BCEFA Signed Window Cards at the theatre?

[Patronus]

Posted: 8/15/05 at 10:48pm

A lot of shows will sell cast signed window cards after the performance with the proceeds going to BC-EFA.

Does anyone know if this typically happens all year and if not when it typically occurs?

[Alix7272]

Posted: 8/16/05 at 12:47am

it happens twice a year, but i'm not sure when at the moment.

[vjRichie]

Posted: 8/16/05 at 9:22am

I'm always in NYC in the early spring and this is when I get my posters. Be prepared to pay tho... IIRC, Annie Get Your Gun - Bernadette and Tom - was priced at $200.

[Patronus]

Posted: 8/16/05 at 9:56am

Oh wow, they've jacked them up to $200?

When I bought my OBC Rent card back in 1996 it was only $100.

Although, I suppose that was nearly 10 years ago.

[Kicks8567]

Posted: 8/16/05 at 10:19am

I think The Producers was the only show that charged more than $100 and obviosuly Annie Get Your Gun as previously stated. Even Wicked only charges $75 now.

[Patronus]

Posted: 8/16/05 at 10:27am

Excellent. Here's hoping I can at least pick up Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Piazza (though the OBC is highly unlikely) when I am in New York.

Now, to expand the thread...

What signed window cards do you have hanging in your room/apartment/house?

I have:
Rent (OBC)
Rent (Original Benny Tour Company)
Tick Tick Boom (OBC)
Assassins (Broadway)
Guys and Dolls (1994 Broadway Revival Company)

I also have a very nice signed program from the Damn Yankees revival and countless signed playbills.

[Kicks8567]

Posted: 8/16/05 at 10:36am

I only have a few that are signed by every member of the cast, but signed posters that have 7+ signatures on them are Little Women, Bklyn, Spelling Bee, All Shook Up, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, La Cage aux Folles, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Spamalot, Hairspray, and Rent.

[Patronus]

Posted: 8/16/05 at 10:39am

Wow, that's quite an impressive collection.

I am looking to get a couple of those as well. Spelling Bee would be a cool one to have. There was one on eBay last week that actually had William Finn's signature on it but I couldn't pull the trigger on the $150 price.

[Kicks8567]

Posted: 8/16/05 at 10:44am

I also forgot that I ahve Lennon. I also have WIlliam Finn's autograph on my windowcard for Spelling Bee- a total of 10 sigs.

[Patronus]

Posted: 8/16/05 at 10:46am

Wow, that's pretty cool. I am jealous of that one!

[Kicks8567]

Posted: 8/16/05 at 10:48am

I must admit that I am envious of your OBC Rent...I actually got my windowcard signed at the Spelling Bee CD signing, so it was only $15:)

[Patronus]

Posted: 8/16/05 at 10:49am

Yeah, the OBC Rent is definatley the crown jewel of my collection.

I had two of them once upon a time, but I sold the other on eBay about 6 years ago for $500.

[Kicks8567]

Posted: 8/16/05 at 10:55am

Nice:) I always think about selling mine, but I get depressed thinking that it will not be on my wall any longer.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 8/16/05 at 10:58am

I think the big time for BC/EFA is around Thanksgiving, isn't it?

And ahhhh, you have your TTB poster signed by the full original cast?! Mine is signed by one third of the cast, heh. My favorite third, which makes me superbly happy, but unfortunately I have no way to get it to the other two cast members. Ah, well, it's good enough as is! That's one of my most treasured things in my collection.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 8/16/05 at 11:33am

The only one I've actually purchased was Mamma Mia signed by the original cast. I've managed to get the most of the casts of BKLYN, Lennon, Dracula, Fiddler, Wonderful Town, La Cage, Hairspray, and so many more I cant remember.

[TheActr97J]

Posted: 8/16/05 at 1:16pm

The only ones I have are:

-Avenue Q OBC: Minus Ann Harada who was out on maternity leave. For some reason they were only selling this for $40!?!
~and~
-Wicked with Idina, JLT, and Joey MacIntyre. This one cost me $110 but I'm proud of it!

The only other time I've been in NYC during BCEFA time was during a school trip... so no RENT or Thoughly Modern Millie posters for me.

I also have a Movin' Out poster I bought for the tour, because I wanted Michael Cavanaugh to sign it... except he was out the night I saw it! grrrr.... I had the alternate sign it. I still need to get frames for my autographed playbills.