TGI TDF

As a theater professional it's important to see theater. I'm really trying to beef up the amount of live theater I take in without bleeding myself dry, so today I decided to become a member of the Theater Development Fund. As a member of Actors' Equity I am eligible to take advantage of TDF's membership program which for a yearly fee of $27.50 gives me access to half price theater tickets to Broadway, Off-Broadway and other miscellaneous shows around town! The advantage of a membership is that you can get your tickets ahead of time and don't have to stand in line.

The Theater Development Fund is a supercalafragelisticexpialadocious organization that distributes Broadway and Off-Broadway theater tickets at discount prices. They're trying to make theater affordable for everyone: a valiant and noble cause.

I have a lot of fond Broadway memories thanks to TDF. Thanks to discount tickets, my parents fostered my love of the theater year after year by bringing me up to the city on holiday weekends to see a slew of shows, sometimes three in one weekend! Upon our arrival, one of our first stops was always the TKTS booth in Times Square. It was sorta exciting to get in line and roll the dice on what show we would score tickets to.

One time we got 6th row center seats to The Rainmaker with Woody Harrelson, Jayne Atkinson and Jerry Hardin (aka Deep Throat from the X Files.) After the show Woody emerged from the stage door stoned out of his gourd and shook our hands. "Nice to meet you," he said pupils dilated. Oh my gosh! Woody Harrelson is high oh hashish! and he just shook my hand!!!

Another time we got tickets to Urinetown starring star of NBC's "Ed" Tom Cavanagh who's dreamy blue eyes reached my gaze all the way back to 18th row, house right.
Man, his eyes are blue!

...and when I was a freshman in high school, I got my first taste of a slinky blond Bebe Neuwirth in a revival of Damn Yankees! "Whatever Lola wants, Lola gets!"

Well, this little Lola wants some half-price tickets to Broadway shows and she's gonna get 'em! Hooray!!!