How to Research Schedules
How to Research Schedules
#1How to Research Schedules
Posted: 3/16/15 at 4:39am
I'm hoping that some of the New Yorkers can tell me how to research a performer's schedule. I'm not talking about the general weekly schedule, such as the main Christine going on for everything but, e.g. Wednesday night and Thursday matinee. Instead, I'm wondering how to find out whether the main performer is scheduled to go on during a particular time period, or is on vacation.
One thing I have noticed is that, when a show announces discount tickets for a set of performances, that's often the time period that the understudies go in. However, beyond this, I'm stymied.
I apologize if this has been covered before. If so, I didn't find the discussion. Instead, I saw a lot of questions about, for instance, whether Ramin and Sierra had firmed up their Les Miz and Phantom schedules yet for which weekly performances they would sit out.
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#2How to Research Schedules
Posted: 3/16/15 at 9:14am
This might be your best bet.
https://twitter.com/understudies
There doesn't appear to be any kind of master calendar maintained by anyone, which is probably for the best.
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LarryD2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/1/14
#2How to Research Schedules
Posted: 3/16/15 at 9:25am
Telecharge or Ticketmaster will usually publish any pre-scheduled absences of a production's major stars. For example, Matthew Broderick is out of IT'S ONLY A PLAY this week, and that information has been available on Telecharge for some time now.
For unplanned absences, there's really no way to know other than conferring with the box office, or checking social media (which isn't always reliable).
neonlightsxo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
#4How to Research Schedules
Posted: 3/16/15 at 10:37amYou can call the box office and ask if [insert performer name] has any scheduled absences coming up. It might not be perfect but if something has been set they'll tell you.
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#5How to Research Schedules
Posted: 3/16/15 at 1:33pm
One thing I have noticed is that, when a show announces discount tickets for a set of performances, that's often the time period that the understudies go in.
I almost always use a discount code when I see shows, and I have never known this to be the case. I've seen understudies at performances where I've paid full price and the full cast at performances where I've been in TDF seats.
The only exception I can think of to this is when I particular star is going to be out for a vacation/ absence, and the producers announce a sale to drive ticket sales (though if it's a big enough star, they'll just cancel performances). Night Music drastically discounted tickets the week Catherine Zeta Jones was out.
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