9/27/2023 0 Comments Footlight brooklyn“So many venues have been forced to shutter their doors in the last couple of years, so we’re just tryng to fill that void for emerging new artists,” she said. Just five bones will get you through the door, and the show starts at 7:30 pm. For Regan, showcasing local and emerging bands was one of the main drives behind opening Footlight. Tonight’s lineup features five bands, including The Johannas, Sister Helen, and Devon Goods. ![]() The Footlight Bar has taken over the space from former tenant Equinoxio, and benefited greatly from the former bar’s aesthetic, with an art-deco style bar, hardwood floors, and delicate tiles adorning one of the walls. The pop-up menu (Courtesy of Fernando Strohmeyer) Liquid dinner and corn kernel pickins, here we come! Even when Chef Fernando isn’t around the bar will have snacks from Mama’s Empanadas (made in Corona, Queens) as well as free freshly-made popcorn from an old-timey popcorn machine. “He has this bourbon-brown-butter rice-krispy treat that changed my life,” she added with a laugh.Ĭhef Fernando, as he’s called, will set up shop on one of the venue’s two hardwood stages, and be serving up food for the entire weekend. Tonight will mark the first collaboration with Strohmeyer, whose menu channels “a Puerto Rican twist on standards, like pulled pork sloppy Joes,” Regan told us. In addition to serving creations like the Gin Lizzy (Dorothy Parker gin, Campari, and lemon) or the Jumpin’ Jack Flash (whiskey over ice with a Down East Cider float and a splash of bitters), Ploe will be focusing on suds from local breweries. Rest in Peace, Footlight Records.Although the bar and events space officially opened its doors July 22, owner Laura Regan said the long-awaited addition of liquor will allow them to serve some specialty cocktails, created and mixed by the capable hands of bar manager Steven Ploe. After that, the remaining stock will be on under the name. It truly was heaven…For the next few weeks the staff will be tying up loose ends. I marveled at the out-of-print and rare vinyl discs displayed on the walls. Another time I found an odd duck-Jim “Gomer Pyle” Nabors singing songs from “Man of LaMancha,” perfect when I spotlight the cast album of the show and its many incarnations for one of my radio programs.Īt Footlight Records-when they were a brick and mortar site-I spent countless hours rummaging through the used LPs and CDs. For example, there was the little known Harold Rome show, “The Zulu and the Zayda” that appeared in a discount bin one day. I have unearthed many original cast recordings in these environs, a number from musicals I had never heard of before which, for someone with over 800 cast recordings and other show-related music and CDs in their collection, is no small feat. There just aren’t enough of us to keep these places in business. Those of us that could think of nothing better to do than wile away the time browsing through racks and racks of undiscovered treasures are of a bygone era. Simply, those outlets that traffic in used and/or virgin vinyl are a vanishing breed. Yet the seeds of Footlight’s demise began years ago and has affected all record stores with significant vinyl inventory. ![]() Look at Tower Records, once the mecca for the music buying public in New York City-gone! CD sales are off which makes it harder for all types of record stores to keep their doors open. “This has probably cut into about 40% of our sales in cast CDs.” But maybe the most significant factor is the reality of today’s marketplace-more and more music is downloaded. There was also the problem “that many smaller companies that produce cast recordings pre-sell their recordings at a discount price,” again as stated on their website. Astronomical rent increases, according to the store’s website, pushed the company further into debt. Long a fixture in the East Village on 12th Street, then moving to Brooklyn, and finally becoming an Internet-only company, Footlight Records was THE place for aficionados of original cast recordings, especially rare and hard-to-find vinyl LPs.Ī number of factors went into the decision by ownership. On July 4th Footlight Records, the quintessential record store for musical theater enthusiasts, will close its cyber-doors. But there is one closing that is more heartbreaking than all the others combined. This year it seemed an unusually high number of Broadway productions ended their runs during this time. ![]() ![]() For weeks after the Tony Award ceremony, poorly performing shows shutter their doors and extinguish their glittering marquees.
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