With Hamilton, Lion King, Wicked ticket sales slow, Broadway isn't back

[MisterNiceKitty]

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/14/with-hamilton-disney-wicked-ticket-sales-slow-broadway-isnt-back.html
Ryan Waterman Aldana

"On September 14, three highly profitable mega musicals: “Hamilton,” “Wicked,” and “The Lion King,” will be among the first Broadway musicals to open at 100% capacity. Although tickets have been on sale for months, neither “Wicked” nor “The Lion King” – the top two highest-grossing musicals in history – sold out their first week of performances. “Hamilton,” which historically sold out months of performances within minutes, also has plenty of opening week availability. Between September 14, 2021, and June 5, 2022, only one performance of “Hamilton″ is sold out.

“Wicked” producers declined to comment. The producers of “Hamilton” did not respond to requests for comment."

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"Broadway’s biggest star is tourists

A big factor in Broadway’s ability to be financially successful, though, remains a major wildcard: tourists. With tourists accounting for 70% of Broadway ticket sales, show business is in trouble. According to the Office of the New York State Comptroller, tourism in New York City decreased from 66.6 million visitors in 2019 to 22.3 million visitors in 2020: a 67% reduction. The office projects 36.1 million visitors in 2021. To combat the substantial decrease in tourists, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a $30 million promotional campaign funded by federal relief funds."

[Tomconroy]

1. The West End of London is having a lot of problems

Reopening too. And they started reopening in June.

[dsc]

2. I would love to go

but would never fly right now. I am not a big fan of flying under normal circumstances but am downright terrified of doing so now. It would take a major emergency for me to even consider flying now.

[Takket]

3. a lot of people buy tickets "the day of".

[MisterNiceKitty]

4. a lot of people meaning tourists?