#1
Posted: 8/18/08 at 10:20pm
The recent weekly Atten. for [tos] was 49%. Why is it still running? When do you think it will close?
#2
Posted: 8/18/08 at 10:21pm
I 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.
"He found something that he wanted, had always wanted and always would want— not to be admired, as he had feared; not to be loved, as he had made himself believe; but to be necessary to people, to be indispensable."
-F. Scott Fitzgerald's This Side of Paradise
#4
Posted: 8/18/08 at 10:31pm
It can't cost a lot to run this show...I mean, four "no-name" actors, a pianist...
...right? How much can they be spending every week?
...right? How much can they be spending every week?
#5
Posted: 8/18/08 at 10:44pm
Oh please god of musical theatre, Stephen Sondheim, let this show stay open for me to see it just one more time. crossies!!!
#6
Posted: 8/18/08 at 10:45pm
When did you get that picture glitter?
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I?
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
#7
Posted: 8/18/08 at 10:48pm
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. 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.
#9
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).
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).
"Y'know, I think Bertolt Brecht was rolling in his grave."
-Nellie McKay on the 2006 Broadway production of The Threepenny Opera, in which she played Polly Peachum
-Nellie McKay on the 2006 Broadway production of The Threepenny Opera, in which she played Polly Peachum
#10
Posted: 8/18/08 at 10:58pm
skb2010: i got this pic pre-Gypsy when she did a concert here in Miami.
TooDarnHot: i just randomly blurt out names of people in musical theatre who I admire as "god". Often used: Sondheim, Patti, Kelli O'Hara, Cheyenne Jackson's theighs etc. LOL.
TooDarnHot: i just randomly blurt out names of people in musical theatre who I admire as "god". Often used: Sondheim, Patti, Kelli O'Hara, Cheyenne Jackson's theighs etc. LOL.
#11
Posted: 8/18/08 at 10:59pm
#12
Posted: 8/18/08 at 11:31pm
I'd say since sometime around March 1930, if not a decade or two earlier.
#14
Posted: 8/18/08 at 11:43pm
yeah and e for "Excellent!"
Edit: Fixed! my 'l' key sticks a bit since it's run in with a glass of ginger ale
Edit: Fixed! my 'l' key sticks a bit since it's run in with a glass of ginger ale
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Updated On: 8/19/08 at 11:43 PM
#19
Posted: 8/18/08 at 11:57pm
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Updated On: 8/19/08 at 11:57 PM
#20
Posted: 8/18/08 at 11:58pm
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
HAHA!!!! YOU LOSE!!!
HAHA!!!! YOU LOSE!!!
"He found something that he wanted, had always wanted and always would want— not to be admired, as he had feared; not to be loved, as he had made himself believe; but to be necessary to people, to be indispensable."
-F. Scott Fitzgerald's This Side of Paradise
#22
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.
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.
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#23
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).
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).
#25
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!
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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