PLAYBILL Covers of the 2015-2016 Season

[AppleSunday]

It technically looks fantastic and, no pun intended, I love the employment of ASL, but I'm having a hard time getting past how much it looks like a teen romance novel cover (the type that eventually will be made into a move with one or two mid level or major stars and the rest of the cast total unknowns). But even with that connotation I can't wait to hold one in my hand!

[VintageSnarker]

"Chicago is getting a new cover with Brandy..."

Did that happen? Because when I went it was the same old Playbill.

"I think it's brilliant the way they've incorporated the ASL theme into the playbill design of Spring Awakening. For those of you who don't know, the arms crossed over the chest is ASL for "love.""

I appreciate the Spring Awakening cover more after learning that but I agree with AppleSunday that it has that generic stock photo look of contemporary book covers. The way the heads are cut off does not help. 

[wish i were here2]

[BroadwayConcierge]

Hedwig is going black and white? Oh dear.

[ethan231h]

I actually like Hedwig's playbill b&w, as for the Gin Game, that is ugly, and the Aladdin one is basically the same.

[bfreak]

What's different about the Aladdin playbill? The Gin Game and Hedwig both look horrible (especially Hedwig's). Now Hedwig doesn't even give any hint as to what it could be about. It's just the title in a black background.

[GreasedLightning]

I think Hedwig could have gotten away with only using the word "Hedwig" in white across the black background and it'd look way better. I absolutely hate their type font. 

[Call_me_jorge]

How are people going to get visible signatures on the Hedwig playbill?!

[bfreak]

"How are people going to get visible signatures on the Hedwig playbill?!

Silver or gold sharpie should still show up fine on the Hedwig playbills.

"

 

[ethan231h]

^ Have you not heard of gold and silver sharpies? also Hedwig's playbill has had a black background ever since NPH left.

 

It looks to me that the aladdin one has some new textures to the gold but thats it.

[Call_me_jorge]

With the Aladdin cover the difference is that the gold is less fancy and there's a lot less black in the purple.

[wish i were here2]

I just realized what The Gin Game Playbill reminds me of...it reminds me of an ad for a 70s sitcom or something lol

[Mr. Nowack]

It STILL bugs me that the "and the" in HEDWIG's title treatment isn't centered.

[loliveve]

 

[loliveve]

Sylvia:

[jacobsnchz14]

Also different about the Aladdin playbill is that the magic lamp is now a photo rather than an illustration, and the text/genie has more of a three-dimensional texture and shadow/highlight.

[loliveve]

Dames at Sea:

[loliveve]

[bfreak]

Beautiful playbill, China Doll. Not!

[gmhots]

Love Sylvia's logotype!

[woeisme3]

[VintageSnarker]

Something looks very weird about the legs on the Dames at Sea Playbill. It's also a shame to have such a static image for a show that features so much dancing. I also don't love the way the anonymous legs hide Mara Davi and Lesli Margherita. And Lesli's hand seems to be positioned at a very awkward angle.

 

Still, at least some thought went into it and it's colorful.

[Mr. Nowack]

I agree there's something very off about that DAMES playbill but it is very vibrant.

[VotePeron]

That DAMES playbill is odd. The only reasoning I can make is that with the colors being identical to On The Town, they didnt want to recreate that cover.

[BroadwayConcierge]

I always think it's strange when a production's Playbill incorporates faces of original cast members that aren't obscenely famous. 

[loliveve]