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#Sleep no more broadway license

Locals are also worried about potential noise pollution and late-night public drunkenness. Area residents provided testimonials divulging their love of the show and their simultaneous opinion that 20 Exchange wasn’t the right area, owing to the potential for increased foot and vehicle traffic that would potentially block emergency services. Those who showed up were not impressed, however. The project would also include a cafe open to the public before showtime, and alcohol service would end at 10 p.m. The show’s producers said that they had engaged in lengthy discussions with community members and had reached a potential compromise: a 500 guest limit in the 3500 person capacity space, with staggered entrance times and guests heavily encouraged to arrive by mass transit instead of cars, in order to reduce congestion on both the narrow street and narrow sidewalk. In Chelsea, the performance is based on Macbeth the show’s producers said that a different theme would be selected for the new space, but had not yet been chosen. Rather than sitting and watching performers on a stage, audience members walk through rooms where performers are acting out scenes in a noir setting, creating an “immersive” experience. Sleep No More has been housed in a converted warehouse, called the “McKittrick Hotel,” on West 27th Street in Chelsea since 2011. “I can’t imagine what 500 people having a wonderful inebriated time watching an immersive theater experience would do to our side streets,” said Eric Kaufman, a resident of nearby 15 Broad Street.

Opponents of the show’s new proposed space at 20 Exchange Place, a 57-story building near Wall Street, packed a conference room at the Manhattan Borough President’s office to condemn the potential increase in traffic in the Financial District’s narrow streets, as well as the presence of hundreds of drunken revelers on a nightly basis.

#Sleep no more broadway license

On Tuesday night, Manhattan Community Board 1’s licensing committee voted against recommending a liquor license for Emursive, the company behind Sleep No More. Some locals, however, are trying to block the new show, fearing the late night crowds will bring no more sleep. Producers of the wildly popular immersive dance-theater experience Sleep No More are planning to bring a second extravaganza to Manhattan, in a largely residential building in the Financial District.

#Sleep no more broadway full

This matches 'The Sexy Brutale' uncannily well - the mansion with many rooms, the fact that the story loops and takes place throughout the building, the fact that the audience is free to follow whomever they like (and that several spectations may be necessary to understand the full story), even the details like the Venetian masks. The story loops three times per day and then comes to a finale. Spectators wear Venetian masks and the actors apparently do not react to them (apart from special occasions). The audience is not seated, each spectator is free to move through the building, follow any actor, watch any scenes they encounter, or inspect any object (some of which help to understand the story). It takes place not on a stage, but in an entire building with many rooms. 'Sleep No More' is an immersive theatrical experience that has run in various versions since 2003. After reading up on 'Sleep No More', I really have to ask - was 'The Sexy Brutale' inspired by this play?