I think...

[WiCkEd4LyFfE]

Posted: 8/26/04 at 6:51pm

That Broadway shows should be rated somewhat like movies.


When my friend and i were in a broadway shop, the cashier was striking up a conversation with a woman who had little girls i would say ages 8,10,and 12. The man behind the counter said "oh, what play did you guys see?" and the women replied, "We saw Avenue Q.(in a not very please expression)" and he asked the women if she enjoyed it and she said, "Lets just say we thought it was about Sesame Street, thats why i took the kids" I felt bad because kids shouldn't be viewing those topics at such a young age. In a way it is not fair to the children.

Updated On: 8/26/04 at 06:51 PM

[check your personality]

Posted: 8/26/04 at 6:54pm

I agree with you to a certain extent. However, I think that it's the kids' mother who should have done a little more research about it before taking her young kids to such an impressionable show! The age guidelines, synopsis, etc. is there for a reason! Updated On: 8/26/04 at 06:54 PM

[Matt_G]

Posted: 8/26/04 at 6:59pm

Oh, PUH-LEEZE! If you're gonna blow 400 bucks to take your husband and two kids to a show and you don't read up on it, you deserve whatever you get. No sympathy here.

[jacobtsf]

Posted: 8/26/04 at 7:22pm

Matt- I agree

[LadyGuenevere]

Posted: 8/26/04 at 7:25pm

Don't they have warnings, and "Not appropriate for under 12" written next to every "Avenue Q"? How did they NOT notice it?

[jacobtsf]

Posted: 8/26/04 at 7:27pm

"Don't they have warnings, and "Not appropriate for under 12" written next to every "Avenue Q"? How did they NOT notice it?"

Parents can be ignorant.

[LadyGuenevere]

Posted: 8/26/04 at 7:27pm

I hope that they buy a ticket for The Donkey Show, thinking that it's some petting zoo thing.

[Born2cthelightsofbway]

Posted: 8/26/04 at 7:28pm

Matt_G - Agreed 100%

[NoDayButToday2]

Posted: 8/26/04 at 7:30pm

aww well hopefully the kids just enjoyed the puppets and werent really tuned in to the lyrics...


for some reason i find this whole ordeal sort of funny

[LadyGuenevere]

Posted: 8/26/04 at 7:31pm

Yea- I'm sure that they enjoyed the puppets gettin' it on after 'tying' all night at a drinking game!

[Matt_G]

Posted: 8/26/04 at 7:33pm

The one thing about this story I'm not buying is that she didn't leave after the first act if she was THAT disgusted. Methinks this story is fictional.

[Delphine]

Posted: 8/26/04 at 7:41pm

Even if it is fictional, where does it say that she didn't leave during intermission?

[Matt_G]

Posted: 8/26/04 at 7:43pm

Well, judging by the story that was told, she stayed through the whole thing.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 8/26/04 at 7:54pm

I agree with Wicked4Lyfe...tourists pass the Golden seeing puppets and the words "Best Musical" and think its appropriate for children.
When people purchase tickets (especially last minute ones) for certain shows, they may not know what its about which is not their fault at all. I mean the people selling the tickets to families should alert them that it may not be appropriate for their children.
Just an idea:
Maybe on the tix, it should say the rating. (ie: RENT: 'R', Wicked: PG, Lion King: G, etc)

[Matt_G]

Posted: 8/26/04 at 7:56pm

Or those purchasing those tickets can open their eyes and read the sign at the box office. Hmmmmm, that's a thought! Oh, but wait. That would mean people would have to be responsible for their own actions and would have nobody else to blame so that wouldn't work.

[ct402]

Posted: 8/26/04 at 7:58pm

thats strange. ive always heard ticket people and even ushers warning people as they enter certain shows if they have a kid.

[LadyGuenevere]

Posted: 8/26/04 at 7:59pm

Besides all that, as was said before- tickets costing at LEAST somewhere around $150 (if they got rear mezzanine), it's stupidity if they don't look past the title and do some research.

They deserved it, next time they'll realize that not all Broadway shows are for the kiddies. Hopefully.

[SamIAm]

Posted: 8/26/04 at 8:25pm

We saw Avenue Q.(in a not very please expression)" and he asked the women if she enjoyed it and she said, "Lets just say we thought it was about Sesame Street, thats way i took the kids" I felt bad because kids shouldn't be viewing those topics at such a young age. In a way it is not fair to the children.

OK, Wicked4lyfe you've hit on a pet peeve of mine and that is that you don't pay $100 for a seat to a broadway play without doing a bit of research to find out a) if this is a show you think you might like, b) what it is about and c) whether it is suitable for everyone in your party.

I'm reminded of hearing a story about an audience member rushing her 8 yr old out into the lobby of the St James theater in horror and sputtering 'Timon just said 'f*ck'

C'mon lady. Do your homework.

[Elphaba984]

Posted: 8/26/04 at 8:33pm

I have to say if your gonna blow a couple 100 dollars to take you family to a show. At least you can do is see what the show is about before getting the tickets. I have no sympathy for them.

[aspiringguy715]

Posted: 8/26/04 at 8:36pm

No sympathy at all. There is a sign at the box office that says "This show is not appropriate for children 12 years of age and younger." Also, buying tickets online, broadway.com has the same warning. Research anything before you buy if you're going to be that ignorant.

[LittleFish8386]

Posted: 8/26/04 at 8:38pm

Actually, if you go onto Broadway.com, playbill.com or any other broadway related show that advertises shows and sells tickets, including telecharge/ticketmaster it says the appropriate ages for the show. You can literally find age appropriate shows/ratings anywhere.
My mom isnt that Broadway-savvy, but I remember wanting to see Rent as a youngster and she wouldnt let me b/c of what she read online. The lady is obviously an idiot.

[timote316]

Posted: 8/26/04 at 8:38pm

I know for a fact there are signs in the lobby saying the show isn't suitable for children under 12. It says that under the guidelines right next to the box office window, and between each set of doors. It may even say it above the doors. If you are going to see a show, check it out first.

And also, why would you go to a Sesame Street show with 8-12 year olds? Isn't that a tad old for SS? Wouldn't B&B have been a better choice?

[WiCkEd4LyFfE]

Posted: 8/26/04 at 9:10pm

Matt_G she had stated that she took the youngest one out into the lobby during the "sex scene".
I think when she means Sesame Street it justs means they were looking forward to a "muppet:family friendly show" I did not talk to the woman myself.

[ljay889]

Posted: 8/26/04 at 9:13pm

That sure is ridiculous. The mother definetly could've done some research . Come on, who just picks a show and see's it, without knowing ANYTHING about it. Mother sounds like a dumb-dumb.

And, I don't like the whole idea of mothers bringing children to adult shows. When Paige Davis was playing Roxie in Chicago. I saw mothers with their daughters (had to be like 10) had their trading spaces shirts on. And I'm just like, why? The show probally isn't as innapropiate as Ave Q. But Chicago screams sexuality, and it's about murder. Not a show to bring your kids too because they like Paige from TV.

Okay, so moral of the story is. People need too look into the show before they see it, point blank.

[Matt_G]

Posted: 8/26/04 at 9:14pm

By that point, they had talked about homosexuality, pornography, racism, alcoholism and prostitution and you mean to tell me she walked out during the sex scene and brought the kids back in at some point?