Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/11/19- Page 2

[SouthernCakes]

Posted: 8/12/19 at 11:10pm

Millie is notorious for not having been a “hit” despite being a Best Musical winner.

[itsjustmejonhotmailcom]

Posted: 8/12/19 at 11:15pm

massofmen said: "wow tootsie...done and done. This fall is going to be brutal for them (if they don't announce a labor day closing)"

I would bet on it making it through the holidays and closing in Jan. They aren't losing money. But aren't making enough to put a dent in the capitalization. 

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 8/12/19 at 11:47pm

Annie Get Your Gun recouped at the Marquis in ~7 months and ran a total of 2.5 years. Drowsy Chaperone, Damn Yankees, Tyne Daly's Gypsy, and Me and My Girl also recouped at the Marquis, I believe. Some other Marquis shows came close but likely turned a profit on the road: Millie, Evita, On Your Feet, White Christmas, etc.

You guys are talking about Tootsie like it's Home For The Holidays. Its breakeven is supposedly in the mid-$600k range, and it's been well above that during its entire run. It may be worth it to keep it open through New Years if it helps the brand of the show on the road and internationally (and to get that Thanksgiving-to-Christmas bump). Can't imagine the Nederlanders have another show dying to get into the Marquis before Xmas, and they also appear to be high-level co-producers on Tootsie.

Updated On: 8/12/19 at 11:47 PM

[DoTheDood]

Posted: 8/13/19 at 12:37am

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Annie Get Your Gun recouped at the Marquis in ~7 months and ran a total of 2.5 years. Drowsy Chaperone, Damn Yankees, Tyne Daly's Gypsy, and Me and My Girl also recouped at the Marquis, I believe.Some other Marquis shows came close but likely turned a profit on the road:Millie, Evita, On Your Feet, White Christmas, etc."

Thank you for the correction. I guess my mistake was assuming a show that didn't run for a year didn't recoup, making me miss Gypsy and Damn Yankees. But then again I couldn't find anything on Annie Get Your Gun, but I heard some shows don't mention they recoup sometimes? Still, thank you for correct information. 

[LightsOut90]

Posted: 8/13/19 at 1:17am

Tootsie is 99% likely to atleast run through the end of the year they aren't bleeding money but yes they need to turn numbers around.

[SweetLips22]

Posted: 8/13/19 at 1:21am

Get rid of Santino and find a singing comedian, black or white who has a foul mouth and offends all peoples and all religions; and make sure he is unattractive in drag.

I'm sure that is what they will do with Mrs Doubtfire, even though a Disney property but just with a potty mouth when not around the children.

[TooTiredForThis]

Posted: 8/13/19 at 9:05am

As long as Tootsie is making some profit per week, I honestly expect it to continue there till there's something else lined up for the Marquis.

Any word on that Beauty and the Beast revival rumor?

[Wick3]

Posted: 8/13/19 at 9:26am

DoTheDood said: "Thank you for the correction. I guess my mistake was assuming a show that didn't run for a year didn't recoup, making me missGypsy andDamn Yankees. But then again I couldn't find anything onAnnie Get Your Gun, but I heard some shows don't mention they recoup sometimes? Still, thank you for correct information."

I was a college student when Annie Get Your Gun went on Broadway. Will admit back then it wasn't on my radar until Reba McEntire went on for a limited engagement  (~6 months.) AMAZING experience!!!!

[ACL2006]

Posted: 8/13/19 at 9:28am

On another note, it appears highly unlikely that Oklahoma extends past it's current closing date in January.