Alan Cumming Macbeth recouped 89% of its initial budget, I'm not buying it.

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Alan Cumming Macbeth recouped 89% of its initial budget, I'm not buying it.

Posted: 11/7/13 at 9:21pm

According to a post on Davenports blog this morning Macbeth earned back 89% of its investors money, how is this possible considering it was making next to nothing for most of its run?

http://www.theproducersperspective.com/my_weblog/2013/11/recoupment-revealed-macbeth-on-broadway-recouped.html#comments

Alan Cumming Macbeth recouped 89% of its initial budget, I'm not buying it.

Posted: 11/7/13 at 9:31pm

It averaged $346,858 a week, with only 6 performances per week. That's not great, but I wouldn't call it "next to nothing."

Alan Cumming Macbeth recouped 89% of its initial budget, I'm not buying it.

Posted: 11/7/13 at 9:36pm

It was such a small-scale show though. I can see how he would have reason to lie to convince investors that investing money in shows is less risk-averse than it may seem. But I don't think he would risk this considering an investor of MacBeth could surely out him as a scam.

Give me claws and a hunch, just away from this bunch.

Alan Cumming Macbeth recouped 89% of its initial budget, I'm not buying it.

Posted: 11/7/13 at 9:41pm

I think it's a conspiracy to get us to believe in the power of the gay agenda.

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Alan Cumming Macbeth recouped 89% of its initial budget, I'm not buying it.

Posted: 11/8/13 at 5:09pm

I have not seen the papers on this show but if Cumming had a deal with a low salary bumped with a substantial percentage of the gross/net, then these numbers make perfect sense.

Alan Cumming Macbeth recouped 89% of its initial budget, I'm not buying it.

Posted: 11/8/13 at 5:34pm

They probably made back plenty of money selling generic unused syringes and bandages in that online rummage sale.

Alan Cumming Macbeth recouped 89% of its initial budget, I'm not buying it.

Posted: 11/8/13 at 6:40pm

Unit set, 3 actors onstage, and normally one person covering sound and light cues on the board. I'd be shocked if it didn't come close to earning back its budget. It looked fantastic but the set-up was really simple. It probably cost them more to have Alan Cumming onstage than anything else and even then he probably too a lower salary in exchange for points.

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