Shows tonight (2/3)

[alex2155]

Posted: 2/3/08 at 10:34pm

Just wondering if anyone went to any shows tonight? Just wondering how the crowds were since it was Super Bowl Sunday.

[Cape Twirl of Doom]

Posted: 2/3/08 at 10:43pm

Would Super Bowl fans really have a large crossover with theatre fans? Maybe the answer will surprise me.

[Yero my Hero]

Posted: 2/3/08 at 10:47pm

The orchestra at Spamalot was pretty full. I didn't have a view of the mezzanine.

As soon as people left the theater, I heard lots of people on their cell phones asking for score updates, so there is definitely a slight crossover, although it might be just Monty Python.

[alex2155]

Posted: 2/3/08 at 11:56pm

Also I was thinking that a lot of times women might drag their husbands/boyfriends/whomever to a show and so probably a women wouldn't be mean enough to book tickets for tonight if their guys are big football fans.

[adamgreer]

Posted: 2/4/08 at 12:30am

Spring Awakening cancelled their show this evening, and did a matinee this past Wednesday.

They've also cancelled their Sunday night show the night of the Oscars, and Memorial Day weekend.

I imagine there is more crossover than you think, especially this year with the Giants, a local team, playing. I certainly wasn't seeing any shows tonight. Lots of people who aren't football fans watch the game because it's an "event." People want to talk to their colleagues at work tomorrow morning and not feel left out.

But I generally dislike the assumption that theater fans aren't sports fans. Why can't you love both (as I do)???

I remember one interesting incident the night I was at a Linda Eder concert...the Yankees were playing the Red Sox in the first game of the ALCS, and after every song, the keyboard player would update the audience on the score. It was very funny, and the audience appreciated it.

[wickedfanatic34]

Posted: 2/4/08 at 10:31am

Last year I saw Beauty and the Beast on superbowl sunday and the front mezz and orchestra were compltely full and part of the rear mezz.

[Yero my Hero]

Posted: 2/4/08 at 2:11pm

At Spamalot, Rick Holmes kept ad-libbing score updates as his various characters. Very funny, and I'm sure many people appreciated it.

[luvcaroline]

Posted: 2/4/08 at 2:17pm

Cape Twirl of Doom, To answer your question: my 2 passions are Broadway and football (mostly college, but I like the NFL at playoff time), so yeah, there is some crossover. Granted, I'm probably not a typical example, lol.

[SweetSoprano]

Posted: 2/4/08 at 5:15pm

A Chorus Line was pretty full. Of course, it was a 3pm show, but still...