Broadway/West End Shows

[Airbear232]

8 hours ago, alfaeric said:

Unless people are booking JUST to see the musical, it's not really that good of a financial choice.  I love the shows, too, but given the cost to license them and the cruise lines not charging for them- it doesn't make much financial sense to pay a huge amount of money for new shows.

 

Perhaps repeating shows on ships is more likely- like Grease is on two ships.  And they *could* run Hairspray, since they had another set from the Oasis.   But buying vs. making their own...

Guess lots of “old” ones to choose from.  One thing is s that the shows on ships expose a lot of people to theatre who normally wouldn’t go.  It’s not a bad thing to license them at reasonable costs as there is pay back down the road.  And, would certainly like to see Mamma Mia on a second ship. 

[alfaeric]

10 hours ago, Airbear232 said:

Guess lots of “old” ones to choose from.  One thing is s that the shows on ships expose a lot of people to theatre who normally wouldn’t go.  It’s not a bad thing to license them at reasonable costs as there is pay back down the road.  And, would certainly like to see Mamma Mia on a second ship. 

If it costs less than a DIY show, sure.  But if not, I can understand why Royal is moving a different direction- even if I prefer more musicals.  Thankfully, we have the shows we have, and they will be there for a really long time.

 

As for exposing new people- that's a bonus if Broadway/West End sees a bump in viewers.  

[Monk86]

Bring on more productions from the Royal Caribbean Singers & Dancers 🤪

[moposh]

Saturday Night Fever is on Liberty.  It's not necessarily Broadway, but it is a musical.

[NicNac4498]

1 hour ago, moposh said:

Saturday Night Fever is on Liberty.  It's not necessarily Broadway, but it is a musical.

Saturday Night Fever was on Broadway in the late 90s to early 00’s