Imperial Theater Brawl

Did anyone hear about the usher hitting a patron with a playbill?? Then there was a huge fight. This was during intermission and I believe the second act was helf for a few minutes! The usher was led away in handcuffs!

Updated On: 12/21/03 at 01:06 PM

wow! You don''t hear about brawls in broadway theaters very often. Are they planning on doing it again soon? I wanna go watch! Where did you hear about that from?

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i know. I can't believe it!!

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Hugh had to say something during the show about that!!! Even the usher's are entertaining at the Boy From Oz.

is the show really that bad?

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That theatre has a major bathroom problem. I can understand how this happened. I see a good commercial for Detrol here (gotta go, gotta go). When I was ushered to my seat, I was advised to first visit the bathroom because you had to go all the way upstairs and across the floor and it would be impossible at intermission. Good advice.

And that's what comes from men and women dancing together!

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So a MALE usher clobbered a FEMALE patron?

A new marketing line...

"OUR SHOW IS A HIT ON AND OFF STAGE."

I could see this happening at URINTOWN!

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I understand what you're saying. When I saw "Gypsy," the older couple sitting right beside us were eating potato chips at intermission and into the the 2nd act. And then, to top it off, someone's cell phone went off right before "Rose's Turn." It was during the dialogue that leads up to that number, which is included on the cast recording, and the guy answered is phone and said "I'm in the show right now. Bye." The audience groaned and turned around when it rang. Damn phones.

No respect what-so-ever.

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Glancing at this thread's title, I thought the brawl would be among women ( and ocassionally men) trying to line up as Hugh's dancing partner for the evening


Jo

Updated On: 12/21/03 at 10:51 PM

This is hilarious--I suspect an extremely rude patron, and an usher who had HAD IT. But, the usher should never have crossed that line. I want to know why the usher had a Playbill during intermission, especially if wrangling the restroom line.

And, I agree--I am TIRED of all the rudeness in this city right now. People need to get a grip.

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Hmmm they talking about classifying road rage as a psychological disorder. I wonder if we'll ever see a day where they diagnose people with theatre rage. It's definition: Heightened aggresive feelings accompanied by yelling or physical altercation resulting from rude people in the theatre obnoxious. Haha whether that be cutting in line or not turning the cell phone off. I still think even with the cell phone law they should invent a machine that sends out a frequency or something that will completely destroy a cell phone if it starts ringing during a performance. Well at least something that would make the signal unable to get to cell phones during a performance, except it might affect the wireless mikes would be the only problem I never even bring my cell into the theatre with me. I leave it in the car. Ahhh I need to quit complaining, but I fear I suffer from Theatre Rage. Last time I went to see Les Mis, I was in the front row of the balcony and two cell phones went off during the show, I really wanted to just jump off the balcony into the audience below and start choking the people with the cell phones I could have too cuz I could see the light from the phones. Hmm I may need help. But if someone could figure out a way to make it so cell phones can't get any reception in a theatre withou affecting the mikes, I would love it.

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