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If there was a Broadway Museum, what would you like to see on exhibit?
#25re: If there was a Broadway Museum, what would you like to see on exhibit?
Posted: 7/4/05 at 12:31pmGavroche, that would be better. I've always wanted to play the Timpani.
#26re: If there was a Broadway Museum, what would you like to see on exhibit?
Posted: 7/4/05 at 12:36pm
Up In Lost: Yes, that's the one. It was pretty amazing to watch.
All hail Norma's mansion!
MusicalDirector109
Leading Actor Joined: 5/16/03
#27re: If there was a Broadway Museum, what would you like to see on exhibit?
Posted: 7/4/05 at 12:38pm
Carol Channing's "Dolly" red dress
Up In Lost
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/05
#28re: If there was a Broadway Museum, what would you like to see on exhibit?
Posted: 7/4/05 at 12:39pm
Lol. NO hailing can happen! No picture showed up. 
Mythus
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/16/04
#29re: If there was a Broadway Museum, what would you like to see on exhibit?
Posted: 7/4/05 at 12:39pmI beg to differ, jasonf, I think one of the most exciting/interactive displays would be Sweeney Todd. Just imagine...
#30re: If there was a Broadway Museum, what would you like to see on exhibit?
Posted: 7/4/05 at 12:44pm
Hailing may now commence!
Up In Lost
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/05
#31re: If there was a Broadway Museum, what would you like to see on exhibit?
Posted: 7/4/05 at 12:46pmThere we go. :: Quietly hails. ::
Beergoggles
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/30/05
#32re: If there was a Broadway Museum, what would you like to see on exhibit?
Posted: 7/4/05 at 12:48pm
the helicopter from Saigon
Audrey 2
The frame from Cabaret
I like the idea of a phantom boat ride... would be well cool. Like a ghost train lol
Ghosts of Broadway theatre exhibirion
The Barricades- but a climbing frame!
Up In Lost
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/05
#33re: If there was a Broadway Museum, what would you like to see on exhibit?
Posted: 7/4/05 at 12:51pmHow awesome would Tooey be? It'd be neat to have them explain how the whole puppetry of it works.
#34re: If there was a Broadway Museum, what would you like to see on exhibit?
Posted: 7/4/05 at 12:51pmEvery single show's playbill would be cool and you can purchase old playbills...
To Kill A Mockingbird
#35re: If there was a Broadway Museum, what would you like to see on exhibit?
Posted: 7/4/05 at 12:56pm
Also, Carol Channing has expressed an interest in being a tour guide.
Well, not really, but it would be cool.
Joelbeans
Stand-by Joined: 5/9/05
#36re: If there was a Broadway Museum, what would you like to see on exhibit?
Posted: 7/4/05 at 12:56pmIsn't there a library in Lincoln Center or somewhere in NYC that you can go in and watch original videos of past shows. They have like every show. ALl you have to do is give the name of the show that you want to watch, go into a booth and then you watch it.....
Up In Lost
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/05
#37re: If there was a Broadway Museum, what would you like to see on exhibit?
Posted: 7/4/05 at 12:59pmIt's be neat to have a revivals section. Like, with recordings of the originals, then the revivals. They could also do pictures, Playbills, and costumes from the originals and revivals. Same thing for shows and movies.
Up In Lost
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/05
#38re: If there was a Broadway Museum, what would you like to see on exhibit?
Posted: 7/4/05 at 12:59pm
#39re: If there was a Broadway Museum, what would you like to see on exhibit?
Posted: 7/4/05 at 12:59pmJoel the Billy Rose collection at the NY Library for the performing arts has a large collection of video recordings, but hardly "every play." Also, it's not open to the general public, you have to be a student, performer, writer or get special permission to watch.
#40re: If there was a Broadway Museum, what would you like to see on exhibit?
Posted: 7/4/05 at 1:04pmMythus -- you get to sit in the chair, a wax Sweeney comes up behind you, lowers his arms over your head, moves them back and forth, and then the chair dumps you down a slide right into the gift shop - where of course they sell pies....
#41re: If there was a Broadway Museum, what would you like to see on exhibit?
Posted: 7/4/05 at 1:05pmOk, so maybe I like the idea of a Broadway theme park :) Someone said having Audrey Two -- I'm thinking that would be a great gateway entrance into the museum. C'mon, it's Broadway, if we can't make OUR museum a big spectacle, then no one should be able to!
gavrochegirl
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/16/05
#42re: If there was a Broadway Museum, what would you like to see on exhibit?
Posted: 7/4/05 at 1:30pm
I'm giving an example to be more clear...
For DRS, you could have a replica of Lawerence's villa and walk around on it...for Spelling Bee, you could have a little competition area with bleachers...for Rocky Horror, you could have Furter's lab.
Kind of like a role play game! 
#43re: If there was a Broadway Museum, what would you like to see on exhibit?
Posted: 7/4/05 at 2:10pm
I think we should have a shrine to Idina Menzel and call it a day.
I'd like to see something on Ethel Merman, anything.
#44re: If there was a Broadway Museum, what would you like to see on exhibit?
Posted: 7/4/05 at 2:36pm
Props, costumes, small set pieces and archival recordings would be the coolest to see (and hear). Some of these are actually in the Smithsonian collection already... and some would be a blast if they actually were:
Mrs. Lovett's Act II dress from Sweeney Todd
A plate of egg rolls from the original Gypsy
Stephanie Mills' silver shoes from The Wiz
The bottle of Elixir of Egypt from the original Oklahoma
The pot of gold from Finnian's Rainbow
A dancer's original finale costume from A Chorus Line
Robert Morse's little paperback book from How To Succeed...
Gertie Lawrence's dress from The King and I
Patti LuPone's balcony and her white dress from Evita
Original bottles from the "bottle dance" in Fiddler
Len Cariou's trick razor from Sweeney Todd
Carol Channing's red Dolly dress
Gaylord & Magnolia's costumes from Show Boat
The long dance bar from "Hey Big Spender" in the first Sweet Charity, complete with maniquins in costume leaning on it
Elphaba's hat and broom from Wicked
Andrea McArdle's half-locket from Annie
The list could go on and on, and SHOULD go on and on... But I'd love to buy a ticket if there WAS such a museum.
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Jon
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/20/04
#46re: If there was a Broadway Museum, what would you like to see on exhibit?
Posted: 7/4/05 at 3:32pm
Folks - there already is an excellent Broadway memorabilia exhibit at the MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK - on Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street. They have many original costumes, props, set models, sketches, posters, sheet music, personal items belonging to the Gershwins, Cole Porter, Rodgers & Hammerstein, etc.
There is a wonderful "Mrs. Lovett" doll that Hal Prince gave to Angela Lansbury as an opening night gift.
#47re: If there was a Broadway Museum, what would you like to see on exhibit?
Posted: 7/4/05 at 3:32pmA collection of every dress worn during "Rose's Turn" from every actress who played Momma Rose. (Merman, Lansbury, Lavin, Daly, Peters...etc.)
#48re: If there was a Broadway Museum, what would you like to see on exhibit?
Posted: 7/4/05 at 5:34pmIf there was a Broadway museum all those rooms would be very VERY expensive. Maybe they could have one room that they would change to represent a different musical. They'd have it as Sweeney for awhile then change it to Follies and just change it every couple of months. That way you get repeat business from theatre locals who would come to see memorobilia and props and such that wouldn't normally be on display. I would also think that use of media systems like I have seen at the Globe Theatre's museum would be a great idea. I would just hate to see it just be a tourist trap if we had a bunch of rooms like phantom, etc...
#49re: If there was a Broadway Museum, what would you like to see on exhibit?
Posted: 7/5/05 at 12:33am
How about an exhibit featuring the gypsy robes from year to year. Another room devoted to set models. Of course the museum cafe would have to serve Mrs. Lovitt's pies, a lot of spam, magic beans, etc.
Ooh, they could get the big inflatable ho that they used to decorate the theater for the Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public.
LuvBroadwayHugs
Broadway Star Joined: 6/20/05
#50re: If there was a Broadway Museum, what would you like to see on exhibit?
Posted: 7/5/05 at 10:56amI say they take the Phantom Chandelier from the Majestic for our exhibit and buy a new one since the one in there is nearly ancient and takes about 5 minutes to fall lol
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