#1
Posted: 2/15/15 at 12:10pm
Anyone know of a goodreads equivalent for theater? Where you can keep track of all the shows you've seen, including giving them a personal rating?
Goodreads equivalent for theater?
#2
Posted: 2/15/15 at 12:36pm
A notebook?
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#3
Posted: 2/15/15 at 12:55pm
#4
Posted: 2/15/15 at 1:04pm
I have all of my shows on an excel sheet. I find it so embarrassing, but I live too "in the present" when I go see shows so I tend to forget a lot of things. It's always nice to go back and see when I saw them and what theatre they were in, etc. I'll have to give that Playbill thing a try.
#5
Posted: 2/15/15 at 1:06pm
I track all of mine in an Excel sheet as well. I don't believe the Playbill Memory Bank allows you to track regional theater and tours, which is why I personally don't use it.
#6
Posted: 2/15/15 at 1:08pm
^Well, that saves me from signing up then! Glad I'm not the only one who does it!
#7
Posted: 12/26/19 at 8:10pm
Doesn't something like this exist? Or is in beta mode? I remember seeing something about a letterboxd/goodreads for theatre app being tested but can't for the life of me remember the name.
edit: I want to say it was made by the same people who did ShowScore or maybe was inspired by SS, but is *not* ShowScore.
Updated On: 12/26/19 at 08:10 PM
#8
Posted: 12/26/19 at 8:54pm
Playbill Memory Bank did exist but it was taken off the Playbill website a few years ago.
#9
Posted: 12/26/19 at 8:57pm
seahag2 said: "Doesn't something like this exist? Or is in beta mode? I remember seeing something about a letterboxd/goodreadsfor theatre app being tested but can't for the life of me remember the name.
edit: I want to say it was made by the same people who did ShowScore or maybe was inspired by SS, but is *not* ShowScore."
I recall this. They plugged it here on the board but it was in beta testing and only for Apple users so I didn't get to try it. Not that long ago either.
I wanna just lament a money for Stage Agent from facebook. Anyone use that a few years ago? THAT was a great app on facebook that allowed you to keep a history of everything you have ever seen including where and when as well as let you not when you have been in or worked on a production of something as well. Post reviews, see your compatibility with other facebook friends. Ugh, that was the best. May it RIP.
#10
Posted: 12/26/19 at 9:12pm
I am relieved to read the responses here and discover I am *not* the only one who tracks my theater-going in a spreadsheet!
(I'm up to 60 this year, and it's easier than you'd think to lose track)
(I'm up to 60 this year, and it's easier than you'd think to lose track)
#11
Posted: 12/26/19 at 9:39pm
Another spreadsheeter here. I add a new tab for each year.
#12
Posted: 12/26/19 at 11:46pm
seahag2 said: "Doesn't something like this exist? Or is in beta mode? I remember seeing something about a letterboxd/goodreadsfor theatre app being tested but can't for the life of me remember the name.
edit: I want to say it was made by the same people who did ShowScore or maybe was inspired by SS, but is *not* ShowScore."
I believe it's Mezzanine the theater diary. Still just beta in iOS
http://www.theaterdiary.com/
#13
Posted: 12/27/19 at 12:52am
Rosette3 said: "seahag2 said: "I believe it's Mezzanine the theater diary. Still just beta in iOS
http://www.theaterdiary.com/"
Man, I am still waiting for the Android version. This app looks amazing.
#14
Posted: 12/27/19 at 12:54am
THAT'S the one. And same DoTheDood. I am on their mailing list I think for updates but I can't recall getting any. They might be going to my junk mail. Bookmarked the page to make check ins on it every now and then.
#15
Posted: 12/27/19 at 3:46am
I’m a beta tester for Mezzanine Theatre Diary. It’s a good app that works well and does exactly what it’s supposed to, but like Playbill Memory Bank, it doesn’t include regional theatre and tours, which I attend quite a lot of. I also use a spreadsheet. I’d be more inclined to use Mezzanine more if it expanded beyond Broadway.
#16
Posted: 12/29/19 at 12:22am
Thanks for the help, everyone! I was able to download the test version of Mezzanine on my iphone. I like the layout but agree with what has been said - I wish it took into account tours and regional productions. Of course, you can add in your own productions but I would hope the official version has at least some of the more major non-Broadway productions available in the drop-down search. I also wish you could 'add friends' and read their reviews and experiences at a show (If they so choose to make these reviews public).
#17
Posted: 12/29/19 at 1:58am
Anyone care to share an already formatted spreadsheet? I'd love to keep track of shows I've seen!
#18
Posted: 12/29/19 at 10:38pm
I use a (free) app called Airtable to keep track of mine. It's accessible via browser and mobile app, and I like that I can set different columns as specific types of data, like multiple choice/price/free response. The only thing this screenshot doesn't show is that I also have a column for city and who I saw it with. Feel free to PM me for a link to the base table if you want to use it!
#19
Posted: 12/30/19 at 7:40pm
Create an account at Show-Score.com, and rate each show after you see it. Plus, you can see what your friends are seeing and liking (or not liking) by checking out their reviews. Show-Score also allows you to add shows to your wish list, and you can ask for alerts when tickets go on sale or prices are within a range you specify. You can check out people’s reaction to any show, which is handy especially for early previews.
Updated On: 12/30/19 at 07:40 PM
#20
Posted: 12/30/19 at 8:17pm
macnyc said: "Create an account at Show-Score.com, and rate each show after you see it. P"
I think the issue people were having is that Show-Score doesn't allow you to rate shows outside NYC i.e. regional or tours with very few exceptions.
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