"Easter Eggs" in theatre district?
"Easter Eggs" in theatre district?
aces25
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/13/04
#1"Easter Eggs" in theatre district?
Posted: 7/21/17 at 5:13pm
What are some neat easter eggs you can find the theatre districts?
(i.e. "The Little Mermaid" marquee that is still up between the Lunt and the American Eagle on 46th Street).
#2"Easter Eggs" in theatre district?
Posted: 7/21/17 at 5:19pm
^you've jinxed it now. That poster will soon be replaced by a mural of Violet Chachki.
#3"Easter Eggs" in theatre district?
Posted: 7/21/17 at 5:22pm
Maybe not quite so egregious but in a similar vein there is definitely still a billboard for JERSEY BOYS at the August Wilson just off Times Square.
BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#4"Easter Eggs" in theatre district?
Posted: 7/21/17 at 5:30pm
The bronze plaque inside the lobby of the Shubert Theatre dedicated to the original Broadway production of A CHORUS LINE many are oblivious to:
#5"Easter Eggs" in theatre district?
Posted: 7/22/17 at 1:46am
An illustration of my above example:
Taken just this week.
Phantom4ever
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/17/07
#6"Easter eggs" in theater district?
Posted: 7/22/17 at 2:51am
When a show runs as long as Jersey Boys, it will be a while before all remnants of it are scrubbed clean. I recall a Les Miserables/Phantom advertisement right by the Hudson Theater for many years after the original Miz closed in 2003. Always made me sad to see it.
The Oriental Theater in Chicago left a "Wicked" poster/wall covering in the lobby that's been there since the Chicago sit-down closed.
#7"Easter eggs" in theater district?
Posted: 7/22/17 at 10:19am
aces25 said: "What are some neat easter eggs you can find the theatre districts?
(i.e. "The Little Mermaid" marquee that is still up between the Lunt and the American Eagle on 46th Street)."
Where is the Little Mermaid marquee? I've never seen it and can't find it using Google Maps street view.
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- Craig Hepworth, What's On Stage
BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#8"Easter Eggs" in theatre district?
Posted: 7/22/17 at 10:54am
The G subway station on Clinton-Washington in Brooklyn still has a poster advertising Jesse Tyler Ferguson in FULLY COMMITTED which opened on Broadway this time last year.
Emmaloucbway
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/16/11
#9"Easter Eggs" in theatre district?
Posted: 7/22/17 at 11:02am
Some Metro-North Harlem Line stations still have poster ads up for On The Town.
#11On the Town
Posted: 7/22/17 at 1:16pm
That Chorus Line plaque was a nice find. Brought back memories of when I saw the show and my seats were actually almost right where I sat for it years ago. A very special day at the theater.
#12Marquee
Posted: 7/22/17 at 1:44pm
Lot666 said: "aces25 said: "What are some neat easter eggs you can find the theatre districts?
(i.e. "The Little Mermaid" marquee that is still up between the Lunt and the American Eagle on 46th Street)."
Where is the Little Mermaid marquee? I've never seen it and can't find it using Google Maps street view.
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If coming out of the front of the Lunt-Fontanne, there's a small ally on your left. It's up fairly high in that ally on the left hand side against the actua LF building
#13Marquee
Posted: 7/22/17 at 2:13pm
Similar to the Chorus Line one, there's a plaque commemorating the opening of the original Les Mis (I believe) on the sidewalk in front of the Imperial (I believe).
I also think it's fun to see when Broadway theatres still have their old names inscribed on the building. I know the Al Hirschfeld and the Helen Hayes still their old names carved in the exterior.
Emmaloucbway
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/16/11
BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#16Marquee
Posted: 7/22/17 at 5:00pm
BrodyFosse123 said: "Similar to the Chorus Line one, there's a plaque commemorating the opening of the original Les Mis (I believe) on the sidewalk in front of the Imperial (I believe).
Yup. Directly in front of the entrance of the Imperial Theatre and on the sidewalk:"
That's cool! Does anyone know the story behind who put it there? The theater? The city? The producers? Are there plaques for any other shoes?
ARTc3
Broadway Star Joined: 8/5/13
BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#18Marquee
Posted: 7/22/17 at 5:44pm
Wait! Didn't the original Les Miserables play at The Broadway?
Good point. The original Broadway production of LES MISERABLES opened at the Broadway Theatre in 1987 then transferred over to the Imperial Theatre in 1990 where it ran until it closed. I assume the plaque is in front of the Imperial Theatre because that's where the show ended its long run.
KathyNYC2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/2/10
#19Marquee
Posted: 7/22/17 at 7:09pm
aces25 said: "What are some neat easter eggs you can find the theatre districts?
(i.e. "The Little Mermaid" marquee that is still up between the Lunt and the American Eagle on 46th Street).
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My friend and I just went to look for it. It's not there. We looked all over the alley. Maybe it came down when Charlie moved in.
#20Marquee
Posted: 7/22/17 at 7:40pm
KathyNYC2 said: "aces25 said: "What are some neat easter eggs you can find the theatre districts?
(i.e. "The Little Mermaid" marquee that is still up between the Lunt and the American Eagle on 46th Street).
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My friend and I just went to look for it. It's not there. We looked all over the alley. Maybe it came down when Charlie moved in.
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Yes it is. I literally showed a friend it 5 mins ago because it was fresh in my head from this post. It's a little hard to see. You have to be facing the side of the Lunt-Fontanne (on the sidewalk with the back of the American Eagle store on your right) and look way up to the top of the building. It's not a huge marquee but it's definitely there
#21Marquee
Posted: 7/22/17 at 7:50pm
Just found a pic of it online.
http://golny.leeds.ac.uk/operetta/lunt-fontanne-theatre-newyork/
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#23Marquee
Posted: 7/22/17 at 8:47pm
The statues of Ethel Barrymore, Mary Pickford, Marilyn Miller, and Rosa Ponselle that were restored a few years ago after years of deteriorating behind the old TGI Friday's signage over on 46th Street.
http://www.playbill.com/article/statues-of-leading-ladies-ethel-barrymore-marilyn-miller-mary-pickford-and-rosa-ponselle-restored-in-times-square-com-214598
morosco
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/10/04
#24Marquee
Posted: 7/23/17 at 10:09am
Every night at 7:45, and Wednesday and Saturday afternoons at 1:45, the Paramount Building, at 1501 Broadway, between West 43rd and West 44th Streets in Times Square sounds "chimes" that play a short rendition of George M. Cohan's ''Give My Regards to Broadway". A call to the curtain for theatergoers.
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#25Marquee
Posted: 7/23/17 at 10:32am
phantomcrazy14 said: "I don't know if it's still there, but there used to be a sign for Daddy Long Legs on the side of the Davenport Theatre facing the parking lot (where on a side note, there seems to always be someone waving that orange flag without fail at all hours of the day)
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I saw that last month and was thinking "Didn't that close already?"
And I also think the Stephen Sondheim theatre still has the Henry Miller's Theatre name on it as well.
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