After getting drinks and tipping well, Mrs. Brown had a question… Mrs. Brown: “Now who is Derrick Crisis? He was on Smash?” Bartender: “Darren Criss, the star of the …
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMLong time subscriber and Broadway Adjacent Jillian Soares wins the Tony Award give-away. She takes home the Tony-winning Fun Home cast recording! It couldn’t have gone to a better gal…
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMWet Brown: “Do you have a sack?” Agent: “Excuse me?” Wet Brown: “A sack, a bag?” Agent: “No, I’m sorry. I don’t.’ Wet Brown: ̶…
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMCustomer: “I’d like tickets to For The Boys.” Agent: “Oh, someone’s doing a stage version of the hit ’90’s Bette Midler vanity project? I did NOT know that.…
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMSome questions I get so often, I’ve often thought I should create a mimeographed handout…so here we go…etiquette class is now in session. But remember what I always say, &#…
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMSome questions I get so often, I’ve often thought I should create a mimeographed handout…so here we go…etiquette class is now in session. But remember what I always say, &#…
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMThey say, whoever they are, that the only stupid question is the question left unasked. I disagree. Assignment #11: Mrs Brown: “What last-minute deals do you have for tomorrow night?” Yo…
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMMrs Brown: “Can I get tickets to The Bridges of Madison County?” Agent: “I’m sorry, it’s closed, almost a year now…” Mrs Brown: “Was is awful? I hear…
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMIn honor of The Tony Awards, I’m giving away my (hard copy) CD of Tony Nominee, (Excuse me, Tony Winner!) Fun Home. All you have to do to win is simply be the first person to respond i…
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 08:10PMMr. Brown: “Can you get me tickets to Tony Awards?” Agent: “Of course. Did you pack your tuxedo with you?” Mr. Brown: “Why would I need a tux?” Agent: …
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMMama Brown: “Wow, I really don’t know how they remember all those lines…” Granny Brown: “It’s called acting, dear. It’s what they get paid to do. If…
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMTwo (older, probably grandmothers) southern-belles, one complete with a sunhat (maybe even a Kentucky Derby level sunhat) come up to the desk and rapid-fire questions at me about shows they …
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMOn a Thursday… Mrs. Brown: “I’d like four tickets for today’s matinee of Wicked…” Agent: “Wicked doesn’t have a matinée today. Matinées are Wednesdays,…
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMMrs. Brown: “Can I get change of a five from you?” Agent: “We don’t deal much with cash here and we don’t keep small bills at the desk.” Mrs. Brown: ̶…
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMBing-bong, bing-bong. Bing-bong, bing-bong… Mrs. Brown: (Grabbing daughters hand.) “The show’s starting! Wash your hand later!” Girly Brown: “Mom! That’s …
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMMrs. Brown: “I want to see a show tonight, where’s the closest theater?” Agent: “Well, you are in the middle of the theater district…” Mrs, Brown: “…
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMMrs Brown: “You sold me these tickets. They aren’t next to each other, explain yourself!” Agent: “May I see the tickets?” Mrs Brown: “Right here. See, th…
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMMrs Brown: “I need to know if there are tickets available for Avenue Q, tonight?” Agent: “There are. With the service charge, handling fees and taxes, it’ll be $110.…
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMThese days, when people ask me, “Do you know where the bathroom is?” I answer with a simple, “Yes.” I’m answering the question asked, after all. There’s n…
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMAfter the usual, pulling of teeth to discover the information needed… Drunk Brown: “How much are the Nets tonight? I checked online and there were tickets for like, $77.00.”…
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMMr. Brown: “I’d like tickets to that new show, The Never Ending Story…” Agent: “Do you mean Finding Neverland?” Mr. Brown: “Did I ask for Finding Ne…
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMMrs. Brown: “Why didn’t they do a curtain call?” Water Vendor: “‘Cause it’s not over. There’s another Act.” Mrs. Brown: “What? Are you k…
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMThis post was originally published April 2012… Gramps Brown: “Hey kid, listen, I’ve been tryin’ to tell the Mrs. here, Sister Act and Nunsense are the same show, ri…
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMWalk-in: Mrs. Brown: “Do you serve coffee?” Vendor: “In the lounge, downstairs. But get it now, it’s not sold during intermission.” Intermission: Mrs. Brown: &#…
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMMrs Brown: “Where’s the dial six car service?” Agent: “I sell theatre tickets here.” Mrs Brown: “I know.” Agent: “Is Dial Six Car Service an o…
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMMiss Brown: “Can I plug my phone in here?” Agent: “It’s not my electricity.” Miss Brown: “I’ll take that as a yes…” Miss Brown goes abou…
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMSo, I’m at the merch booth and I hear these two women, who didn’t know each other, talking. One was a little old lady… Mrs. Brown: “So, did you enjoy the show?”…
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMMrs Brown: “What kind of wine do you have?” Bartender: “Cabernet or Chardonnay.” Mrs Brown: “No Pinot Noir?” Bartender: “Cabernet or Chardonnay.R…
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMMaster Brown: “Two bottled waters, please.” Bartender: “Okay, that’ll be ten dollars.” Master Brown: “How much is one?” Bartender: “Well, if t…
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMI’m very pleased to announce a new feature on Broadway Adjacent, The Broadway Wallflower. Stay tuned, in only momrnts, I’ll be publishing the first of, I’m hoping, many, ob…
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:09AMIt is truly outrageous how many theatre patrons don’t understand this, so let me be perfectly clear: If a Box Office staff member tells you a show is sold out, it means there are NO ti…
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AM