Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/31/26- Page 3

[George in DC]

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/31/26#50

Posted: 6/4/26 at 11:03am

blaxx said: "SteveSanders said: "Fred Mason said: "People are abandoning Broadway and just going to Lincoln Center now. The opera and ballet and philharmonic have never been fuller. LCT seems to be benefiting from this too."

Are these supposed people there in the room with you right now?

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Anyone who thinks the opera is doing well is delusional."

 

Opera is doing fine, just not in the USA. 

 

[Fosse76_2]

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/31/26#51

Posted: 6/4/26 at 11:35am

bear882 said: "What is the situation with Ragtime? It’s been a big success, but at a nonprofit, so I don’t quite understand if recouping is even a thing. How does that work?"

Yes, recouping is a thing at a non-profit. Non-profit simply means any profits are reinvested into the organization and not as distribution to owners or shareholders.

[Fred Mason]

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/31/26#52

Posted: 6/4/26 at 12:17pm

Ensemble1728379893 said: "Absolutely. The MET is struggling big time. "Innocence" a great opera was giving away tickets for all of its performances as was "Frida and Diego." Surprisingly, Oneguin with Grigorian did not even sell out one performance. Next year, it will be even worse (showing Turandot, Boheme and Carmen, almost non stop). As it is happening with Broadway, the prices are way too expensive for regular people."

Turandot and Carmen aren’t playing next season. If you’re going to talk smack, at least know what you’re talking about.  And the Met literally has 3800 seats, not selling out is not indicative of a flop.  We hardly see any operas on TDF anymore because they’ve been doing better at the box office.  Those tickets fly off the shelves when they’re up. 

[GottaGetAGimmick420]

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/31/26#53

Posted: 6/4/26 at 1:14pm

Kad said: "carolinaguy said: "Not sure how the thread on the grosses got to this point, but while Arden deserves some credit for saving The Lost Boys from being a complete disaster... it is not possible for me to see him getting a third Tony in the same season he laid that giant Queen of Versailles egg."

He may not be winning for director, but it’s pretty likely he’ll be taking home one for Best Lighting Design as the credited co-designer."

I just think he's a better lighting designer than director at this point! A personal opinion (sue me!!) But yes I agree Kad!

I'm just here so I don't get fined