BC/EFA Fundraising + Appeals Fall 2024

It’s that time of year again!

Red Buckets return to theater lobbies across the country starting tonight. Let’s use this thread to discuss the items and price points shows are offering this autumn, through December 8.

Per the Broadway Cares site: “#RedBuckets appeals are occurring at Broadway’s Back to the Future – The Musical; The Book of Mormon; Chicago; The Great Gatsby; Hadestown; Hamilton; Hell’s Kitchen; The Hills of California; The Lion King; McNeal; The Notebook; Oh, Mary!; Once Upon a Mattress; Our Town; The Outsiders; Six; Water for Elephants and Wicked; Off-Broadway’s Little Shop of Horrors, The Play That Goes Wrong and Titanique; and Beetlejuice, Les Misérables, MJ, Some Like it Hot and Wicked – Munchkinland tours.

Starting appeals next week are Broadway’s & Juliet, Aladdin, Cabaret, Sunset Boulevard and Yellow Face, as well as the national touring productions of Clue, Hamilton – Angelica tour and Kimberly Akimbo. More companies of Broadway, Off-Broadway and national touring shows will join in the coming weeks.”

Nothing for TAMMY FAYE (to be expected)

HILLS OF CALIFORNIA had a signed Opening Night Playbill for $40

The Outsiders has signed posters for $250 and signed playbills for $100. 

Anything at Our Town, Great Gatsby, or Yellow Face?  Thanks in advance. 

musicman_bwayfan said: "@smidge - I saw McNeal last night and they were $250 & $500"

Thank you!!

smidge said: "musicman_bwayfan said: "@smidge - I saw McNeal last night and they were $250 & $500"

Thank you!!"

Ugh. That's cheaper than I thought they'd do them for which makes me want one BADLY. 

I heard from a friend Sunset is doing signed window cards for $300. Not sure what else they have. 

Anshel2 said: "Surprise there isn't more conversation about this? Anything for Left On Tenth, Cabaret, Great Gatsby, The Roommate?"

Saw Cabaret this Monday. They were not doing signed items. 

There was nothing at The Roommate yesterday.

Does anyone know what they are asking for the signed Romeo and Juliet playbills?

dearalanaaaa said: "Heads up! Oh Mary! has the $40 cast signed playbills and I believe $100 signed posters (didn't ask)"

When I went last night, signed retro playbills were $100 each and signed posters $200 each.

they also had 1 framed item of the theater and I think it was $300.

Phillytheatreguy10 said: "The Sunset cards have gone up to $500 as of this past weekend."

I went Friday and was expecting them to be $500, but they were "only" $300. They did say they were getting low on them, so that probably also helped them increase the cost.

The posters are still at $200 and tonight they were selling 2 signed copies of the Shakespeare books used during the show. I picked up one in which Cole wrote “don’t talk to me or my family ever again!”