How important is BroadwayWorld to Broadway? — Page 6

You are wrong Blaxx it was March 31, 2009. I will keep thoughts of kindness and hope for your happiness and well being for you tonight Blaxx. I hope that you have a wonderful, successful week in your job, school, or with your family. Whatever you do that gives you happiness and pride, I hope it makes you extra happy this week.

Thank you, love! Sorry you did not want to play along, I had no clue when or where you were made fun of.

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Why would you say those words to me? What did I do to you ever?

So...you're better than everyone here, is what you're saying.

So a lot of the posters on here are "snarky and mean-spirited," but your post wasn't?

And you're misinformed about industry people "reading this board for laughs." The industry insiders I know of may get a kick out of the ridiculous cattiness that can pop up every now and then (who doesn't?), but that doesn't mean they don't read threads, particularly comments on out of town tryouts or previews. Doesn't mean they make any changes at all based on what we say, but they're also not exactly sitting on their high horses, thumbing their noses at us for caring about theater or posting our opinions on the shows we see.

Let's get real, this board has no effect on what happens on Broadway. But it is breezed through and read by some theater insiders.

Updated On: 4/15/13 at 12:33 AM

Short answer; no, the Broadway World boards has no bearing on what happens on Broadway.

Longer answer; message boards in general, but particularly this one, are either avoided or made fun of by industry professionals. I'm facebook friends with two well-known directors in particular who are constantly posting threads from this site onto each other's walls and quoting specific posts mockingly.

We are Broadwayworld. We are legion. We do not forgive. We do not forget. Expect us.

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More like "V" for Vendetta, besty.

"I'm facebook friends with two well-known directors in particular who are constantly posting threads from this site onto each other's walls and quoting specific posts mockingly."

Many of the greatest "well-known" directors have flops on their resumes, flops for which they were in good measure responsible. I guess mocking legitimate criticism of their shortcomings is a way of salving their egos ---- a very immature way --- but that won't make their work any better, or invalidate the criticism of it.

Wholly aside from the odiousness of it, I don't think biting the hand that feeds you makes good business sense, though it happens all the time in the world of the theatre. One day that hand may just decide to stop feeding you.

On that day "well-known" directors, authors, et al. may not be laughing so hard.

Dave - your stats are fascinating. Where did you make them up? Er, I mean find them?

-- all the performers that check twitter every day for info on themselves.
-- 90% of performers google themselves
-- Only 10 people posted on this thread (Try FOUR times that)

I don't actually disagree with much of what you said, just your choosing of "facts".

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Many of the greatest "well-known" directors have flops on their resumes, flops for which they were in good measure responsible. I guess mocking legitimate criticism of their shortcomings is a way of salving their egos ---- a very immature way --- but that won't make their work any better, or invalidate the criticism of it.

Truer words were never spoken.

Of course they're going to mock the posters on here. Because the fact is many criticisms leveled at various shows on here have a lot of truth to them.

The truth hurts, and we all know how thin skinned people in the industry can be.

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Updated On: 4/15/13 at 08:02 AM

I hear if you Google yourself too often, you'll go blind.

I wonder if we can ask any of the lurkers here to verify that.

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So you were upset by the comment too then.

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I would think that the news coverage provided by the site is very important.

The message boards, just candy for the mind.