Who Throws Shoes??
Who Throws Shoes??
cgichniowski
Swing Joined: 9/25/10
#1Who Throws Shoes??
Posted: 9/25/10 at 11:42pm
So...I'm working on a production of "The Wiz," and the other day at rehearsal, one of the leads gave such a rousing performance that the other actors threw shoes at the stage. They assured us that it was the highest praise known in the musical theatre world. I, no n00b in the musical theatre world, was baffled.
I'm curious--does anyone know how this tradition came about? Is anyone familiar with the tradition? Have you ever been compelled to throw shoes in a good way?
ghostlight2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/5/04
#2Who Throws Shoes??
Posted: 9/25/10 at 11:55pmI'm aware of it, and have seen it in theaters many times, but always as a response to a dance, not to singing or acting. It was always amongst the chorus people, and was definitely intended as high praise for the performance. I am not aware of its origin.
iflitifloat
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/03
#2Who Throws Shoes??
Posted: 9/26/10 at 8:37pmI threw a shoe at my ex-husband once when I was really pissed off. But this is some other dynamic, I would imagine.
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#4Who Throws Shoes??
Posted: 9/26/10 at 9:20pmThat video make me smile!
iflitifloat
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/03
#5Who Throws Shoes??
Posted: 9/26/10 at 9:40pmYeah. THAT's how pissed off I was, although in the big picture, my ex-husband is a far superior individual to the former president.
bwaylvsong
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/28/05
#6Who Throws Shoes??
Posted: 9/26/10 at 9:47pmI've never heard of that tradition, but many are regional. In my HS (in NY), "b!tch eats mad cake" means "she sings really well," but when I said it in college (in MA), I got strange looks and had to explain what it meant.
#7Who Throws Shoes??
Posted: 9/26/10 at 10:14pmMy dance teacher throws shoes at us when we talk too much.
kate2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/6/05
#8Who Throws Shoes??
Posted: 9/26/10 at 11:50pm
StockardFan
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/19/08
#10Who Throws Shoes??
Posted: 9/27/10 at 9:19amI love Buckwild!
"In Oz, the verb is douchifizzation." PRS
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#11Who Throws Shoes??
Posted: 9/28/10 at 6:00am
Never heard of it, never witnessed it. Are they Dutch?
bwaylvsong
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/28/05
#12Who Throws Shoes??
Posted: 9/28/10 at 11:59amOh, and this reminds me: both my HS and college do "ooh I feel so good; like I knew I would" before shows, but the rhythms are totally different.
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