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Well, you can't blame people for having some expectations, especially when there are many people who spends between $150 -> $800 for each ticket to see the show, and there are people who spends $25-$30 bucks on DVD/Bluray. Some expectations from certain people are ridiculous, but most of these "expectations" are what pushing Thuy Nga to make better shows. If everyone is just like you and be satisfied with anything Thuy Nga outputs, they probably can just reuse old arrangements and props for new shows, and you will probably applaud them for being smart in cost savings. If you think people just pay money for shows + bluray without having any expectations, will that make any difference to them giving those money to charity?
I don't doubt Thuy Nga is spending a lot of money and I am myself a fan, but I personally don't think they do that badly in terms of finances. For some simple calculations, if the # of audiences is as high as they claim (14k), for shows in Vegas, and each of them just pays $100 on average, that's already 1.4MM. However, the cheapest seats there is $88, and most seats are $150 or above, so the average should be even higher. The singers pretty much sing for free after they pay their commission from live shows (which you mentioned) before. If there's anyone that I feel bad for, that would be the singers. Usually they get paid for one taping as a package, which is probably offset by the amount they give TN for commission, AND then some of them have to perform in VIP Party FOR Thuy Nga VIP audiences w/o getting paid. I think they probably prefer to go sleep after 2 long shows, have dinner or just have a party of their own where they don't have to look pretty for the camera.
im sure everyone has expectations but some are reasonable and some aren't and that is the main point. if they tn is doing well financially from having those shows then why would they reduce the number of shows per year from 4-6 years ago to 2-3 these days?
be realistic here, the last show in vegas wasn't sold out. the number was around 10k according to marie to. 14k is an exaggeration from a few mcs to promote the show. and u should take into consideration that tn do give away lots of vip tickets to sponsors.
why would you feel bad for the singers? bc due to the fact they have to pay commission? don't you think it's even worse for them if they are not signed by tn? how popular would they be without much support from tn. of course paying no commission is better than paying but in general, it's worse if you are not being labeled as "thuy nga singer".
bottom line is that, things like decrease in number of shows per year, and taking singers' commission are just clear indication of financial difficulty. is tn in the red? probably not but one thing is guaranteed is that the profit margin is just getting slimmer and slimmer. if the trend is not reversed then sooner or later pbn will just go out of business like literally million of music productions around the globe.
given their economic situation, i wouldnt expect too much extravagance from their production after all they are no grammy or oscar; they dont get 20-30 mils in ad revenue. throw me a decent stage, i wouuld be happy about it; anything more then that would be a bonus. however, i still expect them to push the boundary in term of artistic values. i re-watched hue, saigon, hanoi and found it to be an amazing video. the program was well executed. if anythign that need to be pushed, that would be ideas, themes, executions, etc.
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Paris by Night 106 @ Planet Hollywood Casino & Resort, ... - 
However, if this is PBN 106, then I am kinda sad that TN has decided to just reduce the number of shows from average 4 to now 2. I know that costs must be very high to maintain the continued costs of producing extravagent shows and yet profits are dropping because of piracy. 
The timing of March to September is the exact timing of PBN 104 to PBN 105 (September to March, six months). I believe the wait from 104 to 105 is very long, and it looks like we have to get used to it. 
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