Let's talk merch.- Page 2

[Chrysanthemum62001]

Posted: 4/8/07 at 11:38pm

Those shirts are amazing. I picked up a Grey Gardens one (which I love their merchandise) and a Wedding Singer one. If they all start making shirts that soft, I'm gonna buy one from every show.

I also want to mention how cool the Company cap is. I love that it says "Does anyone still wear a hat" on the back. Too cute.

[dramaqueen2]

Posted: 4/9/07 at 12:10am

i collect show shirts. so i always buy one.
and have started to always buy window cards as well, as i like to frame them and have them signed also. =)
if i really am loving a show, i'll get the program also.

but sometimes i go nuts if i'm obsessed. like at jersey boys and spring awakening. theatre splurges happen, it's okay.

[TheActr97J]

Posted: 4/9/07 at 4:48am

I have the most ridiculous show shirt collection of anyone I know. I'm kind of legendary for it. I go to school for musical theater, so I wear them all the time to dance classes.

chinkie, I love Lauren's Sweeney shirt! I wear it all the time!

[Jyn326]

Posted: 4/9/07 at 7:47am

Speaking of soft shirts, I love the gray logo shirt at Spring Awakening. It is the most comfortable shirt I own. I bought the cast recording at the show, knowing full well I could get it cheaper at a store. But I knew I wouldn't be going into a music store while in NYC and we have a severe lack of musical cd options in my town.

I was pretty happy with the shirts option at Les Miserables, also. When I saw the tour in 2001 they had this ugly gray shirt with Cosette's face taking up the whole front. I thought it was tacky looking. I like the one I got this year better. The black shirt with a smaller version of Cosette, the French colors, and the NYC skyline. To me, it doubles as a Les Mis and a New York souvineer.

[bwaygal1]

Posted: 4/9/07 at 7:50am

The most unusual item I saw was at GG-a throw with the logo on it. It's lovely (and awfully expensive).
I haven't bought too much at shows of late. (Don't do the autograph thing)
Once the souvenir brochure comes out for GG, I'll probably spring for that. Also, I'm considering an unsigned window card for GG to frame and hang. (It's my absolute favorite show.)

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 4/9/07 at 10:10am

I take it that all of you folks who regularly buy tons of this stuff don't live in Manhattan?

I hardly have enough room to keep my Playbills in my apartment, let alone anything else that is not for daily purposeful use.

[GYPSY1527]

Posted: 4/9/07 at 10:24am

I don't consistantly purchase any merchadise aside from programs from shows I adore. I spend enough of my own money on tickets and I usually get the playbill autographed by the cast so its perfectly enough for me!

[jv92]

Posted: 4/9/07 at 10:46am

Usually a souvenir program, but that's only if I really love the show. Other than that, nothing. I could care less if I walked around wearing a show logo or a catchphrase. (Though I was tempted to buy the Great Big Stuff t-shirt at DRS. Didn't have enough money, plus I only would have worn it once.)

[misschung]

Posted: 4/9/07 at 10:49am

I have to confess that I never buy the programs. I always get a tee shirt - I have more than I need, but I like stuff that I can wear. I bought some stuffed animals and keychains at the Lion King too, lol

[AudreyTwoTwo]

Posted: 4/9/07 at 11:56am

I have the killer rabbit from Spamalot, his name is Monty. I have an umbrella from Wicked. I wanted the umbrella from Spamalot but my mom couldn't find it anywhere. I also have Bruiser from Legally Blonde and the green monkey from Wicked.

I tend to collect the stuffed animals and name them after characters, actors, or nicknames for characters. My monkey is named Chistery, my other monkey from Drowsy Chaperone is named Bob Martin (well, that can go either actor or character. But I meant actor.), and my cow from Rent is named Pookie.

I buy a shirt from every show I go to pretty much. I buy the programs every once in a while, but I usually see shows before they make the progams.

[Heybeenfood]

Posted: 4/10/07 at 1:35pm

I spend enough money on tickets, so I feel no urge to buy overpriced crap.

[jordangirl]

Posted: 4/10/07 at 1:49pm

Depends on the show. When I was in high school and came up with a group on a study tour (saw ACL, Starlight, Les Mis, and The Fantasticks) and then I bought the programs for every show where they were offered. Now I'm a lot pickier. When I saw Wicked the first time ~ the ticket was a birthday present from my parents ~ I bought myself (as a belated present) the Elphaba necklace and earrings set (I've since lost the earrings...still have and sometimes wear the necklace).

Since I've been in NYC though, I haven't bought a lot. I bought (though not at the show cause they didn't do the at show merchandising) the window card for The Vertical Hour which is signed by the whole cast and will be framed at my next paycheck. And the last time I saw Spelling Bee I bought the "Can you please use that in a sentence?" t-shirt because really, what teacher doesn't need that? But I'm now very picky about what I buy.

I do have signed playbills from every time I saw TVH (10), from Grey Gardens, from A Moon For the Misbegotten, and from The Year of Magical Thinking. Those are getting frames as well. Though gradually.

Updated On: 4/10/07 at 01:49 PM

[Mamie]

Posted: 4/10/07 at 1:58pm

I just get a little magnet from each show. My fridge front is almost completely covered now and I'm starting to work on the sides. If a show doesn't have a magnet, I'll make one from something else they might have. I remember one show had large pins, but no magnets. I bought one, removed the pin from the back and glued in a small magnet. I just don't have the room to keep things beyond the fridge!

I do have a small collection of autographed Playbills from the shows I really loved. That's it.

[Weez]

Posted: 4/10/07 at 6:14pm

I try not to buy merchandise, because I'm a horrible little packrat of a person who loooooves to get complete sets of things. If I buy one of those shiny lovely souvenir brochures for one show, I have to buy them for every show, and I spent enough on the damn tickets, frankly. It's a pretty easy MO to stick to here in the UK, because I have to pay out money for a prograame, but sometimes my Playbills look a little sad next to my programmes.

However, I'm a sucker for a cool t-shirt, especially if it's a show not around in the UK. I don't necessarily like the show logo stuff so much, but I love my I-L-O-V-E shirt to pieces, and I thought my 'Wicked' baseball tees were pretty awesome until the West End transfer. (I still like them and wear them, I just won't take them within thirty miles of London now. ^_^) Although sometimes I will like a show logo shirt. My favourite and my best is my 'Sweeney Todd' one. Also I'd really really really love a 'Spring Awakening' logo babydoll, but BroadwayNewYork.com won't ship internationally, and eBay and Dress Circle just plain don't have 'em. I really really wish I'd decided to buy one while I was actually, y'know, IN New York, as opposed to a week later. XD

[ashbash1990]

Posted: 8/5/07 at 1:34pm

I've got a question about the GG tote (still available on broadwaynewyork.com), is it big? will it hold at least a textbook and a planner? I'm thinking of buying one for School...

[Not Barker, Todd.]

Posted: 8/5/07 at 1:36pm

One show I totally slurged at was Grey Gardens. So much good stuff! And I made sure to buy a window card for each show I saw in NY.

[The Boy From Ohio]

Posted: 8/5/07 at 1:57pm

Souvenir program & magnet always (if available). When I'm old I want to remember what I saw.

Mamie - Good ideal about making your own magnet's, thanks.

[shiz_student94]

Posted: 8/5/07 at 1:59pm

"Yeah, I shelled out 25.00 for a WEDDING SINGER program at the Marquis Theater Store."

That is INSANE!! I got mine for $15 at the Circle Theatre or Theatre Circle store, whatever it's called. And this was AFTER the show had closed.

I basically do playbills, magnets, shirts, and programes signed by the OBC if they are available. Plus I have considered doing window cards, but I have no idea what to do with them! Suggestions welcomed. Haha.

Updated On: 8/5/07 at 01:59 PM

[IdinaBellFoster]

Posted: 8/5/07 at 4:06pm

I bought the stuffed "Over the Moon" cow at Rent.

At Wicked, my friend and I both bought the classic black Wicked logo t-shirt, on her credit card. They only charged us for one.

Thats what you get when you ask $35 for a t-shirt.

[EganFan2]

Posted: 8/5/07 at 4:16pm

I always get a t-shirt. When I don't have to wear my work clothes (ie., plain button up blouses and slacks as I work in an office) then a show shirt is what I have on.
Updated On: 8/5/07 at 04:16 PM

[shiz_student94]

Posted: 8/5/07 at 4:28pm

Does anyone know if they are selling the Legally Blonde programe at the theatre? I found it off their official site, but don't know if it's actually available yet. I'd assume so. If anybody knows if they have it at the merchandise cart, or even at one of those pricey-er broadway shops, please post. A price, too would be more than appreciated =]

[ElFantasma14]

Posted: 8/5/07 at 4:37pm

I used to buy t-shirts every show I go went to, but then I realized that I never wore them, so I've stopped that. I still like my "GREAT BIG STUFF" shirt cause it goes with a dress shirt that I allready had, and I like the Wicked shirt featuring the "defying gravity tour" list on the back. I also have a Phantom sweatshirt that glows in the dark, and I will definatley be buying one of those cool Xanadu t-shirts! I absolutely love getting window cards and getting them signed by the cast. I usually frame them and hang them up around the house. Programs are nice too.
Updated On: 8/5/07 at 04:37 PM

[jordangirl]

Posted: 8/5/07 at 5:02pm

My biggest bargain? My 110 umbrella. I got it the last day (when it was raining and I'd left my regular one at school on Friday). They were usually $25, but the merch guy sold it to me for $15 because of a little bit of the orange being scratched off. Such a bargain!! :) (I'd post it regular too, but I can't figure out how to post more than one pic.)

[TWSFan4Ever]

Posted: 8/5/07 at 5:23pm

shiz_student94, yes, they are selling the Legally Blonde souvenir program (w/ white drawstring bag) at the theatre.

[AvenueQResident]

Posted: 8/5/07 at 5:59pm

A program and a keyring. I do try to avoid buying the soundtrack as they're expensive, but I'll end up purchasing one if I fall in love with the show.