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Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/15/24
RUkiddingme
Broadway Star Joined: 12/9/11
#25Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/15/24
Posted: 12/17/24 at 8:50pm
It's probably good I am not a producer as there are a half dozen shows pulling numbers I never would have imagined!
#26Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/15/24
Posted: 12/18/24 at 7:30am
If Cabaret isn’t making a profit right now I think that’s just bad producing.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
itsahopi
Stand-by Joined: 11/19/06
#27Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/15/24
Posted: 12/18/24 at 12:23pm
Not surprised about Gatsby and never have been. It sold itself as a big Broadway show and while that isn’t what the book is, it’s what audiences want. Death Becomes Her is a far superior show and it’s snagging the same audience who wants Big Broadway. Add in the comedy factor and I see DBH continuing to grow into a big hit. The word of mouth can not be underestimated.
#28Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/15/24
Posted: 12/18/24 at 12:42pm
WldKingdomHM said: "They gotta let Harry Potter go soon"
The Lyric is a HUGE theater and as long as Harry Potter is able to make its weekly nugget I think it'll stay there.
It seems to me that small-midsize theaters tend to be the preference of most Broadway producers. If Harry Potter leaves the Lyric, ATG may have a hard time finding a new long-term tenant.
#29Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/15/24
Posted: 12/18/24 at 12:56pm
If Harry Potter closes is ATG or the shows producers required to revert the house back to how it originally was, a la Here Lies Love and now Cabaret? I believe the Curran and Mirvish theatres are still in their Harry Potter configurations.
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Updated On: 12/18/24 at 12:56 PM
#30Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/15/24
Posted: 12/18/24 at 1:36pm
Call_me_jorge said: "If Harry Potter closes is ATG or the shows producers required to revert the house back to how it originally was, a la Here Lies Love and nowCabaret?I believe the Curran and Mirvish theatres are still in their Harry Potterconfigurations."
The producers really assumed this play would run for decades in New York. The changes they made are so major, the cost must have been astronomical.
#31Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/15/24
Posted: 12/18/24 at 1:55pm
Call_me_jorge said: "If Harry Potter closes is ATG or the shows producers required to revert the house back to how it originally was, a la Here Lies Love and nowCabaret?I believe the Curran and Mirvish theatres are still in their Harry Potterconfigurations."
The renovations for this were far more structural and substantial than something like HLL or Cabaret (which are more cosmetic) - I would imagine ATG and the producers have worked out a way to split the costs.
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willep
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/08
#32Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/15/24
Posted: 12/18/24 at 1:57pm
inlovewithjerryherman said: "Apparently the weekly nut isn't as high as you'd think. And even if they skirt along breaking even for a year, the upcoming HBO series is likely to give them a big shot in the arm."
A TV show that is at least two years away is not giving anyone a shot in the arm for quite a while yet.
Jarethan
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/10/11
#33Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/15/24
Posted: 12/18/24 at 4:02pm
Kad said: "Call_me_jorge said: "If Harry Potter closes is ATG or the shows producers required to revert the house back to how it originally was, a la Here Lies Love and nowCabaret?I believe the Curran and Mirvish theatres are still in their Harry Potterconfigurations."
The renovations for this were far more structural and substantial than something like HLL or Cabaret (which are more cosmetic) - I would imagine ATG and the producers have worked out a way to split the costs."
The theatre owners may want to keep the theatre at its reduced -- but still large -- size. That may provide more ptions than the original white elephant.
#34Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/15/24
Posted: 12/18/24 at 5:17pm
Count me as someone surprised by Gypsy's success. I really thought they would struggle. I still think they might peter out (remember when Beanie in Funny Girl did three straight months of over $1 million per week?). But, this is certainly a great start.
OhHiii
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/30/16
#35Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/15/24
Posted: 12/18/24 at 5:47pm
Kad said: "The renovations for this were far more structural and substantial than something like HLL or Cabaret (which are more cosmetic) - I would imagine ATG and the producers have worked out a way to split the costs."
ATG covered the costs of the renovation themselves as a bid to get the show in the Lyric. Hence, how the production recouped. Between both the renovation and the capitalization, recoupment would have meant paying back nearly $60million. Which...did not happen.
#36Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/15/24
Posted: 12/18/24 at 6:28pm
Plus, the renovation looks 10x better than the Ford’s/Hilton/Foxwood’s (?)/lyric ever did.
#37Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/15/24
Posted: 12/18/24 at 8:29pm
As I’ve said before, the path forward after Potter closes is to restore the Lyric back into two medium sized theatres, and unlock the Times Square theatre in the process. It’s what’s best.
GottaGetAGimmick420
Leading Actor Joined: 12/9/23
#38Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/15/24
Posted: 12/18/24 at 8:32pm
Broadway Flash said: "As I’ve said before, the path forward after Potter closes is to restore the Lyric back into two medium sized theatres, and unlock the Times Square theatrein the process. It’s what’s best."
The prodigal son returns! That was a quick ban.
I'm just here so I don't get fined
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#39Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/15/24
Posted: 12/18/24 at 9:09pm
Broadway Flash said: "As I’ve said before, the path forward after Potter closes is to restore the Lyric back into two medium sized theatres, and unlock the Times Square theatrein the process. It’s what’s best."
nobody is putting that type of money up.
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Fosse76
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/21/05
#40Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/15/24
Posted: 12/19/24 at 8:03am
OhHiii said: "Kad said: "The renovations for this were far more structural and substantial than something like HLL or Cabaret (which are more cosmetic) - I would imagine ATG and the producers have worked out a way to split the costs."
ATG covered the costs of the renovation themselves as a bid to get the show in the Lyric. Hence, how the production recouped. Between both the renovation and the capitalization, recoupment would have meant paying back nearly $60million. Which...did not happen."
This. ATG paid for the renovations. They spent $23 million to buy out Cirque du Soleil, and then another $10 million to modify the theater.
Cursed Child itself was capitalized at $35.5 million.
#41Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/15/24
Posted: 12/19/24 at 8:25am
Jarethan said: "Kad said: "Call_me_jorge said: "If Harry Potter closes is ATG or the shows producers required to revert the house back to how it originally was, a la Here Lies Love and nowCabaret?I believe the Curran and Mirvish theatres are still in their Harry Potterconfigurations."
The renovations for this were far more structural and substantial than something like HLL or Cabaret (which are more cosmetic) - I would imagine ATG and the producers have worked out a way to split the costs."
The theatre owners may want to keep the theatre at its reduced -- but still large -- size. That may provide more ptions than the original white elephant."
I'm very curious in the renovation - I see online they reduced seating by 400 seats - did they lose seat on all levels or just one or 2? Did it improve sight lines? I remember the Mezz and Balcony being incredibly far from the stage in the original configuration.
#42Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/15/24
Posted: 12/19/24 at 2:23pm
I’m sure others can describe it more appropriately, but it seems like they just encased the auditorium with faux walls. They also changed the seat configuration on the first level to have a single center aisle instead of two aisles.
auditorium pre HP:
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Current configuration:
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In our millions, in our billions, we are most powerful when we stand together. TW4C unwaveringly joins the worldwide masses, for we know our liberation is inseparably bound.
Signed,
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Jarethan
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/10/11
#43Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/15/24
Posted: 12/20/24 at 11:08pm
As I remember, they essentially eliminated the fort 10 or so rows of the orchestra, and moved thee stage ‘toward the audience’. As a result, the mezzanine and balcony levels re that much closer to the stage, as is the rear of the orchestra.
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