I wouldn't be worried.
First of all, their attendance is through the roof. Two weeks ago they were at 96% and last week they're up to 100.6%.
In terms of seats sold, they came in fifth....behind
Wicked,
The Lion King,
Mamma Mia! and
Spamalot, which isn't terrible company considering those 4 are the shows that have consistently been doing the best for quite a while. And
The Woman in White only did 7 shows last week while the 4 above it (and the 3 below it -
The Phantom of the Opera,
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and
The Producers) all did 8.
Yes, they took a huge blow to their gross (falling from $778k 2 weeks ago to $608k), but with attendance like theirs, that'll climb right back up as soon as the discounts disappear, which they have begun to (the show isn't on Theatermania.com or BroadwayBox.com anymore, and at TKTS they're usually only discounting the tickets 35%). Wicked opened in October 2003, discounted tickets were available through March 2004 and just look how it's doing now.
Anyway, it's Andrew Lloyd Webber; the man is a machine. In January,
The Phantom of the Opera will become the longest-running show on Broadway, taking the title from
Cats, also by Webber.
Aside from the statistics, the show has a stellar cast (including some amazing understudies), a gorgeous score and a really interesting and different story.
The Woman in White isn't going anywhere anytime soon.
Andrew, tonight isn't about you! It isn't even about me!!! - [FD]
Updated On: 11/27/05 at 01:14 PM
And the theater seemed quite full today.
