The Play That Goes Wrong Extends to July

Let's all admit it, nobody expected it to extend to this July even with it being a cheap show to run.

BroadwayConcierge said: "^lmao"



Great contribution. Glad to see you continue bringing so much to this board, aside from your numerous Broadway preview threads.

"Hit" or not, I am really looking forward to seeing this play in June.

BroadwayConcierge said: "I wish you had considered a New Year’s resolution of being remotely pleasant instead of constantly insufferable and negative, Headband. Maybe 2019!"



Again failing to acknowledge you improperly used the word "hit."

In for-profit, commercial theatre, a "hit" is when a show has recouped its initial investment and is prepared to make a profit (hence the concept of for-profit) for its investors. Separate from commercial or financial hits, there are also critical hits. But you didn't make that clear. I don't even know if this show was a critical hit.

At the end of the day, it's a business. In the world of business, you need quantifiable metrics to gauge how closely you've met your goals or accomplished something. It's that simple.

Liza's Headband said: "In for-profit, commercial theatre, a "hit" is when a show has recouped its initial investment and is prepared to make a profit (hence the concept of for-profit) for its investors. Separate from commercial or financial hits, there are also critical hits. But you didn't make that clear. I don't even know if this show was a critical hit.

At the end of the day, it's a business. In the world of business, you need quantifiable metrics to gauge how closely you've met your goals or accomplished something. It's that simple."

Look, we're not trying to cure cancer here. You are probably technically correct so I won't get into a discussion about that. But given that 80% of the people on this board seem to be completely unaware that plays without any singing or music even exist, would it be so wrong to let the few people that do enjoy plays and are fans of this one, a group in which I count myself, have 5 minutes of joy over the fact that after months of mixed financial results, it seems to finally be doing well? Is it really necessary to break people's balls about what the technical definition of "hit" is when all anyone is trying to do is express a little love for the show?

https://www.wsj.com/articles/broadway-underdog-play-that-goes-wrong-finally-hits-the-right-note-1515100469

"But you didn't make that clear. I don't even know if this show was a critical hit."

Brantley raved about it so in most people's opinion that constitutes it as being a critical hit - lol.

"Look, we're not trying to cure cancer here. You are probably technically correct so I won't get into a discussion about that. But given that 80% of the people on this board seem to be completely unaware that plays without any singing or music even exist, would it be so wrong to let the few people that do enjoy plays and are fans of this one, a group in which I count myself, have 5 minutes of joy over the fact that after months of mixed financial results, it seems to finally be doing well? Is it really necessary to break people's balls about what the technical definition of "hit" is when all anyone is trying to do is express a little love for the show?"

I agree with you. I think we should all rejoice that an original play (comedy) from England can do well enough to stay open for hopefully more than a year. I hope it does recoup and that by the time it closes we can say it was a hit.

When I saw it last April, we literally got to the box office around 20-30 minutes before curtain and got $30 balcony seats.