Official: OPERATION MINCEMEAT to open on Broadway spring 2025 — Page 2

TaffyDavenport said: "two ladies tickets said:

"We can assume that Stereophonic will be at The Golden through the end of the year"

Can we assume that?"


Not going by last week's grosses! It's not doing badly, and its daily wraps have probably gone up post-Tony noms, but it's not at long-term-extension numbers yet.

Of all the plays, this does feel like one that could find a broader audience and extend beyond 20 weeks (because it's kind of like a musical). But we have to wait and see.

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "RippedMan said: "But the fact that this show is being capitalized as more than the recent Sweeney would be wild."

Not really.

Groban as star means SWEENEY could have a much lower pre-previews advertising budget, because a number of tickets were sold via press release. That doesn't mean 0 advertising, but much of the legwork was done.

They probably had a very small cash reserve, due to a lead producer who's richer than god (Hamilton & Rent's Jeffrey Seller), a star, a limited run, and a known title.

Seller might have cut deals with some of his Hamilton people who make bucketloads of money on that show, or promised a better backend in exchange for lower upfront fees.

A revival with no significant text changes means no developmental expenses. Maybe they did a reading or a movement lab. I don't know what, if any, for Mincemeat development would be budgeted here.

It was a fairly contained set design.

And, once again, the Mincemeat figures have not been corroborated.The London Mincemeat producers are probably not the ones leading the charge and crunching the numbers for NYC."

But also larger cast larger orchestra larger crew, etc

Looks like a new Mincemeat cast is starting. Does anyone know these names?

https://www.westendtheatre.com/233115/news/operation-mincemeat-reveals-new-cast-to-join-the-hit-west-end-show/

bigbelterbaby said: "Unfortunately I think the show is too British to appeal to a wide audience. There’s a lot of shows on the West End that have done well there but are so based on British culture and sensibilities that don’t translate. Just look at the tempid reception to Patriots and Cabaret and will likely happen to Sunset Boulevard."

None of those shows you mentioned are 'based on British culture and sensibilities that don't translate'

If NYC doesn't appreciate Sunset Blvd, then you're crazy. It's audacious and thrilling and it will be the 2nd best thing on Broadway.

It's no bing 'too english' that is the problem....it's that it's not based on a big hit movie or pop score that will kill it on broadway.

Don't transfer.

Broadway Flash said: "The running cost would be so low, of course they should transfer. But in a small theatre in April."



If you knew the slightest thing about Broadway economics, you wouldn't assume the running costs would be low -- ESPECIALLY for a British transfer if there is a team of Brits to fly over, house, pay per diems for, etc. And theatre rents are not "discounted" in April.

I wasn’t saying the theatre would be discounted in April. I was saying they should do it before Tony time and summertime. I don’t think a show with a five person cast is expensive to run relatively speaking. Yes I understand they need to house Brits just like they will in Sunset and Tammy Faye and probably a slew of other British plays coming in including Motive and the cue and the hills of California

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: ""Too British"usuallyfeels like a copout and a way to cover up other concerns for why it might not succeed in America.

I think audiences are more willing to embrace a culture on stage that is not their own, more than they were even 10 years ago...and the culture of this showis not THAT different from white American culture.

$14M is high but still lower than most other new Broadway musicals.Advertising, construction, rehearsal & tech costs, housing for Brit creative team members, legal & management fees (it's notfreeto have 50 co-producers above the title), a cash reserve of 1-2 million. You have to remember author and creative teamadvances will alsobe higher in America because the budget is higher,everyone else isgetting paid more, and they are riding on a successful London run. Some of those expenses may seem nominal but they do alladd up.

On the plus side, the running cost shouldn't be crazy. 9 people in the cast in London incl understudies/swings. And on Broadway it would surely play a larger house than London (its London theatre has 432 seats).

Who is producing it stateside, ATG?"

It's my understanding that co-producers do not receive any management fees, only lead producers so I'm not certain how that would impact the budget? Perhaps the exception being celebrity co-producers which seems to be a popular thing at the moment.

The last extension announcement had a line about Christmas plans being announced soon so wonder if that was a hint.


Having now seen it, I liked it more than a bunch of the nominees for the Tony’s this year but it wouldn’t work in too large of a theater.


I like the proposed or rumored plan of Golden after Stereophonic.

The Jones seems most likely if they’re announcing this coming week given Heart of R&R will be closed. Wonder if they’ll be trying to come in this Fall.

Hudson is too big for this show and would be a mistake.

I’m wandering what’s going into the Booth in the spring. Redwood?

I don't quite understand all this controversy about the size of the theater it would go into! That show is so big on Talent it doesn’t have an even slightly intimate feel to it! It may have started at a fringe theater and is encased in a smaller West End house, but any midsize Bway house would easily do! You people be crazy.