tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829734.post2181654809269122051..comments2024-03-28T00:18:42.009-04:00Comments on The Wicked Stage: Johnny Come Slate-lyRob Weinert-Kendthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04015688507553252146noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829734.post-10192139481200011642007-06-08T17:35:00.001-04:002007-06-08T17:35:00.001-04:00Sorry, that last comment was me.KerrySorry, that last comment was me.<BR/>KerryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829734.post-43852193670253352922007-06-08T17:35:00.000-04:002007-06-08T17:35:00.000-04:00I also wonder if the "no young people in the audie...I also wonder if the "no young people in the audience" phenomenon is a problem primarily for Broadway and larger regional houses. Most of the shows I attend here in Chicago at the storefront level have a healthy percentage of twenty- and thirtysomethings in the audience, along with older attendees. The same was true of shows I covered in San Francisco. Of course, many of those people could be friends of the artists involved in the production, and hence not people who are overly inclined to see shows regularly. But people who have blown their theatergoing budget for the year on one Broadway or touring extravaganza or a regional theater subscription may not, conversely, be likely to support the younger companies in less-traditional venues, either.<BR/><BR/>I loved Peter's point about the death of drive-ins and TV westerns before Broadway musicals, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com