Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 3/22/15- Page 2

[AEA AGMA SM]

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 3/22/15#25

Posted: 3/23/15 at 6:43pm

"According to Stew, only regular visitors on this site are allowed to have opinions."

And by Stew's logic, he must be a shill himself, since he has fewer posts than the person he accused, despite being here for a longer time.

[TheatreKid3]

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 3/22/15#26

Posted: 3/23/15 at 7:15pm

Thank you FishermanBob & others.

And while it's a good point that IF/THEN grossed over 1 million in its first full week, I think a large part of that can be attributed to Idina's star power than the show itself - granted it does help with the show's overall hype. I don't think that is the case is that for FN, which has 3 above the title leads but none being anywhere near as big of a draw as Idina.

[Pootie2]

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 3/22/15#27

Posted: 3/23/15 at 7:26pm

^But your reasoning is irrelevant, since your original post was merely a general question (even if rhetorical): "How many new musicals, even those based off of movies, start their first full week of previews with million-dollar grosses?"

The answer is not many. But it's happened.

#BoycottTrumplikePattiMurin

[theatergoer3]

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 3/22/15#28

Posted: 3/23/15 at 7:46pm

What happened to Hand to God and Hedwig that caused that drop ?

Updated On: 3/23/15 at 07:46 PM

[neonlightsxo]

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 3/22/15#29

Posted: 3/23/15 at 8:03pm

Nothing. Just math.

[TheatreKid3]

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 3/22/15#30

Posted: 3/23/15 at 8:08pm

I see your point Pootie2, touche.

[VintageSnarker]

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 3/22/15#31

Posted: 3/24/15 at 12:46am

"I don't think that is the case is that for FN, which has 3 above the title leads but none being anywhere near as big of a draw as Idina."

I'm not so sure. While at the If/Then Stage Door on Saturday I could look across the street to Finding Neverland and the crowd there rivaled the crowd at If/Then.

[Pootie2]

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 3/22/15#32

Posted: 3/24/15 at 1:27am

Is that the Glee effect?

#BoycottTrumplikePattiMurin

[Eurotrash]

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 3/22/15#33

Posted: 3/24/15 at 5:45am

There will be Glee effect. A Harvey effect. A Peter Pan effect. A successful family film effect. A Gary Barlow effect. And so on.

While I get that a lot of people here just won't like the show, and it might not do well, I don't know why anyone would be surprised if it does well.

We can't have every show aimed at a cognoscenti audience - the rest of us wouldn't go and see them often enough...

Why don't you go? Why don't you leave Manderley? He doesn't need you... he's got his memories. He doesn't love you, he wants to be alone again with her. You've nothing to stay for. You've nothing to live for really, have you?

[dramamama611]

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 3/22/15#34

Posted: 3/24/15 at 5:46am

And lots of people here DO like it.

If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it? These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.

[skies]

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 3/22/15#35

Posted: 3/24/15 at 8:38pm

Is this show squarely aimed at "family friendly" ? Because I recall the movie with Depp/Winslet was a bit dark.

"when I’m on stage I see the abyss and have to overcome it by telling myself it’s only a play." - Helen Mirren

[VintageSnarker]

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 3/22/15#36

Posted: 3/24/15 at 11:14pm

"There will be Glee effect. A Harvey effect. A Peter Pan effect. A successful family film effect. A Gary Barlow effect. And so on."

What skies said. I never saw the film but it didn't strike me as a family friendly movie as much as an Oscar bait period piece.