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Aaron Tveit, Sutton Foster will next star in ‘Sweeney Todd’
Aaron Tveit, Sutton Foster will next star in ‘Sweeney Todd’#200
Posted: 2/5/24 at 12:50am
everythingtaboo said: "Wayman_Wong said: "It's also hard to believe Locke would've signed up for a Broadway stint if it didn't last at least a few months. But who knows?"
Jordan Fisher's blink and you'll miss it role in Sweeney Todd would like to comment"
Fisher was in the show for four months. I'd say that's short for someone originating role in a production, but a pretty solid run for a stunt cast like Locke.
Aaron Tveit, Sutton Foster will next star in ‘Sweeney Todd’#201
Posted: 2/5/24 at 4:39pm
14 weeks
Wayman_Wong said: "Any word how long Joe will be playing Toby? Thanks!"
Aaron Tveit, Sutton Foster will next star in ‘Sweeney Todd’#202
Posted: 2/6/24 at 9:41am
Sutton Foster interview:
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Aaron Tveit, Sutton Foster will next star in ‘Sweeney Todd’#203
Posted: 2/6/24 at 11:29am
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Updated On: 2/6/24 at 11:29 AMAaron Tveit, Sutton Foster will next star in ‘Sweeney Todd’#204
Posted: 2/6/24 at 4:46pm
02/09 row G center is $522 on the BroadwayDirect website. For 02/16 it's $319.50. Surge pricing at its best.
Aaron Tveit, Sutton Foster will next star in ‘Sweeney Todd’#205
Posted: 2/6/24 at 6:27pm
That’s not surge pricing. That’s just second market sales pricing.
Surge pricing occurs at initial on sale when a distributor like Ticketmaster sees demand far exceeds supply. As a result, a Taylor Swift floor seat, for example, can start at 800 if you got an early on sale and move to 3000 if you’re lucky enough to get on a general on sale and that same seat is available.
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Aaron Tveit, Sutton Foster will next star in ‘Sweeney Todd’#206
Posted: 2/6/24 at 7:17pm
Play Esq. said: "That’s not surge pricing. That’s just second market sales pricing.
Surge pricing occurs at initial on sale when a distributor like Ticketmaster sees demand far exceeds supply. As a result, a Taylor Swift floor seat, for example, can start at 800 if you got an early on sale and move to 3000 if you’re lucky enough to get on a general on sale and that same seat is available."
I actually just looked on Ticketmaster and Row G Center on 2/9 is $544.00. Face Value not resale. Mind you. The same seat for the 2/7 matinee is $201.50
Aaron Tveit, Sutton Foster will next star in ‘Sweeney Todd’#207
Posted: 2/6/24 at 7:32pm
Ticketmaster is no longer the show's official seller, Broadway Direct is. Dynamic pricing, or surge pricing, is accurate enough, although I believe that prices for the 2/9 performance were already pretty inflated when they first went on sale.
Updated On: 2/6/24 at 07:32 PMAaron Tveit, Sutton Foster will next star in ‘Sweeney Todd’#208
Posted: 2/6/24 at 7:45pm
I was using Ticketmaster as an example. With that said, I’ve never heard of Broadway Direct and, as a result, it reminded me a lot of Broadway.com which is a secondary market. I wholeheartedly acknowledge this mistake.
With that said, what we’re seeing is still not surge pricing (which is based upon immediate demand requests based upon a computer algorithm) but something more akin to a producer that thinks prices can go for more, even if the evidence suggests otherwise.
Aaron Tveit, Sutton Foster will next star in ‘Sweeney Todd’#209
Posted: 2/6/24 at 7:57pm
Play Esq. said: "I was using Ticketmaster as an example. With that said, I’ve never heard of Broadway Direct and, as a result, it reminded me a lot of Broadway.com which is a secondary market. I wholeheartedly acknowledge this mistake.
With that said, what we’re seeing is still not surge pricing (which is based upon immediate demand requests based upon a computer algorithm) but something more akin to a producer that thinks prices can go for more, even if the evidence suggests otherwise.
The point I was making is that there is great demand for the first performance of the two new leads, and the producers jacked up the price for just that occasion. It is selling rather well. Just as the "Merrily" producers are selling the final July performance at a higher price.
Aaron Tveit, Sutton Foster will next star in ‘Sweeney Todd’#210
Posted: 2/6/24 at 8:32pm
No disrespect, I was just clarifying the surge pricing point. Thank you for letting us know what to expect first night.
Personally, I know I’m going but would rather wait so that both could sit with their performances for at least a few weeks.
Aaron Tveit, Sutton Foster will next star in ‘Sweeney Todd’#211
Posted: 2/7/24 at 10:23pm
Here is our first look at the Playbill design for Aaron & Sutton's run in 'Sweeney Todd':
Source: https://assets.playbill.com/playbill-covers/Sweeney-Todd-Playbill-2024-02-09_Web.jpg
Aaron Tveit, Sutton Foster will next star in ‘Sweeney Todd’#212
Posted: 2/7/24 at 10:27pm
Oh nice! Hopefully that’s the art for new Windowcards.
Aaron Tveit, Sutton Foster will next star in ‘Sweeney Todd’#213
Posted: 2/7/24 at 10:48pm
Jordan Catalano said: "Oh nice! Hopefully that’s the art for new Windowcards."
And magnets.
Aaron Tveit, Sutton Foster will next star in ‘Sweeney Todd’#214
Posted: 2/9/24 at 12:53am
Jordan Catalano said: "Oh nice! Hopefully that’s the art for new Windowcards."
Aaron Tveit, Sutton Foster will next star in ‘Sweeney Todd’#215
Posted: 2/9/24 at 12:03pm
Saw the show last night. I admittedly hated it when I saw it with the original leads back in May, but quite enjoyed it this time around. Something didn’t quite work with me first time around, but the two leads really killed it last night. De Waal really is an under appreciated gem. I imagine Sutton will play it more similarly to her than Ashford.
Aaron Tveit, Sutton Foster will next star in ‘Sweeney Todd’#216
Posted: 2/9/24 at 12:52pm
I see this is on TKTS for tomorrow's matinee - are Sutton and Aaron not doing matinees?
Aaron Tveit, Sutton Foster will next star in ‘Sweeney Todd’#217
Posted: 2/9/24 at 12:59pm
They play all performances unless announced otherwise. The Broadway Direct website has been very transparent during this run whenever the previous two leads were out. Not that many seats left on their website for tomorrow's matinee.
Aaron Tveit, Sutton Foster will next star in ‘Sweeney Todd’#218
Posted: 2/9/24 at 1:06pm
It's subjective of course, but IMO it certainly looks like there's a lot left:
Sunday's matinee is even worse.
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Aaron Tveit, Sutton Foster will next star in ‘Sweeney Todd’#219
Posted: 2/9/24 at 1:26pm
Why is anyone on here expecting that the show will sell out with performers of this caliber?
They've both been on Broadway within the past 13 months, they aren't household names, we're in the dead of winter, it's Super Bowl weekend (lol), and it's harder to get repeat buyers for a show if they already paid through the nose to see Groban & Ashford. If Seller & Jones have done a good job budgeting, they shouldn't HAVE to sell out every performance at top price to break even –– and they likely aren't being paid anything close to Groban's salary.
We'll see how this goes... It'll be a test of Sutton's box office drawing power. This is the first time in 15+ years that she's leading a commercial production with the expectation of selling mass amounts of tickets. Music Man sold the bulk of its tix on Hugh, and Anything Goes and Violet were nonprofit productions. Before that were Shrek, Young Frank, Drowsy, and Little Women, and the only one of those that recouped didn't give her prominent billing.
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Posted: 2/9/24 at 1:38pm
ren598 said: "Jordan Catalano said: "Oh nice! Hopefully that’s the art for new Windowcards."
And magnets."
Did they put Ashford and Groban's pics on the magnets? I got one at the 2nd preview and it is white with the title as it appears on the Playbill.
Aaron Tveit, Sutton Foster will next star in ‘Sweeney Todd’#221
Posted: 2/9/24 at 2:48pm
uncageg said: "ren598 said: "Jordan Catalano said: "Oh nice! Hopefully that’s the art for new Windowcards."
And magnets."
Did they put Ashford and Groban's pics on the magnets? I got one at the 2nd preview and it is white with the title as it appears on the Playbill.
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Yes, they had another magnet later in the run with Josh and Annaleigh on it. Similar to the updated window card.
Aaron Tveit, Sutton Foster will next star in ‘Sweeney Todd’#222
Posted: 2/9/24 at 3:25pm
I can only speak for myself, but while I would really like to see Tveit and Foster, I disliked this production so strongly that I can't imagine any performer alive that would get me to buy another ticket.
Aaron Tveit, Sutton Foster will next star in ‘Sweeney Todd’#223
Posted: 2/9/24 at 8:00pm
In Hong Kong at the moment , so not sure of the timing, was any one there tonight?
Aaron Tveit, Sutton Foster will next star in ‘Sweeney Todd’#224
Posted: 2/9/24 at 8:41pm
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