Beanie’s Last Performance 9/25- Page 7

[Highland Guy]

Posted: 6/18/22 at 8:37pm

Kad said: "Highland Guy said: "Kad said: "

…have you never heard of Olive Garden…? It’s a nationwide chain with hundreds and hundreds of locations."

I didn't say I had never heard of "Olive Garden". I said I had never eaten there.

"

Then enjoy your meal at “Olive Garden” before you go back to your “Hilton” in your “Uber” to get ready to see some “Broadway.”

But since you’re apparently the financial lifeblood of the city, why not instead spend your money at any of the hundreds of small businesses in the theater district instead of a giant corporate chain. Unless you think eating mediocre unlimited breadsticks is somehow going to own some message board poster."

 

[Sally Durant Plummer]

Posted: 6/18/22 at 8:44pm

Kad, diss Olive Garden all you want, but don’t come for the breadsticks! 

Highland, I recommend Carmine’s and Sardi’s.

[Highland Guy]

Posted: 6/18/22 at 8:50pm

Sally Durant Plummer said: "Kad, diss Olive Garden all you want, but don’t come for the breadsticks!

Highland, I recommend Carmine’s and Sardi’s."

 

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 6/18/22 at 10:13pm

BrodyFosse123 said: "As all New Yorkers, we avoid the tourist trap areas like Times Square and mid-town between 5th & 8th Avenue. If we’re ever in that area, we shut up and put up with that cluster-ph**k of people as that’s their territory. We fellow New Yorkers have our own peaceful non-touristy areas we head to. 

Correct. Thank God. We couldn't care less about tourists! 

 

Updated On: 6/19/22 at 10:13 PM

[HogansHero]

Posted: 6/18/22 at 10:25pm

The pejorative use of "tourist" is a subject that comes up here every so often. And the answer is always the same. "Tourist" is a subset of "visitor." It refers to people who come to New York for garbage. (And yes that includes "tourist" shows that are so because they are garbage.) But very few people who come to this board and who come to the city once or twice a year to see theatre are "tourists." So calm tf down.

[Ke3]

Posted: 6/18/22 at 10:41pm

bwayphreak234 said: "Honestly, I'm still just pissed about the fact that the first ever Broadway revival of this property was produced and directed in the way it way. What should/ could have been an event like "Hello, Dolly!" was just turned into one giant missed opportunity. Yes, Lea Michelle will be great (and it will be nice to have someone who can actually SING the songs), but at the end of the day, the production itself is so lackluster."

This production was never going to be like the Dolly revival. Dolly is an incredibly well put together show. Dolly has a strong score, and it also has one of the strongest books in the canon. Frankly, Dolly has more in common with Gypsy than it does Funny Girl.

Funny Girl is a weak show. It has some great tunes, but beyond that not much is there. No matter how much money you threw at it, this show was never going to be a Hello, Dolly level experience.

[TheOrpheumCircuit]

Posted: 6/19/22 at 8:45am

It's interesting how the Funny Girl artwork and playbill is 100% an image of Beanie herself. This is a notable choice. Often times--most of the time--artwork for the show logo makes a point to be somewhat general so that it won't be a problem when casts change. The only time an actual face/likeness is used is when the show it completely identified with the star and no one else. This is a really curious choice as if it were sold on Beanie alone. They'll have to adapt that logo after Beanie leaves to be more general. Another weird embarrassment for the show.

[hearthemsing22]

Posted: 6/19/22 at 10:10am

TheOrpheumCircuit said: "It's interesting how the Funny Girl artwork and playbill is 100% an image of Beanie herself. This is a notable choice. Often times--most of the time--artwork for the show logo makes a point to be somewhat general so that it won't be a problem when casts change. The only time an actual face/likeness is used is when the show it completely identified with the star and no one else. This is a really curious choice as if it were sold on Beanie alone. They'll have to adapt that logo after Beanie leaves to be more general. Another weird embarrassment for the show."

Mean Girls did the same thing. Then changed it after Louderman, Park and Rockwell left. It’s been done. Just curious to see what they’ll change it to. 

[jlindsey865]

Posted: 6/19/22 at 10:22am

I assume they will just do a similar illustration for whichever actress plays the role next.

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 6/19/22 at 10:55am

Sutton Ross said: "BrodyFosse123 said: "As all New Yorkers, we avoid the tourist trap areas like Times Square and mid-town between 5th & 8th Avenue. If we’re ever in that area, we shut up and put up with that cluster-ph**k of people as that’s their territory. We fellow New Yorkers have our own peaceful non-touristy areas we head to.

Correct. Thank God.

#Facts

 

 

[David10086]

Posted: 6/19/22 at 12:53pm

Question - since the show was mostly panned by critics and audiences, and there was no love from the Tonys, do you think Lea Michelle would jump into a failing production as soon as Beanie departs, or do you think the show will closedown for a few weeks (or longer) and bring it in as a new production (sort of how it happened when Patti Lupone left 'Sunset Boulevard' in London and Buckley later took over) ? 

For some reason, I can't imagine Leah Michelle and Jane Lynch's replacement (if it's a star name) jumping aboard the Titanic.

[felixleiter]

Posted: 6/19/22 at 1:02pm

David10086 said: "Question - since the show was mostly panned by critics and audiences, and there was no love from the Tonys, do you think Lea Michelle would jump into a failing production as soon as Beanie departs, or do you think the show will closedown for a few weeks (or longer) and bring it in as a new production (sort of how it happened when Patti Lupone left 'Sunset Boulevard' in London and Buckley later took over) ?

For some reason, I can't imagine Leah Michelle and Jane Lynch's replacement (if it's a star name) jumping aboard the Titanic."

I think bringing in Michele is a great idea, but I don't think that possible uptick in revenue (if there is any) generated by it could possibly finance something like this.   The costs of shutting the show down would be insane. 

Maybe if they were announcing Barbra coming back...

[fbueller]

Posted: 6/19/22 at 1:09pm

Was Beanie fired?

[RippedMan]

Posted: 6/19/22 at 1:19pm

I wouldn't call the show a "titanic" by any means. It's still pulling in a lot of money. 

[PipingHotPiccolo]

Posted: 6/19/22 at 2:10pm

David10086 said: "For some reason, I can't imagine Leah Michelle and Jane Lynch's replacement (if it's a star name) jumping aboard the Titanic."

I have no idea if Lea Michele wants to do this, but if she DOES want to re-enter the theater world, this role would be a humble way to do it. (God knows she'd sing the hell out of the score in a way Beanie cant, even if she won't have any of the wit/charm that Beanie brings). But who cares? The show is selling well, with Beanie, without Beanie, and would certainly sell as well with Lea. Maybe thats what you mean by Titanic? 

[JSquared2]

Posted: 6/19/22 at 2:52pm

David10086 said: "Question - since the show was mostly panned by critics and audiences, and there was no love from the Tonys, do you think Lea Michelle would jump into a failing production as soon as Beanie departs, or do you think the show will closedown for a few weeks (or longer) and bring it in as a new production (sort of how it happened when Patti Lupone left 'Sunset Boulevard' in London and Buckley later took over) ?

For some reason, I can't imagine Leah Michelle and Jane Lynch's replacement (if it's a star name) jumping aboard the Titanic."

It’s consistently grossed well over $1M every eeek (even with a nobody in the role). Hardy a “Titanic”, you fool. 

[David10086]

Posted: 6/19/22 at 9:29pm

Critically panned, mostly bad word of mouth and snubbed at the Tony’s floats like the Titanic. It opened less than two months ago and sold plenty of advanced tickets, hence the good box office. Yet once the advance is gone what will the box office bring in this summer? We shall see. 

Updated On: 6/20/22 at 09:29 PM

[Robbie2]

Posted: 6/19/22 at 10:43pm

David10086 said: "Critically panned, mostly bad word of mouth and snubbed at the Tony’s smells like the Titanic. It opened less than two months ago and sold plenty of advanced tickets, hence the good box office. Yet once the advance is gone what will the box office bring in this summer? We shall see."


I checked for the month of July - this is not selling. Tons of tickets available for all performances.

[Auggie27]

Posted: 6/20/22 at 5:48am

This cast was the initial centerpiece of marketing - that poster art much discussed here - and now “only 14 weeks” of this cast is the strategy. 112 performances offers a significant window for anyone interested. Curious to see if it drives sales. It remains on TKTS and may create new discounts for weeknights, the harder to fill seats. But it’s still in the 1.1 million club and quite respectable, particularly for this season.

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 6/20/22 at 8:03am

I think in the coming weeks we are going to see a steep decline in the grosses for this as this is the point that the advance is probably starting dry up and word of mouth is catching up.

[Auggie27]

Posted: 6/20/22 at 8:21am

I just checked for mid-to-late July someone coming in from Chicago, and weeknight seats are wide open. There's little evidence of a big late summer advance. (By the way: premium seats are $249. Is that a reduction?) At any rate, $69 will get you a decent enough seat to many performances. The show is affordable for anyone who wants to go. Let's put that in the plus column.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 6/20/22 at 2:55pm

I'd say give Julie the role until the end of the year. Then, if she wants to, have Lea come in for the Winter months for 3-4 months.

[Huss417]

Posted: 6/20/22 at 3:07pm

I have been watching tickets for 9/25 and it doesn't seem anyone is rushing to grab tickets. I would say 50 seats sold in the Mezz and Orchestra not much better.

https://seatgeek.com/funny-girl-tickets/august-wilson-theatre-2022-09-25-3-pm/broadway/r/5514860

[JSquared2]

Posted: 6/20/22 at 3:23pm

Huss417 said: "I have been watching tickets for 9/25 and it doesn't seem anyone is rushing to grab tickets. I would say 50 seats sold in the Mezz and Orchestra not much better.

https://seatgeek.com/funny-girl-tickets/august-wilson-theatre-2022-09-25-3-pm/broadway/r/5514860"

 

That's meaningless data.  People aren't buying tickets far in advance for anything.  If you look at HAMILTON for that same time period, you'll see that their sales look equally as bad.

 

 

[Huss417]

Posted: 6/20/22 at 4:14pm

JSquared2 said: "Huss417 said: "I have been watching tickets for 9/25 and it doesn't seem anyone is rushing to grab tickets. I would say 50 seats sold in the Mezz and Orchestra not much better.

https://seatgeek.com/funny-girl-tickets/august-wilson-theatre-2022-09-25-3-pm/broadway/r/5514860"



That's meaningless data. People aren't buying tickets far in advance for anything. If you look at HAMILTON for that same time period, you'll see that their sales look equally as bad.



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Personally over the years if a certain person is leaving and or the show has a final performance they usually are selling well for advance purchase. Just my observation.