Broadway.com Introduces Word of Mouth Panel, Reviews from Real Theatergoers
Panel members were chosen out of a pool of thousands of Broadway.com full-price ticket buyers. We scoured hundreds of e-mail survey responses for interesting jobs, funny comments and genuine passion for live theater, narrowing the group multiple times before settling on our final group of 12. Our Word of Mouth reviewers range in age from six to 73 and live all over the tri-state area. Throughout the season, three select panel members will be sent to review each new Broadway offering, as well as some old favorites.
Get to know the Broadway.com Word of Mouth panel:
Audrey is a fun-loving wife, mom and grandma who's all shook up over Elvis and Barbra. She spends her days helping others as a nurse while planning her next trip to see Wicked. That
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Cat is a Connecticut teen who studies dance and dreams of being a member of a ballet company or a Broadway performer. No wonder she calls herself a fan of both Idina Menzel and New York City Ballet star Wendy Whelan!
Cindi is a mother of a teen who runs a bed and breakfast out of her home in New Jersey with hopes to one day run it full-time. She is also a regular theatergoer—among her favorites are Cats, The Lion King and Cabaret.
Clark gets up too early every day, chows down on waffles No meat please! He's a vegetarian! and catches the bus to grade school, where he is studying to become a billionaire.
Mary can't live without chocolate and is a fan of the classics: John Steinbeck, To Kill a Mockingbird, Frank Sinatra and Les Miserables. She's a loyal friend, wife and champion of the arts who dreams of starting a school dedicated to her passion.
Mike is a twentysomething physician who hopes to one day pay off his student loans. He's organized, eats healthy, loves to travel and is on a mission to get his girlfriend to love theater as much as he does.
Phil is an admirer of both DiMaggio and DeNiro, and worked as an NYC police officer for 35 years. The Brooklyn-born father and grandpa now enjoys the fruits of his labor by relaxing and taking his friends to shows as often as possible!
Phyllis hasn't landed her dream job at Chanel just yet, but she has recently sent her son off to his first year of college. Her favorites run the gamut from Wilco and the Flaming Lips to I Love Lucy and The King and I.
Randi may seem to be simply a mild-mannered lawyer and smart suburban mom, but she's also a poker champ! She heads to the theater to see whatever piques her interest, including a recent favorite: The Pillowman.
Scott wishes he were a pirate. Instead, he is an "afterlife care facilitator" read: mortician with a wicked sense of humor, a beautiful wife and three kids. He wasn't a fan of theater until late in life, but now makes regular trips to see shows.
Teryn keeps busy going to school in the morning, working in the afternoon and spending every other moment with her toddler, who she can't wait to bring to his first show. She never misses a Will Smith movie and she's a self-professed Law & Order fanatic.
Vincent is a New Yorker who works in the entertainment biz film, not theater and is a bit of a technology addict. He's a huge fan of film director Pedro Almodovar and doesn't wait for the critics to tell him to see a new show. He's usually gotten his tickets before them!