Sweeney Todd, question about extension

I'm doubting it will be with them IF there is another extension. This is a crazy short contract, if they were available longer I suspect at least 4-6 month initial.

Someone stated recently that getting this extension in place was crazy difficult and that it's expected to be the final.

Just my two cents. (Can't verify with any proof, just what's "out there").)

The show is closing May 5th, if you really want to see it I’d try to get tickets before that.

Broadway Flash said: "I hope they end up getting more broadway stars to keep it going. Or even if they can’t, the title sells tickets, no?"

Anybody immediately come to mind who you think could take over after Sutton and Aaron?

Bernadette is 75. Donna Murphy is 65.

None of those people are big enough names to sell through the summer.

Soo & Donica, as marvelous as I thought they were, couldn't keep Camelot open last year.

Katrina Lenk wasn't a draw for Company.

SLIH crawled through the year with Borle.

Broadway names - while immensely talented - are not enough to sell tickets.

And you could say the same thing of any show that is long running. But their future revivals would likely never meet that same longevity.



Sweeney has NEVER managed to be a long running show. The original ran 15 months, The revivals? 5 months & 10 months, and the current production which looks like it will be 14-15 months. (Even with Sutton and Tveit, there are discount codes already)

wondering what is the story behind “hard to lock SF and AT” ?

BARBERTC is the discount code

I’m absolutely confident Sutton and Aaron will be a smash hit at the box office. Fabulous musical, fabulous performers, fabulous production. Who wouldn’t want to see them in these roles?? The theatre queens will be there.

Broadway Flash said: "The theatre queens will be there."

Theatre queens are a small group of people who cannot sustain a run of any show, and usually aren't buying tickets at the $125+ level that this show will require. I expect the first few weeks will be strong for Sutton & Aaron, but let's see how things look after that.

Who wouldn’t want to see them in these roles?? The theatre queens will be there.

Yeah, the ones not helping the grosses - they do the discounted rush tickets and digital lotteries.

BrodyFosse123 said: "Who wouldn’t want to see them in these roles?? The theatre queens will be there.

Yeah, the ones not helping the grosses - they do the discounted rush tickets and digital lotteries."


THIS! Also, as a member of the theatre queen community, I remember the reaction to Foster and Tveit being cast as a giant WTF?

I still want a Raul Esparza “Sweeney” but I feel like he would have even less recognition than Tveit/Foster despite 5 years on Law & Order SVU. Pity they can’t get Audra to come in as the Beggar Woman for a few weeks. I also wonder how a Katrina Lenk Lovett would be.

Ultimately, I think bowing out at May 5th is the smart idea since it then won’t have to compete with the extensive glut of new shows coming this Spring that will ultimately cannibalize each other (no pun intended)