Getting Engaged at Broadway Shows- Page 2

[mordav]

Posted: 6/1/13 at 7:08am

I am wondering what the man says to the woman beforehand to explain that they are about to go on the stage, without letting the cat out of the bag.

[gchris11]

Posted: 6/1/13 at 7:45am

If I recall correctly, it happened at Godspell at least twice.

[LimelightMike]

Posted: 6/1/13 at 9:25am

When I saw GHOST, that happened. Two people at the rear of the orchestra were called up onstage. Cameras were going-off, it was put on YouTube. By the couple AND the show. It was VERY awkward...

[SamIAm2]

Posted: 6/1/13 at 10:17am

When I die, I want my ashes to be spread around home plate at Yankee Stadium. That's sort of the same thing, isn't it?

[RaisedOnMusicals]

Posted: 6/1/13 at 2:20pm

This is contained in the "packages" section on the show's website (link below):

ROYAL PROPOSALS

Begin your "happily ever after" on stage after CINDERELLA! For no cost, pop the question to your Princess or Prince Charming in front of a kingdom full of audience members! Make it even more memorable with an optional post-show celebration for friends and family, where cast members might stop by to say congratulations to the happy couple.

Call (88 701-3000
A Royal Proposal

[ThisOrThat]

Posted: 6/1/13 at 2:52pm

Do these proposals happen AFTER the show? I have never witnessed this. As a theater-goer who pays about $150 per ticket, I would rather my experience NOT include some non-show related event.

Once I saw a show and the cast members asked for donations afterward (Chris Rock was starring). At church sometimes, politicians show up during service. I have since stopped going to that church.

Personally, although I am happily single, I think it's nice when proposals are done privately. I've never understood the whole public proposal thing. And if ya do a YouTube search, you'll find some that didn't go as planned.

[RaisedOnMusicals]

Posted: 6/1/13 at 3:46pm

They are done right after the curtain calls, with the entire cast on stage, and there are one or two videos on line. Apparently, the cast has a great time with these, and so does the audience. I think they've done three or four since the show opened.

[lovebwy]

Posted: 6/1/13 at 4:04pm

Proposing to someone at a Broadway show is the most arrogant, boorish thing I can think of. If you do it, you likely a loser with no sense of propriety.

[yankeefan7]

Posted: 6/1/13 at 4:06pm

drammamamma - I agree with you 100%. I proposed to my wife at secluded part of beach while the sun was setting. I thought that was more romantic than at a Broadway show but like you said "to each their own".

[lovebwy]

Posted: 6/1/13 at 4:08pm

If I were the one being proposed to, I would say NO. You took this very private important moment in our lives and put it on display for a bunch of strangers? Forget it, Charlie.

Also, if I were an actor on stage and this happened after a curtain call, I would storm off stage and throw things at the stage manager like Patti after Noises Off.

Updated On: 6/1/13 at 04:08 PM

[ThisOrThat]

Posted: 6/1/13 at 5:27pm

RaisedOnMusicals - Thanks for answering.

[ThisOrThat]

Posted: 6/1/13 at 5:29pm

lovebway - LOL! I agree with you.

[all that jazz]

Posted: 6/1/13 at 6:17pm

"If I were the one being proposed to, I would say NO. You took this very private important moment in our lives and put it on display for a bunch of strangers? Forget it, Charlie"

Are you living in the same century as I am? Proposals today are everything but private, grooms are constantly looking for the most flashy and creative way to propose, and for many brides the more spectacular the better. Of course, just like the weddings themselves, while most people wish for them to be extravagant affairs, there are also those who prefer them to be more intimate and simple, but I would assume those people are in the minority.

[lovebwy]

Posted: 6/1/13 at 8:54pm

I can understand doing in front of family, or friends- I would never do that myself, but it's fine. But I think to do it in strangers who have paid $200 dollars to see a play is sickening. Who the **** do you think you are, anyway? Charles and Lady Di? Anyone who does that I hate.

[all that jazz]

Posted: 6/1/13 at 9:27pm

If you don't enjoy it, that's fine. But there many people who do, that's why they all cheer and applaud when the person says yes. I've never seen a proposal done at a Broadway show, but I've seen them done in restaurants and it's something really exciting to witness.

[binau]

Posted: 6/1/13 at 9:38pm

[grumpyoptimist]

Posted: 6/2/13 at 11:12am

Priscilla, Queen of the Desert actively marketed proposal packages as well. It was playing when New York legalized gay marriage, so I understand it became pretty popular to propose at the show.
Priscilla's wedding packages

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 6/2/13 at 11:22am

I had no idea shows were marketing proposal packages. Interesting.

Reggie, if someone wants to propose in the theater, fine, but I still think it's a bit odd. Just like I think the flash mob proposals are weird. But as Jane2 said, each to his own.

[MaddieBB12]

Posted: 6/2/13 at 7:04pm

According to Jordan Roth on twitter, it happened after Kinky Boots today. Was anyone there?