Hamilton ticket prices-seriously?

[Phillypinto]

Well you people keep calling me racist. When i said i was "for them" i meant i am not racist, and wish we saw more color in the theatre, but I don't think they can afford it as much as white people can. 

[Jordan Catalano]

Sorry, brdway411 but this is a thread about the negro having no money. Please stay on topic.

[brdway411]

I was ignoring the little one up past bed time. 

[Phillypinto]

never said they have no money

[Jordan Catalano]

Dem po' po' negros, right Pinto?

[muscle23ftl]

Unfortunately people are stupid and pay insanely high prices to see The Lion King, because a friend said it's great or Book of Mormon and now probably Fun Home or American in Paris. All mediocre shows. I have no interest in seeing Hamilton. I saw Fun Home at the Public for 10 dollars and found it boring. Judy Kuhn was the best thing in it. My friend was in shock when I told him that The Lion King isn't a good show...(he's never seen it by the way)

[singingbackup]

Phillypinto--breaking down your handle...

Clearly you are not from the City of Brotha-ly love.  Though the pinto part seems to suggest the bean that is clearly bigger than your brain.  The Philly must indicate a fondness for Philadelphia Brand Cream Cheese.  It's white, tasteless and spreads so easy, like bigotry and hate.  

[Phillypinto]

You have no idea where I come from, which is the furthest place from a white town. Please explain to me how I am full of bigotry and hate?

[Fantod]

You live in Nigeria?

[Phillypinto]

no a town in new jersey

[gypsy101]

"How do they expect blacks and hispanics to see the show at those prices?"

[Phillypinto]

perfectly logical question. Honestly, how many black or hispanics do you see at broadway shows?

[singingbackup]

I don't do a head count but I reckon they can only sit in the back of the theater.  

Where is Gypsy Rosa Parks when you need her?!

[gypsy101]

most of my time spent at a Broadway show is spent appreciating the performance onstage and not judging those around me based on the color of their skin

[Fantod]

Don't you mean in the high balcony? Haven't you seen Show Boat?

[ljay889]

Everything Philly spews is a ghastly misinformed generalization. There are wealthy blacks and latinos/hispanics and there are poor white people. His pinto sized brain doesn't seem to understand basic concepts. 

[muscle23ftl]

philly, you know you're my buddy and I always stick up for you, and I know you didn't mean it, but certain things like those are better left unsaid. That comment can come across racist and discriminatory.

[Phillypinto]

thanks muscle23ftl. Honestly though, I think a lot of you guys are part of the problem in this country since nobody wants to look at the issues at hand and just ignore them, and beat around the bush. I am not like that and have never been shy about voicing my honest opinion but carry on.

[RW3]

Phillypinto, please be gone. Rob, can't you make him leave?

[FishermanBob]

Pinto, I've been to several of the Golden State Warriors playoff games the last few weeks, and there are plenty of black people there, most of them in better seats than me.  Those tickets aren't cheap.  How does your theory account for that?

 

[muscle23ftl]

If you don't like what he posts, why do you reply to this thread? You be gone! He didn't mean it.

[singingbackup]

This thread makes my head and my heart hurt.  Good Night All.

[ScottyDoesn'tKnow2]

Not to defend Philly here, but doesn't Broadway (and things like ballet and opera) in general have a perception problem that only rich white people can afford those luxuries? I mean it's no secret that there is a huge income inequality gap in this country, and they are drawn at racial lines. I didn't take Pinto's post to mean that no blacks and hispanics can afford to see Hamilton or that Broadway audiences are all white, but let's not pretend that Broadway, especially at these prices, are necessarily affordable for those who aren't making as much money as others, generally-speaking. Now, of course, people from a great range within our socio-economic spectrum can splurge and afford tickets if they wanted to, but when there's a great many things that hold our interests that are costing more now (have you seen pop/rap/hip-hop concert tickets lately?), I can see how Hamilton wouldn't be high up on someone's list, due to financial concerns, as he/she/they will have to be more selective with their money.

Now with that said, as much as I think one's income plays into it, I also think Broadway and musical theatre in general has a public perception problem that makes it skew older and whiter. Again, this is generally-speaking, not saying that there aren't people of all races going to Broadway. As an Asian-American theatre goer myself, I brought friends, who didn't have theatre on their radar at all (for a myriad of reasons), to shows and they are now becoming Broadway fans. So I think it's more cultural exposure, but high prices don't help.

[RW3]

In addition, the society that we live in right now, you can't say these comments without some kind of reaction. This "college-educated" person needs to be taught that because clearly no one has.

[nicnyc]

[bilingual]

I'm also an asian-american theatergoer, and I find phillypinto's statements to be so offensive to people of any minority. People of all ethnicities and walks of line can love theater. Philly, please educate yourself and refrain from saying so many offensive things.