Home for the Holidays closing

[Tking0012]

Posted: 12/7/17 at 12:24am

How in the world is this thing still running? With an average ticket price of just over $24 last week, this thing must be losing so much money. 

My 2 questions are 

A) Who is seeing this? 

B) Wouldn't it make more sense $ wise for the producers to just cut their losses and close now, rather than bleeding more $ into a dead horse? 

Curious to hear thoughts

Thanks all 

[BroadwayRox3588]

Posted: 12/7/17 at 12:40am

You seem to have a lot more questions than this tonight lol

[UncleCharlie]

Posted: 12/7/17 at 12:47am

If they can hold on till the Tony nominations and perhaps grab a few, this might make it. I think Danny Aiello is a lock for supporting.

[JBC3]

Posted: 12/7/17 at 12:48am

BroadwayRox3588 said: "You seem to have a lot more questions than this tonight lol"

Seriously. WTF is up with all the new threads the poster started?

[wssinsider]

Posted: 12/7/17 at 1:45am

THEy have free tickets at Equity all week. You have to be an equity memeber to pick comps.

[uncageg]

Posted: 12/7/17 at 2:43pm

Your thread title implies that it is closing.

[BroadwayRox3588]

Posted: 12/7/17 at 2:48pm

I heard that they're gonna bring in Oak and Mandy Patinkin to boost ticket sales.

Updated On: 12/7/17 at 02:48 PM

[Jarethan]

Posted: 12/7/17 at 3:03pm

Who even cares?  This isn't a Broadway show...it is a Grade Z touring show that happens to be appearing in a Broadway theatre.  Big difference to me.  Again, who cares?  Other than finding the extent of the producer's idiocy amusingly verified by the weekly grosses, I don't.  I just can't believe that anyone thought this was a good idea.  

Only other thought.  It is almost sad that Danny Aiello had to appear in this.  Does he need the money?  Is he desperate for work?  That is the only thing remotely fascinating here.  I only opened this post because I thought it was closing early and I wanted to see if there was any statement on investment loss, which again points to people who either have too much money or should be declared incompetent by their heirs.

[JSquared2]

Posted: 12/7/17 at 3:20pm

BroadwayRox3588 said: "I heard that they're gonna bring in Oak and Mandy Patinkin to boost ticket sales."

 

Yeah, that one NEVER gets old ..... oh wait!!

 

[newintown]

Posted: 12/7/17 at 3:30pm

"If they can hold on till the Tony nominations and perhaps grab a few, this might make it. I think Danny Aiello is a lock for supporting."

And that, folks, is the essence of comedy.

[BroadwayRox3588]

Posted: 12/7/17 at 3:49pm

JSquared2 said: "BroadwayRox3588 said: "I heard that they're gonna bring in Oak and Mandy Patinkin to boost ticket sales."



Yeah, that one NEVER gets old ..... oh wait!!

"

And I've literally never seen that before, so I guess it only applies to when I say it.

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 12/7/17 at 4:05pm

UncleCharlie said: "If they can hold on till the Tony nominations and perhaps grab a few, this might make it. I think Danny Aiello is a lock for supporting."

 

Bless you.

[Mike66]

Posted: 12/7/17 at 8:35pm

Jarethan said: ". I only opened this post because I thought it was closing early and I wanted to see if there was any statement on investment loss, which again points to people who either have too much money or should be declared incompetent by their heirs."

this.

wish I would have said it.

 

[ACL2006]

Posted: 12/7/17 at 9:18pm

but seriously, how sad would it be if a show with only a 6 week run closed early?

[newintown]

Posted: 12/8/17 at 8:16am

Or if a Christmas show closed before Christmas?

[JennH]

Posted: 12/8/17 at 10:24am

wssinsider said: "THEy have free tickets at Equity all week. You have to be an equity memeber to pick comps."

I used to work in that office, this isn't true, and I'm not Equity. 

As this is only running until the 30th so, just over three week more, I can't see them closing it, but I could be wrong.

[TheGingerBreadMan]

Posted: 12/8/17 at 10:34am

UncleCharlie said: "If they can hold on till the Tony nominations and perhaps grab a few, this might make it. I think Danny Aiello is a lock for supporting."

This show will not be receiving any Tony love. I guarantee it.

[fashionguru_23]

Posted: 12/8/17 at 10:38am

It's sad that the one show running on Broadway about Christmas, isn't selling well on Christmas Day.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 12/8/17 at 10:42am

TheGingerBreadMan said: "UncleCharlie said: "If they can hold on till the Tony nominations and perhaps grab a few, this might make it. I think Danny Aiello is a lock for supporting."

This show will not be receiving any Tony love. I guarantee it."

 

It was sarcasm.

 

 

[JSquared2]

Posted: 12/8/17 at 10:45am

JennH said: "wssinsider said: "THEy have free tickets at Equity all week. You have to be an equity memeber to pick comps."

I used to work in that office, this isn't true, and I'm not Equity.
 

Sorry. dear but you're incorrect.  There have been comps available at AEA every day this week for members.  Also if you don't work there anymore (and you're not AEA) --- how would you even know??

 

[JennH]

Posted: 12/8/17 at 11:00am

JSquared2 said: "JennH said: "wssinsider said: "THEy have free tickets at Equity all week. You have to be an equity memeber to pick comps."

I used to work in that office, this isn't true, and I'm not Equity.


Sorry. dear but you're incorrect. There have been comps available at AEA every day this week for members. Also if you don't work there anymore (and you're not AEA)--- how would you even know??

"

Because when I WAS working there, that's what's I was told, but if this is true, them somebody GROSSLY misinformed me. 

[AEA AGMA SM]

Posted: 12/8/17 at 11:19am

The reality is that that the comps offered at AEA will have different stipulations on them based on what the producers of each show send over. I have seen some where the instructions included needing to show your Equity card. I've seen others where it was pretty much an open offer to anyone who happened to be in the building and see the sign. Heck, I've seen some where they explicitly said "do not mention that you are a member of Equity or that this is a comp when picking up your ticket at the box office" (if I remember correctly that was for Trip of Love whenever they had them, which was pretty often).

[JennH]

Posted: 12/8/17 at 11:40am

^^ This makes more sense, since I've heard conflicting things about this in the past also. That being said, when they are available, are they only "day of" or is that incumbent upon the producers also?

Updated On: 12/8/17 at 11:40 AM

[UncleCharlie]

Posted: 12/8/17 at 2:03pm

TheGingerBreadMan said: "UncleCharlie said: "If they can hold on till the Tony nominations and perhaps grab a few, this might make it. I think Danny Aiello is a lock for supporting."

This show will not be receiving any Tony love. I guarantee it."