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Is Legally Blonde "Blood in the Water?
FosterChild
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#50re: Is Legally Blonde 'Blood in the Water?
Posted: 5/15/07 at 5:33pmI don't see any ads on Broadway.com, sondhead. Is that over?
#51re: Is Legally Blonde 'Blood in the Water?
Posted: 5/15/07 at 5:35pm
The Tonys this year are on the same night as the Sopranos series finale. Not the season finale, but the very last episode ever.
If Legally Blonde puts together a nice video medley and posts it on YouTube for 20 minutes they'll get more exposure than they're losing by not getting a Tony nom this year.
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billynj
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#52re: Is Legally Blonde 'Blood in the Water?
Posted: 5/15/07 at 8:04pm
I have heard that they sell a TON of merchandise for that show ...A TON >>>>>> more than any show other than JB
Word of mouth will keep it alive at least a year
Al Dente
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#53re: Is Legally Blonde 'Blood in the Water?
Posted: 5/15/07 at 8:39pmYou're absolutely tight Tech, there's not going to be a large audience for the Tonys. There never is and this year it's going to be worse. I don't think LB is going to be around as long as people think, it DID need the nod. I'm also absolutely appauled the book got a nod. Were the Tony people simply desperate to fill the slot?
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#54re: Is Legally Blonde 'Blood in the Water?
Posted: 5/15/07 at 8:46pmChristian is the best thing that LEGALLY BLONDE has. They are LUCKY to have him in the show and his nomination is much deserved.
popular_elphie
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#55re: Is Legally Blonde 'Blood in the Water?
Posted: 5/15/07 at 8:52pm
The Broadway.com is not ending for a while, I believe. Richard Blake said at the stage door it was going to be a more weekly thing.
I can't believe people are predicting an early fate for it, though. I think it's pretty much the next WICKED - girl power galore, not too good reviews, but the name is huge.
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#56re: Is Legally Blonde 'Blood in the Water?
Posted: 5/15/07 at 8:53pm
As far as TKTS... It's been on there at least twice. 5/6 it was on for the evening show ` I saw it. And 5/9 it was on there because I randomly met a friend at the Hilton stage door, and he had debated between PQ and LB at the TKTS booth. I *think* I saw it on there this past Sunday too...but I'm not 100% positive.)
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massofmen
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/10/04
#57re: Is Legally Blonde 'Blood in the Water?
Posted: 5/16/07 at 9:21am
i think thats gonna be the problem. People aren't RUSHING from across the country to try to see Legally blonde. They are for Mary Poppins, Wicked, Jersey Boys.
No one is breaking down doors to try to get tix. they are at the tkts booth thinking..huh, legally blonde or Pirate queen. Which do I wanna spend my hard earned allowance on.
by the way...when is tarzan closing? cause that thing is dead. 40%?
#58re: Is Legally Blonde 'Blood in the Water?
Posted: 5/16/07 at 10:42amLegally Blonde will last alot longer than a year. Its a big name that people know and they like it. The show preview is already on youtube. Trust me when i say-it could and possibly will be the next hairspray.
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#59re: Is Legally Blonde 'Blood in the Water?
Posted: 5/16/07 at 10:46am
"they are at the tkts booth thinking..huh, legally blonde or Pirate queen"
But massofmen, it's only been at TKTS only twice so far! PIRATE QUEEN and others are on TKTS daily. That comment makes no sense. Plus it's been selling at 90% since it has started it's New York run with no papering, as I work for a part-time for papering service. I think it will be around for a while.
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#60re: Is Legally Blonde 'Blood in the Water?
Posted: 5/16/07 at 10:59amPeople who are so concerned that Legally Blonde won't run as long as they like should consider buying full-price tickets. TKTS, Student Rush and Lotteries, not to mention papering services, don't keep a show alive.
ggersten
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/06
#61Tarzan Grosses
Posted: 5/16/07 at 11:12am
50%.
I don't think so
Lowest is in the high 60s and that was only recently. Before the summer tourists.
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#62Tarzan Grosses
Posted: 5/16/07 at 11:15am
massofmen seems to just keep going on about Legally Blonde , how he doesn't like it, that it will close soon etc etc
I loved the show(and im a 28 year old man) and have worked in theater for so long and its so easy to see that this show will run and run, those who are saying it's going to find the same audience as Wicked are spot on.
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#63Tarzan Grosses
Posted: 5/16/07 at 11:31am"Word of mouth will keep it alive at least a year" ... I'm not so sure about that. The word of mouth I've heard from everyone I know who has seen it is that the show is a disappointment, and the movie is so much better. My own 15 year old niece, who adores the movie, saw the show and has since told all her girlfriends to rent the movie and not see the show. She told them there are so many better shows on Broadway to see than LB. And that's from a target audience member.
#64Tarzan Grosses
Posted: 5/16/07 at 11:39am
I find it very odd that many people think Legally Blonde is so to speak: Blood In The Water. Not since I went to Wicked have I heard a crowd so into the performances. Not only that, many of them wanted to stick around to take pictures of themselves next to the Laura Bell Bundy Legally Blonde Poster. And the oodles that this theatre was making, I couldn't believe that this was the same theatre I saw the ever so horrid LESTAT at.
This show has definitly got Wicked Fever, and if you don't believe it, just check out the capacity they are filling too. I can't remember to many new shows getting on that Top 5 Listing. Very impressive showing! This show will be around for a good while, and although they did not get a nod for Best Musical - I don't think it matters. Last time I checked, the Sopranos is running against The Tony's - And, Tony Soprano will beat Tony any day of the week. Not a big deal :)
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#65Tarzan Grosses
Posted: 5/16/07 at 11:42am
Legally Blonde doesn't have the crossover appeal that Wicked had. Wicked started out with teenaged girls but it attracted tourists because of word-of-mouth and the concept of the story. People also know it'll have the spectacle they want because it's about witches and the Wizard of Oz and that they'll feel that their money is well-spent. A lot of people also think it won the Tony for Best Musical. You don't know how many times I have to convince people that it did not win Best Musical, actually convince them.
Every non-theater person I've spoken to (which is almost everyone I know) scoffs at the idea of Legally Blonde. Nobody I've spoken to has any remote interest in seeing it, at least for over $100. That's also including adolescent and post-adolescent girls/women. It's one thing to see nice fluff for $10 or less at the movie theater, it's another thing to be blowing a big chunk of your paycheck doing so. I even give them samples of the songs and lyrics and they are appalled at how bad it is. I know it doesn't mean anything, but I don't think that people will think of Legally Blonde as must-go-to-see-live theater. They could just see the superior movie if they have to see it that badly, which most people don't need to see it that badly.
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Updated On: 5/16/07 at 11:42 AM
#66Tarzan Grosses
Posted: 5/16/07 at 11:47amthe other thing I noticed about it being on TKTS was that is was for like a Tues/ Thurs performance.
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massofmen
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#67Tarzan Grosses
Posted: 5/16/07 at 12:18pm
songanddanceman if you wanna set up a pay pal account and put a dollar on it, lets do it up!
I think Hairspray had something going for it like winning a tony for best musical and also winning a tony for best lead actress OVER ms. peters.
And i think you all keep forgetting the formula that works so well with Wicked, Hairspray. Dorky (fat, green) unpopular, girl goes against pretty blonde girl and gets the pretty (becomes cool) boy, and saves the day.
since most people in this country are dorky and over weight and or "green" meaning unpopular, this resonates with a majority of people in the mass population of this great land of ours.
Being, Blonde, pretty, rich, smart and getting everything your little heart desires (elle woods) doesn't really have its own demographic. Ergo, (oh yes I used ergo) the people that can relate to her are minute, and so people will be less likely to come to see a pretty. blonde, rich, smart, talented girl save the day and get the boy.
Wicked and Hairspray speak to the masses of people that have been made fun of, laughed at, ostracized (sp?)..which is pretty much everyone. Elle barely speaks to anyone. THIS is why I think it has a slim chance of survival.
But, i have been wrong once before.
massofmen
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/10/04
#68Tarzan Grosses
Posted: 5/16/07 at 12:23pm
sorry about the misinformed percentage count on tarzan. I was thinking of the actually numbers where they have been running at around 450-500,000 for a bunch of weeks. Those numbers can't even come close to running the operating costs of that show.
thats what i was trying to say. Again, sorry for th inaccurate percentages.
#69Tarzan Grosses
Posted: 5/16/07 at 1:16pm
massofmen hahaha i think you are looking in to it a bit to much and seem to have missed the point of LB , also the film and the Book had the same story and did very well with the same demographic the show is attracting.
The simple fact is Love it or Hate it , this show is gonna run because its a recognizable name, and has had some pretty good reviews(better than wicked).
People want a good leave your brain at the door night out and LB provides fun in spades.
Also I dont think the tonys had bugger all to do with Hairspray's success , its a good show thats why it has done so well.
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massofmen
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#70Tarzan Grosses
Posted: 5/16/07 at 1:25pm
snganddance,
i applaud you for using the word "bugger" in your comment. I think you are winning on the cool words. all i thought of was ergo, and I am sad now that my vernacular is not up to par. seriously.
on another point, i guess we can agree to disagree. BUT! let's meet back up here in a bit (a few months, a few years whenever it closes) and we can discuss what happened with the show. It will be fun. Maybe we can "time-capsule" these comments. ah good times in musical theater world.
#71Tarzan Grosses
Posted: 5/16/07 at 1:27pmhehehe well im glad you liked the word bugger( we brits use it way to much lol)
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#72Tarzan Grosses
Posted: 5/16/07 at 2:28pm
Someone earlier posted that TKTS does not help a show financially. I find that hard to believe. CHICAGO has been on TKTS a lot and it is still running 10 years after its revival opening. TKTS has got to be a factor for some shows, especially on weekends. Look at those long lines!
And Massofmen you mentioned the demographics for LEGALLY BLONDE's target audience being so different from that for CURTAINS. I'm afraid you are right. I am from the Old School but went to see LEGALLY BLONDE because I thought it would be as funny as the movie. It was not. The only thing I liked about LB was Christian Borle and Orfeh; everything else disappointed me. I should have gone to CURTAINS which I guess is aimed more to me(age 65). I learned my lesson the hard way.
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massofmen
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#73Tarzan Grosses
Posted: 5/16/07 at 2:38pmi think that TKTS helps shows that have already long sincedd recouped. Shows that cost 14 million dollars are not looking for their avg tix price to be around 55 dollars. which is usually the price of a tkts tix. Shows that have already recouped can afford to make just a little over operating costs. Shows that are working to recoup need to be making 70-80 avg tix price to start making that investment back.
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#74Tarzan Grosses
Posted: 5/16/07 at 2:53pmWhat everyone fails to realize is that LB has "product placement", so the producers (as well as the show) are being paid a monthly (sometimes weekly) sum just have the show up and running. This amount does not show in the weekly gross, because that is ticket sales only. So, literally the show could be running at 60% and still making money. As it is, with it at 90% and higher, it's raking in the dough.
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