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The Browns approach the desk, playfully quarreling over whether to see Les Miserables or Penn and Teller… British Boy Brown: “…but, I want to see Les Mis.” (Starts si…
Matinée Day at the Box Office. Doors open 30 minutes before showtime. The following exchange occurred 45 minutes before showtime… Grandma Brown: “I hope I don’t embarrass …
(With apologies to G-d…but Theatre is a like religion.) The Theater is a sacred place and shall be respected by all those who chose to attend. You shall not take photographs. You shall…
Dear BwayAdjacent – What time should I arrive? If I’m late will they hold the curtain for me?” Doors open thirty minutes before showtime. Check your tickets, and get to the…
This was originally posted June 29, 2013. Now, after working Broadway concessions for over three years, as both a Water Vendor and a Bartender, the look of utter shock that comes over people…
They say, whoever they are, that the only stupid question is the question left unasked. I disagree. Assignment #13: Over-Eager Brown: “Do the actors come out of the theater afterwar…
A Broadway Adjacent lifer recalled this lovely moment from the 80’s… After picking up tickets for the hot new show, Torch Song Trilogy, I was standing in front of the Little T…
Mrs. Brown: “Why can’t I return this ticket? I made other plans and don’t want to go to the show tonight. They were so rude to me at the box office, acting like I was askin…
After a very DETAILED description of how to get to the Minskoff Theater from the Marriott Marques Hotel, because he was staring at me blank-faced and couldn’t quite grasp “It&…
When I was younger, I went to the theater. I can’t remember which show I saw, it’s not important to the story. I believe it was The Imperial, former and current home to Broadway&…
Mrs. Brown: “I buy all my tickets at the Tix Booth.” Usher: “Tix Booth?” Mrs. Brown: “You know, in Times Square, for half price?” Usher: “Ahh……
Mrs. Brown: (Hands over credit card with the picture of a buck on it.) “Do y’all hunt deer up here?” Bartender: (Pausing.) “No, we hunt tourists…”
The pos…
Mrs Brown: (Who is 20 minutes late, yet still needs to visit the lower level lounge.) “Oh a bar! Can I get something?” Bartender: “I’m sorry, the bar’s closed u…
In the heat of the Cell Phone Brouhaha of 2015, the day Broadway legend, Miss Patti LuPone snatched a cell phone right from the hand of an offensive theatergoer, I tweeted: “Don’…
They say, whoever they are, that the only stupid question is the question left unasked. I disagree. Assignment #12: Mama Brown: “What’s the whitest show on Broadway?” Yo…
Mrs. Brown: “Where’s the Lady’s?” Bartender: “You just passed it, just swing back around.” Mrs. Brown: “No, the sign right here, says Lounge, Bar, M…
Pretentious Mr. Brown: “I know it’s spelled with a ‘T’ but it’s pronounced Mah-may.” Other Mr. Brown: “Really? Is David Mamet French?”…
Mrs Brown: “I’d like to see the magic show on the third floor, Helen Keller.” Agent: “Penn and Teller?” Mrs Brown: “Helen Keller….” Agent: (Si…
Mrs. Brown: “Do you think TKTS will have tickets for that show Woulda, Shoulda, Coulda?” Agent: “Do you mean It Shoulda Been You?” Mrs. Brown: “Whatever, the on…
Dear Broadway Adjacent – Standing ovations were once the mark of something really special. Now they seem to be the expected response even at mediocre shows. Is it okay to stay seated d…
I get an unusual amount of Fishermen at the desk. Usually, on matinée days; usually, older folks.They’ve just come over from TKTS with their extreme side, rear-orchestra, partial-v…
I get an unusual amount of Fishermen at the desk. Usually, on matinée days; usually, older folks.They’ve just come over from TKTS with their extreme side, rear-orchestra, partial-v…
According to TheaterMania: Broadway is fed up will cell phones. Especially when they’re being used during shows. Or being plugged into fake outlets on sets. What is there to do? Well, …
I get an unusual amount of Fishermen at the desk. Usually, on matinée days; usually, older folks.They’ve just come over from TKTS with their extreme side, rear-orchestra, partial-v…
Mr Brown: “Do you only handle tickets for the theatre?” Agent: “No, we also handle concerts and sporting events. Basically, anything you need a seat for.” Mr Brown: &…
