final performances tomorrow

[cathywellerstein]

Posted: 1/1/05 at 9:56pm

anyone seeing the final performance of a show that's closing tomorrow? i'm planning on seeing dracula. i'm very excited, but sad to see it go.

[Broadway_Bound_Star]

Posted: 1/1/05 at 9:58pm

Did Dracula last longer then Bombay Dreams?

[Plum]

Posted: 1/1/05 at 9:59pm

How could it have? It opened much later.

[Phantomerik15]

Posted: 1/1/05 at 10:01pm

MAN, HOW BAD WAS THIS MUSICAL?!
It opened in September, right?
My god...I've never seen it but I heard it was real bad.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 1/1/05 at 10:01pm

I'm seeing GOLDA'S BALCONY.

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 1/1/05 at 10:11pm

I'm seeing 42nd Street.

[Plum]

Posted: 1/1/05 at 10:15pm

Woah, how depressing. There's a virtual slaughter of shows this month, but my only plans are to see Democracy.

[IdinaFan34]

Posted: 1/1/05 at 10:17pm

I will be seeing Wicked on 1/5 and Brooklyn on 1/8. I dont see Wicked closing anytime soon lol but Brooklyn is up in the air i guess. I have nose bleed seats for Wicked, anyone ever sit in the rear mezz for Wicked? if so how are they?

[Corine2]

Posted: 1/1/05 at 10:19pm

I'm seeing Laugh Whore for my third time.
Mario is so funny. I just wished he would do Dame Edna. Updated On: 1/1/05 at 10:19 PM

[musicalblood]

Posted: 1/1/05 at 10:19pm

I juts saw Wicked from there. It's a lil hard to see some of the action that occurs at the front of the stage but It was still fantastic.

[IdinaFan34]

Posted: 1/1/05 at 10:23pm

Good to know. As long as its fantasic then iam set.

[Phanfare]

Posted: 1/1/05 at 11:32pm

I'm seein Dracula tomorrow,I have front mezz seats and am REALLY excited. It will be my tenth time going and although I don't want it to close, at least I get to see it again

[Dare2DefyGravity]

Posted: 1/1/05 at 11:39pm

To the person that brought up Brooklyn, it's not going to close soon. I just saw it on Wed. and it had a sold out crowd, and when I spoke to Ramona Keller at the stage door, she stated that the show is very close to gaining back it's investment, as it had already gained money during previews in Denver. It was an awesome show, no matter what the critics say.

[Plum]

Posted: 1/1/05 at 11:42pm

Wha? If Keller is right, I'm extremely surprised. The Denver production cost money, too, and even if it was profitable I can't imagine it contributed a whole lot to recouping the overall investment.

[Dare2DefyGravity]

Posted: 1/1/05 at 11:47pm

She could have been exaggerating, but the show is not that elaborate. I don't think it would cost as much as normal shows. The only thing that might have cost a bit would be the large brick wall structure, which could be an illusion who knows. But with such a small cast and less people employeed with the show, I wouldn't be shocked if the news was true.

[Plum]

Posted: 1/1/05 at 11:57pm

I don't doubt the show has low weekly costs, but still...even a cheap musical takes a while to recoup. It seems a bit far-fetched to think that Brooklyn, which has hardly had stellar ticket sales, will make back its investment so soon. It hasn't even hit 100 performances.

[TGIF]

Posted: 1/2/05 at 12:25am

What my question is, is how come attendence is listed at around 39% and people are reporting sold out crowds?

Papering?

Edit: I am refering to Brooklyn.

Updated On: 1/2/05 at 12:25 AM

[Plum]

Posted: 1/2/05 at 12:30am

I guess one individual performance can be sold out and the overall attendance for the week can still be low. And even shows that weren't selling well probably got good crowds this week. The city was absolutely packed to the gills. Updated On: 1/2/05 at 12:30 AM

[TGIF]

Posted: 1/2/05 at 12:59am

Gills?


I can see it doing good on weekends and not to hot on Tuesdays, but low enough to make the average at 39%?