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Artist News
Tupac musical to close this weekend
By Chris Cooke | Published on Tuesday 15 July 2014
Don’t worry Tupac, Jesus couldn’t even get his musical to the starting post. So yes, Broadway’s “urban rap musical” inspired by the lyrics of Tupac Shakur will close this coming weekend after just 55 performances, including the previews.
Officially opening on 19 Jun, ‘Holler If Ya Hear Me’ was an admirable attempt to take the jukebox musical format into new genre territories, and possibly to appeal to a new demographic at the same time.
But said demographic didn’t seem that keen on a night at the theatre, and ticket sales were incredibly low from the off. And, while it didn’t get a complete slating from the critics, the lukewarm reviews didn’t help either.
According to reports, $8 million was pumped into the show, which was netting a weekly box office of around $200,000, five to ten times less than what most Broadway musicals bring in.