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The first 9/11 opening night on B'way in a while?

Posted by: Delvino 09:25 pm EDT 09/11/14
In reply to: My review of THIS IS OUR YOUTH: Playwright Kenneth Lonergan and cast make Bway debuts - jesse21 09:19 am EDT 09/11/14

I'm sure someone will fact check/slash/shout me down, but I don't recall a show opening on B'way on 9/11 in the past 13 years. I'm not quibbling, just wondering if it struck anyone else as a strange choice. In SF or Chicago, not as big a deal; on B'way in NYC, well, it's still a very somber day. I can't quite imagine the opening night and opening night party. Maybe I am quibbling after all. I just think there are other days, and yes, I know the value of a Thursday in September.


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Yes, but probably not for any particular reason.

Posted by: keikekaze 09:40 pm EDT 09/11/14
In reply to: The first 9/11 opening night on B'way in a while? - Delvino 09:25 pm EDT 09/11/14

Early September has not been a crowded time for Broadway openings since the 1940s. The last time any Broadway show opened on Sept. 11 was in 1984. The last time a new play opened on Sept. 11 was in 1952. So I wouldn't think that they'd been particularly avoiding the date. There just aren't that many shows that seem to want to open that early in the season.


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re: Yes, but probably not for any particular reason.

Posted by: Delvino 09:53 pm EDT 09/11/14
In reply to: Yes, but probably not for any particular reason. - keikekaze 09:40 pm EDT 09/11/14

All the more reason to avoid it.


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