#26
Posted: 12/28/04 at 3:20pm
Good, then stay in the West End. Enjoy your poorly sung musicals.
"Gif me the cobra jool!"
BROADWAY vs WEST END — Page 2
#27
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."
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."
BlueWizard's blog: The Rambling Corner
HEDWIG: "The road is my home. In reflecting upon the people whom I have come upon in my travels, I cannot help but think of the people who have come upon me."
Updated On: 12/28/04 at 05:27 PM
#28
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.
Really...I need to know.
"I'm so looking forward to a time when all the Reagan Democrats are dead."
#29
Posted: 12/28/04 at 5:53pm
Twenty.
You're still safe.
You're still safe.
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
#30
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.
Thanks, Matt!
I'm leaving you my original THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE (the movie) poster.
"I'm so looking forward to a time when all the Reagan Democrats are dead."
#31
Posted: 12/28/04 at 7:25pm
GOD HELP ME DANIEL3 I WILL RELEASE MARGO CHANNING ON YOU! YOU'RE PUSHING YOUR LUCK!
BSoBW2: I punched Sondheim in the face after I saw Wicked and said, "Why couldn't you write like that!?"
Updated On: 12/29/04 at 07:25 PM
#32
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!
BlueWizard's blog: The Rambling Corner
HEDWIG: "The road is my home. In reflecting upon the people whom I have come upon in my travels, I cannot help but think of the people who have come upon me."
#33
Posted: 12/28/04 at 11:14pm
where is Margo when you need him?!?!?!
*sends out telepathic messages to Margo!*
*sends out telepathic messages to Margo!*
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