Smoking in Jersey Boys banned in Chicago
Smoking in Jersey Boys banned in Chicago
#1Smoking in Jersey Boys banned in Chicago
Posted: 7/9/08 at 6:02pm
Forgive me if this has been posted:
http://www.imdb.com/news/ns0000002/#ni0258946
When the hell will people stop bitching about every little thing and get a life?!?!?
StockardFan
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/19/08
#2re: Smoking in Jersey Boys banned in Chicago
Posted: 7/9/08 at 6:06pm
That's ridiculous. People are so uptight.
I mean there are cigarettes that blow smoke and look kinda real (I used to teach HS and they did Grease and used them because obviously they don't want teenagers smoking), but still.
KFTC!!!!!
#2re: Smoking in Jersey Boys banned in Chicago
Posted: 7/9/08 at 6:07pmThis is ridiculous. As long as there is notice in the program and lobby about the use of cigarettes in the production, they should be fine.
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
--Aristotle
#3re: Smoking in Jersey Boys banned in Chicago
Posted: 7/9/08 at 6:09pmUnfortunately, they are not fine. There are some other threads floating around where it was made clear that theatrical productions were not excluded from the ban.
'"Contrairiwise," continued Tweedledee, "if it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but as it isn't, it ain't. That's logic."'
~Lewis Carroll
#4re: Smoking in Jersey Boys banned in Chicago
Posted: 7/9/08 at 6:10pm
Yes, I heard this on the news that he was going to go today. Sucks that he got denied.
A little 9 year old girl at the stagedoor (who saw it 4 times in San Fran) complained about them not smoking. She was very smart for a 9 year old.
He's a faker, and you've been taken in by his con. And in doing so, you are enabling him. He is doing more damage to aspergers than papa's words ever could. -Chane/Liverpool on me having asperger syndrome.
Updated On: 7/9/08 at 06:10 PM
#5re: Smoking in Jersey Boys banned in Chicago
Posted: 7/9/08 at 6:15pm
They can't even smoke fake cigarettes??
Well I hope no one in Chicago is doing a Tennessee Williams play!
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
Updated On: 7/9/08 at 06:15 PM
--Aristotle
#6re: Smoking in Jersey Boys banned in Chicago
Posted: 7/9/08 at 6:15pm
The ban came into affect on 1/1/08.
He's a faker, and you've been taken in by his con. And in doing so, you are enabling him. He is doing more damage to aspergers than papa's words ever could. -Chane/Liverpool on me having asperger syndrome.
#7re: Smoking in Jersey Boys banned in Chicago
Posted: 7/9/08 at 6:17pm
Yeah, I am curious to see what happens when the first production decides not to go to/open in Chicago because of this...
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'"Contrairiwise," continued Tweedledee, "if it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but as it isn't, it ain't. That's logic."'
~Lewis Carroll
Updated On: 7/9/08 at 06:17 PM
#8re: Smoking in Jersey Boys banned in Chicago
Posted: 7/9/08 at 6:22pm
Don' recall smoking on 6/25/08. Could have been right after they were asked to stop.
DAMMIT OLD HAT LADY GROUP!!!!
He's a faker, and you've been taken in by his con. And in doing so, you are enabling him. He is doing more damage to aspergers than papa's words ever could. -Chane/Liverpool on me having asperger syndrome.
#9re: Smoking in Jersey Boys banned in Chicago
Posted: 7/9/08 at 7:18pm
How absolutely ricoculous!
Ah yes, smoking was never a part of mainstream culture (and even glamourized). I forgot. That is why critics and viewers praise Mad Men (great show, btw) for being so authentic. Just sayin...
Wildcard
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/21/06
#10re: Smoking in Jersey Boys banned in Chicago
Posted: 7/9/08 at 7:48pmNext, someone will complain about the hard-to-understand Jersey accents and the irritating falsetto voice.
#11re: Smoking in Jersey Boys banned in Chicago
Posted: 7/9/08 at 7:52pmI think Bryan may be the alderman.
He's a faker, and you've been taken in by his con. And in doing so, you are enabling him. He is doing more damage to aspergers than papa's words ever could. -Chane/Liverpool on me having asperger syndrome.
#12re: Smoking in Jersey Boys banned in Chicago
Posted: 7/9/08 at 8:07pmLOL! True 'dat!
Rant, Wickud, Rant, Wickud, Rant! We're not gonna pay Rant! 'Cause everythink is Wickud!
"Leave Walt Disney Theatricals new sparkling production of The Little Mermaid on Broadway alone!!!"
lakezurich will be played by Paul Groves in the BWW musical
"Leave Walt Disney Theatricals new sparkling production of The Little Mermaid on Broadway alone!!!"
lakezurich will be played by Paul Groves in the BWW musical
#13re: Smoking in Jersey Boys banned in Chicago
Posted: 7/9/08 at 8:08pmEither Bryan or you, Lakey.
He's a faker, and you've been taken in by his con. And in doing so, you are enabling him. He is doing more damage to aspergers than papa's words ever could. -Chane/Liverpool on me having asperger syndrome.
#14re: Smoking in Jersey Boys banned in Chicago
Posted: 7/9/08 at 8:09pmWasn't me!
Rant, Wickud, Rant, Wickud, Rant! We're not gonna pay Rant! 'Cause everythink is Wickud!
"Leave Walt Disney Theatricals new sparkling production of The Little Mermaid on Broadway alone!!!"
lakezurich will be played by Paul Groves in the BWW musical
"Leave Walt Disney Theatricals new sparkling production of The Little Mermaid on Broadway alone!!!"
lakezurich will be played by Paul Groves in the BWW musical
#15re: Smoking in Jersey Boys banned in Chicago
Posted: 7/9/08 at 8:10pmOK, must have been Bryan.
He's a faker, and you've been taken in by his con. And in doing so, you are enabling him. He is doing more damage to aspergers than papa's words ever could. -Chane/Liverpool on me having asperger syndrome.
#16re: Smoking in Jersey Boys banned in Chicago
Posted: 7/9/08 at 8:19pmAre they using fake cigarettes now or is the smoking just gone entirely?
#17re: Smoking in Jersey Boys banned in Chicago
Posted: 7/9/08 at 8:20pmThe smoking is completly gone.
He's a faker, and you've been taken in by his con. And in doing so, you are enabling him. He is doing more damage to aspergers than papa's words ever could. -Chane/Liverpool on me having asperger syndrome.
#18re: Smoking in Jersey Boys banned in Chicago
Posted: 7/9/08 at 8:30pmTotally ridonc.
Rant, Wickud, Rant, Wickud, Rant! We're not gonna pay Rant! 'Cause everythink is Wickud!
"Leave Walt Disney Theatricals new sparkling production of The Little Mermaid on Broadway alone!!!"
lakezurich will be played by Paul Groves in the BWW musical
"Leave Walt Disney Theatricals new sparkling production of The Little Mermaid on Broadway alone!!!"
lakezurich will be played by Paul Groves in the BWW musical
#19re: Smoking in Jersey Boys banned in Chicago
Posted: 7/9/08 at 9:58pmThey've also made major changes to "Oh, What a Night." Fake booze. Couldn't they just manage with an unlit joint?
"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt
#20re: Smoking in Jersey Boys banned in Chicago
Posted: 7/9/08 at 10:00pm
"Are they using fake cigarettes now or is the smoking just gone entirely?"
No, they wouldn't (and haven't) use real cigarettes - they've always been fake. I believe it is an Equity rule that you cannot use real cigarettes on stage.
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
--Aristotle
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