The other thing about Sunset is one performance is basically a write-off (ie the one that Nicole does not appear), which will skew the numbers downwards. This experiment doesn’t appear to be working well, with a closed balcony and many unsold seats or heavily discounted seats, with rather mediocre word of mouth about the performance. In London it worked because the alternate performer had a higher profile and because the show was basically sold out so it acted as an overflow performance that isn’t relevant here on Broadway with a much larger theatre and in practical terms an open ended run.
Additionally, Sunset has been running longer. It has been seen by twice as many people as Gypsy and grossed almost twice as much. Therefore, it is more likely anyway that Sunset might have slightly less demand than Gypsy by this stage. Let’s see how Gypsy is doing in the future?
Of course, if you read Jesse Green in the nytimes you can see his smear campaign that Sunset is put alongside Tammy Faye and Cinderella as if they are similar London bombs.
There does appear to be an insidious thing happening where people seem to be enjoying putting down Sunset and Nicole while glorifying Audra and Gypsy. A real change in attitude. I have my speculations of why this is happening.
Give me claws and a hunch, just away from this bunch.
Updated On: 1/28/25 at 02:25 PM