Fleet Week and Broadway Shows....

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Fleet Week and Broadway Shows.... #1

Posted: 5/22/08 at 9:16pm

Hello. When I was in NYC last May 2007, I arrived during the last day of Fleet Week. How much, if any, are Broadway grosses affected by the influx of uniformed personnel?? Would anyone care to share any stories or anecdotes of their reactions to particular Broadway shows? Inquiring minds want to know. from RC in Austin, Texas... (NYC Here I come: June 10-13)...

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Updated On: 5/22/08 at 09:16 PM

[thetinymagic2]

re: Fleet Week and Broadway Shows.... 'Anchors Aweigh'#2

Posted: 5/22/08 at 10:11pm

The fleet is mostly given comps.

[jordangirl]

re: Fleet Week and Broadway Shows.... 'Anchors Aweigh'#2

Posted: 5/22/08 at 10:18pm

I know it keeps me out of the theatre district as much as possible. I find the majority of them wandering around worse than the average tourist. YUCK. I'll stay away until they're back on their ships.

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[once a month]

re: Fleet Week and Broadway Shows.... 'Anchors Aweigh'#3

Posted: 5/22/08 at 10:18pm

Ahhhh! I love Fleet Week. All those whites! I always try to see a show or two this time of year. My favorite time in NYC, leading up to the Tony Awards!

[iluvtheatertrash]

re: Fleet Week and Broadway Shows.... 'Anchors Aweigh'#4

Posted: 5/22/08 at 11:38pm

I've got a thing for sailors. Wish I was in New York right now... Would definitely be the time to see SOUTH PACIFIC.

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[Wanna Be A Foster]

re: Fleet Week and Broadway Shows.... 'Anchors Aweigh'#5

Posted: 5/23/08 at 12:25am

I saw them roaming around the theatre district last night, and YUM!

I love 'em.

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[uncageg]

re: Fleet Week and Broadway Shows.... 'Anchors Aweigh'#6

Posted: 5/23/08 at 12:25am

I was there one year for fleet week and didn't notice a lot of sailors in the theaters. But they were everywhere when I left the the shows.

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[adamgreer]

re: Fleet Week and Broadway Shows.... 'Anchors Aweigh'#7

Posted: 5/23/08 at 11:22am

There were a number of them on Letterman last night.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

re: Fleet Week and Broadway Shows.... 'Anchors Aweigh'#8

Posted: 5/23/08 at 11:36am

I wish the gay ones would wear pink hats or something, so we knew which we could flirt with.

"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad

"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)

[uncageg]

re: Fleet Week and Broadway Shows.... 'Anchors Aweigh'#9

Posted: 5/23/08 at 11:44am

Yes, Letterman always has them in his audience. And always does something like the Sarah Jessica entrance, which worked out well and was a reference to the Sex...the City fleet week episode.

It seems the gay ones don't have to wear pink, just go into the bars from what I am told. I hear they wear their uniforms to the gay bars. I haven't seen any sailors in the bars in Hell's Kitchen but my friend says he sees a lot of sailors in the village bars during fleet week.

Just give the world Love. - S. Wonder

Updated On: 5/23/08 at 11:44 AM

[burnsy]

re: Fleet Week and Broadway Shows.... 'Anchors Aweigh'#10

Posted: 5/23/08 at 12:00pm

[Fosse76]

re: Fleet Week and Broadway Shows.... 'Anchors Aweigh'#11

Posted: 5/23/08 at 3:48pm

"Hello. When I was in NYC last May 2007, I arrived during the last day of Fleet Week. How much, if any, are Broadway grosses affected by the influx of uniformed personnel?? Would anyone care to share any stories or anecdotes of their reactions to particular Broadway shows? Inquiring minds want to know. from RC in Austin, Texas... (NYC Here I come: June 10-13)..."

What makes you think they would be any different from any other tourist? Are they supposed to react differently to Avenue Q than someone who isn't in the armed services?

As for grosses, generally speaking, they don't create a large increase in attendance at Broadway shows.