Smoking in Jersey Boys banned in Chicago

[gertiecummings]

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]

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.

[CapnHook]

Posted: 7/9/08 at 6:07pm

This 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.

[Shawk]

Posted: 7/9/08 at 6:09pm

Unfortunately, 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.

[SpellingBeeFan4Ever]

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.

Updated On: 7/9/08 at 06:10 PM

[CapnHook]

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!

Updated On: 7/9/08 at 06:15 PM

[SpellingBeeFan4Ever]

Posted: 7/9/08 at 6:15pm

The ban came into affect on 1/1/08.

[Shawk]

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...

Background links: https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardid=1&boardname=bway&thread=971801

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardid=1&boardname=bway&thread=971707

Updated On: 7/9/08 at 06:17 PM

[SpellingBeeFan4Ever]

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!!!!

[matty159]

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]

Posted: 7/9/08 at 7:48pm

Next, someone will complain about the hard-to-understand Jersey accents and the irritating falsetto voice.

[SpellingBeeFan4Ever]

Posted: 7/9/08 at 7:52pm

I think Bryan may be the alderman.

[lakezurich]

Posted: 7/9/08 at 8:07pm

LOL! True 'dat!

[SpellingBeeFan4Ever]

Posted: 7/9/08 at 8:08pm

Either Bryan or you, Lakey.

[lakezurich]

Posted: 7/9/08 at 8:09pm

Wasn't me!

[SpellingBeeFan4Ever]

Posted: 7/9/08 at 8:10pm

OK, must have been Bryan.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 7/9/08 at 8:19pm

Are they using fake cigarettes now or is the smoking just gone entirely?

[SpellingBeeFan4Ever]

Posted: 7/9/08 at 8:20pm

The smoking is completly gone.

[lakezurich]

Posted: 7/9/08 at 8:30pm

Totally ridonc.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 7/9/08 at 9:58pm

They've also made major changes to "Oh, What a Night." Fake booze. Couldn't they just manage with an unlit joint?

[CapnHook]

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.