Alex M said: "Elegance101 said: "This show will not be transferring to Broadway. It has a cult following, and most of the teens who love it so dearly don't actually see Broadway shows, they watch bootlegs. The audience for this show would never be able to support a full, commercial Broadway run. Unless something weird happens and the Off-Broadway production becomes like Hamilton, there's no chance."
Not saying you're wrong...I completely agree and know for a fact that this is one of those "teen fandom" shows that kids watch as bootlegs but to some extent Dear Evan Hansen is one of them as well. I think that if the off broadway run is sold out (which is completely possible) then they might come to broadway. I personally don't know how well it will sell if its on broadway. It could end up being like Bloody Bloody or maybe it could be the next Dear Evan Hansen!"
It'll probably be more of a Bloody Bloody situation. I know many of people in the age group to see this and every single one of them has said one of three things: "I would see it, but I'm broke asf," "I can't travel in time because I live out of state," or "I don't think my parents would allow me to see this." All three of these reasons would make the show have a nice advance due to mega fans for the first 6 months, and after that, no tickets would sell due to an inability to afford them. This goes back to how people can't afford tickets due to rising prices. Not only that, but many of you guys on this board are most likely parents (or soon to be- I notice many older people on here) and if a parent didn't know Broadway well and the first line they heard of the first song in their child's new favorite musical was "I'm waitin' for my p*rno to load" would you really allow them to see the show? This would cause it to suffer in ticket sales, as well as all of the teens who will be bootlegging the show on a GoPro or iPhone. Traveling arrangements are too difficult for this age group to acquire, which will also cause the show to suffer. MAYBE the 18-28 group will be interested and be able to travel, but certainly not the 12-18 age group this show targets.