182 stories from broadwayadjacent.com
Your 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 […]
Grandpa 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 m…
A 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 […]
Mrs. 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, […]
I’ve noted the stupidity, ignorance and entitlement of Broadway theater patrons for years. And it seems, nothing changes. Mr. Brown: “Bottled water.” Bartender: “S…
I 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: …
Is Theatre Etiquette dead? Depending on who you ask you may get a range of answers from slightly downtrodden to downright apocalyptic. To many, it looks as if patrons have […]
I 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 […]
One 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 […]
A 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. …
From 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…
A 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, [&…
Your 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 […]
Mr. Brown: “I need to go to New Jersey.” BO: “What?” Mr. Brown: “I need…ticket to New Jersey.” BO: “I…um…what?” Mr. Brown: &…
This happened at Fiddler on the Roof, really, Â Fiddler on the fucking Roof! Mrs. Brown: “One bottled water please.” Bartender: “Sure, that’ll be five dollars.̶…
Mrs. 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 [&…
Your 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 […]
Mrs. 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.̶…
Tween Brown: (Without an excuse me, or even acknowledgement.) “What’s the wifi password?” Bartender: “I don’t know.” Tween Brown: “Why not?” B…
At 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…
Mrs. 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.…
Your 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 […
Mr. 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 […]
Setting: 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…
Mr Brown: “Bottled water.” Bartender: “That’ll be five dollars.” Mr Brown: “How do you sleep at night?” Bartender: “In my bed. With three pill…
