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It scares me that so many shows are going under right now. We have devoted our lives to the theatre, and while i know it will never die away, the current trend is making it harder and harder for us to get jobs in the future. I also wonder if so many shows in New York die out, what will happen to the regional theatres and touring companies?
My one hope for all these closed houses is that cheaper to run shows, perhaps from off-broadway will get to move into these houses and have some space to shine. the other silver lining in this article was hearing that hair is moving into the shubert. I was really bummed about not getting to see it in central park this summer and really hope i get to see it once it moves into the shubert for what i hope is a substantial run.
It's interesting to see the effects of our current economy on the theatre world. Sure, it's obvious that if people have less money, they're less likely to see shows, but the interesting comment made about foreign tourism and their currency also affecting theatre revenue surprised me.
I do hope that, while people will possibly be out of work from shows closing now, new shows will quickly fill those empty theatres. HAIRSPRAY and SPAMALOT were fairly remarkable shows, but I'm more interested in the future musicals to come.
Theater's are losing money at such a rapid pace that they are being forced to exit. Okay, I understand that, but what I don't understand is how up and coming shows like "Spiderman" can afford to budget themselves at $40 million. Where is that money coming from and how long is it actually going to last in this current economy?q
Regionals will probably drop a lot of their workshops and shorten rehearsal periods.
Although with Broadway limping, more talent might flock to regional theatre, which doesn't rely on tourism to flourish. Might make for some good casting in the near future. If only the producers for Spiderman worked for the rest of Broadway, they could find funding for new projects in a heartbeat..
Out with the old and in witht the unknown new. The frequency of these articles commenting on the economic crisis is consistenly rising, but it is not the end of the industry like so many of them are making it out to be. I feel that we need to perceive this more as a period of change, a difficult one, but simple change nonetheless. The article is bringing up good points as far as companies going bankrupt and or closing, but they make it sound like it is the apocalypse of the theatre. It is simply a transition, and those who will rise from this are those who adapt with the changes with the greatest ease.
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It scares me that so many shows are going under right now. We have devoted our lives to the theatre, and while i know it will never die away, the current trend is making it harder and harder for us to get jobs in the future. I also wonder if so many shows in New York die out, what will happen to the regional theatres and touring companies?
My one hope for all these closed houses is that cheaper to run shows, perhaps from off-broadway will get to move into these houses and have some space to shine. the other silver lining in this article was hearing that hair is moving into the shubert. I was really bummed about not getting to see it in central park this summer and really hope i get to see it once it moves into the shubert for what i hope is a substantial run.
It's interesting to see the effects of our current economy on the theatre world. Sure, it's obvious that if people have less money, they're less likely to see shows, but the interesting comment made about foreign tourism and their currency also affecting theatre revenue surprised me.
I do hope that, while people will possibly be out of work from shows closing now, new shows will quickly fill those empty theatres. HAIRSPRAY and SPAMALOT were fairly remarkable shows, but I'm more interested in the future musicals to come.
Theater's are losing money at such a rapid pace that they are being forced to exit. Okay, I understand that, but what I don't understand is how up and coming shows like "Spiderman" can afford to budget themselves at $40 million. Where is that money coming from and how long is it actually going to last in this current economy?q
Regionals will probably drop a lot of their workshops and shorten rehearsal periods.
Although with Broadway limping, more talent might flock to regional theatre, which doesn't rely on tourism to flourish. Might make for some good casting in the near future. If only the producers for Spiderman worked for the rest of Broadway, they could find funding for new projects in a heartbeat..
Out with the old and in witht the unknown new. The frequency of these articles commenting on the economic crisis is consistenly rising, but it is not the end of the industry like so many of them are making it out to be. I feel that we need to perceive this more as a period of change, a difficult one, but simple change nonetheless. The article is bringing up good points as far as companies going bankrupt and or closing, but they make it sound like it is the apocalypse of the theatre. It is simply a transition, and those who will rise from this are those who adapt with the changes with the greatest ease.
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