BROADWAY vs WEST END- Page 2

[magruder]

Posted: 12/28/04 at 3:20pm

Good, then stay in the West End. Enjoy your poorly sung musicals.

[BlueWizard]

Posted: 12/28/04 at 5:27pm

Broadway is a road in New York

That is a common misconception for many who have never actually been to Broadway. Broadway is indeed a name of a winding north-south road in Manhattan, but its name is also a metaphor for a group of 39 theatres, each with a capacity of 500+, that all generally lie in the same vicinity of Times Square. Only a small number of those theatres actually have a Broadway Ave. address. Just like the West End, "Broadway" really is "a whole section of [New York] with theatres just dotted around." Please get your facts straight before you let those fingers do a-tapping.

As for which theatre district makes more money, I don't have the statistics. But it has been quoted that Broadway productions require a lot more financing than West End ones. I think that has to do more with real estate, however.

One major difference I'm noticing now is that the West End is more fostering of straight, non-musical plays, while Broadway is slowly turning into a musical-only destination.

I think both districts produce high quality (as well as crappy) commercial theatre, so this argument is rediculous. It's impossible to say which one is "better."

Updated On: 12/28/04 at 05:27 PM

[robbiej]

Posted: 12/28/04 at 5:33pm

Exactly how many Aleve do I have to take before it kills me?

Really...I need to know.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 12/28/04 at 5:53pm

Twenty.

You're still safe.

[robbiej]

Posted: 12/28/04 at 5:54pm

I'm off to buy another bottle!!!

Thanks, Matt!

I'm leaving you my original THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE (the movie) poster.

[Sumofallthings]

Posted: 12/28/04 at 7:25pm

GOD HELP ME DANIEL3 I WILL RELEASE MARGO CHANNING ON YOU! YOU'RE PUSHING YOUR LUCK!

Updated On: 12/29/04 at 07:25 PM

[BlueWizard]

Posted: 12/28/04 at 7:34pm

I'm sad Margo hasn't posted in this thread yet. This boy needs to be shown what's what!

[paradox_error]

Posted: 12/28/04 at 11:14pm

where is Margo when you need him?!?!?!
*sends out telepathic messages to Margo!*