ðiːz wɜː wˈɛl nˈiːdᵻd æz ðə hˈɛvi kˈɔsts ʌvðə sˈɛts, kˈɔstuːmz, ænd kˈæst ʌv wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv kˌʊdɐv mˈɛnt faɪnˈænʃəl dɪzˈæstɚ.
These were well needed as the heavy costs of the sets, costumes, and cast of 175 could have meant financial disaster.