“Broadway lotteries that offer deeply discounted tickets have blossomed since 1996, when “Rent” made some $20 seats at the Nederlander Theater available for every performance. (It started as a first-come, first-served offer but evolved into a lottery.)”
Category: AUDIENCE
Who Owns “Star Wars”? George Lucas Or The Fans?
Love or hate it — or love it and hate it, as legions of its fans do — the “Star Wars” series is a force to reckon with, less because of Mr. Lucas than the fans who elevated it to cinema’s alpha and omega.
A Rotten Tomatoes For Theatre
Inspired by Netflix and Amazon, the site lets audience-goers find exactly what they want — options include a show with puppets, a Shakespeare revival or a romance, and many more. There also are guides for folks who like their shows 90 minutes or less, family friendly or even scary, in time for Halloween.
Rockefeller Foundation Buys $1.46 Million Of “Hamilton” Tickets
Under the initiative starting next spring, the producers of “Hamilton” will make tickets to select Wednesday matinees available for $70 for students attending New York City public high schools. The Rockefeller Foundation will subsidize $60 of each ticket, and students will pay just $10.
The Link Between Ticket Prices And The Community Around You
“My fellow arts leaders, the next time you find yourselves asking, “Why don’t our audiences include younger people? Why is our neighborhood gentrifying? Why aren’t we staging more innovative shows and developing young talent?”—rethink your admission prices and your outreach strategy.”
Of Course You Can Ban Cellphones In The Theatre. But That’s Kinda Stupid (With All Due Respect)
“The bad news for theatre is that we live in a world full of hand-held technology, where word travels fast. And if the word travelling about our industry is that we bully newcomers who don’t know any better, those newcomers have more than enough alternative forms of entertainment to choose from.”
Classical Music Losing Its Audience? It’s A Matter Of Relevance
“Might there be a concert a few decades hence in which – God willing – my trio is still performing, but only to an audience of one? And if that listener were to perish mid performance, would we keep playing?”
Want To See Some Broadway Shows? You Can Stream ‘Em Now
“We’re trying to make the digital capture of a Broadway show more like an original cast recording — something that’s done for every show as a matter of course.”
Twyla Tharp Deals With The Dance Masses In Her Post-Performance Q&As
“There is of course one place where language is not so helpful and that is if you are actually interested in what a dance is.”
The Theatre Company That Makes Collaborative Art Everywhere It Goes
“Sitting in the circle, I am feverishly taking notes on the conversation and battling with a swell of emotion rising in my chest. You see, second Saturdays on tour are the quintessence of bittersweet.”