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Posted: 3/28/08 at 8:46pm
This past Saturday my friend and I were planning to catch an evening performance of something ( wound up seeing in the hights and he loved it. Was stoked by the fact that we had front row seats via lotto to boot.)
That being said, I had him meet me outside the Majestic when Phantom let out because I was seeing it that afternoon. I had showed him the marquee for gypsy as a suggestion for something to see. He took a look at the marquee and made this comment. He had said that it wasn't the fact that that it looks as if Patti LuPone and Gypsy are one word. He said that he didn't like the fact that it looked like it was written as if it were in lights. He said that he would have wanted to see the show if it were actually written in lights a la (his example) the sign that says St.James.
He then saw a photo of the Tyne Daly production of Gypsy that played there and said that that marquee would have gotten him to want to see the show.
That being said, do you think that a marquee is something that can get people to buy tickets or not. And have you ever decided on seeing a show based upon its marquee/ theatre artwork?
I know most of us here decide on if we are getting a ticket to a show or not based upon the word of mouth here and the reviews. But, I am talking about someone like your jo theatre goer or a tourist visiting NYC.
That being said, I had him meet me outside the Majestic when Phantom let out because I was seeing it that afternoon. I had showed him the marquee for gypsy as a suggestion for something to see. He took a look at the marquee and made this comment. He had said that it wasn't the fact that that it looks as if Patti LuPone and Gypsy are one word. He said that he didn't like the fact that it looked like it was written as if it were in lights. He said that he would have wanted to see the show if it were actually written in lights a la (his example) the sign that says St.James.
He then saw a photo of the Tyne Daly production of Gypsy that played there and said that that marquee would have gotten him to want to see the show.
That being said, do you think that a marquee is something that can get people to buy tickets or not. And have you ever decided on seeing a show based upon its marquee/ theatre artwork?
I know most of us here decide on if we are getting a ticket to a show or not based upon the word of mouth here and the reviews. But, I am talking about someone like your jo theatre goer or a tourist visiting NYC.
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