Profile for theatrepersonNYC

Sutton Ross said: "Wow, that's insane greed. I listed my ticket for October for $355 because they refused to make it any lower. It said "the average price in your section has a resale value of $508 so list between $350 and $1100". It was ridiculous."Just out of curiosity - what was the face value of the ticket?

Islander_fan said: "I don’t think that it is fair to single out one country for closing its boarders to keep things contained. Australia was not the only country to do that.Also, there have been a good number of countries who instructed people to stay home in quarantine and had citizens who listened and followed through on that. But, not in America.You are correct on the first count, but only Australia has refused the return of its OWN citizens, as part of an under-resourced quarantine system...

I think one of the other things about Australia is that by closing their borders, they have allowed tens of thousands of their own citizens stranded in foreign countries, often at risk, without visas, and broke. If Australia had land borders, this alone would be considered a humanitarian crisis. But for now, it's invisible, all in the name of "following the science".I'll also add that Australia's good fortune is following a similar pattern of the entire Asia-Pacific region. It has no result o...

Broadway Joe said: "theatrepersonNYC said: "Princeton2 said: "Broadway seems a bit of a strange set up. It really seems.to be an all or nothing approach. Unlike in the UK where some shows are trying to run under social distancing and covid secure measures if they can (e.g. Sleepless, Six, Palladium Panto) plus some regional theatres are doing seasons of small cast plays and social distanced audiences.To be fair, the Governor is the one keeping the venues closed, not the unions or the producer...

Princeton2 said: "Broadway seems a bit of a strange set up. It really seems.to be an all or nothing approach. Unlike in the UK where some shows are trying to run under social distancing and covid secure measures if they can (e.g. Sleepless, Six, Palladium Panto) plus some regional theatres are doing seasons of small cast plays and social distanced audiences. To be fair, the Governor is the one keeping the venues closed, not the unions or the producers. Keep an eye on movie theatres - when the...

Sutton Ross said: "I mean, maybe The Music Man starts first in May/June and slowly the other shows start open up through the Summer?"No one - I repeat, no one - is opening until June 2, at the earliest. Most expect that to be pushed back again.

June is the next date to be announced, but everyone thinks September is more realistic.

Please don't lump all boomers together. Not a single boomer I know would say that these tweets were not racist nor offensive. Moreover, none of them would say that the world or humor was different in 2010 - there is nothing in his tweets that were not just as racist or offensive in 2010 as they are today.Nor in 1965, 1980, 1990, or 2000. Just ask a boomer.

Most commercial theaters won't open with social distancing restrictions. When they open with audience members sitting next to each other, they'll probably also have actors at dressing room stations next to each other."Exactly.

Nonsense. The CEO's and Executive Directors are asking their staff, many of whom have had pay cuts, or have been forced to take furloughs, to process those loans. The executive team may sign the documents, but they're not doing any of the actual work.But hey, that's America. Why should a pandemic make a difference?

One of the key issues is that until there is a safe, clean, functional and utilized subway system, everything else is secondary. I also work on Broadway - and the reality is that if people can be on a subway that is crowded, sharing space to get to work or to the show, or home from a restaurant, then Broadway will function in the same way.But until we can share a relatively tight space to get to work or to the show, or home from a restaurant, then the city remains dormant. Broadway follows th...

Dear Harvey,I adore you, but boy, you are way off-base.You see, Steve and Jordan Roth ARE corporate America. Vornado is a publicly traded company on the NYSE. Steve backed Trump because he could profit from him and his tax cuts and his corporatized Supreme Court. Damn Trump's incompetence, has racism, his homophobia - profit is what Steve does, and he sure has profited! And those profits are what allows Jordan to do what he does: be born into a wealthy family and use that wealth to buy theatr...