Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/23/24 — Page 3

Every show needs a megastar now, both new productions and revivals.

Broadway Flash said: "The great Gatsby’s goin strong. They’ll be on broadway for years, the other Gatsby doesn’t stand a chance. Suckers"

What do you have against the other Gatsby?? Have you seen it and did it insult you??

I haven’t seen the other Gatsby but I don’t like how artsy fartsy it is and the whole thing is just dripping in elitism

Wick3 said: "gibsons2 said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "Every show needs a megastar now, both new productions and revivals."

Stereophonics, The Outsiders, HK, MJ would like a word."

To be fair the Outsiders, HK, and MJ are all well known IP."

In recent years I would add Suffs, Kimberly Akimbo and Six. Those had no megastars and were unknown IP's.

Broadway Flash said: "I haven’t seen the other Gatsby but I don’t like how artsy fartsy it is and the whole thing is just dripping in elitism"

Why is it okay to judge a show you haven't even seen and say one production is better than the other?

Because I don’t like the people working on the other one

Broadway Flash said: "I haven’t seen the other Gatsby but I don’t like how artsy fartsy it is and the whole thing is just dripping in elitism"

It’s COMPLETELY FOOLISH of you to judge a show that you HAVE NOT SEEN! How about you get your butt on a train and go up to Boston and see it before making judgements like this!

FANtomFollies said: "Wick3 said: "gibsons2 said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "Every show needs a megastar now, both new productions and revivals."

Stereophonics, The Outsiders, HK, MJ would like a word."

To be fair the Outsiders, HK, and MJ are all well known IP."

In recent years I would add Suffs, Kimberly Akimbo and Six. Those had no megastars and were unknown IP's."

Just to put things into perspective, KIMBERLY's all-time top week was still lower than TOMMY's lowest-grossing 8-show week. It never did remarkable business, but David Stone was willing to pour money into it and the Shuberts were willing to stay in his good graces. It's a freaking miracle that that show lasted as long as it did and burned as much money as it did.

It's also a little early to say if SUFFS, OUTSIDERS, GATSBY, and HK will turn out to be hits, but they've started strongly (some better than others).

As far as IP goes, OUTSIDERS probably means less than something like GROUNDHOG DAY or TOOTSIE or LITTLE WOMEN or NOTEBOOK, yet it is selling better because it is done in an interesting way, is building strong WOM, and is winning awards.

Updated On: 6/26/24 at 12:49 PM

When I was in 7th grade, The Outsiders was mandatory reading in my school in NJ. Not sure if that book is still mandatory reading for the rest of USA but from talking to friends, we all read it back in school. That alone increases its IP recognition.