How Long Will Spider-Man Last?- Page 2

[nomdeplume]

Posted: 6/17/11 at 1:25am

And what will they do with that big piece of costly machinery they use to do all the flying afterwards?

Sell it at the Broadway Flea Market?

[dramamama611]

Posted: 6/17/11 at 1:38am

If they are truly unable to reach their nut (that statement could not be avoided) It will be closed before next year's Tonys. But, if with the price increase that changes, I give it two years....in which it could not possibly recoup.

[devonian.t]

Posted: 6/17/11 at 3:40am

I hate to bring up the Wicked comparison again, but with only mixed reviews that show built a fan base. Spider-man needs to ride out the bad publicity storm, reduce (somehow) its running costs, and it could certainly settle in as a tourist staple.

I'm not saying it will, but it could- the "kids" I have spoken to have enjoyed it or like the sounnd of it.

[Matt2]

Posted: 6/17/11 at 3:51am

Nut.

(Sorry, just had to say that)

[egghumor]

Posted: 6/17/11 at 3:54am

In pondering your question about costly machinery nomdeplume, perhaps Julie Taymor can whip out her blow torch and make a few hundred masks/costume pieces out of it for one of her future productions.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 6/17/11 at 6:02am

But a kid base (even teens) can't keep a show going. Look at Spring Awakening (about 2 years), Hair (just over a year), American Idiot (a year).

I bring those titles up as their repeat business and biggest supporters were the younger audience.


(And as I've mentioned: neither of my kids (10 & 14) have any desire to see it.

Updated On: 6/17/11 at 06:02 AM

[tazber]

Posted: 6/17/11 at 8:16am

The betting around Broadway is that "Spider-Man" will suffer steep losses in the fall and be gone by the end of the year.

The producers of "King Kong," another multimillion-dollar spectacle, already have their eye on the Foxwoods Theatre, sources say.

For what its worth

[beensince1987]

Posted: 6/17/11 at 9:51am

Does anyone have % of people paying full price? Doesn't really matter they raised the price if people are going to see the show with discount, does it?

How about touring with a tent a la Cirque du Soleil?

[pinoyidol2006]

Posted: 6/17/11 at 6:22pm

They could do a spidey 3.0 with some nudity.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 6/17/11 at 6:28pm

Wait, a KING KONG musical?

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 6/17/11 at 6:44pm

I'm telling you, all they have to do is make it through the dog days of summer, the downturn in September when the kids go back to school, the pre-Thanksgiving lull, January and February, March. early-April, pre-Tony announcement doldrums, and make it to Tony nominations, get word of mouth from that, win Best Revival of a Musical, and they'll be fine.

[Dollypop]

Posted: 6/17/11 at 6:47pm

WICKED always had good word-of-mouth. SPIDERMAN doesn't.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 6/17/11 at 6:52pm

I would go ape for a King Kong musical.

[egghumor]

Posted: 6/17/11 at 7:20pm

I think many in the Broadway theater business hope Spider-Man will soon collapse as they don't want that show to set a new level for what's expected production-wise (and budget-wise) for new musicals. Things are already insane, and trying to keep up and yield more Spidey-scale enterprises is really spinning out of control.

[SNAFU]

Posted: 6/17/11 at 7:22pm

Wonder how big King Kong's nut will be?


It is true, WICKED has Great word of mouth after opening in San Francisco and was selling out and had a huge advance before the reviews came in!

Updated On: 6/17/11 at 07:22 PM

[fingerlakessinger]

Posted: 6/17/11 at 7:47pm

You cant compare WICKED to Spider-Man

WICKED had stellar word of mouth even before it reached NYC from the try-outs. And while the reviews were not amazing, they still got mixed to positive in general. Also, WICKED has been able to reach across a wide demographic
Spidey has not so great word of mouth, crappy reviews, and I personally do not see it having a audience outside of the comic book/movie fans.

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 6/17/11 at 8:18pm

I think it will have an audience outside the comic book/movie fans. I'm not saying it's going to help, but I definitely think families and tourists would see this. The problem is they were expecting this to sell out for years on end and be a hot ticket, but that has not turned out to be the case. Hopefully later in the summer they will pull some great numbers. Does anyone know how their advances are?

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 6/18/11 at 11:59am

This have this really weird feeling that, and I'm not saying I'm psychic or anything like that, but my gut tells me Spider-Man will probably run until it closes. IMHO.

FYI - There was a South African jazz musical entitled "King Kong" that ran in London in 1961. But it was about the boxer, Ezekial Dlamini, not the giant monkey. I actually like the music.
Times Review of King Kong