Broadway Grosses; A week of surprises
Broadway Grosses; A week of surprises
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#0Broadway Grosses; A week of surprises
Posted: 8/11/04 at 12:35pm
I was utterly shocked when I saw that The Frogs had filled 98% of its theater, and I was equally shocked to see that Little Shop has been doing considerably well, Caroline too. Wicked was in first place for grosses for the 2nd week in a row, and Lion King followed. For the frontrunners and underdogs of this week, click the following link.
http://www.broadway.com/template_1.asp?CI=40908&CT=38
The entire list is on playbill.com. Was anyone else shocked by some of this weeks results?
PS: Wonderful Town had better close soon; its doing much worse than Little Shop or Caroline ever did!
Updated On: 8/11/04 at 12:35 PM
popcultureboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/23/03
#1re: Broadway Grosses; A week of surprises
Posted: 8/11/04 at 12:44pmGiven that every Frogs thread on this board points out that the bad reviews and publicity from the firing of Chris Kattan won't harm it as the entire run is practically sold out, I am not shocked about The Frogs' capacity at all.
Nothing precious, plain to see, don't make a fuss over me. Not loud, not soft, but somewhere inbetween. Say sorry, just let it be the word you mean.
jayem1968
Stand-by Joined: 6/9/04
#2re: Broadway Grosses; A week of surprises
Posted: 8/11/04 at 1:00pm
I am surprised about The Frogs - but pleased.
Caroline and LSOH is to be expected. It's the last minute "I have to see it/see it one last time before it closes" syndrome.
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#3re: Broadway Grosses; A week of surprises
Posted: 8/11/04 at 1:00pmAs I mentioned on another thread, the Weisslers do tend to run their shows until there is not a penny left.
Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson
popcultureboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/23/03
#4re: Broadway Grosses; A week of surprises
Posted: 8/11/04 at 1:08pmAlso, Caroline's gross and attendance are both down from the previous week. How is this doing considerably well?
Nothing precious, plain to see, don't make a fuss over me. Not loud, not soft, but somewhere inbetween. Say sorry, just let it be the word you mean.
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#5re: Broadway Grosses; A week of surprises
Posted: 8/11/04 at 8:47pmPopcultureboy: Its doing well enough to stay open for a while longer. As I said, its beyond me how Wonderful Town (which is doing the worst of any musical on Broadway) can out run these two wonderful shows (Little Shop, and Caroline)
actorboy
Understudy Joined: 8/11/03
#6re: Broadway Grosses; A week of surprises
Posted: 8/11/04 at 9:11pmActually, as of last week, Wicked has been the number one show on Broadway for four weeks in a row (not just two).
#7re: Broadway Grosses; A week of surprises
Posted: 8/11/04 at 9:24pmI'm sure "Wonderful Town" will last until only about October, when Donna Murphy's contract is up, unless it keeps losing more and more money.
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