Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/4/16 — Page 2

As a theatre goer who will be a tourist in NY this May, and one who has purchased Comet tickets, Groban had zero to do with my purchasing tickets. I actually couldn't name one of his songs (yikes?) And at the beginning I was torn with a lot of positive reviews but at the same time a lot of negative ones as well for this show. But in reading every review I could find, the more I read, the more I got the feeling that for the most part (ok over generalizing perhaps) but MOST of the negative reviews I saw were from either people who went strictly to see Josh Groban and cared little about the actual play, and maybe tourists who would maybe enjoy a more mainstream type production. This production seems to be appreciated more by people who have seen many types of productions and who can appreciate something a little different rather than step on it because its different. Could be totally wrong, but just my take for what its worth....

TigerBait88 said: "How well would the show have to do for you to not say something like this? C'mon..."

it would have to be at 80+% in August.

The buying habits of people on here has zero to do with the show's viability.

I expect he's getting around 15% of the gross.

I don't think the show can recoup before he takes off.

You will not find a knowledgeable marketing person who will tell you Groban is not driving the sales.

HogansHero said: "I'm making this number up but I think Comet is 70-80% Groban, which does not bode well if true."

Agreed.



"The is probably one of the cheapest shows to run on Broadway. It's a one-man show, two if you include the alternate. The only competition it has in terms of the lowest running cost is probably Heisenberg."

I'm well aware. They're still doing poorly. Taking in less than 200k is never a good sign.



"South Florida said: "Pissed off Kinchloe, I bought tix on the recs of this board."

Who are you angry at now, and why?

canadian fan said: "As a theatre goer who will be a tourist in NY this May, and one who has purchased Comet tickets, Groban had zero to do with my purchasing tickets. I actually couldn't name one of his songs (yikes?) And at the beginning I was torn with a lot of positive reviews but at the same time a lot of negative ones as well for this show. But in reading every review I could find, the more I read, the more I got the feeling that for the most part (ok over generalizing perhaps) but MOST of the negative reviews I saw were from either people who went strictly to see Josh Groban and cared little about the actual play, and maybe tourists who would maybe enjoy a more mainstream type production. This production seems to be appreciated more by people who have seen many types of productions and who can appreciate something a little different rather than step on it because its different. Could be totally wrong, but just my take for what its worth....



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The main criticism is centered around its papar-thin plot, which has neither much complexity nor drama. I guess one can enjoy from the perspective of postdramatic theater, which focuses more on theater itself than what's going on stage. The unity of the audience and performers this show achieves is definitely amazing.

Recommended reading: https://monoskop.org/images/2/2d/Lehmann_Hans-Thies_Postdramatic_Theatre.pdf