Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/12/16- Page 2
Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/12/16
#25Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/12/16
Posted: 6/14/16 at 12:19am
The reality is, Bright Star had an extremely extensive prenatal life. It had a reading at NY Film in 2013, followed by several more workshops leading to a first out of town tryout, before a SECOND out of town tryout. Clearly Mr. Martin was making a joke (which killed), because it was just that: a joke. He did put in the work and his show had a 4 year gestation period before its Broadway debut which is why it is so special, in my opinion.
Also, lighten up!
#26Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/12/16
Posted: 6/14/16 at 1:08am
I'm light, but you also miss the point. The folks sitting at home of the couch know nothing of Bright Star's gestation. The only thing they know is what they see and hear on TV on Tony night, and that's not what they were told. This is not about how wonderful the show is but about selling tickets, and in this case quickly. On that score, it bombed. Don't believe me if you don't want to. We will know soon enough-maybe tomorrow.
#27Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/12/16
Posted: 6/14/16 at 1:55am
I just really think you're adding far too much importance to a joke that, as someone else mentioned, has certainly been forgotten by everyone already other than those posting on these here boards. Is Bright Star gonna post a closing soon? Yes probably. Will it have anything to do with a joke told on Tonys night? Come on.
Hariku
Understudy Joined: 8/12/07
#28Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/12/16
Posted: 6/14/16 at 3:52am
"The reality is, Bright Star had an extremely extensive prenatal life. It had a reading at NY Film in 2013, followed by several more workshops leading to a first out of town tryout, before a SECOND out of town tryout. Clearly Mr. Martin was making a joke (which killed), because it was just that: a joke. He did put in the work and his show had a 4 year gestation period before its Broadway debut"
OR, they tried for years to make it work, couldn't ever make it good. But, hey, Steve Martin is famous so let's put it on Broadway and try to trick some rubes into buying tickets for a terrible show on his name.
#29Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/12/16
Posted: 6/14/16 at 5:52am
I don't think anyone watching the Tonys walked away from that joke thinking "Oh, I shouldn't be seeing this because he just said it's only on Broadway because Steve Martin is famous while it' actually terrible."
Come on now, it was a JOKE (and I thought it was pretty funny).
neonlightsxo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
#31Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/12/16
Posted: 6/14/16 at 8:39am
Three years is NOT an extremely extensive prenatal life. That's actually extremely short, and in my opinion, it needed a few more years of work. (Especially considering the show is pretty much the same as it was at the Vassar workshop in 2013, which I saw.)
It took Lin 6+ years to write Hamilton. And it shows.
Liza's Headband
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/13
#32Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/12/16
Posted: 6/14/16 at 10:09am
TFMH18 said: "The reality is, Bright Star had an extremely extensive prenatal life. It had a reading at NY Film in 2013, followed by several more workshops leading to a first out of town tryout, before a SECOND out of town tryout. Clearly Mr. Martin was making a joke (which killed), because it was just that: a joke. He did put in the work and his show had a 4 year gestation period before its Broadway debut which is why it is so special, in my opinion.
Also, lighten up!
"
Ummm... You must not be familiar with new play development. Three years is nothing compared to the gestation period for most major musicals, including both the flops and the hits, which can typically range from five years to 10+ years.
#33Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/12/16
Posted: 6/14/16 at 11:19am
"But my point is it's not fair to compare the grosses of one show to another."
OK, leaving Blackbird out of the discussion, Bright Star is still the second lowest grossing musical this week, and has been wallowing among the lowest earners since it began previews.
Producers can engage in starf*cking as much as the crowds hovering round the stage door do, and no one in their right mind would deny that Bright Star would never have had so much as a workshop if it weren't for Steve Martin and Mrs. Paul Simon's involvement.
Trish2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/20/06
#34Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/12/16
Posted: 6/14/16 at 11:28am
Looks like ON YOUR FEET has been slipping away from the Million Dollar club for some weeks now. I doubt that sloppy performance on the TONYS will be of any help. But then again.....
#36Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/12/16
Posted: 6/14/16 at 11:37am
still, I think Steve Martin & the producers of BRIGHT START might be looking at their grosses & advance and note the steady increases. I think their grosses from the past week might be around their weekly nut. If they can get up to 550K a week for the summer they'll be ok. But I really don't see it running past Labor Day.
#37Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/12/16
Posted: 6/14/16 at 11:37am
The one common theme you hear from successful producers is that you want every ticket buyer and you never want to do anything that takes any of them for granted. Yes it was a joke, and yes he is a comedian, but the other thing you hear from successful producers is to stay focused. Planting the seed of the idea that Bright Star is the vanity project of its famous writer and that's why it is on Broadway is not focused and does not sell tickets. The show has paltry ticket sales and nobody is gonna buy a ticket because the writer told a funny. The reactions here are the stuff flops are made of.
neonlightsxo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
#38Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/12/16
Posted: 6/14/16 at 11:48am
Not only that, but you don't want to just make your nut. The goal is to make profit. Why would they run it through the summer just to scrape by?
Updated On: 6/14/16 at 11:48 AM
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#39Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/12/16
Posted: 6/14/16 at 11:54am
It's an easy show to tour. The sets would practically translate without having to be redesigned. And I could see it having a successful non-union tour as well. It would play well in those markets. And it will thrive in regional theater. It's an easy show to produce and it's non-offensive.
neonlightsxo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
ChiTheaterFan
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/9/15
#42Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/12/16
Posted: 6/14/16 at 12:10pm
For what it's worth, the joke got a big laugh at the 54 below party.
But of course I'm sure everyone was pretty drunk by then so....
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#43Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/12/16
Posted: 6/14/16 at 12:15pm
Just saying Broadway isn't the end all be all to make a profit. There are various other ways the show can eventually, over time, make some money. So I can see why the producers would keep the show going, to get it visibility to help sell it in the future.
#44Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/12/16
Posted: 6/14/16 at 3:33pm
Shall we talk about the musical with the lowest grosses this week? How long does Fun Home have with those numbers? Even for a small show like this $330k can't be enough, can it?
#45Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/12/16
Posted: 6/14/16 at 3:38pm
Yeah, I'm getting ready to say goodbye to Fun Home, which has had a groundbreaking success.
#46Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/12/16
Posted: 6/14/16 at 4:04pm
Scarywarhol said: "Yeah, I'm getting ready to say goodbye to Fun Home, which has had a groundbreaking success.
"
STOP WITH THAT ATTITUDE
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