Now that the joyous holiday season is behind us, let’s be mean.

This Broadway season is shaping up to be a disaster for new musicals. The latest casualty is Sting’s “The Last Ship,” which he tried — and failed — to save. It will close Jan. 24 at a loss of $15 million.

There were tears Sunday at the St. James, where “Side Show,” the musical about freaks, sank in about $12 million worth of red ink.

And cast your mind back to the summer, when something called “Holler If Ya Hear Me,” the Tupac Shakur musical, lasted long enough to lose $10 million.

If my math is right, Broadway has managed to burn through about $37 million in just six months.

The Broadway League has been crowing about attendance figures and record-breaking grosses over the holidays, but that’s just spin. The theater business has always been a place to lose money. For every “Wicked,” there are at least 10 “Last Ships.”

And there’s more bloodletting ahead. You need a magnifying glass to see the grosses for “Honeymoon in Vegas,” which opens Jan. 15. While stalwarts such as “The Lion King,” “The Phantom of the Opera” and “Cabaret” posted holiday grosses of more than $1 million, “Vegas” didn’t even break the $500,000 mark.

The show began previews about eight years ago and, by my rough estimate, it’s already lost more than $1 million.

But I’m rooting for this show for two reasons. First, Broadway needs a fun new musical comedy. Second, I’m a Tony Danza fan and I hear he’s giving a terrific performance. But things don’t look good, and if “Vegas” doesn’t get a lift from the critics, it’ll be gone by March.

Is there a musical hit out there somewhere, anywhere?

“An American in Paris” did well in Paris, where it played to over 2,000 people a night at the Théâtre du Châtelet. But that’s no guarantee it’s going to take off here, where it will cost well over $10 million.

It’s a first-rate title, but there are no stars, so I’m not sure what kind of advance sales it’ll rack up by the time it opens in April. It may depend on the good graces of the critics, but as “Side Show” demonstrated, they no longer have the power to make a hit.

Another expensive musical — $12 million and counting — is “Dr. Zhivago,” coming this spring. This show has been kicking around since 2000 — not a good sign — but I hear Lucy Simon’s score is beautiful.

So: Will the public embrace a serious musical based on a long novel? “Les Miz” aside, how many times has that happened on Broadway?

As for “Finding Neverland,” that $15 million-plus production is by no means a sure bet, despite the slightly insane tenacity of its producer Harvey Weinstein.

Happy New Year, Broadway. See you in the poorhouse!