Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/5/14- Page 2
Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/5/14
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#25Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/5/14
Posted: 10/7/14 at 12:33amCouldn't Pippin get a Destiny's Child? Maybe not Beyonce, but surely one of the others could do it. Or heck, throw in Raven Simone. I'd be a mess but I'd see her.
Starship
Broadway Star Joined: 7/29/12
#26Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/5/14
Posted: 10/7/14 at 2:34amRaven could star in Pippin and be incredible. Without a doubt. The Leading Player is an energetic and lively character which is Raven's specialty.
#27Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/5/14
Posted: 10/7/14 at 4:37amOnce is a very cheap show to run. It made over 300K, which means it probably still made a profit.
Up In One
Broadway Star Joined: 5/27/04
#28Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/5/14
Posted: 10/7/14 at 7:02amPippin should change up/change back the casting to a male LP - Taye Diggs, Usher, Adam Levine would be interesting in the role.
#29Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/5/14
Posted: 10/7/14 at 7:48am
Pippin, unlike Cinderella and If/Then has recouped. So, is the gross now just the cost to run the show/salaries, and any surplus is money in pockets? So, why worry about it?
Also, Cabaret is with Roundabout, a subscriber-based company. Therefore, don't they have an extra leg or two to stand up on?
Pootie2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/1/14
#30Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/5/14
Posted: 10/7/14 at 9:46amOh, right, forgot about both Pippin and Once (recouped)... But if they fall below nut and are surviving on previous profits, they can only cannibalize for so long, right?
dreaming
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/24/09
#31Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/5/14
Posted: 10/7/14 at 9:56amWell, Pippin is on tour now, and people coming into NYC might not be as likely to see it. I'm guessing that it might close after the New Year. (They may try to limp towards their second anniversary, but I'm not so sure. There are plenty of shows waiting for theaters.)
neonlightsxo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
#32Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/5/14
Posted: 10/7/14 at 9:58amRaven couldn't keep Sister Act open, what makes you all think she'll suddenly sell tickets if she's in Pippin?
dreaming
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/24/09
#33Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/5/14
Posted: 10/7/14 at 10:02amneon-she won't-I think it's going to close shortly after New Years. The tour is getting better reviews than the current cast (probably accurate). It made its profit and is being seen all over the country. They should close-either in Jan. or around their anniversary.
beautywickedlover
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/07
#34Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/5/14
Posted: 10/7/14 at 10:53am'Cinderella' might be able to recoup through the tour. 'Les Miserables' is not doing so great.
nikkitax
Swing Joined: 7/5/14
#35Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/5/14
Posted: 10/7/14 at 7:24pm
Oh no. I fear for Pippin and I don't think that guy from the voice is going to sale more tickets.
They should bring back Matthew James Thomas
Pootie2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/1/14
#36Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/5/14
Posted: 10/8/14 at 5:23pmI saw that IF/THEN has silently extended to Jan 18 on Ticketmaster, and the November "Idina Menzel will not be performing" dates are still up (not canceled outright, which I wondered they might given the very poor grosses this past week with Menzel out) so.... Actually, I don't know what that means. Just curious.
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