who gets to go to the opening night party?

[Zeituojo]

Posted: 3/26/08 at 5:02pm

if you have tickets to an opening night, does that mean you get to go to the opening night party?

[LimelightMike]

Posted: 3/26/08 at 5:05pm

Not at all.

The Opening Night Perofmrnace and Opening Night Party are two different things completely. You may have tix to the actual performance, but the party itself is invitation-only, oftentimes, a very private affair.

[fnyboi88]

Posted: 3/26/08 at 5:06pm

No.

[tazber]

Posted: 3/26/08 at 5:22pm

Anyone who blows the producer and swallows.

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 3/26/08 at 5:30pm

Or happens to know people involved with the publicity crew of the show. This is how I've been fortunate to attend many 'invitation only' Opening Night After-Parties. You just need to know the right people.

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 3/26/08 at 5:30pm

that's why you attend so many of them, taz!

[Tom148502]

Posted: 3/26/08 at 5:32pm

Taz is only being honest

[tazber]

Posted: 3/26/08 at 5:45pm

One does what one must.

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 3/26/08 at 6:14pm

I wanna be a producer.
With a hit show on Broadway...

[bertandrew2]

Posted: 3/26/08 at 6:27pm

Heres the deal...If you purchase your ticket AT THE BOX OFFICE, four days before the opening night, and its raining, and its lent, and the box office assoicate has just eaten a pork chop, and after you pay for the ticket you hand the associate a hard boiled egg, a bottle of Moxie and a penny dated 1939, then you will indeed get a ticket to the opening night party.

Works every time.

[ljay889]

Posted: 3/30/08 at 2:45am

Ew. You have to swallow? No, thank you.

[tazber]

Posted: 3/30/08 at 2:51am

then you don't get in ljay.

Spitters wait out in the rain.

[ljay889]

Posted: 3/30/08 at 2:55am

I can't do anything else!?

[tazber]

Posted: 3/30/08 at 3:08am

Well, when I asked I was told no.

I faked it though. When he wasn't looking I spat.

[ljay889]

Posted: 3/30/08 at 3:09am

Good boy! I would offer several other favors though.
Updated On: 3/30/08 at 03:09 AM

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 3/30/08 at 4:28am

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 3/30/08 at 12:30pm

Tazber! I only looked away for a second!

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 3/30/08 at 12:40pm

What about the house staff? Jerby, do you get to go? I have often wondered about that. We want the dirt. Who got drunk and hooked up?

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 3/30/08 at 12:50pm

It depends on the show. Some shows, the doorman and/or ushers are invited. Some shows--no. Same for the Tony party, etc.

A bunch of things have been said about the Gondas, but let me tell you that they treated everyone in that theatre as an equal and everyone (as far as I know) was invited to every party--and many were thrown. Opening and the Tony party were definitely a fantastic time and the Christmas party was magical.

[allofmylife]

Posted: 3/30/08 at 1:16pm

Guys, there are kids on this site.

Let's not swallow, okay?

Blow=okay.

Swallow=broadwaysex.com

[kooky]

Posted: 3/30/08 at 1:38pm

Very disappointed in this thread - - question was interesting and it all got out
of hand quickly! Not very constructive answers from some of you kiddies !

[ThatBroadwayBitch]

Posted: 3/30/08 at 1:49pm

a real answer:

everyone who worked on the show in any aspect. and buying a ticket is not working on the show. everyone from producers to actors, to electricians, to orchestra members, to ushers of the theater, to box office employees, to the merchandising kids, to the workers of the disney/nederlander office...

but the line stops just before buying a ticket. sorry.

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 3/30/08 at 1:52pm

But sometimes, the doormen and ushers are left out.

[Dover]

Posted: 3/31/08 at 2:47am

I used to work merchandise and my experience has generally been that most if not all of the opening-night staff managed to get into the party. But usually only the manager and maybe one other person would be officially invited. The rest usually got in by the kindness of stage management or company management who managed to dig up some extra party passes.