Any new DORIAN GRAY rumors?- Page 2

[KevinKlawitter]

Posted: 10/21/24 at 9:02am

will begin previews at the Music Box Theatre on March 10 ahead of a March 27 opening

[TarHeelAlan]

Posted: 10/21/24 at 1:03pm

Per https://doriangrayplay.com/

"AMEX PRESALE TICKETS™ Eligible American Express® Card Members have access to purchase Amex Presale Tickets™ While supplies last, not all seats may be offered. Terms Apply. Wednesday, October 23 from 10:00AM ET – Monday, October 28 9:59AM ET.

FAN PRESALE Priority tickets for those signed up to the mailing list will go on sale on Monday, October 28 at 10am ET. Tickets go on General On Sale on Tuesday, October 29 at 12pm ET."

I believe this would be Telecharge. As a reminder, if you have an AmEx card, log in to your account and check offers. We registered for a Telecharge "Spend $180, get $40 statement credit" offer that is good through the end of the year. 

Updated On: 10/21/24 at 01:03 PM

[JasonC3]

Posted: 10/21/24 at 3:38pm

This was one of my favorite shows from my last trip to London. "Tour de force" is a very apt description for what Snook delivers.

[newmember3333]

Posted: 10/22/24 at 6:53pm

I’m a little worried about how this will do financially. I’m going to bring up a lot of numbers and some of them should be taken with a grain of salt, but they add up to a bigger picture. I am not seeing the same level of excitement online as there was for months ahead of the WE run. When the WE run was originally announced in summer ‘23, someone posted about it in the Succession subreddit and it got 2.9K upvotes. That subreddit has doubled in membership since then, and someone posted about the Broadway run yesterday and that post currently only has 90 upvotes. The Theatreboard UK thread (in the international section) regarding this play has been near silent with 1-2 posters posting updates. However, the filmupdates Tweet from a few weeks ago confirming the Broadway run got 133k likes which is a lot even for a big account like that. 

According to the SEC filing for the Broadway run, the show is capitalized at $8.75M: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2035619/000203561924000001/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml

According to this article, https://deadline.com/2024/05/sarah-snook-broadway-picture-of-dorian-gray-1235912101/amp/

“Has played a 13½-week season at the Haymarket, in front of a record-breaking 83,000 people at the 821-capacity house…Loitering close to the box office on a recent sunny afternoon, I discovered that the production, capitalized at $2.5 million, recouped some weeks ago and ends its run of 101 performances healthily in profit. Snook played all 101 of them.” 

That article was published within days of the show closing. I’m no economist, but let’s say the WE run made $3M total. I genuinely don’t know where they’re going to find another $5.75M in revenue on Broadway if the show is running for the same length of time it did on the WE. She is not very famous; she only has 389K followers on Instagram. 

I want to make it clear that I am NOT knocking on her abilities at all; I think she is extraordinarily talented and I’ve been following her career for years. But I am very hesitant that she is well-known enough to make this play work financially. She is not as famous as other actors with similar accolades & experiences.

[east side story]

Posted: 10/23/24 at 11:43am

Amex presale started earlier this morning. I never comment on the pricing models for shows I am interested in seeing, but I have to say these ticket prices are...something else. 

[Sauja]

Posted: 10/23/24 at 12:09pm

$176 for the last row of the theater in the center is…bold. $135 if you have go all the way to the side. Gonna hold off on this one and hope for a better deal closer to the date.

[JasonC3]

Posted: 10/23/24 at 1:11pm

I saw it twice in London from the last row center in the Royal Circle (front mezzanine) in London and thought the view was great.

Given how effective video is used, being farther back is not bad at all. Updated On: 10/23/24 at 01:11 PM

[jared123]

Posted: 10/23/24 at 1:43pm

Yeah, im holding off too!  Dynamic pricing works both ways.   There is a ton of the theatre they are holding back.  

I bought hills of california during the presale, by the time I went to the show tickets were 100 less than what I paid for.   This model of pricing sucks, london is starting to look a lot cheaper than nyc if all the good shows are starting at $500 a ticket

[theatergoer3]

Posted: 10/23/24 at 2:00pm

Those prices are quite high. Hopefully they’ll be rush. 

[Dan6]

Posted: 10/28/24 at 5:13am

To anyone who saw this in London...given the choice between Row E Center Mezz and Row L Side Orchestra, any clear winner? I generally prefer Orchestra for plays and Mezzanine for musicals, but I know the Music Box is a smallish theater. Thanks!

[lilpunkin]

Posted: 10/28/24 at 5:42am

Dan6 said: "To anyone who saw this in London...given the choice between Row E Center Mezz and Row LSide Orchestra, any clear winner? I generally prefer Orchestra for plays and Mezzanine for musicals, but I know the Music Box is a smallish theater. Thanks!"

I’m not familiar with that venue, but there’s honestly not a bad view because of the way the screens are used. I saw it on press night (centre stalls) and bought a ticket to another performance (side circle) because I wanted to see it again, and the experience from the cheap seats was just as good.

[binau]

Posted: 10/28/24 at 5:48am

A lot of the show is projected on screens and I do think a centre front mezz will give you the perfect perspective/view of this. 

[JasonC3]

Posted: 10/28/24 at 8:49am

Echoing that just about any seat is likely to be decent, but I would favor center mezz having found it a perfect viewing angle in London.

And since some people on All that Chat are in hysterics over the prices for what they describe as a one-woman show, several crew members work on stage with Snook throughout to make the production happen. Around 10 folks total were included in the bows.

That doesn't negate that some of the prices are indeed quite high, but this is much more than a traditional one-woman show. Updated On: 10/28/24 at 08:49 AM

[yyys]

Posted: 10/28/24 at 9:05am

I see less of dynamic pricing here than London...

Updated On: 10/28/24 at 09:05 AM

[JasonC3]

Posted: 10/28/24 at 9:31am

yyys said: "I see less of dynamic pricing here than London..."

Probably a bit early to see too much evidence of that.

[Musigamist]

Posted: 10/28/24 at 9:32am

FYI The pre-sale is open early

[jessdeari]

Posted: 11/9/24 at 7:57am

newmember3333 said: "I’m a little worried about how this will do financially."

High ticket prices and controversial producers (hope no one follows the money trail or they might get Nicole Sherzinger'ed).

[gibsons2]

Posted: 12/17/24 at 4:07pm

The tickets dropped by $30-40, comparing to pre-sale and early sales prices. The cheapest ticket now is $99 on Telecharge and $95.75 on Broadwaydirect for March dates. Still, not cheap enough for me but maybe for some here.

[Sauja]

Posted: 12/17/24 at 4:28pm

gibsons2 said: "The tickets dropped by $30-40, comparing to pre-sale and early sales prices. The cheapest ticket now is $99 on Telecharge and $95.75 on Broadwaydirect for March dates.Still, not cheap enough for me but maybe for some here."

MUCH appreciated. I think those $99 are more like $60 lower than they had been. Just decided to take a chance on the side mezzanine in March!

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 1/31/25 at 10:19am

The in-person box office opens this Monday, February 3 at 10 AM. 

26 pairs of $50 tickets will be available for purchase, all mezzanine seats for non-Saturday previews. 

[gibsons2]

Posted: 1/31/25 at 10:36am

EDSOSLO858 said: "The in-person box office opens this Monday, February 3 at 10 AM.

26 pairs of $50 tickets will be available for purchase, all mezzanine seats for non-Saturday previews."

 

Meaning, no single tickets? Will you need to buy a pair?

 

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 1/31/25 at 11:07am

Is this really going to sell well enough to justify these insane prices? I can't tell if I should wait it out or not.

[yyys]

Posted: 1/31/25 at 2:03pm

It's a very limited run... i'm sure the show will benefit from good word of mouth if it's really that good.

newmember3333 said: "I’m a little worried about how this will do financially. I’m going to bring up a lot of numbers and some of them should be taken with a grain of salt, but they add up to a bigger picture. I am not seeing the same level of excitement online as there was for months ahead of the WE run. When the WE run was originally announced in summer ‘23, someone posted about it in the Succession subreddit and it got 2.9K upvotes. That subreddit has doubled in membership since then, and someone posted about the Broadway run yesterday and that post currently only has 90 upvotes. The Theatreboard UK thread (in the international section) regarding this play has been near silent with 1-2 posters posting updates. However, the filmupdates Tweet from a few weeks ago confirming the Broadway run got 133k likes which is a lot even for a big account like that.


I want to make it clear that I am NOT knocking on her abilities at all; I think she is extraordinarily talented and I’ve been following her career for years. But I am very hesitant that she is well-known enough to make this play work financially. She is not as famous as other actors with similar accolades & experiences."

 

Updated On: 1/31/25 at 02:03 PM

[Jonathan Cohen]

Posted: 1/31/25 at 7:01pm

EDSOSLO858 said: "The in-person box office opens this Monday, February 3 at 10 AM.

26 pairs of $50 tickets will be available for purchase, all mezzanine seats for non-Saturday previews."

With a promotion this generous, there is going to be a line going from one side of the Music Box Theatre all the way to the same side of the Music Box Theatre.

[RUkiddingme]

Posted: 2/1/25 at 9:01pm

echoing the above

A promotion for only 26 people?  That's foolish.

And a $50 promotion isn't even special when rush and lottery tickets will be about the same.

Lost opportunity.