In Her Own Words: Joan Rivers Explains Her Love for Broadway
By: Caryn Robbins Sep. 06, 2014
Legendary comedian Joan Rivers sadly passed away this week at the age of 81. She will be remembered as a true trailblazer in the history of American comedy, as well as for her unique flair for expressing herself like nobody else could.
In a recent interview with Jennifer Vineyard shared in Vulture, the comedienne explains her great love of Broadway and her passion for theater in a way that was pure "Joan Rivers": "There's nothing like Broadway at night, and I try to go to Mamma Mia! if possible, because I like to watch 15,000 Japanese tourists in the audience trying to sing "Waterloo." If you don't go to Broadway, you're a fool. On Broadway, off Broadway, above Broadway, below Broadway, go! Don't tell me there isn't something wonderful playing. If I'm home in New York at night, I'm either at a Broadway or an Off Broadway show. We're in the theater capital of the world, and if you don't get it, you're an idiot. Come in a wheelchair, and they'll put you in an aisle. I know how to get around New York! A wheelchair will always get you a good seat. And the cast will come out to you to say hello if you're in a wheelchair. You don't have to go backstage. If you need a wheelchair, I usually just push a handicapped person out of one. And I love to hang around the Broadway area, because I offer the COPS 50 bucks. If you offer a policeman 50 bucks, he will stop and frisk you."Click here for a full bio on Joan Rivers
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