Bruce Springsteen to Make Broadway Debut at the Walter Kerr - November 2017 — Page 9

Just curious about Equity and a show like this: they wouldn't require Bruce to join the union for this show, would they? I don't know what the precedent is for when non-theater celebs like Michael Moore Bruce Springsteen do shows in Broadway houses. Wouldn't he have to pay the musicians union as well for not using the minimum?

he may have paid the union fee...

Lots of talk about set lists. I haven't seen them, but I went on 10/13. I was lucky to have seat E2 ....aisle on right side of theater. His piano seat was aligned with that aisle so I could see him directly playing. I noticed he kept looking up as he stood center stage. I turned around and there was a teleprompter screen that was hung on the mezzanine wall (?)....that piece of wall that is about waist high when you stand in the front row of the mezz.

It scrolled the song lyrics as well as the script when he talked. Sometimes he ignored it b/c it was obvious he knew what to say....

Some folks in this thread said he sang unrecognizable songs...I kinda noticed that too, so I'd turn around to read the lyrics.

Though they say no photos or videos, security didn't get uptight at the end when folks took pix of his bow, unlike Hansen where the picture guards freaked at the end.

However, the audience did weird out when someone around orchestra row N took a flash shot during the middle of his performance and started screaming out crap. I believe security stopped that. A lot of the audience reacted in shock. I guess folks are thinking they can perform at the theater like they do at a concert. One review said Bruce had to tell them to stop singing with him on Dancing in the Dark.

if you don't need that code -- i'll take it off your hands!



Thanks,

PepperedShepherd said: "Bruce has been utilizing a teleprompter for years at his concerts. Considering they typically run for 3 1/2 to 4 hoursand that the set lists change nightly, that's not surprising. I think in the current engagement they may help keep him focused on the story/song at hand.

JayElle said "Some folks in this thread said he sang unrecognizable songs...I kinda noticed that too, so I'd turn around to read the lyrics."

Looking at the set lists that have been posted, I only find one song (The Wish)which would not be prettywell-known to his fans. In fact, one criticism I've read is that Bruce didn't dig deep enough into his catalog and instead used too many of his "hits" for this show (Thunder Road, Born to Run, Born in the USA, Dancing in the Dark, Brilliant Disguise, Tougher Than the Rest, etc.)"



I saw the show last night. I'm a huge fan. This show was like being invited into the artist's heart, mind and soul.. He really bared all. The songs were perfectly chosen to illustrate moments of his life... which includes iconic songs that are played at every single show. It's obvious why these would leave a remarkable mark on his life story.

i thought a special tony made sense when tony voters couldn't get in to see the show in it's shorter run ... If it runs to June -- voters should be able to get in and it should be eligible for other categories --no?

i've heard that some days they can have upwards of 20 or more tickets available and on some days none.

I don't think they sell them until about 7pm but people have been lining up from noon on.

Not that I know....but this mightvtaje the same route that SITPWG did.....not care/need/want a Tony, thereby not making tix available.

right -- yes no SRO

Tickets that can become available on the day of could be anywhere at any price

I've read of folks getting offered $800 tickets and then the person behind them gets $75.

RussT2 said, "the only price I know is $15 for a beer that comes in a Springsteen On Broadway plastic tumbler."

Wow. I got to see the show and brought in my own water. I can't believe that price...well I guess I can...and yet folks threw the tumblers on the floor. For $15, I'd make it a pen holder.

They also sell stuff inside the theater. But no signed posters this time for Bway Cares.

ACL2006, I get why Bruce and Billy Joel use teleprompter. I just thought it interesting to see, and it helped me on some. Actually, I can understand it. I'm slightly younger than Bruce and I understand forgetting things. Happening more with passing years! Getting older sucks, but at least I got to grow older with Bruce, Joel, Stones, Beatles, etc. "When I'm 64" has more relevance to me now than it did when it was a hit!

Actually, when I saw Bruce in Tampa in 2014 (?, memory), there seemed to be more gray-haired folks than younger ones. I commented that it looked like the "geriatrics night out." But it was a great time.

Has anyone here actually done the cancellation line for Bruce?