why doesn't Hamilton take over another broadway theater? — Page 2

Lot666 said: "wonderfulwizard11 said: "...such a move could easily be seen as greedy and unnecessary."

While I agree with much of your post, this show has been perceived by many as "greedy" since they jacked the house (i.e., non-reseller) ticket price to $849.



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And I still will repeat: I'd rather see that money go into the pockets of those that made it happen, then to scalpers! (And many of us feel that way)

This thread has so many ridiculous ideas floating through it that it is hard to pick a favorite. But "greedy" has to be my favorite: greedy, on this board, apparently refers to shows that double the number of $10 lottery tickets and that also routinely present entire performances for $10 to under-privileged high school students. Yep, that's quintessential greed.

" And then you get the people who will probably demand to go in because they are there and shouldn't have to travel further, even though they are wrong. I work in retail, I see this all the time."

This. People will show up late to the wrong theatre and insist they're right. It may not be hundreds nightly but I can see people screaming already. Not to mention the people who will claim they bought a ticket to see cast A but really bought cast B. Not that people seem to mind at all who they see in the show.

The people who would buy tickets to your proposed duplicate production will presumably eventually buy tickets for the original if they have no other choice - why would they give up years' worth of sales and drive down the average price? Especially when it would require a significant outlay in capital to get going. Most people see shows once. I imagine the producers would rather sell those 8000 extra tickets a week to the production that's already open and recouped. The only people your scenario benefits are people who don't want to wait 4 years. They'll still spend that money 4 years from now and the price floor will be slightly higher.

It's a new world, Golde. No longer is selling the most tickets the key to a huge profit. The trick is selling the same number of tickets at a higher price. Opening a second company undoes that, costs a lot, causes logistical problems, potentially weakens the brand if one production is better than the other, etc. They don't need the money. Why would they do all that when the profit will be the same either way, just rolling in more slowly?

Agree with the above posts. Granted, we're talking a revolutionary show here with unprecedented demand, but the producers have been doing a stellar job on the rollout. And should also be commended on the talent they're putting on the road.

One other point working against a second NY production is that they would be continuously compared against one another, patrons at EITHER show would be dogged by worries that for their pricey tickets, they might be getting the second-best, wannabe version.

I know that the Richard Rodgers has been a good luck charm for LMM. But instead of 2 theaters running the show. How about moving it to The Lyric. That barn would be perfect for the show.

Wow you are a bit dim aren't you?

Do you have special powers to predict the future? Have you even seen it? Maybe go watch it before predicting it's chance of success.

Also the fact you suggest Hamilton opens a second production in the same place shows how clueless you are about the economics.

said: "if i were the producer, or if the producer gave me permission, i would set up a backers meeting and raise that money in about an hour. I would think it would be the safest bet to recoup monies and make money consistently following. thats not the point of this discussion though.







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The Weisslers' GREASE revival tour sat down at City Center in NYC while the Broadway production was still running. So yes, it's been done.