Both developments are partially Hollywood related.
Three plays with film, television and comedy stars – “Good Night and Good Luck”, with Clooney in the lead; “Othello,” with Washington and Gyllenhaal in the lead role; and “Glengarry Glen Ross”, starring Kieran Culkin, Bill Burr and Bob Odenkirk – account for more than 20 percent of Broadway weekly this spring, although they only make up 7 percent of the shows.
They do that without much critical support, and none of them was nominated for Best Play of Best Play Revival. But everyone has just become profitable – a rare performance on Broadway. “Glengarry Glen Ross” has recovered its capital costs to $ 7.5 million; “Othello,” up to $ 9 million; And “good night and good luck”, $ 9.5 million.
40 shows are active!
3 play dominate!
A fifth of Broadway Grosses now only goes three plays: “Good Night and Good Luck”, “Othello” and “Glengarry Glen Ross” (with Kieran Culkin, above).
“Good Night, And Good Luck”, a stage adjustment of a 2005 film about the confrontation between television journalist Edward R. Murrow and the anti-communist senator Joseph McCarthy, had already sustained striking figuresThanks to the popularity of Clooney and the timeliness of his theme about the importance of an independent press. During the week that ended on 4 May, it cost $ 4 million – a record high for a play, and more than twice “The Lion King” took that week.
“Othello” also has a great run. The Revival is located in a much smaller theater (1,043 seats, compared to 1,537 for “Good Night and Good Luck”), where a high demand for limited delivery has stimulated ticket prices; Many seats are Priced at $ 921And the piece had an average ticket price of $ 387 last week.
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