Nicki Cochrane! Nicki Cochrane!

This is for the old timers who have been on the board for awhile.

Last night at Jelly's Last Jam they had a talk back after the show. The woman sitting next to me went to use the bathroom before the talk back started.

I thought she had returned and I turned around and it was Nicki Cochrane. I said to her that the seat is taken. She starts off with "there isn't a coat or anything saying anyone is sitting there. l told her she better get up before she becomes too comfortable andshe cops an attitude. The actual person who is sitting there comes back and at this point NC isn't happy but gets up. There is another seat open and she asks me with the attitude "Is anyone sitting there?" I told her I wasn't her usher and that I have found her extremely rude for years.

People around me thought I was coming down on this poor old woman with her bags full of garbage. I actually had to explain who she was.

At this point if the pandemic didnt get her I don't think anything will. Has anyone else still been seeing her around?

Updated On: 3/2/24 at 07:58 PM

Huss417 said: "At this point if the pandemic didnt get her I don't think anything will. Has anyone else still been seeing her around?"


My goodness.

The article gave me such indigestion. I feel like platforming this behavior and making her into some kind of quirky folk hero is exploitative and bad journalism.

The rudest and most disrespectful person in NYC. It is absolutely mind boggling that some folks are still trying to turn her into some adored figure.

She once refused to get up out of front row seats (plural because she took up an additional seat with her heaps of garbage) which had been reserved for military veterans who were getting a special callout at the performance. She only moved when one of them got in her face and I threatened to call the police on her.

And remember the old days when it seemed like nearly every Off-Broadway company would have a fun "first preview" party that was open to the public, post-show? A chance to mix and mingle, discuss the show, often with free food? It was a great way to build community with New York theatergoers. Nicki is THE reason everyone stopped doing them. She would come with DOZENS of Tupperware containers and empty entire platters of food into them. Literally would clear out the entire spread of appetizers so she could stock her own fridge. This is of course, in addition to harassing performers and theater staff at said parties with her notorious lack of boundaries. There is a reason why she is banned from so many places (its WAY more Off-Broadway theaters than the two mentioned in the article. I've had a producer hold a show for 10 additional minutes in order to remove her because he refused to have her in the audience. And I believe she is banned from EVERY papering service, not just Will Call Club. She often has her son try to reserve tickets for her, or make up fake names for profiles. But every time she does so, the box office staff flags it. She has gone through quite a few pseudonyms). She is an absolute menace.

I've just realized who she reminds me of.



Except they're much more endearing.