Hi everyone! My name is Katie and Im a huge Broadway Junkie. Ive gone to Con twice when I had a job and this year couldnt go due to being laid off. It seems like I missed a lot this year that I wouldve wanted to do which really bums me out especially panels.
Since money is of the essence for me now, it seems like a better deal to do Flea instead of Con both money wise and meeting the actors even if you have to pay. It seems like you get more bang for your buck here imo. I mean you don’t pay for autos/ photos for Con but it’s a luck of the draw as to who does what and timing factor- many only 1 at a time. Where Flea yes you pay but get SO much more in that hour slot even if you did all time slots. I’m from Cleveland and don’t get to NYC as often as I’d like so meeting many of the actors at once to me is awesome!
Anyone else feel this way? Who do you hope to see at the autograph table? I hope the cast of Pretty Woman, The Cher Show, BMC and past Wicked members come...
I went to both last year, and both were phenomenal experiences, but BroadwayCon is definitely my pick. They have the vendors there, and then they have amazing panels and competitions and performances. I've been really lucky with the autographs/photographs each year I've gone, and I never felt like I missed out on seeing anyone since you can literally still see the actors in person even if you're not directly talking to them. I totally understand the high prices at the flea for autographs/photos (since it is a donation), but if you're looking to get more than one or two autographs, it is a bit expensive (I think it was a $20 donation). I'd go flea if you were looking to find some specific memorabilia and great prices(I really wanted a GHD poster and a SITPWG poster and I was able to get both for $15). I'd go Con if you're looking to get a full experience/inside look on Broadway.
It's up to you though. I did feel like both were completely different experiences, and I loved them in their own way!
Can someone explain to me what this means please? This will be my 1st BF. Thanks!
"Autographs are a $35 donation each hour for all performers that hour"
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Fans will also have the chance to visit the Autograph Table and Photo Booth on the deck of Junior’s, at Shubert Alley and West 45th Street, from 10 AM–2 PM. Jim Caruso and Ben Cameron will host.
Those artists scheduled to participate include Kathleen Chalfant, Gavin Creel, Jason Danieley, Paige Davis,Ariana DeBose,Raúl Esparza, Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Caitlin Kinnunen, Telly Leung, Bebe Neuwirth, Christopher Sieber, Ethan Slater, Brandon Uranowitz, and Julie White as well as James Harkness and Jelani Remy from Ain’t Too Proud—The Life and Times of The Temptations, Clinton Greenspan and Arielle Jacobs from Aladdin, Alex Brightman, Kerry Butler, Sophia Anne Caruso, Leslie Kritzer, and Rob McClure from Beetlejuice, Dave Thomas Brown, Kim Exum, and Cody Jamison Strand from The Book of Mormon, Lisa Brescia and Andrew Barth Feldman from Dear Evan Hansen, Patti Murin and Ryann Redmond from Frozen, Marc Kudisch from The Great Society, Reeve Carney, André De Shields, Eva Noblezada, and Patrick Page from Hadestown, Mandy Gonzalez and Austin Scott from Hamilton,James Snyder from Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Derek Klena and Elizabeth Stanley from Jagged Little Pill, Bradley Gibson and Adrienne Walker from The Lion King, Krystina Alabado, Erika Henningsen, Grey Henson, Reneé Rapp, Kate Rockwell, Kyle Selig, and Jennifer Simard from Mean Girls, Danny Burstein from Moulin Rouge! The Musical, John Riddle and Kaley Ann Voorhees from The Phantom of the Opera, John Behlmann, Lilli Cooper, Santino Fontana, Andy Grotelueschen, Reg Rogers, and Sarah Stiles from Tootsie, Mark Evans and Alison Luff from Waitress, andHannah Corneau and Michael McCormick from Wicked.
Can someone explain to me what this means please? This will be my 1st BF.Thanks!
"Autographs are a $35 donation each hour for all performers that hour"
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It means just what it says, autographs are $35 each hour, for all performers at the autograph table that hour. This list of actors will eventually be broken down in an hourly schedule, 11am, 12noon, etc. (scroll down and see the 2017 schedule as an example), so if you want to do the autograph table at 11am and also at 1pm you have to pay $35 each time.
The table has never been my thing, I've never done it, so I will let someone else speak to: if you wanted to do say 11am and then also 12noon, since the 12noon line starts forming during the 11am signings, how does that work.
oooh thank you so much!! so $35 and you can get multiple autographs that hour? i was interpreting it as maybe u had to pay $35 x each member of a cast singing autographs at that time (so like if i wanted erika henningsen i'd have to pay $245. which doesn't really make sense and why i was confused thanks!!!!!!)
so for Erika Henningsen you want the 12noon - 12:50 hour, and you can get autographs from her and everyone else who is listed in that 12noon - 12:50 slot for your $35 donation.
My experience with the autograph table was that the most desirable people (Will Roland, Betsy Wolfe) were away from their spots when I went through doing their photo ops (I was able to get their autographs afterwards but not meet them). If there is somebody you are really interested in meeting, I would recommend doing the photo op. You may still have time to do the table, put prioritize photo ops even though they are more pricey.
I think going to both bwaycon and bway flea are amazing experiences! To make it more affordable, perhaps think of applying to volunteer at bway con. If you work your entire shift, they give you a complimentary day pass. http://www.broadwaycon.com/volunteers/
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