How Much Longer Does ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE Have?

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 5/13/18 at 1:51pm

I was just browsing TDF and my jaw dropped that Margaritaville is up for a whopping 23 dates. When do we think the Marquis will become vacant again? Labor Day weekend?

[trpguyy]

Posted: 5/13/18 at 1:56pm

The show is an advertisement for the Jimmy Buffet brand, and will run as long as he'd like it to.

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 5/13/18 at 4:14pm

trpguyy said: "The show is an advertisement for the Jimmy Buffet brand, and will run as long as he'd like it to."

He has no financial stake in the show, though. Why would it be up to him?

I say it’s done the weekend after the tonys

Updated On: 5/13/18 at 04:14 PM

[mailhandler777]

Posted: 5/13/18 at 4:15pm

My friend is there now. Said it's really empty and Alison Luff is out. I think it's her first time missing but I'm not sure. I hope it runs for the summer since I'd like to see it again and I have a slot open in July for when I go back into the city.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 5/13/18 at 5:09pm

I think Buffet & Co. keep it running just to advertise it for a tour starting in Aug/Sept 2019.

[dearalanaaaa]

Posted: 5/13/18 at 5:21pm

I'm waiting until they give out comps to paper the house. Sounds like a disaster. Even SpongeBob is doing better!

[msmp]

Posted: 5/13/18 at 5:24pm

dearalanaaaa said: "I'm waiting until they give out comps to paper the house. Sounds like a disaster. Even SpongeBob is doing better!"

For its many faults, I'd argue Spongebob has a better book and a better score. Yes, "better" is a relative term here, but the Margaritaville score butchered many of Buffett's songs and the book is...I honestly don't know how to describe what's going on in this musical.

[trpguyy]

Posted: 5/13/18 at 5:26pm

Call_me_jorge said: "trpguyy said: "The show is an advertisement for the Jimmy Buffet brand, and will run as long as he'd like it to."

He has no financial stake in the show, though. Why would it be up to him?

I say it’s done the weekend after the tonys"

Just passing along what he has said.

[BeadleDeedle]

Posted: 5/13/18 at 5:28pm

dearalanaaaa said: "I'm waiting until they give out comps to paper the house. Sounds like a disaster. Even SpongeBob is doing better!"

 

Well, Spongebob is critically acclaimed and nominated for 12 Tonys so that makes sense.

[EllieRose2]

Posted: 5/13/18 at 5:38pm

As long there are old, drunk, stoners walking around Times Square looking for something to do....it will remain open.  

[dearalanaaaa]

Posted: 5/13/18 at 5:53pm

BeadleDeedle said: "dearalanaaaa said: "I'm waiting until they give out comps to paper the house. Sounds like a disaster. Even SpongeBob is doing better!"



Well,Spongebob is critically acclaimed and nominated for 12 Tonys so that makes sense."

I didn't mean to bash Spongebob, it just isn't doing good at the box office. In fact, I saw it and I LOVED it! This season is a bit subpart though, in my eyes. 

[markypoo]

Posted: 5/13/18 at 8:50pm

_Jorge:

Are you entirely certain that he has no financial interest in the show?
Privileged information notwithstanding, for all we know he could have bankrolled the entire enterprise; and the individuals listed as producers could be nothing more than glorified General Managers - if that.

[Mark69]

Posted: 5/14/18 at 6:02am

The lead producer is Frank Marshall who is involved in Parrothead Productions which Buffett is also connected to.

[TorontoBroadwayFan]

Posted: 5/14/18 at 8:12pm

During my visit to NYC a few weeks ago, I entered all the lotteries to see what tickets we could get for DH and we won Margaritaville every single time. I believe 6 days in a row. So I’m guessing demand isn’t very high and in conjunction with no Tony noms, I don’t think it looks promising for this production.

[Dallas Theatre Fan]

Posted: 5/14/18 at 9:57pm

https://www.forbes.com/sites/leeseymour/2018/04/02/easter-is-a-bonanza-for-everyone-on-broadway-except-jimmy-buffett/#22afb30c74b9

 

According to this article that most of the shows advance sales are for the summer months so brighter days are ahead.  

But, the show also already had taken out two loans when the this article is published in April. So who knows when this show is going to close.

[cryan71]

Posted: 5/14/18 at 10:24pm

Yeah, I think the Parrot Heads will be there in numbers once the kids are out of school and they can load up the RV to come to NYC up the 95.

[Ado Annie D'Ysquith]

Posted: 5/18/18 at 12:12am

Is it me or did this news kind of come out of Bet Hatikvah? Don't really know how/if it'll have any impact on its Broadway run.

[Scarlet Leigh]

Posted: 5/18/18 at 1:16am

Ado Annie D'Ysquith said: "Is it me or did this news kind of come out of Bet Hatikvah? Don't really know how/if it'll have any impact on its Broadway run."

Most certainly they will be long closed before then and retool the set they have now to travel. This makes more sense for the show. Take it to the Parrot Heads rather then expect them to make the trip to NYC to come to you.

[msmp]

Posted: 5/18/18 at 1:48am

I'm surprised they didn't just do a national tour instead of the Broadway run. I know the "straight from Broadway" cachet can be important, but this would have done better as a regional one-off with subscribers and Buffett fans buying tickets.

[RippedMan]

Posted: 5/18/18 at 2:19am

I saw the show, and won the lottery, like last week, and there must have been a row of producers in front of me, or potential investors, because I kept hearing someone say "Tuesday is our lowest day.." even the margarita sales seemed low. This is a show that I think would KILL at Stage 42 or a venue like that. It had a sizeable audience, just not one to sustain a Broadway show. 

[antonijan]

Posted: 5/18/18 at 3:01am

Goodluck on the tour!

[green waver]

Posted: 5/18/18 at 9:01am

EllieRose2 said: "As long there are old, drunk, stoners walking around Times Square looking for something to do....it will remain open."

   Very mean spirited of you. Do you really have a need to disparage the show's target audience as well as the show? There may be one or two Parrotheads who fall outside your stereotype...

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 5/22/18 at 2:59pm

I would just like to point out that this show is up for 45 dates on TDF. 45!!! That is insane!

[robskynyc]

Posted: 5/22/18 at 3:59pm

BroadwayConcierge said: "I would just like to point out that this show is up for45dates on TDF. 45!!! That is insane!"

jeez. thats wild. i dont think i've ever seen one up for that many before?

[LightsOut90]

Posted: 5/22/18 at 4:43pm

i imagine this closes by end of summer but reemerges as an immersive thing when the margaretaville hotel opens in midtown in a few years.