How long do you think Augest will run as an open run at the Music Box?
How long do you think Augest will run as an open run at the Music Box?
winston89
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/18/06
#1How long do you think Augest will run as an open run at the Music Box?
Posted: 3/23/08 at 3:49am
First off let me say this. Words cannot express how much I love Augest:Osage County. That being said I am glad that it is moving next door to the Music Box and continuing its broadway run. My only question and concern is this.
Now that it is switching over from a limited engagment to an open run. How long do you think it will be able to run as an open ended run rather then a limited engagment. I am aware that this isn't the the first time on Broadway that a show transfered from a limited run to an open ended run.
I am also wondering if the costs of the move will also hurt the show in the long run. In other words, will the show be able to make back the money it cost to move and set up next door?
shesamarshmallow
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/23/06
#2re: How long do you think Augest will run as an open run at the Music Box?
Posted: 3/23/08 at 8:25amI'm going to say a year.
#2re: How long do you think Augest will run as an open run at the Music Box?
Posted: 3/23/08 at 9:12amAt least a year.
jordangirl
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/1/06
#3re: How long do you think Augest will run as an open run at the Music Box?
Posted: 3/23/08 at 9:21amSeriously? I mean, I love it and all, but it's been playing at around 60% or less for a while.
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#4re: How long do you think Augest will run as an open run at the Music Box?
Posted: 3/23/08 at 9:22amThe Music Box is a lot smaller than the Imperial. If the numbers stay the same, they should remain just fine.
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#5re: How long do you think Augest will run as an open run at the Music Box?
Posted: 3/23/08 at 9:28am
And also, very soon, they'll be bolstered by a Pulitzer Prize and multiple Tony Awards.
They'll have no trouble filling the Music Box for awhile.
Noel&Cole
Leading Actor Joined: 11/10/07
#6re: How long do you think Augest will run as an open run at the Music Box?
Posted: 3/23/08 at 10:07amI think they will have already recouped by the time they move the show. So the only new costs would be the actual move itself. And I'm pretty sure they could make that work. Remember 60% in the Imperial will be much higher 80% or higher in the music box. Plus this show has a slew of awards coming its way. I think it will have long life for a play. Much liked Doubt did when it transfered.
Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#7re: How long do you think AugUst will run as an open run at the Music Box?
Posted: 3/23/08 at 10:29am
"August" is a relatively cheap show to produce. Stationary unit set (albeit a big one) that requires no movement + a cast where they're all probably working for scale or slightly above (the exceptions are Amy Morton and Sally Murphy, who have a number of Broadway credits to leverage towards a higher salary. (Of course, Morton will probably get a boost once she wins the Tony.)
It's a smart move to move the show, especially to a smaller house. 60% at the Imperial is about 95% at the Music Box.
jagfkb
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/29/07
#8re: How long do you think AugUst will run as an open run at the Music Box?
Posted: 3/23/08 at 10:44aminteresting you mention this, as it was a question I asked myself when I heard it was transferring. the fact that it's a MUCH smaller house certainly helps, and though I doubt the awards can keep it going for a year, i could see this transferring to an even smaller theatre, with perhaps a smaller set and becoming one of those shows which runs forever due to the smallness of the theatre.
SueleenGay
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/9/03
#9re: How long do you think AugUst will run as an open run at the Music Box?
Posted: 3/23/08 at 11:16amI predict 243 performances, it will announce its closing, get a boost at the BO and extend for another two weeks but close a week earlier due to an unseen illness in the house staff which will make it impossible to hand out programs and see them to their proper seats.
#10re: How long do you think AugUst will run as an open run at the Music Box?
Posted: 3/23/08 at 11:49amI'm gonna have to agree with sueleen, except I think it's gonna be closer to 242 perfs.
winston89
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/18/06
#11re: How long do you think AugUst will run as an open run at the Music Box?
Posted: 3/23/08 at 6:55pmI think that the awards it does have coming its way could help out the show. specially if it is playing in a smaller theatre like the music box.
A Director
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/18/07
#12re: How long do you think AugUst will run as an open run at the Music Box?
Posted: 3/23/08 at 7:11pm
Don't count the awards until the nominations are announced and the awards are given.
Saying it will win the Pulitzer and it winning are two different things. Most people thought Take Me Out was going to get the award; it didn't. Rabbit Hole winning was unexpected. I think it was a good choice. August: Osage County reminds me of too many other plays that are better.
COOOOLkid
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/15/05
#13re: How long do you think AugUst will run as an open run at the Music Box?
Posted: 3/23/08 at 7:25pmSueleenGay and tazbar, you guys are TERRIBLE at guessing! People of average intelligence would obviously guess around 245 performances until August closes. I mean, come on, it's not hard to guess the correct number of performances.
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