Banned at the Beacon: Prohibited items at famed theater include drones, cowbells and ‘clothing’
nypost.commusic and comedy venue on Broadway between 74th and 75th Streets on the Upper West Side recently enshrined a list of more than 20 items it now forbids — including cowbells, hoverboards, bats, clubs — and “clothing.”“Clothing?
I hope they have plastic covers for the seats,” comedian Chris Distefano, who performed a sold-out show at the Beacon in 2022, told The Post. “I have shows this weekend at Radio City Music Hall and the Theater at Madison Square Garden.
We are allowing clothes and cowbells.”He added: “That looks like a sign that should be outside Rikers Island.”Upper West Sider Mark Scioscia was also taken aback by the clothing ban at the event spot and — aside from headliners like Chelsea Handler and Trevor Noah — its lackluster upcoming acts.“I was surprised to see clothes on the list, but looking at the September/October event lineup I could see how they’d need to spice things up,” he said.
A spokesperson for Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp., which owns the Beacon, thanked The Post for bringing it to their attention and said they will be fixing the sign. “Well that was clearly a mistake, clothing is definitely permitted,” the rep said.
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