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I've PMd the couple people who offered, but I figured I'd bump this one last time for effect -- 4 months is long enough, right? ?format=auto&width=600

Lining up my shows for '11; Tampa's getting Wicked, West Side, HAiR, and Forbidden Broadway.

And happily, they're all next year, since I got laid off last month. :-}

This is going to be interesting.

Day after tomorrow is the premiere of their performance of HAiR... in their traditional spring venue: Demens Landing, the open air park in downtown St Pete.

I understand they're going to try to do the act 1 finale; I gather there was a 10 minute shouting match with an assistant mayor. This should be fun.

Has anyone else ever seen a HAiR performance in the open, anywhere *besides* NYC?

No, there's generally nothing special about jewel cases... which is why no one in their right mind ever has anyone autograph them -- you pull out the libretto for that. ?format=auto&width=600

I will note that they come in 3 or 4 levels of quality; if you're going to replace them, spend the money.

I *think* sleevetown.com has the boxes; they certainly have every other damn thing...

As it happens, I just got clearance from her to set up a fansite for her, which I'll be working on this month. Her fans pop up in the oddest places...

Anyone else ever come up with a program they can spare?

Like this?

http://www.tanzdervampire.co.nr

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Ok... perhaps it's just me (so *many* things are just me), but I think some of y'all might be a bit jaded? ?format=auto&width=600

My personal affection for Wicked comes from the *moral*. Yes, there's a moral in there, hidden under all the sugar. I know we're not supposed to point that out -- if you tell the kids it's good for them, they won't want to eat it no matter *how* good it tastes -- but I think the audience for this may skew a bit younger than some musicals, and I think that moral is something they oughtta hear, myself...

> Is all that Broadway memorabilia stuff insurable?

In fact, the answer to that question (not that you necessarily really wanted to know, but I'm a geek: I can't help myself ?format=auto&width=600 is yes: you can insure *anything* if you're willing to pay a high enough premium for it, and let the insurance company inspect the place where's it's stored/displayed.

This is the sort of insurance cover (as our British friends would put it) where Halon, strong doors and windows, and security guards factor into the premium calculation.

But as a favorite SF author once put it, "Lloyds will take either end of any bet". That's what insurance is, you know: "I'll bet you, State Farm, that I can total my car this year, and cost you more than my premiums!"

Heh.

Note that if the box *is* a Ticketmaster outlet (some are, some aren't), then *they have to charge you all those extra fees anyway* unless you show up in person, even on their own shows.

The venue I used to be production coordinator for was *not* a Ticketmaster outlet for precisely this reason.

My personal problem with it is I can't see *her* singing it.

That's an alto song, isn't it?

I was in Orch S for HAIR back in August; I don't remember feeling like I was restricted-view... That's only about 6 or 7 rows from the back, as I recall.

So, that joke should actually be, approximately:

"We're going to do a musical about a bunch of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York's Lower East Side in the thriving days of Bohemian Alphabet City, under the shadow of AIDS, and we've gotten Barbra Striesand to star in it!"

"What's it gonna be called?"

"Rentl".

How close did they get?

You remember, of course, that this has been done already:

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/124425-Dust-Offers-Money-Back-Guarantee-Whats-That-Smell-Has-5-Tix

Did anyone ever drop the other shoe on that?

Well, the first one came in, in quite nice shape for its age; thanks to the mystery donor. ?format=auto&width=600

She's been twittering about this; I got the impression it was a 2 or 3 week run. Shame I can't bend my sked to make it up there...

Hey! 4 out 5 of the voices in *my* head say "Go for it!"

My T-shirt says so. ?format=auto&width=600

The did that with Calcutta? Really?

They're required to at least warn you *if they are commercially using the footage/pictures*, if not get a release... and clearly they are.

The legalities would be interesting, but I'm sure the producers have covered them already. And if the FBI's looking for you, what the hell are you doing going on stage at HAiR? ?format=auto&width=600

Yeah, but that's not the split I'm really looking for; I'm not at all sure you can infer the degree to which someone considers themselves a Broadway Enthusiast just from where they live.

Now, how many *shows* they go to? Maybe, but the locals have a built in advantage, there.

Oh, my... it certainly is, isn't it?

Nice get; thanks.

In a thread about the Dirty Dancing tour, jennamajig notes:
> My mom would love it.

And that leads me to wonder: what's the latest reading on who's buying the tickets, on-Broadway?

Is it theatre lovers like the people who hang out on here?

Or is it Jenna's mom? ?format=auto&width=600

(Clearly, I know, it's a mix; my perception is to assume it's about 70/30 "mom's", but I'm curious whether anyone's got better numbers...)