PLAYBILL Covers of the 2015-2016 Season

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Posted: 12/17/15 at 4:12pm

Does LCT ever switch to black and white? After all the chatter here, I was pleased to see that King and I still has their full color Playbills. 

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PLAYBILL Covers of the 2015-2016 Season #101
Posted: 12/17/15 at 4:47pm

VintageSnarker said: "Does LCT ever switch to black and white? After all the chatter here, I was pleased to see that King and I still has their full color Playbills. 

 

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In recent memory the shows at the Beaumont that have gone black and white are War Horse and Ann, though I'm not exactly sure that those are really LCT Productions, per say. Correct me if I am wrong. Otherwise, as far back as I can remember (probably the early 2000s) most of their Playbills have remained in color throughout the entire run. Again, correct me if I'm wrong. While I am so glad that TKAI is still in color, they now have FIVE Playbill designs listed (including one Pride Playbill from this past June). Seems the only difference is that they keep changing the height of the columns. Strange that they keep changing it. 

 

Looks like The Humans will receive another old-fashioned Playbill design and I love it!

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PLAYBILL Covers of the 2015-2016 Season #102
Posted: 12/17/15 at 6:29pm

Whoa that HUMANS playbill is stunning.

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Posted: 12/17/15 at 6:51pm

I agree. I love their new Broadway artwork and think that it would have looked good on a Playbill but I'll take this design because it is, indeed, awesome. 

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PLAYBILL Covers of the 2015-2016 Season #104
Posted: 12/17/15 at 9:58pm

GreasedLightning said: "I agree. I love their new Broadway artwork and think that it would have looked good on a Playbill but I'll take this design because it is, indeed, awesome. "

By "new Broadway artwork" do you mean the one that they use on their Broadway website with the shophouses lined up and the humans in differently sized letters above? Or do you mean the current Off-Broadway with the dark green background and the stairs? (I doubt that is what you mean though!)

I do agree - that Playbill is stunning. I love Classic Playbills so much, and I'm glad Scott Rudin seems to like them too. :)

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Posted: 12/17/15 at 10:21pm

The one with the shops lined up and new lettering above, chrysanthemumtea!

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Posted: 12/18/15 at 7:48am

Then I agree - I haven't seen the play so I can't comment whether it fits the feeling of the play - but I'm not going to complain about a new Classic playbill! 

And, Our Mother's Brief Affair has a playbill!

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PLAYBILL Covers of the 2015-2016 Season #107
Posted: 1/7/16 at 11:17pm

Fiddler on the Roof cover now also black and white..

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Posted: 1/8/16 at 12:18am

@z5 said: "Fiddler on the Roof cover now also black and white.."

 

It's increasingly feeling like you need to see a show in previews if you're a fan of colorful Playbill covers!

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PLAYBILL Covers of the 2015-2016 Season #110
Posted: 1/8/16 at 12:57am

For people who don't feel like going to playbillvault!

Disaster! looks great in colour - I only hope it stays that way. 

Fiddler doesn't fare well from Black & White as others like The Color Purple - though I don't see why they've gone B/W as they've been doing well so far, maybe they're lowering costs in order to get through the winter? I do wish more shows would do what Fun Home did and at least try to make their playbills look good in B/W.

 

"It's increasingly feeling like you need to see a show in previews if you're a fan of colorful Playbill covers!"

BroadwayGuy12, I couldn't be sadder that this seems to be true. Though Fiddler's B/W is only starting in Feb.

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Posted: 1/8/16 at 12:58pm

So Fiddler is keeping the colored playbill for the rest of January? Hope so, was planning to see it later this month!

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Posted: 1/8/16 at 1:00pm

Something Rotten has gone B/W. Looks pretty good.

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Posted: 1/8/16 at 1:04pm

I'm really  not crazy about the Fiddler playbill cover. I love the font, but the layout is kinda strange. The guy looks like he was just plopped on there, with no sense of how we would work in the space. I have the something rotten color, which is pretty awesome, as is most Peter DeSeve's artwork. But at least they reworked it for the black and white playbill

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PLAYBILL Covers of the 2015-2016 Season #114
Posted: 1/15/16 at 1:09pm

Eclipsed, Blackbird, and Hughie all have Playbill covers!

 

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Posted: 1/15/16 at 1:20pm

Eclipsed:

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Posted: 1/15/16 at 1:21pm

Blackbird:

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Posted: 1/15/16 at 1:25pm

Bright Star also has one. But I have no interest in that show.

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PLAYBILL Covers of the 2015-2016 Season #119
Posted: 1/15/16 at 1:50pm

Another sharp "vintage" style Playbill!

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PLAYBILL Covers of the 2015-2016 Season #120
Posted: 1/15/16 at 2:27pm

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Posted: 1/15/16 at 3:25pm

I love BRIGHT STAR's artwork...

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PLAYBILL Covers of the 2015-2016 Season #122
Posted: 1/15/16 at 3:31pm

I really love both Blackbird and Bright Star Playbill designs.  I wonder how Bright Star will look in B&W, though?

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Posted: 1/15/16 at 11:27pm

Still don't understand why Bright Star's artwork displays a woman proudly presenting her breasts to a passing train.

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PLAYBILL Covers of the 2015-2016 Season #124
Posted: 1/16/16 at 5:42pm

I like the Disaster! Playbill. The disco ball in the lifesaver makes sense even if it looks a bit odd.

 

I don't think the actors are particularly great on the Blackbird cover. It looks like a generic Vogue photospread. But the overall vibe works. Is this a new thing for plays now... going back to the older cover style?

 

I don't know what the Bright Star cover means yet (not having seen the show) but I love the background color and the text pops in an appealing way. 

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Posted: 1/16/16 at 6:13pm

Hughie's is boring. Why not just slap Forest Whitacker's face on it? It would look a little better. Everything else looks pretty good.

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