SPEED THE PLOW to the Belasco Oct 3
SPEED THE PLOW to the Belasco Oct 3
#1SPEED THE PLOW to the Belasco Oct 3
Posted: 7/14/08 at 4:33pm
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#2re: SPEED THE PLOW to the Belasco Oct 3
Posted: 7/14/08 at 7:02pmI guess the planned renovation of the Belsco is off for a while. That is unless they are going to do a super fast job on it.
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keen on kean
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#2re: SPEED THE PLOW to the Belasco Oct 3
Posted: 7/14/08 at 7:20pmSince the Belasco needs so much more than a face lift, I am assuming they aren't planning to renovate it in less than 3 months.
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#3re: SPEED THE PLOW to the Belasco Oct 3
Posted: 7/14/08 at 7:24pmI guess the renovation will be put off unless they have a really good feeling it might stay dark for awhile. If they smell a show wanting to come in, it will not happen.
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#4re: SPEED THE PLOW to the Belasco Oct 3
Posted: 7/14/08 at 7:57pmAtlantic Theater Company's site is listing this as only running October 3-November 16, so maybe that renovation isn't that far off.
#5re: SPEED THE PLOW to the Belasco Oct 3
Posted: 7/14/08 at 8:12pm
Link?
A 6 wk run? Sounds weird...why would they put up that much money and close it right before the holidays? This might be a ticket selling, marketing ploy.
#6re: SPEED THE PLOW to the Belasco Oct 3
Posted: 7/14/08 at 8:12pm
#7re: SPEED THE PLOW to the Belasco Oct 3
Posted: 7/14/08 at 8:15pmhttps://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?thread=972308&dt=9&boardid=1
"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
#8re: SPEED THE PLOW to the Belasco Oct 3
Posted: 7/14/08 at 8:28pm
Thanks, Frogs_,
I still think they're planning (an unannounced longer run). Maybe this is a way to "test the waters". See if there's BIG interest? What do you think? I'm trying to calculate the mathematics of this:
Avg Tix price: 65.00 ?
Seats: approx. 1,000
Daily Gross: (sold out) 65,000.00
Weekly Gross: 520,000.00
6 wks: $3,120,000.00
#9re: SPEED THE PLOW to the Belasco Oct 3
Posted: 7/14/08 at 8:35pm
It's being produced by the Atlantic.
They don't need to turn a profit.
"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
#11re: SPEED THE PLOW to the Belasco Oct 3
Posted: 7/14/08 at 9:29pmI saw it in London with much bigger names in the cast than Broadway will offer - Jeff Goldblum and Kevin Spacey. It was fun watching the guys go at it but ultimately, it's an empty and unsatisfying play.
Faced with these Loreleis, what man can moralize!
keen on kean
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/1/06
#12re: SPEED THE PLOW to the Belasco Oct 3
Posted: 7/14/08 at 11:19pm
Still waiting to see who is cast as Karen.
Started to read this play this evening but (much like Pinter) it is not really "readable." But I had to laugh. It won't be hard to commit this to memory. I think all Raul Esparza has to say for the first six pages is "Bob..."
#13re: SPEED THE PLOW to the Belasco Oct 3
Posted: 7/15/08 at 8:29amBring back Madonna!!
Well I didn't want to get into it, but he's a Satanist.
Every full moon he sacrifices 4 puppies to the Dark Lord and smears their blood on his paino.
This should help you understand the score for Wicked a little bit more.
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#14re: SPEED THE PLOW to the Belasco Oct 3
Posted: 7/15/08 at 8:39amLooking forward to it - only because wife is a Raul fan.....
Borstalboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/9/04
#15re: SPEED THE PLOW to the Belasco Oct 3
Posted: 7/15/08 at 10:10amF**k Madonna! GET BRITNEY!!!!!!
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