What Shows have Recouped?

[hunterchi]

Posted: 6/17/09 at 1:01pm

Has anything recouped yet in recent months? I would have thought God of Carnage recouped by now for sure, but haven't seen an announcement.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 6/17/09 at 1:29pm

I assume you mean from the current season? I haven't heard of any. Yet.

[frogs_fan85]

Posted: 6/17/09 at 1:39pm

Technically last season, but The Seagull, All My Sons, and Speed-the-Plow recouped.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 6/17/09 at 1:48pm

Good call: LAST season.

And I DID know about Speed the Plow. thanks for the reminder.

[yankees1253]

Posted: 6/17/09 at 2:08pm

I am not sure what else recouped from this current season. On perez hilton's website he wrote back in november that billy elliot has over 15 million dollars in advance sales, plus many guests are buying the merchandise. Sorry do not know how much they invested in the production to recoup. My guess they will recoup by october.

[singtopher]

Posted: 6/17/09 at 3:17pm

Slightly off topic but does anyone know what Billy Elliott "nut" is? It has to be quite high with all the kids in the cast. But the producers are raking in the dough at the Imperial. The average ticket last week was over $120.

[winston89]

Posted: 6/17/09 at 4:30pm

yankees1253, since when is Prez Hilton a reliable source on anything?

Also, merchendise buying has nothing to do with ticket sales and how fast a show is going to recoup.

[Barney Stinson]

Posted: 6/17/09 at 4:37pm

Why not? I realize merch sales would be a very small part of the overall income, but it has to have some sort of effect, no? Does the money from merch sales not go to the show?

[AndAllThatJazz22]

Posted: 6/17/09 at 11:24pm

I'm pretty sure that Hair is very close to recouping.

[frontrowcentre2]

Posted: 6/17/09 at 11:34pm

The lists of the shows that recouped (and those that did not) should be in this week's Variety. Haven't been able to get a copy here - has anyone else seen it?