Chitty disaster

was anyone else at CCBB tonight? A man had a heart attack and they eventually had to stop the show. He was right above my family, so I was pretty much aware of the situation the entire time, and was really horrified at how horrible it was addressed, as was the rest of my family. It took FAR to long to come to this man's aid, and it took far too long for them to eventually stop the show. A man even yelled at his frantic wife to shut up, it was absolutely horrible. They said the ambulance responded quickly when they eventually addressed the crowd, but they must have waited a good 10 to 15 minutes to call it. From what I was hearing (they used CPR, AED, and frequently pronounced that he had no pulse) it didn't sound too good, and it took them about 25 minutes after the show stopped to get him out. Truly the worst theatre experience I've ever had. But to end on a more positive note, I love Raul Esparza's understudy and thought he truly outdid Esparza in every regard.

Wow. This was sad to read.

I can't blame him though. the sets are fantastic...

Goodness me.

When I was at Pacific Overtures, one of the ushers came up to the guy at the table next to me (during intermission) to tell him that his mother had just passed out upstairs. She didn't break the news very well, IMO. He ran out panicked, and I didn't see him for the rest of the show.

But I've never had anything like that happen.

I hope that man was alright!

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Is that guy ok? Do you know? The one with the heart attack?

"I forget teh understudy's name and I forgot my playbill on the train, I know his last name started with an "h" tho."

Rick Hilsabeck?

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When I saw Little Women this past winter, a man had a heart attack towards the end of the first act. The show was not stopped, and the ushers just dragged him out the door.

the ushers @ chitty seemed determined to ignore the man's wife and the problem. we heard one of them come over to her to quiet her, and basically not believe that her husband was really having a heart attack. truly disturbing.

Andrew you're such a friggin jerkwad.

HaHaHa, Andy

Was she like crying while screaming his name? Were you sitting nearby them??

sorry, it's my most common typing mistake, I have real problems with it, but my typing in general just sucks, and I rarely fix it if i consider what i wrote legible.