Man Smoking Bong on JERSEY BOYS Balcony

[BroadwayEnthusiast2]

Posted: 1/29/09 at 9:30pm

While waiting outside the Neil Simon waiting for the last performance of Hairspray to start, I noticed something peculiar: A man smoking a bong on one of the balconies of the August Wilson. He was on the second balcony to the left wearing jeans, a navy blue fleece, and a baseball cap. Just thought I'd post about to see what people think.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 1/29/09 at 9:33pm

HAHAHA! What the hell...

[Dein Herr]

Posted: 1/29/09 at 9:33pm

Wouldn't you?

[danmag]

Posted: 1/29/09 at 9:34pm

WTF? If you need to get high so badly at Jersey Boys, it seems to me there are much easier ways than to bring a bong in!!! Did he fill it up in the bathroom or what?

Strangest story I've heard today....

[ahmelie]

Posted: 1/29/09 at 9:38pm

So this is allowed in broadway theaters?

tight.

[winston89]

Posted: 1/29/09 at 9:42pm

This story reminds me of the time I was hanging around the Al Hirschfeld after getting a student rush ticket to Tale Of Two Cities, waiting to get in. There was a guy who was a stage hand who was wearing a Govt Mule shirt (a jam band who's fans are also fans of The Grateful Dead). He saw me with a Dead shirt on and we were talking about different shows that we went to and shows that we had listened to etc etc. I got the impression from him that he spends too much time in that lifestyle during his free time. If of course you catch my drift. However, knowing the hardcore fans that these kinds of bands attract it didn't surprise me in at all. It was just kinda funny to be talking with another Dead fan outside the theatre.

The one comment that I had to hold back laughter from was when he said that it would be a bittersweet thing if Hair did take the Al Hirschfeld because he can't get high while enjoying the great tunes in the show.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 1/29/09 at 9:43pm

Yep, you just got that dude fired.

[winston89]

Posted: 1/29/09 at 9:53pm

In what possible way did I get that guy fired. Hell, there was a thread where people were naming two actors who were smoking outside of the Lunt before a performance of Little Mermaid while people were lining up to go inside, and they weren't fired.

And, nothing that the stage hand did was worthy of being fired. If he was doing a poor job, then sure, that would be a perfect reason for firing him. But, talking to someone else (me) who was just hanging around the theatre waiting until they let people in is not a cause for firing someone.

If describing something that a particular person does (stagehand, usher, house manager etc) is a cause for getting someone fired, then you should be saying the same thing to a lot of other people then just me. I am not the only one who has talked about a particular interaction with someone who works at the theatre. I can't count the number of stories I have read on here about a rude usher or a rude house manager etc.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 1/29/09 at 9:55pm

Not you; the OP.

[Dollypop]

Posted: 1/29/09 at 10:01pm

Was there any indication whether the guy with the bong was a member of the audience or accociated with Jersey Boys?

[TheCharleston]

Posted: 1/29/09 at 10:03pm

why are you JUST posting about it now?

[winston89]

Posted: 1/29/09 at 10:07pm

Yankeefan007, Sorry man, it just wasn't that clear to me.

[TheCharleston]

Posted: 1/29/09 at 10:09pm

Now you know how we fill when you write big long posts about your family being lawyers.

[bwaylvsong]

Posted: 1/29/09 at 10:10pm

"why are you JUST posting about it now?"

It must have been that second-hand smoke.

[BigFatBlonde]

Posted: 1/29/09 at 10:10pm

I was at the revival of OH, KAY and the balcony was pretty empty. At one point I looked around and saw two guys "engaging"... SERIOUSLY!

Since the show was so bad and Gershwin doesn't inspire me to acts of sex in public, I left.

Truth to tell those two fella were probably the only ones truly enjoying themselves.

Updated On: 1/29/09 at 10:10 PM

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 1/29/09 at 10:12pm

Was there any indication whether the guy with the bong was a member of the audience or accociated with Jersey Boys?

How could he have been on an outside balcony (fire escape?) if he weren't associated with the show?

Keeping the world safe from community theatres that cut a few lines and from pothead stagehands, BWW vigilante justice strikes again! Updated On: 1/29/09 at 10:12 PM

[TonyVincent]

Posted: 1/29/09 at 10:14pm

Yep, you just got that dude fired.

Shouldn't he be for doing drugs on the job? Are you trying to guilt the OP?

[TheCharleston]

Posted: 1/29/09 at 10:17pm

you CAN smoke more than just pot in a bong...

to assume it was pot is, legally, not fair.

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 1/29/09 at 10:17pm

A BONG?!?
Are you kidding me?
A joint or small pipe is a hell of a lot easier,
Was it a water bong?
Was it John Lloyd Young?
That's Wack.

[Tag]

Posted: 1/29/09 at 10:17pm

Why are we pointing fingers at the crew? It could have been a cast member, an usher, the cleaning staff, etc. And it could have been an actual pipe and not a bong.

[TheCharleston]

Posted: 1/29/09 at 10:20pm

[winston89]

Posted: 1/29/09 at 10:20pm

TheCharleston, You really think that I care at all about what you think?

[Mattbrain]

Posted: 1/29/09 at 10:22pm

John Lloyd Young already left the show.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 1/29/09 at 10:23pm

I thought he got the magical Key to the August Wilson along with the Tony. He can do whatever he wants.

[morosco]

Posted: 1/29/09 at 10:24pm

A mellow usher would be a good thing.