Hilarious Comments Overheard By Tourists and Audience Members- Page 33

[Steve2]

Posted: 8/17/06 at 2:40pm

"I think we picked the wrong play." made me think of a story about my mom.

My parents and their friends (in their 70's) went to NYC a few years back and wanted to see a show. My mom's friend said that she had to see Rent. I told my mom that I didn't think they would enjoy it and to confirm with her friend that it is the one she wanted to see. My mom's friend said that indeed Rent is the one show she absolutely had to see, so they got tickets.

About halfway into Act I, my mom's friend whispers to my mom "This isn't the show I wanted to see, it must have been a different one". Somehow, I knew this was going to happen.
Updated On: 8/17/06 at 02:40 PM

[Fiction Writer]

Posted: 8/17/06 at 5:16pm

Steve2, I skimmed your post and read:

"My parents and their friends, in teh '70s, went to NYC to see RENT"

Then I thought, "RENT wasn't around in the '70s."

Oy.

I can't see RENT being good for anyone in the 70s.

[Producer2]

Posted: 8/17/06 at 5:23pm

FIRST NIGHT OF HARVEY FIERSTEIN IN FIDDLER

After "Tradition," the tourist next to me asked me what was wrong with his voice.

(No I'm not making this up just to add something!)

[LadyLizaElliott]

Posted: 8/17/06 at 8:36pm

PREVIOUS STORY BUT COMMENTING
Matinee Lady A: 'Have you seen CATS?'

Matinee Lady B: 'No...'

Matinee Lady A: 'Well, I'll tell you what happens. There's a bunch of cats, and one of them is real sick and tired. So the other cats put on a show to cheer her up. Then they put her on a tire and shoot her through the roof."

OMg i just fell over my desk laughing so hard from this story!

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 8/17/06 at 8:56pm

At Mamma Mia Yesterday:

Older Lady: These are terrible seats! You can't see a thing!
Husband: They're just off to the side. I see just fine. Perfect view of the stage.
Lady: Go try to exchange them.
Husband: The show's sold out.
Lady: Go anyway.
(Husband comes back)
Husband: No seats.
Me (cause I cant take it anymore): Lady, how much did you pay for your tickets?
Lady: I got them at the twofers. $56.
Me: The people next to you paid $111. Get over it.

That shut her up.

[Johnnytoc]

Posted: 8/17/06 at 10:03pm

So I saw John Davidson as Man of La Mancha this afternoon (he was surprisingly impressive) and the audience was...wow.
*Spoiler, I suppose*
Right after Don Quixote dies, in the period of absolute silence, an older man right in front of me goes "He's dead." A man next to him thought it would be smart to put his thumb in his mouth and make that popping noise. I was mortified.= to say the least.

[sarbear2]

Posted: 8/18/06 at 12:37am

I'm at a matinee of Sweeney Todd. The two rows behind me are filled with kids ranging from what looked like 7-11 years of age from a theatre camp. Another audience member asked their counselor why little kids would be taken to see Sweeney Todd, their counselor said that it was either this or The Lion King, and the little kids were too scared of Scar.

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 8/18/06 at 12:45am

the other week at Hairspray ::

HAYLIE WAS ON AS AMBER!!!
audience member to usher: That understudy for Amber was AWFUL! Why did Haylie miss the show?
usher: She didn't miss the show. That WAS Haylie.


Tonight at Tarzan 1 ::

woman in the audience before the show: I wish they'd bring CATS back.

Tonight at Tarzan 2 ::

fan at stage door to Donnie K: So, is the first show you've ever done?
Donnie: (looking confused) Um.. I've done a few...
Me: (to Donnie) You should fix that. Your bio is SO confusing.

[COOOOLkid]

Posted: 8/18/06 at 12:57am

"audience member to usher: That understudy for Amber was AWFUL! Why did Haylie miss the show?
usher: She didn't miss the show. That WAS Haylie. "

Hahahahaha!

[DramaQueen700]

Posted: 8/18/06 at 1:59pm

a coworker of mine comes up to me and keepssaying the words "Julia Gulia"over and over again(i guess he just watched the movie or something).
Me: Oh, ya know that's a broadway show now?
COworker: ya,its also from The Wedding Singer.
Me:ya. thats what i just said. its a broadway show now.
Coworker: no,its an adam sandler movie.
me: ya iknow.they based a musical on it.
Coworker:oh....
Me: yea.......thats what i meant
::5minutes later::
coworker: so there's a broadway show called "Julia Gulia"? what a coincidence thats such a weird name because its also in that Adam Sandler movie
me:...........................ya it is

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 8/19/06 at 6:13pm

I was talking with a co-worker today. I'm not sure if she got shows mixed up or what, but anyways...

She was telling me about how she and a friend had gotten into a debate one time over the title of a song from THE KING AND I. She thought the song was called "A Hundred Thousand Miracles" and he thought it was "A Hundred Million Miracles." Well, he got the name of the song correct, but I was thinking, "WRONG SHOW! You must be thinking of Flower Drum Song!!!" Anyways I was tempted to correct her but just kept my mouth shut.

[Becoz_i_knew_you21]

Posted: 8/19/06 at 6:23pm

"audience member to usher: That understudy for Amber was AWFUL! Why did Haylie miss the show?
usher: She didn't miss the show. That WAS Haylie. "

HILARIOUS! was it an 11 year old who said that?

Posted: 8/19/06 at 6:28pm

@ SWEENEY TODD...

woman behind me, looking @ her PLAYBILL: "SWEENEY TODD", huh? is that what we're seein? oh, look, its got whats-her-name in it."

Posted: 8/26/06 at 10:00pm

This thread needed a serious bump.

I had my Into the Woods DVD in my purse and my friend was looking at the cover. She looks at the picture on the front, points to Bernadett Peters and says, "Isn't that Magenta from The Rocky Horror Picture Show?"

Posted: 8/26/06 at 10:09pm

at my work today, one of the other cashiers started singing "If You Were Gay"

i go: o. i didnt know u were into theater.

cashier: im not.

me: o well i heard u were singing "if u were gay" so i guess i just thought u were

cashier: no, its from some band called "Avenue Q" theyre really good.

me: um....yea...nevermind.

cashier: i hear theyre comming out with a new cd.

me: no. its a show thats on broadway. so they arent making a new cd any time soon.

cashier: yes. they are trust me.

All my friends think Avenue Q is a band. It's horrible.

[VonTussleGirl]

Posted: 8/26/06 at 10:38pm

My friend had If You Were Gay on his cell phone, and I flipped out thinking he was a closet theatre nerd or something.

Me: OH MY GOD! You have an Avenue Q ringtone!!
Matt: What? That's Kermit the Frog.

[JACXR71]

Posted: 8/26/06 at 10:46pm

At the Wicked stage door, after a night when Eden went on for Idina:
Girl #1: "Oh My God! Idina just signed my playbill!"
Girl #2: "Um, I can't really read the signature, but I'm pretty sure that's an E"
Girl #1: "Yeah, she changed the spelling of her name. She was born E(pronouncing the "eh" sound)-dina."


At the RENT performance on the Today Show last summer. The cast comes on stage.
Mother in a family of four: "Hey, isn't that the green girl?"


After Into The Woods:
Man: "The play definitely should have ended after the first act, when everything was all happy!"
Me (under my breath - um, that's kind of the point of the whole show...)

[ashley0139]

Posted: 8/26/06 at 10:49pm

Me: OH MY GOD! You have an Avenue Q ringtone!!
Matt: What? That's Kermit the Frog.

Ok, I seriously fell back on the bed laughing at that one.

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 8/29/06 at 5:35pm

BUMP!!!

[theatrewolf]

Posted: 8/29/06 at 6:20pm

I just read in last Sunday's Parade magazine, a guy writes in and asks, "I heard a revival of A Chorus Line is coming back to Broadway. Are any of the origianl performers going to be in it?" That's sad, just.....sad.

[WickedGeek28]

Posted: 8/29/06 at 6:20pm

Keep 'em coming!

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 8/29/06 at 6:24pm

This wasn't a comment, but:

I saw the Fringe Show "Fan Tan King" on Sunday, and not 20 minutes into the show, the guy behind me was snoring his @ss off. And the show was funny!

Posted: 8/29/06 at 6:35pm

uring The Wedding Singer after Rosie has called Linda, a skanky ho:

Little Girl- Mommy, what's a skanky ho?
Mother :in complete panic: It's a uh, a very FRIENDLY person.

[StephenSondheimWHOO]

Posted: 8/30/06 at 12:46pm

frog and toad one of the reprise's of snail with the mail at the beginning a little kid screams out NOT AGAIN
not great but its the best i could do i needed to bump up the funniness

[mikem]

Posted: 8/30/06 at 12:59pm

On the train to NYC:

Teenage Girl #1: Have you heard of "A Chorus Line"?
Teenage Girl #2: I've heard of it, but I don't really know what it's about.
Teenage Girl #1: Well, it's like the movie, "The Breakfast Club," but instead of detention, they're at an audition!
Teenage Girl #2: Really?
Teenage Girl #1: Yeah! And there is A LOT of dancing!