Election Night on Broadway

[AntonEgo]

Posted: 11/5/08 at 10:09am

Sorry if there's anything on this already, but I couldn't find anything. Did anyone see a show last night? Since a lot of shows get out close to 11, I was curious what the atmosphere was like around Broadway when the election was called last night.

[LotteTBS138]

Posted: 11/5/08 at 10:20am

I saw 39 Steps last night and it was a decent crowd. The show started at 7 but no one was anticipating the verdict would have been out by 11 anyways! More like 1am when the West Coast polls closed and started to be submitted.

[SillySara]

Posted: 11/5/08 at 10:30am

I was at Tale of Two Cities. The show started at 7pm, so it was out at 9:30pm. But as cast members came out, they were giving people waiting at the stage door news about the electoral votes coming in. I thought that was nice.

Walking through Time Square was hell.

[Okayfine]

Posted: 11/5/08 at 3:37pm

I was at Wicked & didn't hear a single conversation about the election. People who are election junkies probably wouldn't have had theatre tickets that night, so maybe that accounts for it.

[givesmevoice]

Posted: 11/5/08 at 4:08pm

I would be curious to hear more about what the actors had to say.

[ILoveMyDictionary]

Posted: 11/5/08 at 7:02pm

A friend of mine saw Jersey Boys last night and she said at the curtain calls one of the actors as he was leaving the stage yelled "Obama!" She said the city was insane with people cheering and screaming in the streets.

[BroadwayBound062]

Posted: 11/5/08 at 8:21pm

My friend was at Hairspray and said a lot of the actors didn't stay very long at the stage door to get home for the election results.

[being.jeremiah]

Posted: 11/6/08 at 1:10am

It was my first time seeing Billy Elliot last night (such an electric evening, Billy+Barack!). I don't know if it's usual at curtain call, but all but one of the cast members were waving little American flags. Haydn Gwynne was carrying the Union Jack.

Suh-weet.

[kdek004]

Posted: 11/6/08 at 6:57am

I saw August on Tuesday and after the curtain call, Brian Kerwin told everyone to head over to Times Square because we'd be seeing history.

[mattonstage]

Posted: 11/6/08 at 7:40am

Anyone see Ave. Q? I'm sure the reaction to "For Now" was louder than usual.

[ProfessorG]

Posted: 11/6/08 at 1:25pm

I was there too. I almost cried when they waved those flags.
Obama is hope again. I went right home and celebrated by going to You Tube and seeing 'Obama Girl's Mama.' Very funny and satisfying.

[Trekkie2]

Posted: 11/6/08 at 1:28pm

Yeah, I was wondering about Avenue Q as well.

[nickip]

Posted: 11/6/08 at 6:47pm

I saw Idina's tour last night and she seemed very happy with the outcome of the election. Mentioning how we are heading in the right direction. Her opening act (Chris Mann and his guitarist) wore Obama t-shirts :)

[renaibr]

Posted: 11/7/08 at 9:13pm

we were at Boeing Boeing which also had a curtain call of 7pm.
we were walking out of the theatre at 940pm and
nobody was talking about the election at all.

[GIZMO2]

Posted: 11/8/08 at 1:55am

I bought super-cheap tix on TDF to The Seagull for Tuesday night, only realizing after the purchase that was election night. (Thus the cheap seats!)

The show was great, and the theater was totally alive with talk about the election, before and after the show. People whipped out their cell phones and Blackberries during intermission, but then tucked them away for Act II. Several people immediately checked the results once the show ended and announced in loud voices to the people around them what was happening.

Walking out into Times Square that night was magical. It reminded me of New Year's Eve prior to 9/11. The crowds were laughing, screaming, crying, and generally just bonding over the fact that after 8 long years of darkness, our nation was finally going to see a change.

The Seagull + Times Square + Barack, all in one night! I'll never forget it!