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GARY: A SEQUEL TO TITUS ANDRONICUS

Booth Theatre Performance after Sunday, June 16, 2019

We’ve been informed that GARY: A SEQUEL TO TITUS ANDRONICUS will play its final performance on Sunday, June 16, 2019 and has canceled all performances after that date.

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It got a Critics Pick from the NYTimes, which is about as good a response as a show could hope for. It also had 45 previews to work out the problems, which is a huge luxury. This is an esoteric play that would have needed Melissa McCarthy or Tina Fey starring alongside Lane to really sell tickets. It also had a terrific ad campaign.

It could have tried out somewhere like the Public, but then people (like me) might have said "nah, I don't need to see it again when it moves." NYT says the Broadway production cost nearly $5million, which is eye-wateringly high for a play; an enhanced Off-B run would have added another half mil+ to those losses.

It's great that it made it to Broadway, and I'll be interested to see what type of actors play the roles regionally. A woman or nonbinary person could absolutely play Gary.

Now I have a ticket for a show I’ve never seen and a window card to match. LOL. Called Telecharge to make sure my ticket was canceled, I’m guessing they really haven’t had time yet, so I went ahead and told them to cancel. Looking forward to finding a replacement show for my birthday! This is going to be fun!!!

AEA AGMA SM said: "Here's a question for someone who knows more about the business end of things. I assume that the advance sales are held in some sort of interest bearing account. If so, how does the accrued interest play into the gross/recoupment schedule? Not that it would have been very high for a show like this, but I would imagine that the hits could see a tidy sum just off of that interest alone."

The show doesn't get any of the interest. The theatre owner (Shuberts, Nederlanders or Jujamcyn) holds the advance in their accounts and pays the show its share (minus rent, operating costs, house crew, etc.) at the end of each week in the settlement. Any interest accrued during the run belongs to the theatre owner.

DoTheDood wrote:

"Still I doubt we will ever see something like again, and it's sad some people see that as a plus (you can totally think that, but I certainly don't)"

What's sad about it? It strikes me as entirely reasonable that someone who hated the show would hope not to see anything like it again, and would indeed consider not seeing any more offerings like it again a plus.

dramamama611 said: "Don't know why, but I was sure it had already announced an early closing."

Someone authoritatively said it was closing on the 23rd in some thread.

I did enjoy this show but got a free ticket through Audience Rewards. When I see a play I always envision what it would be like without its set. I once took a playwriting course and the instructor said that a solid play should be anchored by its dialogue-if you have to rely on staging then you might want to work on it more. A good play should deliver in a bare black box or a Broadway production with a large budget.

I don't see this play doing well without all the bells and whistles. That being said, I had fun even if I didn't really get it.

where is a good place to buy discounted tickets for this show? Thank you

I loved this play.

HelloDolly5, I actually wanted to go to the closing show since my work schedule changed for the past few weeks and had the day off. Opted to get things done that I haven't been able to for the past two weeks. I went at the beginning of previews and really wanted to see it again after it opened.