Am I the only one who likes to see what playbills people are holding when shows let out?
Am I the only one who likes to see what playbills people are holding when shows let out?
winston89
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/18/06
#1Am I the only one who likes to see what playbills people are holding when shows let out?
Posted: 11/11/08 at 4:23pmWhen 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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#2re: Am I the only one who likes to see what playbills people are holding when shows let out?
Posted: 11/11/08 at 4:25pmI do that too. Hotel lobbies, elevators and late night restaurants are also fun places.
Mamie
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/26/04
#2re: Am I the only one who likes to see what playbills people are holding when shows let out?
Posted: 11/11/08 at 4:25pmNope. I do the same thing. It's interesting to see their reactions to various shows. Are they still excited about what they've seen or do they look totally bored? It tells a lot more about the show than anything written by the critics!
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#3re: Am I the only one who likes to see what playbills people are holding wh
Posted: 11/11/08 at 4:26pmMe too! It says a lot about the person and its a great conversation starter.
#4re: Am I the only one who likes to see what playbills people are holding wh
Posted: 11/11/08 at 4:27pmI love looking around at the Train Station and seeing everyone's playbills, maybe sparking up a conversation. Non-creepily as possible.
PiraguaGuy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#5re: Am I the only one who likes to see what playbills people are holding wh
Posted: 11/11/08 at 4:27pmIt's a great form of people-watching.
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#6re: Am I the only one who likes to see what playbills people are holding wh
Posted: 11/11/08 at 4:29pm
Does the Playbill match the person???????????
Does the person match the Playbill??????????????
#7re: Am I the only one who likes to see what playbills people are holding wh
Posted: 11/11/08 at 4:29pm
I once got an enthusiastic thumbs up from a guy in the elevator in the 168th Street station from a guy who was a big "Passing Strange" fan and had spotted the Playbill in my hand. 
#8re: Am I the only one who likes to see what playbills people are holding wh
Posted: 11/11/08 at 4:33pmI hate when people curl their Playbills walking down the street so I cannot see what show is on the cover.
#9re: 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...
winston89
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/18/06
#10re: Am I the only one who likes to see what playbills people are holding wh
Posted: 11/11/08 at 4:47pmI 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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george95
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/1/08
#11re: Am I the only one who likes to see what playbills people are holding wh
Posted: 11/11/08 at 4:48pmI notice the opposite a lot too---when I'm riding the subway home reading my playbill, I noticed people pointing at my playbill and whispering to each other.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#12re: 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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#13re: Am I the only one who likes to see what playbills people are holding wh
Posted: 11/11/08 at 4:54pmI will make awkward motions to see what the playbill is that the person is holding.
MamasDoin'Fine
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/28/08
#14re: Am I the only one who likes to see what playbills people are holding wh
Posted: 11/11/08 at 4:56pmNo, I do it every night in London.
winston89
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/18/06
#15re: Am I the only one who likes to see what playbills people are holding wh
Posted: 11/11/08 at 4:58pmshh282, 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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#16re: Am I the only one who likes to see what playbills people are holding wh
Posted: 11/11/08 at 5:05pmAm I the only one who hates when winston89 creepily stares at me on subways?
winston89
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/18/06
#17re: Am I the only one who likes to see what playbills people are holding wh
Posted: 11/11/08 at 5:17pmtaylorPHENOMENON2, 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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RyToast1
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/27/07
#18re: Am I the only one who likes to see what playbills people are holding wh
Posted: 11/11/08 at 5:21pmI do it ALL the time.
#19re: Am I the only one who likes to see what playbills people are holding wh
Posted: 11/11/08 at 5:27pmI love to do this at the parking garages too.
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#20re: Am I the only one who likes to see what playbills people are holding wh
Posted: 11/11/08 at 5:31pmWhen I go back to the parking garage (especially the one on 50th street----I love to check out the playbills of the people waiting for their cars. Wicked, Jersey Boys, etc., are all near.
#21re: Am I the only one who likes to see what playbills people are holding wh
Posted: 11/11/08 at 5:48pmI 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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#22re: Am I the only one who likes to see what playbills people are holding wh
Posted: 11/11/08 at 5:49pmI do it. And when I can't see the front of the Playbill, I get really frustrated .. hah!
#23re: Am I the only one who likes to see what playbills people are holding wh
Posted: 11/11/08 at 5:52pmI love being a creeper and doing that!
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#24re: Am I the only one who likes to see what playbills people are holding wh
Posted: 11/11/08 at 5:59pmI went to Equus last week and that playbill in my hand was the ultimate conversation starter!
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