Why Are So Many Broadway Shows Closing: Katherine Steele: YouTube
Why Are So Many Broadway Shows Closing: Katherine Steele: YouTube
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Posted: 7/22/19 at 10:00am
I came upon this rather nice young lady, with so many things Broadway on her mind. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTsHDbMt8tU
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Posted: 7/22/19 at 10:11am
shes a legend here
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
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Posted: 7/22/19 at 10:38am
These losses are normal. That Forbes article is borderline idiotic, and it's clickbait-y to lump all those numbers together. Look at all the other shows that lost most or all of their capitalizations in the past 2 seasons...
2017-18
1984
Prince of Broadway (commercial enhancement)
M. Butterfly
Once On This Island
SpongeBob
Margaritaville
Angels in America
Children of a Lesser God
Carousel
Summer
2016-17
The Encounter
Les Liaisons
Great Comet
In Transit
Significant Other
Glass Menagerie
Sweat
Amelie
War Paint
Groundhog Day
Indecent
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Bandstand
Doll's House 2
Now to get to Miss Colgate White Strips' video: Just because a tour goes out non-Eq does not mean ticket prices will be cheaper. Occasionally they are. But it's just a cash grab option for greedy producers. And why is she acting surprised that Waitress is closing and that Hello Dolly impacted Broadway's financial landscape so much? Is she seriously devoting a 10-minute video to the finances of Broadway without studying the industry's grosses in-depth?? Kind of disgraceful....
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Posted: 7/22/19 at 1:50pm
She has no clue what she's talking about, in this or any other video.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
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Posted: 7/22/19 at 2:31pm
She's exhausting.
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Posted: 7/22/19 at 3:00pm
She isn’t wrong about Broadway having a broken business plan, is she? Doesn’t the SEC require most investors in Broadway shows to be “accredited investors” having a net worth of a million dollars NOT including the value of their principal residence?
Investors in Broadway are a lot like investors in racehorses. They expect to lose their investment, but they like the perks that come with ownership and there’s always that chance to strike it big.
— A Near Investor
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Posted: 7/22/19 at 3:54pm
It's hard for me to take her videos seriously after I saw her extremely uninformed review of the Six studio recording (and her appended review, which still managed to be incredibly uninformed). Also, she says "sound track." I mean, I get that we're losing that battle, but it will forever grate on me.
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Posted: 7/22/19 at 3:55pmAlso a net worth of only a million is a kind of low bar
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Posted: 7/22/19 at 4:06pm
Most shows on Broadway don't make back their entire initial investments and that's been true for decades. It has become extremely expensive to mount and maintain Broadway productions. It doesn't mean they don't make ANY money. If a show makes back 60% of its investment, then goes on several tours, it's possible to make back additional money. That Forbes article spins things a particular way because the author wants to make a point, but it's not an accurate depiction of the actual state of Broadway.
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/24/17
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Posted: 7/22/19 at 4:10pm
"Miss Colgate White Strips" is officially what I'm referring to her as from here on out.
She seems like she means well, but her knowledge of the industry is that of a 13-year-old. If you're going to make a video essay, use more than literally one (clickbait-y) source. Same goes for her Six review, where she critiqued a show she'd never seen.
Maybe I'm just old-fashioned, but this social media obsession plaguing the musical theatre community has been bothering me for a while. Between this and the other "Broadway stars on twitter" thread, I just wish everyone would stop this self-obsessed social media stuff and just focus on the art. I see it mostly with musical theatre people rather than the straight play people, weirdly enough (I also feel like the division between those two groups is larger than ever, something I don't like). Anyway, old person rant over.
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Posted: 7/22/19 at 5:43pm
She really does have almost blindingly-white teeth.
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Posted: 7/22/19 at 6:48pm
She could've saved us 7 minutes by just reading the Forbes article to us- since she didn't add any research, facts, or knowledge of her own to this video,
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Posted: 7/22/19 at 6:50pm
dramamama611 said: "She's exhausting."
And the choppy editing wears me out. I bailed half way through.
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Posted: 7/22/19 at 7:16pm
BalconyClub said: "And the choppy editing wears me out. I bailed half way through."
By switching color palettes every cut, she doesn't draw much attention to it, at least...
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Posted: 7/22/19 at 9:48pmShe used to be much more obnoxious, she’s actually toned it down.
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Posted: 7/22/19 at 10:54pm
I ran across this the other day and turned it off after about a minute.
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Posted: 7/25/19 at 2:51pm
This came up in my YouTube recommendations, and I remembered seeing it mentioned here so I watched (or tried to).
This whole video (and I guess the Forbes article, which I haven't read) makes no sense to me. How is there "oversaturation" of Broadway shows? Doesn't that just mean that theatres are occupied? Would it be better for the market if theatres were empty? Such a stupid argument.
Also, for the love of God, I was screaming in my head every time she said "capitalEYEzation."
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Posted: 7/25/19 at 3:52pmThis girl is intense. As a high school drama teacher, she actually kinda terrifies me. The insecurity mixed with self-absorption, the makeup, the “l’m up here” shirts, the nasal, brassy, fast-talking yelling at the camera, and just downright egotism are really off-putting. If she wants to be taken seriously as an actor, she needs to shut this channel down.
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Posted: 7/25/19 at 4:06pm
..who is this person, exactly?
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Posted: 7/25/19 at 5:01pm
That video was interminable. She didn't say anything of worth until about 6 minutes in, and then basically repeating the same point for the rest of the time. I really though the video was more about her manicure than anything else, the way she was putting the nails in focus so much.
"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008
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Posted: 7/25/19 at 5:06pm
I prefer my boy DoubleD.
Broadway Star Joined: 11/22/17
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Posted: 7/25/19 at 5:15pm
She's okay, typical theater kid. She is right on about the over saturation of product this year, and most of it was crap anyways.
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Posted: 7/25/19 at 5:34pmI guess it’s nice it is to see a discussion about Broadway financials on a popular forum like YouTube. I do take issue with the notion that non-union shows provided better access. Most Broadway Across America markets package these right next to union shows and charge the same amount for tickets.
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/24/17
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Posted: 7/25/19 at 6:47pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-LnVQXvfMo
She's back with another business video.
Chorus Member Joined: 12/20/12
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Posted: 3/13/20 at 12:02pm
everythingtaboo said: "That video was interminable. She didn't say anything of worth until about 6 minutes in, and then basically repeating the same point for the rest of the time. I really though the video was more about her manicure than anything else, the way she was putting the nails in focus so much."
Oof. Just...oof. I am so glad I'm not the only one who finds these videos insufferable. Yes, I said videos, because I gave her a chance. Her advice on auditioning has served her well in the insular world of local community drama (which is all well and good) but just smacks of an inbred-theatre-community vibe. I can't stand it. Unsubscribe.
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