No HELLO, DOLLY gypsy robe ceremony coverage?
No HELLO, DOLLY gypsy robe ceremony coverage?
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
No HELLO, DOLLY gypsy robe ceremony coverage?#1
Posted: 4/24/17 at 7:18pm
Not even that was allowed?
No Hello Dolly Gypsy Robe ceremony coverage?#2
Posted: 4/24/17 at 7:25pm
This... And as others have posted, no opening night red carpet arrivals. Why not?
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
No Hello Dolly Gypsy Robe ceremony coverage?#3
Posted: 4/24/17 at 7:27pm
This is sad. It is a beautiful tradition and I have always enjoyed watching the different productions doing their celebration.
Broadway Star Joined: 10/29/14
No Hello Dolly Gypsy Robe ceremony coverage?#4
Posted: 4/24/17 at 8:08pm
It is a bit of a turn off that there is no coverage. Hopefully they were still able to have the ceremony.
No Hello Dolly Gypsy Robe ceremony coverage?#5
Posted: 4/24/17 at 8:55pm
I was thinking the same thing. With all the credits the ensemble members have, I was curious as to who was selected.
No Hello Dolly Gypsy Robe ceremony coverage?#6
Posted: 4/24/17 at 9:12pm
Jennifer Foote was awarded the Gypsy Robe. I wish we were getting a little more photos and press coverage of this production that focused more on the production and not so much on Bette. There was also no drawing from Squigs that is featured on Broadway.com before a show opens. It just seems odd to me.
No Hello Dolly Gypsy Robe ceremony coverage?#7
Posted: 4/24/17 at 9:49pm
Could Rudin be sidelining some money for Hello Dolly press towards his other failing shows? Or maybe he simply wants it to be more of a secret.
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
No Hello Dolly Gypsy Robe ceremony coverage?#8
Posted: 4/24/17 at 9:52pm
What are his failing shows? And why would coverage of the gypsy ceremony cost him money? Isn't it usually some queen with a camera? ( No disrespect .. I wish that queen were me)
No Hello Dolly Gypsy Robe ceremony coverage?#9
Posted: 4/24/17 at 10:00pm
And there's no b-roll either? What the heck is up with the press team?
EDIT: Well, there is this.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/21/fashion/hello-dolly-bette-midler-party.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Ftheater&_r=0
No Hello Dolly Gypsy Robe ceremony coverage?#10
Posted: 4/24/17 at 11:56pm
All these things people are mentioning missing in this thread aren't things shows do for fun. They're done to generate press and stoke interest in order to sell tickets. This show doesn't need to sell tickets so they're not doing anything.
People are forgetting that this is the same exact strategy Rudin employed with THE BOOK OF MORMON. Everything was kept under lock and key to preserve the feeling of it being an "event" in the theater. That's what he's replicating here.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
No Hello Dolly Gypsy Robe ceremony coverage?#11
Posted: 4/24/17 at 11:58pm
DAME said: "What are his failing shows? And why would coverage of the gypsy ceremony cost him money? Isn't it usually some queen with a camera? ( No disrespect .. I wish that queen were me)
"LOL
No Hello Dolly Gypsy Robe ceremony coverage?#12
Posted: 4/25/17 at 12:09am
somethingwicked said: "People are forgetting that this is the same exact strategy Rudin employed with THE BOOK OF MORMON. Everything was kept under lock and key to preserve the feeling of it being an "event" in the theater. That's what he's replicating here."
Yeah, but weren't there way more red carpet and opening night party photos for Mormon?
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/24/12
No Hello Dolly Gypsy Robe ceremony coverage?#13
Posted: 4/25/17 at 1:05am
HeleneIsASlut said: "Jennifer Foote was awarded the Gypsy Robe. I wish we were getting a little more photos and press coverage of this production that focused more on the production and not so much on Bette. There was also no drawing from Squigs that is featured on Broadway.com before a show opens. It just seems odd to me. "
Squigs posted on Twitter that he was sorry, but he couldn't get a ticket to the show. So that is why there was no drawing.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/4/09
No Hello Dolly Gypsy Robe ceremony coverage?#14
Posted: 4/25/17 at 7:24am
May I ask, what is the Gypsy Rose ceremony?
No Hello Dolly Gypsy Robe ceremony coverage?#15
Posted: 4/25/17 at 7:30am
Stage Door Sally said: "May I ask, what is the Gypsy Rose ceremony?
"
http://www.actorsequity.org/AboutEquity/GypsyRobe/gypsyrules.asp
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
No Hello Dolly Gypsy Robe ceremony coverage?#16
Posted: 4/25/17 at 11:21am
Are there any social media pics? The cast is starting to put things .
No Hello Dolly Gypsy Robe ceremony coverage?#17
Posted: 4/25/17 at 11:34am
somethingwicked said: "All these things people are mentioning missing in this thread aren't things shows do for fun. They're done to generate press and stoke interest in order to sell tickets. This show doesn't need to sell tickets so they're not doing anything.
People are forgetting that this is the same exact strategy Rudin employed with THE BOOK OF MORMON. Everything was kept under lock and key to preserve the feeling of it being an "event" in the theater. That's what he's replicating here."
Who buys tickets because of photo coverage of the Gypsy Robe ceremony?
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
No Hello Dolly Gypsy Robe ceremony coverage?#18
Posted: 4/25/17 at 4:07pm
Not me.
No Hello Dolly Gypsy Robe ceremony coverage?#19
Posted: 4/25/17 at 5:01pm
givesmevoice said: "Who buys tickets because of photo coverage of the Gypsy Robe ceremony?"
People who intended to buy them and forgot it was open already/out of previews/etc.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/4/09
No Hello Dolly Gypsy Robe ceremony coverage?#20
Posted: 4/25/17 at 5:06pm
Wow, that's a really cool tradition!
Broadway Star Joined: 10/29/14
No Hello Dolly Gypsy Robe ceremony coverage?#21
Posted: 4/26/17 at 10:59am
It is a beautiful ceremony that has been going on for years and I have always enjoyed the pictures and coverage BWW has been able to provide. It is a real shame that Hello , Dolly wasn't included in the coverage. This would only have appealed to aficionados and has nothing to do with promotion or image of the show. Gee... I hope the company os allowed to participate in other community events.. like the fundraisers and baseball games.
Updated On: 4/26/17 at 10:59 AMBroadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
No Hello Dolly Gypsy Robe ceremony coverage?#22
Posted: 4/26/17 at 2:30pm
I did see gypsy robe photos for this show. Everyone was standing around the passarel.
Now if I could only remember where I saw it...
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