Phantom2 - Perhaps my reactiopn is similar to those who haven't seen the show, but only read the press on it. If more people knew it wasn't as harsh as the press buzz, then perhaps sales could pick up.
alterego - "And before anyone jumps down my throat and brings up RENT, it is an entirely different type of show/story."
Funny, that's the first thing I thought. What about the story specifically do you think puts people off? Rent has drug addicts, drag queens, sex and violence. Sweeney Todd has cannibalism and serial murder. Hair was about hippies, drugs, sex, and politics (in the middle of a rather conservative Broadway era). Tommy included drug use, incest and child molestation. Not to mention that the 80s is making a huge comeback. I really think the issue is that the public just isn't well-informed about the content of the show.
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian