Imperial Theatre ushers

I was just wondering if what I am about to say is becoming the new norm on Broadway.

I was recently at a performance of Les Miserabes, good seat side orchestra. The ushers were giving their usual speech of telling the audience to not take photos. Fine. However, at this performance I was at, an usher did something that I had never seen before. Rather than telling the people behind me to not take photos during the intermission, the usher offered to take their photo. And, furthermore, suggested that they then move in front of the pit so they could get a good shot of them with the curtain behind them. I hope to god that this was a one time situation of an usher showing poor judgment than it being the norm now on Broadway.

I think in that case it's just a show curtain, so who cares? It's not like you're filming the actual show? The actual inside of that theater, I'm sure, has been photographed many a time. So who cares?

Some shows care about the show curtain, others don't. It's up to the production, not the ushers. So, how nice of the usher to help.

Some shows care, some don't. Simple as that. GENERALLY shows that do not have a pre show curtain ask that you not take them. Here's an incomplete list of shows that I've found that they do or don't care if you take pictures of the stage/curtain before the show. These may have changed, but this is what I found when I saw them.

DO care

Lion King

Book of Mormon

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Hand to God

An Act of God

Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

Matilda

Les Mis (When I saw it they said not to)

A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder

Do NOT care

Something Rotten!

Aladdin

On the Town

It Shoulda Been You

Wicked

Kinky Boots

Finding Neverland

Chicago

Hope this helps!

Updated On: 5/25/15 at 12:52 AM

^Oh really? Cool! I saw the show last year and they freaked out anytime someone tried to take a picture of the pre show curtain

From my recent endeavors at MATILDA, they have not cared, from the front orchestra, at least.