182 stories from broadwayadjacent.com
In 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…
Mr. 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: …
Mama 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…
Two (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 …
On 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, S…
Mrs. 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: ̶…
One of the benefits of my years working Front-of-House at multiple Broadway houses is the difference in perspective it lends to the Broadway experience. Not only do I get to watch the sho…
Bing-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 …
Mrs. 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: “…
Mrs 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, …
Mrs 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 $11…
These 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…
After 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.”…
Mr. 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…
Mrs. 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…
This 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…
Walk-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: &#…
Mrs 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…
Miss 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…
So, 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?”…
Mrs Brown: “What kind of wine do you have?” Bartender: “Cabernet or Chardonnay.” Mrs Brown: “No Pinot Noir?” Bartender: “Cabernet or Chardonnay.R…
Master Brown: “Two bottled waters, please.” Bartender: “Okay, that’ll be ten dollars.” Master Brown: “How much is one?” Bartender: “Well, if t…
AM New York recently ran a "rub and run" article about Gigi star Vanessa Hudgens and how "So over" High School Musical she is. According to the blurb, after a performance of Gigi, now playin…
I’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…
It 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…
