Has Spring Awakening been collecting for Broadway Cares since the strike ended?

[mikem]

Posted: 12/7/07 at 10:26am

I heard that Spring Awakening did not collect for Broadway Cares on Wednesday evening or last Thursday. Were those just weird exceptions or have they given up on collecting at all? Also, does anyone know which cast members are doing the actual collecting?

[kikki327]

Posted: 12/7/07 at 11:26am

i was the show last friday night and jonathan and lea came onstage after the show and made a speech about bc/efa. there were cast members collecting at the door but the only one i saw was gerard.

[Yero my Hero]

Posted: 12/7/07 at 12:24pm

I think the collecting is over. In the past two weeks, I've seen THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION, PETER & JERRY, THE RITZ, and IS HE DEAD? and none of these shows made any announcement or asked for donations at the door.

[popular_elphie]

Posted: 12/7/07 at 12:31pm

Didn't collect yesterday.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 12/7/07 at 12:39pm

It has nothing to do with SPRING AWAKENING.

Since the strike ended, I have seen THE SEAFARER, THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION, THE RITZ, SPELLING BEE, CYMBELINE, THE GRINCH, THINGS WE WANT, and DIE MOMMIE DIE! and the only show that has collected was DIE MOMMIE DIE! (two nights ago).

[robbiej]

Posted: 12/7/07 at 12:46pm

Well...for FARNSWORTH, CYMBELINE & SEAFARER, the all opened this week...and the collection usually starts after a shows official opening. Don't know if they're going to join the collecting.

[Cape Twirl of Doom]

Posted: 12/7/07 at 12:53pm

I think the collecting is over

Nope, the collections period was extended two weeks because of the strike. It will now last until Dec 16.

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 12/7/07 at 1:02pm

Spelling Bee was collecting when I went two weeks ago.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 12/7/07 at 1:06pm

Oh. I went this past Tuesday night (three nights ago) and they did not collect.

[mikem]

Posted: 12/7/07 at 3:34pm

My understanding is that shows that are in previews at the beginning of the collection period typically do not collect at all (although there are exceptions), and shows that were not affected by the strike stopped collecting last week, which was the scheduled end of the collection period. That explains just about all of the non-collection described in this thread, but it doesn't explain the erratic collecting at Spring Awakening, though.

[Rotel1026]

Posted: 12/7/07 at 3:45pm

I was in NYC this past week and Glorious Ones, Pygmalion, The Ritz, Young Frankenstein, Xanadu and Wicked all collected money for BC.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 12/7/07 at 3:49pm

DIE MOMMIE DIE! was not affected by the strike and they collected two nights ago.

[Lorelai]

Posted: 12/7/07 at 3:52pm

Curtains is also still collecting.

[mywonderwa11]

Posted: 12/7/07 at 4:39pm

I was in the city last week and Legally Blonde, Xanadu, Young Frankenstein, The Color Purple, and Spring Awakening were all collecting.

My favorite was last Friday night (11/30) when Jonathan Groff was giving his Broadway Cares speech...

"And we have these...TATTOOS! They're...removable! You can remove them with...water..."

lol I made fun of him at the stage door for that and he laughed.

LBB's Broadway Cares speech last Sunday was also entertaining and in Cheyenne's after Xanadu he gave a shout out to Patti Murn for it being her first performance as Kira/Clio...he's sweet.

[Cape Twirl of Doom]

Posted: 12/7/07 at 5:03pm

and shows that were not affected by the strike stopped collecting last week

I know for a fact that YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, which was not affected by the strike, is collecting tomorrow night.

[Trailer Trash Jones]

Posted: 12/8/07 at 4:54pm

Spring Awakening decided not to continue past the original collection date, despite the fact that they missed almost 3 weeks during the strike. That is so lame of them, given what a hit Broadway Cares is taking. They had the potential to really make a difference, but I'm told on pretty good authority that the majority of actors just don't care.

YF is still collecting. Even though they weren't affected by the strike, they started late.

[StageGuy99]

Posted: 12/8/07 at 5:19pm

Saw Little Mermaid the friday after teh strike ended and they were not collecting, which goes along with the shows in previews not collecting.

[brainlessorwise]

Posted: 12/8/07 at 5:25pm

"They had the potential to really make a difference, but I'm told on pretty good authority that the majority of actors just don't care."

I find this hard to believe. I don't know that many actors but the ones I do take BCEFA very seriously and they care a lot.

[broadwayjim42]

Posted: 12/8/07 at 5:55pm

I can only vouch for the December 1st matinee of "The Ritz", but they were collecting. Beyond the usual buckets, they were selling signed posters, the BCEFA holiday CD and auctioned off a "Ritz" bathrobe for $250.

[obsessedjb]

Posted: 12/8/07 at 6:38pm

They were collecting today at A CHORUS LINE.

[jake6970]

Posted: 12/8/07 at 6:40pm

I don't know any authority that can speak for the majority of actors. They don't know what the majority does or doesn't care about.

[uncageg]

Posted: 12/8/07 at 6:43pm

Yes, Curtains is still collecting. hey did on Wednesday afternoon when I saw it. David Hyde Pierce gave a wonderful speech after the curtain call. He had everyone in the palm of his hand and they ran for the red buckets to donate. It was nice to see.

[Traci]

Posted: 12/8/07 at 6:58pm

Avenue Q collected on December 2nd

[Trailer Trash Jones]

Posted: 12/8/07 at 9:45pm

"I don't know any authority that can speak for the majority of actors. They don't know what the majority does or doesn't care about."

I know someone in the show who said there was very little interest and those who were passionate about it, couldn't convince the majority. Obviously, someone is putting the kibosh on it or they'd still be collecting.

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 12/9/07 at 12:01am

Since there was a Strike and collecting was interupted, I see no excuse for any show, even those in previews not to collect to make up the slack.
A little more time and a chance for the audience to see the actors "out of character" and helping people in need is never out of place.
Boo to the companies not helping out.
I hope none of them ever get sick and need help.