showbill vs playbill

[Rhoda4]

Posted: 10/15/14 at 8:45am

Just curious - - anyone know the story behind why The New Amsterdam Theatre has a "Showbill" versus a "Playbill"??

[AEA AGMA SM]

Posted: 10/15/14 at 8:52am

http://www.playbill.com/features/article/ask-playbill.com-playbill-and-showbill-144670

[Mr. Nowack]

Posted: 10/15/14 at 10:06am

I recall it being discussed here before, with the answer being Disney doesn't like the alcohol ads Playbill uses. The Disney shows in other theaters have no authority to change it so they stay playbills.

[Rhoda4]

Posted: 10/15/14 at 2:11pm

Thanks for the link to the "PLAYbill" article.

[dreaming]

Posted: 10/15/14 at 2:16pm

The funny part is I've not seen an overwhelming number of alcohol ads in Playbill of late. (I did a little trip down memory lane with my 80s and 90s Playbills-they were chock full of cigarette and liquor ads. That sure has changed. I might have spotted about a half dozen liquor ads since 1992 and nary a cigarette one.)

[Mr. Nowack]

Posted: 10/15/14 at 2:23pm

If you look on the Playbillvault, nearly every show's main billing page had a large alcohol or cigarette ad at the bottom in the '60s & '70s.

[dreaming]

Posted: 10/15/14 at 2:28pm

You're telling me! And even into the 80s. I sure remember a time when lots of people smoked. And the ads in the Playbills are a sign of the changing times and taboos. (Although I must say I've noticed a lot of smokers lately.)

[Mr. Nowack]

Posted: 10/15/14 at 2:34pm

It's hilarious to look at how many people smoked in children's movies from the '70s. Now they wouldn't even dare MENTION such an obscene topic!

[dreaming]

Posted: 10/15/14 at 3:05pm

Did you notice how there were ads for other stuff in those earlier Playbills? (Adult stuff...)