Theatre Sippy Cup Questions
Theatre Sippy Cup Questions
#1Theatre Sippy Cup Questions
Posted: 3/6/17 at 12:25pm
Hello!
How long does it typically take a show to get a customized sippy cup?
There are a few shows I will be seeing in previews. Will they have the sippy cups available or does it depend on the show? If so, could I buy them without a drink?
A few shows I'll be seeing in previews are:
Groundhog Day, Hello, Dolly!, Anastasia and Miss Saigon.
GreasedLightning
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/11/14
#2Theatre Sippy Cup Questions
Posted: 3/6/17 at 12:29pm
TheSassySam said: "Hello!
How long does it typically take a show to get a customized sippy cup?
There are a few shows I will be seeing in previews. Will they have the sippy cups available or does it depend on the show? If so, could I buy them without a drink?
A few shows I'll be seeing in previews are:
Groundhog Day, Hello, Dolly!, Anastasia and Miss Saigon.
"
It usually depends on the show and/or theater. The logo cups are usually $10+, even if you just get a fountain soda in one. Might as well get the drink if you're paying that for a plastic cup.
nasty_khakis
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/15/07
#3Theatre Sippy Cup Questions
Posted: 3/6/17 at 12:31pm
It depends on the bar company associated. Most Shubert theatres don't get personalized cups.
They won't let you buy one without a drink, even a soda or water if they insist you pour the bottle into the cup like some shows have been doing lately. However, I find if you wait around after the show you'll see people have left them on the floor or on bars/ledges/surfaces all over the theatre. Just grab one and rinse it out in a water fountain quickly.
bwayandstuff
Stand-by Joined: 5/5/16
#4Theatre Sippy Cup Questions
Posted: 3/6/17 at 12:32pm
I have about 6 of these cups and have never paid for them. I just look on the floor after the show is over (the floor is usually littered with cups) and then I just take them home and wash them with soap and water PLUS washing them in the dishwasher. Maybe it's gross but I get free cups! lol
#5Theatre Sippy Cup Questions
Posted: 3/6/17 at 12:52pm
bwayandstuff said: "I have about 6 of these cups and have never paid for them. I just look on the floor after the show is over (the floor is usually littered with cups) and then I just take them home and wash them with soap and water PLUS washing them in the dishwasher. Maybe it's gross but I get free cups! lol"
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!
"Michael Riedel...The Perez Hilton of the New York Theatre scene"
- Craig Hepworth, What's On Stage
MinnieFay
Stand-by Joined: 5/19/16
#6Theatre Sippy Cup Questions
Posted: 3/6/17 at 12:55pm
bwayandstuff said: "I have about 6 of these cups and have never paid for them. I just look on the floor after the show is over (the floor is usually littered with cups) and then I just take them home and wash them with soap and water PLUS washing them in the dishwasher. Maybe it's gross but I get free cups! lol"
As long as you're washing them --- what's "gross" about it? Do you typically throw out your cups and glasses at home after a single use?
Kate Monster3
Stand-by Joined: 6/28/16
#7Theatre Sippy Cup Questions
Posted: 3/6/17 at 12:58pm
Yea I noticed this about Sunset Blvd at the Palace last week. I've been to that theater for 3 different shows now, and they've never had a personalized cup for the show that was playing. At first I just thought it was the show, but now I'm thinking maybe this theater just make the cups for their shows.
#8Theatre Sippy Cup Questions
Posted: 3/6/17 at 3:49pm
Kate Monster3 said: "Yea I noticed this about Sunset Blvd at the Palace last week. I've been to that theater for 3 different shows now, and they've never had a personalized cup for the show that was playing. At first I just thought it was the show, but now I'm thinking maybe this theater just make the cups for their shows. "
Same here. My boyfriend was disappointed when they didn't have a cup with Close's face on it...but that was the first preview. Asked a friend recently to get a cup for us and came back with the same Palace one.
#9Theatre Sippy Cup Questions
Posted: 3/6/17 at 4:10pm
Kate Monster3 said: "Yea I noticed this about Sunset Blvd at the Palace last week. I've been to that theater for 3 different shows now, and they've never had a personalized cup for the show that was playing. At first I just thought it was the show, but now I'm thinking maybe this theater just make the cups for their shows.
"
I got a customized one for An American in Paris when I went. The only time I haven't received a custom cup was for "American Psycho." Which would've been lovely.
#10Theatre Sippy Cup Questions
Posted: 3/6/17 at 5:26pm
They usually don't make special cups for plays or for limited runs.
@z5
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/30/15
#12Theatre Sippy Cup Questions
Posted: 3/6/17 at 9:08pm
I saw color purple multiple times and sometimes they had them, some they didn't.
''I remember seeing bright star in the beginning of last June and there were some there, although I didn't get one.
Ive also realized that I don't think I have seen a special cup at any play at all, it for the limited run of spring awakening there were specialized ones.
#13Theatre Sippy Cup Questions
Posted: 3/6/17 at 9:17pm
I have a cup from Peter and the Starcatcher, which was both a play and a limited run, no? (Or was it open?)
Further, I adore the show cups. I have a vast collection, which makes them great for when I have guests over-- everyone knows which drink is theirs.
I also tend to snag discarded cups as I go-- it saves me money and space in a landfill. Win-win!
#14Theatre Sippy Cup Questions
Posted: 3/7/17 at 8:30am
GiantsInTheSky2 said: "Kate Monster3 said: "Yea I noticed this about Sunset Blvd at the Palace last week. I've been to that theater for 3 different shows now, and they've never had a personalized cup for the show that was playing. At first I just thought it was the show, but now I'm thinking maybe this theater just make the cups for their shows. "
Same here. My boyfriend was disappointed when they didn't have a cup with Close's face on it...but that was the first preview. Asked a friend recently to get a cup for us and came back with the same Palace one."
Does the cup have a Sunset Boulevard logo (sans Ms. Close), or is a generic "Palace Theatre" cup?
"Michael Riedel...The Perez Hilton of the New York Theatre scene"
- Craig Hepworth, What's On Stage
#15Theatre Sippy Cup Questions
Posted: 3/7/17 at 9:42am
Lot666 said: "Does the cup have a Sunset Boulevard logo (sans Ms. Close), or is a generic "Palace Theatre" cup?"
It's a generic Palace one. I personally would love one with the logo, but I guess I can purchase other merchandise they have. I'm kind of surprised at the variety of merch they have for this show, seeing as it is a limited engagement.
#16Theatre Sippy Cup Questions
Posted: 3/7/17 at 1:15pm
GiantsInTheSky2 said: "Lot666 said: "Does the cup have a Sunset Boulevard logo (sans Ms. Close), or is a generic "Palace Theatre" cup?"
It's a generic Palace one. I personally would love one with the logo, but I guess I can purchase other merchandise they have. I'm kind of surprised at the variety of merch they have for this show, seeing as it is a limited engagement."
Darn. I know there's a coffee mug, but the pictures I've seen didn't really compel me to buy it. I was hoping for a Sunset street sign logo bar cup.
"Michael Riedel...The Perez Hilton of the New York Theatre scene"
- Craig Hepworth, What's On Stage
mailhandler777
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/15/15
#17Theatre Sippy Cup Questions
Posted: 3/8/17 at 2:09am
TheSassySam said: "I got a customized one for An American in Paris when I went. The only time I haven't received a custom cup was for "American Psycho." Which would've been lovely."
I got one at American Psycho.
#18Theatre Sippy Cup Questions
Posted: 3/8/17 at 9:07am
mailhandler777 said: "TheSassySam said: "I got a customized one for An American in Paris when I went. The only time I haven't received a custom cup was for "American Psycho." Which would've been lovely."
I got one at American Psycho.
"Ah, they must've ran out. I went on closing night. There was just a telecharge cup and no rainbow Playbill... however, it was one of my favorite shows to see on Broadway!
mailhandler777
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/15/15
#19Theatre Sippy Cup Questions
Posted: 3/8/17 at 9:17am
^I was there too. I was disappointed at the playbill not having the rainbow logo but my friend snagged me one the night before closing when they had them.
#20Theatre Sippy Cup Questions
Posted: 3/8/17 at 10:19am
We have an Annie cup and a Legally Blonde cup so Palace shows do get them. Our collection is pretty big (probably too big lol) but my sister loves them. She'll pick one based on her mood and say "remember when we saw this". So, they're more than just junk 
#21Theatre Sippy Cup Questions
Posted: 3/31/17 at 9:33am
Kate Monster3 said: "Yea I noticed this about Sunset Blvd at the Palace last week. I've been to that theater for 3 different shows now, and they've never had a personalized cup for the show that was playing. At first I just thought it was the show, but now I'm thinking maybe this theater just make the cups for their shows."
They now have Sunset Blvd cups!! I'll have to go back for a third viewing...they didn't have them last week.
https://twitter.com/karenwebbercpa/status/847287056279535616
nasty_khakis
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/15/07
#22Theatre Sippy Cup Questions
Posted: 3/31/17 at 10:16am
Honestly you could just walk by the theatre during walk out, walk inside and pick one up someone left on the bar on their way out. I used to work at the Palace and people left those cups there by the dozens. If you want to see it again, by all means do, but you honestly don't have to.
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