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And I didn't even go last week or even this week. Nice to see it can survive without me.

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Not that I can pretend to understand how the powers that be determine the success of a show, but Grease was in the top 50% of Grosses-15th out of 29 shows. That sounds pretty good to me.

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That sounds really good, That Girl. Thanks for the info.

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It sounds good to me too............but then again I know nothing about it! LOL!

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I think this is generally a slow time of year for Broadway, isn't it? It seems like a lot of shows are down across the board. Going up a bit is a good sign (I would think it would be) and I'm sure it will pick once the holiday season begins.

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From what I've read, this is a very slow time, so the increases in sales are a great sign that things are going good.

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It's up a little, 71.4% from 69.1%

http://www.broadwayworld.com/grosses.cfm



Not too bad considering the time of year and all the bad financial news pouring out all over the place.

 



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Grosses are up 3.2% $443,596, 74.6%, week ending 9-28-08

-- Edited by Arthur at 20:41, 2008-09-29

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clap.gifclap.gifclap.gif    Hooray!   Thanks for the update.

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It's great to see GREASE continue to do so well in spite of the scary bleak economic news of late. biggrin.gif

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And I didn't even go this week.

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Slacker!!!!

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I'm on vacation from the show until next month

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Well, as long as it's just a vacation!

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I'll be back on October 19 - front row.

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Thank you, Ace!! LOL = all of us 'addicted' souls will keep the show going, even though we may lose our homes in the process... Just put my cardboard box outside the stage door...

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I wish I lived closer to NYC.

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Arthur wrote:

Grosses are up 3.2% $443,596, 74.6%, week ending 9-28-08

-- Edited by Arthur at 20:41, 2008-09-29




It's great to see yet another increase! At this time of the year, and with the economy being so bad, that really is impressive.



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It will never get up to Taylor Hicks levels during the summer. He was a huge draw, obviously. Taylor increased grosses $150K/week according to the NY Post.

An increase of 3.2%, $443,596 is nowhere near what it was during the summer. It's pretty pathetic if you ask me.

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Hey, will you be my new groupie? My other one seems to have drifted off.

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It will never get up to Taylor Hicks levels during the summer. He was a huge draw, obviously. Taylor increased grosses $150K/week according to the NY Post.

An increase of 3.2%, $443,596 is nowhere near what it was during the summer. It's pretty pathetic if you ask me.



Taylor might have been responsible for bringing in his fans, but it was the combined effort of all the acters that made it a success, plus the fact that it was summer played a big part in it as well. Didn't you notice the drop the last week Taylor was still there? That's because the summer months were over, and most people can't travel out side of those months. Also, if you compare Grease to the other Broadway shows, it is doing very well for this time of the year, and considering the economy.

What's pathetic is that someone actually thinks that Taylor Hicks, who is by no means a superstar, was the only one responsible for the shows success.

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TeenAngel wrote:

It will never get up to Taylor Hicks levels during the summer. He was a huge draw, obviously. Taylor increased grosses $150K/week according to the NY Post.

An increase of 3.2%, $443,596 is nowhere near what it was during the summer. It's pretty pathetic if you ask me.



Taylor might have been responsible for bringing in his fans, but it was the combined effort of all the acters that made it a success, plus the fact that it was summer played a big part in it as well. Didn't you notice the drop the last week Taylor was still there? That's because the summer months were over, and most people can't travel out side of those months. Also, if you compare Grease to the other Broadway shows, it is doing very well for this time of the year, and considering the economy.

What's pathetic is that someone actually thinks that Taylor Hicks, who is by no means a superstar, was the only one responsible for the shows success.




The show is still doing great (even in this horrible economy, and slow time of year for Broadway) because the ENTIRE cast is great! The show is great fun!

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It's obvious that Teen Angel is not really a TH fan, or she wouldn't make a post like the one that was made. It sounds like another case of "let's pretend to be a member of the SP and say something nasty, so that people will have a reason to dislike his fans."

It's wonderful that the gross went up again this week. Most shows went down, so it's a reason to smile, for sure. Everyone knows what the grosses were, when Taylor was TA over the summer. No one has to go around proclaiming his ability to fill the theater seats. People here (regular "Greasers") aren't stupid. They know exactly what's going on.

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I respectfully disagree, azure. I think Teen Angel (with her lovely Taylor avi) is indeed a Taylor fan.   But I agree with your reason for skepticism -- the show is doing well because of all the actors, and that should be obvious to all.

-- Edited by KarenP at 01:52, 2008-09-30

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Luvin Broadway wrote:

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TeenAngel wrote:

It will never get up to Taylor Hicks levels during the summer. He was a huge draw, obviously. Taylor increased grosses $150K/week according to the NY Post.

An increase of 3.2%, $443,596 is nowhere near what it was during the summer. It's pretty pathetic if you ask me.



Taylor might have been responsible for bringing in his fans, but it was the combined effort of all the acters that made it a success, plus the fact that it was summer played a big part in it as well. Didn't you notice the drop the last week Taylor was still there? That's because the summer months were over, and most people can't travel out side of those months. Also, if you compare Grease to the other Broadway shows, it is doing very well for this time of the year, and considering the economy.

What's pathetic is that someone actually thinks that Taylor Hicks, who is by no means a superstar, was the only one responsible for the shows success.




The show is still doing great (even in this horrible economy, and slow time of year for Broadway) because the ENTIRE cast is great! The show is great fun!




Yes, and in my opinion, it will continue to do well because everyone needs a good laugh during troubling times! Musical comedy is great medicine and quite the escape!

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It's obvious that Teen Angel is not really a TH fan, or she wouldn't make a post like the one that was made. It sounds like another case of "let's pretend to be a member of the SP and say something nasty, so that people will have a reason to dislike his fans."

It's wonderful that the gross went up again this week. Most shows went down, so it's a reason to smile, for sure. Everyone knows what the grosses were, when Taylor was TA over the summer. No one has to go around proclaiming his ability to fill the theater seats. People here (regular "Greasers") aren't stupid. They know exactly what's going on.



Azure, there is no reason for you to make a FALSE accusation like that. I have seen several SP members, using their real SN's, saying very similar things to what this "new " poster just said, and one was just banned yesterday(Griz), so it doesn't surprise me to see this "new" one saying something very similar to what she had said many times.

Yes, the long time Grease posters should know whats going on because they've seen nasty posts made by her, and several others, in the past about this very same thing.





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A few of us were at the show last night and it was absolutely PACKED. It's good too see the numbers go up! smile.gif

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djtino224 wrote:

A few of us were at the show last night and it was absolutely PACKED. It's good too see the numbers go up! smile.gif




That's great to hear that it was packed last night. I bet you had an awesome time. Did you get to see Ace after the show?



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TeenAngel wrote:

It will never get up to Taylor Hicks levels during the summer. He was a huge draw, obviously. Taylor increased grosses $150K/week according to the NY Post.

An increase of 3.2%, $443,596 is nowhere near what it was during the summer. It's pretty pathetic if you ask me.




What is the purpose of making such an inflamatory remarkconfused.gif,other than to rile everyone up ! In this economy any increase is a plus.Grease is holding it's own and that's a good thing ! Hey I'm all for frreedom of speech but maybe putting a little more thought into what you write before you write it might be a good thing.

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TeenAngel wrote:

It will never get up to Taylor Hicks levels during the summer. He was a huge draw, obviously. Taylor increased grosses $150K/week according to the NY Post.

An increase of 3.2%, $443,596 is nowhere near what it was during the summer. It's pretty pathetic if you ask me.



While I think Taylor was an asset to the show, he appeared in the prime of the summer season when typically, shows sell pretty well.

Typically this is a slow time for the theater. Having a increase and staying in the 70s is a pretty good accomplishment for a show that has been on Broadway three times and is in the second year of its run.

Go Grease!

 



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I don't know if TeenAngel is a Taylor fan or not, but I agree that that statement was made to rile everyone up.........

Just let it roll, kids!

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Or maaaayyyyybe, it's a Taylor fan......pretending to be a non-fan.....who is pretending to be a fan?

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I'm just being silly, btw.

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Or maaaayyyyybe, it's a Taylor fan......pretending to be a non-fan.....who is pretending to be a fan?

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I'm just being silly, btw.



LOL, you made me smile!!!!! biggrin

 



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LOL!!!! Glad I could give you a giggle!!!

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I'm glad Grease is doing well - it's a great show. After seeing it four times in NYC I still want more. It's really a fun show to watch and I do enjoy the talent. If I still lived in NY I'd be going every month, never tire of seeing Grease smile.gif

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I want to see Spring Awakening. Has anyone seen that?


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It's all hype, Spring Awakening is.

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Really? Well, that's disappointing!

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henrysmom wrote:

I want to see Spring Awakening. Has anyone seen that?



I liked it. It's very different from the shows on Broadway, not bright and breezy, but I enjoyed it just the same. Definitely not a show to take young children to see!

 



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No, it didn't look like a show for kids!!!

Thanks D&B!

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MrE1111 wrote:

It's all hype, Spring Awakening is.







That was one I was thinking about trying to see.   Thanks for the warning.

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I really liked "Spring Awakening!" I saw it in January and thought it was great!

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Oh good, so 2 good reviews! Thanks Kristen!

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Looks like Greae Grosses are up again this week. 6.9%

Good news again!

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Good news!

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Yes, very good news in this sad economy!

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Shadi Ladi wrote:

Looks like Greae Grosses are up again this week. 6.9%

Good news again!




 Glad to hear this news!  smile  Thanks!



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Kristen wrote:

 

Shadi Ladi wrote:

Looks like Greae Grosses are up again this week. 6.9%

Good news again!




 Glad to hear this news!  smile  Thanks!

 



81.3% of the tickets were sold. Good week - nice to have a Monday holiday to boost sales.

Go Grease!

 



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Yes, looks like most of the shows did quite well last week.

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Yes, looks like a lot of the shows were up last week! That is great news! Keep it up Broadway!

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