Talk:Broadway theatre

message: When did a list of specific theaters as "Broadway" theaters become official? And is there a list somewhere of theaters that formerly had that status but have either closed or have lost that status? - Jmabel | Talk 15:05, 12 October 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: There is no specific exact time as to when an official listing of Broadway theatres began, though the Internet Broadway Database shows the New Theatre as the first theatre when it premiered the first Broadway show, The Recruiting Officer, on December 6, 1732 (click here). The Internet Broadway Database shows a listing of theatres here. Best, --Discographer (talk) 16:39, 12 October 2017 (UTC)
replies: text:  There must be some history of the concept of "Broadway theatre" that belongs in the article, no? - Jmabel | Talk 22:31, 12 October 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: See this section above. Best, --Discographer (talk) 22:46, 12 October 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  When did a list become official? 

message: By the way, I've created a Commons gallery :Commons:Broadway theatre buildings. This may be useful in identifying which Broadway theaters could use a better picture. The Circle in the Square has none at all (nor does its old downtown location) and the one image en-wiki has of the Marquis Theatre is specifically not supposed to be transferred to Commons, so it isn't readily usable by the other Wikipedias. - Jmabel | Talk 15:08, 12 October 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Circle in the Square wouldn't have an image of note, because it is subterranean, located in the basement of the Paramount Plaza building. It is literally invisible from the street other than some glass windows. As for the Marquis Theatre, I just get annoyed when stuff on commons is deleted without notifying the article talk page; the image is on commons at here, but I kept a local copy just in case there's issues there. oknazevad (talk) 01:11, 14 October 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Broadway theatre buildings gallery 

message: The latest subcategory under the "History" tab is the 1980s. Not only is this, by itself, due for an update, but seeing as the recent closing of Broadway is both historical and unprecedented, there is certainly just cause to update the history of Broadway theatre to include the impact of COVID-19. This is still a developing situation, so it may be wise to hold off on this update until the ramifications are clear and the dust seems to have settled. However, this would still make for an appropriate addition once the time is right.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.99.234.189 (talk) 05:32, 26 March 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree. The history definitely needs to be updated, being it's already 30-plus years since the last events included. oknazevad (talk) 11:47, 26 March 2020 (UTC)

text: It appears someone decided to add a COVID related subsection anyway. It would be helpful if the history section expanded to include the emergence of the "mega-musical" in the 80s and 90s, along with the growth in popularity and business over the past decade. I would do this myself, but I don't have much time to find those sources. Metamorph985 (talk) 12:38, 8 January 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  COVID-19 Closures 

message: This whole section, up and to the first mention of the Covid 19 pandemic, makes no reference to the Theatre and would perhaps better be located in Broadway (Manhattan). I don't see how it is relevant. Any objections to its removal?Mark E (talk) 13:49, 29 March 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: With no objections, I have removed this section. Mark E (talk) 09:32, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Good call. Completely the wrong place. I'm not a fan of some of the heading changes that accompanied the addition of that misplaced material; the previous headers did a better job of marking eras in the history of Broadway theatre in particular. oknazevad (talk) 13:44, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: I also support this removal. Not even sure why stuff about Verdi Square belongs in an article about Broadway theaters, but it looks like this info was simply copied without attribution from Broadway (Manhattan)#21st century. – Epicgenius (talk) 16:45, 11 June 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  21st century 

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