Does this bug anyone else?- Page 2

[starlight2]

Posted: 10/18/04 at 5:52pm

When I saw NINE and Antonio came out, you bet I clapped, but nothing like when Chita made her entrance, I was thrilled to see a lengend perform and I was not the only one. I also did that when I saw Liza Minnelli perform, WOW! The crowd went wild, and there are not many performers left like that who can command the stage! It is a way of showing your excitment, and your appreciation of what they have done for the performing arts, at least that is my belief.

[jmaclover]

Posted: 10/18/04 at 5:57pm

No, the first time I heard it I didnt laugh.

I mean, yeah I read the book and all but listen to the words of the song ---

English isn't my first language yet I can understand what's going on perfectly ----

Think about the blackboard "Animals should be seen and not heard"

Then there are only a few laughs the second time when ppl realize whats going on.

Down to its roots (of the book) it's about Evil and Ho we perceive Evil.

[jonartdesigns]

Posted: 10/18/04 at 6:03pm

i've only really clapped for a few scant performer entrances, usually the entrance is done in a way it calls for it in with one exception as follows:
patrick wilson in oklahoma
tom hewitt, jarrod emick and alice ripley in rocky horror

the exception- harriet harris in millie

[Mamie]

Posted: 10/18/04 at 6:05pm

This thread reminded me of my favorite acting couple from the stage - Funt and Mundane.* They never failed to step out of character after entering the stage and acknowledging the audience's applause. (And it never failed to crack me up).





*The Carol Burnett Show

Updated On: 10/18/04 at 06:05 PM

[Speed]

Posted: 10/19/04 at 11:46pm

Mythus-

Nathan Lane was completely in charge of that moment. If he wanted ONE response, he would have played it for ONE response. He WANTED two responses and that is why he left a beat for the audience to applaud once and then another beat later for them go crazier. It's not odd or the audience messing up, it's the audience playing right into his hands. They are BOTH jokes. It's not that the joke "wasn't finished yet," just that there was an opportunity for TWO in that line.

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 10/19/04 at 11:52pm

My Dad tells the story of seeing Pearl Baily in Hello Dolly. When she entered the crowd broke into applause, she stopped turned to the audience and shushed them and said, "Sweeties, I haven't DONE anything yet!"

[broadwaystar2b]

Posted: 10/19/04 at 11:54pm

I don't see anything wrong with it
what really makes me mad though are people who give standing ovatations for two seconds and the run out of the theatre during curtain call
That's rude

[Millie42]

Posted: 10/20/04 at 12:05am

I have to say I dont agree with you.
Some songs have an awkward point where you can't clap (like, at the end of something VERY sad or in transition)...but in most cases, applause is certainly expected and planned for.

As for applause when a character first enters, I think that there should be applause when someone that merits respect or is a legend comes on. It is expected--and i feel, rightfully so. Each audience differs with this.

(and i hope you arent speaking of your most recent trip. B/c the entrance applause is MORE than deserved when it comes to that amazing, talented, stunning being! )

[bwguyhottie]

Posted: 10/20/04 at 3:46am

Ok...maybe someone has said this already...but you said it would break the realism....

and you were talking about musicals.

By nature...muicals are structurally non-realist. Certainly the characters can be realist (or even be strucutred in a non realist form and still achieve the response a ralist character would)....

so clapping can't "break the realism" that is going on...because you are talking about it interupting the structure...when the structure isnt realism to begin with.

(maybe i don't know enough about realism to say that correctly, but that has been my understanding)

[Mythus]

Posted: 10/20/04 at 5:35pm

Speed, I understand that - the pause Nathan took was quite obvious. I just wanted to yell, "Wait! The joke gets funnier!" I was worried the first line would get a huge round of applause and cheers and the second one would get less.

[timote316]

Posted: 10/20/04 at 5:46pm

For an actor's entrance... yes. Unless its meant to be part of the show (i.e. Galinda in Wicked)

After every song... no. Its actually the opposite for me. An actor sings his/her heart out, and then doesnt get that instantaneous reaction from the audience... I don't know, something about that I don't like. One Song Glory is like that, it goes right into LMC, Roger doesnt get the instananeous credit he deserves for belting OSG.

In my last production, my song (my first solo, mind you) was like that. I ended, 3 characters bring me offstage, and one remains to sing a reprise of my song... I didn't get my applause lol

[mizzie]

Posted: 10/20/04 at 5:46pm

I don't mind clapping at all-personally I think it really adds to the show. Still....there is a point where too much clapping is not needed....like after EACH AND EVERY song. Still, you can't exactly tell the audience to simply NOT CLAP, can you? Oh well.

[BWayBoy88]

Posted: 10/20/04 at 5:58pm

Clapping doesnt bother me at all. I think it is almost rude not to clap after songs. I can see why it annoys you when people clap for actors entering, but I still do it.