Postponed Indefinitely: ROOM On Broadway - News & Discussion Thread- Page 7

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 3/17/23 at 1:41pm

JasonC3 said: "ChorusKitty said: "I apologize if my flippant ending comment on my post triggered such strong reactions. I, admittedly, acknowledge I don't know the reason this person decided to pull their funds, surely at a loss already, at this late date. My full empathy goes out to the cast, crew, and other producers who have been impacted."

Thank you for the faux apology in which you don't express regret for what you actually said, but for the reactions you triggered. Here's what the real apology looks like.

"I apologize for my flippant ending comment in my post. I, admittedly, acknowledge I don't know the reason this person decided to pull their funds, surely at a loss already, at this late date. My full empathy goes out to the cast, crew, and other producers who have been impacted."

 

Oh, build a bridge.

 

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 3/17/23 at 2:08pm

"I apologize for my flippant ending comment in my post. I, admittedly, acknowledge I don't know the reason this person decided to pull their funds, surely at a loss already, at this late date. My full empathy goes out to the cast, crew, and other producers who have been impacted."

Hahaha. Enjoy trying to control people on the internet more because that sh*t is hilarious. Actually sitting down crafting an apology to yourself. Whew! 

ChorusKitty, you have nothing to apologize for. Keep posting.  

 

[itsjustmejonhotmailcom]

Posted: 3/17/23 at 3:34pm

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "fbueller said: "The investor/investment group should be named for transparency."

We already know it's either Sam Julyan or James Yeoburn. It was specified as a Lead Producer, and those are the other two lead producers in addition to Hunter Arnold. Both are British, relatively young, and have never worked on Broadway prior to this. And asitsjustmejonhotmailcom said, investments are often discussed in a handshake way during the courting stage and nothing is finalized until an investor signs their binding agreement. A lead producer will be courting many investors and in this case was probably responsible for about 1/3 of the capitalization (which would be $2.3M).

There will no doubt be additional reporting, as there was with Nerds and the bts of Funny Girl and other problem shows. If Riedel were still writing, we'd already have the skinny."

It's none of them. You can find the other producer online if you look around.

[PipingHotPiccolo]

Posted: 3/17/23 at 6:52pm

i appreciate the apology and apologize is i was being too snide in response. it isnt a big deal--ppl routinely say way worse/wrong/offensive stuff here. I just think people sometimes treat the rich as if theyre other-worldly, when they are making decisions like many of us, just on a grander scale.

And while I want them taxed as much as possible, and resent the way our govt coddles them, when youre talking about *investors in a bway production like Room* you are not talking about oil tycoons using some loophole to triple their wealth. they're taking enormous financial risks--sometimes just throwing money at art without hope of return, let alone gain-- and so it irks me to see them tossed into the same bucket of "oh i bet theyll go buy off a politician"-- we WANT investors like this to spend their wealth on productions like Room, no? 

of course if something shady/selfish happened here, let the Michael Reidels of the world expose em. i genuinely dont know what happened or how such a mess could unfold. its so unfair to the cast and crew. and i was looking fwd to seeing this.

[Fordham2015]

Posted: 3/17/23 at 8:46pm

The Times has more detail on the cancellation

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/17/theater/room-broadway-postponed.html

[theatregoer3]

Posted: 3/20/23 at 12:33pm

I feel awful for all involved but I was asked to invest in this a month ago and told them it was a hard pass. I don't understand why anyone thought this was the right time to stage this musical on Broadway.

[BdwyFan]

Posted: 3/20/23 at 12:46pm

Curious how much investors lost. Most waive right to refund and there must’ve been a great deal of production costs.  Right? 

[BoringBoredBoard40]

Posted: 3/20/23 at 1:54pm

probably millions of dollars but people know the risk when they invest in these things

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 3/20/23 at 10:48pm

Fordham2015 said: "The Times has more detail on the cancellation

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/17/theater/room-broadway-postponed.html"

The way Nathan Gehan and his company exited kind of reminds me of a situation I was in when I worked at a restaurant that abruptly closed. The prior owners sold the business to their cousins and the new owners assumed the business would stay operational until everything was transferred over. That’s obviously not what happened. It seems like Gehan just assumed everyone else would be able to pick up the pieces. Now dozens and possibly hundreds of people are unemployed. I’m kind of shocked him or his company weren’t binded by some contract, especially this late in the process. I’m sure there will be lawsuits after this.

 

Also, considering Gehan and ShowTown theatricals is the GM on Parade I wonder if there may be any backlash on the production during awards season. He’s likely to be the most hated man on Broadway right now.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 3/20/23 at 11:00pm

I got a discount mailer today for this. I guess it’s a collectors item now. 

[The Distinctive Baritone]

Posted: 3/20/23 at 11:58pm

What if it were to be done Off-Broadway? It's a small, intimate show (I'm assuming) and would fit best in a house of 200 seats or so anyway.

[suicidalmickeymouse]

Posted: 3/22/23 at 6:32am

I feel like this could do well off Broadway too. I had the same thought if it would be possible to do somewhere like New World.