Origin of the 8 show week?

[hpeabody930]

Posted: 7/8/11 at 5:34pm

I was having a conversation with a friend of mine, and we were trying to figure out where/when/why the 8 show week came about? Does anyone here have any thoughts??

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 7/8/11 at 5:56pm

Barbra Streisand would ALSO love to know.

She asked this same question when she was on INSIDE THE ACTORS STUDIO several years ago.

This 8-performances-a-week schedule is what has kept her from ever returning to the Broadway stage. She HATES that performance schedule. She'd love to do a few performances a week.

[uncageg]

Posted: 7/8/11 at 6:08pm

I guess she also expects people to pay 300 bucks for rear balcony and 4,000 dollars for premium seating to see her.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 7/8/11 at 6:41pm

Well, who wouldn't love to work just a couple days a week?