The inaugural BroadwayCon, a weekend of panels, workshops, fan meetups, and performances, brought together some of today’s most active theater artists and thousands of attendees from all over the country.
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
1st Annual BroadwayCon Unites Thousands of Fans
The inaugural BroadwayCon, a weekend of panels, workshops, fan meetups, and performances, brought together some of today’s most active theater artists and thousands of attendees from all over the country.
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I think it's wonderful that the community is coming together like this, and that we are setting aside time for the fans (me) to meet the professionals. I am not a huge fan of the convention phenomenon that is sweeping my generation. I think its overwhelming, and that you have to be pretty obsessive to convince yourself to go to one. Nevertheless I understand the importance of them. When this was happening I read a lot on my Facebook feed (from people who think their opinion is gods gift to the internet) that BroadwayCon was making joke out of the seriousness of professional theater. I sighed when I read it, I'm sighing now, and I'll sigh every time I think about it. A lot of theater is non profit, and a lot of it doesn't make a lot of money. The reason we are able to stay afloat as an art form, is because of the "crazy" and "obsessive" people who show up at BroadwayCon. More than that, at one point or another I can bet that most students at CMU now sat with our Rent sheet music and thought about how much we wanted to meet the cast, and be part of the process. Not only are the fans what keeps the business alive financially, they are inevitably the future of it.
I have never really thought of myself as a convention goer, but I am definitely interested in this "BroadwayCon." I feel like although there are a lot of nationwide events that surround the celebration of theatre and broadway, there hasn't been something like this before. I am so happy that broadway peeps can connect with other broadway peeps and explore the workshops, new shows, and speeches from all those famous broadway stars. It is also so cool how so many of the visitors this year and stars that spoke, are composed of CMU alum. It's sort of weird to think that in a few years if BroadwayCon continues, I could be someone of importance there.
I think it was a great idea that they finally made a BroadwayCon. Broadway fans are very dedicated and always want to meet actors after shows at the stage door, so what could be better than making a convention just to meet stars and be with other people who have the same passion as you. A lot of theatre fans also do theatre and many are young people who are trying to get into the business or into college for theatre. BroadwayCon gave them the opportunity to talk to people in the business that could give them tips and inspiration, which is very important to a young theatre artist. I really hope that this continues and gets bigger and better every year. Maybe one year I will go or even better be on a panel and get to share my experiences and knowledge with other people.
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