Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 3/4/18- Page 3

[perfectliar]

Posted: 3/6/18 at 1:16pm

Call_me_jorge said: "perfectliar said: "comets said: "What is keeping School of Rock open?"

It recouped almost a year ago."

Just because a show recouped doesn’t mean it can’t not be doing terrible financially. I too am shocked school of rock is still rolling along. Their grosses have never been astounding and I bet itonly ever hits its mark during holidays. So I wonder what’s keeping it open."

Yes, I realize this. But with recoupment comes breathing room. The show isn't outright bombing in any way. Obviously I don't know what its weekly nut is, but it had a lot of really great weeks last year after it recouped, so the producers should have a nice cushion for lower weeks. And speaking of, it's only fallen below $600k three times in its entire run, and those weeks were all in the past month. It made almost a million the past two weeks.

[Stage Door Sally]

Posted: 3/6/18 at 2:19pm

newintown said: ""$39 tickets for Dolly on Broadway Box. I don't see it lasting past Bernadette unless an amazing replacement is made... I suggest Andrea Martin, Christine Baranski or that Barbra girl."

Ah, yes, Andrea Martin and Christine Baranski, that duo of international mega-stars who guarantee SRO houses.

At this point, the only names that would help would be Streisand, Oprah, or Gaga (and I'm not entirely sure that any of them would sell the entire house for very long)."

Snark. The actress playing Dolly, imho needs to be likable and have audience appeal. Coming from TV is fine. I'd see the show again with either of them in it.

As for the Broadway Box discount tix, I have no idea where the seats are and if they are any good.

 

 

[haterobics]

Posted: 3/6/18 at 2:35pm

Stage Door Sally said: "As for the Broadway Box discount tix, I have no idea where the seats are and if they are any good."

Well, I did check and $39 is only for rear balcony, which is the last four rows.

Also, $39 isn't even the discounted price for those seats. That is the normal price.

[newintown]

Posted: 3/6/18 at 3:18pm

Stage Door Sally wrote: "Snark. The actress playing Dolly, imho needs to be likable and have audience appeal. Coming from TV is fine. I'd see the show again with either of them in it."

No, not snark in the least. You were hypothesizing about the show's staying power. It will only continue as long as a star who sells lots and lots of tickets (more than Peters is selling, or sold for A Little Night Music) is in the role, and I'm pretty sure that neither Martin nor Baranski have that kind of pull. I could imagine both in the role (Martin as a variation of Edith Prickley, Baranski as an icy yet daffy upper middle class East Sider), but that's a different thing completely.

[binau]

Posted: 3/6/18 at 4:57pm

I am happy that Dolly is hanging on, especially in these slow winter weeks - but yes, they need a bigger name to replace Bernadette on a medium or long-term basis come July and there aren't many of these to go around (it might have been better for sales had they got Bette to replace Bernadette so she could have rode on the initial audience of the show! I know that would never have happened). 

Still, it looks like Dolly actually will be settling into a stable run with Bernadette. I'm not sure if it's the weather/time of year, or reviews (or both). But the advance (especially once this somewhat mediocre week leaves) doesn't look too bad in my opinion. 

Updated On: 3/6/18 at 04:57 PM

[Jarethan]

Posted: 3/6/18 at 5:35pm

HogansHero said: "Tony noms are exactly 8 weeks from today. Pining for that turnaround is, at the present clip, going to rack up over a million dollars in additional losses by then."

 

But, based on recent history, won't business pick up dramatically the week before Easter, be great for two weeks, and then be not-great, but a lot better than now, from thereon.  They may be hoping that they only have three more weeks of losses.

[HogansHero]

Posted: 3/6/18 at 11:34pm

Jarethan said: "But, based on recent history, won't business pick up dramatically the week before Easter, be great for two weeks, and then be not-great, but a lot better than now, from thereon. They may be hoping that they only have three more weeks of losses."

Yes, and that would be the hope, but this show has not shown a great ability to get out of the red even in some of the supposedly good weeks. How will it do when the traffic gets heavier? I guess we wait and see. And can it afford to lose another quarter million before Easter? I dunno.

[Jarethan]

Posted: 3/7/18 at 10:35am

HogansHero said: "Jarethan said: "But, based on recent history, won't business pick up dramatically the week before Easter, be great for two weeks, and then be not-great, but a lot better than now, from thereon. They may be hoping that they only have three more weeks of losses."

Yes, and that would be the hope, but this show has not shown a great ability to get out of the red even in some of the supposedly good weeks. How will it do when the traffic gets heavier? I guess we wait and see. And can it afford to lose another quarter million before Easter? I dunno."

Makes sense.  At least they are trying for a show that was well-reviewed vs. the series of fiascos at the Nederlander a few years ago.  I guess that every one of these shows think they are going to be the next Smoky Joe's Cafe (I wonder if a show has ever benefitted from the Tony's as much as that one) or Gentleman's Guide.  

I have to think that any attempt by OOTI to benefit from the Tony's is going to fail.  First, the environmental set that seems to be a very big plus (I have not seen the production yet -- still in Florida) will not be replicable on the Radio City stage.  Secondly, even if it wins revival, which I am assuming is a long-shot (I am expecting MFL to be at least as good as South Pacific or TKAI, which may not prove to be the case), does Best Revival guarantee any additional business beyond a week or two?