Mezzanine Theater Diary - Beta 9

As an Android user, dang. I am following your Twitter for any updates about that version. Honestly even having a list of all the shows I've seen and list of what other people have seen would be really cool to see. Hope to see more of this soon

I'm going through and adding all my shows now (which is going to take a really long time!); this is very cool! 

I wonder if there's a way to add a counter of some sort (to either count my total number of shows, or my total by year, or both). 

DoTheDood said: "As an Android user, dang. I am following your Twitterfor any updates about that version. Honestly even having a list of all the shows I've seen and list of what other people have seen would be really cool to see. Hope to see more of this soon"

Third here. I'd love something like this. Is this going to cover all kinds of theatre, just NYC/Broadway+Off Broadway, or something in between? I only ask because I tend to see a lot in NY and regionally here in New England.

Totally understand. Perhaps I can find a way to make that initial import more efficient eventually. Thanks for trying it out anyway.

I expect to add more social elements before long. Viewing others' diaries and lists (if public) will be one of the first such features.

A quick question, since you're basically my ideal user (if not for the onerous import task) - is there anything you capture on your lists that I'm not collecting in the app?

astorian_ofthe_heart said: "This looks fantastic! I'd love a better way to streamline my history of shows that doesn't involve notes or tedious google docs lol. The social aspect would be fun too. I really like writing theatre reviews, so this would at least help me keep everything in one place. Looking forward to trying!"

Exactly what I was trying to replace!

Regarding the reviews - are they something you would share in the app or do you think of them as private? I expect I will need some setting to control this per-user (or maybe even per-review), but interested in your perspective as a fellow review writer.

benpackard said: "Exactly what I was trying to replace!

Regarding the reviews - are they something you would share in the app or do you think of them as private? I expect I will need some setting to control this per-user (or maybe even per-review), but interested in your perspective as a fellow review writer."

I, for one, love sharing my reviews. I post them on my blog, and I'm an active member of Show-Score. However, I think it's very important to do exactly what you said, make it an option to show reviews or not. It would be really great if we could control the visibility of each review. As an actor, I don't want someone to see my takedown of a production before I've had the chance to edit it and make it constructive and meaningful instead of a bunch of ranty notes lol. But yeah, I would personally like the ability to share my reviews on the app.

benpackard said: "l”A quick question, since you're basically my ideal user (if not for the onerous import task) - is there anything you capture on your lists that I'm not collecting in the app?"

 

I also like to keep track of venues, theatre companies, directors, and playwrights!

astorian_ofthe_heart said: "I, for one, love sharing my reviews. I post them on my blog, and I'm an active member of Show-Score. However, I think it's very important to do exactly what you said, make it an option to show reviews or not. It would be really great if we could control the visibility of each review. As an actor, I don't want someone to see my takedown of a production before I've had the chance to edit it and make it constructive and meaningful instead of a bunch of ranty notes lol. But yeah, I would personally like the ability to share my reviews on the app."

Very helpful, thank you! 

I just signed up! I use Letterboxd all the time, an app like that for theater would be so useful, right now all I have is a Google Doc.

 

ETA: I really like the way the app works and the layout, my only suggestion would be to add Off-Broadway shows. Or is this only supposed to be for Broadway shows? I see way too many Off-Broadway shows to send all the missing titles. Maybe you can get all that info from Playbill.com or various companies like Signature, Playwrights Horizons, Second Stage, etc.

Updated On: 7/9/19 at 07:34 PM

Cape Twirl of Doom said: "I really like the way the app works and the layout, my only suggestion would be to add Off-Broadway shows. Or is this only supposed to be for Broadway shows? I see way too many Off-Broadway shows to send all the missing titles. Maybe you can get all that info from Playbill.com or various companies like Signature, Playwrights Horizons, Second Stage, etc."

Yep definitely want to get Off-Broadway in there, probably my second priority after West End. Unfortunately it just takes a long time to get everything added (1,500 productions so far). I'm also working on a feature for entering your own shows and productions on your diary rather than having to suggest them. Not sure when that will be ready but it is something I want in there soon.

Thanks for trying out the app and for your feedback!