BroadwayCon - A convention for Broadway fans
BroadwayCon - A convention for Broadway fans
Pootie2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/1/14
#1BroadwayCon - A convention for Broadway fans
Posted: 2/2/15 at 3:29pm
Spotted this, @BWayCon on Twitter via Anthony Rapp. Scheduled for Jan 2016. (Since he's a gamer, I suppose he's familiar with the huge gaming conventions.) https://www.broadwaycon.com/
FAQ thing from one of the organizers (Tries to answer "Why is it so expensive?" ): https://penbitten.com/post/110085671761/on-the-first-few-days-of-broadwaycon-being-public
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Link to 2016 inaugural con discussion (attendee experiences): https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.php?thread=1089783&dt=0
#BoycottTrumplikePattiMurin
Updated On: 1/21/16 at 03:29 PM
#2BroadwayCon:
Posted: 2/2/15 at 3:36pmThis sounds like it could be both magical and completely nuts. Of course I'm going.
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Pootie2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/1/14
#3BroadwayCon:
Posted: 2/2/15 at 3:40pm
I wonder about that. Conventions are major tourist events in the cities I've visited for them; there tend to be hotel deals, as well as the fact that winter is usually cheaper in NYC, right? As there will be performances and probably highly centralized information sources, this could be a major boon in getting tourists out and help shows along that period of time. *Although not necessarily fantastic for the young adults in school, as winter breaks don't usually go that far out into January, but conventions always take place over a weekend, soooo...
I've been to a few conventions before, and yes, they're usually completely nuts SO MUCH ENERGY AND STUFF AND SWAG AND--I'm not that young anymore, though.
#BoycottTrumplikePattiMurin
Updated On: 2/2/15 at 03:40 PM
#4BroadwayCon:
Posted: 2/2/15 at 3:42pmThanks for posting .... it looks like it could be awesome if it is done right.
Wildcard
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/21/06
#5BroadwayCon:
Posted: 2/2/15 at 3:47pmNo doubt they want to bring in more viewers for the winter month. But for that reason too, I can't see myself going to NYC in January, especially at the risk of flight cancellations, etc.
#6BroadwayCon:
Posted: 2/2/15 at 3:47pm
I was thinking the same thing about it being January. It would definitely help ticket sales and the Hilton would be happy to fill up rooms. And it won't compete with other cons.
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Updated On: 2/2/15 at 03:47 PM
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#7BroadwayCon:
Posted: 2/2/15 at 3:50pmKewl. I'm going dressed as the Baker in Into The Woods
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#8BroadwayCon:
Posted: 2/2/15 at 3:56pmSee you there. I will be the one dressed as Valjean's stolen bread.
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Pootie2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/1/14
#9BroadwayCon:
Posted: 2/2/15 at 4:07pmWhoa! I just saw the badge prices, though. This is priced to compete with a premium Broadway show ticket, not other conventions I've been to or know about (around $40-60 per day or $60-100 for roughly a 3-day weekend). Hmmm.
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#10BroadwayCon:
Posted: 2/2/15 at 4:10pmthose prices are cheaper than a Broadway show in most cases...count me in for a trip to NYC if this is a real deal...:)
Pootie2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/1/14
#11BroadwayCon:
Posted: 2/2/15 at 4:18pmI just hope they make the ticket prices worthwhile for a winter trek to NYC. But I also realized that a portion of the proceeds go to BC/EFA, so there's that. Other conventions I know of don't do that.
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Wildcard
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/21/06
#12BroadwayCon:
Posted: 2/2/15 at 4:22pmHalf the fun of conventions are the sexy costumes. The January setting will deny us of the Anita Morris Carla cosplayers, not to mention those coming in Oh Calcutta outfits
#13BroadwayCon:
Posted: 2/2/15 at 4:24pmI feel like the Flea Market is already a sort of BroadwayCon
#14BroadwayCon:
Posted: 2/2/15 at 4:29pmI'm dressing up as Violet's scar.
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#15BroadwayCon:
Posted: 2/2/15 at 4:30pmWill there be a "Sondheim and his role of the death of musicals" panel led by After Eight?
Pootie2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/1/14
#16BroadwayCon:
Posted: 2/2/15 at 4:31pm
Nothing stops someone from dressing minimally as conventions are indoors, often in the same hotel.
The Flea Market could overlap with this, but most likely any show booths will be for current or future shows so you may not find any old stuff, and I don't think the Flea market has the panels and stuff: http://www.broadwaycon.com/schedule/
Looks like an intriguing and ambitious effort, though
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#17BroadwayCon:
Posted: 2/2/15 at 4:32pmIt'll also be a lot more physically navigable than all those streets during the Flea Market. One should hope, anyway.
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Pootie2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/1/14
#18BroadwayCon:
Posted: 2/2/15 at 4:36pmI'd hope whoever is running the convention looks at the layouts of other conventions to get a clue. Passenger flow is kind of important if you're expecting several thousand bodies in there. I highly doubt this will reach anywhere the level of SD Comic-Con (over 130k) or PAX (over 70k), but still.
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ggersten
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/06
#20BroadwayCon:
Posted: 2/2/15 at 5:11pm
The organizers are looking for panel topics - so a topic "Broadwayworld.com and Its Denizens" could be suggested. More likely, a panel on "Social Media and Broadway" will likely be held.
And either panel MUST include Marc Shaiman's song:
Pick a Little/Good Morning Broadwayworld
#21BroadwayCon:
Posted: 2/2/15 at 5:13pm
"those prices are cheaper than a Broadway show in most cases"
A lot of things that aren't Broadway shows are cheaper than Broadway shows, though. 
#22BroadwayCon:
Posted: 2/2/15 at 5:23pm
I'm so excited about this! I'll actually be living there and can finally begin participating in such events.
I do wonder if the cosplay aspect from other conventions will carry over to this. I'm not one for dressing up (not that it's required).
But I'll put on glasses and a cardigan and go as Liz Vaughn. Heck, I'm already wearing that today. Done and done.
#23BroadwayCon:
Posted: 2/2/15 at 5:34pmSeems like the Flea Market except I get to dress as Daisy Hilton.
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#24BroadwayCon:
Posted: 2/2/15 at 5:36pm
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