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Post by couldileaveyou on Oct 17, 2023 14:19:21 GMT
Broadway transfer
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Post by Being Alive on Oct 17, 2023 14:28:01 GMT
Almost 17 weeks in a 900+ seat house?
Have we all lost our minds?!
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Post by n1david on Oct 17, 2023 14:33:25 GMT
I wish them all the luck and success in the world but, while I loved this, I felt it was a particularly British story. I could absolutely see this working for a more limited run, but this does seem like a stretch.
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Post by budd on Oct 17, 2023 14:36:57 GMT
Almost 17 weeks in a 900+ seat house? Have we all lost our minds?! I also did a double take looking at that scheduling. Rob at least has somewhat of a following over here, and it was on at the Ambassadors |
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Post by ThereWillBeSun on Oct 17, 2023 14:38:33 GMT
^ 'them.'
I think they will struggle for 17 weeks... A month would be sensible in order to recoup costs etc. And you're right, ^ but I saw on Rob's instagram they have a draft for Broadway so maybe they're going to change it up a bit?
(However, I'm not a producer so can't say I'm an expert!!!)
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Post by n1david on Oct 17, 2023 14:41:35 GMT
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Post by ThereWillBeSun on Oct 17, 2023 14:43:20 GMT
No problem ^  |
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Post by Being Alive on Oct 17, 2023 14:43:45 GMT
This comped it's way through the run at the Ambassadors in London where Rob is known...
I'm sorry, I wish them the best and all, but this is absolute insanity
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Post by erik24601 on Oct 17, 2023 15:14:14 GMT
This feels like an absolute suicide mission, doesn't it?! As noted above, they flogged it like a dead horse in London and had to comp it to even attempt to fill the smaller Ambassadors Theatre.
Also, isn't Rob going to just get lost on such a large stage?
Premium tickets $248.50 for a one-act 75 minute show.
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Post by sph on Oct 17, 2023 15:21:11 GMT
The business model for a Broadway run is very different to the West End and one-off/one-month/2-or-3-week runs don't cut it over there.
That being said, I LOVED this show, but to play New York, it strikes me as being more suited to Off-Broadway than Broadway, where it could more easily fill its house and have a shorter run to see how well it's received by American audiences.
I wish the show every success though. I was amazed by how much I truly enjoyed it and how much parts of it resonated with me.
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Post by shambles on Oct 17, 2023 15:24:59 GMT
Ooof. Not sure works as a direct comparison, but Purlie on Broadway, with a far more famous name and great reviews is playing to 60% audience with very low avg pricing. This seems cut out for a big struggle to me, even with good reviews and every seat priced at 30 dollars.
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Post by mattnyc on Oct 17, 2023 15:27:24 GMT
I’ve stopped predicting what will become a sleeper hit or not but yes, a run at that theater for that length of time, staring a person who I’m guessing hardly any American has ever heard of, seems absolutely insane to me.
But stranger things have happened…
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Post by alece10 on Oct 17, 2023 15:56:21 GMT
I wish him luck, saw the show at the Ambassadors and loved it and love his little videos in IG but I fear there will be tears before bedtime.
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Post by nash16 on Oct 17, 2023 18:37:08 GMT
Obviously aiming for the Tony Awards window, but I think it will backfire with low sales meaning they’ll have to close early.
A couple of nights at a 54Below would have been more sensible.
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Post by Being Alive on Oct 17, 2023 18:53:08 GMT
Even 6 weeks off Broadway woulda been understandable but I just cannot get my head around the logic of this.
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Post by NorthernAlien on Oct 17, 2023 19:03:59 GMT
Premium tickets $248.50 for a one-act 75 minute show. HOW MUCH??? I adored this show - I saw it in Edinburgh at Underbelly in the Fringe in 2022, having been already aware of the buzz around it at that point. But that's an awfully large amount of money for a one-person, one-act show. Do you at least get a Meet and Greet for that amount? |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2023 0:02:24 GMT
Yeah, this is not going to play out as the producers apparently think (hope? pray?) it will. I mean you can buy premium tickets right now for around $220 for the new Paula Vogel play starring Jessica Lange, Jim Parsons, and Celia Keenan-Bolger.
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Post by c4ndyc4ne on Oct 18, 2023 6:45:55 GMT
I wish him luck, saw the show at the Ambassadors and loved it and love his little videos in IG but I fear there will be tears before bedtime. Them, their* |
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Post by lonlad on Oct 18, 2023 7:41:53 GMT
Good grief, this is SO not a good idea. Oh well.
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Post by ladidah on Oct 18, 2023 9:14:24 GMT
What a bad plan, it needs to be off-broadway and under $70
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Post by partytentdown on Oct 18, 2023 9:47:13 GMT
Blimey.
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Post by erik24601 on Nov 7, 2023 14:29:02 GMT
I wonder how the initial sales have gone. Also shocked to see how long the Lyceum is sitting empty for before this production. Appears to have been empty since July.
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Post by imstillhere on Nov 8, 2023 23:54:48 GMT
Luke Sheppard's ego is killing what could be a brilliant Off-Broadway run.
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Post by erik24601 on Nov 9, 2023 0:10:55 GMT
Luke Sheppard's ego is killing what could be a brilliant Off-Broadway run. I suspect more Paul Taylor Mills, personally. |
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Post by jacob on Feb 7, 2024 21:59:38 GMT
And to no one’s surprise, the show has allegedly been axed entirely from its Broadway run just 3 weeks before it was due to open. The ticket sales are shockingly poor which is a shame, but what’s even more infuriating is the team that allowed this to happen. I feel bad for Rob:(
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Post by partytentdown on Feb 7, 2024 22:27:14 GMT
It was a mad idea in the first place but the rumours of it being cancelled literally as they were loading into the theatre are correct, that's very poor behaviour.
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Post by sph on Feb 8, 2024 1:11:53 GMT
And to no one’s surprise, the show has allegedly been axed entirely from its Broadway run just 3 weeks before it was due to open. The ticket sales are shockingly poor which is a shame, but what’s even more infuriating is the team that allowed this to happen. I feel bad for Rob:( If this is true, it's really, truly a shame. Rob came in touching distance of a dream come true and was apparently led up the garden path. By all means, take the show to New York to try it out over there, but it's an Off-Broadway show. Maybe even Off-Off-Broadway. If well received, they could think about scaling upwards further down the line. |
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Post by ronnette on Feb 8, 2024 6:06:27 GMT
I’m hearing that Rob Madge’s show has been cancelled on load in day? Anyone with news? Devastated for him if true.
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Post by andrew on Feb 8, 2024 7:19:39 GMT
I’m hearing that Rob Madge’s show has been cancelled on load in day? Anyone with news? Devastated for him if true. Nothing more than rumours, but it seems everyone was sent home and told the run isn’t happening. The second half is that it’s because they couldn’t quite get the final funding in order which I find slightly hard to believe but I guess it is Broadway. Not a big Rob Madge fan but I feel awful for him, I was surprised it went to broadway and not somewhere smaller in NYC and maybe ultimately it should have done. |
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Post by viserys on Feb 8, 2024 7:47:23 GMT
No, someone working on the show has confirmed the cancellation on Reddit, saying they were hoping for the fall instead now.
It was madness to begin with and certainly in this extremely crowded spring season. Part of me feels sorry for Rob Madge, but even if he is not producing himself, surely he could and should have said, no, this is too big for me, let's do it in a small Off-Broadway theatre or book a week's run at a place like 54 Below or The Green Room to see how the material goes down in New York and create a bit of buzz. You can always upscale later if it's a huge success, but once you've crashed and burned on Broadway, you're pretty much done.
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