Sunday, November 25, 2007
Broadway Fans Find Alternative Amusements
NPR: "More than two dozen Broadway theaters have been dark since the stagehands went on strike a week ago. But Broadway fans still find entertainment opportunities in other amusements in the New York theater district."
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Interesting to hear some interviews. Heaven forbid people should have to go into a museum, or worse, hear live music without a "theatrical" spectacle. I understand that this is a huge money-maker and that lots of people are coming in to do this--personally, I just don't see why they can't all find something else to do in NY. And hey, it sounds like these other businesses are loving the traffic.
I thought it was interesting to hear another mention of plentiful foreign tourists: I predict much more of this with notice by the public--we're much cheaper now, and will soon start to see the effects. Granted, other nations aren't all doing great, but it doesn't look like the dollar's going to be doing any better any time soon.
I find that the information is changing. The same news releases have been released day after day. I would have hoped that NPR could present some alternative information besides the list of what is still playing.
Also, while the strike is terrible, it does allow for smaller theatres to come to prominence and to have a show case of their talent and productions which otherwise might be ignored by the general public.
I think it will be interesting to see the long term effects of the strike. Perhaps people will stop paying gregarious amounts of money to see a Broadway style show when they realize the Off-Broadway variety is so much more economical and just as entertaining.
Its good to hear that off-Broadway is doing well. Goes to show that a lot of people who go to see Broadway shows want to see some type of theatre, not just glitz.
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