Marriage proposal during or after a Broadway show

Most shows are willing to accomodate this kind of thing. I would htink this would need to go through the company stage manager, since it involves the actors and their time. And I don't think they will do it BEFORE a show, but after curtain calls.

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CINDERELLA!! They have had several proposals, which fit perfectly with the last scene of the show. There is something on the show's website about the procedure.

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Really proposing in the middle of a performance?? Wow and amazed.

Do it at the top of the ESB.

To contact the stage manager you can send mail directly to the theatre with their name on it (I believe Ira Mont is still the Production Stage Manager), or simply "Cinderella Stage Management" or something to that effect. The person who gets the mail for the theatre, I would assume it's who ever is on duty at the stage door or the box office, will pass it along to the proper person.

That is correct. That is why I gave the email address I did a few posts up.

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If someone proposed to me at THE FANTASTICKS I would automatically say no.

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I don't get it either, but lots of folks do it -- and public engagements are here to stay. Now if folks put as much into the relationship as they do into popping the question.

Heck, now even asking someone to the PROM is an event.

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Propose in the restroom by Bethesda Fountain in Central Park, far more romantic.

I don't want to see these public proposals here or on the Today Show etc etc.
Keep your private life private.

Thanks for all the replies everyone - I know it's not for everybody but she is the type of person who would love this kind of proposal!

Anyway, Cinderella said they don't do them anymore and she would know something was up if we went to the Fantasticks as it's really not the sort of show we would go and see!

Any other advice appreciated and I understand and respect the opinions of those who said they wouldn't like or do it :)

I have to agree that it seems kind of mean-spirited to trap total strangers into watching your engagement because they happened to be seated near the middle of a row when they went to see a musical or play and people on both sides of them decided to stay and watch the proposal afterward rather than leaving. The steps in Times Square does seem like a much kinder suggestion for those around you (who can then watch or not), while still maintaining the proposal-in-public angle and excitement-of-New-York angle that would be there in a theater.

To add even more public display to a proposal in times square, you could go into that store that is next to the steps (not sure of the name - maybe American Outfitters?) that lets people have their pictures taken and then add a message and display it on their large billboard outside the store that is visible from the TKTS steps. You could go in there separately from your partner, have them make a proposal message to her from you for the billboard, and then sit on the steps together, people-watching, and she could see the proposal message pop up on the giant billboard, at which point when she turns to you in shock, you can propose in person however you want to add to it (e.g. ring or knees or speech or whatever). That would be a very romantic gesture for someone who likes public proposals, but it is still non-intrusive to those around, and it might even result in some nearby strangers cheering for you both when they realize what is happening, if that is the kind of thing you are going for. It could be fun.

Updated On: 12/17/13 at 12:48 PM

Doesn't First Date do proposals?

I have an acquaintance who proposed to his girlfriend on stage after Once. The audience had already left, so it was intimate. He was kind of a jerk, so the engagement was broken.
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Sidenote: I once witnessed a proposal during my small hometown's production of Rocky Horror. The cast and director set it up during The Virgin Games. It was so tacky that it was DELIGHTFUL.