What was the last new straight play that recouped?

[broadwaydevil]

Posted: 12/26/12 at 6:59pm

With so many flops, granted many of them are due to poor subject material, it seems like new straight plays never recoup. I'm sure I must be missing something but I can't think of the last commercial production of a new straight play that recouped. It seems the only straight plays that ever recoup are revivals of well-known classics with star-studded casts like Glengarry Glen Ross or last season's Death of a Salesman.

[vegas2]

Posted: 12/26/12 at 7:02pm

Didn't Tribes and Venus in Fur recoup? Also, One Man Two Guvnors?

[broadwaydevil]

Posted: 12/26/12 at 7:07pm

I knew I was missing something obvious ha yes I forgot One Man, Two Guvnors recouped. I don't think Venus in Fur did but I could be mistaken. And I should have clarified that I was discussing only plays on Broadway. Off-Broadway many plays have found success.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 12/26/12 at 7:07pm

Other Desert Cities did, as well.

[broadwaydevil]

Posted: 12/26/12 at 7:10pm

Didn't know that, thanks. I guess the current failings of pretty horrific material this season made me forget..

[supersam1026]

Posted: 12/26/12 at 7:14pm

Has Peter and the Starcatcher recouped? Or will we not know because it's Disney (yes, I know there was the announcement of Newsies recently)?

[vegas2]

Posted: 12/26/12 at 7:32pm

There has definitely been some sorry material this year.

[Phantom of London]

Posted: 12/26/12 at 7:37pm

Death of a Salesman and Glengarry Glen Ross both recouped.

[broadwaydevil]

Posted: 12/26/12 at 7:40pm

Death of a Salesman and Glengarry Glen Ross both recouped.

Hm, if only that could have been discerned by reading literally ANYTHING from the original post where those exact examples are cited.

[CapnHook]

Posted: 12/26/12 at 10:49pm

I'd imagine WAR HORSE recouped.

I wonder if AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY did? It certainly had enough success to warrant a move to a new theatre.

[little_sally]

Posted: 12/26/12 at 10:52pm

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/117528-August-Osage-County-Recoups-Initial-Investment

August did indeed!

[frogs_fan85]

Posted: 12/26/12 at 10:57pm

RACE also recouped:

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/138920-Mamets-Race-Recoups-Investment

[TheatreKid3]

Posted: 12/26/12 at 11:10pm

I really hope STARCATCHER ends up recouping. That show deserves it. Does anyone know its initial investment and/or running costs? They couldn't have been that high.

[PlayItAgain]

Posted: 12/26/12 at 11:41pm

RED recouped

[sundayclothes2]

Posted: 12/27/12 at 7:24pm

The Motherf*cker with the Hat, Vanya Sonia, and Ghetto Klown did.

Updated On: 7/29/13 at 07:24 PM

[Jonwo]

Posted: 12/27/12 at 7:28pm

Isn't War Horse non-profit as it produced by the Lincoln Centre and the National Theatre so any money it made would back into both companies rather any investors?

[CapnHook]

Posted: 12/27/12 at 7:53pm

Jonwo, you're correct. But they may still have announced that the show recouped its production costs. It's not often that the non-profit Broadway owners have a hit, but I'm 90% positive that Roundabout announced that their CABARET revival earned back it's upfront costs.

[Jonwo]

Posted: 12/27/12 at 8:09pm

With a non-profit, I assume it's a hit when it extend or becomes an open run and launching a national tour in the cases of South Pacific and Anything Goes. Harvey was a huge hit for Roundabout but couldn't extend due to Jim Parson's availability, they must have made some money from its run.