The Current State of Broadway in 2025- Page 2

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Posted: 9/1/25 at 4:21am

TheatreFan4 said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "On the contrary, it seems to bethe only business model thatisworking. In CABARET's case, they just couldn't reel anyone in with Redmayne's box office draw after he left the cast."

I feel like when Eddie was in it this new Cabaret was still a novelty, everyone who wanted to see that novelty did so. I don't particularly think Eddie Redmayne himself is a big draw. Most of his roles aren't in films that generate large revenue or have mass market appeal. If this production didn't require such a massive renovation maybe it would have had a shot but a production that has so little on stage and yet costs so much was always going to be an uphill battle."

Some of you have such a tenuous hold on reality and facts, it's certainly something. Novelty sure as hell didn't help Here Lies Love get the kind of grosses Cabaret had. Also wasn't like the understudy dates sold terribly, or that there was big drop in ticket prices instantly post his departure. 

In fact you can see the effect of celebrity very clearly in this production as with each successive less famous cast, the grosses have also trended down. 

 

Updated On: 9/1/25 at 04:21 AM

[TheQuibbler]

Posted: 9/1/25 at 6:38am

Call_me_jorge said: "Eddie Redmayne is a poor man’s Benedict Cumberbatch. He does have the Harry Potter sequels, but those are not nearly as popular or well received as The Avengers/Doctor Strange films."

Well, he also has an Oscar and a Tony so his career isn’t a total wash. 

[Sammy232]

Posted: 9/1/25 at 7:16am

malcs98 said: "EDSOSLO858 said: “On the contrary, it seems to be the only business model that is working. In CABARET's case, they just couldn't reel anyone in with Redmayne's box office draw after he left the cast.”


I mean how many stars do we know are coming to Broadway this season or in the immediate future, I know we have confirmed this season confirmedAlex Winter & Keanu Reeves, James Corden, Neil Patrick Harris, Bobby Cannavale, Ayo Edebiri, Don Cheadle, Cedric The Entertainer, and Taraji P. Henson, just to name a few but are there any other names rumored?"

Dog Day Afternoon with Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bacharach is coming in the spring?

 

[SteveSanders]

Posted: 9/1/25 at 7:36am

TheQuibbler said: "Call_me_jorge said: "Eddie Redmayne is a poor man’s Benedict Cumberbatch. He does have the Harry Potter sequels, but those are not nearly as popular or well received as The Avengers/Doctor Strange films."

Well, he also has an Oscar and a Tony so his career isn’t a total wash."

And The Day of the Jackal had quite a bit of buzz for its first season on Peacock, but I don't know if that helped at all with his Cabaret box office appeal.

 

Updated On: 9/1/25 at 07:36 AM

[malcs98]

Posted: 9/5/25 at 3:04pm

Sammy232 said: "malcs98 said: "EDSOSLO858 said: “On the contrary, it seems to be the only business model that is working. In CABARET's case, they just couldn't reel anyone in with Redmayne's box office draw after he left the cast.”


I mean how many stars do we know are coming to Broadway this season or in the immediate future, I know we have confirmed this season confirmedAlex Winter & Keanu Reeves, James Corden, Neil Patrick Harris, Bobby Cannavale, Ayo Edebiri, Don Cheadle, Cedric The Entertainer, and Taraji P. Henson, just to name a few but are there any other names rumored?"

Dog Day Afternoon with Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bacharach is coming in the spring?

"

Yup, almost forgot to include them

[malcs98]

Posted: 9/9/25 at 3:58pm

Ok I have to update this thread because last week's Broadway grosses were some of the worst numbers I've seen in ages. I truly do believe these significant drops could signal Broadway's last true season.

[MayAudraBlessYou2]

Posted: 9/9/25 at 5:09pm

"Broadway's last true season"?! GIRL!

The grosses were abysmal its true. But they always have been for this week after Labor Day. Tourists just aren't in the city much since its back to school and they already did their "last big summer travel" over Labor Day weekend. This is especially true for families (see: the huge drop for a family show like Aladdin). This year appears a bit worse than normal because grosses for the previous week were higher this year than last year, and we have seen a slight decrease in tourism overall. But it is ALWAYS one of the worst sales weeks of the year. It always will be.

It is not the end of Broadway by a long shot. It creates around 100,000 jobs a year and draws an overall larger crowd number than all of NYC's major sports teams. The city and state are invested in the theater industry for this reason. I do think we will see less new musicals this season (I'm expecting only 8-10 when all is said and done) due to the usual pool of investors tightening their purse strings. Things ebb and flow though, they always have, and some seasons will be more full than others. But we should see a healthy number of plays during the season. It's also only September. At this time last year, a majority of the March and April bows had yet to officially announce. We don't know how it will all shake out yet.

It is likely a season that heavily favors plays. It is likely a season that relies heavily on major stars. It is likely a season that has only a few new musicals, many of which are likely to be smaller scale productions. But it is far from Broadway's last season. 

[malcs98]

Posted: 9/9/25 at 5:58pm

MayAudraBlessYou2 said: ""Broadway's last true season"?! GIRL!

The grosses were abysmal its true. But they always have been for this week after Labor Day. Tourists just aren't in the city much since its back to school and they already did their "last big summer travel" over Labor Day weekend. This is especially true for families (see: the huge drop for a family show like Aladdin). This year appears a bit worse than normal because grosses for the previous week were higher this year than last year, and we have seen a slight decrease in tourism overall. But it is ALWAYS one of the worst sales weeks of the year. It always will be.

It is not the end of Broadway by a long shot. It creates around 100,000 jobs a year and draws an overall larger crowd numberthan all of NYC's major sports teams. The city and state are invested in the theater industry for this reason. I do think we will see less new musicals this season (I'm expecting only 8-10 when all is said and done) due to the usual pool of investors tightening their purse strings. Things ebb and flow though, they always have, and some seasons will be more full than others. But we should see a healthy number of plays during the season. It's also only September. At this time last year, a majority of the March and April bows had yet to officially announce. We don't know how it will all shake out yet.

It is likely a season that heavily favors plays. It is likely a season that relies heavily on major stars. It is likely a season that has only a few new musicals, many of which are likely to be smaller scale productions. But it is far from Broadway's last season."

So this has nothing to do with politics or this current administration tho right???

[dented146]

Posted: 9/9/25 at 7:09pm

I am curious if you feel the results of the upcoming election will play a role in the state of Broadway next season?