Death Becomes Her ends Broadway run amid capitalization shortfall
Death Becomes Her will conclude its Broadway run at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on June 28 after 20 months, more than 650 performances and roughly 900,000 tickets sold. Universal Theatrical Group produced the show, which earned 10 Tony Award nominations, frequent national television exposure and weekly grosses that once topped $1 million before slipping recently. Despite those strengths, it has not recouped a widely reported $31.5 million capitalization, a fate the article describes as common for big-budget musicals; the production will begin a multi-year North American tour this September, beginning at Playhouse Square in Cleveland.
The show ends without recouping a reported $31.5 million capitalization
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The show opened and ran for 20 months on Broadway. It sold about 900,000 tickets and…
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