Dracula Grosses Up
#0Dracula Grosses Up
Posted: 10/18/04 at 7:14pm
On Playbill .com, the grosses were up to 65 %. For this show, with the lethal reviews it received , this has to be a miracle.
It appears favorable word of mouth may be kicking in. I hope so
#1re: Dracula Grosses Up
Posted: 10/18/04 at 7:14pmI doubt it. I have no idea what else could have made these sales leap so far! Maybe youre right.
#3re: Dracula Grosses Up
Posted: 10/18/04 at 7:16pmHot off the presses from Playbill.com
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Broadway Legend Joined: 3/4/04
#4re: Dracula Grosses Up
Posted: 10/18/04 at 7:16pm
That's not grosses; that's capacity. Their grosses were only $319,959, which is definitely not enough to keep such a technically complicated show running.
However, we have to take into account that the producer of their show has a history of not particularly caring when his shows are hemorraghing money.
As for why sales went up- maybe the early fall slump is starting to end in general. There's probably tons of discounts.
Updated On: 10/18/04 at 07:16 PM
#5re: Dracula Grosses Up
Posted: 10/18/04 at 7:17pmIt has a small nut & a backer that has more $$ than God & is willing to spend it to keep it running
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#6re: Dracula Grosses Up
Posted: 10/18/04 at 7:23pmIt has a small nut? With all those flying effects? Huh. Didn't know that. Must be the teeny-weeny orchestra.
#7re: Dracula Grosses Up
Posted: 10/18/04 at 7:23pmIt's not a miracle the show's just not THAT bad. Besides, critics don't have much say over the success of a show anymore, and it kills them. The general audience doesn't pay attention to that stuff ... so the reviewers feel that they have to be "lethal" just to get SOMEONE to pick up a paper... No one, except parents of cast members, would by a newspaper if the reviews were all cute raves...
#8re: Dracula Grosses Up
Posted: 10/18/04 at 7:24pmI hope it keeps running for a bit longer, would really like to see this one.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 3/4/04
#9re: Dracula Grosses Up
Posted: 10/18/04 at 7:28pmActually, I think the critics were more bored than really furious about Dracula.
#10re: Dracula Grosses Up
Posted: 10/18/04 at 7:28pmI assure you all, it will be here for much longer. Right now, the producers are sitting back in their living rooms without the slightest care about these week by week box office reults like some of us are. These producers are not like others. Get ready for the show to have a nice run.
dancinfan
Broadway Star Joined: 8/9/04
#11re: Dracula Grosses Up
Posted: 10/18/04 at 7:30pm
Wouldn't it make sense that they are keeping it open to get through Halloween at least?
Also, lots of foreign producers and their scouts are coming to see it lately to see if they want to produce it in their countries - for example, one producer from South Korea loved it and wanted to mount a production in Seoul or Pusan.
#12re: Dracula Grosses Up
Posted: 10/18/04 at 7:40pmIt has a small nut as it is in a not to desirable theater & only 9 pieces in the orchestra ( although it sounds like more ). It does not have big nut like say 42 nd Street
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#13re: Dracula Grosses Up
Posted: 10/18/04 at 7:43pmDancinfan is right on the money, according to Riedel at least. The whole idea of Dracula (and the other Wildhorns, barring The Civil War) is supposedly to use Broadway as a prestigious platform to launch international productions. Updated On: 10/18/04 at 07:43 PM
#14re: Dracula Grosses Up
Posted: 10/18/04 at 7:44pmhonestly, I thought it sounded exactly like a nine-piece orchestra....synth-pop Wildhorn. Which isn't inherently a bad thing!
capnkidd
Broadway Star Joined: 9/11/04
#16re: Dracula Grosses Up
Posted: 10/18/04 at 7:48pmReidel reminds me of a goody two shoes @ school who wound up getting the stuffing knocked out of him by other students. One can hope
parker russel
Stand-by Joined: 10/11/04
#17re: Dracula Grosses Up
Posted: 10/18/04 at 7:50pm
They have great representation at TKTS...they use Tom D'Angora...that kid's unstoppable.
Also, check out his website...its funny...http://www.tomdangora.com
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#18re: Dracula Grosses Up
Posted: 10/18/04 at 7:51pmIt's always wise to take what Riedel says with a grain of salt, but with a story as, well...unscandalous as that, I tend to believe him.
capnkidd
Broadway Star Joined: 9/11/04
#19re: Dracula Grosses Up
Posted: 10/18/04 at 7:52pm
mr roxy,
reidel DID get clocked @(I think)the Fiddler on the Roof opening night party.
capnkidd
Broadway Star Joined: 9/11/04
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#21re: Dracula Grosses Up
Posted: 10/18/04 at 7:57pmLike I said, the story isn't that scandalous. It's kind of blah. So I'm less likely to attribute it to his ego.
#22re: Dracula Grosses Up
Posted: 10/18/04 at 8:00pmI liked Dracula very much. I hope it runs a lot longer than expected. I would see it again!!!!!!!
#23re: Dracula Grosses Up
Posted: 10/18/04 at 9:35pm
To CapnKid
I know about Reidel getting whacked. It should be dome repeatedly in my opinion
#24re: Dracula Grosses Up
Posted: 10/18/04 at 9:42pmWow, that's the best it's been the entire run, I think!
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