Do you give a standing ovation at every show?
Do you give a standing ovation at every show?
Fiyero13
Broadway Star Joined: 6/28/07
#1Do you give a standing ovation at every show?
Posted: 5/7/08 at 10:43amI was watching the wedding singer (the touring show) and while it was fun and pretty good, I don't think it warranted a standing ovation, however everybody around me thought it did and I had to stand up to see the encore. Why do people give standing ovations to every show they see? I save it for shows that truly warrant it
#2re: Do you give a standing ovation at every show?
Posted: 5/7/08 at 10:49am
Personally I only stand up if I feel it's really justified. (To be fair, I sometimes stand up for my friends.)
I think people stand up...
1.) If they're not a theater person, they might just be so excited about the experience they feel it's justified
2.) I've heard this theory that because it's SO expensive to go to the theater now, people have to justify to themselves that the experience was worth themoney
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RyToast1
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/27/07
#2re: Do you give a standing ovation at every show?
Posted: 5/7/08 at 10:50am
ISFPO
I Stand For Patti Only
Zeitoujo
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/3/06
#3re: Do you give a standing ovation at every show?
Posted: 5/7/08 at 10:54amISFPO TOO RY! =]
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#4re: Do you give a standing ovation at every show?
Posted: 5/7/08 at 10:54am
I stand up for performers I thoroughly admire and felt did a wonderful job
#5re: Do you give a standing ovation at every show?
Posted: 5/7/08 at 10:55amI'm going to stand for Patti tonight!
#6re: Do you give a standing ovation at every show?
Posted: 5/7/08 at 10:56amOnly when everone else in the audience does. Think the only shows I have seen standing ovations at are Blood Brothers, We Will Rock You, Wicked and Sound of Music, and i belive that the only one where it was due to the performances given and the show etc and not somebody famous/well known starring in the show was Blood Brothers.
RyToast1
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/27/07
#7re: Do you give a standing ovation at every show?
Posted: 5/7/08 at 10:56amI must admit, I also stood for Lenora. Damn, she rocked it.
#8re: Do you give a standing ovation at every show?
Posted: 5/7/08 at 10:56am
No, I don't.
But sometimes rising to leave the theatre can be misinterpreted as a standing O. Or kick one off.
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sanda
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/10/04
#10re: Do you give a standing ovation at every show?
Posted: 5/7/08 at 10:57amI have friends who debate about this all the time, and I personally do give a standing ovation.
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#11re: Do you give a standing ovation at every show?
Posted: 5/7/08 at 10:59ambut why every time? Thats just stupid!
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Noels fast reply was ''Yes dear, and thats exactly how you said them tonight'!'
#12re: Do you give a standing ovation at every show?
Posted: 5/7/08 at 11:10am
I got told off by the woman sitting next to me when I didn't give a standing ovation at 'In my Life'. I applauded the actors for getting through it, but there's no way I was going to get to my feet for that show.
Updated On: 5/7/08 at 11:10 AM
Roscoe
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#13re: Do you give a standing ovation at every show?
Posted: 5/7/08 at 11:11am
Nope, not automatically. If the show is really something special, yes.
I've led one standing ovation, and I've also been the only person to steadfastly sit there among a bunch of standing screamers.
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LePetiteFromage
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/19/08
Zeitoujo
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/3/06
#15re: Do you give a standing ovation at every show?
Posted: 5/7/08 at 11:15am
ISFPO
ISFPO
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Roscoe
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#16re: Do you give a standing ovation at every show?
Posted: 5/7/08 at 11:19am
ISIIDASO
I Stand If It Deserves A Standing Ovation.
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Updated On: 5/7/08 at 11:19 AM
JBSinger
Broadway Star Joined: 11/12/04
#17re: Do you give a standing ovation at every show?
Posted: 5/7/08 at 11:26am
I don't stand for everything. It really depends on the show/audience/my location/if something interesting is happening in the curtain call, etc..
I try to be discerning.
#18re: Do you give a standing ovation at every show?
Posted: 5/7/08 at 11:35amNope.
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#19re: Do you give a standing ovation at every show?
Posted: 5/7/08 at 11:38amI don't, however if there's a particular performer I enjoyed I clap with my hands raised high.
#20re: Do you give a standing ovation at every show?
Posted: 5/7/08 at 11:38amIt's very rare that shows here in the UK get a standing ovation unless its a press night, Amazing or has one of them get up and dance moments as so many do now.
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#21re: Do you give a standing ovation at every show?
Posted: 5/7/08 at 11:41amNope. I've gotten some glares but at this point I've seen enough shows to know what warrants a S.O. and what does not.
#23re: Do you give a standing ovation at every show?
Posted: 5/7/08 at 11:44amYes, I almost always do. But I guess it's because I'm young and haven't seen as many shows as most of you, or rather haven't seen anything I considered bad.
#24re: Do you give a standing ovation at every show?
Posted: 5/7/08 at 11:53am
it really depends on the energy of the show and the audience.
We did not stand for Curtains and first until Debra Monk came out (I stood cause of a connection I have with her....)
I did stand for Mary Poppins cause it brought back so much childhood memories for me that I literally found myself moved to do it and did not even know it....(Like.. wait a minute, I am standing....lol)
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