Laura Benanti chides people for not applauding- Page 8

[ShoesForRent]

Posted: 5/20/16 at 1:06pm

AnnieBlack said: "I think everyone can agree that rude audience behavior (texting, eating candies, etc) is unacceptable, but when people are called out for not expressing enough gratitude for having sat through a show they paid for, I think it's rubbing a lot of people the wrong way. It's a very 'me me me' attitude. 

Yep agreed, exactly

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[lovebwy]

Posted: 5/20/16 at 1:10pm

I also don't like that she's now calling anyone who disagreed with her a "troll". Bad form.

[Cupid Boy2]

Posted: 5/20/16 at 1:10pm

AnnieBlack said: "wonderfulwizard11 said: "Kad said: "Ah, yes. Ethel Merman, that respectful and tactful lady."

Seriously- Ethel Merman had a widespread reputation for having a filthy mouth, and certainly wasn't some kind of wallflower. 

 

But was she filthy at the stage door? "

The stage door was not the same phenomenon it is today. And going on the stories of her decorum alone, I highly doubt Merman cared enough about what the "public" might think to the point that she talked to fans any differently than she talked to anyone else.

 

 

[AnnieBlack]

Posted: 5/20/16 at 1:26pm

Looking forward to Benanti's next cabaret concert where she will sing 'You Must Love Me' from Evita.

[Cupid Boy2]

Posted: 5/20/16 at 1:38pm

AnnieBlack said: "Looking forward to Benanti's next cabaret concert where she will sing 'You Must Love Me' from Evita."

At least you'll save us a lot of time and discussion in figuring out who wasn't clapping at her show when she makes her next video!

 

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 5/20/16 at 1:41pm

Missing this entire thread and reading it all now got me like

[Tom5]

Posted: 5/20/16 at 1:52pm

I can't find the original tweet. Did she use the term "ungrateful peasants? anywhere?

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 5/20/16 at 2:16pm

In reading a lot of the responses I came to the realization that Benanti had her tongue firmly planted in cheek when she posted that.

So I take back what I wrote earlier in this thread.

She does have a wicked sense of humor.

Taking it in the spirit that she intended it is quite funny when you think about it.

 

 

[Ranger Tom]

Posted: 5/20/16 at 2:26pm

Isn't applause kind of like tipping - reflection of the service received?  The prevailing philosophy on tipping seems to be that you tip no matter the service.  I realize it's not a complete comparison because applause doesn't help pay the rent, but, I'm sorry, I also can never see the possibility of Ms Benanti no providing "service" worthy of a tip.  Heck, just being able watch her smile is worth 15%.  (Did I type that out loud?)

[indytallguy]

Posted: 5/20/16 at 2:36pm

Practicing my super slowmo "his hands barely seem to be moving" clap just in case I need it in the future.

[AnnieBlack]

Posted: 5/20/16 at 2:38pm

I never could have predicted that Clapgate 2016 would be a thing

[broadwayboy223]

Posted: 5/20/16 at 2:43pm

I really don't see what all of the fuss is about. Laura  is an incredible person and performer. I think this was mostly a joke but I can understand her frustration. 

[AnnieBlack]

Posted: 5/20/16 at 2:45pm

I think Laura would prefer that everyone have a happy face and big applause at the theatre, and then go home and complain bitterly about the performance on the internet

[ShoesForRent]

Posted: 5/20/16 at 3:05pm

Laura may have been joking but Carrie Hope Fletcher (aka Who?) is not:

http://carriehopefletcher.com/post/144660522429/do-you-actually-support-laura-benantis-statement

http://carriehopefletcher.com/post/144660838389/you-get-thanked-by-recieving-a-paycheck-funded-by

[lovebwy]

Posted: 5/20/16 at 3:12pm

Oh God. Yeah these women are WAY entitled.

You're in the theater. GUESS WHAT? Sometimes someone won't applaud. Do you really need the validation of EVERY SINGLE PERSON in the theater?

This whole thing is ugly ugly ugly.

 

 

[CindersGolightly]

Posted: 5/20/16 at 3:15pm

Goodness, how is this thread not deleted yet?

[daisybeetle]

Posted: 5/20/16 at 3:22pm

I like her snark, her sarcasm. She's the anti-PM! 

[AnnieBlack]

Posted: 5/20/16 at 3:56pm

Carrie Hope has made this whole thing a lot nastier and a lot more of an us versus them mentality in the performer vs audience. 

I can only imagine the reaction if someone booed at a performance! 

[ShoesForRent]

Posted: 5/20/16 at 4:21pm

Apperently Benanti wasn't joking:

https://twitter.com/LauraBenanti/status/733740056733732864

 

(the analogy was that them giving us performances is equal to a relative giving us a gift, so we should thank them regardless of liking it... yep)

[AnnieBlack]

Posted: 5/20/16 at 4:24pm

Reading tweets, it was supposedly (and I'm stressing supposedly) one elderly man in the front who wasn't applauding who has caused this whole kerfuffle. 

[aaaaaa15]

Posted: 5/20/16 at 4:26pm

You guys ever gonna get over this?

[Scarywarhol]

Posted: 5/20/16 at 4:30pm

I always pay $150 for my own birthday presents. 

[SweetLips]

Posted: 5/20/16 at 4:38pm

standingovation79 said:

There is a disconnected energy from the audience these days that transfers to the stage and it affects the actors in a negative way. I think a big part of this is because we spend less and less time watching things in front of audiences and more and more time on our phones and computers that we've sort of forgotten how to watch live events (if you are under 30 you probably don't know how to watch a live event at all). 

 

Totally agree--well said. This perverted need to rush to a keyboard/pad and record our every thought is totally out of hand.

IF , as it seems, almost everyone now-a-days is glued to their devices there really is no need for all this 'he said, she said'  back and forth as it is all so petty in the light of bigger issues.

You all have contributed to this situation by reading a personal/everyone access thought and pounced--it really doesn't warrant this much discussion.

If you continue down this path it will eventually be YOUR turn to feel the wrath from the keyboard.

Off now to listen to the wireless while I boil the jug for a cuppa....................x

 

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[ghostlight2]

Posted: 5/20/16 at 4:39pm

"You guys ever gonna get over this?

Lord, no! Insecure actresses who talk about their hurt feelings, whether warranted or not, must be criticized, torn apart, mocked and stalked until that horse has been beaten into so many pieces that there is nothing left to beat.

Updated On: 5/20/16 at 04:39 PM

[Jarethan]

Posted: 5/20/16 at 4:40pm

When I do to a show, I will applaud wildly if I love a number.  If I like it, I will applaud healthily.  If I don't like the number or the performance, I do not pretend that I did.  I feel that there are enough people applauding to avoid embarrassment for the performr(s) and see no reason to applaud something I didn't like. 

I have paid good money, travelled to the city, etc.  Why should I be guilted to applaud if I don't like it.  It is not like I am booing.  I am talking about individual numbers, not every one.  To me, applauds for a well done job just adds to the experience, but I am not going to pretend.

i have to admit that I rarely applauded at the Rocky numbers a few years ago because I thought the score was awful and everything sounded like filler leading up to the grand finale.  Same thing with Bullets Over Broadway.  I applauded wildly  several times during Something Rotten, but did not feel compelled to do so after a couple of mediocre numbers.  Shoot me.