BenjaminNicholas2 said: "To people who think it's okay to have no theatre manners based on the 'blackness' of a show or because you feel ethnically entitled, you're part of the problem.Grow the **** up.
This isn't your living room, so stay quiet. Clap if you appreciate your performance, but stop attempting to make it about yourself. It's egocentric and sad when audience members consciously or subconsciously try to upstage what's happening with their overreactions.
Control yourself. You're not an animal.
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It's a black show with black singers and a black writer. I suggest you open yourself up to new experiences -- just because it's not what you're used to doesn't mean it's wrong.
Seriously, if you want an exciting new cultural experience, try going to see a Tyler Perry movie at the Magic Johnson in Harlem, a mere handful of miles north of the Great White Way. Then compare and contrast that with, say, a Woody Allen movie out in the burbs. The norms are completely different -- opposed even. At the black theater with the black crowd, the culturally appropriate and expected approach is to engage in dialogue and even chorus with the film. It can be a hell of a lot more fun than sitting quietly and laughing politely at the white movie.
And there's absolutely nothing wrong with bringing that same culture to a Broadway show, especially this one. It can make for a very different experience, and potentially way more fun. Just because it's new to you, don't fear. And just because you've been to the Imperial before, you certainly shouldn't delude yourself into thinking you own the theater.
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