Aaron Tveit, Sutton Foster will next star in ‘Sweeney Todd’- Page 9

[jkcohen626]

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. 

[yyys]

Posted: 2/5/24 at 4:39pm

14 weeks 

Wayman_Wong said: "Any word how long Joe will be playing Toby? Thanks!"

 

[MezzA101]

Posted: 2/6/24 at 9:41am

Sutton Foster interview:

https://airmail.news/issues/2024-2-3/the-princess-and-the-pie-shop

Just put in any email address to unlock.

 

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 2/6/24 at 11:29am

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Updated On: 2/6/24 at 11:29 AM

[MezzA101]

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.

[Play Esq.]

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. 

[Huss417]

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

Updated On: 2/6/24 at 07:17 PM

[TaffyDavenport]

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 PM

[Play Esq.]

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. 
 

 

[MezzA101]

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.

 

[Play Esq.]

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. 

[UnderstudiesAndStandbys]

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

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 2/7/24 at 10:27pm

Oh nice! Hopefully that’s the art for new Windowcards. 

[ren598]

Posted: 2/7/24 at 10:48pm

Jordan Catalano said: "Oh nice! Hopefully that’s the art for new Windowcards."

And magnets.

[Robbie2]

Posted: 2/9/24 at 12:53am

Jordan Catalano said: "Oh nice! Hopefully that’s the art for new Windowcards."

[BroadwayNYC2]

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. 

[WanderFul]

Posted: 2/9/24 at 12:52pm

I see this is on TKTS for tomorrow's matinee - are Sutton and Aaron not doing matinees?

[MezzA101]

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.

[MemorableUserName]

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.

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

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.

Updated On: 2/9/24 at 01:26 PM

[uncageg]

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. 

 

[ren598]

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.

"

Yes, they had another magnet later in the run with Josh and Annaleigh on it.  Similar to the updated window card.

[FANtomFollies]

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. 

[rosscoe(au)]

Posted: 2/9/24 at 8:00pm

In Hong Kong at the moment , so not sure of the timing, was any one there tonight? 

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 2/9/24 at 8:41pm

 

Aaron is just killing it, pun absolutely intended. He’s the Sweeney I’ve been waiting for - obviously sexy as hell but also very menacing and his voice is like buttah. I just love him. Sutton is hilarious (I’m finding that I’m enjoying her more than my friend with me is)  but I think they really do make a perfect pairing here. 

 

This is absolutely a first preview crowd and LOUD. But yeah, I’m very very happy with this new cast.