#151
Posted: 3/27/17 at 11:51am
If anything screamed "flop sweat," it's an act of desperation like this.
UPDATE: IN TRANSIT Sets April 16 Closing Date — Page 7
#152
Posted: 3/27/17 at 11:54am
Hey, if the producers can afford to hemorrhage money, and want to, I say let it keep running so the cast/crew can at least make a salary. The Circle in the Square may be a "wasted venue" right now, but...
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#153
Posted: 3/27/17 at 12:08pm
I have obviously lampooned the producers aplenty, but I don't see this as an act of desperation: as long as the show continues to run, it is no more desperate to do things to sell tickets to this than to Hamilton.
#154
Posted: 3/27/17 at 12:19pm
It'll surprise all of us when it gets a Best Musical Tony nom.
Stranger things have happened.
#155
Posted: 3/27/17 at 12:31pm
That's not going to happen with a spring this crowded.
#157
Posted: 3/27/17 at 4:24pm
Re Juan Darien: kindly revisit the available nominees that it froze out and get back to us.
#158
Posted: 3/27/17 at 4:51pm
A minor popular success (not entirely unlike a trifle known as "the popular vote"
entitled Jekyll & Hyde.
#159
Posted: 3/27/17 at 5:35pm
and just to fill in one more detail... a "success" that was technically a flop. 
#160
Posted: 3/27/17 at 6:04pm
I mean, it's mildly clever? I just think this is the kind of thing they should have been doing early on. I'm not sure marketing would have saved the show but it couldn't have hurt.
#161
Posted: 3/28/17 at 2:26am
Wish it had closed before I saw it the other night
#162
Posted: 3/28/17 at 5:27am
Just saw on the news that In Transit has a promo through the month of April - if you purchase a full price ticket, you get a free one week metro card. I wonder how many people are purchasing full price tickets rather than using a service like TKTS?
#163
Posted: 3/28/17 at 8:41am
ads08 said: "Just saw on the news that In Transit has a promo through the month of April - if you purchase a full price ticket, you get a free one week metro card. "
Yeah, go back a page in this thread.
"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt
#164
Posted: 3/30/17 at 5:39pm
Well, In Transit definitely has to close by the fall for Once On This Island. (My hunch is that is where the revival is going which is why they can't say the name of the theater when announcing their dates.)
#165
Posted: 3/30/17 at 6:01pm
Actually it could wind up having a pretty decent run...
#166
Posted: 4/7/17 at 10:09am
I don't wonder how much longer the show has. I wonder how this made it to Broadway, in the first place.
Caught this, last night and this is a very talented cast, performing in a show unworthy of a local grade school production. It reminded me of a vanity project, although, I don't think it is. Simplistic writing, banal lyrics and a trite plot. The cliches and stereotypes make it, nothing short of insulting. It was no surprise the theater was barely 2/3 full.
On the upside, Justin Guarini has stood out in everything I've seen him in and the entire cast was very good, which is a testament to their talent. Overcoming material, this bad, is not easy.
My companion whispered to me "bring back Fun Home." I don't see this winning awards, let alone being nominated.
#167
Posted: 4/7/17 at 10:15am
The producers/investors are very, very, very wealthy. In these times of openly celebrated crass materialism and immorality, I wouldn't be surprised if favors were offered to the nominating committee (or just plain old bribes) to get their pet awful project some nominations. They've already funneled who knows how many millions into this money pit of a show.
Updated On: 4/7/17 at 10:15 AM
#168
Posted: 4/7/17 at 10:18am
Saw the show again and enjoyed it more the second time around. It was a matinee and the theater was barely half full.
A friend of mine is in the cast and over dinner afterwards he mentioned that there's hope the show might get a few Tony nominations. However, the cast is aware that audience size is shrinking and no one will be surprised if a closing notice is posted after the nominations are announced.
"Long live God!" (GODSPELL)
#169
Posted: 4/7/17 at 10:27am
"I don't wonder how much longer the show has. I wonder how this made it to Broadway, in the first place."
Capitalism. The same way any bad show makes it to Broadway.
#170
Posted: 4/7/17 at 10:27am
The bribery notion is way off base in both directions.
#171
Posted: 4/7/17 at 10:54am
neonlightsxo said: "
Capitalism. The same way any bad show makes it to Broadway.
Ha. I think I wasn't being so literal, but, of course, you're right.
#172
Posted: 4/10/17 at 10:25am
I went Sunday and actually had a great time. It was cute and sweet, and a nice pick-me-up on a crappy weekend. The theatre was about 2/3 full, if we're going to stay on topic.
"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt
#173
Posted: 4/10/17 at 4:48pm
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Contest-Enter-To-Win-Dinner-And-Two-Tickets-to-IN-TRANSIT-20170410
OMG. Between the earlier MTA metrocard offer and now ^this^, I have reached the conclusion that my brain cannot even begin to fathom how much money the In Transit producers have in pocket. I mean...HOW?
Updated On: 4/10/17 at 04:48 PM
#174
Posted: 4/10/17 at 11:30pm
Well, I've often said if I won a powerball I'd revive Aspects of Love (and Sunset Boulevard - perhaps with the mansion AND the 40 piece orchestra) so I suppose if you have the money and you're passionate about the work (which in this instance, from the lampooning it's received, is hard to appreciate) you're apt to mount it.
That being said, it's got to be demoralizing for the cast to see an empty theatre and those coming are paying an average ticket price of $25
#175
Posted: 4/11/17 at 5:33am
BroadwayConcierge said: "OMG. Between the earlier MTA metrocard offer and now ^this^, I have reached the conclusion that my brain cannot even begin to fathom how much money the In Transit producers have in pocket. I mean...HOW?"
How can they afford to give away two tickets AND a dinner?! Seems like a pretty cheap promotion...
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