Posted: 4/17/22 at 10:59am
BoringBoredBoard40 said: "Any new merch?"
Yes. I don’t actually know what it is, but the company has new stuff they’re waiting to roll out.
Posted: 4/17/22 at 12:27pm
Erik3 said: "Are they really planning on not offering any discounts? It seems aggressively priced, and they've barely sold a third of the house for dates past this coming week... Was hoping to catch this at the end of the month, but not sure I can justify the prices (higher than Funny Girl!)"
Time will tell, but they've been sold out or almost 100% sold since they reopened.
Posted: 4/17/22 at 1:28pm
ACL2006 said: "Erik3 said: "Are they really planning on not offering any discounts? It seems aggressively priced, and they've barely sold a third of the house for dates past this coming week... Was hoping to catch this at the end of the month, but not sure I can justify the prices (higher than Funny Girl!)"
Time will tell, but they've been sold out or almost 100% sold since they reopened."
Definitely looks that way the past few days - and very happy for them, I'm a fan and want them to do well. I'll hold off and see if a code or something drops (there's no danger of my preferred show selling out at the moment), otherwise, may plug my nose and pull the trigger.
Posted: 4/17/22 at 10:40pm
Loopin’theloop said: "Half rhymes always really baffle me. I just can't see how any lyricist gets any joy from their work of it's so sloppy. I would say that about any walk of life though, I don't understand settling for mediocre in any job.
Its a fun song but the haphazard lyrics irk me"
In a show as irreverent of decorum as "Beetlejuice", I don't find the lyrics to be sloppy or mediocre. I guess they technically ARE, but raising a middle middle finger to formality completely fits in with the entire tone of the show. Even if it's non-intentional, it works.
I like this show a lot, and I'm very glad it's back. There is just too much technical ingenuity and creativity put into this show to allow its run to have been cut so short.
Alex Brightman is giving a tour de force performance that carries the essence of the original movie role, but does not need to be compared to Michael Keaton's work at all. I find that to be a really amazing feat.
The sets and the lighting in this show are INCREDIBLE. The stage manager and tech crews deserve every penny they make. I would pay money for a backstage tour, during off-hours, that demonstrated all the tech that makes this show work so well.
Posted: 4/18/22 at 7:11am
PS:
It's interesting to me that when we discuss "talent", much of the focus centers on actors, and their abilities to act, sing, dance, or to do all three. Most of the time, we speak as if a show's success/failure (or even whether/not we'll go see the show) depends on its cast. I've read posts where the decision to buy a ticket for a repeat viewing depends on an understudy's performance.
With Broadway's "Beetlejuice", my feeling is that the tech, and in particular, the projections play as much a starring role as any of the actors. I can't imagine how much less interesting this show would be without its tech (and I'm including the props, the lighting, *and* the projections). IMO, Peter Nigrini's (and others'
work should be mentioned in the same breath, and with the same respect as the actors themselves, as without the support of the tech, the actors would not be able to carry this show. I like how this article describes Nigrini's work as, "a chimerical melding of digital projection and stage lighting".
Now is a really great time for young people to be considering stagecraft as a career. Although "Chromolume #7" did not exist at the time "Sunday in the Park..." opened on Broadway, it does now (see: the YouTube channel for disguise).
I hope that colleges and universities are purchasing disguise hardware so that up and coming techies have the opportunity learn and play in that world.
Posted: 4/18/22 at 6:06pm
Erik3 said: "Are they really planning on not offering any discounts? It seems aggressively priced, and they've barely sold a third of the house for dates past this coming week... Was hoping to catch this at the end of the month, but not sure I can justify the prices (higher than Funny Girl!)"
Good ticket prices on TodayTix.com
Posted: 4/18/22 at 6:13pm
TNick926 said: "Erik3 said: "Are they really planning on not offering any discounts? It seems aggressively priced, and they've barely sold a third of the house for dates past this coming week... Was hoping to catch this at the end of the month, but not sure I can justify the prices (higher than Funny Girl!)"
Good ticket prices on TodayTix.com"
Maybe I'm missing something, but TodayTix's prices seem to be identical to those on Ticketmaster.
Posted: 4/18/22 at 6:18pm
You're not missing anything. They're exactly the same on TodayTix, but with even worse customer service than Ticketmaster in the event you want a refund.
Posted: 4/18/22 at 11:47pm
Posted: 5/2/22 at 3:59pm
Lost the lottery a few times now. Have checked sales for tomorrow and... they're not good (maybe 25% sold, if that).
Is there a danger this could close up shop rather suddenly or would you atleast expect it to run through the summer? Obviously an element of crystal balling here but there are few limited runs I would like to catch on my trips to NYC in May, and I may not get back to the city until July. But equally, I don't want to miss Beetlejuice.
Posted: 5/2/22 at 4:34pm
Do they do box office rush? Discount code isn't great but there are tons of seats available during the week.
Posted: 5/2/22 at 6:20pm
amiyagi said: "Do they do box office rush? Discount code isn't great but there are tons of seats available during the week."
They don’t. It’s lottery only.
Posted: 5/2/22 at 6:31pm
Mark_E said: "Lost the lottery a few times now. Have checked sales for tomorrow and... they're not good (maybe 25% sold, if that).
Is there a danger this could close up shop rather suddenly or would you atleast expect it to run through the summer? Obviously an element of crystal balling here but there are few limited runs I would like to catch on my trips to NYC in May, and I may not get back to the city until July. But equally, I don't want to miss Beetlejuice."
I think it'll make it through the summer. The younger crowd seems to love this show and there's a better chance they'll be visiting in the summer with school on break. I wouldn't be shocked to see it close in late Aug/early Sep but I think it will definitely make it to then.
Posted: 5/2/22 at 10:58pm
Oh dear… the amount of tickets available during the week is troubling. Really hoping for a summer season pick-up! C’mon BJ!
May was also their worst month of the pre-Covid run and enabled the stop clause.
Posted: 5/3/22 at 9:18am
They're finally discounting as their house looks a biiiiit empty for a lot of days- THM1
Posted: 5/3/22 at 10:09am
labellaragazza1 said: "They're finally discounting as their house looks a biiiiit empty for a lot of days-THM1"
Is THM1 the promo code? Where do you enter it?
Posted: 5/3/22 at 1:16pm
Pick your date and where it says unlock tickets you put in the discount code.
Posted: 5/3/22 at 6:25pm
I don't see anywhere on ticketmaster to put in a code
Posted: 5/4/22 at 9:09am
At 57% capacity last week (down 24%, largest week to week drop of all current shows), yeah it’s time to discount.
Posted: 5/4/22 at 9:11am
Or time to realize its previous closing wasn't strictly due to MM.
Posted: 5/4/22 at 12:15pm
Is there any word on this being filmed for HBO MAX? Was that just a rumor that went too far? lol
Posted: 5/19/22 at 11:21pm
https://www.reddit.com/r/Broadway/comments/utiztg/yall_please_go_see_beetlejuice_more_in_comments/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
Yikes. Sad to see such an empty mezzanine five minutes to curtain.
Posted: 5/20/22 at 7:58am
Honestly, I never expected them to last long. Like someone on the Reddit thread said, they have overpriced their tickets in a theatre that is difficult to fill. It doesn't help that the fanbase is almost entirely Social Media Fangirls. They will be much more successful on tour.
Posted: 5/20/22 at 9:16am
The show likely gets a summer boost at the box office. I hope it gets a solid year run at the Marquis. But I just can't see it being around next Winter.
Posted: 5/24/22 at 1:24pm
Will Bum posted that he's on for Beetlejuice for the week. Poor Alex, Michael Keaton must be in town.
