Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/19/15- Page 3

[RippedMan]

Posted: 7/21/15 at 12:43am

I just wonder if Mamma Mia's downsize hurt it. 

[Jonwo]

Posted: 7/21/15 at 8:19am

"I just wonder if Mamma Mia's downsize hurt it. "

I wouldn't be surprised if the move to the Broadhurst was the main reason for its decline although it was declining when it was at the Winter Garden.

[Huss417]

Posted: 7/21/15 at 8:31am

Yes and no on Hamilton Top Tickets Price. It might have started out at $275.00 but if the premium ticket that I was going to buy for this past Saturday performance was now $327.00 Shouldn't that be reflected as the top price?

Its not where it was for a future performance that wouldn't be reflected in this past weeks grosses. I think they just need to change the $275.00 to $327.00.  I guess we'll see what they show next week. :)

[HogansHero]

Posted: 7/21/15 at 9:24am

Huss, that is possible. It is also possible that no tickets were sold at that price. These would be late released seats obviously. 

[Huss417]

Posted: 7/21/15 at 9:41am

HH,

 

 

Yes they were late released (Friday Night) but I can definitely say some were sold at that price. When I decided to not to spend the cash I called a friend and they bought them $327.00 ea and $15.00 Service charge. I booked them on my end for them as I had 4 minutes left before my order was canceled and were rereleased. There was a total of about 8 in row F orch starting at seat 101. And one in G. Unless we now how "premium, premium seating"? :)

[coffeeislove]

Posted: 7/21/15 at 10:17pm

"It is pretty standard for shows to flip to B&W after the opening night run.

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No, it's not a good sign when it goes black & white.

[HogansHero]

Posted: 7/21/15 at 10:24pm

"No, it's not a good sign when it goes black & white."

For what is/was it not a good sign?

If you add up the net of the shows with color and subtract it from the net of shows with B&W, you will have enough money to buy Playbill (which is not for sale)...

[ZellMorrowsPledge]

Posted: 7/21/15 at 11:15pm

""It is pretty standard for shows to flip to B&W after the opening night run."

No, it's not a good sign when it goes black & white."

 So you're saying we should be worried for Fun Home because they've converted to B&W playbills?

[Elfuhbuh]

Posted: 7/21/15 at 11:52pm

""It is pretty standard for shows to flip to B&W after the opening night run."

No, it's not a good sign when it goes black & white."

 

We should start mourning now, folks. It looks like Fun Home's going to start closing up shop soon.

[binau]

Posted: 7/22/15 at 2:44am

A couple of years ago there was a perception on this forum that shows would revert to B&W to save money in tougher times. However, obviously Fun Home is not going through tough times. I suppose they are just being economical. 

[fashionguru_23]

Posted: 7/22/15 at 8:42am

In all honestly, I'm surprised at what On the Town has been able to accomplish. I think it will ride out the summer, and close with Misty Copeland as Ivy.

Amazing Grace is as dead as dead can be. I agree with Roxy, that it won't be around under past September. Selling out in Chicago means nothing, and I don't really know anyone who wants to see it. As someone who loves flop musicals, and will buy cast recordings to any show, I am saving my time and money with that show.

Mamma Mia won't move anywhere else, I don't think. I don't think that there is a big draw for it anymore. I mean, yes the numbers have been up recently, but its just the "let's see Mamma Mia one more time before it closes". If Tuck Everlasting isn't coming to the spring, and the Shuberts don't have any holiday show planned, I could see it *maybe* extending, but that's it. Nothing too much.

In regards, to the B&W Playbills, they should just go back to the old B&W photo Playbills from the 1960's. That way no one gets colour!

Updated On: 7/22/15 at 08:42 AM

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 7/22/15 at 8:43am

The cost difference between B&W and Color, especially when printing in the quantities FUN HOME would be, is nominal at best. That being said, it's a for-profit venture. Keep costs low wherever and whenever possible. No one can blame the producers for that.

[GilmoreGirlO2]

Posted: 7/22/15 at 9:28am

Selling out in Chicago means nothing, and I don't really know anyone who wants to see it.

In regards to this, I’ve seen that line (Following a sold-out run in Chicago...) on different ads and such for “Amazing Grace” and am wondering what constitutes being able to use that line? It certainly didn’t sell out its full run here in Chicago. Tickets were not hard to come by and there were definitely empty seats the performance I saw. So, are they using that line because they sold out at least one performance in Chicago? It’s one thing to try to pull a quote and spin it in a positive light, but this seems more like a blatant lie to me as that line (at least to me) reads as if they sold out their entire run.

Updated On: 7/22/15 at 09:28 AM

[skies]

Posted: 7/22/15 at 5:12pm

Amazing Grace has to have a nut cost of at least 650K, so I would he hard pressed to see it last more than a few more weeks.