From: Widerman-AT-aol.com
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:43:39 EST
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] spider man


In the past I believed Broadway show prices to be exorbitant, but I have  
changed my opinion. As media has permeated every aspect of our society, it 
has  become difficult to find any place that doesn't have a video screen,  
including restrooms and taxicabs, As the video experience degrades toward the  
banality of elevator music blending into societal background noise, the  
experience of live performance grows more precious. 
 
Some of the Broadway shows I have seen recently have been astonishing, with 
 high tech lighting effects, split second timing, remarkable sets and set 
changes  supporting stellar performances by gifted talents. I have come to 
believe that  Broadway tickets are worth every penny, perhaps more than the 
already high  prices they command. While I regret that high ticket prices make 
it unaffordable  to many, I have come to believe that live performance is 
under-appreciated  and undervalued.
 
     -Steven->
 
 
 
In a message dated 11/7/2009 8:51:37 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
robertrogers-AT-robertrogerspuppets.com writes:

Acording  to the LA Times, Spiderman:Turn Off the Dark will have a budget
of 52  million dollars.  For a play?  How high will ticket prices have  to
be to pay for such indulgence?

Recently, a revival of Neil  Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs closed on
Broadway after only a week of  performances.  Apparently, the general
public just did not want to see  it.  The production cost 3 milluion
dollars.  Now the producers  are in a hole.

Interestingly, the original production cost only  $150,000.00 & earned 8
million.

Ticket prices for Broadway shows  are so outlandishly expensive that
attending the theater (on Broadway  anyway) has become a once in a blue
moon experience, or something special  for tourists to do while on
vacation.

So budgeting 52 million  dollars for Spiderman will only make the situation
worse.

Robert  Rogers

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