GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS To Play The Palace Starting 3/10/25

…When was the last time, if ever, a straight play played the Palace?

This seems so weird, but also makes me curious for the Longacre’s fate

quizking101 said: "…When was the last time, if ever, a straight play played the Palace?

This seems so weird, but also makes me curious for the Longacre’s fate"

I would guess Dead Outlaw or Motive and the Cue.

The Palace?

I'll be honest, when this was announced I had no interest in it. But after seeing A Real Pain Kieran is a great fit for Roma (and the show starts previews a week after he might win an Oscar)

Kad said: "A cursory look at IBDB would suggest that this is the first play to be at the Palace since at least 1981, when Victor Gianella's adaptation of Frankenstein flopped there and closed after opening night."

It looks like the last three plays to open at the Palace all closed on their opening night -- Frankenstein in 1981, and Break a Leg and A Meeting by the River, both in 1979.

I'm not suggesting at all that's going to happen to GGR, but it is interesting.

carolinaguy said: "Kad said: "A cursory look at IBDB would suggest that this is the first play to be at the Palace since at least 1981, when Victor Gianella's adaptation of Frankenstein flopped there and closed after opening night."

It looks like the last three plays to open at the Palace all closed on their opening night -- Frankenstein in 1981, and Break a Leg and A Meeting by the River, both in 1979.

I'm not suggesting at all that's going to happen to GGR, but it is interesting."

I noticed that, as well. A very odd run of flops (and it looks like the other plays that were there in the 70s didn't fare very well, either).

However, I do think GGR will break with that precedent and do well.

And you all scoffed at me! With 12 weeks, they have 800 seats on the floor they can price exorbitantly, plus another 550 in the mezz to play around with, depending on demand. It can potentially gross more than $2M a week there. I think the producer of GGR, who shall go nameless, looked at what is happening with Good Night, and Good Luck, and decided to try to emulate the same, even bringing capacity to a similarly sized 1400 seats by closing the balcony.

I feel like these guys are more reasonable. I sprung for a 270 Orchestra aisle seat. At goodnight they were wanting 700 for the same sort of seat. And at Dorian they wanted 521. Don't get me started on Othello lol. (And I hate that I'm having to call a producer asking for nearly 300 for a seat reasonable, but we've entered that timeline).

I think there's A LOT of unreasonable pricing this season, but $89 inclusive of fees for several rows of the mezzanine and $110 inclusive of fees for the far side orchestra doesn't seem too bad to me. Dorian Grey and Othello, to my eye, have the most blistering lowest-available-price tickets out there.

I will admit that I have never liked anything by Mamet. Sitting through American Buffalo is worse than going to the dentist, yet have seen it for the cast and to give it a third or fourth chance (maybe I will like it this time). No more. I don’t dislike this one so much as just have no interest.

Admitting that, I will be shocked if this cast can command those prices. No one in this cast is George or Denzel. Dorian Grey benefits from being a huge hit in London. I don’t know if it is selling, but I doubt that it is selling like GLAGN or Othello.

i saw the show London Assuranve at the Palace over 40 years ago. The theatre was pretty empty (probably as mich as TF. It is absolutely the wrong theatre for a play like this.

it is sorta sad what the reopening of the theatre has brought so far.

Three straight shows since the Palace reopened that they aren't selling the balcony. How sad.

ACL2006 said: "Three straight shows since the Palace reopened that they aren't selling the balcony. How sad."

Balcony was sold for Ben Platt concert back in June.