poisonivy2, I agree with your assessment. I think after the London success they were expecting it to catch on the same way without having to do anything different. I don't know how much or what kind of advertising they did there, but obviously it didn't work here. Tim Minchin probably helped sell it on the West End, which he doesn't here.
Hindsight is 50-50, of course, but they should have just stayed open in London and waited for another season. Of course, with Frozen, Band's Visit, etc coming this year, I don't know if there would be a better time. Tim Minchin said they want to bring it back to the UK. I wonder how well it will do if it returns.
Also, being up on 52nd street isn't helping, especially with all the hit shows contained on one block right now.
The grosses last week will be interesting, since I feel they had a post-Tonys bump from people hoping to see it post-win, if it had won. I think this week's will tell the real story. And it's sad. I just hope I'm able to get there to see the final show whenever it is.
Updated On: 6/19/17 at 02:14 PM