Friday 1 July 2016

Individual Unit (12) (West End vs. Broadway)

  • Broadway's quiet days are Mondays, whilst West End's quiet days are Sundays
  • Broadway call their break an "intermission", whilst West End call it the "interval"
  • West End has a fire curtain or safety curtain come down in the interval. whereas Broadway doesn't
  • Stalls = Orchestra section // Royal, grand or dress circle = Mezzanine // Upper circle = Balcony // Balcony = Broadway doesn't tend to have - http://www.campbroadway.com/2013/12/16/west-end-vs-broadway/
  • West End theatres are beautiful examples of Victorian architecture, where you can wait inside large foyers or entrance halls. When going to see a Broadway show, you wait outside in line, and then walk a few feet through the doors to the auditorium - https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/west-end-features/broadway-baby-a-reflection
  • If you want to know who is in the cast at a West End performance, you must buy a programme, whereas at Broadway shows you are given a free "Playbill" that states who is performing and a little bit about the show.