Audience Participation Shows?

[hearthemsing22]

Audience Participation Shows? #1

Posted: 7/16/21 at 6:59pm

Im just curiouswhich shows allow singing and dancing along during the productions? Which shows allow things outside the normal audience reactions (laughing, clapping, saying things like OHHHH, etc) such as singing and dancing? Im confused. Someone told me actors like that, but if I were in the audience where an audience member sang along with a performer singing She Used To Be Mine or another 11 oclock number Id be very upset.

[EDSOSLO858]

Audience Participation Shows?#2

Posted: 7/16/21 at 7:08pm

“Pippin”, during the choruses of “No Time at All” (“But only the choruses… I sing the verses!&rdquo

“The Mystery of Edwin Drood”, during certain moments of “The Wages of Sin”

Various moments in both “Six” and “Natasha, Pierre…”

I think both “KPOP” and “Here Lies Love”?

“Hedwig and the Angry Inch” - singalong section of “Wig in a Box”

"Gitchie gitchie Betsy Aidem / Squibby Squibby Squibby June."

Updated On: 7/16/21 at 07:08 PM

[Fosse76]

Audience Participation Shows?#3

Posted: 7/16/21 at 7:54pm

"The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" had four audience members on stage as spellers for the first 20-minutes (or so) of every performance. During the opening of Act 2 for the "Cabaret" revival, the Emcee would dance with one female audience member and one male audience member. The audience member "sitting on" the Holy Grail was taken on stage for a picture. I'm sure there are others.

[NameGreg]

Audience Participation Shows?#4

Posted: 7/16/21 at 7:59pm

Spamalot technically counts. The audience member doesn’t do anything but tell the cast their name, but they get dragged onstage, are sung to and receive a picture with the cast.

“Somebody stop me before I sing again” - Bazzard

[Jordan Catalano]

Audience Participation Shows?#5

Posted: 7/16/21 at 8:04pm

Rocky Horror. The greatest of all time.

[hearthemsing22]

Audience Participation Shows?#6

Posted: 7/16/21 at 8:11pm

But you’re all mentioning parts that are specifically put into the show. This person I was interacting with was saying actors are okay with audience members singing and dancing along even when it’s NOT built into the show.

[Jordan Catalano]

Audience Participation Shows?#7

Posted: 7/16/21 at 8:30pm

If it’s not built into the show than sit down and be quiet.

[Dollypop]

Audience Participation Shows?#8

Posted: 7/16/21 at 8:39pm

Cast members of HELLO, DOLLY! knew I was in the wben I sang along during the overture (and other audience members invariably joined in). They also liked when I sang along with the brief encore after the title number.

"Long live God!" (GODSPELL)

[Wick3]

Audience Participation Shows?#9

Posted: 7/16/21 at 10:39pm

hearthemsing22 said: "But you’re all mentioning parts that are specifically put into the show. This person I was interacting with was saying actors are okay with audience members singing and dancing along even when it’s NOT built into the show."

When I've gone to first preview of some revivals, I normally see a good number of people mouthing the words but not actually singing (no sound out all.) Perhaps that's what the person meant as what the actors were ok with?

[veronicamae]

Audience Participation Shows?#10

Posted: 7/16/21 at 11:08pm

Unfortunately, no one is stopping people from woohoo'ing, singing, and/or laughing during inappropriate moments in shows, so this question seems kinda moot. lol

[dramamama611]

Audience Participation Shows?#11

Posted: 7/17/21 at 11:53am

I think some mega mixes get that vibe.(mamma mia, tina)

But, no, I would think most actors want to BE the show.

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