The Producers/Chicago Grosses

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 2/28/06 at 3:42am

Anyone see this weeks grosses? The Producers is back up...if it can keep this up for a little while longer, maybe it won't close as early as everyone's been saying.

What are your guys thoughts on Chicago staying open?

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 2/28/06 at 4:09am

Whole thread on the grosses right here

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?thread=888478&dt=31

But I'm confused, why would Chicago not stay open? With grosses like that after so long and with such minimal costs and large profit, I don't see it going anywhere for a little while.

[Thesbijean]

Posted: 2/28/06 at 11:19am

Chicago has rarely ever not at least broke even during it it's entire run, it has at least 4-5 more years in it.

[DAME]

Posted: 2/28/06 at 11:26am

Chicago is not going anywhere.

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 2/28/06 at 11:33am

The Producers was NEVER in danger of closing. That rumor was started by a bunch of buzzards circling the theatre who don't care for the show and basically were engaging in wishful thinking. As I said many times through all of this, business is ALWAYS off during January and February, especially for long-running shows that are very reliant on the tourist dollar. Hits like The Lion King, Chicago, Hairspray, DRS, Piazza, Doubt and others all saw their percentages dip into the 50s and 60s during the same period. The Producers had 4 off weeks -- two of which were still profitable. It's now back to normal and like it or not, it ain't going anywhere for a few years. Sorry to disappoint the vultures.

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 2/28/06 at 11:33am

Updated On: 2/28/06 at 11:33 AM

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 2/28/06 at 7:22pm

Lol Margo, I agree.

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 2/28/06 at 8:30pm

I dunno why, its just crazy to hear it will stay open for 4-5 more years. I'm just sorta stick of these shows running FOREVER. Just tour the show for 5 years and open up some of the theaters. I even think RENT should close after its anniversary in April.

[ljay889]

Posted: 2/28/06 at 9:50pm

Well CHICAGO has a very successful tour, and is still successfully running in London - and it will be changing theatres shortly in the Westend - which shows it still has a lot of life left there and on Broadway.

The tour is still a smash too.

It just can't be stopped.

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 2/28/06 at 11:47pm

Well, since Broadway is a BUSINESS, I don't see what's wrong if a show runs a while...although I agree anything running 20+ years may sound a bit extreme, there's nothing wrong with a very long run if the show is popular with audiences, makes money, and continues to employ people. Broadway isn't like what it used to be, with shows running a few years or so then closing. It has developed into something bigger these days and is more about the money.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 3/1/06 at 9:33am

Thank you, MargoChanning. I agree completely.