Laura Benanti chides people for not applauding- Page 4

[HenryTDobson]

Laura Benanti chides people for not applauding#75

Posted: 5/20/16 at 7:28am

Of course it was a joke! C'mon people, Laura Benanti tweets stuff like this all the time. 

 

My only complaint is that it's not quite as funny as we've seen from Ms. Benanti in the past. Typically I literally laugh out loud at her tweets/presence. This one was kindof meh for me. 

[CindersGolightly]

Laura Benanti chides people for not applauding#76

Posted: 5/20/16 at 7:29am

I don't know about you guys, but I'm still laughing at the vulgar language comment. She didn't say "Stay at home and jerk your****and bust many-a-nuts." Sometimes I wonder how old the people on here are.

They/them. "Get up the nerve to be all you deserve to be."

[JayG 2]

Laura Benanti chides people for not applauding#77

Posted: 5/20/16 at 7:34am

With her incessant, dumb tweets she really is turning into Donald Trump of the theater world, isn't she?

 

[mc1227]

Laura Benanti chides people for not applauding#78

Posted: 5/20/16 at 7:34am

indytallguy said: "So clearly what is needed is the old-time Applause-O-Meter scale on the front of the stage.  The audience claps at a level that gets the arrow to move to what it considers is an accurate indicator of the evening's performance.

 

^^ another problem solved!!

 

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The only review of a show that matters is your own.

Updated On: 5/20/16 at 07:34 AM

[AC126748]

Laura Benanti chides people for not applauding#79

Posted: 5/20/16 at 7:38am

HenryTDobson said: "Of course it was a joke! C'mon people, Laura Benanti tweets stuff like this all the time. 

 

My only complaint is that it's not quite as funny as we've seen from Ms. Benanti in the past. Typically I literally laugh out loud at her tweets/presence. This one was kindof meh for me. 

 

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It was a joke, yes, but a joke that was very clearly born out of the fact that she was ticked by some people not applauding after her number.

"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe." -John Guare, Landscape of the Body

[Liza's Headband]

Laura Benanti chides people for not applauding#80

Posted: 5/20/16 at 7:41am

Oh, Jesus. People... Just as you have the right to not applaud, she has the right to call out those people on her personal social media account, provided it doesn't cross the line into personal libel or defamation. There's no "right" or "wrong" here. Someone chose not to applaud and Laura, whether joking or not, clearly took umbrage with it.  We could question why the audience member didn't clap and we could analyze why a Broadway star, like Laura Benanti, needs such validation but that's not questions for us to answer since it doesn't directly impact or affect our own lives. This argument is so overblown and very circular... We'll keep going back-and-forth with what's appropriate and what's 'expected.'  It wasn't only 30 or 40 years ago that dressing up in formal wear was also 'expected' for the theater, so that's not a great argument (by the way). 

[schubox]

Laura Benanti chides people for not applauding#81

Posted: 5/20/16 at 7:49am

Liza's Headband said: "Oh, Jesus. People... Just as you have the right to not applaud, she has the right to call out those people on her personal social media account, provided it doesn't cross the line into personal libel or defamation. There's no "right" or "wrong" here. Someone chose not to applaud and Laura, whether joking or not, clearly took umbrage with it.  We could question why the audience member didn't clap and we could analyze why a Broadway star, like Laura Benanti, needs such validation but that's not questions for us to answer since it doesn't directly impact or affect our own lives. This argument is so overblown and very circular... We'll keep going back-and-forth with what's appropriate and what's 'expected.'  It wasn't only 30 or 40 years ago that dressing up in formal wear was also 'expected' for the theater, so that's not a great argument (by the way). 

 

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Of course she does, but for someone who literally makes a living off people wanting to come see her perform, doing things to alienate those people isn't really in her best interest. 

[AC126748]

Laura Benanti chides people for not applauding#82

Posted: 5/20/16 at 7:54am

"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe." -John Guare, Landscape of the Body

[Liza's Headband]

Laura Benanti chides people for not applauding#83

Posted: 5/20/16 at 7:57am

Of course she does, but for someone who literally makes a living off people wanting to come see her perform, doing things to alienate those people isn't really in her best interest. 

 

Okay, maybe not, but that's not our issue to deal with or worry about. Why should I concern myself with what an individual does on their own personal social media account? 

[AnnieBlack]

Laura Benanti chides people for not applauding#84

Posted: 5/20/16 at 8:03am

Calm down. All you did is a musical. (her words from the NYtimes last week can be applied here) 

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/theater/the-curtain-call-dip-kiss-or-curtsy.html?_r=0

[Liza's Headband]

Laura Benanti chides people for not applauding#85

Posted: 5/20/16 at 8:06am

I guess I just don't get either side of this manufactured outrage. While I don't necessarily agree with or endorse either view, she has every right to express frustration about something she observes just as a patron has every right not to applaud or recognize a live performance. There will never be a conclusion to this issue. This thread will live on without any change of opinion because, as I said earlier, there can be no "right" or "wrong." It's that simple. 

[schubox]

Laura Benanti chides people for not applauding#86

Posted: 5/20/16 at 8:07am

Liza's Headband said: "Of course she does, but for someone who literally makes a living off people wanting to come see her perform, doing things to alienate those people isn't really in her best interest. 

 

Okay, maybe not, but that's not our issue to deal with or worry about. Why should I concern myself with what an individual does on their own personal social media account? 

 

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You don't have to. But celebrities use social media as an outreach to fans. Do you think she uses her social media for personal private thoughts or for a way to connect with fans? This seems to be targeting fans specifically, so let's not pretend this was some private thing. She's an actress, and a recognizable one. Social media is part of the gig. 

[givesmevoice]

Laura Benanti chides people for not applauding#87

Posted: 5/20/16 at 8:08am

1) I think it's strange to be at a show and not give even cursory applause for something BUT it certainly isn't rude to sit there silently after a number or scene or joke if you weren't moved by it. I'd rather a silent neighbor than someone hooting and hollering and making the moment about them and their reaction more than the show.

2) I think Laura Benanti is far and away one of the best women performers in musical theater today. I wish she'd step away from social media for a while, because her persona there makes me forget how much I've adored everything I've seen her do onstage.

3) Patti LuPone says to use your judgment and not feel obligated to give everything you see a standing ovation.

When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain. -Kad

[Liza's Headband]

Laura Benanti chides people for not applauding#88

Posted: 5/20/16 at 8:10am

Well, you certainly have strong views and opinions without any hesitation to share them considering your "newbie" status. Interesting. It also seems like you're just looking to pick a fight with me, which is even more interesting. 

 

You need not push against me. I'm not on anyone's side because there are no sides to take. A patron didn't applaud, which is completely acceptable. Like some on this board, I guess Laura feels that's rude or disrespectful so she voiced her opinion. An opinion that you may or may not agree with. There's nothing more to say on the issue, unless you enjoy beating a dead horse; a rare speciality of many posters on this board! 

 

ETA: my reply was directed to shubox 

Updated On: 5/20/16 at 08:10 AM

[schubox]

Laura Benanti chides people for not applauding#89

Posted: 5/20/16 at 8:13am

Liza's Headband said: "Well, you certainly have strong views and opinions without any hesitation to share them considering your "newbie" status. Interesting. It also seems like you're just looking to pick a fight with me, which is even more interesting. 

 

You need not push against me. I'm not on anyone's side because there are no sides to take. A patron didn't applaud, which is completely acceptable. Like some on this board, I guess Laura feels that's rude or disrespectful so she voiced her opinion. An opinion that you may or may not agree with. There's nothing more to say on the issue, unless you enjoy beating a dead horse; a rare speciality of many posters on this board! 

 

ETA: my reply was directed to shubox 

 

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I have views and opinions yes. Do I have to have been here a certain amount of time before I am allowed to express them? I am absolutely not looking to pick a fight, I am just stating an opinion. You seem to be welcoming a fight. Interesting.

And this is a discussion board. To discuss things. If you feel the discussion has run its course feel free to not return to the thread.

 

[AnnieBlack]

Laura Benanti chides people for not applauding#90

Posted: 5/20/16 at 8:13am

I went to a high school of the performing arts- We would have monthly 'performances / recitals'-there was this one battle-ax voice teacher who made a point of not applauding some students- she did this just to be a rise out of them to let them know that in the real word, people who pay for tickets aren't always going to be nice. It was a great lesson, and her point was you perform for yourself and not the audience. I wish Laura had that teacher. 

[WhizzerMarvin]

Laura Benanti chides people for not applauding#91

Posted: 5/20/16 at 8:14am

There may be reasons why a person might not clap other than not being moved by a song/performance. My late grandmother had extremely arthritic hands and would never have put herself through the pain of clapping, even if she were having the time of her life.

Marie: Don't be in such a hurry about that pretty little chippy in Frisco. Tony: Eh, she's a no chip!

[givesmevoice]

Laura Benanti chides people for not applauding#92

Posted: 5/20/16 at 8:17am

WhizzerMarvin said: "There may be reasons why a person might not clap other than not being moved by a song/performance. My late grandmother had extremely arthritic hands and would never have put herself through the pain of clapping, even if she were having the time of her life."

While I don't think logic and reasoning have a place on this board, I have to support this post.

When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain. -Kad

[Liza's Headband]

Laura Benanti chides people for not applauding#93

Posted: 5/20/16 at 8:22am

The concepts of logic and reason are foreign to most on Broadwayworld.com. 

[LizzieCurry]

Laura Benanti chides people for not applauding#94

Posted: 5/20/16 at 8:44am

Sally Durant Plummer said: "I don't think she's talking about people who visit the theatre often - who know the "rules", so to speak, of the space. "

 

Would these people even be following her twitter account or people who would retweet this?

"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt

[artscallion]

Laura Benanti chides people for not applauding#95

Posted: 5/20/16 at 8:47am

Anyone who owns a TV understands the concept of applauding after a number. You see it in concerts, sit-coms, dramas, school dance recitals, everywhere. People are not applauding because they don't want to. Not because they don't understand the practice.

Art has a double face, of expression and illusion.

[tazber]

Laura Benanti chides people for not applauding#96

Posted: 5/20/16 at 8:55am

....but the world goes 'round

[IdinaBellFoster]

Laura Benanti chides people for not applauding#97

Posted: 5/20/16 at 8:58am

Some of you need to learn to take a joke. It was funny.

"Oh look at the time, three more intelligent plays just closed and THE ADDAMS FAMILY made another million dollars" -Jackie Hoffman, Broadway.com Audience Awards

[John Adams]

Laura Benanti chides people for not applauding#98

Posted: 5/20/16 at 9:12am

I haven't seen the video (maybe it's been removed?), but from what I read here, Laura Benanti told people to stay at home and masturbate instead of going out in public to spread the clap. I applaud her for that.

 

[After Eight]

Laura Benanti chides people for not applauding#99

Posted: 5/20/16 at 9:17am

"Sometimes I wonder how old the people on here are."

 

Well, speaking only about myself, quite.