Profile for Ensemble1671017357

“If the people don’t want to come out to the ballpark, nobody’s going to stop them.” Yogi Berra

TapDanceGal said: " DC has the highest unemployment rate in the country. It will be interesting to see what Arena does from here." And continues to have the highest median income counties in the US.

Still blaming Obama?

And yet it got a standing ovation from most of last night's crowd. It's a puzzlement because the posters must be more enlightened than the ticket buyers.

What happened to that "colorblind casting" people are always citing?

"Commercial Theater" - as opposed to what? Commercial theater, like Broadway, thrives on willing participants: producers and investors put up their own money hoping for profit, and ticket-buyers freely choose to spend their earnings for an evening of entertainment. The opposite is theater subsidized by government money — funds taken through taxation from people who would not willingly buy a ticket or invest in the production themselves. I guess Coercive Theater?

Colbert cost $100 million per season to produce and lost $40 million per year. Colbert was being paid $15 to $20 million, according to industry sources via Puck.

The article says the theater is "language forward". In the heart of Silicon Valley is that speaking in binary? Maybe they should have tried non-binary.If they can't find an audience in one of the most liberal, wealthy cities in the country, there's something wrong with their product.

KevinKlawitter said: "Ensemble1671017357 said: "Voter said: "As we collect out thoughts of what happened in the past 24 hours, I want to know what will happen to the entertainment industry if our government goes from democracy to fascism?(Let’s be respectful please in our responses. I just want to know what might happen)"Remember when Trump was the 45th President and Shakespeare in the Park performed Julius Caesar with Caesar as Trump, stabbing him to death at the end?Remind me - who was arre...

Voter said: "As we collect out thoughts of what happened in the past 24 hours, I want to know what will happen to the entertainment industry if our government goes from democracy to fascism?(Let’s be respectful please in our responses. I just want to know what might happen)" Remember when Trump was the 45th President and Shakespeare in the Park performed Julius Caesar with Caesar as Trump, stabbing him to death at the end? Remind me - who was arrested over that? Who went to jail? Who lost the...

Impeach2017 said: "Can we just give these producers a break?They are fighting to keep their show afloat after years of struggle, bad reviews, and a leading lady who called in sick after two days (and was not on her deathbed)."So lying to bait and switch the public is now fair? If their show couldn't attract an audience in the past, that's the public giving its verdict.

Oh no a white person is offended because their every whim isn't being catered to: ("How intolerant and racist. Equal rights is a "whim" when skin color is concerned. Really?

whatever2 said: "ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "I think any type of theatre majority-funded by the government could be disastrous from an artistic angle. Everything would be hyperscrutinized. There'd be protests about everything from "wokeness" to trans characters to Critical Race Theory/slavery to sexual content & language.Personality and uniqueness would be shaved down and the result would be boringly safe works.The most generous of Federal grants like the NEA typically cover less than 5% o...

JSquared2 said: "Ensemble1671017357 said: "Matt Rogers said: "Just a heads up that the above link sends you to the NY Post, just in case you, like me, don’t care to give that right wing rag any hits."The NYPost article reports on reasons for the undeniable drop in attendance, revenue and longevity using surveys and interviews. Why would anyone not be interested in reading what they have to say to see if it makes sense - unless they fear the truth?"For the same reasons one wouldn't read theNat...

Matt Rogers said: "Just a heads up that the above link sends you to the NY Post, just in case you, like me, don’t care to give that right wing rag any hits." The NYPost article reports on reasons for the undeniable drop in attendance, revenue and longevity using surveys and interviews. Why would anyone not be interested in reading what they have to say to see if it makes sense - unless they fear the truth?

Gesualdo said: "I am really perplexed that the musical Harmony is not achieving a higher %CAP than its current statistics here on Broadway World. Does anyone have some insights on this situation?Thank you."What role does intimidation of a significant audience for this show play? Headline: Massive pro-Palestine protests erupt in New York City: HUNDREDS of demonstrators try to force their way into the World Trade Center as Times Square is taken over

Jarethan said: "Despite a recent subject about good word of mouth for Harmony, its word of mouth must truly be awful. More people saw Ohio last week than Harmony, despite Harmony having a 9 performance week. I wonder whether it is sheer vanity keeping it open (clearly, I didn't like it) or the misguided belief that somehow things are still going to turn around for it."How much does intimidation play into attendance?

A look at Atlantic City tells you the objective of the casino is to keep people IN, not wandering around outside.

decolonize theatre.What is "decolonize theatre"????

rattleNwoolypenguin said: "Well you make the world of broadway only financially viable to the wealthy upper class white ticket buyer as the primary audience member, then you are suddenly only catering to them every time and you run the risk they are gonna decide that they can't immediately relate to it and not put their money towards it.Broadway said "let's be more diverse" but then changed nothing about how expensive broadway is at all. That's what's so gross. And then they want to blame the...