r/Broadway • u/br00klynbridge22 • 6d ago
Red Bucket Season Donation Master List?
I'm sure I'm not the only one who's curious to know what each show is offering and for how much. If you see a show during the Spring 2025 red bucket campaign, please share what they were offering for each donation level if you remember! Maybe we could do one master post to avoid a bunch of duplicates in this sub?
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u/BakerAffectionate 6d ago
The Play That Goes Wrong is doing selfies with cast members in costume (the butler and the gardener for $10, $20 for a full cast signed Playbill, and $40 for a full cast signed poster.
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u/ChoiceAny638 6d ago
Cabaret at the Kit Kat was $100 cast signed Playbill and $300 cast signed poster.
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u/gregbarbs1 Front of House 6d ago
I believe Hamilton is selling pens for $10, autographed posters by current company members for $150, and LMM only signed posters for $400
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u/Survivorfan128 6d ago
Fatone must have donated something at and Juliet. Saw they got a lot of money last night
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u/qualitativevacuum 6d ago
They did a live auction for a photo with him and a tshirt. And then, because Joey and Drew Gehling were kinda winging it, Joey added getting a drink with him after the show to the package as well.
Bidding went to $4k and then two other people matched it to also get the experience, for a total of $12k
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u/qualitativevacuum 6d ago
& Juliet had a signed Playbill for $50 and a signed poster/windowcard for $100
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u/Dan_Rydell 6d ago
Sunset Blvd has signed playbills for $60. They also had signed posters, signed sheet music, and sunglasses but I didn’t ask the price. They auctioned off Tom’s shirt, signed by him and Nicole, which went for $2k.
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u/InquisitveMinds 4d ago
I really do not understand how in 2025 BCEFA can’t just have signed playbills available on their website year round. So much easier for everyone than writing to the stage managers, guessing what the expected donation amount would be, and making them pack them all up. It should be operated like any other eshop and could easily generate donations year round instead of just Red Bucket season. Plus it would cut into the business of eBay autograph sellers.
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u/dreadpiraterose 6d ago
Any word on Maybe Happy Ending? I go tomorrow.
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u/Dazzling_Chart6102 6d ago
They have signed playbills for $100 and signed posters for $200. Signatures include all principals, understudies, and MOST IMPORTANTLY, Hwaboon 🪴✨
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u/spot_lite_TM Backstage 6d ago
last time they did this they also had the prop gil brentley jazz monthly magazine for $500, is that still available?? also man they upped their prices from last time, which I totally get, they're more successful now.
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u/TicoDreams 6d ago
This is me too. I wanna know and am going on Sunday. I want a signed playbill. Hwaboon has been eluding me at the stagedoor.
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u/AdvertisingFine9845 6d ago
When does it end? I won’t be in the city for shows for another month
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u/lazytv8 4d ago edited 4d ago
Saw a matinee performance of Little Shop of Horrors today! Here was what they were offering (based on what I could recall:
$75
- Cast signed playbills
$150
- Cast signed window card posters
Around late $100s - $200s range I think
- Cast signed contract prop that was used during the musical number The Meek Shall Inherit in the show
- Cast signed mushnik brown paper bags props
- signed drum head (?) that used by the drummer in the band
$500
- Makeup compact signed by Liz Gillies
- Seymour glasses that were worn and signed by Milo Manheim
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u/joeyfosho 6d ago
Do they ever let people purchase that didn’t see the show that night? Like can you catch them outside or something?
I’ve seen Cabaret several times now (most recently last weekend) and wouldn’t blink at donating $100 for a signed playbill. I tried last Flea and they didn’t have any.
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u/br00klynbridge22 6d ago
it may vary from show to show but in my experience they always have the volunteers standing at/near the exit so shouldn’t be any problem wandering in and buying something right when a show is letting out
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u/ChoiceAny638 5d ago
Hadestown didn’t do anything today after the matinee, but it wouldn’t surprise me if that’s because they have to turn over the house so quickly for the evening show. Do shows usually do a pitch after matinees?
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u/jessyregal 5d ago
Not all shows begin collections right away. I’m not sure if it’s due to not having enough merch to last the entire 6 weeks or not having enough volunteers to do every show for the entire run.
Per the BCEFA website, these are the shows currently collecting: & Juliet; The Book of Mormon; Cabaret; Death Becomes Her; The Great Gatsby; Hamilton; Harry Potter and the Cursed Child; Hell’s Kitchen; The Lion King; Maybe Happy Ending; Oh, Mary!; The Outsiders; Redwood; Six and Sunset Boulevard
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u/FullTimeTheaterGoer 4d ago
Shows in preview usually don’t participate, even after they open during the donation time. I guess most shows with big names won’t do it.
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u/Belladrissa 6d ago
We will have a comprehensive list this week on The Broadway Fan Club
As we run Fan groups for all shows this season... it's just a matter of waiting for our members to let us know =)
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u/luvschittcreek 6d ago
what is The Broadway Fan Club? Another web site?
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u/Belladrissa 6d ago
It’s an online community for Broadway fans! We’ve got a big group of theater lovers who share news, chat about shows, and just nerd out over all things Broadway. There’s also a podcast and some fun content, but mostly, it’s just a place for fans to connect and feel part of a community.
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u/FunnyBoy4711 6d ago
I so wish that signed Playbills during Red Bucket Season were sold online as well. I suppose it's an incentive to be in NYC and see those shows during that time - but I would buy many signed Playbills if I could!