Jan
2009
There are a few less lights on Broadway this week.
In the fallout of the current economic crisis in the United States, nine Broadway musicals let their stages go dark with their performances yesterday. To be fair, two of them were limited engagements (Irving Berlin’s White Christmas and a Liza Minnelli show), but that still means that seven full-time shows have shut down. Young Frakenstein, Hairspray and Grease were just some of the ones that have made their way off the Great White Way.
Personally I don’t think it was fully to correct to blame the current financial atmosphere, these shows have simply priced themselves out of the realm of reason. When I was recently considering one of my umpteen aborted attempts at taking a vacation, I was looking at going to New York City. The friend I was going to visit had told me that the prices were through the roof, but I really wanted to see a show. I got the idea I would surprise her with tickets, since it would be my treat, she wouldn’t be able to complain much. Well, after I went online and saw that two tickets were going to run me over $400, I scratched that idea.
How can these shows possibly think that they are worth north of $200 a ticket? How can anyone get introduced to the genre at that price? How could a family possibly afford to go? Yet, if I want to go see a show of a touring company in St. Louis, I will pay in the neighborhood of $50 or $60. Sure that’s still a bit high for two hours of entertainment, but at least it is still in the realm of sanity.
It does make you wonder why in the world tickets to the New York version would run around 300% more. It’s the same number of actors… the same sets… the same amount of crew, and heck, the road show has to pay gas, lodging, some food expenses. It just doesn’t add up.
While I am sorry to see so many shows close, I also have to say that Broadway needs to be looking in the mirror a bit more as to who is to blame for this.


As most people do, I have a love/hate relationship with my scale.
It has been made official that UK actor
It’s episode 24… Scattercast is thinking it is time to settle down!
As we start another year, it’s time for me to take a look back at what struck a chord with my readers.


Yet another television ad to toss on the ever-growing pile of ones I hate. The newest one to join the ranks is the Obama Presidential Coin Collection. This has nothing to do with politics, but just being plain shady on the parts of the sellers, and how gullible the consumer can be.
The National Film Preservation Board
Poor, Oprah. She just can’t pick a book, can she?
Is it April yet?
There are some news stories that are so shocking you just can’t even begin to comprehend them for a few days until after they happen. The story of Bruce Pardo is one of those stories.

Every December 23rd brings the most magical of holidays…
The economy is hitting every one hard, and police budgets are not immune either.
According to a quote on
I can’t take it any more… Christmas Sweaters must be banned.
Please stop. If not for yourself, think of the example you are setting for the future generations of the world. Do you really want to set bad fashion examples for the yound and impressionable minds of this world? I think
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Possibly one of the greatest heroes in American history has passed away.
