How long will The Visit last? — Page 3

All this talk of age makes me question the average age of the Tony nomination committe and the Tony voters themselves. That could play into any success the show has come awards night.

And isn't Terrance McNallys husband a lead producer on The Visit? Similar to Mothers And Sons where they rode empty houses to the Tonys and then closed. Probably good strategy for their familiy's product but bad for their investors.

New tv promo featuring pull quotes and the Tony nominations. Hope to see this on TV.

"I do think a lot of Chita's fan base must literally be dead. "

Definitely a fan. Definitely not dead! And I'm "only" 36. Go see The Visit. It's Chita. She's amazing.

I'm 17 and I absolutely LOVE Chita! I've loved her since I was in 7th grade and got cast in Bye Bye Birdie as Albert. The first time I listened to the OBCR and heard her sing "An English Teacher" and "Spanish Rose" I was hooked. Sadly I've never seen her live, so I want nothing more than for this to run long enough that I can see it in August/September. I know it's wishful thinking, but who would've thought Gentleman's Guide would pull through the way it did? I understand they are totally different shows, but at this same time of the year they were going through similar circumstances.

Finally saw the new commercial on ABC7 tonight!

Agreed! The marketing team has done a fantastic job.

I was scrolling though TheaterMania's page on discounted tickets and it has The Visit listed as closing September 6th. Is this something official or is that possibly the date they are selling tickets up to?

if the marketing team had done a fantastic job, the show would be sold-out...

Updated On: 5/14/15 at 11:56 PM

it's no about having done something wrong. it's about the effectiveness of what they have done...they have a product and their job is to sell it. - to all audiences, ny and out of town. the fact that attendance has been so low from the beginning says a lot. i can assure you that of town visitors don't know anything about the show - i wouldn't generalize that audiences don't want to see the show- i would say audiences don't know about the show (except ny avid theater folk). it's really surprising that a show with a pedigree as the visit has such low attendance - so early on its run. i have to think that knowing all the potential risks that this production carried a very strategic marketing campaign should have been in place to help mitigate them. Maybe they should have played the "special event" theme more? and present it as a limited engagement...

PS I love the show.

Updated On: 5/15/15 at 01:21 AM

It's just a tough sell. I love weird/dark musicals, but even I wouldn't pay $100+ for this. The physical production is very minimal, and while the acting is great, the singing is not. So I'd feel like I didn't get my money's worth.