Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/30/19- Page 2
Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/30/19
#25Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/30/19
Posted: 7/2/19 at 2:26pm
Sauja said: "obviously the demand [for Moulin Rouge] is extraordinary. I didn’t realize how much love there was for the movie!"
Love for the movie may not be the sole motivating factor. I've never even see the movie, but I bought tickets for Moulin Rouge for the same reason I bought tickets for King Kong: I'm just a sucker for high production values.
"Michael Riedel...The Perez Hilton of the New York Theatre scene"
- Craig Hepworth, What's On Stage
#26Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/30/19
Posted: 7/2/19 at 3:52pm
Again, not saying it's closing tomorrow but Oklahoma doesn't seem to be a 100% sell-out hit despite winning the Tony (not that we are ever sure if that particular award means much). Also received an email with a discount offer.
"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
#27Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/30/19
Posted: 7/2/19 at 4:01pm
qolbinau said: "Again, not saying it's closing tomorrow but Oklahoma doesn't seem to be a 100% sell-out hit despite winning the Tony (not that we are ever sure if that particular award means much). Also received an email with a discount offer."
What was the discount offer?
Huss417
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#28Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/30/19
Posted: 7/2/19 at 4:02pm
qolbinau said: "Again, not saying it's closing tomorrow but Oklahoma doesn't seem to be a 100% sell-out hit despite winning the Tony (not that we are ever sure if that particular award means much). Also received an email with a discount offer."
Not sure why you think it has to be 100% sellout to last till January.
"I hope your Fanny is bigger than my Peter."
Mary Martin to Ezio Pinza opening night of Fanny.
#29Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/30/19
Posted: 7/2/19 at 4:05pm
Miles2Go2 said: "qolbinau said: "Again, not saying it's closing tomorrow but Oklahoma doesn't seem to be a 100% sell-out hit despite winning the Tony (not that we are ever sure if that particular award means much). Also received an email with a discount offer."
What was the discount offer?"
OKEBX227 not sure of the details
"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
#30Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/30/19
Posted: 7/2/19 at 4:36pm
qolbinau said: "Miles2Go2 said: "qolbinau said: "Again, not saying it's closing tomorrow but Oklahoma doesn't seem to be a 100% sell-out hit despite winning the Tony (not that we are ever sure if that particular award means much). Also received an email with a discount offer."
What was the discount offer?"
OKEBX227not sure of the details"
Thanks! If it’s similar to OKBBX612, then it’s:
Tickets just $49.50 - $129.50 (Discount up to 45%)
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Wednesdays
$49.50 - $119.50 Orchestra
All Other Weekdays
$59.50 - $129.50 Orchestra
Saturdays & Sundays
$79.50 - $129.50 Orchestra
i think I’ll wait to see if I can win the lottery for September 29th then use loser code if I don’t.
AntV
Broadway Star Joined: 12/23/12
#31Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/30/19
Posted: 7/2/19 at 5:51pmWhat happened to the post speculating Frankie and Johnny was closing this weekend? Please don't tell me the mods deleted it and we can't even speculate here anymore...
#32Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/30/19
Posted: 7/2/19 at 6:30pm
There are at least 3 posts in this thread with negative speculation about F&J. I don't know if there was another one or what it said so I can't speculate about the speculation. Perhaps the information became wrong and they asked for a take down?
#33Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/30/19
Posted: 7/2/19 at 6:49pm
HogansHero said: "There are at least 3 posts in this thread with negative speculation about F&J. I don't know if there was another one or what it said so I can't speculate about the speculation. Perhaps the information became wrong and they asked for a take down?"
AntV was referring to an entire thread speculating that the show could be closing as early as this weekend. The thread seems to have been deleted.
#34Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/30/19
Posted: 7/2/19 at 7:10pm
Lot666 said: "Sauja said: "obviously the demand [for Moulin Rouge] is extraordinary. I didn’t realize how much love there was for the movie!"
Love for the movie may not be the sole motivating factor. I've nevereven see the movie, but I bought tickets for Moulin Rouge for the same reason I bought tickets forKing Kong: I'm just a sucker for highproduction values."
I bought my Boston tryout 2nd preview ticket based on being a fan of the leads (Tveit, Olivo, and Burstein) and in spite of the fact I didn't like the movie, plus the prospect of Catherine Zuber going all-out on costume decadence. I was not disappointed either time I went either!
inception
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/2/13
#35Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/30/19
Posted: 7/2/19 at 7:55pm
I don't follow grosses regularly, so what surprised me looking at these is how Book of Mormon has fallen from the years and years of being at 100% capacity. Maybe the constant touring ( does it still have 2 tour casts out?) has bitten into the tourist trade? Of course Lion King & Wicked still do well even with their shows on constant tour.
Also, surprised by how relatively short a time it has taken for Mean Girls to fall below 100% capacity.
All this negative talk about Tootsie has me worried, as I paid full price to see it in December on my x-mas trip. I figured there are usually never discounts that week. I also bought a ticket for Lion King for the Dec 24th matinee when Disney put up the new block of tickets on sale. Now that Beetlejuice has extended ticket sales, there are currently only 3 B-way shows with x-mas eve matinees for sale: Lion King, Beetlejuice, & Aladdin. If they stay open until then, at least for one day they should do well.
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victoriafr
Understudy Joined: 12/26/18
#36Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/30/19
Posted: 7/2/19 at 8:25pm
Sorry, isn't BOM at 103% capacity?? That's not really a fall to me. Mean Girls was also at 99.9%, so I feel like your standards for a fall in capacity are fairly high.
AEA AGMA SM
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/13/09
#37Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/30/19
Posted: 7/2/19 at 9:12pm
inception said: "I don't follow grosses regularly, so what surprised me looking at these is how Book of Mormon has fallen from the years and years of being at 100% capacity. Maybe the constant touring ( does it still have 2 tour casts out?) has bitten into the tourist trade? Of course Lion King & Wicked still dowell even with theirshowson constant tour."
The Book of Mormon has literally had two weeks in its entire run (the first two weeks of previews) where it had less than 100% of seats sold. Now, if you're talking the percentage of gross potential, yes, that has fallen somewhat, but even still their lowest week outside of previews is still above 80%. Yes, there are now a some discounts available here and there, and you no longer need to book tickets for that show months in advance, but it's still doing absolutely incredible business that any new show would be dying to do, let alone for a show that is now almost 8 and a half years into its run.
inception
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/2/13
#38Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/30/19
Posted: 7/2/19 at 9:33pm
Yeah I guess I was looking at potential %, & not seating capacity. Both BOM & Mean Girls are at about 100% capacity. I guess just selling not as many premium priced seats.
Also, re my last post, I forgot that Hadestown also has a show X-mas eve, but ehen I looked at beginning of June ticketmaster said those tickets were not available - not sure if that meant sold out, or ticket sales on hold until thry could raise prices. I bought for an evening that week no problem.
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#39Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/30/19
Posted: 7/2/19 at 10:05pm
AntV said: "What happened to the post speculating Frankie and Johnny was closing this weekend? Please don't tell me the mods deleted it and we can't even speculate here anymore..."
One of these days, they won't include the grosses for certain shows, since it will count as saying something negative.
bear88
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/26/16
#40Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/30/19
Posted: 7/3/19 at 2:04am
It's early days, but Moulin Rouge! is shaping up to be a smash, the biggest hit musical since Hamilton. It's one of those shows where the anticipation has been building for years, and certainly since the Boston tryout. Based on what I've read, I'm not sure how much I would like it, and the sticker shock/partial view seats/differences with the film might be problems for folks like me, but I don't think those issues will matter at the box office. This musical is an event, a spectacle that people will pay up to see.
I am curious what impact Moulin Rouge! will have on other shows. Hadestown and Ain't Too Proud ought to be fine and the long-running hits will be fine too. But musicals like Tootsie and Beetlejuice seem like they might become more vulnerable with another show around that people feel like they have to see (if they can afford it).
Perhaps I'm overthinking the show's impact. Everyone blamed Hamilton for killing every musical in its wake (except for Waitress), and I was never sure that was right. But a must-see show soaks up attention and dollars. I remember seeing the OBC of Hamilton on my first New York City trip in many years, and saw Shuffle Along the night before. The well-dressed woman sitting next to me at Shuffle Along, unhappy that her husband refused to pay the high Hamilton ticket prices, didn't attempt to hide her jealousy that I was going. It was almost awkward.
#41Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/30/19
Posted: 7/3/19 at 10:22am
@bear88 I think it's too early to tell whether Moulin Rouge will be the biggest hit musical since Hamilton. A lot of people who loved the movie will certainly watch it and I do think producers of Moulin Rouge were smart to only have a few performances its first week (which was also world pride weekend) and they certainly sold a lot of premium tix! The show's biggest fans obviously spent $$$ to see the show in previews and word of mouth will be great from them. I do think the show will recoup its investment but not sure if it will last as long as Hamilton.
I saw Moulin Rouge in Boston and was underwhelmed (I had high expectations since i loved the movie.) Don't get me wrong I'm glad I watched it but I'm not inching to get another ticket. Perhaps it's because I loved the movie more and can always watch the movie again to get my fix (unlike Hamilton back in 2016 and Dear Evan Hansen back in 2017... both shows I left the theatre astounded wishing I could go back to see it again the next month.)
From what I recall in Boston, sales were great the first month but then saw discounts from todaytix later on. I just went on ticketmaster for this Friday evening for Moulin Rouge and was surprised to see it wasn't sold out (most are premium priced but there were $189/$179 tickets available in rear orchestra and rear mezz, respectively.)
bear88
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/26/16
#42Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/30/19
Posted: 7/3/19 at 3:21pm
Moulin Rouge! won't be Hamilton because it won't get the same level of critical acclaim or break through to popular culture. It's still a movie adaptation and still a jukebox musical (on speed, from what I've read).
I am not predicting how long it will run, other than to guess it won't run for 50 years. And there will be people who are underwhelmed, as you were, or unhappy about the seating problems. And perhaps you're right that it will run out of steam more quickly than I suspect.
But I can easily imagine people returning to the show just for the theatrical spectacle, choreography, and the barrage of familiar pop songs. It also seems like a good draw for tourists. We'll see.
#43Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/30/19
Posted: 7/3/19 at 3:57pm
bear88 said: "I am not predicting how long it will run, other than to guess it won't run for 50 years."
*slow claps*
#44Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/30/19
Posted: 7/3/19 at 4:09pmBeetlejuice is making close to a million and yet people are predicting it will close soon? It had a nice bump after the Tony Awards and its held this week. It's doing fine.
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#45Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/30/19
Posted: 7/4/19 at 2:32am
songanddanceman2 said: "Beetlejuice is making close to a million and yet people are predicting it will close soon? It had a nice bump after the Tony Awards and its held this week. It's doing fine. "
Agree - definitely not closing this summer - that's for sure - they are still riding the Tony wave.- Theatre was.packed.for the Weds eve performance, ( and the matinee as well, I believe - )
#46Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/30/19
Posted: 7/4/19 at 11:23pmIf you compare the respective June weekly box office frames across the years for both shows, it would appear that both Beautiful and Waitress are in the most danger of announcing closing notices next. I know that has been predicted for a long time, but when compared to last June, Beautiful’s weekly box office is down about $200,000 compared to most weeks in June (if I’m looking correctly). Waitress’s comparisons look even worse but I suppose they had big office draws (I can’t keep up) cast last June. Of course, Chicago keeps plugging along despite some low box office numbers. Once a show recoups, it’s harder to know what it takes to keep it running in the black.
#47Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/30/19
Posted: 7/5/19 at 12:27am
"Once a show recoups, it’s harder to know what it takes to keep it running in the black."
If anything, the royalties go up, and recoupment doesn't have any particular effect on the nut. The difference is that post recoupment, investors are playing with house money. When a show is in peril pre-recoupment, the issue becomes whether it is better to cut and run. IOW if a show closes and you get back 20%, that's better than running and getting nada.
#48Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/30/19
Posted: 7/5/19 at 12:33am@HogansHero - I always learn something from you. Thanks! Do you think Beautiful and Waitress are in danger? Also, why do the royalties go up after a show recoups? I never knew that!
#49Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 6/30/19
Posted: 7/5/19 at 12:44am
yes for both shows, absent some miracle. everyone's royalties are generally reduced (by what's called a royalty pool agreement) when a show is trying to recoup, and then are increased at a certain point post recoupment, typically to a higher level than the original. It's basically everyone's recognition that long term outweighs short term. (i.e., if a show closes, no one makes money.)
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