[Mb-hair] HAIR at the GATE THEATRE, LONDON

[richard haase]

the experience for an audience is at its best in a very intimate theater
kudos break a leg
how exciting best of the best
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tali" <tali at gatetheatre.co.uk>
To: <mb-hair at islandlists.com>
Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 1:27 PM
Subject: [Mb-hair] HAIR at the GATE THEATRE, LONDON


> Dear all
> 
> Michael suggested I subscribe to this list as I'm producing HAIR at the
> Gate Theatre, London. The show, directed by Daniel Kramer (Through the
> Leaves, with Simon Callow and Ann Mitchell) and with musical supervision
> by Stephen Brooker (Woman in White, My Fair Lady), will open in
> September 2005.
> 
> This is the first ever musical the Gate has produced, and we'd so value
> your insight and support. As a 70-seat off-West End theatre, we are
> (pardon the pun) excited to take HAIR back to its roots - the Gate
> Theatre auditorium is an average 60 square meters; the show will have 65
> seats. 
> 
> If you're interested in hearing more about the production, don't
> hesitate to email me directly at tali at gatetheatre.co.uk.
> Looking forward to hearing from you. 
> 
> All best wishes
> 
> Tali Pelman
> Producer
>  
> The Gate Theatre
> 11 Pembridge Road
> London W11 3HQ
> 020 7229 5387
> www.gatetheatre.co.uk
>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mb-hair-bounces at islandlists.com
> [mailto:mb-hair-bounces at islandlists.com] On Behalf Of Michael Butler
> Sent: 06 June 2005 17:40
> To: HAIR List
> Cc: Rusty Holzer; Robert Emmer; Ken Myers
> Subject: Re: [Mb-hair] Overture, Hit the Lights...
> 
> Jim,
> Thanks for sending this.
> Michael
> 
> > 
> > Here's why a Broadway show COULD run for two years, successfully--
> > 
> > And never make its money back.
> > 
> > Let's say you have a musical capitalized at eight milion dollars.
> That's
> > about moderate for nowadays. (LITTLE WOMEN was brought in for about
> $5.8
> > million, a bigger musial, could cost, say, abouit twelve million, or
> way
> > upwards....)
> > 
> > The "capitalization" is just the amount it takes you to get to OPENING
> > NIGHT.
> > 
> > (Although, the wise producer will have stored within that buget, a
> > four-to-eight week contingency, to cover one-to-two months of poor, or
> > slow, ticket sales...)
> > 
> > Let's now say, your WEEKLY RUNNIN COSTS are $400,000.
> > 
> > The four hundred grand is what it costs you to rent your theatre, pay
> > your actors, your musicians, your tech crew, your union fees, your
> > advertising, your royalties...
> > 
> > You have to MAKE $40,000 in ticket sales, before ever making a
> "weekly"
> > profit--
> > 
> > Which goes to paying off the original eight million dollars.
> > 
> > 
> > Let's say you're selling 80% of your tickets, in an average one
> thousand
> > seat Broadway house.
> > 
> > 80% would be terrific nowadays.
> > 
> > At an average of $70.00 a ticket--which would be pretty good, bcause
> it
> > doesn't take into account the discountd. special advance ticket sales
> > you've generated with special mailings and other promotions--
> > 
> > You're making about $56,000 a performance.
> > 
> > Or,  $448,000, a week.
> > 
> > YOU ARE ONLY GETTING $48,000 a week towards your original
> invesment--or
> > rather, you backers' invesment--of the show's actual budget, $8
> million
> > dollars....
> > 
> > After a year, you'd still be about five-and-a-half million in the
> hole.
> > 
> > With a relative hit show.
> > 
> > It could take you three-plus years just to BREAK EVEN.
> > 
> > To be sure, the lead producer, or producers, would also be generating
> > money off tours, and ancillary sales....
> > 
> > But just a quick ilustration, in why Broadway has become an even
> tougher
> > business...
> > 
> > Best, Jim Burns
> > 
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