediately whenever [tos] eventually closes.
Fosse76
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/21/05
#22re: 49%
Posted: 8/19/08 at 10:12am
"It is a bit ridiculous to say that a show should close, putting a bunch of people out of work, so another show, might have "a chance". Its not like there is a waiting line of shows hovering around the Lyceum unable to move forward because [tos] is in the theatre. Broadway is a business."
Exactly. So if it isn't doing well, it should close. These people knew what working on Broadway was going to be like. There is no job security. To keep a show running to keep people employed is a simplistic reason and not rooted in reality. Should we keep illegal sweatshops open too? They employ people.
"If a show can afford its rent and producers are willing to pay the weekly nut at a loss, they can stay in a theater until the well runs dry, not to mention that the [tos] nut is fairly reasonable so for all we know, 49% capacity is adequate."
WRONG. Every Broadway theatre has a clause that allows them to evict a show when it falls under a certain number for two or three weeks in a row ...regardless of whether or not it is still profitable to the producers. Chances are, when a show doesn't close despite low attendance, that means there is no tenant ready for the theater (assuming it is making money).
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dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#24re: 49%
Posted: 8/19/08 at 10:33am
Fosse is correct. I cannot imagine that under 50% is acceptable to the owners of the Lyceum. I'm sure they are courting shows to come in. It's just a matter of time.
I thought [tos] was a adorable, but I think it was difficult for most of us to think it could truly be (financially) successful on B'way.
Best of luck to all those involved!
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