By Jennifer R Jones | Posted on June 01, 2013 1:26 PM
The One-Woman Broadway Show, I'Ll Eat You Last: A Chat With Sue Mengers Starring Bette Midler, Successfully Recoups Its $2.4 Million Investment In Just Over Eight Weeks, Written By John Logan
One-Woman Broadway Play Recoups Investment
Musical-loving Broadway is not always the most hospitable environment for a play, but limited-run plays with star power often prove to be the best bets for investors. Case in point, the new one-woman Broadway play starring Bette Midler, I'll Eat You Last: A Chat With Sue Mengers, just announced that it has recouped its initial investment. It only took a little over eight weeks for the production, which began performances at the Booth Theatre on Broadway on April 5, to earn back its $2.4 million investment.
The sell-out show will continue to play through June 30. Written by John Logan (Broadway's Red, Skyfall on film), I'll Eat You Last features Bette Midler playing notorious Hollywood agent Sue Mengers. The production marks the first time that Midler has been on Broadway since 1980 when she performed in concert.
