Hope everyone is strapped in and enjoying themed cocktails made by your most ambitious type-A friend (I'll be enjoying my Manchester By The Seagrams)
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 08:23PMWe skipped “Best of TV" lists and are taking things yearbook-style. Next: Biggest Heart, Most Musical and Cutest Couple That Never Was.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 10:00AMYour name? Ayhan Sahin How are you Broadway Adjacent? Work for Broadway Houses (Editor’s Note: Bar Manager.) What would you rather do to earn your living? I am partly doing […]
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMGrandpa Brown: (Pointing at the woman next to him.) “We’re not married. We’re living in sin!” BO: “Okay?” Grandpa Brown: “Sorry, I didn’t mea…
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMA young blond, white woman in a very tiny dress and very large breasts, comes down to the bar immediately after the show begins and complains that it’s too hot in the […]
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMMrs. Brown is making her way up to the mezzanine of a recently renovated Broadway Theater. From my vantage point behind the built-in bar, I watch her climb the steps, […]
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMI’ve noted the stupidity, ignorance and entitlement of Broadway theater patrons for years. And it seems, nothing changes. Mr. Brown: “Bottled water.” Bartender: “Sur…
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMI was minding my business; standing behind the bar. There was a full lobby and yet, no customers. Plenty of opportunities to listen in on this Wednesday matinée crowd…. Mr. Brown: [&…
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMI was lucky enough to work at the Belasco Theater during most of the run of Hedwig and the Angry Inch and I’d heard and poo-poo’ed the haunting stories for […]
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMOne of my Broadway Adjacent spies sent this one in, I have no idea why I waited so long to post it. It pretty much sums up why my least […]
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMA bartender friend, recently working the Tony-nominated show, Bright Star… Bartender: “So, are you liking the show so far?” Ms. Brown: “Oh it’s sooooo good. I …
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMFrom my favorite Box Office Gal… Five out of ten people who come to see the Off-Broadway show “Straight” like to announce their sexuality when they pick up their tickets. …
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 03:19PMA One Shubert Alley Shop Girl gave me this story: Blonde Brown: “Quickly, I need all the Hamilton merchandise you have!” Shop Girl: “Okay, we have the book, a tee-shirt, [&…
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMYour name? Sergio Solorzano How are you Broadway Adjacent? I manage the concession bars at various theaters. What would you rather be doing to earn your living? Write. I have […]
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMMr. Brown: “I need to go to New Jersey.” BO: “What?” Mr. Brown: “I need…ticket to New Jersey.” BO: “I…um…what?” Mr. Brown: &…
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMThis happened at Fiddler on the Roof, really, Fiddler on the fucking Roof! Mrs. Brown: “One bottled water please.” Bartender: “Sure, that’ll be five dollars.”…
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMMrs. Brown: (To her much younger companion.) “No, I think he’s straight but the guy who plays his husband on the show is gay. Wait, scratch that, reverse it…he’s a [&…
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMYour name? Brett Tubbs How are you Broadway Adjacent? I tend bar at various Broadway shows, eight shows a week. What would you rather do to earn your living? I […]
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMMrs. Brown: (Out of breath.) “Gimme a bottle of water!” Bartender: “Sure, that’ll be five dollars.” Mrs. Brown: “No, I mean, give me a bottled water.̶…
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMTween Brown: (Without an excuse me, or even acknowledgement.) “What’s the wifi password?” Bartender: “I don’t know.” Tween Brown: “Why not?” B…
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMAt the recent Ricky Martin starring revival of Evita at the Marriott Marquis Theater… Mrs. Brown: “I can’t believe they cut my favorite song. Why do they make changes? Thes…
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMMrs. Brown: “I’ll have the Lobster Salad with no bacon, I’m a vegan.” Waitress: “Sure, but you know…” Mrs. Brown: “Just bring me the salad.…
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMYour name? Matt Bosco How are you Broadway Adjacent? Bartender with Theatre Refreshments and Clerk (shades of She Loves Me) at Theatre Circle/One Shubert Alley. What would you rather do […
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMMr. Brown: “Hey, I’ll have, like, a gin and tonic.” Bartender: “Sure, do you want a vodka and tonic, a rum and tonic or a whiskey and tonic? Those are […]
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMSetting: The lower lounge of Broadway Theater. Time: 8:20PM (Showtime is 8:00PM, but it’s first preview, shit happens…the show hasn’t started but the house has be open to t…
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMMr Brown: “Bottled water.” Bartender: “That’ll be five dollars.” Mr Brown: “How do you sleep at night?” Bartender: “In my bed. With three pill…
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMMr Brown: “Do you have sandwiches?” Bartender: “No, just what you see on display…” Mr Brown: “A cheese plate?” Bartender: “No sir, just what y…
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMBig Momma Brown: “Never again!” Bartender: “Never again, what?” Big Momma Brown: “I am never again climbing those stairs!” Bartender: “Yes, theyR…
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMYour name? Margarita How are you Broadway Adjacent? Currently, I am a box office assistant at an Off Broadway Theatre. What would you rather do to earn your living? I […]
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMUsher: “The bar and restrooms are upstairs.” Mr. Brown: “Is this the bar?” Bartender: “It sure is!” Mr. Brown: “Wow, this is a bar bar. I wasn̵…
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMMillennial Brown: “Excuse me, where are the restrooms?” Usher: “Upstairs.” Millennial Brown: “Well, can I use the one behind you? I’m tired.” Usher:…
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