SUNSET BLVD. to transfer to Broadway — Page 22

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "gibsons2 said: "Should have been all black cover with either red or glossy black Playbill letters."

.......Playbill doesn't work that way outside of very rare special events, which I'm sure are printed at a high premium.

No Playbill design is selling mass amounts oftickets."

I understand. Just expressing my wishful thinking. I love a beautifully, uniquely designed show bill.

I appreciate that Broadway Flash appears to at least be authentic and they aren't toxic and rude like SOME members here. I say this with love Broadway Flash though and I'm trying to help you, the reason why you seem to rub people the wrong way is because you do post A LOT and often (not always) it does feel like you could try a bit harder to filter or think a little harder before you post. For example, in the west end next to normal thread you asked the question about why they are eager to bring to Broadway. Let me show you what ChatGPT says about your post. I think if you could think a little harder to think about the messaging or use ChatGPT to help you, you could improve the quality of your posts and have an easier time here.




ChatGPT question if I pretend to be you looking for feedback: "I want to post this on a broadway message board about transferring the musical next to normal from west end to broadway. "Why is he so eager to get this to New York? It feels like this whole project was aimed at Broadway the whole time. Is it the cash he’s after??" What do you think about this?

ChatGPT said:

Your message comes across as questioning the motivations behind bringing Next to Normal from the West End to Broadway, but it might come off as a bit accusatory, especially with the mention of "cash." If you want to spark a productive discussion, you could try framing it in a more neutral tone while still expressing your concerns. For example:

"Does anyone else feel like the plan was always to bring Next to Normal to Broadway? I wonder what the driving motivation is behind this transfer. Is it purely artistic, or are there financial reasons at play?"

This way, you're still questioning the intent but in a way that invites conversation rather than potentially putting people on the defensive.

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I think most people who read your post understand that the economics of Broadway and a show like next to normal recognise that it's unlikely that 'cash' is the primary motivator for bringing next to normal for Broadway. But if you at least can rephrase your posts so it shows genuine curiosity, questioning and a willingness to learn I think people will be more forgiving.

Updated On: 9/13/24 at 02:47 AM

Oh I knew the Brits would come to my defense! And I post a lot because I have so much to tell you all! But only on the threads that I’m interested in, I don’t even click on most of them. As far as the director of next to normal is concerned, he gets the money no matter what. Don’t the creatives get 10% of the gross? He asked Jenine Tesori to get Tom Kitt to hand over the rights. It doesn’t seem like he was that familiar with the piece to begin with. All he sees is dollars and cents.

If you're talking about the Ignore Message Board Users function, when you click on the link it tells you exactly what it does:

"Use the form below to block a user on the BroadwayWorld.com Message Boards. You can block either individual posts, threads started by, or both. Note: if you block posts, you can still see them on the reply screen."

Updated On: 9/13/24 at 08:54 PM

Not sure if we'll know this until first preview, but the tickets in the orchestra start at Row A and I'm wondering if that will truly be the first row or if they are using Row BB or AA for lottery or rush, therefore not showing it on Seatgeek?

Additionally, did Spamalot and/or New York New York seating start at Row A? I'm trying to approximate my view on 'view from my seat'.

Updated On: 9/15/24 at 09:48 AM

Move in to the theatre day and first day of tech

Nicole Scherzinger, Jamie Lloyd on 'Sunset Boulevard' Broadway Revival



https://variety.com/2024/legit/news/nicole-scherzinger-sunset-boulevard-broadway-revival-interview-jamie-lloyd-ageism-1236150212/#recipient_hashed=bcb67c2711d628387f045db3518221bd5ed178f4e4c2f399d0538a827b1aa7ad&recipient_salt=04f4c96625f0da735542bcec5f6a7b2ae30c104b0600175621c5a99e27a72d09&utm_medium=email&utm_source=exacttarget&utm_campaign=newsalert&utm_content=552560_09-19-2024&utm_term=284729

$45 digital lottery through Lucky Seat, $45 TodayTix digital rush AND in-person rush will be offered.

The show will also offer $45 SRO tix beginning 10/22

Bwaygurl2 said: "Dolly80 said: "Broadway Flash said: "It looks like they’ve pulled the stage out"

As in built it out further into the house? That’s exactly what they did in London"

I hope I'm wrong but that could cause sightline issues at the St. James. Lots of people complained about Into the Woods playing so much at the very front of the stage because that part is often blocked by heads in the mezzanine. I'm sitting at the end of the row so hopefully it won't be an issue for me."

I sat third mezz for woods and sitting there on Oct 2nd again. Didn’t miss a thing. I would think the orchestra side or side mezz would miss the video screen. We’ll see hope this doesn’t turn into another PV issue like Tommy

Going tonight and can't wait. It's been a while since I've done a first preview performance. Does anyone know if they had an invited dress last night?

Going tonight and soooooo excited…this is the first time I’m going to the truly first preview of a show. I did go to the reopening of Company, but technically it had already played a few performances before the shutdown so I’m not sure it counts. I walked by the theatre before, gift baskets were being delivered and I could see the house staff congregating inside. The next 2 hours of waiting are gonna be rough!!