BONNIE AND CLYDE only selling tickets until Dec. 30... — Page 10

mountaintop and chicago made way more money though, are you really that oblivious?

He KNOWS what your post said. His POINT is that it doesn't matter HOW many tix they sell if they don't bring in enough $$$ That is the only determination on whether a show will continue running $$$. How man tix they can sell is unimportant.

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It isn't a rumor. The producers have given cast and crew the inevitable pep talk they always give when a show is preparing to close. "We're trying a guerilla market campaign. We're sending out email blasts...and btw, if that doesn't work, we're closing at the end of the year".

It is referred to as "the talk", and anyone with the tiniest bit of experience reads it as the end. They may be trying to work out some contract behind the scenes that will encourage the producers to keep running even at a loss. Again, the same thing happened with Dracula. If the producers kept the show running "x" amount of time, rights of the play became theirs. They knew they could make a profit with it overseas so they didn't care about losing money here.

The wild card this time is the theater. They didn't use the stop clause at Dracula because the Belasco is not as desirable as the Schoenfield, and they didn't need the theater. That is not the case here.

One week - and they don't even have to do that if they are willing to shell out for a week's salary for everyone without their performing.

No producer in his right mind would REFUND group sales unless he was 100% SURE the show's closing.

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No producer in his right mind would REFUND group sales unless he was 100% SURE the show's closing.

Exactly. This is the most obvious clue that the decision has been made. When group sales are canceled, the group leader simply rebooks for another show. They're not going to go back to Bonnie and Clyde if they suddenly decide to stay open.


That, along with the fact that The Best Man revival has the theater beginning in March.

Updated On: 12/13/11 at 11:00 AM

@ Dramamama...well if he understood what I said, he wouldn't have made the comment 'are you really that oblivious?'. Next time, let him or her speak for himself.

I'm seeing this Christmas day; I'm quite excited... although I've yet to see it, it does seem like this show had a death sentence from early on.

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Wishing...I'll be there Xmas day as well. I'm still looking forward to it! (Despite the reviews.)

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This is turning into one of the stupidest things anyone on Broadway has done in quite a while.

Everyone is being told the show is closing and these stories that they're trying to drum up business to keep the show open beyond December by cutting off all sales and refunding those who've already purchased is beyond stupid. I do hope the show is up and running on January 1st. That way the Producers can sit and scratch their heads wondering why they're performing to a completely empty house.

not exactly a smart move to keep the show open past Dec. 30 since no one will be there for the next show. Basically after Jan. 8 the city turns into a ghost town for weeks, so I can't imagine anyone seeing the show that once had planned to(i.e. those that received refunds, were planning vacations).

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I'm guessing they're not posting a closing notice because they assume is ticket buyers see "CLOSING DECEMBER 30!" after opening December 1 they will be unlikely to buy tickets to a FLOP musical.