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Caps in theaters
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
Caps in theaters #26
Posted: 5/25/26 at 6:27pm
Haven’t noticed ball caps, but haven’t been looking. Like many here, I don’t care what anyone wears to the theatre enough to really notice. Don’t block the view of others (with hair, hat, etc.), keep your phone dark and quiet, and be quiet/respectfully engage when appropriate.
Enjoy yourself, and be mindful how you impact others. I had to break my anxiety over using my phone in the theatre when adjusting my father-in-law’s hearing aids recently mid-act. The gentleman next to me later pulled his phone out and was using the same program - good to be mindful that phones can also be used for accessibility, not just checking messages. Keep it dim, keep it brief.
Caps in theaters #27
Posted: 5/25/26 at 6:30pm
Disappointed that we've had 26 posts without a single "does anyone still wear a hat?"
Caps in theaters #28
Posted: 5/25/26 at 6:32pm
Kad said: "Disappointed that we've had 26 posts without a single "does anyone still wear a hat?""
Shameful, honestly. And maybe the biggest issue of all.
Caps in theaters #29
Posted: 5/25/26 at 6:36pm
Kad said: "Disappointed that we've had 26 posts without a single "does anyone still wear a hat?""
It was the first thing that came to my mind!! I was SO tempted to post a "twist" on that line!
Also, Mickey3309, so very well put.
BrodyFosse123, exactly. That is a big part of this. But respect has seemed to be sliding out the door over the years.
I decided to do some digging on the origins of taking hats off. The word "respect" was mentioned in 99% of what I read and is the reason used when I was taught when to take my hat off as a kid. A lot also referred back to knights and their armor. Here is one site I visited:
https://emilypost.com/advice/hats-off-hat-etiquette-for-everyone
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
Caps in theaters #30
Posted: 5/25/26 at 7:18pm
n2nbaby said: "As always, if what someone is wearing doesn’t bother you, shut up.
When I went to see Company, I had a woman ask me to take my beanie (flat, with no pom on it or anything) off. It was not impairing her view whatsoever."
Correct.
Caps in theaters #31
Posted: 5/25/26 at 8:15pm
I always take mine off unless it’s pumping freezing AC and then I put mine back on.
Caps in theaters #32
Posted: 5/25/26 at 9:02pm
Mickey3309 said: "n2nbaby said: "As always, if what someone is wearing doesn’t bother you, shut up.
When I went to see Company, I had a woman ask me to take my beanie (flat, with no pom on it or anything) off. It was not impairing her view whatsoever."
I totally agree that if something isn’t impeding your view, why say anything… but honestly this story and your delivery makes you sound kind of reactive and defensive. She was just asking. Nothing wrong with that. And if you don’t like it, just decline and carry on. People should be allowed to politely ask things of each other, not just be expected “shut up.” This logic breeds resentment. And it’s not really for you to decidewhat affects another person or not (even though I admit I probably wouldn’t care about a beanie, myself). If she was polite about it and it was no huge deal to me to have it on or not, I’d oblige, but that’s just me. We’d have a much more comfortable and adult-acting society if we just chilled out about people asking things of us. On the surface this feels like a silly thread to get sucked into, but honestly I think this is part of a much larger, society-wide issue I find interesting and discouraging but still have some hope for. We could turn down the volume on so much mass hostility and anxiety if we made less of a big deal about asking for things like people taking hats off to improve a viewing experience, not talking etc.
And to be clear, I’m only talking about if it affects the viewing experience. Not about if you think people should dress more formally. That, I think, is something to get over and accept."
Oh, calm down lmao I took it off because I didn’t want her to whine. I was not reactive or defensive, but it’s nice you think you were there.
And yes, if what someone isn’t obstructing someone’s view, what someone is wearing shouldn’t be talked about and yes, should shut up. ❤️
Caps in theaters #33
Posted: 5/25/26 at 9:15pm
Fred Mason said: "Good for you, we need to restore theater etiquette in the theater. At The Receptionist the other day, some lady kept snacking the whole show including licking her fingers many times over. Just when I thought it was over, sure enough, she’d pull out more food from her bag, string cheese, chips, candy. She then fell asleep. Why do certain people even come to the theater??"
Last summer I saw a play at the Atlantic and sat next to an extremely successful actress. She's worked on stage, on film and in TV and is consistently excellent.
She arrived just as the show was beginning, munching on a snack and slurping a drink for around ten minutes. Her fame stopped me from saying anything to her, but I was getting close to it before she stopped. I'd almost forgotten about the noise, but when the play ended she left her wrappers and cup on the floor in front of her seat.
You never know who is or isn't going to have theater etiquette.
Caps in theaters #34
Posted: 5/25/26 at 9:30pm
No caps. Unless religion or medical reason are in the mix. I was at CATS on Saturday and the cap wearer's seemed like out of town clueless maga yokels. [some of whom left at intermission...go figure].
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/9/04
Caps in theaters #35
Posted: 5/25/26 at 9:46pm
TheOtherOne2 said: "Fred Mason said: "Good for you, we need to restore theater etiquette in the theater. At The Receptionist the other day, some lady kept snacking the whole show including licking her fingers many times over. Just when I thought it was over, sure enough, she’d pull out more food from her bag, string cheese, chips, candy. She then fell asleep. Why do certain people even come to the theater??"
Last summer I saw a play at the Atlantic and sat next to an extremely successful actress. She's worked on stage, on film and in TV andis consistently excellent.
She arrived just as the show was beginning, munching on a snack and slurping a drink for around ten minutes. Her fame stopped me from saying anything to her, but I was getting close to it before she stopped. I'd almost forgotten about the noise, but when the play ended she left her wrappers and cup on the floor in front of her seat.
You never know who is or isn't going to have theater etiquette.
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I'd say name and shame.
I'm not afraid to admit that I not only said something to Constantin Maroulis at the Nederlander during Honeymoon in Vegas but publicly posted online about his obnoxious, distracting and rude behavior about it at the time. Not that he's as famous as this other person, but I don't think that celebrity should mean people get away with it.
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