Running cost to Broadway shows per week

Does anyone know where I can get a rough estimate as to the running cost of shows on Broadway now, I am curious. Any show will do, but I am particularly interested in: Wicked, Next to Normal, God of Carnage, Shrek, Jersey Boys, and any others like
I mentioned before.


Thanks

$400 or $500 thousand, correct?

yeah, sorry.

Shrek is either $650 or $750.

A show with a small cast and a small theater, like N2N is definitely under $400K per week. Probably more like $300K or maybe a little less.

But it's not just the weekly operating costs (nut) you have to factor in, it's the % of gross costs like the credit card/ticketmaster costs/box office costs and variable theater % of gross, which can altogether range anywhere from 10-20% of gross gross. Those variable costs aren't in the weekly nut.

Then the royalty pool as well has to be factored in. Even if you know a show's weekly nut, you can't just compare that # to the grosses and tell how the show is doing.

An article from 2007, not completely sure of the sourcing but it seems to be accurate from my observations over the last 15 - 20 years on B'way.

http://thehopefultraveler.blogspot.com/2007/04/broadway-ticket-buyers-where-does-money.html

The bottom line (or "nut" as the weekly expenses are referred to)
ranges from $300k - $600k (in 2007)
(today I would estimate more along $300k - $750k)

in descending order (out of a $100 ticket)
$24.75 RETURN OF CAPITAL TO PRODUCERS
$15.70 ROYALTIES
$11.20 ADVERTISING/MARKETING
$9.90 UNION BENEFITS/PAYROLL TAXES
$6.90 SALARIES (CREW)
$6.70 THEATER RENT
$5.30 SALARIES (CAST)
$4.50 THEATER UTILITIES AND MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES
$4.10 BOX-OFFICE COMMISSIONS
$4.10 RENTALS
$2.00 SALARIES (MUSICIANS)
$1.40 SALARIES (OTHER)
$1.25 THEATER FACILITY FEE
$1.20 UPKEEP OF COSTUMES
$1.00 INSURANCE/ACCOUNTING

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I would say Wicked, Shrek or WSS

Is WSS so expensive because they have a large cast? The set is nice, but I don't think it is as expensive as Wicked's or Shrek's.

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