B&W Playbills?

#1

B&W Playbills?

Posted: 8/22/07 at 1:10pm

Hopefully someone can help me out. I was wondering if 'Curtains' is strictly B&W playbills now? I know they used to have color ones, but I know they also have B&W ones too...although I'm not sure if they have both or they changed to B&W, if i'm making sense. Same with Spring Awakening. Those are the only two i'm curious about. It's probably just cheaper to do B&W, right? Please help :) Thanks all,

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#2

re: B&W Playbills?

Posted: 8/22/07 at 1:12pm

Why would Curtains have both? Curtains is B&W and SA is color.

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#3

re: B&W Playbills?

Posted: 8/22/07 at 1:16pm

Thank god i picked up 3 Curtains in colour! I always pick up 3 for every show

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#4

re: B&W Playbills?

Posted: 8/22/07 at 1:16pm

I don't know. Maybe for one reason or another they do. Thanks.

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#5

re: B&W Playbills?

Posted: 8/22/07 at 1:20pm

Why have most shows gone Black and White.

The only color ones I have seen:
-Wicked
-Spring Awakening


Legally Blonde and Xandau both are now black and white, in which they use to be color. What happened?

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#6

re: B&W Playbills?

Posted: 8/22/07 at 1:21pm

It's just cheaper. That's why they do it. The money used to print color playbills can go elsewhere.

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#7

re: B&W Playbills?

Posted: 8/22/07 at 1:22pm

Where?

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#8

re: B&W Playbills?

Posted: 8/22/07 at 2:28pm

Most shows only use color Playbills for the first month or so of their run, then they switch to B&W to save money. I guess Wicked & SA are raking in enough dough that they can afford to keep printing in color.

#9

re: B&W Playbills?

Posted: 8/22/07 at 2:40pm

Hairspray has always been in color.

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#10

re: B&W Playbills?

Posted: 8/22/07 at 4:08pm

Mary Poppins is still in color too.

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#11

re: B&W Playbills?

Posted: 8/22/07 at 4:11pm

I LOVE the Mary Poppins Playbill-er-Showbill. I love the way they list the understudies.

Is Lion King color?

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Updated On: 8/22/07 at 04:11 PM

#12

re: B&W Playbills?

Posted: 8/22/07 at 4:14pm

That's because they're all raking in the cash.

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#13

re: B&W Playbills?

Posted: 8/22/07 at 4:44pm

Spelling Bee was in color the last time I saw it in July.

#14

re: B&W Playbills?

Posted: 8/22/07 at 9:29pm

Yeah, in July '06 when I saw Spelling Bee they still had color...although the B&W is recently a big trend. Unless I just haven't noticed it too much.

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#15

re: B&W Playbills?

Posted: 8/22/07 at 9:56pm

Avenue Q just switched to Black and White.
Well not just, but recently.

#16

re: B&W Playbills?

Posted: 8/22/07 at 9:59pm

I hate Drowsy's Playbill...

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#17

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Posted: 8/23/07 at 12:40am

as do i BroadwayEnthusiast..its just boring and blah

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#18

re: B&W Playbills?

Posted: 8/23/07 at 2:08am

Yes TLK is in color but it's basically black and yellow, so it probably doesn't cost as much as tons of colors. (?)

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#19

re: B&W Playbills?

Posted: 8/23/07 at 12:37pm

BroadwayEnthusiast, I'll third that. I saw Drowsy for the first time last month and I was not much excited by a Playbill that looked like clipart.

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