HHL People Power Disco Hour
HHL People Power Disco Hour
#1HHL People Power Disco Hour
Posted: 10/4/23 at 10:35pm
The Producers must have $$$ stashed somewhere because this isn’t cheap to do. To the pay the crew members to stay after is going to be EXPENSIVE.
#2HHL People Power Disco Hour
Posted: 10/4/23 at 10:41pm
I don’t think it goes overtime for the crew since the show itself is only 80-90 minutes.
#3HHL People Power Disco Hour
Posted: 10/4/23 at 10:49pm
Wait, so the poster who was obsessed with HLL turning into a club post show… was RIGHT?
inception
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/2/13
#4HHL People Power Disco Hour
Posted: 10/5/23 at 7:46am
Cool. There's nothing I want to do more on a Thursday night.
It's a cool idea. But would be a bigger draw if each dj night was after a Saturday performance.
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#5HHL People Power Disco Hour
Posted: 10/5/23 at 10:49am
“There's nothing I want to do more on a Thursday night.”
Thursday is gay Friday. I can assure you there are plenty out and about on a Thursday (gasp!) night.
Voter
Broadway Star Joined: 5/19/20
#6HHL People Power Disco Hour
Posted: 10/5/23 at 10:54am
BroadwayNYC2 said: "“There's nothing I want to do more on aThursday night.”
Thursday is gay Friday. I can assure you there are plenty out and about on a Thursday (gasp!) night."
This just made me LOL. You'd be surprised the amount of people who go out on days like Sundays and Mondays
There are like 3 other people called Voter on here, FYI.
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#7HHL People Power Disco Hour
Posted: 10/5/23 at 11:04am
I'd prefer Sunday nights:
"The party starts at Here Lies Love, then continues until 4 a.m. at The Eagle!"
#8HLL People Power Disco Hour
Posted: 10/5/23 at 1:26pm
The point of doing this is not to run a disco; it is to sell tickets on a night on which that is a problem. I assume the weekend nights are selling better at this point.
PS. What is HHL?
#9HLL People Power Disco Hour
Posted: 10/5/23 at 3:00pm
If we want the party to continue at The Eagle then they should host them on Wednesdays as a lead-in to their jockstrap night! ;-p
But seriously, it's amusing that there are folks who think people are not out clubbing and partying every single night of the week in NYC.
I got a peek at a few of the upcoming DJs and I think they will be QUITE popular. One is a 7-time Grammy winner and Oscar winner with a slew of #1 hit songs. Another DJ is a beloved queer icon with a huge following. I've seen the show twice now, but am definitely considering going back for one of these nights.
inception
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/2/13
#10HLL People Power Disco Hour
Posted: 10/5/23 at 7:39pm
MayAudraBlessYou2 said:
But seriously, it's amusing that there are folks who think people are not out clubbing and partying every single night of the week in NYC.
I don't doubt that there are people out every night of the week. But late night club goers aren't going to the theatre. Their shifts at Starbucks don't end early enough.
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#11HLL People Power Disco Hour
Posted: 10/5/23 at 7:59pm
inception said: "MayAudraBlessYou2 said:
But seriously, it's amusing that there are folks who think people are not out clubbing and partying every single night of the week in NYC.
I don't doubt that there are people out every night of the week. But late night club goers aren't going to the theatre. Their shifts at Starbucks don't end early enough."
You couldn't be more wrong about who goes to the clubs, specifically the gay ones.
BorisTomashevsky
Broadway Star Joined: 4/30/22
#12HLL People Power Disco Hour
Posted: 10/5/23 at 10:06pm
Is the cost of this endeavor even going to be covered by the few extra tickets it sells?
#13HLL People Power Disco Hour
Posted: 10/5/23 at 10:39pm
"I don't doubt that there are people out every night of the week. But late night club goers aren't going to the theatre. Their shifts at Starbucks don't end early enough."
Just accept this one ain't for you, because your concept of nightlife demographics is...off.
And the Starbucks comment is so beyond rude but I hope it gave you the high you were looking for since you clearly desperately need it.
#14HLL People Power Disco Hour
Posted: 10/6/23 at 11:16am
inception said: "MayAudraBlessYou2 said:
But seriously, it's amusing that there are folks who think people are not out clubbing and partying every single night of the week in NYC.
I don't doubt that there are people out every night of the week. But late night club goers aren't going to the theatre. Their shifts at Starbucks don't end early enough."
SO by this absurdly rude and classist comment I take it you think that club goers are all of lower income. My sweet summer child, you could not be farther from the truth. Just look at the circuit gays, the majority of whom are in their 30s or above because that lifestyle is actually quite expensive. They are also the ones who have money to go to the theater often. You are entirely wrong about the demographics here. I saw a list of these DJs (well, all but one as apparently one date was still in negotiations with someone). And I maintain that they can absolutely draw a crowd and generate interest. Perhaps not interest from YOU but then not everything is made for you.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#15HLL People Power Disco Hour
Posted: 10/6/23 at 11:19am
If it sells additional tickets.
You gotta hand it to the producers, they're trying. Now their offering a "four pack" of tickets to be used at the future date of your choice. Brings ticket price down to under 80/ticket . (Floor or mezz)
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
chrishuyen
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/12/14
#16HLL People Power Disco Hour
Posted: 10/6/23 at 11:41am
dramamama611 said: "You gotta hand it to the producers, they're trying. Now their offering a "four pack" of tickets to be used at the future date of your choice. Brings ticket price down to under 80/ticket . (Floor or mezz)"
I think this is actually a great idea (speaking as someone who's gone 4 times and still wants to go again), which would work either for repeat attendees or for people going in smaller groups. The only thing is that right now rush (at $35 a ticket) is pretty much guaranteed even if you go to the box office in the afternoons, so for people living in the area it's not necessarily a huge incentive to buy the 4 pack.
#17HLL People Power Disco Hour
Posted: 10/6/23 at 12:07pm
I want to also re-iterate how silly that Starbucks comment is. If you hang around gay nightlife circles you will frequently, frequently be engaging with younger people with disposable incomes who are literally doctors, lawyers, investment bankers, corporate leaders and other high paying professions. Do you know how much these people are paying to go to Mykonos?
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
