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Am I the only one who likes to see what playbills people are holding when shows let out?

Posted: 11/11/08 at 4:23pm

When shows let out and everyone who is leaving the theatre is now in Times Square or are on the subway I noticed that I like to see what shows they are seeing via the playblls. I just get curious as to what shows people are seeing. Am I the only one?
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re: Am I the only one who likes to see what playbills people are holding wh

Posted: 11/11/08 at 4:42pm

I was on the subway and next to me were two older ladies going through the Spelling Bee playbill.I bent my head so I could see what show they saw. They were convinced that the audience members were cast members. Pointing to the understudy pics and saying that that was the person they saw. When I leaned over and told them they were actual audience members, they got all mad or something, but refused to look at me and put the playbill away.
I think they may have been tourists who were told not to speak to New Yorkers. i dont know...

#11

re: Am I the only one who likes to see what playbills people are holding wh

Posted: 11/11/08 at 4:47pm

I remember being on the LIRR going home one night and I saw a girl with a Saved playbill. Knowing that it was a show that I had wanted to see (I did see it 4 times and loved it) I wanted to know what she thought about it. It was a great conversation starter as was a young girl around my age who was on the train reading an Equus playbill.
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re: Am I the only one who likes to see what playbills people are holding wh

Posted: 11/11/08 at 4:49pm

I often will eavesdrop to hear what they are saying about it and then try to guess what they've seen before peaking at it. I've started many a conversation over it.

Particularly if it is a show I have NOT seen.
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#16

re: Am I the only one who likes to see what playbills people are holding wh

Posted: 11/11/08 at 4:58pm

shh282, I do the same thing too. There have been times where I would pace up and down the subway moving my neck in different positions trying to catch a glance of what the show on the cover is.
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re: Am I the only one who likes to see what playbills people are holding wh

Posted: 11/11/08 at 5:17pm

taylorPHENOMENON2, I love you very much and you know I do but the only close subway to you is the T in Boston. I am in NYC so it would be kinda hard.
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#22

re: Am I the only one who likes to see what playbills people are holding wh

Posted: 11/11/08 at 5:48pm

I sort of like doing this too. Actually, I was looking at my Xanadu playbill in Penn Station once, and some lady asked me if I had just seen it and if I enjoyed it. She then told me that she saw Gypsy.
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#24

re: Am I the only one who likes to see what playbills people are holding wh

Posted: 11/11/08 at 5:52pm

I love being a creeper and doing that!
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