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"Carrie" revival is Broadway's latest movie-to-musical production
"Carrie" is the title of Stephen King's first published novel, which is a supernatural horror story about a young girl who torments her tormenters. In 1976 &mdash two years after the book's initial publication — a film adaptation was released that has since become a cult classic. A decade passed before the story was revisited, this time as a Broadway musical that had a very short run.
The current Spring 2012 revival is a revised version of the original 1988 Broadway production. "Carrie" is currently in previews at the Lucille Lortel Theatre and is scheduled to open on March 1. The show's creators insist that this incarnation of the popular story stands on its own.
Broadway's sales continue to fall in the first week of February
Broadway witnessed its worst week yet of 2012, with ticket sales continuing to fall throughout the week ending February 5. Twenty-one of the 23 total productions on the Great White Way fell short of the previous week's sales, a situation not helped by the closing of two more productions on January 29.
Gross ticket sales fell by about $2 million, from $17.4 million in the week ending January 29, down to $15 million. Broadway's falling sales were not helped by the closing of "Chinglish" and "Relatively Speaking," which both ended their runs on January 29.
Broadway boosts ticket sales by borrowing stars from other genres
Once again, Broadway is banking on hot stars to build revenue this season, bringing in what it hopes are tried and true "big draws" for a variety of productions in the spring of 2012.
The revival of the 1961 hit musical "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" has been a star vehicle since its opening in March 2011. "Harry Potter" movie star Daniel Radcliffe first took on the role of J. Pierrepont Finch, and after ten months was replaced by "Glee"'s Darren Criss in a limited three week run this January 2012. On January 24, 2012 teen pop star Nick Jonas took over the title role at the Hirschfeld Theatre, but the low revenue for his first week suggests that this was not the star move to make.
Industry leaders gather to discuss the future of Broadway
Leaders from the entertainment, academic, and marketing industries gathered on January 23, 2012, for the TEDxBroadway Conference held at the New World Stages in New York City. For the theme of this first annual conference, event organizers chose the future of Broadway—what Broadway will be like in the year 2032 and what will happen to the Broadway ticketing industry.
TEDx events, such as TEDxBroadway, are locally organized events and use the standard TEDx (Technology, Design, Entertainment) conference as a general guideline. TED, now a nonprofit group, was original started 26 years ago as a four-day conference in California dedicated to “ideas worth spreading.”
Broadway ticket sales fall further last week in January
Broadway ticket sales took a significant hit as several productions experienced slight decreases in sales and attendance through the week ending January 29.
Gross sales for Broadway's 26 productions were down approximately $2 million from the $19.3 million shows earned the week of January 22. While 17 of the 26 shows made improvements, most were very slight and a number of shows saw significant decreases. "The Mountaintop" also dropped out of this week's gross sales after ending its limited engagement January 22.
"Rebecca" is Broadway's latest casualty of insufficient funding
One more struggling production has ended its journey to Broadway after failing to raise the necessary funds.
Last week, the producers of "Rebecca," which was to begin previews on March 27, postponed the entire production until next season because they were unable to raise the $12 million in needed capitalization.
'Wit' makes Broadway debut with Cynthia Nixon
Curtains rose last night, January 26, on the opening night of the first-ever Broadway staging of "Wit." The limited engagement premiere, starring Cynthia Nixon, plays at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre through March 11.
Nixon portrays university professor Dr. Vivian Bearing, who is undergoing an experimental treatment for Stage IV, metastatic ovarian cancer. Throughout the course of the play, she reflects on her life and diagnosis, the importance of intellectualism, and the need for human compassion.
Broadway ticket sales down again for January
Broadway ticket sales continued their downward trend as more productions closed their doors through the week ending January 22.
Cumulative sales for the Great White Way's 28 productions were down a little more than $1 million — from $20.9 million through January 15 to approximately $19.3 million last week. While six made slight improvements compared to that previous frame, most shows' individual ticket sales were down moderate amounts.
'How to Succeed' in business even as Broadway sales drop
Broadway ticket sales fell another $3 million through the week ending January 15, bringing the cumulative haul to $20.9 million across 29 productions.
January is traditionally a slow sales month on the Great White Way. Despite the slackening sales, not all shows have been suffering during this season's annual slump.
New Broadway season continues with 'Road to Mecca'
The Broadway celebration of South African playwright Athol Fugard's 80th birthday kicked off last night, January 17, with the opening of "The Road to Mecca."
Fugard's 1984 drama focuses on an elderly artist, Miss Helen (Rosemarry Harris), whose story is based on that of the South African Helen Martins. No longer able to care for herself, Miss Helen's welfare becomes a point of debate between a young friend (Carla Gugina) and a local minister (Jim Dale).
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