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I'd like to know why Roxy referred to the show as on off-Broadway show when it is playing in a Broadway house?

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I understood that, it was more of a rhetorical question. :)

It just bugs me when people say the show should be off-Broadway, like it's an insult.

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I don't take the off-Broadway label as an insult. There are simply some smaller scale shows that are destined to play to more advantage in a smaller venue. I can't speak for [tos] as I haven't seen it, but FORBIDDEN BROADWAY, as a great example, would not have half the impact it does if it were produced in a large theater.

Updated On: 9/9/08 at 12:50 PM

I think a smaller, Off-Broadway-size theater plays to the strengths of shows like TOS and Glory Days earlier this season. A small cast and a feeling of a more intimate connection to the audience sometimes are more easily lost in larger venues. That leads to more casual attendees in Broadway audiences not "getting" what afficionados of the show love about it. That hurts word of mouth. I think most Off-Broadway audiences go into those shows with different expectations.

I don't know what drives some producers' decisions when it comes to deciding to move a show to Broadway, but I really wonder what expectations and assumptions were behind putting TOS and Glory Days in Broadway-sized venues.

Is there any precedent for a show going from Broadway to Off-Broadway in these circumstances?

How do people here know that they are loosing money each week? Do you know their weekly cost?

"I think a smaller, Off-Broadway-size theater plays to the strengths of shows like TOS and Glory Days earlier this season."

First of all, NO theatre plays to the "strength" of Glory Days.

Secondly, Glory Days was a part of the previous season.