Anyone Have Playbills For Trade?

[WestStarMMG]

Posted: 5/8/17 at 10:44am

Hello all! I was wondering if there is a separate thread for playbill trading? I have a small list to offer & will basically trade for anything that I do not have. I currently have 136 in my collection & want to boost it up to over 200 by the end of the year through fan mail, ebay & trades. So, any consideration will be greatly appreciated.

You can email me at the address below with your list or with your trade options (I'll do this, for that kinda thing).

Thanks!

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The Lyons (cast signed) April 2012
My Children! My Africa! (cast signed) May 2012
Crowns (cast signed) August 2012
Dirty Dancing (tour - cast signed from Omaha) November 2015
Allegiance (color cover - unsigned) December 2015
Blue Man Group (signed in blue paint) January 2012

[haterobics]

Posted: 5/8/17 at 10:46am

WestStarMMG said: "I currently have 136 in my collection & want to boost it up to over 200 by the end of the year through fan mail, ebay & trades. "

Umm, seeing a show isn't one of your methods?

[WestStarMMG]

Posted: 5/8/17 at 11:50am

Oh certainly! But I'll only see a couple of on tour shows & some regional/local productions later on in the year. So that won't produce many new ones for my collection. And I know I won't be getting up to NYC anytime soon. Resources & opportunities are limited at the moment.

I am excited to see Wicked for the first time in Nashville next March/April! 

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 5/8/17 at 4:07pm

If you send each theatre a pre-paid self-addressed shipping envelope and a note for a Playbill, they will gladly send you one. 

Just make sure shipping envelope is the proper size to fit a Playbill and that you have proper postage on the pre-paid self-addressed shipping envelope.  Just go to the post office with a couple of Playbills inside the shipping envelope so they can determine how much postage is required.  Obviously you don't ship those Playbills.  You fold the empty self-addressed pre-paid shipping envelope inside another shipping envelope and send away.  You can do this to EVERY show on Broadway and you'll have a Playbill from every show.  If you factor how much you're spending to get a Playbill it's still cheaper than buying one from eBay (they add shipping on top of the price).  

[WestStarMMG]

Posted: 5/8/17 at 9:54pm

Thanks for the suggestion. I normally send a request for a cast signed playbill to the stage manager. That's how I've amassed the majority of my autographed playbills. But that method is hit or miss. I never thought about just writing to the theatre itself & requesting one from whatever show is playing. Even though "whatever show is playing" sounds shallow & uninterested, I genuinely would want one from every show that is currently running. My only option for seeing live productions is the theater in Knoxville, TN & that's only a few times a year. So, through the mail & ebay is my best bet for my collecting habit.

Thanks again for responding.