Gypsy sets Shubert record

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 6/17/03 at 10:50pm

I guess the draw of the Fabah-lus David Burtka and Julie Martell is stronger than we thought.
Talkin Broadway

[bestofbroadway]

Posted: 6/17/03 at 10:54pm

Something tells me it was probably Bernadette Broadwayguy2.

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 6/17/03 at 10:54pm

Berna-who??

[TheaterBaby]

Posted: 6/18/03 at 12:15am

Yeah for Gypsy, and the Shubert, and BERNADETTE!

[Gothampc]

Posted: 6/18/03 at 10:23pm

Theater prices have continued to climb over the years. I'm sure they have not taken into consideration the inflation rate. A Chorus Line had several sold out weeks when it first appeared at The Shubert.

[TheaterBaby]

Posted: 6/18/03 at 10:42pm

I think they do actually take inflation rate into consideration. If the don't then the whole idea of a record is stupid. That's like when they say a movie is the highest grossing of all time. They then say, even if it was at prices from the 1950's it still would have out-grossd so and so.

[alterego]

Posted: 6/19/03 at 8:52am

I don't think they do, (take into account inflation) I mean, when A Chorus Line first opened you couldn't get tickets for months. Surely that would show as a higher ticket sales?

[ErikJ972]

Posted: 6/19/03 at 9:33am

Actually...as far as movies go they do not take into account ticket inflation when talking about box office records. My guess is that they don't for Broadway either. I would guess that if they went by attendance Gypsy would not be breaking the record. It hasn't been at 100% capicity in a while has it? Still...it's pulling in a lot of money...which is good because I loved the show.

[KB]

Posted: 6/19/03 at 9:53am

I believe that they don't take inflation into effect... Usually in a news article, they will explain that and give a rough estimate of where it would fall taking all of those things into consideration. This being more of a puff piece for Gypsy promo, they ignore that.

KB

[mother cabrini]

Posted: 6/19/03 at 10:01am

the reason people are going to see bernadette is..... to see if she as god-awful as they say she is

[alterego]

Posted: 6/19/03 at 10:02am

They need all the good will they can get.

[ErikJ972]

Posted: 6/19/03 at 10:36am

Godawful? I won't get into it here because it's been debated in countless other threads..but I thought she was fantastic.

[TheaterBaby]

Posted: 6/19/03 at 2:38pm

I love your icon pic Erik! Is that your dog?

[ErikJ972]

Posted: 6/19/03 at 4:01pm

Yep..that's my dog Jax. He's not as innocent as he looks

[Broadwaylady]

Posted: 6/19/03 at 4:06pm

I told you guys this a very well done play. People may have been comparing Bernadette to her predecessors, but they played Mama Rose like bulldozers. Her take is different yet effective.

[ErikJ972]

Posted: 6/19/03 at 4:12pm

Couldn't agree with you more broadwaylady. Except I would say her take is not only different...but better.