Wednesday, January 13, 2010
'Spider-Man' back on Broadway
NYPOST.com: "“Spider-Man, Turn off the Dark,” the $50 million Broadway musical by Bono and The Edge, is back on – but not until fall 2010."
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I don't even want to think about the millions of dollars wasted on this production. Renting out a theatre On broadway for that long with no show bringing in income is insane. The amount of money without profit is just going to keep getting greater and greater. Hopefully there's some real theatre magic here, sometimes the best shows are created just because of the struggle to make them. Still, unless tickets sell out for months and probably even years this show isn't going to make a profit unless ticket prices are just insane (which they probably will be).
I can't believe the roller-coaster ride this show has been on. The amount of articles and publicity has been tremendous, changing it seems weekly, stating that the show is on, or off, or will cost another ten million. Perhaps this time it is finally sorted out.
It is absurd how much money has gone into this show. How can the artists, producers, actors, everyone involved with this process justify making such an expensive creation? This issue is not only, "Will they make it back?" but, "How is this show, this art, worth fifty million?". One of the most wonderful things about theater is that it can be done anywhere, often for a very low cost. Yes, Broadway shows are extravagant, and most people tend to accept that, but this seems excessive.
I honestly think this show is going to be a success or total failure. With people onboard like Julie Taymour, Bono, and Alan Cumming, and based on the way it sounds from the numerous articles posted, an experience unlike any other on Broadway it could be something truly spectacular or a complete failure. I hope it is successful, although I would hate to imagine what it would do to ticket prices. People have to be able to see the show, so hopefully ticket prices will be 100 plus discounts going down from there.
And I can't imagine what it means to withhold a theater on Broadway and how much that would cost. Hopefully the show will actually open in the fall. Maybe it will maybe it won't. The only known thing now is it is going to be a hell of an experience to see.
I'm glad that after all of its troubles, Spider Man seems to finally be on its way to an Opening Night. My biggest fear, and I'm sure many others' as well, is that the show will not run nearly long enough to make up for the 50 million dollars that it has spent. It does have many big names attached to it, and I am a huge fan of Julie Taymour's directing, so there is the potential that this show will not follow the trend of so many others in that it starts out well but closes very early. This would be a difficult feat, seeing how economy has definitely affected a show's running time on Broadway, but I'm hoping this show will rise above that.
Even with it being such a popular story or "safe" idea for Broadway in terms of guaranteeing a following, I don't see how ANY producer could think that in this economy they would want to risk $50 million. Even with that number spread over tons of audience members, that is putting a lot of faith in the ability of the American people to say "even though I'm struggling and maybe this isn't the best time to go see a show, I'm going to scrape together what I can and do it anyway."
I can understand movie ticket sales staying consistent/increasing during hard economic times. $15 tickets and the money for treats at the theater don't come NEAR to what it would be to take your family to see a Broadway show. That's a pretty expensive vacation right there, when most families are factoring in how much gas it takes to get them to the movie theater.
It is great to here that this show is finally going to start. I would hate to be the one that is paying the production bills. The production costs for the theater and all the delays are costing more money with no income, an empty theatre is very costly. I am glad that they are finally starting so that they will get some income in the coming months. I think that the budget of 50 million dollars might be an understating the cost once they get through all of their delays and redesign. I just wonder if this will be the last delay that they will have. I wish them the best and hope they will open soon.
It is great to here that this show is finally going to start. I would hate to be the one that is paying the production bills. The production costs for the theater and all the delays are costing more money with no income, an empty theatre is very costly. I am glad that they are finally starting so that they will get some income in the coming months. I think that the budget of 50 million dollars might be an understating the cost once they get through all of their delays and redesign. I just wonder if this will be the last delay that they will have. I wish them the best and hope they will open soon.
I think the expense of this show could actually be justifiable. It really comes down to taking a risk though. Although theatre and film are very very different, this investment is nowhere near the cost of a lot of films that go on to eventually flop. I feel that this show has a lot of potential for being a real experience, with the renovation it required. I really hope that there are no more roadblocks before this opens, because it would be a shame to have all of it go to waste. It is very fortunate that Disney was able to contribute now.
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