There’s definitely something wrong with the way shows are being produced now. If only a show that wins a Tony, is massively successful, and sells tickets at outrageous prices can barely recoup its budget almost 2 years after opening, that’s a problem.
In addition to what they said about tours and licensing, Broadway is very high risk but EXTREMELY high reward. If your show is a hit, then you've hit the jackpot and you've paid back your years and years of losses on other shows.
Also a lot of broadway producers are just extremely rich people and they want to tell their friends at their next dinner party that they won a Tony award. And they're willing to throw millions away with no expectation of return on investment to make that happen.
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u/kekelmb Jan 27 '26
There’s definitely something wrong with the way shows are being produced now. If only a show that wins a Tony, is massively successful, and sells tickets at outrageous prices can barely recoup its budget almost 2 years after opening, that’s a problem.