According to ATC, if you wear shorts to the theatre....
According to ATC, if you wear shorts to the theatre....
#1According to ATC, if you wear shorts to the theatre....
Posted: 7/5/09 at 11:50pm
You are a "loser."
http://www.talkinbroadway.com/allthatchat/d.php?id=1746812
Are they serious? I see nothing wrong with wearing a nice pair of non-denim shorts with a collared shirt.
Only on ATC would they discuss how wearing shorts to a broadway show makes you a "loser."
Updated On: 7/5/09 at 11:50 PM
#2re: According to ATC, if you wear shorts to the theatre....
Posted: 7/5/09 at 11:53pmNope, shorts are fine if you are 12 and under. Otherwise proper trousers are required.
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#2re: According to ATC, if you wear shorts to the theatre....
Posted: 7/5/09 at 11:53pm
Right. According to ATC. The ENTIRE FORUM.
No, according to Bruce Mem-BLAH. Not all of ATC.
"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt
#3re: According to ATC, if you wear shorts to the theatre....
Posted: 7/5/09 at 11:54pm
"No, according to Bruce Mem-BLAH. Not all of ATC."
Members agreed with him.
TalkinLoud
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/3/09
#4re: According to ATC, if you wear shorts to the theatre....
Posted: 7/5/09 at 11:55pmI'll never understand why jeans are considered more appropriate than a nice pair of shorts and loafers or sandals is.
#5re: According to ATC, if you wear shorts to the theatre....
Posted: 7/5/09 at 11:55pm
It's still not all of ATC, so "according to ATC" is a total overreaction, and inaccurate. That's like saying all of BWW thinks the Light in the Piazza is boring because I thought it was boring.
Are you wearing shorts while you clutch those pearls?
"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt
#6re: According to ATC, if you wear shorts to the theatre....
Posted: 7/5/09 at 11:56pm
I see nothing wrong with wearing a nice pair of non-denim shorts with a collared shirt.
I agree completely, and do it all the time in the summer. I also wear, ::gasp:: flip flops.
This is not surprising given the median age of most ATC posters. Were it up to them, you'd be required to wear a suit or an evening gown to the theater.
bwayfan7000
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/28/09
#7re: According to ATC, if you wear shorts to the theatre....
Posted: 7/5/09 at 11:56pmI guess I am a "loser", then, because when I go to the theatre in the summer, I wear shorts...albeit very nice shorts that match my nice shirt. It is overall a much fancier attire than wearing long pants, which would probably be jeans...
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#8re: According to ATC, if you wear shorts to the theatre....
Posted: 7/5/09 at 11:57pmI think it depends on the shorts in question as well. Booty shorts, bermuda shorts (especially with socks), and denim shorts are unacceptable IMO. Also, shorts on a guy usually look very casual. But there are dressy shorts for woman that could be acceptable. And capris are fine IMO.
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#9re: According to ATC, if you wear shorts to the theatre....
Posted: 7/5/09 at 11:59pm
https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardid=1&boardname=bway&thread=923483
https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardid=1&boardname=bway&thread=969866
https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardid=1&boardname=bway&thread=864575
https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardid=1&boardname=bway&thread=864055
https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardid=1&boardname=bway&thread=959835
"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt
CurtisTaylorJr2
Leading Actor Joined: 3/17/06
#10re: According to ATC, if you wear shorts to the theatre....
Posted: 7/6/09 at 12:04amI'd never wear shorts to the theater, it doesn't look appropriate for the setting to me.
Tag
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/19/05
#11re: According to ATC, if you wear shorts to the theatre....
Posted: 7/6/09 at 12:05am
Who cares what those losers think. Wear whatever you want and enjoy the show.
Updated On: 7/6/09 at 12:05 AM
#12re: According to ATC, if you wear shorts to the theatre....
Posted: 7/6/09 at 12:05amTalk about snobs...
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#13re: According to ATC, if you wear shorts to the theatre....
Posted: 7/6/09 at 12:08amI think the real problem are the theatergoers who wear hoodies and sweatpants. Shorts are fine, give me a break. And I wear flip-flops too, nice ones.
TheEnchantedHunter
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/27/05
#14re: According to ATC, if you wear shorts to the theatre....
Posted: 7/6/09 at 12:15am
"This is not surprising given the median age of most ATC posters. Were it up to them, you'd be required to wear a suit or an evening gown to the theater."
You mean, like an adult? Unless you're 16 or under, there's no excuse not to dress up. But I guess that's expecting too much of some people.
Allison MacKenzie
Peyton Place, New Hampshire
#15re: According to ATC, if you wear shorts to the theatre....
Posted: 7/6/09 at 12:17am
I wore my shortest corduroy shorts (http://www.americanapparel.com/rsacd401g.html) when I went to see Billy Elliott, but that was because I was trying to dress like a blue-collar British schoolboy from the 80s would. Joking! Sort of...
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BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#16re: According to ATC, if you wear shorts to the theatre....
Posted: 7/6/09 at 12:20am
Purchasing discounted tickets to a Broadway show entitles you to wear shorts or whatever you damn please.
If you pay full price, for chrissakes... dress-up a little. We in the orchestra section would greatly appreciate it. 
CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#17re: According to ATC, if you wear shorts to the theatre....
Posted: 7/6/09 at 12:22am
I'm old, what are "booty" shorts?
Shorts that show off your booty?
or shorts that say your booty is fer sale?
That infringes on the rights of the chorus boys.
Dressing like a British School boy is a whole different subject.
#18re: According to ATC, if you wear shorts to the theatre....
Posted: 7/6/09 at 12:25am
When I saw Taboo, I wore these!
"Why, I make more money than... than... than Calvin Coolidge! PUT TOGETHER!"
~Lina Lamont
My name wasn't, isn't, and will never be Scott.
~Lina Lamont
My name wasn't, isn't, and will never be Scott.
#19re: According to ATC, if you wear shorts to the theatre....
Posted: 7/6/09 at 12:29am
"booty" shorts are shorts that are only a little longer than a pair of panties. They often have some sort of message on the back such as "sexy", "brat", or whatever.
"All our dreams can come true -- if we have the courage to pursue them." -- Walt Disney
We must have different Gods. My God said "do to others what you would have them do to you". Your God seems to have said "My Way or the Highway".
#20re: According to ATC, if you wear shorts to the theatre....
Posted: 7/6/09 at 12:30am
Yeah, I don't think it matters what you wear as long as it isn't distracting to others. I wear jeans or shorts with (plain, solid colored) T-shirts to the theatre all the time. It seems snobby to me to mandate a dress code. I think TDF puts it really well in their Theatre 101 page:
What do I wear?
The days when people dressed up for the theatre are sadly in the past. Off-Broadway has always been more casual than its uptown cousin, but now the Broadway dress code seems similarly relaxed. Not to discourage anyone who wants to get gussied up--you'll still see suits and ties in the audience, but you'll also see plenty of jeans and sneakers, not only at matinees but in the evening, as well. (The exception is a Broadway opening night, when an audience--most of it invited--may be asked to wear black tie.)
From http://tdf.org/tdf_servicepage.aspx?id=103
Updated On: 7/6/09 at 12:30 AM
TheEnchantedHunter
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/27/05
#22re: According to ATC, if you wear shorts to the theatre....
Posted: 7/6/09 at 12:37am
"The days when people dressed up for the theatre are sadly in the past."
So are civility and manners and reasoned discourse and politeness. Will you choose to be a human or an ape? It's up to you.
Ann Landers
Weeping In Heaven
#23re: According to ATC, if you wear shorts to the theatre....
Posted: 7/6/09 at 12:43amSaying that people wearing shorts to the theater is the equivalent of the death of reasoned discourse is only slightly more laughable than saying that gay marriage will lead to people marrying livestock.
"Why, I make more money than... than... than Calvin Coolidge! PUT TOGETHER!"
~Lina Lamont
My name wasn't, isn't, and will never be Scott.
~Lina Lamont
My name wasn't, isn't, and will never be Scott.
#24re: According to ATC, if you wear shorts to the theatre....
Posted: 7/6/09 at 12:51amdon't get me wrong, i love dressing up, but i sometimes can honestly care less. i go in basketball shorts and adidas flip flops. it's the summer. why would i wear jeans. i am not going to a fashion show. i'm going to be sitting down for 2 hours plus i'd like to be confortable. i really don't care what you think i look like, i'm there to see a performance. it is funny sometimes the looks old dressed up people give me.
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kover22
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#25re: According to ATC, if you wear shorts to the theatre....
Posted: 7/6/09 at 1:03amI would rather see all the shorts in the world than have to smell someones perfume or cologne. I am so allergic to perfume/cologne, basically anything that smells that my eyes are almost swollen shut by the time I leave a public place. I even take my allergy meds first but it doesn't help when you sit right next to someone that has bathed in it!! Why do people think they smell good like that??? Less is more people!!!
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