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sean nmartin erm my point is that the name obviously sold that show Names dont mean squat, sorry. Look at all the hit movies that became flop stage pieces --
Saturday Night Fever and
Carrie come to mind immediately. Look at all the well-known actors and producers and directors and authors and musicians who seem bulletproof and yet got their fingers dirty with misfires (
Pirate Queen, anyone?). As someone else pointed out, there are no sure things. Sure, YF may be a huge hit. It could also be next season's
Pirate Queen. We wont know until it open -- or, as is more likely around here, someone starts THE OFFICIAL "I SAW THE REHEARSAL/HEARD THE DEMO/TRICKED WITH SOMEONE FROM THE CAST AND IT'S GONNA BE HUGE!" THREAD, and then of course we'll know for sure long before the Times, just as we all know
for certain long before the broadcast that Raul was winning that Tony.
The issue of the cost of the seats? A non-issue, since every show is doing it, even the beloved CHORUS LINE, folks. Producers and marketers have now established that every Broadway show is gonna have those uber-pricey seats, so we might as well deal with it and move on. It's not like anyone around here would ever pay full price anyway, so why moan and complain about something that doesnt affect you directly? You'll still get your $25 seat, but as long as you get yours, someone else will have to shell out the 400-plus to compensate if you want this show to hang around longer than a few days.
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