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| Last Edit: WaymanWong 12:26 am EDT 09/23/24 | |
| Posted by: WaymanWong 12:01 am EDT 09/23/24 | |
| In reply to: Broadway Flea - almost impossible to navigate - Ncassidine 04:25 pm EDT 09/22/24 | |
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| It's been several years since I went to the Broadway Flea Market, but the foot traffic on West 45th St. was a nightmare, especially in front of the Jacobs and Schoenfeld theaters because the fans of ''The Outsiders'' and ''The Notebook'' also were lining up for rush tickets. Comparatively speaking, the foot traffic on West 44th St. was much easier to negotiate. Even before the tables opened at 10 a.m., there were lines of bargain hunters parked in front of them, and you had to be really patient as they worked their way through the boxes and boxes of Playbills, posters, CDs and memorablia. Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka had their own table, selling his books. After I saw a number of folks wearing Broadway for Harris stickers, my theater-obsessed mind immediately thought: ''Neil sure has lotsa fans.'' But those were freebies handed out by Kamala Harris' campaign team. Anyway, I hope BC/EFA raised a ton of money. Yes, the Flea Market is crazed and crowded, but the fun is finding bargains and one-of-a-kind theater memorabilia. Among the things I saw: * ''Sweeney Todd'' CDs, signed by Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford: $100 * ''Sweeney Todd'' prop bottles of Pirelli's Miracle Elixir: $50 * ''Here Lies Love'': Autographed posters: $10-$50 * ''Here Lies Love'': 4-inch disco mirror balls: $70 * ''The Outsiders'': Autographed window cards: $400 * ''The Outsiders'': A pair of cast-worn cowboy boots: $100 * ''Hello, Dolly!'': Cast CDs, signed by Bette Midler: $50 * ''Hello, Dolly!'': A lunch box (for a ''hot lunch for orphans''): $35 * ''Master Class': A poster of Faye Dunaway starring in it: $40 * ''Sing Street'': A poster announcing its (canceled) Broadway debut: $10 * ''Cabaret'': Empty bottles of champagne, signed by Eddie Redmayne & Gayle Rankin: $50 * Signed Sondheim correspondence to lyricist Jim Morgan: $200 for each letter My favorite bargain of the day: ''Merrily We Roll Along'' souvenir programs, which probably normally go for $20, were $5 apiece. |
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