Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/20/2006

[Rob]

Posted: 8/21/06 at 6:41pm

Click below to access all the grosses from all the shows for the week ending 8/20/2006 in BroadwayWorld.com's grosses section.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/grosses.cfm

[pippin2]

Posted: 8/21/06 at 6:43pm

Once again, ouch for Wedding Singer.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 8/21/06 at 6:44pm

It's only a matter of time.

[PARISinNYC]

Posted: 8/21/06 at 6:45pm

You'd think that since Dirty Rotten announced their closing more people would go buy tickets. That's too bad. It's a nice show.

I worry for my Wedding Singer more and more every week. I can just feel the closing notice coming... :[

[Roger246]

Posted: 8/21/06 at 6:46pm

The Producers didnt do so well either.

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 8/21/06 at 6:46pm

Everything was down this week. Tarzan wasn't even at 90 percent. Wedding Singer fared no worse than most.

[FoscasBohemianDream]

Posted: 8/21/06 at 6:47pm

I think Laura Benanti should start looking for another show because it doesn't seem she'll have any show to return to after her medical leave.

[PARISinNYC]

Posted: 8/21/06 at 6:52pm

The Producers seems to always hover around in the 60s lately. I'm surprised it hasn't closed yet. It is a pretty costly show to produce...

At this point, I kind of wish that Hilary Duff took the role for TWS. (God, I hate saying that) It would keep the show around for at least a couple more months.

[Roger246]

Posted: 8/21/06 at 6:55pm

Ya, I think casting a big name star would help alot, look at Hairspray, with Haylie Duff ticket sales are up and Diana DeGarmo coming to the show in Sept, its going to keep the show running.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 8/21/06 at 6:56pm

The difference between The Producers and other shows is that the former recouped it's investment ages ago. It can afford to have a few down weeks every now and then. A show like Wedding Singer cannot.

[thevolleyballer]

Posted: 8/21/06 at 6:57pm

So long, Wedding Singer. It's really a shame -- that's got to be one of my all-time favorite shows. I'm just in love with it, and it's such a shame to see it get closer and closer to closing.

[bwayondabrain]

Posted: 8/21/06 at 7:57pm

tech4life- we might want to figure out a new plan for getting our stuff to the cast of WEDDING SINGER.
things are not looking pretty...

[Yankgrl46]

Posted: 8/21/06 at 8:00pm

I knew there was reason to be concerned. I saw The Wedding Singer on Saturday to a crowd that could not have been more than 55-60%.

It really is a wonderful show!

[WheelsofaDream]

Posted: 8/21/06 at 8:23pm

I am also very concerned for Inishmore. I can't imagine the operating costs are that high aside from the massive gallons of stage blood they must purchase every week, but I really don't understand how it's still around with such low numbers.

It's a shame, though, because I think the show is one of the few things on Broadway that really would appeal to a non-traditional theatergoer.

And it looks like I should make The Wedding Singer a top priority when I return to NYC next week. The closing has to be fairly soon. Luckily there's new stuff starting in September to fill more theatres.

[James2]

Posted: 8/21/06 at 9:52pm

At least Sweeney Todd went up some.

[JamesMacon]

Posted: 8/21/06 at 10:00pm

Is Spelling Bee usually that low...

[30/90 Playout]

Posted: 8/21/06 at 10:50pm

Wednesday Mat of Wedding Singer was 100% SOLD OUT.

Ouch.

[bwayondabrain]

Posted: 8/21/06 at 11:19pm

well that's good at least one performance was sold out- yay for WEDDING SINGER! they all should be sold out, though...

and btw, 30/90, i love the avatar! donna rocks!!!

[PARISinNYC]

Posted: 8/21/06 at 11:33pm

How is that possible then? I still don't seem to understand. So often I read a lot of posts about people saying a certain performance was sold out, standing ovations, and such. Then how could it possible be so low?

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 8/21/06 at 11:51pm

What's standing ovations got to do with how many people were there?

I never expected Wedding Singer to run for that long. It's a good show and I'm sure it will have a life on tour, but let it close and allow a better show to go in.

[30/90 Playout]

Posted: 8/21/06 at 11:53pm

Must be low during weeknight evenings?

All I can say is that the crowd was amazing and every seat was filled. The crowd was amazing and there was a MOB at the stagedoor.

[PARISinNYC]

Posted: 8/22/06 at 12:13am

RentBoy that wasn't the point. Did you even read the whole thing I wrote?

By standing ovations I mean good word-of-mouth. If one person goes to see the shows and enjoys themself, gives them a standing ovation, most likely they'll talk to their friend and be like "Oh hey, have you heard of that Wedding Singer show? You should go see it."

Catch my drift?

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 8/22/06 at 12:21am

Yeah, but standing ovations don't mean the same as they use to. When I saw the Brooklyn tour everyone gave it a standing ovation. People do it because they think they're suppose to. It doesn't mean they liked it, they're just being respectful. Maybe they wanted to see or were trying to leave or something, you never know.

[PARISinNYC]

Posted: 8/22/06 at 12:23am

Again...not getting the point. Here. Maybe if I rephrase it:

I hear about many performances where people HAPPILY give a standing ovation and cheer.


so on.. so on.

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 8/22/06 at 12:25am

Okay, but if there's 50% of the people there standing and cheering, that doesn't help anything. They might have enjoyed the performers but thought the show was crap. I'm saying, either way, obviously there is no word of mouth for this show. It isn't selling well at all.