Bette demands vow of silence!
Bette demands vow of silence!
Bette's Turban
Broadway Star Joined: 7/9/17
#1Bette demands vow of silence!
Posted: 9/23/17 at 4:01pm
If it is the National Enquirer is must be true. Nothing new.. but some Saturday nonsense.
http://www.nationalenquirer.com/celebrity/bette-midler-broadway-baskstage-silence/
#2Bette demands bow of silence!
Posted: 9/23/17 at 4:11pm
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Stand-by Joined: 9/8/17
#3Bette demands bow of silence!
Posted: 9/23/17 at 4:17pm
Lol, the title made it sound like Bette demanded the audience stop clapping so she could bow in silence. That would have been interesting to see!
GeorgeandDot
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/16
#4Bette demands bow of silence!
Posted: 9/23/17 at 4:46pm
But isn't that also a Scott Rudin thing? Honestly, I like it. Keeps the gossipy chorus kids from spreading rumors about their stars. Something that happens far too often and is entirely unprofessional. I hate hearing nonsense like "they demanded two dressing rooms" and blah blah blah. When you're a 71 year old living legend you can demand anything you want and shouldn't have to worry about the little chorus boys spreading sh*t about you on Fire Island.
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#5Bette demands bow of silence!
Posted: 9/23/17 at 4:52pm
I feel like this is more a Scott Rudin policy, too, not necessarily a Bette thing.
Bette's Turban
Broadway Star Joined: 7/9/17
#6Bette demands bow of silence!
Posted: 9/23/17 at 6:57pm
Probably a Scott Rudin thing. In her other tours all her staff and crew always post pics.
#7Bette demands bow of silence!
Posted: 9/23/17 at 7:26pm
I know someone whose grandmother works at the Shubert and says this is totally untrue (at least on the part of Bette). Scott Rudin does have a social media blackout policy though.
#8Bette demands bow of silence!
Posted: 9/23/17 at 7:40pm
This is more of a Rudin thing then a Bette thing. And on the topic of the social media policy, what's up with the lack of professional pictures? Why do Ermenagrde, Ambrose, and Donna have no photos? It's such a weird thing to do, it feels strangely disrespectful to the actors (they're characters in the story as well, with major involvement in the case of Donna).
Updated On: 9/23/17 at 07:40 PM
#9Bette demands bow of silence!
Posted: 9/24/17 at 3:15am
GeorgeandDot said: "But isn't that also a Scott Rudin thing? Honestly, I like it. Keeps the gossipy chorus kids from spreading rumors about their stars. Something that happens far too often and is entirely unprofessional. I hate hearing nonsense like "they demanded two dressing rooms" and blah blah blah. When you're a 71 year old living legend you can demand anything you want and shouldn't have to worry about the little chorus boys spreading sh*t about you on Fire Island."
Damn, GeorgeandDot, I was just singing your praises and then you go and post this vaguely if unintentionally homophobic stereotype of the men in the ensemble. The entire industry thrives on gossip, from the biggest producers to the cleaning crew. That includes reporters, agents, directors, costumers, IATSE crew, musicians and, yes, even legendary 71-year-old singing/comedy stars. I've personally heard gossip from all of the preceding. (I barely knew either of them and Milton Berle wouldn't shut up about Georgie Jessel!)
In Miss Midler's case, she is careful of her privacy and I agree that should be respected to a point. But a friend of mine was her personal assistant about 30 years ago; if any of the stories I heard were interesting and relevant (they weren't), I'd probably share them now.
DAME
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
#11Bette demands bow of silence!
Posted: 9/24/17 at 12:37pm
Bette doesn't give a **** .
HUSSY POWER!
------ HUSSY POWER!
GeorgeandDot
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/16
#12Bette demands bow of silence!
Posted: 9/24/17 at 12:48pm
GavestonPS, didn't mean for it to be homophobic in any sense. Simply an observation that I've made over the years since I've been working in the industry. My gay friends (all of whom were chorus boys) and I would often gossip about Broadway divas that they were working with (we were often on Fire Island too) and I can see how someone like Bette wouldn't want to put up with that. That's all. I'm bisexual myself if that helps in my defense.
Bette's Turban
Broadway Star Joined: 7/9/17
#13Bette demands bow of silence!
Posted: 9/24/17 at 1:53pm
"homophobic stereotype of the men in the ensemble"
But it is true.
#14Bette demands bow of silence!
Posted: 9/24/17 at 8:59pm
GeorgeandDot said: "But isn't that also a Scott Rudin thing? Honestly, I like it. Keeps the gossipy chorus kids from spreading rumors about their stars. Something that happens far too often and is entirely unprofessional. I hate hearing nonsense like "they demanded two dressing rooms" and blah blah blah. When you're a 71 year old living legend you can demand anything you want and shouldn't have to worry about the little chorus boys spreading sh*t about you on Fire Island."
WTF with the chorus-boy hate? Someone got rejected on Grindr?
GeorgeandDot
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/16
#15Bette demands bow of silence!
Posted: 9/24/17 at 9:06pm
^All T, no shade, baby.
As for Grindr, I'm a married woman, so I don't have much experience with it no.
#16Bette demands bow of silence!
Posted: 9/25/17 at 1:19pm
Honestly, I wish more shows would enact social media blackouts aside from explicit PR for the show. I find the Saturday Intermission pictures cloying and unprofessional, as well as all the stuff that mainly the ensemble posts trying to be funny or witty. As I'm lined up going into the theatre, I don't need to see chorus kids hanging from the rafters or sitting on a toilet mugging for the cameras.
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Bette's Turban
Broadway Star Joined: 7/9/17
#17Bette demands bow of silence!
Posted: 9/25/17 at 1:51pm
GeorgeandDot said: "^All T, no shade, baby.
As for Grindr, I'm a married woman, so I don't have much experience with it no."
Oh. Then have your husband explain it to you. 
( just a little attempt at humor)
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#18Bette demands bow of silence!
Posted: 9/25/17 at 3:27pm
A friend of mine is in the cast of DOLLY. From the beginning, he told me that the non disclosure clause in his contract was the tightest he's ever had to sign. All phones were dropped off at a table outside the rehearsal hall and were given back at the end of the day. This was to prevent photos being leaked. The producer did this; not Bette.
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#19Bette demands bow of silence!
Posted: 9/25/17 at 3:51pm
^^^Now tell the truth, Dollypop: is your source really a friend, or did you start stalking him/her once s/he was cast? (j/k)
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GeorgeandDot, sorry if I wasn't clear. I tried to use the word "inadvertent" to indicate I wasn't actually accusing you of homophobia. I have no reason to think any such thing of you.
My point wasn't that chorus men don't gossip, just that they do so no more than the butchest Kinsey 0s changing scenery. (Yes, I realize I just employed an equally cliché stereotype.)
TotallyEffed, if you think I'm touchy, you lead a very sheltered life.
brian1973
Leading Actor Joined: 2/1/14
#20Bette demands bow of silence!
Posted: 9/25/17 at 6:29pm
This is great. There is way too much rubbish constantly being posted on social media and good on Rudin for having some class and demanding his shows are protected like this. I’ve been in many rehearsal rooms and more time is spent with chorus girls and boys taking selfies than actually interacting with their colleagues. Every major show should ban social media crap posted by cast members.
BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#21Bette demands bow of silence!
Posted: 9/25/17 at 7:30pm
I wish this social media block was also given to the ladies of WILL & GRACE. Boy, have they embraced Instagram and now that Debra Messing learned how to post Instagram Stories, the **** has gone crazy. Debra and Megan (Mullally) need to just take a breather. Seriously ladies.
#22Bette demands bow of silence!
Posted: 9/25/17 at 8:04pm
BrodyFosse123 said: "I wish this social media block was also given to the ladies of WILL & GRACE. Boy, have they embraced Instagram and now that Debra Messing learned how to post Instagram Stories, the **** has gone crazy. Debra and Megan (Mullally) need to just take a breather. Seriously ladies."
Isn't watching things on Instagram voluntary?
#23Bette demands bow of silence!
Posted: 9/26/17 at 1:08pm
Yes, these women need to learn to STFU, as their postings on their own private page have somehow annoyed you.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#24Bette demands bow of silence!
Posted: 9/26/17 at 1:19pm
I don't follow any of this stuff on social media -- it would not interest me in the slightest. So, I don't see how it can annoy anyone -- just stop following it. (And I've always though SIPs were beyond stupid -- although I like the reasoning behind how it started -- just friends amongst bway shows and particularly tours to stay in touch a tad. but like everything else: it's not private.)
don't like it? don't follow it. pretty easy. The last thing I'm doing standing in line is checking out actors/shows online doings.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
DAME
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
#25Bette demands bow of silence!
Posted: 9/26/17 at 6:58pm
dramamama611 said: "I don't follow any of this stuff on social media -- it would not interest me in the slightest. So, I don't see how it can annoy anyone -- just stop following it. (And I've always though SIPs were beyond stupid -- although I like the reasoning behind how it started -- just friends amongst bway shows and particularly tours to stay in touch a tad. but like everything else: it's not private.)
don't like it? don't follow it. pretty easy. The last thing I'm doing standing in line is checking out actors/shows online doings. "
But some of those chorus boys are so cute .
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