Will Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton travel to Broadway? — Page 2

Pitpro, sweetie, you have been around this board long enough to know that Jordan is the class clown of the board, haven't you?

He's joking.

Of course, maybe you are too. Dunno. I'm out to earn money to pop across the pond. 'cause I'm a real theater lover.

Ta.

irrelevant and a pointless argument. many west end shows transfer. i hope this one does, too.

Going back to topic.

Can't see this transferring. It's going to be a tough sell in London and these are two good names for the West End, they aren't know in the states really. Plus it's only 6 years ago since the last revival...

Well that's nothing if you're a true theater lover.

Add to that a horrible exchange rate and it becomes a rather expensive trip.

To be clear, I try to get to London once a year...but if I make the trek, I do it knowing that the trip, along with any other country I visit while in Europe, will be my big trip of the year.

I'm going this year, and I can't hardly wait. I can't be blasé about such a trip.

If I were seriously planning this trip, I'd probably bypass hotels and just concern myself with airfare. The charges for everything short of toilet paper are going to be staggering.

As for accommodations, there are actually several ways to work around that if you don't really care to be a provincial American and stay in the typical hotel.

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The Skokie production of Nunsense is top drawer, Sue. Well worth the $1,000 to get there. Of course, if you eat at the Blue Dog Buffet and get their package deal, you can save a little.

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What's the point in missing a brilliant production, as said by Sondheim and it doesn't transfer and you do have the spare cash, you're missing a great opportunity to see some cracking theatre and besides there are other great shows to chose from.

I will be over at the end of March to see the great shows opening and unfortunately closing (Carrie) and I only work on the subway.

Would anyone here seriously travel outside of the U.S. to stay with someone they've never met before? Even someone they "get along with" really well on a chat board?

That's asking for trouble, I think. What happens if things don't work out? Where do you go?

I love London and have visited twice. It's a very expensive city, much more so than New York. More than any other city I visited in Europe (about 20 so far). Ticket prices are cheaper, if you're talking full price, but everything else is not. Far from it. The people here on BWW largely buy their tickets at a discount. They're diehard passionate theatre fans who attend often, but they aren't usually rich.

I highly recommend London to anyone who can afford to visit. It's an incredible city. I don't recommend staying with someone you've never met in person before, under any circumstances.

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"Would anyone here seriously travel outside of the U.S. to stay with someone they've never met before? Even someone they "get along with" really well on a chat board?"

There are programs out there in most major European cities where families who enjoy putting up visitors from afar can do just that. Mind you these are regulated and checked out by the proper travel authorities but a viable option to having to spend hundreds in a hotel. The screening process is very stringent, but if you are the type of person who enjoys meeting and making new friends in foreign lands, it's simply an alternative idea, nothing more.

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It is so, so strange that you are persisting with this. It has nothing to do with people thinking "theatre doesn't exist outside New York City" but as has been mentioned over and over again some people just cannot afford to travel outside it..

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I've been to Europe twice and have always enjoyed the warm custom and friendly natives. Obviously you travel at your own safety discretion, but this it the type of program I was referring to...

http://www.couchsurfing.org/

Have never tried it, but there is a thread on Rick Steve's FB page where they are discussing this very topic, just as we are.

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