tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post1920235708396932016..comments2024-01-07T06:59:04.212-05:00Comments on The Playgoer: Valentine's Day ReckoningPlaygoerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-81195258212817915832007-02-16T11:46:00.000-05:002007-02-16T11:46:00.000-05:00NYCD, there's been a lot of discussion on All That...NYCD, there's been a lot of discussion on All That Chat and the like about that strange phenomenon over at Company. They've been telling people it's sold out when it's only been playing to 60%. I haven't heard any definitive explanation of why this is, aside from the conspiracy theories that say that the theater wants Company to close so a bigger money maker could come in, which seems far-fetched to me.Moxiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11643545507270140458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-20073301938838426692007-02-15T19:47:00.000-05:002007-02-15T19:47:00.000-05:00Company is only playing to 60% capacity? I was to...Company is only playing to 60% capacity? I was told that it's sold out for months and months -- by the people who were going to buy tix for me for Christmas! I'm madder than a fruit fly in a beehive, I tells ya....NYCD Onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10370599755837184916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-78073047471268592422007-02-14T20:25:00.000-05:002007-02-14T20:25:00.000-05:00Sorry, that was indeed sloppy of me. All 3 start...Sorry, that was indeed sloppy of me. All 3 started in nonprofites, of course. I stand corrected<BR/><BR/>No, Esparza & Ebersole are hardly household names. Thus making both shows' futures on B'way even more precariousPlaygoerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-64938432266465939992007-02-14T16:12:00.000-05:002007-02-14T16:12:00.000-05:00I got lost in part of your argument - all three sh...I got lost in part of your argument - all three shows came out of nonprofit - GREY GARDENS from Playwrights Horizons and COMPANY from Cincinnati Playhouse - so SPRING AWAKENING gets no financial headwind from that aspect - and are Esparza and Ebersole really bona fide ticket selling stars? Not certain about that.<BR/><BR/>And, no way any of these folks have recouped - took SWEENEY more than a year, I believeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com