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WTH is PlayStation Theater!?

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WTH is PlayStation Theater!?#1
Posted: 4/25/16 at 7:17pm

Why is even on BROADWAY if it is only a venue for pop star concerts? Waste of space?

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WTH is PlayStation Theater!?#2
Posted: 4/25/16 at 7:38pm

It's been there for over a decade. I don't see anything wrong with a concert venue being there.

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WTH is PlayStation Theater!?#3
Posted: 4/25/16 at 7:51pm

Broadway is a street. There are lots of buildings on it that are not housing theatres.

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WTH is PlayStation Theater!?#4
Posted: 4/25/16 at 8:10pm

Are pop stars not allowed to play on Broadway? Producers of broadway shows who are trying to get them to star in shows probably disagree with you

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WTH is PlayStation Theater!?#5
Posted: 4/25/16 at 8:17pm

Broadway stretches almost the entire island of Manhattan

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Posted: 4/25/16 at 8:43pm

It's beneath The Lion King. 

I've never been so I'm not sure if it even could be used for a legit theater space or not. If it was designed as a concert venue, then there's probably no fly space or much of a backstage. 

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WTH is PlayStation Theater!?#7
Posted: 4/25/16 at 8:50pm

It's a decent space for concerts/shows.  I've seen Kids in the Hall, The Human League, and a few others there.  I definitely prefer it to the BB Kings place.

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WTH is PlayStation Theater!?#8
Posted: 4/25/16 at 9:05pm

Why is that KFC at 231st Street in the Bronx on BROADWAY if it is only a venue for chicken? Waste of space? 

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Posted: 4/25/16 at 9:08pm

It is on Broadway but it is not a Broadway theater. 

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WTH is PlayStation Theater!?i#10
Posted: 4/25/16 at 9:17pm

Seriously? Do people really mean a show or venue on the Brodaway street when they say "xxx on Broadway"? And techniqually it's not even ON Broadway, if adjacent to it. What I mean is, when Brodaway theaters have been way overbooked, why is here a venue for concerts and stuff while it can be somewhere else or be used for plays and musicals?  

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Posted: 4/25/16 at 9:17pm

Seriously? Do people really mean a show or venue on the Brodaway street when they say "xxx on Broadway"? And techniqually it's not even ON Broadway, if adjacent to it. What I mean is, when Brodaway theaters have been way overbooked, why is here a venue for concerts and stuff while it can be somewhere else or be used for plays and musicals?  

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Posted: 4/25/16 at 9:21pm

I'm just laughing over here. Yes, Broadway is an actual street - with other buildings on it. Not every theater is suitable for theatre (yes, that speling was intentional). It's registered address is Broadway, no matter where it's entrance is located. Think of it as like a large version of a House of Blues. 

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Posted: 4/25/16 at 9:24pm

I think they should turn the Times Sq theater into a concert venue. Wouldn't need much loading/loading out, and it'd be great for smaller/Beacon theater like artists. 

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Posted: 4/25/16 at 9:47pm

What I mean is, when Brodaway theaters have been way overbooked, why is here a venue for concerts and stuff while it can be somewhere else or be used for plays and musicals?  

Because theres demand for concerts too?
 

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WTH is PlayStation Theater!?i#16
Posted: 4/26/16 at 12:09am

Dancingthrulife2 said: "Seriously? Do people really mean a show or venue on the Brodaway street when they say "xxx on Broadway"? And techniqually it's not even ON Broadway, if adjacent to it. What I mean is, when Brodaway theaters have been way overbooked, why is here a venue for concerts and stuff while it can be somewhere else or be used for plays and musicals? "

Maybe you could put up the money to reclaim it for its "rightful" purpose.

 

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WTH is PlayStation Theater!?i#17
Posted: 4/26/16 at 12:18am

Cupid Boy2 said: "Dancingthrulife2 said: "Seriously? Do people really mean a show or venue on the Brodaway street when they say "xxx on Broadway"? And techniqually it's not even ON Broadway, if adjacent to it. What I mean is, when Brodaway theaters have been way overbooked, why is here a venue for concerts and stuff while it can be somewhere else or be used for plays and musicals? "

Maybe you could put up the money to reclaim it for its "rightful" purpose.

 


 

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So you are implying no one else can and will? 

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Posted: 4/26/16 at 12:31am

It wasn't built with that idea in mind. It's doing isn't fine as a concert venue. It's not a pretty old historic theater.

 

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Posted: 4/26/16 at 12:35am

Dancingthrulife2 said: "So you are implying no one else can and will? "

No, I'm implying that you seem to be the only one troubled by the way it's currently being used, which is why I suggested you take matters into your own hands. 

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Posted: 4/26/16 at 8:53am

RippedMan said: "I think they should turn the Times Sq theater into a concert venue. Wouldn't need much loading/loading out, and it'd be great for smaller/Beacon theater like artists."

Well, it's a better idea than Broadway 4D.

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Posted: 4/26/16 at 9:12am

I live on Broadway. Does that mean you think that I live in the alley between two theaters?

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Posted: 4/26/16 at 9:56am

and on Broadway in Queens I was stunned not to find one musical playing!

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WTH is PlayStation Theater!?i#23
Posted: 4/26/16 at 10:14am

Unless the Playstation Theater is failing- which it isn't, since it's regularly booked- why would anyone in their right mind shut it down and convert it to a theatre venue?



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Posted: 4/26/16 at 9:31pm

This thread makes no sense??? Who died and made you mayor of midtown?

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WTH is PlayStation Theater!?i#25
Posted: 4/26/16 at 11:35pm

I get my mail at a UPS Store on Broadway - is that ok??? Should they be performing a song and dance for me every time I walk in to pick up a package?

Updated On: 4/26/16 at 11:35 PM
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Posted: 4/27/16 at 12:03am

PThespian said: "Wasn't it even a movie theatre at some point?"

It started as a movie theater then converted to a concert venue.