Broadway Grosses Ending 10/4

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Broadway Grosses Ending 10/4

Posted: 10/5/09 at 3:49pm

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I have no clue how some shows are going to make it past the winter.

Updated On: 10/5/09 at 03:49 PM

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re: Broadway Grosses Ending 10/4

Posted: 10/5/09 at 3:52pm

Oh dear. Hair keeps slipping. 71.9% capacity?

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Posted: 10/5/09 at 3:56pm

So happy for next to normal. I can see this lasting for quite a while.

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Posted: 10/5/09 at 4:06pm

Slowly going down.

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Posted: 10/5/09 at 4:16pm

Oh dear. Hair keeps slipping. 71.9% capacity?


They've recouped though, right? So it's not quite as dyer if they're not doing spectacular, since anything at this point is just a gain?


I'm really glad to see that Next to Normal is doin' good :) Hope it keeps it up so that it can stay on Broadway for a good long time! It's actually already exceeded my expectations (I had been really worried it would only last a few months in this economy), so yay!

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Posted: 10/5/09 at 4:19pm

So it's not quite as dyer if they're not doing spectacular, since anything at this point is just a gain?

Recouped the investment, but they still need to run the production and meet the weekly nut. If they don't, they lose money. So not everything is a gain.

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Posted: 10/5/09 at 4:21pm

With those grosses, West Side and Hair may have a tough time getting through Fall and Winter. Even if both shows are paid off, they're not going to keep them running if they're consistently having losing weeks. With the large casts in both, I can't imagine they're too cheap to run like, say, Next to Normal.

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#8

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Posted: 10/5/09 at 4:22pm

I am sure $996,234 meets West Side's weekly nut.

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Posted: 10/5/09 at 4:25pm

Just waiting for Shreks closing announcement..

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Posted: 10/5/09 at 4:29pm

I image so snotty, but I can only see the grosses going down from here.

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re: Broadway Grosses Ending 10/4

Posted: 10/5/09 at 4:30pm

And I wonder if Dreamworks is just taking the losses on this one. They aren't in a standard investor situation, so they can keep it running as long as they want with their studio money.

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Posted: 10/5/09 at 4:47pm

I image so snotty, but I can only see the grosses going down from here.

why do you say that? love or hate the show, i imagine nearly all the shows will see a boost from the holidays.

the spring, i would agree, is another matter altogether.

#13

re: Broadway Grosses Ending 10/4

Posted: 10/5/09 at 4:51pm

Yikes "Shrek" and "Hair!" I've never seen such a low gross for "Hair." "Shrek" may go up next week due to the Colombus Day weekend, but they to start picking up steam ASAP!

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Posted: 10/5/09 at 4:54pm

Out of curiosity, why is the average ticket price for Wishful Drinking so low?

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Posted: 10/5/09 at 5:07pm

I hate to be all doom and gloom, but I really don't see how Shrek can last past January. They've gotta be bleeding money.

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Posted: 10/5/09 at 5:08pm

Out of curiosity, why is the average ticket price for Wishful Drinking so low?

They opened on Sunday, so there were a lot of comps factored in.

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re: Broadway Grosses Ending 10/4

Posted: 10/5/09 at 5:08pm

I'm guessing Wishful Drinking's average ticket price is low because of the numerous comps for opening week. Also, while HAIR is slipping, I don't think it should have a problem lasting through the new year. The cast is large, but aside from that, the production is pretty basic. I doubt their nut is much higher than $400,000-$500,000 a week.

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#18

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Posted: 10/5/09 at 5:14pm

Yeah, I saw Wishful Drinking Saturday, having gotten a ticket for $10 after seeing a Facebook Hiptix discount, which was available until Sunday, in addition to a big chunk of the rear mezz (at least) being comped.

Pretty full house, though.

Updated On: 10/5/09 at 05:14 PM

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Posted: 10/5/09 at 5:19pm

I also see Shrek closing in the winter. I think that it will get a small boost from the holiday season, with all the current promos out there.

Wishful Drinking could also be lower because are preview performances of shows lower in price that the normal run?

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Posted: 10/5/09 at 5:23pm

Oh dear. Hair keeps slipping. 71.9% capacity?

But their average ticket price is $90.56 which is way above average. The average ticket price for all shows with eight performances last week was $82.51, so Hair is above average for now and probably staying well in the black.

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#21

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Posted: 10/5/09 at 5:37pm

Don't most shows close in October or January? So it's almost safe to assume that Shrek is sticking around at least until January? Or every day that goes by, the chances are higher at least?

#22

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Posted: 10/5/09 at 5:52pm

No, Shrek, or any show, can close at any time. There is no exact date. Most shows close in January because of the dreary winter season after the holidays and they are too much in the hole.

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Posted: 10/5/09 at 6:31pm

Many show will try to hang on during the fall so that they can reap the benefits of the Holiday Cash In. They make gads of money from Thanksgiving through New Years.

And while there's no guarantee...I would think most shows that make it through THIS month without a closing notice are almost a sure thing to make it through the first week in Jan.

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Posted: 10/5/09 at 6:34pm

Recouped the investment, but they still need to run the production and meet the weekly nut. If they don't, they lose money. So not everything is a gain.


ahh very true, I forgot about that part haha.

But still, it doesn't seem like it's a super expensive show to run, and they're still doing very well gross wise, so it seems like they should be just fine for a good while :)

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Updated On: 10/5/09 at 06:34 PM

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re: Broadway Grosses Ending 10/4

Posted: 10/5/09 at 7:14pm

Wishful Drinking's average ticket price will also be fairly low because many of the tickets are sold to subscribers at a significant discount. Which is also why After Miss Julie, Bye Bye Birdie and The Royal Family have fairly grosses based on the potential in their respective theaters.