Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/29
Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/29
#1Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/29
Posted: 1/30/12 at 3:07pm
Click below to access all the grosses from all the shows for the week ending 1/29/2012 in BroadwayWorld.com's grosses section.
Also, you will find information on each show's historical grosses, cumulative grosses and other statistics on how each show stacked up this week and in the past.
#2Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/29
Posted: 1/30/12 at 3:21pm
[Comparatively] rough week for How to Succeed, hopefully those numbers pick up.
Other than that, no surprises. It really can't be much longer for Sister Act.
#2Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/29
Posted: 1/30/12 at 3:23pm
poor Sister Act. 
such a good show, it deserves better.
blaxx
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
#3Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/29
Posted: 1/30/12 at 3:27pmIt also looks like one Jesus will bump the other one out.
spike3
Leading Actor Joined: 5/17/11
#4Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/29
Posted: 1/30/12 at 3:30pmFor SISTER ACT, I suppose it may just depend on how much more money Stage Entertainment- the Dutch,German production company-,and owners of New World Stages,can or will put out.
#5Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/29
Posted: 1/30/12 at 4:09pmEven in its final week, Clear Day couldn't sell more than 76% of the house, at a good discount, too.
Huss417
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#6Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/29
Posted: 1/30/12 at 4:18pm
^
With the reviews are you surprised?
#7Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/29
Posted: 1/30/12 at 4:26pmI'm only surprised they didn't have the vision to see what a flop it would be while they were in development. Others certainly did.
#8Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/29
Posted: 1/30/12 at 4:31pm^ I think they thought that with Harry Connick Jr it would be unstoppable after The Pajama Game, but they didn't look at the factors of what made that show a hit (smaller house, subscription audience with most of the run sold out before performances even started, beloved name show etc) and how they differed from their own prospect.
colorthehours
Swing Joined: 10/23/07
#9Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/29
Posted: 1/30/12 at 4:55pm
Bad reviews don't always translate to bad sales. Curtain Critic just posted an interesting blog post graphing their scores versus the show earnings this week.
http://blog.curtaincritic.com/post/16778304733/how-much-do-reviews-have-to-do-with-ticket-sales
But in the case of On A Clear Day, no it's not surprising. The show didn't really work the first time around and even a familiar name like Harry Connick Jr. couldn't really save that creative mess.
Updated On: 1/30/12 at 04:55 PM
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Joined: 12/31/69
Visceral_Fella
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/18/12
#11Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/29
Posted: 1/30/12 at 5:24pmThat's really a shame that Sister Act isn't doing better, I'm going to really miss it if it has to go. I'm glad that Porgy and Bess is doing well though!
evic
Broadway Star Joined: 3/5/04
#12Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/29
Posted: 1/30/12 at 6:10pmNot my place to tell anyone what to do with their money, but Whoopi and Joop Romney must be dropping 200-250 grand a week on Sister Act. There are so many commercials running, but isn't it evident that people just aren't interested in the show. Personally I had a great time and thought that the score and cast were terrific. The lost money would be better served if they gave it to some charities. They ain't gonna make their money back so I imagine keeping the show running is just an ego thing.
DAME
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
#13Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/29
Posted: 1/30/12 at 6:32pmWhoopi should have stepped in like she did in London for the winter months. Who knows.. it might not even had made a difference. The writing is on the wall. Too bad. Good show.
#14Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/29
Posted: 1/30/12 at 6:38pm
And onto my weekly speech about Whoopi
From last week's thread
It's a COMPLETELY different role now. The role of Mother Superior is not the campy mess that it was in the atrocious London book. Whoopi could NEVER sing "Haven't Got a Prayer" - not even in a lower key. The song/scene would have to be cut. Besides, Whoopi has gone on record saying that she has no interest in playing the role on Broadway because she "can't sing it."
Updated On: 1/30/12 at 06:38 PM
Hank
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/03
#15Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/29
Posted: 1/30/12 at 6:58pm
$165.15 average ticket price for Book of Mormon!
I'm wondering, is that a new record for a non holiday week?
DAME
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
#16Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/29
Posted: 1/30/12 at 7:20pmActually.. what Whoopi said was that she had no interest in doing unless she HAD NO CHOICE.
#17Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/29
Posted: 1/30/12 at 8:06pmYeah but knowing she won't do it they wrote the role differently.
jacobsnchz14
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/06
#18Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/29
Posted: 1/30/12 at 8:18pmHow much of the investment for SISTER ACT was Disney Theatricals paying for? I noticed they were credited as one of the producers during the Tony Awards.
#19Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/29
Posted: 1/30/12 at 8:23pm
Actually.. what Whoopi said was that she had no interest in doing unless she HAD NO CHOICE.
Really? Because I'm 95% sure she said on The View that she can't do the score justice, and that's why she won't do it.
#20Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/29
Posted: 1/30/12 at 8:35pmWow...what happened to HOW TO SUCCEED this week?
#21Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/29
Posted: 1/30/12 at 8:36pmDarren Criss left and Nick Jonas started.
Jonwo
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/16/06
#22Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/29
Posted: 1/30/12 at 9:17pm
I suspect H2S will run until the end of Nick Jonas' contract but it's not doing badly when you consider that it's in a 1200 seater theatre compared to Priscilla and SA which are in 1700 seaters.
justafan2
Broadway Star Joined: 3/25/04
#23Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 1/29
Posted: 1/31/12 at 11:24amI wonder if SA sales will improve if/when Raven Symone joins the cast?
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