Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 3/2/25- Page 2
Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 3/2/25
#25Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 3/2/25
Posted: 3/5/25 at 3:43pm
CoffeeBreak said: ". But, being week 3 of ifs run, MINCEMEAT has the most impressive numbers of the new musicals (at this part of their runs) this year. It’s the hit so far."
It's making substantially less money than both Redwood and Death Becomes Her in their third weeks.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
Updated On: 3/5/25 at 03:43 PM
#26Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 3/2/25
Posted: 3/5/25 at 5:11pm
Kad said: "CoffeeBreak said: ". But, being week 3 of ifs run, MINCEMEAT has the most impressive numbers of the new musicals (at this part of their runs) this year. It’s the hit so far."
It's making substantially less money than both Redwood and Death Becomes Her in their third weeks."
Death Becomes Her is based on a popular movie has a host of decently attractive names and is in a 1500 seat there, Redwood has Idina Menzel and is in a 1200 seat theatre. This show is an original musical with no stars in an 800 seat theatre. No **** that the other shows made more than it just based on theatre size alone. But, Mincemeat has better capacity, average ticket price, and top ticket price than those shows that have more going for them on paper along with Maybe Happy Ending, Swept Away, and Wonderful World. Absolutely has a strong argument to claiming to be off to the best start of a new musical this season.
#27Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 3/2/25
Posted: 3/5/25 at 5:26pm
Nobody is saying Mincemeat is not doing very well, but you’ve also just set the bar for “best start” in such a way that only Mincemeat could hit it.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
Jarethan
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/10/11
#28Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 3/2/25
Posted: 3/5/25 at 7:26pm
Kad said: "CoffeeBreak said: ". But, being week 3 of ifs run, MINCEMEAT has the most impressive numbers of the new musicals (at this part of their runs) this year. It’s the hit so far."
It's making substantially less money than both Redwood and Death Becomes Her in their third weeks."
Neither of which I suspect will return its investment on Broadway. For a big, splashy musical very early in its run, DBH's average ticket price has to be a major disappointment to its investors. It has been open long enough for me to assume that that is not going to change.
Re Redwood, even Idina can only sell so many full-oriced tickets; it will last longer than it would without Idina, but that's about it.
I am surprised that OM's average ticket price is so low -- probably something I don't know about -- since I never saw a discount code for it and it doesn't appear to be at TKTS. The fact that it is selling out previews (in an admittedly small theatre) shows there is interest. If the reviews are as expected, we will see sizable gross increases. Not sure that will happen for the other two.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 3/27/19
#29Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 3/2/25
Posted: 3/5/25 at 7:35pm
Jarethan said: "
I am surprised that OM's average ticket price is so low -- probably something I don't know about -- since I never saw a discount code for it and it doesn't appear to be at TKTS.
They did a sale for $39 tickets, including a lot of prime orchestra seats, during previews. The code was supposedly for people who won the "Golden Lottery" but was immediately spread pretty widely online and the seats sold out fast. That likely accounts for the lower average price.
#30Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 3/2/25
Posted: 3/5/25 at 7:35pm
Operation Mincemeat had a Golden Ticket draw promo where seats in previews cost $39. That's probably why OM has a lower than expected average ticket price.
Given it's still in previews, normally creative team take up some of the seats and have some comps as well.
As for Othello, what amazes me is how star casting will drive fans to watch anything --- even Shakespeare --- just to see their favorite actors live in person. I don't recall Iceman Cometh being such a draw back in 2018 when Denzel starred in it. I recall Sunday in the Park with George revival starring Jake G selling well but they were not close to these astronomical prices.
#31Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 3/2/25
Posted: 3/5/25 at 10:10pm
Aside from Othello, I think the second most impressive performance was Maybe Happy Ending. With so many shows dipping to some of their worst numbers ever or in quite awhile, it continues to hold remarkably steady. It could not hit $800K until Christmas time and now has been above that number even since through the winter doldrums.
On the other side of things, OUCH to Chicago, Hell's Kitchen, Moulin Rouge and Six
#32Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 3/2/25
Posted: 3/6/25 at 1:35am
ACL2006 said: "CHICAGO needs to get a name in there soon."
The Weisslers will be on the phone to Cynthia & Ariana’s agents post-Oscars no doubt.
But. Imagine.
#33Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 3/2/25
Posted: 3/6/25 at 2:59am
Can they get Pamala Anderson back, fresh off "The Last Showgirl". Her video of 'Roxie' is on YouTube and it's like she was born to play the role.
"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
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