Next to Normal has recouped!
Next to Normal has recouped!
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#1Next to Normal has recouped!
Posted: 3/28/10 at 6:25pm
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/29/theater/29normal.html?src=twt&twt=nytimesTheater
YAY! Good for them!
Send in the clowns...Send in the crowds!
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#2Next to Normal has recouped!
Posted: 3/28/10 at 6:26pmYEAH!!! This is the beginning to a long and healthy run.
#3Next to Normal has recouped!
Posted: 3/28/10 at 6:30pm
Sure is!! Aslong as it keeps operating above it's running costs it could run for quite awhile!
If the figure of $200,000 a week running costs are correct then N2N has never had a week on Broadway where it has failed to meet it's costs.
Updated On: 3/28/10 at 06:30 PM
#5Next to Normal has recouped!
Posted: 3/28/10 at 6:33pmI'm really surprised it took longer for Next to Normal to recoup than it did for West Side Story... I mean, it's such a smaller show, and has been selling so well one would think it would have surely recouped by now.
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#7Next to Normal has recouped!
Posted: 3/28/10 at 6:37pm
Aaah I misread it says the low to mid $200,000 range which I guess means 250k.
Still, it hasn't made anything less than that since last May.
#8Next to Normal has recouped!
Posted: 3/28/10 at 6:38pm
Can anyone elaborate what:
"Mr. Stone spent about $100,000 to stage one of the most emotional numbers from the show during the live broadcast,"
Means? (I mean, what are they paying for?)
#9Next to Normal has recouped!
Posted: 3/28/10 at 6:38pm
Congratulations to everyone involved, especially David Stone for taking a chance on this show.
It gives me faith that a completely original, 6 person musical with no stars can succeed on Broadway.Hopefully this will lead to producers taking more risks with original material!
#10Next to Normal has recouped!
Posted: 3/28/10 at 6:39pm
Excellent news. And , as expected, it took almost a year.
“Next to Normal” now joins “Billy Elliot,” “Hair” and “West Side Story” as musicals from last season that have earned back their money. It will also begin a national tour at the Ahmanson Theater in Los Angeles in November. Of its Broadway peers from last season, “Rock of Ages” is still running strong but has yet to recoup, “Shrek the Musical” closed this winter without making its money back.
Traditionally 1 show in 10 is expected to pay off, so these results are very good indeed.
As for the tour..Isn't the Ahmanson way too large for a show like this? If the tour is booked into large barn-like theaters the performers will have to give broader performances, which I feel will tear the delicate fabric of the show. What I liked about seeing it in the Booth as the intimacy.
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#11Next to Normal has recouped!
Posted: 3/28/10 at 6:53pmRe the $100K - I believe that Bway shows have to pay quite a bit to air their numbers during the Tony Awards. They have to pay the cast for rehearsal and the performance, and I THINK (correct if I am wrong), they have to pay the show (TONY) for the airtime.
#12Next to Normal has recouped!
Posted: 3/28/10 at 6:54pmCongrats!
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#13Next to Normal has recouped!
Posted: 3/28/10 at 6:56pmExcited for them! Here's to hoping it continues to have a wonderful run! And here's to hoping there are wonderful little shows in our near future!
TalkinLoud
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/3/09
#14Next to Normal has recouped!
Posted: 3/28/10 at 6:57pmEven though I'm not a huge supporter of the show, it's wonderful to hear that this has recouped!
#16Next to Normal has recouped!
Posted: 3/28/10 at 7:15pm
As for the tour..Isn't the Ahmanson way too large for a show like this? If the tour is booked into large barn-like theaters the performers will have to give broader performances, which I feel will tear the delicate fabric of the show. What I liked about seeing it in the Booth as the intimacy.
Broadway San Diego has it booked for the smaller Balboa Theatre instead of the Civic which is the usual touring house and has over 1,600 more seats. I guess some of the presenters are expecting the show to fit better in a smaller house. They could have put it in the bigger theatre in hopes of selling more tickets if they wanted to.
Updated On: 3/28/10 at 07:15 PM
#17Next to Normal has recouped!
Posted: 3/28/10 at 7:23pmThe Ahmanson isn't terribly huge. It's a little over 2,000 seats and it's surprisingly intimate. I saw the John Doyle Sweeney Todd tour from the top balcony and I didn't feel far-removed from it at all.
AwesomeDanny
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/30/09
#18Next to Normal has recouped!
Posted: 3/28/10 at 7:26pmYay! This is such great news! I just can't wait for the tour to come to Chicago! Also, while it's exciting that so many musicals from last season have recouped, we can't forget that Guys & Dolls, 9 to 5, [title of show], A Tale of Two Cities, and 13 didn't. Nonetheless, this is great news for the producers.
theatreguy
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/31/03
#19Next to Normal has recouped!
Posted: 3/28/10 at 7:31pmAs far as the cost of a Tony Awards performance, the producers have to pay their performers, a set for Radio City has to be built, many times the music is pre-recorded so they pay for musicians and studio time, etc.
#20Next to Normal has recouped!
Posted: 3/28/10 at 7:31pmVery happy to hear this.
#21Next to Normal has recouped!
Posted: 3/28/10 at 7:33pmRe: 100,000- They must pay to re-create the set for the broadcast.
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Featured Actor Joined: 10/10/07
#22Next to Normal has recouped!
Posted: 3/28/10 at 7:33pmThats great news...happy to see that its recouped!
#23Next to Normal has recouped!
Posted: 3/28/10 at 7:35pmThis makes me so, so happy. I'm a huge fan of the show and am thrilled with the success it has received. It's nice to know it will forever be remembered as a critical AND financial hit!
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