Playlist for Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018: And if you call in the next 15 minutes, I'll throw in the bad wine!

The following Broadway facts and figures are brought to you by a 2 On The Aisle Fan (and inspiration! Thanks, John!):

During the 2017-18 season, shows on Broadway counted 13.8 million admissions.

*38% of those attendances were by people from the NYC metropolitan area.

*63% were tourists: 48% from the US, outside of NYC; 15% from outside the US.

*The average age of theatregoers was 40.6 years and 66% were female.

*2.1 million under-18 theatregoers (1.65 million in the prior season) marked a record high.

*81% of the over-25 year olds had completed college; 41% had graduate degrees.

*The average annual household income of Broadway theatregoers was $222,120.00.

*The average Broadway theatregoer attended 5 shows; those who attended 15 or more performances comprised only 5.5% of the audience, but they bought 31% of the tickets.

*Playgoers were more frequent Broadway attendees than are fans of musicals. Typical straight-play attendees saw nine shows in the past year, while musical attendees saw four.


First of all, I'm depressed! I feel like I'm living well to the left (the negative side of the number line) of the Broadway Poverty Line, if I'm SUPPOSED to be making a 6-figure income to see these shows. That's why 2 On The Aisle is such a bargain. Heck, if you're a $90.10 member of this radio station, think of the dough you're saving...more than 50 Broadway show performances coming at you over the air waves over the course of a year. You couldn't buy enough NYS wine or intermission nonpareils to last you 2.5 live performances for that price.

The attendance of under 18 year olds is heartening (thanks, Lin Manuel! thanks, Evan! thanks SpongeBob?), but I'll bet none of those "kids" bought their own tickets. Look around at the next GEVA or RBTL or RPO, and you'll mostly see people of a certain age (okay, yes, I'm a certain age too, so I KNOW!)(maybe an errant 25 year old. They'll be related to me.), cuz we're the ones with the disposable income (if not the disposable time) for a Porsche and Private Lives. The cost of a ticket required to witness LIVE performances of Hamiltons and Fair Ladies and Kongs will be Broadway's death knell. It really pisses me off.

So HERE'S SOME FREE STUFF: Guys and Dolls (Nathan style!), Kiss Me Kate (Alfred! Howard! Brian S and M!), Elaine (she never died, she fermented), Patti and Noel and all things bright and beautiful! Bask in Broadway, one way or another. I'll ante up for the nonpareils. And the bad wine. XO


The Crapshooter's Dance (Instrumental, Guys And Dolls)
The Oldest Established (Walter Bobbie, J.K. Simmons, Nathan Lane, Ensemble,
      Guys And Dolls)
A Bushel And A Peck (Faith Prince, The Hot Box Girls, Guys And Dolls)
Guys And Dolls (Walter Bobbi3, J.K. Simmons, Nathan Lane, Guys And Dolls)
When You're Right, You're Right (Lauren Bacall, Harry Guardino,
      Roderick Cooke, Woman Of The Year)
When Love Goes Wrong, Nothing Goes Right (Marilyn Monroe, Jane Russell,
      Gentlemen Prefer Blondes)
Love, You Didn't Do Right By Me (Rosemary Clooney, White Christmas)
We're Gonna Be All Right (Stuart Damon, Julienne Marie, Do I Hear A Waltz?)
Where Did We Go Right? (Nathan Lane, Mathew Broderick, The Producers)
Anyone Can Whistle (Lee Remick, Anyone Can Whistle)
Anyone Can Whistle (Patti LuPone, Don't Monkey With Broadway)
Anyone Can Whistle (Tom Wopat, Barbara Cook, Vanessa Williams, Sondheim
      On Sondheim)
The Passenger's Always Right (Charles Braswell, Ensemble, Sail Away)
Stay On The Right Side, Sister (Doris Day, Love Me Or Leave Me)
It's All Right With Me (Peter Cookson, Can-Can)
Cool, Cool, Considerate Men (Paul Hecht, Ensemble, 1776)
Where Is The Life That Late I Led? (Brian Stokes Mitchell, Kiss Me Kate)
I've Come To Wive It Wealthily In Padua (Alfred Drake, Kiss Me Kate)
Pavane (Instrumental, Kiss Me Kate)
Always True To You (Tommy Rall, Ann Miller, Kiss Me Kate)
Why Can't You Behave? (Amy Spanger, Michael Berresse, Kiss Me Kate)
Brush Up Your Shakespeare (Keenan Wynn, James Whitmore, Kiss Me Kate)
I Want A Long Time Daddy (Elaine Stritch, Elaine Stritch At Liberty)
Zip (Elaine Stritch, Elaine Stritch At Liberty)
Crossword Puzzle (Faith Prince, Total Faith)
Flair (George Lee Andrews, Starting Here, Starting Now)
I Want To Go Home (Daniel H. Jenkins, Big)
I Want It All (Liz Callaway, Beth Fowler, Catherine Cox, Baby)
Adelaide's Lament (Faith Prince, Guys And Dolls)
Luck Be A Lady (Peter Gallagher, Guys And Dolls)
Sue Me (Nathan Lane, Faith Prince, Guys And Dolls)
Guys And Dolls (reprise) (Company, Guys And Dolls)