Charles W. 'Chuck' Bryant
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Well, and it was all sold out. So the only way to get tickets was to pay like $1,200 at the time. It would probably be even more now. But now you can go see it, and I bet you can get tickets for a regular price. Sure.
Well, and it was all sold out. So the only way to get tickets was to pay like $1,200 at the time. It would probably be even more now. But now you can go see it, and I bet you can get tickets for a regular price. Sure.
Yeah, I need to. That's on my list. A couple of good friends have seen it and said it's great. So I'm going to go see that soon, I hope. These these make a lot of money. Like I said, Wicked set a weekly record in December of this past year, obviously buoyed by the popularity of the movie. But the first ever show to have a five million dollar week.
Yeah, I need to. That's on my list. A couple of good friends have seen it and said it's great. So I'm going to go see that soon, I hope. These these make a lot of money. Like I said, Wicked set a weekly record in December of this past year, obviously buoyed by the popularity of the movie. But the first ever show to have a five million dollar week.
Yeah, I need to. That's on my list. A couple of good friends have seen it and said it's great. So I'm going to go see that soon, I hope. These these make a lot of money. Like I said, Wicked set a weekly record in December of this past year, obviously buoyed by the popularity of the movie. But the first ever show to have a five million dollar week.
And last season, the 23-24 season, again, ran from May to May. Total grosses of $1.54 billion, more than 12 million attendees, over 71 productions, with an average occupancy of 89.9. So the average Broadway show isn't even sold out. It's close to 90%.
And last season, the 23-24 season, again, ran from May to May. Total grosses of $1.54 billion, more than 12 million attendees, over 71 productions, with an average occupancy of 89.9. So the average Broadway show isn't even sold out. It's close to 90%.
And last season, the 23-24 season, again, ran from May to May. Total grosses of $1.54 billion, more than 12 million attendees, over 71 productions, with an average occupancy of 89.9. So the average Broadway show isn't even sold out. It's close to 90%.
Yeah, I'm going to pick out a couple of these. I'm going to pick out Moose Murders from 1983. It is a farce, obviously, but it was bankrolled by an oil heiress named Lily Robertson and directed by her husband and starring... The oil heiress, Lily Robertson, who bankrolled it, which should tell you it's not headed toward a great thing also because it's called Moose Murders.
Yeah, I'm going to pick out a couple of these. I'm going to pick out Moose Murders from 1983. It is a farce, obviously, but it was bankrolled by an oil heiress named Lily Robertson and directed by her husband and starring... The oil heiress, Lily Robertson, who bankrolled it, which should tell you it's not headed toward a great thing also because it's called Moose Murders.
Yeah, I'm going to pick out a couple of these. I'm going to pick out Moose Murders from 1983. It is a farce, obviously, but it was bankrolled by an oil heiress named Lily Robertson and directed by her husband and starring... The oil heiress, Lily Robertson, who bankrolled it, which should tell you it's not headed toward a great thing also because it's called Moose Murders.
And it closed after one single performance. And New Yorker art critic Brendan Gill said that it would insult the intelligence of an audience consisting entirely of amoebas.
And it closed after one single performance. And New Yorker art critic Brendan Gill said that it would insult the intelligence of an audience consisting entirely of amoebas.
And it closed after one single performance. And New Yorker art critic Brendan Gill said that it would insult the intelligence of an audience consisting entirely of amoebas.
Yeah, I mean, there's different ways to qualify it. Like, is it just bad, bad? Or is it notoriously a flop because of how much money it cost and it flopped? That was the case with a couple of them. But Carrie, an adaptation of the Stephen King horror novel... As a musical, in 1988, closed after 16 previews and five regular performances at an $8 million budget.
Yeah, I mean, there's different ways to qualify it. Like, is it just bad, bad? Or is it notoriously a flop because of how much money it cost and it flopped? That was the case with a couple of them. But Carrie, an adaptation of the Stephen King horror novel... As a musical, in 1988, closed after 16 previews and five regular performances at an $8 million budget.
Yeah, I mean, there's different ways to qualify it. Like, is it just bad, bad? Or is it notoriously a flop because of how much money it cost and it flopped? That was the case with a couple of them. But Carrie, an adaptation of the Stephen King horror novel... As a musical, in 1988, closed after 16 previews and five regular performances at an $8 million budget.
So it's widely considered one of the biggest sort of just expensive flops of all time.
So it's widely considered one of the biggest sort of just expensive flops of all time.
So it's widely considered one of the biggest sort of just expensive flops of all time.