TTM Tues! Broadway Signed Playbills! How To Request One! Broadway Update! The Lion King! Wicked! The Book Of Mormon! And More!
Hello once again Autograph Hounds! Amazing how the weeks are flying fast this year, just a couple days away from July, already. As we reach the halfway point of the year, lets take a look back at all the requests we have sent out. Has it been a good successful first half? If you’re like me you are probably wondering, what can I do differently this second half to end the year more successful?
Well, I’m glad you came back. This week I’m going to take a different direction and help answer a question I get asked at least 10 plus times a week, Travis how do you request a signed playbill?
First, you gotta know who’s who on Broadway and when dates of the shows starts. Broadway.com and Theatremainia.com are two great websites that come in very handy in the details of every Broadway show.
Once you know, what show you would like to get, then the rest is as normal as sending out a letter of request as any other.
Playbills are the size of a 6×9 envelope.
Your post office can help you with exact postage, but I always put 2 forever stamps per envelope.
On the first envelope, addressing it is simple.
The Broadway shows name
Theatre’s name
Theatre’s address
Attn: stage manager
The second envelope, your return address.
The letter is just as simple as well. A letter addressed to the stage manager asking for a cast signed playbill from said show. Then you mail and wait. Most shows take about a month to reply.
Now there are some shows that do ask and mail back a letter requesting a donation. All donations go to Broadways charity Broadway cares. The month of March is their biggest fundraising month asking for donations.
Enough of the explaining, this is a weekly address list, right??? So lets, get to the addresses.
To start off your collection, I’ll post 5 broadway plays that don’t ask for any donations and are usually a quick return. Ease you into collecting them.
This first Broadway show is a beautiful play. The music, the atmosphere, the history….. Every collection should have this one
Phantom of the Opera
Majestic theatre
247 w 44th St
New York, NY 10036
Attn stage manager
This next Broadway show, just celebrated it’s 21st yr on Broadway… A wonderful Disney performance….
The Lion King
Minskoff theatre
200 w 45th Street
New York, NY 10036
Attn stage manager
Telling a different version of the original, this next show may not let you bring water into the theatre in fear the lead might melt….(I can’t confirm that! Lol)
Wicked
Gershwin theatre
222 w 51st st
New York NY 10019
Attn stage manager
If you’re a fan of South Park, then you might just enjoy this next Broadway show as it was written by the creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone
The Book of Mormon
Eugene O’Neil theatre
230 w 49th st
New York NY 10019
Attn stage manager
This last one for the week, is a completely different kind of show and a different kind of autograph. 3 characters on stage using many different objects to create an amazingly different kind of musical. Most playbills are a blue hand print, thumb print and/or even lip prints
The Blue Man Group
Astor place theatre
434 Lafayette st
New York NY 10003
Attn stage manager
Well, y’all, that’s all the time I have this week. A little wordier than normal but I really hope it’s a helpful explanation on how to write and request a cast signed playbill from your favorite Broadway shows.
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I just got my 523 signed playbill TTM…. I may just be able to help with the answer you seek.
Until next week Kids, let’s keep them post office workers busy!
-Travis
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Have gotten a few signed Playbills exactly this way. However as soon as The Boys In The Band opened, I sent a request to the theater. I got word back that Playbills were $40 as a donation to Equity Cares. A lot of times with gay themed plays, this is the kind of donation you are asked for but never as much as this
Have gotten many playbills by doing just this. However recently when The Boys In The Band opened, I sent a request to the theater. I got word back that the playbill was available for a $40 donation to Equity Cares. A Lot of plays that have gay themes do “sell” their playbills for a donation, but have never seen any as high as $40
Who signed your wicked playbill?