Paperless Playbill
Paperless Playbill
yankeefan7
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/14/12
#1Paperless Playbill
Posted: 4/5/20 at 11:03am
I know it may sound a bit crazy but does anybody think there may be an end to the paper Playbill? It is not like a program at a sporting event where you get charged for it and the team makes money. Playbill is free and wonder if they can develop an online edition for ticket buyers. This way people are not touching something that has had many people handling it. Just curious what everybody thinks about it.
#2Paperless Playbill
Posted: 4/5/20 at 11:20am
Playbill is free for us but a great source for advertising. I'm not a fan of virtual Playbills - the way they did it for Paramour was annoying - but I could see them morphing into glossy souvenir programmes like they do in the West End, not as big and pricey as the souvenir brochures, and they would reduce waste and prevent recycling of the free ones put back in the stack on the way out.
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yankeefan7
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/14/12
#3Paperless Playbill
Posted: 4/5/20 at 11:46am
" Playbill is free for us but a great source for advertising. I'm not a fan of virtual Playbills - the way they did it for Paramour was annoying - but I could see them morphing into glossy souvenir programmes like they do in the West End, not as big and pricey as the souvenir brochures, and they would reduce waste and prevent recycling of the free ones put back in the stack on the way out. "
Personally, I like the way they do it on the West End. The programs are very nice and I don't mind paying 4 pounds for them, I think that was the cost last time I went to a show there. I think doing it that way may be a good idea in the future.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 11/19/05
#4Paperless Playbill
Posted: 4/5/20 at 12:24pm
No, there are Equity rules regarding billing and dissemination of that information.
#5Paperless Playbill
Posted: 4/5/20 at 12:29pmEquity can always change their rules
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dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#6Paperless Playbill
Posted: 4/5/20 at 1:07pm
I don't see it happening because of the current situation.
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#7Paperless Playbill
Posted: 4/5/20 at 2:32pm
The Playbills are handled no more or less than anything else a patron comes into contact with at the theatre (not to mention everything they come into contact with on their way to and from the theatre). Getting rid of them would be a drop in the bucket in terms of lessening any possible exposure to anything.
#8Paperless Playbill
Posted: 4/5/20 at 4:19pm
Can they do both? In that case those who wish to have the paper version can get it from the usher and those that prefer paperless can get the link someplace.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 11/19/05
yankeefan7
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/14/12
#10Paperless Playbill
Posted: 4/5/20 at 5:08pm
" You can already do that at playbill.com... "
I did not know that, thanks for the information.
