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Posted 08 February 2013 - 09:37 AM
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Posted 08 February 2013 - 04:41 PM
Yay!
Did anyone see Michelle as Elphaba last night?
Did anyone see Michelle as Elphaba last night?
Seen: Wicked (Scheveningen, The Netherlands x6), Wicked (London x9), We Will Rock You (London x3), Romeo et Juliette (Takarazuka Revue, Japan x 5), Studio54 (Takarazuka Revue, Japan, x1), For Whom The Bell Tolls (Takarazuka Revue, Japan, x1), Nova Bossa Nova (Takarazuka Revue, Japan, x2), Nijinsky (Takarazuka Revue, Japan, x3), 9 to 5: The Musical (UK Tour, Sunderland), RENT in Concert (Newcastle)
Booked: The Phantom of the Opera (London), West End Eurovision 2013, Scott Alan at the O2
Planned: Rock of Ages (London), Wicked (UK tour), Ghost (UK tour), Once (London), A Chorus Line (London)
Booked: The Phantom of the Opera (London), West End Eurovision 2013, Scott Alan at the O2
Planned: Rock of Ages (London), Wicked (UK tour), Ghost (UK tour), Once (London), A Chorus Line (London)
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Posted 08 February 2013 - 10:58 PM
Whether they go beyond 2015 will be the interesting one with London, the last I heard (a couple of years ago admittedly) they had a 9 year contract, pending sales, to take Wicked up to 2015 at the Apollo Victoria.
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Posted 08 February 2013 - 11:12 PM
DanielWhit, on 08 February 2013 - 10:58 PM, said:
Whether they go beyond 2015 will be the interesting one with London, the last I heard (a couple of years ago admittedly) they had a 9 year contract, pending sales, to take Wicked up to 2015 at the Apollo Victoria.
I imagine they'll want to get to the 10 year mark, depends on sales really and also if any other upcoming productions are interested in the theatre.
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Posted 09 February 2013 - 01:19 AM
Wicked is gonna run longer than just 10 years... It still sells out most performances and is continually ranked the top musical in London!
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Posted 09 February 2013 - 01:52 AM
dannyboyjohnson, on 09 February 2013 - 01:19 AM, said:
Wicked is gonna run longer than just 10 years... It still sells out most performances and is continually ranked the top musical in London!
Yeah... it doesn't. It will be here for a few years, I'm with you there, but it hasn't sold out in a long time bar cast changes. 50ish available for each of today's shows, 100+ for Monday.
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Posted 09 February 2013 - 02:00 AM
I also believe that Wicked will stay in the West End for at least another 5 years or so. Wicked doesn't need to sell out. The theatre is so big, that even half full, it's still more seats sold than other smaller theatres.
WEST END: Wicked X67 | Billy Elliot X70 | Singin' In The Rain X23 | Avenue Q X16 | Legally Blonde X27 | Matilda X5 | The Lion King X5 | Sound of Music X1 | Les Miserables X5 | Joseph and The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat X2 | We Will Rock You X4 | The 39 Steps X14 | Oliver X3 | Chicago X2 | Mamma Mia! X1 | Hair X3 | Ghost Stories X1 | Jersey Boys X5 | Enron X1 | Blood Brothers X3 | All The Fun of the Fair X1 | Phantom of the Opera X5 | Flashdance X3 | Stomp X1 | Grease The Musical X3 | Sweet Charity X2 | The Woman In Black X1 | Priscilla X2 | Dreamboats and Petticoats X1 | The Glass Menagerie X1 | Love Never Dies X2 | Wizard of Oz X3 | Deathtrap X1 | Sister Act X5 | Love Story X2 | Ordinary Days X1 | End of the Rainbow X1 | Umbrellas of Cherbourg X3 | Flare Path X1 | Spelling Bee X1 | Shrek X7 | Thrill Me X1 | Lend Me A Tenor X2 | Ghost X3 | Betty Blue Eyes X1 | Rock of Ages X3 | Master Class X1 | One Man, Two Guv'nors X2 | Pitmen Painters X1 | Soho Cinders X2 | Spamalot x2 | Sweeney Todd X1 | Volcano X1 | Loserville X6 | Good Night Mr. Tom X1 | Scrooge X1 | Once X1 | A Chorus Line X2 | Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time X1 | Beautiful Thing X1
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FRINGE: Smokey Joe's Cafe X1 | Tomorrow Morning X3 | Company X1 | The Kissing Dance X2 | Road Show X1 | Crazy For You X1 | The Belle's Stratagem X3 | Pippin X1 | Kissing Sid James X1 | Mack & Mabel X1 | Taboo X1 | Victor/Victoria X1 | Bully Boy X1 | Daddy Long Legs X1 | Merrily We Roll Along X1 | Lift X4
ON TOUR: Les Miserables (Barbican) X1 | Evita (Wimbledon) X1 | Annie (Woking) X1 | Hairspray (Woking) X1 | Avenue Q (Bromley) X2 | Avenue Q (Richmond) X2 | Avenue Q (Woking) X2 | Avenue Q (High Wycombe) X2 | Avenue Q (Southampton) X1 | Avenue Q (Milton Keynes) X1 | Avenue Q (Salford) X1 | Avenue Q (Cardiff) X1 | Avenue Q (Belfast) X1 | Avenue Q (Northampton) X2 | Jekyll & Hyde (Woking) X1 | Legally Blonde (Bristol) X2 | Legally Blonde (York) X1 | Legally Blonde (Glasgow) X1 | Legally Blonde (Edinburgh) X1 | Sister Act (Oxford) X1 | Legally Blonde (Wimbledon) X1 | Rent 20th Anniversary Concert X5
CHICHESTER: She Loves Me X3
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Posted 09 February 2013 - 02:12 AM
Plus the Apollo Victoria is hardly the most sort after venue in West End theatre (actually it might be the least?) so ATG won't get rid of them without something else lined up unless they really have to.
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Posted 09 February 2013 - 02:23 AM
I wouldn't ever say the AV is not sought after as a venue, but it does like having long runs in there. It will be interesting how sales go when the tour opens.
In any case, we have to say the show is not as popular audience number wise as it was even two or three years ago. Its takings are probably not changing over time though, as individual ticket prices are rising regularly.
In any case, we have to say the show is not as popular audience number wise as it was even two or three years ago. Its takings are probably not changing over time though, as individual ticket prices are rising regularly.
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Posted 09 February 2013 - 07:12 AM
wicked does not always sell out! ive sat in a half empty apollo victoria before to see wicked.
and its never been as popular as it is in nyc or as its fans seem to think it is and when they extended for such a long period part of me did wonder. its unlikely to close anytime soon but if the right show comes along wanting that theatre then who knows. i think if wicked had gone into drury lane for example it could have been a different story
and its never been as popular as it is in nyc or as its fans seem to think it is and when they extended for such a long period part of me did wonder. its unlikely to close anytime soon but if the right show comes along wanting that theatre then who knows. i think if wicked had gone into drury lane for example it could have been a different story
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