• melsaskca@lemmy.ca
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    12 hours ago

    I’ll watch the neighbours kids do a backyard “concert” before I would pay ticketmaster to see a show. Local gigs and community theatre will be making a big comeback down the road. Ticketmaster can’t sustain their iron grip on venues and touring artists forever. In the meantime though it’s morphed into a service for the elite and the “monied”.

    • IphtashuFitz@lemmy.world
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      11 hours ago

      Community theater can be a great choice if you have them in your area. $25 for a bunch of volunteers beats out the outrageous prices charged by megacorps like Ticketmaster any day of the week. I’ve seen many quality community theater productions, and have even seen some actors who have gone on to have professional TV and movie careers.

      • CalypsoGirl@lemmy.today
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        9 hours ago

        As a kid & in my twenties I enjoyed attending community theater productions & had some friends who were on stage but as an adult I wonder how they survive investing so much time into neverending auditions & rehearsals & performances for NO PAY? There must be a lot of wealthy daddies keeping these people afloat.