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Mini Poll: Henry Kiel's Real Opera House


Current Totals:

Musicals?


Yes:
 61%
Yes, sometimes:
 32%
Nope:
 7%

 

Favorite place to see a musical?


On a screen:
 8%
On a stage:
 86%
No such place:
 6%

 

Which of the following things would you most like to do on the first Saturday in June?


See the opening night's performance of Meet Me in St. Louis at the Muny:
 32%
Root for the Cards vs the Rockies at Busch Stadium:
 22%
Sit in the (air-conditioned) Fabulous Fox Theater to see Rent:
 18%
Sit under the big top in Grand Center to see Circus Flora:
 13%
Listen to the sounds of Javier Mendoza in Lafayette Park:
 14%
Watch Frontyard Features' outdoor screening of School of Rock in Boonville, Mo:
 2%

 

Have you ever attended a show at the Muny?


Yes:
 93%
No:
 7%

 

Do you attend at least one performance at the Muny each season?


Yes:
 47%
No:
 53%

 

How many times do you usually go to the Muny each season?


One or two:
 62%
Three or four:
 7%
Five or six:
 2%
Seven:
 3%
I see every show, some more than once:
 2%
I never go to the Muny:
 25%

 

Which member of your immediate family most enjoys the Muny?


Me:
 40%
My spouse or partner:
 24%
My parents:
 10%
My cat, who comes with me in a covered basket:
 1%
One of my kids:
 7%
One of my grandkids:
 1%
My grandparents:
 1%
None of them does:
 15%

 

Have you or has a member of your family ever auditioned for a role in a Muny production?


Yes:
 17%
No:
 83%

 

Which of the following is the biggest challenge to enjoying a show at the Muny?


Heat:
 38%
Rain:
 10%
Humidity:
 24%
Humanity:
 1%
Distance from the stage:
 3%
Length of the shows:
 1%
Quality of the performers:
 1%
Choice of shows:
 6%
Ticket prices:
 1%
Parking:
 2%
Accessibility:
 1%
Nope, none of these is a problem for me:
 13%

 

Which of the following shows of the Muny's 2009 season will you be most excited to see?


42nd Street:
 18%
Annie:
 4%
Meet Me In St. Louis:
 21%
Godspell:
 10%
The Music Man:
 11%
Camelot:
 11%
Hairspray:
 25%

 

What do you think of the Muny's ticket prices?


Just about right:
 83%
Too high:
 12%
Too high (and that's including the free ones):
 4%
Too low:
 1%

 

Have you ever waited for a chance to sit in the Muny's free seats?


Yes:
 48%
No:
 41%
No, but I might now:
 11%

 

What kind of food would you most like to enjoy as a picnic while waiting for the free seats?


I would get Imo's Pizza delivered:
 15%
I would bring oxtail and peach cobbler from Del Monico's Diner:
 3%
I would stop at Tower Grove Farmer's Market to stock up on fruits and veggies:
 13%
I would pick up take-out fried chicken from Pat's in Dogtown:
 32%
I would swing by Chinese Noodle Café in the Loop for a thermos of Peggy Hou's hot and sour soup:
 2%
I would wait and buy sno-cones and frozen lemonade from the Muny's stands:
 35%

 

Which of the following Muny performances would you most like to have seen in Forest Park?


Lauren Bacall in Wonderful Town (1977):
 15%
Norma Jean Baker as Grace Farrell in Annie (1983):
 10%
Archie Leach (aka Cary Grant) as Max Grunewald in Wonderful Night (1931):
 20%
Bob Hope as Huck Haines in Roberta (1958):
 20%
Carol Burnett in I Do! I Do! (1974):
 22%
Betty White as Lili in Take Me Along (1961):
 3%
Vincent Price as Martin Gunther in The American Way (1940):
 11%

 

How do you beat the heat at the Muny?


I bring my own spray fan:
 13%
I fan myself with my playbill:
 57%
I bring a small soft-sided cooler full of cold treats:
 14%
Commando (enough said):
 16%

 

Unlike other institutions in Forest Park, the Muny, a tax-exempt organization, receives no support from the Zoo-Museum District, Missouri Arts Council or Regional Arts Commission. Should it?


Yes, the Muny is a civic treasure:
 68%
No:
 28%
No, and it should pay taxes:
 5%

 

Have you inscribed a brick or dedicated a seat at the Muny?


Yes:
 2%
No:
 70%
No, but that would be a good idea:
 28%

 

Which show would you most like to see at the Muny next year?


Dreamgirls:
 19%
Pinkalicious, The Musical:
 2%
9 to 5:
 14%
Rent:
 13%
The Toxic Avenger:
 2%
Altar Boyz:
 3%
Avenue Q:
 10%
Dr Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas:
 6%
High School Musical:
 9%
The King and I:
 23%

 

Note: Due to rounding, results for some questions may not total 100%.


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