Annie Marquee

[bwayphreak234]

Is this all they are doing for the marquee? It seems weird they did not use the billboard space above the Palace entrance like many other shows that played there did.

[wdwfreak]

I don't know why Broadwayworld is making a deal of it now. The Annie signs that they posted have been up for over a month already. The billboard used for the Palace had been rented to Evita, but now the producers of Annie want their spot back which is why Evita now has a new billboard in Times Square. I imagine the actual marquee will be going up soon.

[loliveve]

I thought it was odd, too. Maybe that will be added as it gets closer to October? (Though I admit that my days have been so thrown off that I was nearly shocked to realize September starts tomorrow...)

[CapnHook]

That billboard is rented to EVITA at the moment, as you can see. I do not believe that billboard comes with the theatre.

[bwayphreak234]

Has there ever been a show at the Palace that did not use the marquee space above the entrance?

[LizzieCurry]

Annie already has a souvenir booth, though, so I guess that counts for something...

[CarlosAlberto]

You guys are bitching about a theater marquee? Really?!!! Stop a minute and think about how ABSURD that is.

[Jordan Catalano]

Annie Marquee sounds like a Drag Queen.

[nrosky]

Don't worry folks, the ANNIE marquee isn't yet finished and we will be going back to take more pictures in a couple of weeks when their planned billboard is up too. It's just a quick peak at the first glimpse of what's up there now.

-Nicole @ BroadwayWorld.com

[Jordan Catalano]

I think we should be able to vote on what marquee we want.

[MusicalBoy]

^ That actually sounds like a nice idea for Edwin Drood :)

[FANtomFollies]

Has any production of 'Annie' not used the original logo? I really wish this revival had the balls to do something different.

[Broadwaywest]

[CATSNYrevival]

^And that's why they always use the original logo.

Honestly, though, the original logo is iconic and they probably don't want to mess with success. If I didn't know any better, I'd assume this entire production was just one big front to sell Annie merchandise. What show puts merch on sale at the theatre and on the website this far from opening?

[CurtainPullDowner]

Remember when the Palace Marquee was the size of those 2 divided billboards?
The good ole days.
I'm still pissed PRISCILLA didn't put the giant shoe up there, that's why the show closed, ya know?

[iluvtheatertrash]

Wait. They're selling souvenirs and it hasn't opened yet? What?

[CATSNYrevival]

^Their website takes you to the Annie store which is already selling tons of merch on-line too.

http://anniethemusicalshop.com/

[TheatreKid3]

And all of it looks like crap, especially that logo reflection.

[CurtainPullDowner]

It looks like bad crap.

[iluvtheatertrash]

Oh, God...

[bwayphreak234]

Wait... so they have the lobby of the Palace open and selling merchandise?

[LizzieCurry]

They started selling tickets this week. AND merch.

[It's a fine life!]

Besides they never change the design of the logo anyway. It's always been the same.

[TimesSquared]

except for the "Web 2.0" reflection they added

[RippedMan]

Let's be honest. This isn't some revival that's trying to reinvent the wheel. It's just a money grabber.

[It's a fine life!]

I would agree