Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/27/2006- Page 2

[Raviolisun]

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/27/2006#25

Posted: 8/28/06 at 9:00pm

"Maybe he will draw flies? He looks like he needs a bath."

Buuurrrrnnnn.

One time, Patti LuPone punched me in the face...


It was awesome. - theaterkid1015

[MarkK]

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/27/2006#26

Posted: 8/28/06 at 9:05pm

Wow! Tarzan,that's pretty shocking. I thought they had a healthy pre-sale?

[dancingthrulife04]

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/27/2006#27

Posted: 8/28/06 at 9:07pm

"Maybe he will draw flies? He looks like he needs a bath."


jimnysf wins!

I would LOVe for TWS to last a long long time, but I don't see it happening. Even with the AI reject.

http://www.beintheheights.com/katnicole1 (Please click and help me win!) I chose, and my world was shaken- So what?
The choice may have been mistaken, The choosing was not... "Every day has the potential to be the greatest day of your life." - Lin-Manuel Miranda "And when Idina Menzel is singing, I'm always slightly worried that her teeth are going to jump out of her mouth and chase me." - Schmerg_the_Impaler

[JamesMacon]

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/27/2006#28

Posted: 8/28/06 at 9:21pm

Again, does Spelling Bee seem low or does it just cost nothing to run?

[exedore]

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/27/2006#29

Posted: 8/28/06 at 10:40pm

SPELLING BEE has been in the 80s for a while, but it also has the benefit of a low weekly nut and having already recouped.

[RentBoy86]

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/27/2006#30

Posted: 8/29/06 at 3:10pm

They need to throw in the towel for The Producers. I don't care if it's still making money, it's just a shame.

[SirLiir]

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/27/2006#31

Posted: 8/29/06 at 4:04pm

Constantine has already alienated many of his closest fan due to some of his recent decisions but I do hope he can help TWS out, even if his fans do not come to support him.

[PracticallyPerfect]

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/27/2006#32

Posted: 8/29/06 at 4:35pm

While I don't disagree that Constantine's lost a small number of some of his fans, I'll say he still has a very strong fanbase that has already started buying tickets and making travel plans. Don't know that he'll be a big enough draw to make a huge difference on the ticket sales, but he's still got a lot of support out there.

I think it's the more casual AI fan that will respond to his casting. His name recognition may mean the difference for someone that's trying to choose between TWS and something else at the TKTS window. Even if they didn't love him on AI, they may choose to see him just because they recognize the name.
Updated On: 8/29/06 at 04:35 PM

[mejusthavingfun]

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/27/2006#33

Posted: 8/29/06 at 4:35pm

Love to see the Tarzan numbers drop.

[Luvinbroadway]

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/27/2006#34

Posted: 8/29/06 at 4:49pm

"Love to see the Tarzan numbers drop".
Wow...Nice attitude....bad energy for the board!
Updated On: 8/29/06 at 04:49 PM

[CyCoSpAz2]

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/27/2006#35

Posted: 8/29/06 at 4:54pm

Hopefully Sweeney can finish in the 80s!

Ive bought my tickets... have you?

[jimnysf]

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/27/2006#36

Posted: 8/29/06 at 4:56pm

"Wow...Nice attitude....bad energy for the board!"

Maybe "mejust..." is hoping that if the show closes:

1). Producers will get the message that not every mediocre film needs to be turned into a mediocre stage musical and

2). A better show will be financed, produced, and staged in it's place using original songs and, let us pray, without the current trend of game show contestant "actors".

"I've lost everything! Luis, Marty, my baby with Chris, Chris himself, James. All I ever wanted was love." --Sheridan Crane "Passions" ------- "Housework is like bad sex. Every time I do it, I swear I'll never do it again til the next time company comes."--"Lulu" from "Can't Stop The Music" ----- "When the right doors didn't open for him, he went through the wrong ones" - "Sweet Bird of Youth" ------------ --------- "Passions" is uncancelled! See NBC.com for more info.

[mejusthavingfun]

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/27/2006#37

Posted: 8/29/06 at 5:21pm

Jimnysf - cheers to that. It's really funny that there are better shows in Fringe and the NYTF than actually on Bway. I think Grease will be going into that theatre.

[millie_dillmount]

re: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/27/2006#38

Posted: 8/29/06 at 5:23pm

"WEDDING SINGER at 56.9% and $447K -- NOT good."

Yet when I went they couldn't sell me student rush, even though they supposedly sell remaining tickets for student rush. Hmm.

"We like to snark around here. Sometimes we actually talk about theater...but we try not to let that get in our way." - dramamama611