A Standing O in the middle of a show? — Page 3

When the glorious Carol Channing revived HELLO, DOLLY! the last time 'round, there were FIVE standing ovations:

1) When this magnificent Star of Stars stepped off the trolley in "Call On Dolly"

2) When this sensational musical comedy legend led the parade at the end of Act I

3) When this Goddess of Musical Comedy appeared at the top of the stairs at the Harmonia Gardens

4) When this Tony Award winning paragon finished the "Hello, Dolly!" number

5) When my favorite person in the whole world (with Patti LuPone as a very close second) took her curtain call

(The fact that her then-husband and I were working as a team to initiate these standing ovations should not be considered in this matter!)

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A few weeks ago, Patti got a standing ovation upon her entrance. It was really weird because....that never, ever happens. Not even on opening night. She normally just gets an extensive, loud applause.

And re: Sunday at Spring Awakening - I think it's gonna be absolute madness. Gallagher's last was relatively well-behaved. Groff and Lea's last? Yeah, not so much, I don't think. It'll be interesting.

A few weeks ago, Patti got a standing ovation upon her entrance. It was really weird because....that never, ever happens. Not even on opening night. She normally just gets an extensive, loud applause.

When i went there was a huge applause and once she got on the stage it went on and on. Everything she did she got a huge applause.

The only one I've ever witnessed (which seems to be the most experienced in this thread) is after Patti LuPone's "Roses Turn" at City Center this summer. It was literally a defining moment in my life. Absolutely unbelieveable. The applause went on for at least 3 minutes

ONCE BEFORE I GO, the eleven o'clock number in THE BOY FROM OZ for Hugh Jackman drew a standing ovation at each of the different times I saw the show on Broadway. In addition to the response to the song delivery, I think it was also an appreciation for the exceptional work he has put onstage ( he was onstage for all the scenes except for one) - singing, dancing and acting. It was then followed by the RIO finale which elicited a curtain call standing ovation.

In Australia, for the arena show, ONCE BEFORE I GO was sung more like an epilogue song, after the frenzy of I GO TO RIO. It was more beautifully done, as after he sang it even more poignantly, he smiled and turned back to walk away towards the back and the name of PETER ALLEN flashed on the big screen.

But was even more amazing was that during the closing show of TBFO on Broadway, there were a few mid-show standing ovations, including one when Hugh first appeared onstage, in the dark -LOL!

Did Ebersole usually get a standing ovation when she made her first entrance through the doors in Act 2?

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Closing night of the Les Miz tour in St. Louis, Randal Keith got a partial standing ovation for Bring Him Home.

I also may have been one of the instigators in a few partial standing O's at Jersey Boys in SF...like some other people on this board...

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OMG the LONDON with Julia...I saw that and I think the audience gave them 5 Standing O's after YSDYRTB. They did like 5 encores...I remembered that very, very well!!

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"Beth got one at the last show, I was there and it was amazing, she held her note for like 5 hours. It was really incredible."

I was there that night too. She totally ate it up.

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Never in the middle of a show. We're quite conservative with our standing-up here in the UK (also I en't never seen a jukebox musical in the West End, and I suspect those are where the standers like to go). But I have seen John Barrowman in concert twice, and both times he got a standing O after singing 'I Am What I Am'. Just when you thought he couldn't get any gayer...

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I saw The Boy from Oz also. Jackman got his standing O after "Once Before I Go," and I always feel that rush after I listen to it on the OBCR.

Updated On: 5/13/08 at 09:44 AM

Cool thread. I haven't spoken in a while, but I'm not anyone too important but I have a story...

Summer 2006, I believe sometime in July, I actually started a standing O the first time that I saw The Color Purple. I had rush tickets, front row center, and Kenita Miller was on for LaChanze. There was just something about the way Kenita connected with Celie and I was sobbing all the way through "I'm Here". When Kenita sang the final "I'm beautiful...and I'm Here" I was so overwhelmed that I couldn't help myself. The way she delivered the "I'm beautiful" was so chilling that I stood and applauded before she could finish the rest of the phrase. Luckily the rest of the audience joined me, I would have been very embarrassed had they not. There were even people in the balcony standing up. That moment is one I hope to remember for a long time.

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"That moment is one I hope to remember for a long time. "

Wow, that's a cool story, beyondblessed!

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