Broadway Souvenirs
Broadway Souvenirs
#1Broadway Souvenirs
Posted: 2/21/09 at 6:14pm
I was wondering what, if anything people here usually get for a souvenir? (to shows they have seen)
All the shows I'v been to sell anything from magnets to t-shirts to posters. For myself, I prefer magnets. They last forever and don't clutter my space and make me wonder what to do with it years later! What do you like to get, if anything?
#2re: Broadway Souvenirs
Posted: 2/21/09 at 6:18pmIf I like the look of the t-shirt and the show, I'll get a t-shirt. They're pretty expensive though. Usually they cost as much as my tickets to the show.
sgv123
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PiraguaGuy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#3re: Broadway Souvenirs
Posted: 2/21/09 at 6:53pmWaste of money. Usually a packet of M&Ms, if there isn't a drugstore near the theatre.
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KirbyCat
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/23/08
#4re: Broadway Souvenirs
Posted: 2/21/09 at 7:09pmAmen, PiraguaGuy... That being said, I'm a sucker for souvenirs and get caught up in the moment... For me, its usually an OBCR and a program.
#5re: Broadway Souvenirs
Posted: 2/21/09 at 7:15pm
I normally like posters and Shirts and Sweatshirts. Every shirt I own is from a show. Almost all of my sweatshirts comes from shows. Right now I have a Billy Elliot shirt on (BE Inspired) and and In The Heights sweatshirt.
I will get a poster if I like the graphics. I have lots of posters.
#5re: Broadway Souvenirs
Posted: 2/21/09 at 7:15pm
I normally like posters and Shirts and Sweatshirts. Every shirt I own is from a show. Almost all of my sweatshirts comes from shows. Right now I have a Billy Elliot shirt on (BE Inspired) and and In The Heights sweatshirt.
I will get a poster if I like the graphics. I have lots of posters.
Tom's Cat
Leading Actor Joined: 2/21/09
#6re: Broadway Souvenirs
Posted: 2/21/09 at 7:16pmJust magnets. And for the same reasons - they're small, inexpensive, and stay out of the way and just a glance at the fridge recaps the last 20 years.
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#7re: Broadway Souvenirs
Posted: 2/22/09 at 2:14am
I tend to go for tees and posters. I like books sometimes (not souvenir books, but the script or companion books), or something really random that a show has specific to them (like the Mrs. Lovett apron from Sweeney 05, though I didn't get it cuz I had no idea when I'd ever wear one, lol).
I find that magnets, mugs and keychains usually don't do it for me. Although I could see them all the time I think it makes less of a memento. But that's imo.
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"If artists were machines, then I'm just a different kind of machine...I'd probably be a toaster. Actually, I'd be a toaster oven because they're more versatile. And I like making grilled cheese" -Regina Spektor
"That's, like, twelve shows! ...Or seven." -Crazy SA Fangirl
"They say that just being relaxed is the most important thing [in acting]. I take that to another level, I think kinda like yawning and...like being partially asleep onstage is also good, but whatever." - Sherie Rene Scott
#8re: Broadway Souvenirs
Posted: 2/22/09 at 2:18amI usually get a shirt and program.
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ifuweregay93
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/19/06
#9re: Broadway Souvenirs
Posted: 2/22/09 at 2:32amThere's only one shirt I regret getting, that I haven't worn since the summer (and I believe I only wore it once). And the show is so bad, noone would buy it on Ebay.
#10re: Broadway Souvenirs
Posted: 2/22/09 at 2:57amI used to get T-shirts, but I've stopped because I usually never wear them because I'm afraid of washing them and wearing out the graphics. They're so expensive you'd think they'd find an ink that would last longer.
viola13
Broadway Star Joined: 1/17/07
#11re: Broadway Souvenirs
Posted: 2/22/09 at 3:13am
Windowcards if I really like the show, occasionally programs if they're done well. Other than that, my playbill's usually enough.
pc1145N2
Broadway Star Joined: 5/28/07
#12re: Broadway Souvenirs
Posted: 2/22/09 at 8:25amI always get a windowcard. That's the "go to" souvenir for me.
dg22894
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/22/08
#13re: Broadway Souvenirs
Posted: 2/22/09 at 9:12amI usually get some Candy at a drug store. I also after the show get a poster on ebay or if it is an Equity Fights Aids thing I will buy something like a signed poster or a signed playbill.
#14re: Broadway Souvenirs
Posted: 2/22/09 at 10:30am
I always get a souvenir program. I love looking at them at reliving my memories of the show. And I actually look at them a lot, so I've never felt like I wasted my money on them.
If I really like the show and like the t-shirt design, I'll get one. I try to stay away from them, though, because they can be pretty expensive. I only have a few, but I wear them all the time. I also have sweatshirts from two shows (I got the South Pacific hoodie for Christmas and love it!)
I've only ever gotten two windowcards (one from Spring Awakening and the other from the 2008 Sunday in the Park with George). I got them signed at the stage door, but I'm still looking for frames.
Other than that, I just keep the playbill and put it in my Playbill Binder.
#15re: Broadway Souvenirs
Posted: 2/22/09 at 10:50amI go for the magnets for the fridge. If I can't get there to see a show I want a magnet from, my friend, who sees everything, gets one for me and sends it. I also like t-shirts but only if I like it. My 2 favorites right now are my History Boys and Color Purple tees. I also collect Playbills and have them sent to me when I am not there to see a show.
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#16re: Broadway Souvenirs
Posted: 2/22/09 at 3:07pmI always buy the programme (English equivalent of a playbill although, unlike the playbill, it isn't free) and souvenir brochure. Occasionally I'll buy a t-shirt or sweatshirt, but only if it doesn't have the name of the show emblazoned across the front. I've also bought a notebook a couple of times.
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#17re: Broadway Souvenirs
Posted: 2/22/09 at 3:32pm
My Civil War T Shirt did not last as long as the show.
We go for magnets which are all over the fridge. We may need a new one soon as we have almost no room left. We also get occasiona T's & once in awhile a cup.
I told Mrs R to wear her Eat Me T to work but she declined.
Poster Emeritus
#18re: Broadway Souvenirs
Posted: 2/22/09 at 6:07pmThe Playbill itself is enough as a souvenir for me, although I did purchase a Tarzan t-shirt once just because I liked the logo so much.
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#19re: Broadway Souvenirs
Posted: 2/22/09 at 6:13pm
I'm another one who is content merely with the Playbill.
Once upon a time I would buy the t-shirts from various shows (I still have the HELLO, DOLLY! shirt) but there comes a time when you stop advertising things on your chest. As far as I'm concerned, there's nothing worse than a man over 50 wearing a t-shirt emblazoned with a show logo. (Are you listening, Mr. Roxy?)
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#20re: Broadway Souvenirs
Posted: 2/22/09 at 7:09pmI always get a poster to hang up in my room, and a diet coke at intermission.
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#21re: Broadway Souvenirs
Posted: 2/22/09 at 9:36pmI always get a program and a magnet. And I am always looking at the programs. I have a magnet from every show i've seen. I put my magnets on this thin metal strip about 2 inches wide and about 10 feet high and the magnets hold my tickets to the shows i've seen. It is fun to go back and see the date I saw a show and think why I went and saw it.
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gypsy4
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/07
#22re: Broadway Souvenirs
Posted: 2/22/09 at 9:40pmThe Number 1 souvenir that I buy at a show is a souvenir program.
#23re: Broadway Souvenirs
Posted: 2/22/09 at 10:25pm
I'm one of those people that the merchandise people love because I tend to go overboard. haha. At every show I have to get a t-shirt (the logo one, sometimes I get a random one if it's a show I really like) the program book and the pin (if the show has one). Plus I have a few hoodies, and bags.
I also keep all my playbills (most signed) in my playbill binder. And I keep all my ticket stubs too.
Neatless to say, I'm running out of room for all my souvenirs, and I have more shirts / hoodies than what I should probably admit, but I love them! They are fun ways to remember a great show and a great night at the theatre. Plus I love to show off my love for certain shows.
My goal is to one day go to a theatre and spend less than $100, haha. It's bad.
