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#26

re: Humorous Occurrence at Last Night's Sweeney

Posted: 9/5/06 at 11:46am

I actually saw this "Usherveris" fellow before the show on the 20th- I did a little double take because we were so far (he was near the right orchestra, we were on the left)- "Is... is that Michael?" of course at that time my dad had no idea who Michael Cerveris was. He certainly does now!

But yes, to post something NOT about when I saw Sweeney, there are a lot of uppity ushers.

Humorous story about rude person putting feet on balcony ledge erased because people love to complain about a humorous story. I find that this is the wrong topic to post it in, and I will go to another topic to post it.

Updated On: 9/5/06 at 11:46 AM

#27

re: Humorous Occurrence at Last Night's Sweeney

Posted: 9/5/06 at 12:55pm

apparantly some of us "theatre geeks" are just lame. i found his wit and aggrivation in the moment quite amusing.

i also find the fact that people call him "usherveris" pretty damn funny as well. sorry if that's lame :-P

Updated On: 9/5/06 at 12:55 PM

#28

re: Humorous Occurrence at Last Night's Sweeney

Posted: 9/5/06 at 1:09pm

"(not even on the edge, it was as close to me as it could be) and we got yelled at, as did the men next to us for the same thing."

How would you like to be hit in the head by a falling Playbill because someone in the balcony decides to put it on the ledge (it happens). There are rules for a reason, and not all of them are arbitrary.

#29

re: Humorous Occurrence at Last Night's Sweeney

Posted: 9/5/06 at 1:20pm

What I find humorous is the amount of people posting complaints about ushers who are just doing their jobs. Feet on ledges? Playbills on ledges? This isn't your home; and how would you like to be on a lower level and get hit with a Playbill falling at a fairly rapid speed? And they put worse on the ledges: drinks, coats, heavy purses. As for seat-hopping, there's a reason it's not allowed. 9 times out of 10 the patrons who have these seats show up and then it's a big fuss to get the wrong people out. Many times the ones in the wrong argue. People today have no manners and think the rules don't apply to them. I am always amazed and dismayed by the behavior of the people around me when I am in theatres.

#30

re: Humorous Occurrence at Last Night's Sweeney

Posted: 9/5/06 at 1:31pm

Amen smartpenguin, blue, Fosse and Jason. What has happened to our manners?

I think, though, that the usher telling the girl to wait to go to the bathroom at intermission was rude. That was, in my view, uncalled for. Maybe she couldn't wait, had medical issues, needed to take an insulin injection or deal with some other private matter. As long someone takes care to exit quietly, I really can't fault them with going to the bathroom when they need to!

#31

re: Humorous Occurrence at Last Night's Sweeney

Posted: 9/5/06 at 1:44pm

I do apologize about my story being in here, and yes I wasn't using well manners putting my playbill on the ledge.

#32

re: Humorous Occurrence at Last Night's Sweeney

Posted: 11/1/06 at 1:13am

i work as an usher for Wicked, Pirate Queen, and Alter Boyz in chicago. As much as you try to be nice.... by the time you tell the SAME PERSON 5 times where their seat is and after every time they respond "what" because they are talking to their friend, you get a little jaded... and with the playbills on the ledges... ushers will get in ALOT of trouble from their supervisors if somenthing falls off the ledge and is reported.... and the seat changing... its better to tell the girl right then and there, and piss her off, than wait till the other person comes, ask the girl to move, argue with the girl, ask to see her ticket, and piss everyone around them off by disturbing their performance

#33

re: Humorous Occurrence at Last Night's Sweeney

Posted: 11/1/06 at 2:42am

I'm just curious, regarding the issue of the girl who moved her seat because she couldn't see well and got yelled at by the usher...

For all of you in the usher's defense, how many of you have ever switched seats before?

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#34

re: Humorous Occurrence at Last Night's Sweeney

Posted: 11/1/06 at 6:38am

Aw... I miss Sweeney.

Also, did anyone ever see that really old lady usher at Sweeney with the big glasses that looked exactly like the grandma from Dinosaurs? She cracked me up so much!

"The hallmark of aristocracy is responsibility. Oh brother, that got me, that did me in!"

#35

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Posted: 11/2/06 at 3:28pm

I actaully have met some really nice ushers. I had the same usher at Avenue Q and Chicago who was very sweet and brought me an extra playbill when I asked for one. I also had great ushers at Producers. I consider feet on ledges to be rude as well. In resposne to Millie's question, I have changed seats during a show's overture. I did it at the last show I saw actually without a problem. I hate when people are seated DURING a show though. When I saw Les Miserables, the mezzanine was disrupted by ushers with flashlights and annoying a**holes.

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#36

re: Humorous Occurrence at Last Night's Sweeney

Posted: 11/2/06 at 5:17pm

aw, i miss "sweeney"...

#37

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Posted: 11/2/06 at 5:20pm

I switch at almost every show I see, Millie.

#38

re: Humorous Occurrence at Last Night's Sweeney

Posted: 11/2/06 at 5:46pm

I find it strange that folks want to post in denfense of rude ushers. So what if they have to deal with 1000's of stupid people, or people that might ask a question more than once?!

I hate to point it out but, THAT'S YOUR JOB. It's basically a customer service position. If that were the attitude you took into every job, you would be fired.

You couldn't be rude to customers anywhere else with the excuse, "They've done this for a while, they are jaded."

If your job makes you that unhappy, change it. But don't expect to be rude to paying customers and not have more unhappy guests than happy ones.

Kill them with kindness.

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#39

re: Humorous Occurrence at Last Night's Sweeney

Posted: 11/2/06 at 5:53pm

Diva - I love you more and more everytime you post!

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#40

re: Humorous Occurrence at Last Night's Sweeney

Posted: 11/2/06 at 6:00pm

Thanks, but I'm just saying.......

#41

re: Humorous Occurrence at Last Night's Sweeney

Posted: 11/2/06 at 6:03pm

Yes, and I appreciate you doing so.

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