What site do you get your Bway news from now?
What site do you get your Bway news from now?
#1What site do you get your Bway news from now?
Posted: 4/4/16 at 10:15pm
Now that playbill.com only highlights the most popular news stories which stay on the top of their news page based on popularity... where is everyone getting their breaking broadway news?
I used to read playbill.com several times a day, but now I'm finding that it's the same articles posted up there for days at a time. The top article up there right now was posted on March 31st... It's April 4th... that ain't news honey... that's history.
I like broadwayworld's news feed (obviously) but they literally post every single press release they get and so it can be hard to keep up with that amount of news and decipher what's really important. Does anyone have any other suggestions????
#2What site do you get your Bway news from now?
Posted: 4/4/16 at 10:19pm
My twitter feed, honestly. And sometimes here, and sometimes auditionupdate.com. Playbill is a mess.
"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt
Emmaloucbway
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/16/11
#3What site do you get your Bway news from now?
Posted: 4/4/16 at 10:24pm
I used to rely on Playbill the same way, but now I mainly use Twitter to catch up on news. If I had to choose a website I would say Broadwayworld now.
Tag
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/19/05
#4What site do you get your Bway news from now?
Posted: 4/4/16 at 10:24pm
I almost posted a thread like this! I used to read Playbill a couple times a day, but since the revamp I barely go there (sometimes not for days). I find watching the first few minutes of the Live at Five videos posted every evening on the broadway.com Youtube channel, is like basically watching a newscast that goes over the day's top stories.
#5What site do you get your Bway news from now?
Posted: 4/4/16 at 10:30pm
Keeping up with my twitter feed is a full time job... I just want to go to ONE place and see the news once a day... lol... is that too much to ask... if only there were like a piece of large paper that had all of the news printed on it... Wouldn't that be something????
#6What site do you get your Bway news from now?
Posted: 4/4/16 at 10:33pm
You can add Playbill to an RSS feed like Feedly.
There's also: https://broadwaystars.com/
"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#7What site do you get your Bway news from now?
Posted: 4/4/16 at 10:47pm
Answer: my Facebook/Twitter feeds, but I just wanted to comment mainly to add another voice of disparagement regarding the new Playbill.com.
Bring. The. Old. One. Back.
#8What site do you get your Bway news from now?
Posted: 4/4/16 at 10:51pm
Ohhhhh... Broadwaystars.com seems like a good choice... a little TOO MUCH info on there but it seems like at least someone is curating the info somewhat.
and also... I'm gonna seem like a total idiot... but what the hell is an RSS feed?
#9What site do you get your Bway news from now?
Posted: 4/4/16 at 10:53pm
"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt
Cupid Boy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/5/13
#10What site do you get your Bway news from now?
Posted: 4/4/16 at 11:23pm
I used to frequent Playbill as well for news, but now I utilize BWW instead. It's much simpler to read.
Phantom4ever
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/17/07
#11What site do you get your Bway news from now?
Posted: 4/4/16 at 11:31pm
I still read playbill everyday out of habit even though half the time I don't know where to look. Also this site obviously. And when there is any big news, it'll show up via 10-15 theater pages that I follow on Facebook.
#12What site do you get your Bway news from now?
Posted: 4/4/16 at 11:39pm
BWW for me. Used to love coming here and to Playbill, but I don't like the new Playbill site at all. Here I'll stay...
#13What site do you get your Bway news from now?
Posted: 4/4/16 at 11:43pm
BWW now by default, as I'm here for the message board anyway. I used to use Playbill, but their new site is truly, truly terrible.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
#14What site do you get your Bway news from now?
Posted: 4/4/16 at 11:50pm
I wish I could get my hands on the # of unique views Playbill articles get now, compared to before.
"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt
#15What site do you get your Bway news from now?
Posted: 4/5/16 at 12:25am
It's interesting to hear that Playbill was the default for so many of you. For me, Playbill and BWW have always been pretty interchangeable for me in terms of where I got my news. Though BWW has always had a bit of an edge since I come here for the message board, like Kad said.
#17What site do you get your Bway news from now?
Posted: 4/5/16 at 6:05am
Mainly from Facebook groups and BWW.
I also used to go to playbill.com but I'm another user who just can't deal with the new layout and lack of info.
....but the world goes 'round
indytallguy
Broadway Star Joined: 7/13/08
#18What site do you get your Bway news from now?
Posted: 4/5/16 at 6:51am
The Daily High Tea with After Eight podcast.
I kid. Like others, can't stand the new Playbill and rarely go there since the redesign, so most news from here and Twitter.
#19What site do you get your Bway news from now?
Posted: 4/5/16 at 7:06am
I also used to rely on Playbill.com until the revamp. BWW for me now.
The greatest loss is the Playbill vault. It used to be so incredibly helpful and easy to use; now it's just a headache.
#20What site do you get your Bway news from now?
Posted: 4/5/16 at 7:15am
Their new design may look more contemporary but I no longer visit the site. Bring back the old -- if it's not broken, don't fix it!
#21What site do you get your Bway news from now?
Posted: 4/5/16 at 7:20am
Lol indytallguy.
....but the world goes 'round
10086sunset
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/8/16
#22What site do you get your Bway news from now?
Posted: 4/5/16 at 7:51am
Count me among those who have left Playbill.
I tend to come here on BWW. The message boards seem to break everything rather quickly.
macbeth
Broadway Star Joined: 5/7/03
#23What site do you get your Bway news from now?
Posted: 4/5/16 at 8:14am
I've always gotten my news from BWW. There can be more of it to wade through, but it always seems to be up the fastest and easiest to click to more content, videos, etc. Twitter and Facebook are #2 and #3, but usually the links bring me back here.
#24What site do you get your Bway news from now?
Posted: 4/5/16 at 8:54am
Capeguy said: "Their new design may look more contemporary but I no longer visit the site. Bring back the old -- if it's not broken, don't fix it!"
It did need fixing, but what was changed wasn't what they needed. The site was looking dated, but it should've kept its straightforward layout and improved photo gallery format, hired a copy editor or three, and stopped giving us daily Lin-Manuel sneeze reports. Not this weird mobile-on-desktop, too-yellow, infinite-scroll mess.
"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt
Jarethan
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/10/11
#25What site do you get your Bway news from now?
Posted: 4/5/16 at 8:49pm
I always read Playbill for the news and came here for the chat board. I also hate the new Playbill, the response time sucks too, so I rarely go there anymore. Hopefully, they will make changes to address what seems to be pretty consistent hate for the new release.
#26What site do you get your Bway news from now?
Posted: 4/5/16 at 8:57pm
Count me in as another one who isn't a fan of the new Playbill. It is disappointing and they were always my go-to as their site was the easiest to read. (I also interned there as an undergrad so it was a little bit of a personal preference for me as well.) I now use BroadwayWorld the most frequently.
