‘Bad Cinderella’ hemorrhaging cash as 2023 Tony noms approach
nypost.comsaid The Post; “Bring earplugs … Bring eye plugs,” echoed the Times. On March 25, the day after it opened, a source claimed the show did a paltry $80,000 in ticket sales.
Another said the number was “significantly higher,” but box-office business has demonstrably not been brisk.For a more than $20 million musical, $750,000 would have been an ideal take after the enhanced visibility from reviews.
But the notices were lousy and word of mouth stinks. Its weekly grosses are anemic — the show took in just $571,000 last week, which was its second lowest take so far — and the advance is said to be nonexistent.
Multiple sources also said there has been little communication between Lloyd Webber and Schwarzman, and that the two disagree on whether the money-draining musical should remain open.
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