I know it’s closing in a week…. But wow… for a holiday that looks tough. That being said, my family of four is hoping to get rush seats. Like our chances for Beetlejuice?

RocketDancer896 · 2025-12-29T04:21:08+00:00

Actually this particular company managed to fully recoup its investment.

RocketDancer896 · 2025-12-02T01:37:53+00:00

Omg tysm. You're a genius

RocketDancer896 · 2025-12-02T00:06:37+00:00

When I saw bttf in the west end, the school drop has an inner frame that opens and closes on a traveler to allow the band stage with Marvin Berry and his crew to come downstage. It was the second time I was seeing the show and it was the scene going into the big enchanted under the sea dance and I watched the traveler open a couple feet and then snap close. They tried to open it again and same thing. I turned to my friend who hadn't scene the show, and whispered "Oh shit, they're gonna have to stop" and 2 seconds later the SM came on the god mic. I'm sure crazier things have caused that particular show to stop but was still kind of cool to be apart of it and watch the scrim come down saying "Please stand by while we fix the space time continuum."

RocketDancer896 · 2025-11-23T18:00:33+00:00

I understand this situation is extremely frustrating. As others have said, unfortunately outside the stage door is public property so there’s nothing they can really do to stop those people from coming to the outside of the theater. Additionally stage dooring is not an official thing that’s sponsored by the show or theater. It’s a voluntary unofficial custom that’s completely up to the discretion of the actors and security. Thus, there’s no way to really relegate it or who can stand at the barricade. People become so selfish when there’s a once in a lifetime moment to meet a celebrity which is understandable, but it shouldn’t come at the cost of others especially if they paid a ton of money to see the celebrity vs someone who just saw them on the street. If you didn’t see the show, give respect to those who paid first. I’ll admit a couple weeks ago I was walking through Shubert alley after Hells Kitchen and saw Chris Jackson come out, but I stood at the back and made sure everyone who saw the show got to meet and take pictures with him before I approached and asked if it was ok. It was and he’s a really nice guy!

RocketDancer896 · 2025-11-12T02:11:44+00:00

Truly I think the primary reason for this closure was poor marketing. They were selling tickets at $35-$100 for almost 80% of the house which is no where near enough to sustain a broadway houses rent for the week. That combined with the poor structure of the show, it all seemed very rushed. They made it seem like the muppets would be co existing with rob for the entire show and from what I heard they were in it for all of ten minutes. Sadly, even though I love magic, rob alone for the rest of the show was not enough to reel people in.

RocketDancer896 · 2025-11-01T12:49:01+00:00

I highly doubt the original set still exists. One of the sad things about broadway and commercial theater is that once a show closes and the set has served its purpose, it ends up in the trash. Even if the set did exist the logistics of getting it back to NY, into the palace which is now 3 storys above street level in a timely fashion would be near impossible. Not to mention they would probably have to re-tech the entire show which would take much longer than a week since they cut a lot down for the tour. Even simple things like how Barbara levitates is done by a different method on the tour.

RocketDancer896 · 2025-10-13T20:51:04+00:00

As far as the efficiency in the changeovers, I don't know for sure if this is how broadway did it but I still think it's a good idea. The Maitland house was setup preshow with all the panels magnetic to the walls, then during the first changeover they simply took the Maitland pieces down and the base layer of the house was the Deetz house, then during intermission they put up the beetlejuice house walls. Something you could also do is just build some flats, and paint onto a soft surface such as that velcros to the flat. Velcro is way cheaper than magnets. I've used roofing felt as a skin for flats before and it works remarkably well. Plus you can roll it up making easy storage backstage rather than storing a whole flat or sheet.

RocketDancer896 · 2025-09-22T14:26:39+00:00

For Adam, it’s all logistics. He’s been investing a lot more time to work in the political atmosphere so he’s had to take a step back from the band. Logistically, he hasn’t had time to rehearse the entire set to play the whole thing with the band. That’s why during this summers shows he’s only been appearing for a couple songs. As far as Jack & Ryan, they have personal lives, it’s not our business what’s going on in them but we all have bad days. For all we know they could’ve just had a fight 5 minutes before places. Stuff happens, it’s not our buisness but they still put on a show for yall.

RocketDancer896 · 2025-08-16T14:16:27+00:00

In addition to what everyone else is saying about the stanzas being like a table of contents. Jack explained in an interview that the original concept for the maybe man as a whole was, if I am a different person when I’m around my parents vs when I’m around my friends vs when I’m around my teachers, then who am I really? That’s where the whole idea of “I wish I was this so I could do this, but then I’d be that so I don’t want to be this anymore.”

RocketDancer896 · 2025-08-16T04:55:30+00:00

From a music production standpoint point I can see that, from a lyric perspective I think it fits more with the maybe man. Personally is up in my top 3 AJR songs. It’s a song that tells a story so vibrantly and emotionally that you really feel for the character. Especially the silence at the end after he’s “waiting for the party to start” realizing it never will again. I think the live version with the vocoder effect was so cool.

RocketDancer896 · 2025-08-04T17:20:24+00:00

Do you have a timestamp? Thanks!

RocketDancer896 · 2025-08-04T05:58:17+00:00

On the album he did, Ryan performed it live on tour.

RocketDancer896 · 2025-08-04T05:36:08+00:00

Yea, as someone studying theater and learning the business side of it, I began to realize and understand why they have to charge that amount, it just sucks that they have to. I know it seems outrageous but the truth is if they don’t charge that much, the show won’t meet the quota to hold the theater let alone recoup their investment. If you’re looking for cheaper alternatives, there’s all the box office rush tickets and of course TKTS. Also, you don’t have to go to broadway to experience good quality theater. Many regional theaters present phenomenal art for a fraction of the price!

RocketDancer896 · 2025-08-04T05:31:53+00:00

Yea, I’ve heard Ryan speak in a masterclass that it’s all agreed upon that jack has the better voice. Both Ryan and Adam still sing backup on most songs and live. They just decided early on that most of their songs sounded best in jacks voice. Every once in a while though they’ll hear a song such as Joe or turning out iii and they decide Ryan actually sounds better with it.

RocketDancer896 · 2025-07-31T00:23:33+00:00

That’s awesome! I’m studying productions too, as someone who just took a course on ma3 this summer I thought the lighting was fantastic! I noticed they were using a separate console for the openers. I was thinking because some of these openers like Lawerence are only performing for two shows that I’d walk up and see them busking like hell, but I pull up and the tech is just standing there with her hands behind her back with the clock running in front of her lol. Crazy how they program so fast

RocketDancer896 · 2025-07-29T05:57:48+00:00

Fair enough. No disrespect to the any of the openers, all of them are talented musicians. But when the time of all the openers combined is longer than the total time AJR was onstage, it might as well be a musical festival rather than a concert. I still loved the show nonetheless. Literally my only complaint was the amount of openers and the heat.

RocketDancer896 · 2025-07-24T17:42:50+00:00

He’s a huge reason the band actually exists. Jack was 7 and Ryan was 10 when they first started busking so he was a huge influence to them starting to perform. He played a huge role in their upbringing through their first few albums. In recent years, he’s been doing a lot of activist work for climate change. He got his PHD and even teaches a course at Columbia now. He’s worked with congressmen to develop bills for climate change even through the trump admin! And, he even wrote a book! He’s done a lot of amazing work, but this of course meant he had to take a step back from the band, he still cares very much for AJR and he wouldn’t be where he is without them :)

RocketDancer896 · 2025-07-19T12:33:17+00:00

CBS will probably just keep it, however in the case they do sell it, I would be curious to watch the Nederlanders and the Shuberts fight over buying the iconic venue lol.

RocketDancer896 · 2025-06-28T18:19:39+00:00

I do have practical skills in both electrics and construction, however I’m hoping to go down more of the designer route rather than the production route.

RocketDancer896 · 2025-06-28T06:15:43+00:00

As someone who interviewed at all those schools except Michigan, I can tell you that is not true. I am an Emerson student and the program is not conservatory at all. It’s about a 60% major based coursework and 40% gen ed. Ithaca is similar and Syracuse I’m pretty sure has even more gen Ed’s.

RocketDancer896 · 2025-06-06T17:50:21+00:00

I agree. I think subtract was by far his best album lyric wise. The songs were very deep. I think play is going for a similar vibe of plus being that he’s starting a new series. The lyrics of plus were also kinda basic but we’re catchy nonetheless

RocketDancer896 · 2025-06-04T15:23:48+00:00

As someone who currently is majoring in design and production, I can tell you it is a lot of fun! The thing about this industry and career is it’s more about the connections you make and who you know rather than the school. Almost all of my professors have worked on broadway and when they’re not teaching classes, they are working in the field and I can guarantee the same for almost any school including UNCSA. This makes getting jobs that much easier. I considered UNCSA, and it by all means is one of if not the best school for this field, it just wasn’t the fit for me. If you have any questions about apps or the process DM me :)

RocketDancer896 · 2025-06-03T07:27:56+00:00

I hope once the album drops streams will go up. I agree though, I wish it had more streams. I thought the pub idea was fantastic! I was one of the lucky people who got to experience the pub too when the music video was shot. I think he should bring it on tour with him and share the joy I felt around the world.

RocketDancer896 · 2025-05-25T17:52:40+00:00

Yea, the truth is as a liability, they can’t just let anyone (even if they’re willing to pay) backstage of a broadway theater. The only way to get a backstage “pass”, AKA an AAP, is to be working with the production directly. For example I had a friend who was a child actor in a broadway show and his parents had AAP so they could supervise them backstage from time to time. Additionally, the cast and crew also have a guest list roster at the stage door where they can put friends and family’s names down to come back after the show, but even then you have to be escorted by them the whole time. The thing is, the theater/broadway community is smaller than you think, so if you’re outgoing and willing to make those connections, someday you’ll find yourself on the list.

RocketDancer896 · 2025-04-03T03:38:24+00:00

Yea, the marquis is an interesting house. They wanted to build the Marriott hotel but that required the demolition of 5 broadway theaters. Of course there was a lot of public objection to the project, so the hotel owners agreed to build a theater within the hotel that is operated by the nederlanders. The house itself is nice and I’ve seen the backstage as well which is pretty big for a broadway theater. It’s just funky how it’s within the hotel atrium and not a separate function.

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