Running Costs?
Running Costs?
mr14
Understudy Joined: 7/5/06
#0Running Costs?
Posted: 8/8/06 at 2:43amWhich shows cost the least to run, and which shows cost the most to run? I would say that Rent has the lowest cost to run because of its small cast and 5 member band and it has a run down theatre. Rent also dosn't gross too much money, but seems like it will never close. I would think that Wicked and Phantom have the highest running costs. What do you think?
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Stand-by Joined: 10/7/05
#1re: Running Costs?
Posted: 8/8/06 at 12:31pmI would think that you are correct... Updated On: 8/8/06 at 12:31 PM
#2re: Running Costs?
Posted: 8/8/06 at 1:03pmI think you are correct by saying Wicked costs the most to run. Including its color playbills too. I think the least costly show is Sweeney Todd though, small cast and just the cast as the orchestra.
#3re: Running Costs?
Posted: 8/8/06 at 1:06pmSweeney has low running cost's but, not as low as Rent. More than half of the people in Rent don't have Equity card's. That lower's the cost's a lot.
MargoChanning
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/5/04
#4re: Running Costs?
Posted: 8/8/06 at 1:11pm
"Sweeney has low running cost's but, not as low as Rent. More than half of the people in Rent don't have Equity card's. That lower's the cost's a lot. "
Not true. Perhaps they didn't have Equity cards when they were hired, but they would HAVE to join the union to be in the show. There aren't any non-Equity shows on Broadway.
RENT's weekly running costs are around $360K. SWEENEY's are a bit lower than that.
#5re: Running Costs?
Posted: 8/8/06 at 1:22pm
"RENT's weekly running costs are around $360K"
Can you please put that in American money? I shouldn't listen to people who call themselves Rentheads, anymore.
MargoChanning
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/5/04
#6re: Running Costs?
Posted: 8/8/06 at 1:24pm
K = 1000
$360,000 (give or take a few thousand)
coolkid11776
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/23/06
#8re: Running Costs?
Posted: 8/8/06 at 2:12pmI would say that Rent have the lowest running cost because their is because it is a really simple set. Wicked however Has the highest running cost becuase of all the special effects.
mr14
Understudy Joined: 7/5/06
#9re: Running Costs?
Posted: 8/8/06 at 6:12pmI guess we can expect Rent to be open for a long time to come with those low running costs
FeelingElectric
Broadway Star Joined: 9/28/05
#10re: Running Costs?
Posted: 8/8/06 at 7:06pmAccording to the Behind The Emerald Curtain tour, Wicked's weekly running costs are $800,000. Looking at Rent's running costs, I would imagine it to be higher than that.
RentBoy86
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/15/05
#11re: Running Costs?
Posted: 8/8/06 at 7:15pmYeah, I hope they evnetually close RENT while it's still on the top.
#12re: Running Costs?
Posted: 8/8/06 at 10:36pmI agree Rent probobly doesn't cost much to run. Spelling Bee can't be too expensive either. Small theatre, three maybe four people in the pit,9 people in the cast and not any huge sets, costumes, or props to maintain.
#13re: Running Costs?
Posted: 8/8/06 at 10:54pmI agree. Does Spelling Bee really cost more to run than RENT?
#14re: Running Costs?
Posted: 8/8/06 at 10:56pm
I read Chicago is among the VERY low costs.
This is not regarding the celebrities in the show.
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mr14
Understudy Joined: 7/5/06
#15re: Running Costs?
Posted: 8/8/06 at 11:31pmI wonder if Rent pays a lot less than other shows for their theatre, because the Nederlander is kind of beat up.
#16re: Running Costs?
Posted: 8/8/06 at 11:37pmThe Nederlander was painted to look like that for RENT. The theatre is in fine shape.
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HereNowhere
Understudy Joined: 7/21/06
#17re: Running Costs?
Posted: 8/9/06 at 12:03amHave you looked at the ceiling in the Nederlander? It's NOT in fine shape.
erinrebecca
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/29/04
#18re: Running Costs?
Posted: 8/9/06 at 12:22am
"More than half of the people in Rent don't have Equity card's."
Ahh, the conviction of the uninformed.
#19re: Running Costs?
Posted: 8/9/06 at 12:58amI thought I read somewhere that the celebrity casting in Chicago actually doesn't pay that much at all. If they really paid them big bucks, the show probably couldn't handle it, I would think.
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#20re: Running Costs?
Posted: 8/9/06 at 4:09pmThe ceiling of the Nederlander is made to look like that, not because it is unmaintained. That is why they have unneccessary lighting platforms and that the sign outside looks beat up, as well as the lobby. If Rent were to close something else could move into there very quickly with just a few adjustments.
#21re: Running Costs?
Posted: 8/9/06 at 4:52pmI don't think the ceiling at the Nederlander is maintained very well. Once when I saw Rent, the ceiling was leaking and the two people in front of me were being dripped on.
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