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Musical Theatre Pet Peeves
#150annoying
Posted: 6/5/08 at 2:05amI had people in my row decide they wanted to sit on the aisle and since the people who had those seats hadn't shown up yet they decided they could. They laid their coats and bags all over their own seats and sat in the seats on the end. But guess what...the people showed up! It was after the curtain had gone up and the people sitting there got all huffy that they had to move. Yes, latecomers can be a nuisance at times but if you're in your own seat you'd have nothing to be huffy about.
"All our dreams can come true -- if we have the courage to pursue them." -- Walt Disney
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#151annoying
Posted: 6/5/08 at 2:53am
I hate it when people call regular theater programs (like, say, high school show programs or the Center Theater Group's Performances magazine) Playbills. No, it isn't a Playbill. Why not, you ask? IT DOESN'T SAY PLAYBILL ACROSS THE TOP. 'kay? 'kay.
"You mean what was the best picture of the year or what did they pick as the best picture of the year?" - California Suite
Updated On: 6/5/08 at 02:53 AM
#152annoying
Posted: 6/5/08 at 3:15am
The term "playbill" existed before the company "Playbill", so it's still an accurate term for even the high school shows.
Actors/actresses who step into roles after a "star" and do nothing to make the role/song(s)their own and simply "imitate" (often badly) the "star"
Many times, that's not the actors' choice. They're instructed to imitate the star by the director/stage manager and (not being a star) don't have the career standing and balls to protest. You can't exactly fault them for doing what they're told.
Like a firework unexploded
Wanting life but never knowing how
Updated On: 6/5/08 at 03:15 AM
Wanting life but never knowing how
thatgirl712
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/29/08
#154annoying
Posted: 6/5/08 at 8:07am
I wrote: "Actors/actresses who step into roles after a "star" and do nothing to make the role/song(s)their own and simply "imitate" (often badly) the "star." "
orangeskittles wrote: "Many times, that's not the actors' choice. They're instructed to imitate the star by the director/stage manager and (not being a star) don't have the career standing and balls to protest. You can't exactly fault them for doing what they're told."
Ya know, I never really thought about that... Even if that is the case in some cases, that still annoys me *lol*
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Swing Joined: 5/20/08
#156annoying
Posted: 6/5/08 at 12:56pmPeople in the audience who would rather be watching paint dry. Why bother paying money to be bored? I once had this couple next to me and the guy was cleary dragged to see the show by his girlfriend. He was reading his playbill and fidgeting the ENTIRE performance because he was so bored. I can't say I'm a big fan of getting elbowed in the side throughout the show.
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