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Adding Sunday evening shows to schedules?
MelissaF
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Adding Sunday evening shows to schedules?#1
Posted: 7/25/19 at 12:26am
Hey all,

Historically, is anyone aware of any shows in the past adding a Sunday evening show around a holiday, say for instance Halloween?

My mom is planning a surprise 65th for my dad that weekend and was hoping to book a Sunday evening show. Ive checked the schedules and was hoping Beetlejuice would have added a show.but nothing scheduled.

Thanks !
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Adding Sunday evening shows to schedules?#2
Posted: 7/25/19 at 12:37am

MelissaF said: "Hey all,

Historically, is anyone aware of any shows in the past adding a Sunday evening show around a holiday, say for instance Halloween?

My mom is planning a surprise 65th for my dad that weekend and was hoping to book a Sunday evening show. Ive checked the schedules and was hoping Beetlejuice would have added a show.but nothing scheduled.

Thanks !"

Starting Labor Day week, Waitress will have a Sunday night show each weekend. 

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Adding Sunday evening shows to schedules?#3
Posted: 7/25/19 at 1:15am

MOULIN ROUGE has performances on Sunday evenings. Flaws and all, the show is nothing if not a really, really good time. Not cheap, of course, but dad might be worth it (confetti is included)!

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Adding Sunday evening shows to schedules?#4
Posted: 7/25/19 at 1:26am

The only schedule I could find, from 2017: 

http://www.playbill.com/article/broadways-halloween-week-2017-performance-schedule-changes

It looked like that year, 8 shows had regular Sunday eve performances, two shows added Sunday eve performances, and two shows canceled Sunday eve performances. 

When it comes to holiday disrupting schedules, it really depends on the day of the week that was disrupted and when each production thinks would be best to add a show. In this particular case, Monday night was the most commonly used added performance. 

My go-to Sunday night show is either BOM or Chicago.  both on 49th Street : )

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Adding Sunday evening shows to schedules?#5
Posted: 7/25/19 at 8:27am

MelissaF said: "Hey all,

Historically, is anyone aware of any shows in the past adding a Sunday evening show around a holiday, say for instance Halloween?

My mom is planning a surprise 65th for my dad that weekend and was hoping to book a Sunday evening show. Ive checked the schedules and was hoping Beetlejuice would have added a show.but nothing scheduled.

Thanks !"

I looked at Beetlejuice schedule that week and it's interesting they added a Monday evening performance that week; and they dont' have any performance on Sunday nov 3rd. If your dad hasn't seen Jersey Boys yet, they also have Sunday evening performances.

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Adding Sunday evening shows to schedules?#6
Posted: 7/25/19 at 7:50pm

Check this on Playbill to get updates. Several shows typically perform on Sunday evenings.

 

Weekly schedule

A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
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Adding Sunday evening shows to schedules?#7
Posted: 7/25/19 at 8:53pm
Thanks everyone!!
2012: American Idiot 01/14, In The Heights 02/11, Warhorse 02/18, The Book of Mormon 02/23, The Gershwins Porgy and Bess 02/24, Anything Goes 02/25, Godspell 02/26, Shrek 03/31, Ghost (West End)04/11, Singing In The Rain (West End) 04/12, Matilda (West End) 04/13, Leap of Faith 05/02, Evita 05/03, Jesus Christ Superstar 05/04, Newsies 05/05, The Book Of Mormon 05/06, West Side Story 06/02, Beauty and the Beast 07/07, Million Dollar Quartet 07/28, La Cage 10/13, 10/27 Sister Act, 31/10 Once, 11/01 Rock of Ages, 11/02 Spiderman, 11/03 Newsies, 11/15 Jekyll & Hyde
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Adding Sunday evening shows to schedules?#8
Posted: 7/26/19 at 5:25am

I like this site: http://www.newyorkcitytheatre.com/

You can go to any date and see what is playing and at what time.

<-- Tevye, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, March 2018
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Adding Sunday evening shows to schedules?#9
Posted: 7/26/19 at 9:22am

Many of shows move a performance to Sunday night on holiday weekends, but adding a Monday makes more sense for Halloween week - the weekend following it is usually the NYC Marathon and most everyone in town is there for that. Or recovering from that. 



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Adding Sunday evening shows to schedules?#10
Posted: 7/26/19 at 10:10am

Usually around Thanksgiving, many shows will cancel the show that evening and then make it up with a Friday matinee



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