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I don't get this. People thinking that there won't be enough audience members has NO effect on people actually buying tickets. Do you think there are tourists that are going to decide NOT to come because what a FEW posters here (or anywhere) might think about the sustainability of it all coming back so quickly?

The thought IS a practical one: if only 60% of the tourists return before the holiday (Christmas) season - there will be problems. I don't involve myself in these kind of predictions - but talking about isn't negative, it's concern.



That being said, I can't wait to come back - my first trip is scheduled!

dramamama611 said: "I don't get this. People thinking that there won't be enough audience members has NO effect on people actually buying tickets. Do you think there are tourists that are going to decide NOT to come because what a FEW posters here (or anywhere) might think about the sustainability of it all coming back so quickly?

The thought IS a practical one: if only 60% of the tourists return before the holiday (Christmas) season - there will be problems. I don't involve myself in these kind of predictions - but talking about isn't negative, it's concern.

That being said, I can't wait to come back - my first trip is scheduled!"

Nowhere in my original post did I suggest that what people are saying on these boards is actually going to have an effect on ticket sales or the sustainability of these shows. It would be absurd to think that anything said on BWW has any significant bearing on Broadway's success (or failure) as a business.

As to your second point, you're correct: the thought is a practical one. If NYC struggles in regaining tourism, Broadway will struggle, too. I know that. The point I was trying to make, however, is that it's just that: an "if." We've all spent the past year-plus talking in ifs, and, as I tried to point out, it's shown that few (if any) of us have a solid idea of what the future holds for NYC and for Broadway. So, to me, it seems kind of silly to greet the news of these reopenings with speculation that many of them won't be able to survive past their first few months. I find it to be rather pessimistic, so I suppose I'd disagree with your assessment of negativity vs. concern.

All that said, I'm well aware that these are discussion boards, where people can and will talk and argue and speculate about whichever topics they choose. And I'm aware that speculating closings has long been part of BWW culture - heck, I've probably joined in a time or two myself! But after a long year without theatre, I wish we'd all take a moment to stop thinking about the ifs that could derail it any further.

I hope you enjoy your first trip back. I'm looking forward to mine, too. As I said, this has been a long, hard year, and I'm eager to once again sit in a theatre, and have my heart filled with optimism and joy.

bwayphreak234 said: "I'm really hoping that West Side Story comes back."

I posted about it earlier

Original Post updated!

I think Company plays well a very NYC crowd and less to the tourists, so I think it'll be fine. It's got a great cast and great word of mouth. I've already seen it and I'd go back in a heartbeat to see it again.

Correct.

Still surprised that Book of Mormon hasn't announced their return dates.

Not sure where else to put this thought, but Disney has scrubbed their site of any indication that there was a tour of Aladdin. I wonder if it has closed.

ElphabaGoodman said: "fashionguru_23 said: "Not sure where else to put this thought, but Disney has scrubbed their site of any indication that there was a tour of Aladdin. I wonder if it has closed."

The ALADDIN tour played its final performance on March 12, 2020."

Wasn't it supposed to come back smaller in 2022 (pre-pandemic)? I wonder if that's still the case. It didn't hit many first run sites on that tour.

FYI...this info was released yesterday - it even has its own thread (in case you want to see what others said about it.)

fashionguru_23 said: "Was the set that big? I don't remember it being too bad, but I could be wrong."

It was a fairly large set that stayed true to the Broadway production with the exception of the trap doors. However, I thought that with the exception of the Cave of Wonders, the set was pretty cheap looking. The village set units were extremely shaky and flimsy.