Around March of 2011....I went to Madam Butterfly. The ticket-price? Around $80.
Friday night....I got there early to get the full experience.
So....from a structure view....it's very 'AGED'. Marble cracks....where there was carpet....it needed replacement.
Bathroom? Functional but you could tell....nothing had been renovated since the 1970s.
A week or two after this...I brought up the experience with a guy who'd been there five or six times...going back to the early 1990s. His response.....the tickets basically pay for the salary of the boss/crew.....the show.....electricity, and general cost. He didn't think renovation cost was covered (he figured Congress was on the hook).
I watched a podcast recently....where several folks talked about the building from day-one.....that the original 'build' was crap. No one was willing to sue for repairs.
The House/Senate stuck now? I'm guessing that experts will say to tear the mess down.
My impression of the night? Half-way....we have a pause, and some 60-year-old lady (in a tight grown)....passed out about six feet behind me....ambulance crew arrived. I got nauseous....got a Coke, and decided it was best to leave. Never knew how the show ended.
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