Broadway Grosses Ending 10/4- Page 2
Broadway Grosses Ending 10/4
#25re: Broadway Grosses Ending 10/4
Posted: 10/5/09 at 9:23pmeven though Hair's capacity was only 71.9%, it's grosses likely brought in a profit. Their average ticket was a nice $90.56 and TKTS is selling tickets at 30%-40% off($90-$80).
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
massofmen
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/10/04
#27re: Broadway Grosses Ending 10/4
Posted: 10/6/09 at 2:05amlooks like the dregs are keeping ROA going pretty strong!
BrianS
Broadway Star Joined: 10/8/07
#28re: Broadway Grosses Ending 10/4
Posted: 10/6/09 at 10:34am
you stay classy, massofmen.
Shrek 4 comes out in May of next year. The cast just recorded some material for the eventual promotion around the release. I would bet that the studio keeps the show open until at least the end of that summer. For them, the show keeps promoting the brand and even if the losses were $200k per week for a little while, that's not so much in studio terms when you think of the brand awareness gains.
If the audience could do better, they'd be up here on stage and I'd be out there watching them. - Ethel Merman
#29re: Broadway Grosses Ending 10/4
Posted: 10/6/09 at 11:28amI wonder if they will do some sort of discount, if you see the show, you get a free movie ticket? I know they aren't in a place to give away free stuff, but I wonder if that might help?
#30re: Broadway Grosses Ending 10/4
Posted: 10/6/09 at 11:44am
I think Shrek should take whatever they can from the holidays and then close right after in the beginning of January. It might do better on tour. However, it's hard to predict Shrek's closing because even though they aren't doing well, it's Dreamworks and they will try to keep it open as long as they can and they have the money to do so.
Just because Shrek has a new movie coming out this Spring, doesn't mean they will keep the Broadway show running. The show has nothing to do with promoting the film. It would be stupid to keep it open for another year with these losses. It doesn't really make sense that they would think "Who cares that we're losing $100,000-300,000 every week, it'll be good promotion for the movie." Everyone already knows Shrek. If anything, it would be the opposite and the movie could boost the show's sales if the show does remain open 'til then.
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