Palace Theatre: Home of WEST SIDE STORY

[BRDWYrobb]

Posted: 1/5/09 at 7:06pm

[BustopherPhantom]

Posted: 1/5/09 at 7:09pm

Why are they still using the logo from the film?!

Wouldn't Laurents have done something about this by now? Why would he want his show to be connected to a film he hated?

[ljay889]

Posted: 1/5/09 at 7:13pm

Only the font is really the same. It's not like he's using the stairs and dancing people.

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 1/5/09 at 7:13pm

Seeing that marquee, I am totally missing Legally Blonde and Aida.

It's alright but not great.

[Schmerg_The_Impaler]

Posted: 1/5/09 at 7:15pm

I know it was intentional, but I don't really like the way it looks like the font doesn't... fit on. It almost looks like an ill-fitting photoshop job. But really, the marquee doesn't matter. It's West Side Story!

[blaxx]

Posted: 1/5/09 at 7:17pm

Why are they still using the logo from the film?!

Movie logo = recognizable = tourists = money = good

[broadwayman17]

Posted: 1/5/09 at 7:29pm

Slightly off topic, but I wonder who's gonna take that Mel Brooks' spot where all the Producers/Young Frankenstein ads have been

Updated On: 1/5/09 at 07:29 PM

[Brick]

Posted: 1/5/09 at 7:36pm

blaxx, you got it.

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 1/5/09 at 7:40pm

Looks OK, i preferred Legally Blondes

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 1/5/09 at 7:41pm

Jeez, they sure got the Liza stuff down fast.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 1/5/09 at 7:43pm

I think the Palace marquee is my least favorite in all of Broadway. I've always thought that if you were a tourist and had no real knowledge of Broadway you'd never be 100% sure which show was actually playing at the palace with the three ads so close together.

[orangeskittles]

Posted: 1/5/09 at 9:00pm

It's so disturbing to read posts that say Legally Blonde is better than West Side Story. I know you mean the posters, but still, yikes.

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 1/5/09 at 9:13pm

erm no one has said that
i said i prefer the LB MARQUEE
I liked LB as a dumb fun piece pf fluff it was very entertaining however West Side Story is a masterpiece and one of my all time faves.
This is a thread about the marquee not the show, please read comments before commenting on them yourself.

[allofmylife]

Posted: 1/5/09 at 9:21pm

It really all depends oh now they DO West Side Story. I haven't been overwhelmed yet, but I'll give it a fair shot (although I also loved seeing Legally Blonde up there.)

And, hey, Laura Belle Bundy looked swell at the Hairspray closing.

[orangeskittles]

Posted: 1/5/09 at 9:21pm

I know you mean the posters, but still, yikes.

Please read comments before commenting on them yourself.

[rjjn]

Posted: 1/5/09 at 9:40pm

I sorta like it, and people will recognize the font instantly, which will draw a passerby audience.

[wonderfulwizard11]

Posted: 1/5/09 at 9:46pm

I actually really like it.

[ThankstoPhantom]

Posted: 1/5/09 at 9:51pm

I think Beauty and the Beast used a lot more of the above-marquee space back in its day. I agree....right now it's very hard to properly distinguish which show is there from a distance.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 1/5/09 at 9:54pm

I agree with CATSNY.

The Palace marquee is very unrecognizable as it is literally squeezed between two other random marquees for shows that aren't playing at the Palace...

[Pianolin717]

Posted: 1/5/09 at 9:57pm

I like it! Simple, yet chic

[ThankstoPhantom]

Posted: 1/5/09 at 9:58pm

Here's an example of the marquee before they decided to rent out half of it.
All Shook Up

[Drunk Chita Rivera]

Posted: 1/5/09 at 10:11pm

I like it. I'm SOOOOOOOOOOO excited for West Side Story.

[KirbyCat]

Posted: 1/5/09 at 10:18pm

Is it me, or is that just a tarp that's been printed on? Because, most shows use a thick peice of translucent plexiglass, or something... Right?

[TheActr97J]

Posted: 1/5/09 at 10:51pm

!!!!

I love it! I've been waiting for the first pictures since the day the production was announced!

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 1/5/09 at 11:01pm

The Palace used to be a Palace and more visable from
Times Square, but Times and Perception have changed.
Let's see some pics of the Old Palace: