RUDE PEOPLE AT THE THEATER!- Page 2
RUDE PEOPLE AT THE THEATER!
#26re: Rude People At The Theater! *gasp*
Posted: 2/24/07 at 10:48pmAllvocal, I just laughed out loud. That was hilarious!
#27re: Rude People At The Theater! *gasp*
Posted: 2/24/07 at 11:31pmMy dad and I were stuck sitting in front of these old, smelly, eccentric ladies at the final performance of High Fidelity. When the lights went down and the music started they were talking really loudly. I asked them to be quiet and then kept talking and saying how the show hadn't even started.
#28re: Rude People At The Theater! *gasp*
Posted: 2/24/07 at 11:46pm
I know this has been said by many before but I'm going to vent about it once more.
Audience members talking during the overture.
There seems to be no recourse here. You cannot tell them to be quiet because by the time you finish explaining to them why the overture is indeed a part of the show, the overture has ended and the show has begun.
Grr.
"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
Updated On: 2/24/07 at 11:46 PM
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
Cape Twirl of Doom
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/2/05
#29re: Rude People At The Theater! *gasp*
Posted: 2/25/07 at 12:00am
What I hate is when people nearby start chewing their gum like they're a bunch of cows. I was at Light in the Piazza once and at the end of intermission all of a sudden I hear
*smack* *smack* *glop* *smack* *glop* *smack.*
On and on for about 10 minutes. Oh my God. Shut your f-ing mouths when you chew people! I will never understand how can one reach adulthood without learning that simple fact! I almost hate it more than talking because unlike talkers who I can shush or at least glare at, what do I say to people to do this?
"It's Phantom meets Hamlet... Phamlet!"
SweetQintheLights
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/12/05
#30re: Rude People At The Theater! *gasp*
Posted: 2/25/07 at 12:02am
Cape Twirl,
You have some choices.
A) Ask them how old they are. When they tell you, ask them if they ever learned to chew with their mouth closed.
B) Tell them to stop smacking their gum.
C) Hand them a piece of paper saying, "Spit gum in here"
"How bout a little black dress?"~hannahshule
"I have a penis, not a vagina." ~munkustrap178
SporkGoddess
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/05
#31re: Rude People At The Theater! *gasp*
Posted: 2/25/07 at 12:08am
AMEN at people talking during Overtures! This isn't a musical, but when I saw Don Giovanni these two ladies next to me kept talking during the overture. Usually you expect opera fans to be more knowledgeable about theatre etiquette, but I guess not!
ashley0139: That is so crazy. Was she actually trying to hit all of the high notes (like during the PotO cadenza?)
Jimmy, what are you doing here in the middle of the night? It's almost 9 PM!
Corine2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/14/03
#32re: Rude People At The Theater! *gasp*
Posted: 2/25/07 at 12:09am
Ha, Snl! I turned around at her and stared at her.
She stopped unwrapping candies for a few minutes and decided she wanted another. Again, a long stare. She continued.
I left in intermission. I have to see the show again now.
Grrr is right.
SweetQintheLights
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/12/05
#33re: Rude People At The Theater! *gasp*
Posted: 2/25/07 at 12:12am
Corine, you left at intermission!?! You? Of all people, I never would have thought.
What show was it?
"How bout a little black dress?"~hannahshule
"I have a penis, not a vagina." ~munkustrap178
Corine2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/14/03
#34I LOVED ADRIFT IN MACAO!
Posted: 2/25/07 at 12:14am
Yes. I never leave. Even if I hate a show but the woman was driving me nuts and I was exhausted.
PS I am going to thread jack my own thread.
Tonight, I saw a very entertaining show. Adrift in Macao.
It was so much fun. Great to see a silly play that was pure entertainment for a change. I LOVED IT!
Updated On: 2/25/07 at 12:14 AM
#35re: Rude People At The Theater! *gasp*
Posted: 2/25/07 at 12:16am
during The Apple Tree, someone was talking during the overture and we were third row center. i screamed really loudly "SHUT THE F!CK UP!" and the lady and her husband gasped...
then the show started :)
SweetQintheLights
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/12/05
#36re: Rude People At The Theater! *gasp*
Posted: 2/25/07 at 12:16amCorine, what show was it?
"How bout a little black dress?"~hannahshule
"I have a penis, not a vagina." ~munkustrap178
#37re: Rude People At The Theater! *gasp*
Posted: 2/25/07 at 12:18am
Folkyboy, will you be my escort next time I go to a show? 
"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
#38re: Rude People At The Theater! *gasp*
Posted: 2/25/07 at 12:19amhaha sure! i cussed out some old people at Dirty Rotten Scoundrels too. i have no qualms about getting me hundred dollars worth
neddyfrank2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/23/05
Corine2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/14/03
#40re: Rude People At The Theater! *gasp*
Posted: 2/25/07 at 12:26am
I didn't have to say anything. My stare said it all.
SweetQintheLights
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/12/05
#41re: Rude People At The Theater! *gasp*
Posted: 2/25/07 at 12:29am
Ok, Corine- Now that this has been asked several times:
WHAT SHOW WAS IT?
"How bout a little black dress?"~hannahshule
"I have a penis, not a vagina." ~munkustrap178
winston89
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/18/06
#42re: Rude People At The Theater! *gasp*
Posted: 2/25/07 at 12:45amThe first time I saw Les Miserables in its new run at the Broadhurst These two women who were prolly mid 20's early 30's were sitting next to me the entier show. They were fine the entier show exepect during the scene where valjean is dying. They popped out a pack of tic tacks and were shaking them and it was annoying. I thought I would never find something more annoying then unwrapping a sucking candy. But, I guess I was wrong.
"If you try to shag my husband while I am still alive, I will shove the art of motorcycle maintenance up your rancid little Cu**. That's a good dear"
Tom Stoppard's Rock N Roll
millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#43re: Rude People At The Theater! *gasp*
Posted: 2/25/07 at 12:54am
I saw Cats at the Opera House the other day. People kept getting up to go to either the lobby or bathroom - who knows. And these people weren't on the aisle seats, so a row of people would have to get up. And this was happening when the one of the Cats was in the center aisle, so everyone around me was shifting their heads because no one could see.
Seriously, how difficult is it to stay in your seat unless you honestly have some medical emergency?
"We like to snark around here. Sometimes we actually talk about theater...but we try not to let that get in our way." - dramamama611
#43re: Rude People At The Theater! *gasp*
Posted: 2/25/07 at 1:15am
1 Miss Saigon - Act 2 starts and a man actually answers his ringing cellphone.
2. Man of La Mancha revival - matinee - someone actually pulls out Chinese food from a plastic bag and begins eating it.
3. The Color Purple - some lady behind me pulls out food for her kids, as they ate dinner...and then she had the nerve to talk through it all..."Ooh, I don't remember that in the movie."
Neil Simon mentions these kind of people in "45 Seconds from Broadway"...
"Do you know what pledge time is, Andrew"? said the PBS Executive.
"Yes", Lloyd Webber replied. "My 50th birthday special must be one program that gets done a lot."
"No", mused the man from PBS heedlessy. "Not so much. Our Stephen Sondheim Carnegie Hall concert. That's a big one."
Spoons, forks and knives seemed suddenly to suspend their motion in horror, all around the table.
SNLMedia
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/6/05
#44re: Rude People At The Theater! *gasp*
Posted: 2/25/07 at 1:16amUsually staring just does not get the point across. Some people are incredibly oblivious. Next time speak up.
"The world is a better place because of hairspray." - Michael Ball
millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#45re: Rude People At The Theater! *gasp*
Posted: 2/25/07 at 1:23amLook on the bright side, without the rude people, we wouldn't have these funny stories.
"We like to snark around here. Sometimes we actually talk about theater...but we try not to let that get in our way." - dramamama611
Corine2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/14/03
#46re: Rude People At The Theater! *gasp*
Posted: 2/25/07 at 1:23am
I PMed the show. Not posting it here to protect the innocent.
Ha! Ok, Snl. The show was in progress and I didn't want to disturb others by talking. But it really pissed me off.
Actually, I have an even better one.
A few years ago during Mandy's show (New World Stages) a guy sitting next to me and a close friend brought in plastic shopping bags full of cookies. During Mandy's show he went into his cookie bag and was making a lot of noise.
My friend and I said "shhh" but he continued eating his cookies.
Mandy heard the rustling and said. "Did someone open presents for me" My friend and I started laughing. He had no clue.
Mandy is the best!
millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#47re: Rude People At The Theater! *gasp*
Posted: 2/25/07 at 1:28am
"Not posting it here to protect the innocent."
The rude person? Screw her! Lol.
"We like to snark around here. Sometimes we actually talk about theater...but we try not to let that get in our way." - dramamama611
#48re: Rude People At The Theater! *gasp*
Posted: 2/25/07 at 1:33amWhat about when you go to a 7pm Tueday.. Or random Hairspray Thursday 7... There is always a handful of people who come into the theatre at 745pm cause they think its an 8.. ugh. Why do they always sit in front of me? and why do they have 3 bags? And jackets? And talk to each other? And say excuse me all the way down the row? Always. If you're late to the theatre you should have to stand in the back until intermission.
millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#49re: Rude People At The Theater! *gasp*
Posted: 2/25/07 at 1:39amI always find it funny how the people who constantly get up are the ones around me.
"We like to snark around here. Sometimes we actually talk about theater...but we try not to let that get in our way." - dramamama611
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