AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO BROADWAY THEATRES FROM MATT_G...- Page 7
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO BROADWAY THEATRES FROM MATT_G...
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#150an unimportant whine from the perpetually oppressed
Posted: 1/6/05 at 8:42pm
Do anyone think it'll increase my chances for a $20 student ticket if I wear my Jimmy hat when I go to the box office?
Assuming they offer the show offers these tickets, of couse.
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#151an unimportant whine from the perpetually oppressed
Posted: 1/6/05 at 8:56pm
Yes, Jose', I know it will. Especially if you point it out to them.
(Sum, you made me lol)
#152an unimportant whine from the perpetually oppressed
Posted: 1/7/05 at 1:26am
it is my belief that half of growing as a performer is by being an audience member, so i completely agree that tickets should be available to everyone...
SueleenGay
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/9/03
#153an unimportant whine from the perpetually oppressed
Posted: 1/7/05 at 2:31amI am still waiting for Matt_G's reviews on everything and anything.
#154It's show BUSINESS
Posted: 1/7/05 at 9:27am
Matt,
Sorry you couldn't get in to see the show of your choice. Broadway has many programs that open the doors of the theatre to those who have the desire without the recources : TDF, TKTS, Group sales, etc. The cost of doing a production is staggering and those costs must be recouped when possible. There's a good reason for shows NOT to sell at a discount for as long as they can. Many a show has closed earlier than it should have by discounting tickets too soon in the life of the production (Full Monty comes to mind). If you knew that Macy's had a sale every third Saturday, wouldn't you wait? Once people find out "day of" sales are at a 75% discount, you'd have plenty of full theatres who can't make their payroll.
iflitifloat
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/03
#155It's show BUSINESS
Posted: 1/8/05 at 9:53am
If I lived in the city and loved theater, I would make signing up for one of the papering services a priority. Charge it, if you have to, because in the long run, it will save you money while satisfying your theater cravings.
I belong to one. For a $99 annual fee, and an additional amount of my choosing that I put "on account" (I started with $30), I am entitled to log on to their website and select at least TWO (you can bring a friend) tickets to the show of my choice that is being offered that day, every day of the year. True, the majority of things offered are off and off-off B'way, but if you are already paying to see these shows, too, at $15 or $20 a pop, this is also a great deal. Periodically, there are B'way shows offered. For each ticket you reserve, no matter what show it is for, three dollars is deducted from your account.
Seriously. I work full time and make a reasonable salary, but with household expenses and two family members in college/grad school, my bank account consistently hovers precariously close to the negative balance, too. A service like this has been a godsend. PM me for specific info, because this group likes to keep a low profile.
Addicted2Seaweed
Featured Actor Joined: 12/4/04
#156It's show BUSINESS
Posted: 1/8/05 at 10:46amAs someone who makes little to no money as a teenager obsessed with theatre I can feel your pain. I'm also really concious(sp) with my money. So I get 20 dollars a week from my Gran and it takes about 6 months to save enough for a show, since I spend a little on other stuff. And let me tell you! I get REALLY upset if it sucks. I could have bought shoes with that money! Since you probably have to pay utilities with w/e money you earn a week and rent and other stuff that adults need to pay for. But try putting aside a little money a week, if you can. I don't what your situation is but every little bit helps!
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#157It's SHOE business
Posted: 1/8/05 at 11:39am
"I could have bought shoes with that money!"
People, I feel compelled to say this: If it is a choice between seeing Broadway shows and wearing shoes, for god's sake, WEAR SHOES! Truly, only a handful of shows are better than wearing shoes. Besides, many theatres REQUIRE you to wear shoes, so if you chose a ticket to Wicked over shoes, they might not let you in barefoot anyway.
No one mentioned it, but if you are foregoing your presciption drugs to buy theatre tickets, stop. Actually, that might explain an awful lot of this thread. If more people had chosen their Paxil over Bombay Dreams, there might have only been one page to this thread.
Anyway, to sum up, Addicted to Seaweed: SHOES. Not SHOWS.
Addicted2Seaweed
Featured Actor Joined: 12/4/04
#158It's SHOE business
Posted: 1/8/05 at 12:14pmlol no no! It's not that I don't have shoes! Trust me I have over 20 pairs. I'm not only addicted to Seaweed! I'm fourteen and I don't have a job so it's not like I'm making a huge sacrifice by saving my money
ChicagoBwayFan
Featured Actor Joined: 12/24/04
#159an unimportant whine from the perpetually oppressed
Posted: 1/9/05 at 12:42pm
I want a top floor unit at Trump's new tower being constructed in Chicago. I can't afford it, but since I have a passion to be there, he should sell me one for a huge discount just because. hahahahahaha 
To enjoy the finer things in life, such as theatre, one must work and save, or have rich relative!!
#160an unimportant whine from the perpetually oppressed
Posted: 1/9/05 at 12:45pm
I want a White Chocolate Mocha.
But Starbucks doesn't deliver.
But, you know, no customers are there, and they have a car, so they should deliver it to me, free of charge.
That's good business, right there. 
The opposite of creation isn't war, it's stagnation.
#161an unimportant whine from the perpetually oppressed
Posted: 1/9/05 at 12:57pm
these are all legitimate complaints people and i think we need to take some action on how best to have these grievances addressed.
btw, sueleen, did i miss a response or are we still waiting for the woofing?
...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty
pray to st. jude
i'm a sonic reducer
he was the gimmicky sort
fenchurch=mejusthavingfun=magwildwood=mmousefan=bkcollector=bradmajors=somethingtotalkabout: the fenchurch mpd collective
#162an unimportant whine from the perpetually oppressed
Posted: 1/9/05 at 2:59pm
I had to drive a whole 5 minutes to get my white chocolate mocha because they wouldn't bring it to me.
Damn those capitalists coffee-makers!!
The opposite of creation isn't war, it's stagnation.
#163an unimportant whine from the perpetually oppressed
Posted: 1/10/05 at 11:14pmI have just discovered this interesting thread. Can someone please tell me what show Matt_G finally ended up seeing?
"I broke the boundaries. It wasn't cool to be in plays- especially if you were in sports & I was in both." - Ashton Kutcher
#164an unimportant whine from the perpetually oppressed
Posted: 1/11/05 at 4:18pmsadly, no, phantom and now we may never know...
...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty
pray to st. jude
i'm a sonic reducer
he was the gimmicky sort
fenchurch=mejusthavingfun=magwildwood=mmousefan=bkcollector=bradmajors=somethingtotalkabout: the fenchurch mpd collective
#165an unimportant whine from the perpetually oppressed
Posted: 1/11/05 at 4:19pmThank GOD this thread is back!! I was almost bored...
#166an unimportant whine from the perpetually oppressed
Posted: 1/11/05 at 4:27pmit's just easier to reference this way.
...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty
pray to st. jude
i'm a sonic reducer
he was the gimmicky sort
fenchurch=mejusthavingfun=magwildwood=mmousefan=bkcollector=bradmajors=somethingtotalkabout: the fenchurch mpd collective
DAME
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
#167an unimportant whine from the perpetually oppressed
Posted: 1/11/05 at 4:28pmPraise the lord!
MargoChanning
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/5/04
#168an unimportant whine from the perpetually oppressed
Posted: 1/11/05 at 4:29pmStill no reviews from Matt?
#169an unimportant whine from the perpetually oppressed
Posted: 1/11/05 at 4:30pmNo! And I for one am truly shocked and stunned.
#170an unimportant whine from the perpetually oppressed
Posted: 1/11/05 at 4:33pmi can't even begin to find the words. well, i could but i'd just get myself deleted!
...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty
pray to st. jude
i'm a sonic reducer
he was the gimmicky sort
fenchurch=mejusthavingfun=magwildwood=mmousefan=bkcollector=bradmajors=somethingtotalkabout: the fenchurch mpd collective
MargoChanning
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/5/04
#171an unimportant whine from the perpetually oppressed
Posted: 1/11/05 at 4:33pm
Well, ya know seeing anything and everything can take some time (heck, I should know, since I DO see anything and everything).
He's probably hard at work on those reviews as we speak.
#172an unimportant whine from the perpetually oppressed
Posted: 1/11/05 at 4:33pmThat's true, Margo. It's quite unfair of me to not give him the benefit of the doubt, isn't it?
MargoChanning
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/5/04
#173an unimportant whine from the perpetually oppressed
Posted: 1/11/05 at 4:36pm
VERY unfair.
You should be ashamed.
#174an unimportant whine from the perpetually oppressed
Posted: 1/11/05 at 4:36pmit's true, margo saw me and one of us was breathtaking, sinply breathtaking!
...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty
pray to st. jude
i'm a sonic reducer
he was the gimmicky sort
fenchurch=mejusthavingfun=magwildwood=mmousefan=bkcollector=bradmajors=somethingtotalkabout: the fenchurch mpd collective
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