Per Daniel Craig, BW crowds age is...

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Daniel-Craig-Is-Done-With-Broadway-But-Not-the-Stage-20150827

He added, "I've done Broadway and I was happy with that, but I don't want to do Broadway anymore. The audience is all over 50, on the whole, and I think new faces and cheaper tickets are the only way forward. And it's never going to happen."

Wow.. So he didn't pass by The Lion king, Matilda, Aladdin, Finding Neverland ect and see a swarm of young kids ?

Updated On: 8/27/15 at 06:50 PM

He's not wrong at all. The majority of worthwhile theater in New York is done off-Broadway. If it's good enough for the likes of Vanessa Redgrave and Eileen Atkins, it's good enough for Daniel Craig.

And I'm sure Craig was first and foremost referring to the audiences of A Steady Rain and Betrayal. I can only speak for the performances I attended of each, but it certainly looked like most in the audience were about that age.

Of course his presence in these plays is what caused the tickets to be so expensive. If he does a show at CSC or The Public it's not like every seat will suddenly be $20.

Updated On: 8/27/15 at 06:58 PM

I've been going to theatre alone for 3 years now most of the time. Well like 95% of the time. From 16-19 years old (now). Here in LA the majority is old people in the seats. Just from what I noticed is that young people don't see a show randomly unless there is a something worth bragging about. Like actor, reviews, word of mouth, score... and so on. Older people see everything. I get worried when I think of how, when these people die that theatre audiences will be less and less. I've tried to bring family and friends to shows and they put every musical or play into ONE category. "Oh, you know I don't like that type of music", "You like musicals? haha".. Like if they only knew that every show has different type of music and story line. The other thing to is, how expensive theatre can be. I appreciate theatres that have student discounts or rush tickets. Those types of things will bring in more curious "future" theatre goers.

Yet that same young market didn't flock to see Radcliffe in Cripple of Inishmaan, or Criss in Hedwig.

Marry a white-hot star to a show - preferably a musical - that doesn't really challenge the audience too far, and you're fine. That show is not going to be a Pinter piece about adultery, or two policemen sat on stage chatting, or a transsexual rock musical that's exhausted its audience.

I'm not really sure if Mr Craig's going to find a younger, less affluent audience off Broadway, however; the man's never going to star in anything that's not well marketed.

I'd say he might have over-generalized a bit, but I think he'll definitely find a fresh crowd off-broadway, regardless of their age. I really respect it actually. I love how many celebrities are choosing to do shows off-Broadway nowadays. I don't know if this is a new trend or not, but I like it.

"new faces and cheaper tickets are the only way forward."

Yep.

I would imagine he is holding both truths.

I just think that Craig needs to pick a more youth oriented show next time if he wants a younger audience. The article jokey suggested " James Bond the musical" but something like that might actually be appealing to him.

"If he had wanted there to be cheaper options for Betrayal or A Steady Rain, the producers could have made it happen."

Maybe? I don't think actors, even stars, really have control over that. I mean, maybe he could have pulled some strings if he felt REALLY strongly about it. But I think for the most part, that kind of thing is not up to the actor, or even on their radar, I would imagine.

Broadway fans might have thinner skin than cops!

"if he would lower his star salary, chances are producers could lower ticket prices, thereby attracting younger audiences. "

I'm afraid I'd have to call that wishful thinking. It would just put more money in the hands of scalpers.