With the ever growing rise in people using their phone during a performance I would love to see something like this made standard in all Broadway theaters. I went to Hannah Gadsby's show which used them and it was a fairly easy process. Some people of course tried to hide their phone and sneak it by but it meant any time a phone was seen or heard within the theater an usher could quickly get to it an
When I went there was lots of singing along. Not the whole time, but plenty of it during the big numbers. My audience was not shy about joining in on the singing and dancing.
The song There, Right There! (Gay or European) is cut from the Jr. version of Legally Blonde. That could make it work for the admin and bringing on the middle school.
Nostalgia evoking teen high school comedy based on Shakespeare. I mean, it hits all the current commercial boxes for an investor and it's just damn good too.
I am befuddled by that National line up. Who are they looking to get to subscribe? How they package this will be interesting. I don't know if many people will look at this and say "sign me up for ALL of that." A quarter or a third of those will appeal to certain folks but only 'theater for theater's sake' people will be diving in for all of it. I am one of those people but even I'm having a hard time being excited about re-upping.
I'm planning a trip to NY during July 4th week. I'm also considering coming back for Thanksgiving. I was wondering if there would be a higher likelihood that principal cast members would take vacation during those times or if it tends to be the same as any other time. I know there are no guarantees but I'd hate to make the trip during a time that it tends to be known that cast members take a break.