I was hoping Anything Goes would be selling signed CDs since I can't make it to their 3:30 in the afternoon album signing on Tuesday!! But only posters & (black & white) Playbills, which I wasn't really feeling.
Come to think of it, it's rare to find signed cast albums at the Flea Market. Usually just windowcards & Playbills, which I guess they have a greater supply of. Oh well. I would have paid up for an Anything Goes CD!
Does anyone know the name of the artist who was selling those Hirschfeld-esque drawings of current shows? Their booth was set up on the pedestrian plaza, near Wicked, Spider-Man & the auction area. They were pretty cool. I'm kind of regretting not buying the Book of Mormon one. But I'm thinking I could probably find it on-line...
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I didn't get anything I'm super excited about, but I don't regret any of my purchases:
-Free For All ($2) -Scottsboro Boys Souvenir Program ($1) -South Pacific Souvenir Program ($25-I overpaid) -Brief Encounter Windowcard ($5-for a friend) -The Sound of Music Stained Glass Window Hanging ($1) -Scottsboro Boys Baseball Cap ($5) -Rodgers and Hammerstein Birthday Book ($3) -Drowsy Chaperone Keychain ($1) -ETA: Sheet Music for "The Heather on the Hill" from Brigadoon ($1)
I did better last year when I was in the market for windowcards (and had space in my room for them). Updated On: 9/26/11 at 12:03 AM
I wasn't familiar with his (his?) work, but yeah, it's pretty great. Like Hirschfeld lives on!
I may consider a purchase down the road... but first I think I need MORE WALLS to hold all the stuff I want to hang!!!
EDIT: Actually, just glancing at his website, I guess I WAS somewhat familiar with his work. I've seen it-- I just didn't know it was him. (Including the artwork for today's Flea Market poster!! Duh!!) Updated On: 9/26/11 at 12:08 AM
This was my first year at the flea market and I got:
- Giant foam Follies Playbill poster autographed by cast ($300) - Mary Beth Peil/Solange signed invitation ($10) - Sweet Charity movie vocal selections ($5) - The Mad Show LP ($1) - Pippin LP ($1) - Angela Lansbury in Mame LP ($1) - Pacific Overtures LP ($1) - A Chorus Line t-shirt ($15) - Company 1995 cast CD ($2) - Marry Me A Little CD ($2) - Sound of Music window pane thing (free) - This picture of this woman I don't know, but loved so much I bought it anyway ($1)
Half of these are going to be gifts for friends back in California... so if you're one of them, stop reading, dammit.
3 Phantom nameplates ($5 each) Book of Mormon missionary brownie ($5) One Drop shirt through Cirque du Soleil ($5) A Chorus Line shirt ($5) Spring Awakening shirt ($5) Broadway Bares calendar ($10) Two pins from the Dramatists Guild ($1 each) Pad of paper made from understudy slips ($1) Wonderful Town CD (free) South Pacific promo CD (free)
Autographs from Rory O'Malley and Andrew Rannells
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Oklahoma Program $1 A few Window Cards for $1: Wicked, Elling, Spelling Bee, House of Blue Leaves 2 Lombardi Football $.25 each A whole lot of playbills for $1
I wanted to buy a Spider-man bracelet that was made from the rope they had used but didn't and now i'm regretting it. Does anyone know if they sell these at the show?
Yes, I meant to include that photo. I wrote that I bought that picture of that woman I didn't know, and was hoping someone here could identify her if she's an actress.
Yes, I meant to include that photo. I wrote that I bought that picture of that woman I didn't know, and was hoping someone here could identify her if she's an actress.
Uh, you didn't post any photo. You just keep saying "that photo" like people are supposed to know what you are talking about.
I got to the flea market around 930 and was done shopping by 10 got women on the verge poster + frame chess encores 2003 program DC follies poster war horse sketch
Uh, you didn't post any photo. You just keep saying "that photo" like people are supposed to know what you are talking about.
There *was* a photo in xoffender45's post when it appeared last night - pic was in an oval frame. But when I went back to look at it it was gone - for whatever reason it's not showing up now.
I love hearing about what everyone got, although it makes me jealous that I couldn't go. Was there any grey gardens stuff floating around? Or the Mary Poppins Broadway sampler cd? Also, if anyone would be willing to part with their South Pacific promo cd, please PM me! :)
CockeyedOptimist2, I didn't realize that they had made a Scottsboro Boys souvenir program. Was it really a complete souvenir program or was it the glossy cardboard mailers with the production shots and reviews from off-broadway?
If anyone has a Scottsboro Boys script (the kind that someone posted on a previous page, with the rope binding) that they'd part with, I'd pay a good $25 for it. Or make an offer.
I really wanted some BBAJ merch but literally found nothing - if anyone is willing to trade/sell me something, please message me!
I spent more than I intended but it's a great cause so I can't really complain, plus nothing I bought was over $10 and most things were under $5
H2$ Prop Notebook Without You Shirt Spamalot Stuffed Killer Bunny Lysistrata Jones Pom Pom Priscilla Mini Cup with Ping Pong Balls Spamalot Stress Ball Cow (gift) Baby Its You Mini Paint Can (for storage) Broadway Charm Bracelet Everyday Rapture Opening Night Gift (gorgeous engraved notebook from Sherie and Dick Scalan to the cast/crew) The Normal Heart stress ball Squig's Hairspray Greeting Cards American IDiot dogtag Disney BEauty and the Beast Pin Bye Bye Birdie Pin Rent Mini Pack (Sharpie, Pins, KEychains, Dogtag necklace) American Idiot Stickers Avenue Q Shotglass Book of Mormon Review Book Yank Calendar Escada Perfume Legally Blonde Tote Bag Love Loss PLaybill signed by Alexis Bledel (I saw her in the show but she didn't stagedoor that night) Lombardi magnet Playbills: Everyday Rapture, High Fidelity Magnets: The Bacchae at the Public, Spring Awakening Souvenir Programs: Finian's Rainbow, Baby Its You, 9 to 5, Lend me a Tenor Windowcards: Wicked, Mr. Marmalade (Michael C. Hall), The Understudy
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kellymarie465 and all others who asked about the next to normal doors, i was there when they first brought them out (shortly before 10). they were $25 for a half or $35 for the whole face. Most were snatched up immediately.
I should clarify about my Scottsboro Boys souvenir program, because there was a question about it on here and by PM. Upon consideration, it's less of a souvenir program than it is a brochure for Tony voters. I had seen them before in conjunction with Tony Voter mailings, but it's basically a fancy brochure detailing the nominations, the plot summary and with some great pictures. Sorry to be unclear. I wish I had found copies of the script like Jordan did. I already have one (taken from a Tony Voter mailing), but I really wanted to send one to a friend of mine.
I'm not as excited about the stuff I got this year. I got a signed Next Fall poster $20 Signed Priscilla poster $20 Signed War Horse Poster $20 War Horse signed sketch $60 Signed Baby its you playbill and program $1 each For $10 I got to fill a bag of shirts and Promises hoodie and Dolly Partons cd Hairspray closing night picture frame - $5 Merchant of Venice jewelry box $1 Elf water bottle $1 Orfeh, Felicia Finley signed cds $1 each 2009 Broadway cares snowglobe $20 Other programs 1 or 2 bucks each: elf, 9 to 5, lend me a tenor, sweeney todd, boeing boeing, the boy from oz, west side story. Wicked 5th year anniversary playbill - $1 Young Frankenstein mug that says "Zipper necks welcome" $5 plus lots of other free posters and books at the end of the night.
I regret not going back to get a signed 8 poster, but oh well I got some nice things. And it was nice it didn't rain.
Anakela, that's terrible that they accused you of stealing the hoodie you wore! How did you get out of that one?
Ha, just said actually it's mine, and walked away? I mean, I wasn't detained or anything actually serious, it wasn't much more than the "and would you like to *pay* for that sweatshirt you're wearing?" snark level, but still. Makes for a fun story to tell after the fact, I guess.
Thanks for the Next to Normal doors info (and photos) - I did see someone leaving with the N2N cast board later in the day, but I'd completely missed seeing those doors at all.
And props to the person/people running the BCEFA Twitter feed, who were on it with the tweeting/retweeting/answering questions during #BwayFlea2011.
Saw this image on another forum, pretty interesting souvenir!!
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000