The boom came after months of low revenue and a host of closing notices as the Manhattan theater scene — the biggest in the world – struggled to recover from the pandemic.
Between Christmas and New Year’s, with tourists swarming the city and ticket prices rising in response, BroadwayThe boom came after months of low revenue and a host of closing notices as the Manhattan theater scene — the biggest in the world –And it was, perhaps, a sign of what’s to come. January through March are typically the slowest months of the year on the Great White Way, but attendance and revenue are markedly higher than they were last year.
“The last four months of 2021 into I would say even mid-quarter one of 2022, it was still a lot of reticence, still a lot of ‘Well, I’m not quite sure I want to go in because of this latest COVID mutation,” Tavis said.Unlike individual ticket sales, which are more immediate — and sometimes day-of — group sales are usually made weeks or months in advance, and COVID spikes were unpredictable.
“Phantom of the Opera, because it’s closing, I’m getting a lot of requests and some denials from the box office because of lack of availability,” Tavis said. Others are home to smaller, more experimental works with much smaller budgets. The theaters themselves often rely on revenue from renting their spaces out and donations as well as ticket sales to make ends meet.
“IndieSpace was also originally created to address issues in the real estate community, and issues that artists are facing consistently are always around funding and real estate,” said Randi Berry, the organization’s executive director. “ And artists and audiences are ready for some new off-Broadway shows. In December, before the space was officially opening, the Co-Op welcomed artist Gelsey Bell as she prepared her showThe run was sold-out, and the show got great reviews from all the major papers, said Kristin Marting, HERE’s founding artistic director.
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