Hilty & Simard to lead DEATH BECOMES HER in Chicago spring 2024; Broadway in the fall- Page 20

[ACL2006]

Posted: 7/31/24 at 1:46pm

Who was Hilty's understudy in Chicago?

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 7/31/24 at 1:55pm

Natalie Charle Ellis was the understudy for both leading ladies.

[DiscoCrows]

Posted: 7/31/24 at 6:07pm

As of an hour or two ago there were some matinee dates on TDF Passport from November to January

Updated On: 7/31/24 at 06:07 PM

[Broadway Flash]

Posted: 8/24/24 at 1:05pm

Sabrina Carpenter released a music video for her song Taste which references a bunch of scenes from Death Becomes Her.  I don’t like the song, it’s trashy. 
 

 

[BorisTomashevsky]

Posted: 8/28/24 at 9:36am

Are they expecting this to be such a poor-seller?

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/DEATH-BECOMES-HER-to-Offer-50-Off-Tickets-to-Celebrate-Lunt-Fontanne-Theatre-Box-Office-Opening-20240828

[Dolly80]

Posted: 8/28/24 at 9:47am

Very bizarre to sell these tickets at half price 

[Kad]

Posted: 8/28/24 at 10:14am

Dolly80 said: "Very bizarre to sell these tickets at half price"

... why is that bizarre? Selling steeply discounted tickets for a window of performances when the box office opens is a very commonplace practice to get people in and build word of mouth.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 8/28/24 at 10:44am

I think it's only bizarre because post-Covid, shows seem to want to do anything but offer good discounts on seats, especially during previews like had been standard practice in the past. 

[Dolly80]

Posted: 8/28/24 at 11:02am

It just seems odd to me as I’d have thought anyone keen enough to go and queue up to buy tickets on day 1, would easily pay the full price to see the show.

[gibsons2]

Posted: 8/28/24 at 12:05pm

Dolly80 said: "It just seems odd to me as I’d have thought anyone keen enough to go and queue up to buy tickets on day 1, would easily pay the full price to see the show."

This statement has zero logic. Have you seen the line for $50 Gatsby tickets or $40 Sidney Brustein tickets last year? What does lining up for discounted tickets on the day box office opens have to do with the ability to purchase them at full price?

 

[Dolly80]

Posted: 8/28/24 at 1:32pm

I think you totally misunderstand what I mean.

The people who are excited to see this and who want to be first in line to buy tickets- would do so happily at full price I’m sure. 
it’s other people that may need the incentive of discounted ticket prices. 
I don’t understand selling these half price from the off to people who are desperate to see it.

[chrishuyen]

Posted: 8/28/24 at 1:52pm

Dolly80 said: "I think you totally misunderstand what I mean.

The people who are excited to see this and who want to be first in line to buy tickets- would do so happily at full price I’m sure.
it’s other people that may need the incentive of discounted ticket prices.
I don’t understand selling these half price from the off to people who are desperate to see it."

I do think that it's a good way of marketing the show for people who might be on the fence to see it.  Like for Shark is Broken, I wasn't sure that I wanted to see it but since they had the $20 tickets I figured why not.  And I assume the tickets aren't as limited as other shows so you may not have to line up super early either (since most of those other promotions specified the first 200 people or something like that).  

It's also just a good marketing tactic to be like "hey remember, this is going to be on Broadway" and if Broadway Week is any indication I think 50% off tickets does draw people in fairly well.

[chrishuyen]

Posted: 8/28/24 at 2:00pm

Also just to add on, I think there's been an overall marketing push to "reward" big fans of a show because social media is a much larger driving force now, and if you get a bunch of people together who are really excited for a show then you can use that as something to convince other people to see the show (and if you make it a sort of event, then other people might post about it and so on).

When I was in the line for Gatsby tickets (a musical I wasn't all that excited about), I kind of felt out of place because it seemed like everyone else was practically salivating at a chance to see the show, and they had teams going around and doing trivia with people in line and doing mini interviews for social media content etc.  So in all likelihood these people would've seen the show anyway but it was something to talk about to help promote the show.

[gibsons2]

Posted: 8/28/24 at 2:18pm

Dolly80 said: "I think you totally misunderstand what I mean.

The people who are excited to see this and who want to be first in line to buy tickets- would do so happily at full price I’m sure.
it’s other people that may need the incentive of discounted ticket prices.
I don’t understand selling these half price from the off to people who are desperate to see it."

I understood you. People who were truly desperate I'm sure have booked their tickets the first hour they went on sale. I often go to buy tickets during those box office opening promotions and in my experience, people who are there aren't desperate or huge fans of the show but those who have the privilege of living or working nearby and it's very easy for them to show up at the opening. Or those who would only buy a ticket to see a show if it's heavily discounted. Many people would see anything as long they can get a great deal on a ticket. These aren't desperate people in those lines. 

[Broadway Flash]

Posted: 9/2/24 at 10:46pm

But I don’t even think it’s that great of a deal anyway.  People can go to the tkts booth the day of the show and get the same deal.  The Great Gatsby was offering $50 tickets for the first two house of the box office opening.  It was for the first two months of the run, and helped them have sold out houses every night and build good word of mouth.  Thats a great start to a run. 

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 9/5/24 at 10:04am

[OhHiii]

Posted: 9/5/24 at 12:21pm

Hmm..something about that image is not landing right with me. I’m not sure why. They look gorgeous, but if you told me that was Megan Hilty and Jennifer Simard, I’d call you a liar. both are gorgeous woman as it is. Whoever did the face photoshopping had a bit of a heavy hand here…but I may be out on my own on this. Curious what others think. 

Updated On: 9/5/24 at 12:21 PM

[Broadway Flash]

Posted: 9/5/24 at 12:38pm

I think it rocks!!

[inception]

Posted: 9/5/24 at 1:03pm

If shows really want to sell some tickets they need to start putting out some discount codes.

[Observation]

Posted: 9/5/24 at 1:08pm

inception said: "If shows really want to sell some tickets they need to start putting out some discount codes."

Agreed! I'll be there end of October, but I cannot swing these prices for an early preview! That being said... I also saw it in Chicago, but I very much want to see the changes made.

I have a friend trying to get us tickets on 9/10 for the 1/2 price... 

[chrishuyen]

Posted: 9/5/24 at 1:16pm

OhHiii said: "Hmm..something about that image is not landing right with me. I’m not sure why. They look gorgeous, but if you told me that was Megan Hilty and Jennifer Simard, I’d call you a liar. both are gorgeous woman as it is. Whoever didthe face photoshopping had a bit of a heavy hand here…but I may be out on my own on this. Curious what others think."

I wonder if they're supposed to look a little "off" on purpose as part of the story.  I think Megan Hilty in the poster looks recognizable if a little strange (and certainly part of it is the body positioning), but I'm not sure I'd recognize Jennifer Simard

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 9/5/24 at 1:20pm

This is more of an illustration, as noted by the signature on the corner. I think this is an artist rendition of their likenesses, as opposed to Photoshopped.

[VintageSnarker]

Posted: 9/5/24 at 1:22pm

OhHiii said: "Hmm..something about that image is not landing right with me. I’m not sure why. They look gorgeous, but if you told me that was Megan Hilty and Jennifer Simard, I’d call you a liar. both are gorgeous woman as it is. Whoever didthe face photoshopping had a bit of a heavy hand here…but I may be out on my own on this. Curious what others think."

For me the issue is on the Hilty side of the image. The way the neck twists is poorly done and it looks like they just stuck her head onto a different body. The head is too small in proportion to the body.

[OhHiii]

Posted: 9/5/24 at 2:23pm

VintageSnarker said: "For me the issue is on the Hilty side of the image. The way the neck twists is poorly done and it looks like they just stuck her head onto a different body. The head is too small in proportion to the body."

This is exactly it. Her head is far too small proportionally. And if the argument is it’s an illustration (it’s not, there’s a photographer credited on Instagram), it’s not reading as such. 

[gibsons2]

Posted: 9/5/24 at 2:35pm

VintageSnarker said:
For me the issue is on the Hilty side of the image. The way the neck twists is poorly done and it looks like they just stuck her head onto a different body. The head is too small in proportion to the body."

Definitely made me look twice. The whole illustration also reminded me of the retro mystery/horror paperback art. Those pocket books designs were awesome.