ZiggyCringe, you said you didn't get the finances and asked how the SHOW was financing itself (not how the actors are financing themselves) and referenced that the cast was HUGE and that the reviews were not raves. You misunderstood my response as you were saying that they couldn't possibly break even and I was telling you how they can and are.
I'm an actor in our fair city so I know how we get paid. My reference to "they" was to the producers of the show (e.g. those who are financing it). What I meant by saying reviews don't matter is that reviews are independent of ticket sales and ticket sales are what matter. And the gross of the show is indeed # of tickets x $ of each ticket.
My point is that right now (the 2nd slowest time period for NYC theater) the show is selling very well. So they can easily meet their operating costs and turn a profit if it continues to sell that well. The cast may be HUGE compared to Altar Boyz, but it's actually not that big.
Now do you see how it's possible to break even on a week-to-week basis? No producer would touch a property that couldn't... except Dreamworks.
Kidding.
If the audience could do better, they'd be up here on stage and I'd be out there watching them. - Ethel Merman
Updated On: 10/27/08 at 04:14 PM
