Handicap ticket ? Apr 25
2024, 02:09:00 PM
Wick3 said: "Before pandemic, I accompanied my grandmother to a Broadway show (Harry Potter). A few days before the show, I recall receiving a phone call from the theater asking if there's anything special needed to be done with the seat (some seats are removable or can be changed due to the needs of the person with disability.)
And no, you are not a douchbag for asking for a handicap seat."
This has also been my experience with both the Shubert and Ne
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Handicap ticket ? Apr 25
2024, 05:24:13 AM
JBradshaw said: "I’ve had brain cancer for the past years. It’s messed up my nerves. I use a cane. I don’t use a wheelchair.
am I a douchebag if I order the handicap seats?"
Not at all! Like TaffyDavenport said, just make sure that they're transfer seats and not an empty space for a wheelchair. The accessible seats/transfer seats are designed for people with any kind of mobility issues as I understand it, while the non-seat spac
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Kit Connor and Rachel Zegler to star in ROMEO & JULIET on Broadway? Apr 15
2024, 11:03:38 PM
South Fl Marc said: "I really don't care to see Rachel Zegler in anything."
This was my biggest reason for yawning when I saw the rumor pop up. Nothing so far makes me want to pay what will undoubtedly be astronomical prices.
Total respect for anyone looking forward to it, but I just do *not* get her appeal.
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BCEFA Spring 2024 Collections Mar 21
2024, 09:26:40 PM
GiantsInTheSky2 said: "Sweeney Todd: - $200 signed sheet music
- $300 signed window card
- $250 signed Playbill (yeesh, glad I got mine for a $25 donation in the mail!)
- $10 pin buttons made by cast member
"
I had to dash right after my performance--what was the sheet music they signed, or was it not any specific number?
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Moulin Rouge Christmas Gift Scam Dec 17
2023, 05:53:22 PM
Call_me_jorge said: "Why did the producers even announce they are donating money? It just seems performative."
One imagines that's the point, honestly. "See, we're not stingy, we're being generous!" etc etc.
Very poor behavior by the producers. The show sells, they can afford to throw the cast and crew a little extra.
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Most Prominent Off-Broadway Musical Dec 12
2023, 07:23:21 AM
Kad said: "Yeah I’d say The Fantasticks for its longevity and cultural impact.
Also, I’d throw in shows like Forever Plaid and Forbidden Broadway."
Lord, this reminded me how much I miss Forbidden Broadway's regular skewering of the industry.
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Casting Call for a Female Zombie Type with Killer Vocals Pun Intended Dec 4
2023, 10:08:01 PM
Honestly, I'm just glad this got us some amazing Betsy Wolfe social media posts. It almost makes it all worth it.
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Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/26/23 Nov 28
2023, 06:38:08 PM
emlo99 said: "so I’m new to commercial theatre and just started getting into Broadway within the past year. Why does Hamilton have >100% capacity?"
Someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that indicates SRO (standing room) tickets.
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New Online Investment Platform Will Let Theatre Fans Invest in Broadway Shows Nov 17
2023, 10:55:36 PM
That comment seemed pretty transparently sarcastic to me, lol.
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Umegei/Menier Pacific Overtures Question Sep 30
2023, 12:33:48 AM
Wayman_Wong said: "I love ''Pacific Overtures''! I saw the sublime original 1976 Broadway cast, the 1984 version at York Theatre, Amon Miyamoto's striking 2003 staging from Japan (at Lincoln Center) and the 2004 Roundabout revival, based on it.
John Doyle's 2017 Off-Broadway revival had a wonderful cast, but I hated how he cut it down to one-act and dropped one of my favorite Sondheim songs, ''Chrysanthemum Tea.''"
I
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Umegei/Menier Pacific Overtures Question Sep 28
2023, 11:39:42 PM
Thank you both very much! Sorry to hear it was cut but I am looking forward to seeing and hearing more about the production when it opens in London!
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Umegei/Menier Pacific Overtures Question Sep 28
2023, 12:40:59 PM
I had a quick question for the boards, if anyone has been following the Umegei production of Sondheim's Pacific Overtures that is supposed to transfer to the Menier Chocolate Factory in London. Does anyone know if this production included the number "Chrysanthemum Tea"?
I know that typically it is included, but it was excised for the Classic Stage revival in 2017, and I haven't been able to find information one way or the other for this production.<
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Broadway flea market 2023 collectors unite!! Sep 26
2023, 11:57:05 PM
northlandfan said: "Looking at the weather forecast, it looks like it’s going to be great weather the weekend of the flea market. By the way, does anybody know if the Broadway actors still sign playbills after the show or do they just wave and quickly leave. I do collect signed, playbills and wondering if I should stage door or just donate and get a copy at one of the flea market tables."
It varies by show and by actor, even more than it did before the pandemic
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re: Musicals that are NOT based off of Movies, books, or plays/oprah Sep 15
2023, 11:29:02 AM
MrsSallyAdams said: "Original Story
Bare: The Musical (though the play within a play is Romeo and Juliet)
Dear Evan Hansen
Ghost Quartet
If/ Then
It Shoulda Been You
Kid Victory (John Kander and Greg Pierce show, 2017 Vineyard Theatre)
Inspired by Myths
Bright Star
Hadestown
The Light Princess
Inspired by History/ Biography
A Strange
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Chita : fell Saturday night? Aug 24
2023, 11:53:50 PM
SonofRobbieJ said: "I had friends who were there sending me live updates while I'm out of town directing a show.
She did fall and then...they used the phrase 'fainted.' But she was seen not long after having dinner at a restaurant nearby. So she seems to have recovered well...but yeah...90 and a fall could be terrifying. But she's managed to come back from worse. A real f-ing trouper who will stop when she wants to."
Sounds like a condition
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Artificial Intelligence in the Theatre Aug 24
2023, 11:51:47 PM
I don't think it's a "never," but I do think it will be quite some time before it's being done to any noticeable degree in live theatre. And if the copyright ruling holds, there's no way anyone would risk it unless the production is explicitly designed to be open-source/"theatre for the people"--which is a gimmick I think would only work the first time it's tried and not necessarily afterwards.
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MOULIN ROUGE! Broadway Casting Thread Aug 17
2023, 10:21:34 PM
Prefacing this with saying I have zero inside information, but I'd bet money that Aaron would be back at some point again. He's made clear he loves the show and would always jump in if asked (and indeed did for one night when there was an emergency during Derek's 2nd run in the show). If Ashley came back too, that'd be a dream reunion!
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MOULIN ROUGE! Broadway Casting Thread Aug 16
2023, 11:41:54 PM
Call_me_jorge said: "Didn’t Corey jump on the Laura Osnes train to Nashville?"
Yeeeeah, I can't imagine that endeared him to anyone with hiring power on Broadway right now.
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THE SHARK IS BROKEN Reviews Aug 11
2023, 01:17:48 AM
lapinitsa said: "NYT:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/theater/the-shark-is-broken-review.html"
"Were it not for its curious meta-story, the play would be little more than a pleasant diversion: 95 minutes of bloodless, toothless, Hollywood-adjacent dramedy."
Oof. Not a total pan from Jesse Green, but that line's gotta smart.
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Taylor Swift Headed to BROADWAY? Aug 6
2023, 12:04:41 AM
ACL2006 said: "She's much too big of a name to grace a Broadway stage. She's selling out 100k seat stadiums with ease. Giving her even the largest Broadway house would be chaos. Even if it's a revival of Scandalous or Carrie."
I want to personally thank you for the mental image of Taylor Swift in Scandalous! LOL
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