How's The Producers in Vegas doing?
How's The Producers in Vegas doing?
NathanLaneStalker
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/06
#1How's The Producers in Vegas doing?
Posted: 3/24/07 at 7:58am
How is the show doing money wise?
BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#2re: How's The Producers in Vegas doing?
Posted: 3/24/07 at 8:27am
Not very well, from what I've been reading. There is talk that it might close when David Hasselhoff ends his run. Some feel it might close in May or stick it out thru the summer, but it's definitely on it's last leg.
NathanLaneStalker
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/06
#2re: How's The Producers in Vegas doing?
Posted: 3/24/07 at 8:50am
Sad to hear that. I kinda expected it though (as did many people) They cut out most of the good stuff anyway.
ThisIsMyYouth
Swing Joined: 12/7/04
#3re: How's The Producers in Vegas doing?
Posted: 3/24/07 at 12:28pmSaw the show last night, the house was only between 1/3 and 1/2 full, on a Friday night...I'll be suprised if it makes it to June.
DAME
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
#4re: How's The Producers in Vegas doing?
Posted: 3/24/07 at 12:33pmPhantom has been doing just as bad. But they have kept it going. I don't see either lasting much longer. And I suspect Spamalot ( which I am seeing this week) wont fare much better.
goldenstate5
Featured Actor Joined: 5/8/06
#5re: How's The Producers in Vegas doing?
Posted: 3/24/07 at 12:39pm
^Actually, Spamalot is doing fantastic when compared to Phantom and Producers. I saw Producers about a week ago, and the theatre was pretty much empty beyond center orchestra, yet the ushers told us it was sold out the previous night, and also it was a matinee.
Yet, many people there talked about struggling to get into Spamalot, as it's been selling out, also with 300 more seats than when the theatre held Avenue Q. Of course, Q was quite popular within its first month, and only time will tell. But maybe this will be the first non-jukebox musical (though it is very revue-esque at times) to succeed in Vegas...
ThisIsMyYouth
Swing Joined: 12/7/04
#6re: How's The Producers in Vegas doing?
Posted: 3/24/07 at 12:45pmThe ushers last night told us the same thing, that it is always sold out, yet everyone I've spoken to that's seen it, has said the house is only at about half.
DAME
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
#7re: How's The Producers in Vegas doing?
Posted: 3/24/07 at 2:26pmSpamalot is doing just ok. We have tickets for this week and they are comped. the advance is not that spectacular. Along the same lines poor hairspray had.
NathanLaneStalker
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/06
#8re: How's The Producers in Vegas doing?
Posted: 3/25/07 at 2:11am
Even though Mel Brooks is a well known comedian and David Hasselhoff is everyone's guilty pleasure, it's no surprise that it's doing pretty bad.
I see Spamalot running longer than any of these. The drunks in Vegas will see "MONTY PYTHON" and go rushing to it. lol.
JustChillin8908
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/31/06
#9re: How's The Producers in Vegas doing?
Posted: 3/25/07 at 2:18amI'm suprised to hear Phantom is not doing too well. The theatre was packed when I saw it in December, but then again that was winter break for most people.
Song4EveryKiss
Chorus Member Joined: 3/25/07
#10re: How's The Producers in Vegas doing?
Posted: 3/25/07 at 4:54pmsince most of these shows are not selling to full capacity, are there any ways to get discounted tickets like TKTS for Phantom, Producers, or Spamalot???
keen on kean
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/1/06
#11re: How's The Producers in Vegas doing?
Posted: 3/25/07 at 5:13pmThat's the problem with comped tickets - in a sense, there is nothing invested in seeing the show and a hot craps table may be too hard to resist. I never thought this was a healthy development for Broadway shows anyway, so I can't say it would trouble me if the experiment ended soon.
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