Annie Marquee
Annie Marquee
#1Annie Marquee
Posted: 8/31/12 at 12:04am
Is this all they are doing for the marquee? It seems weird they did not use the billboard space above the Palace entrance like many other shows that played there did. 
"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "
#2Annie Marquee
Posted: 8/31/12 at 12:06amI don't know why Broadwayworld is making a deal of it now. The Annie signs that they posted have been up for over a month already. The billboard used for the Palace had been rented to Evita, but now the producers of Annie want their spot back which is why Evita now has a new billboard in Times Square. I imagine the actual marquee will be going up soon.
loliveve
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/24/12
#2Annie Marquee
Posted: 8/31/12 at 12:06amI thought it was odd, too. Maybe that will be added as it gets closer to October? (Though I admit that my days have been so thrown off that I was nearly shocked to realize September starts tomorrow...)
#3Annie Marquee
Posted: 8/31/12 at 12:07amThat billboard is rented to EVITA at the moment, as you can see. I do not believe that billboard comes with the theatre.
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
--Aristotle
#4Annie Marquee
Posted: 8/31/12 at 12:08amHas there ever been a show at the Palace that did not use the marquee space above the entrance?
"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "
#5Annie Marquee
Posted: 8/31/12 at 12:16amAnnie already has a souvenir booth, though, so I guess that counts for something...
"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt
#6Annie Marquee
Posted: 8/31/12 at 12:29amYou guys are bitching about a theater marquee? Really?!!! Stop a minute and think about how ABSURD that is.
#8Annie Marquee
Posted: 8/31/12 at 9:57am
Don't worry folks, the ANNIE marquee isn't yet finished and we will be going back to take more pictures in a couple of weeks when their planned billboard is up too. It's just a quick peak at the first glimpse of what's up there now.
-Nicole @ BroadwayWorld.com
#9Annie Marquee
Posted: 8/31/12 at 10:02amI think we should be able to vote on what marquee we want.
#10Annie Marquee
Posted: 8/31/12 at 10:04am^ That actually sounds like a nice idea for Edwin Drood :)
#11Annie Marquee
Posted: 8/31/12 at 12:00pmHas any production of 'Annie' not used the original logo? I really wish this revival had the balls to do something different.
#13Annie Marquee
Posted: 8/31/12 at 1:16pm
^And that's why they always use the original logo.
Honestly, though, the original logo is iconic and they probably don't want to mess with success. If I didn't know any better, I'd assume this entire production was just one big front to sell Annie merchandise. What show puts merch on sale at the theatre and on the website this far from opening?
CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#14Annie Marquee
Posted: 8/31/12 at 1:59pm
Remember when the Palace Marquee was the size of those 2 divided billboards?
The good ole days.
I'm still pissed PRISCILLA didn't put the giant shoe up there, that's why the show closed, ya know?
iluvtheatertrash
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/9/04
#15Annie Marquee
Posted: 8/31/12 at 2:26pmWait. They're selling souvenirs and it hasn't opened yet? What?
"I know now that theatre saved my life." - Susan Stroman
#16Annie Marquee
Posted: 8/31/12 at 2:38pm
^Their website takes you to the Annie store which is already selling tons of merch on-line too.
http://anniethemusicalshop.com/
TheatreKid3
Broadway Star Joined: 3/25/12
#17Annie Marquee
Posted: 8/31/12 at 3:02pmAnd all of it looks like crap, especially that logo reflection.
CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
iluvtheatertrash
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/9/04
#19Annie Marquee
Posted: 8/31/12 at 3:30pmOh, God...
"I know now that theatre saved my life." - Susan Stroman
#20Annie Marquee
Posted: 8/31/12 at 5:27pmWait... so they have the lobby of the Palace open and selling merchandise?
"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "
#21Annie Marquee
Posted: 8/31/12 at 5:43pmThey started selling tickets this week. AND merch.
"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt
#22Annie Marquee
Posted: 8/31/12 at 6:00pmBesides they never change the design of the logo anyway. It's always been the same.
If you don't mind taking it as it turns out, it's a fine, fine LIFE!
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#24Annie Marquee
Posted: 8/31/12 at 6:37pmLet's be honest. This isn't some revival that's trying to reinvent the wheel. It's just a money grabber.
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