Opening Applause for Celebrities? — Page 3

Sometimes, on special occasions, the star may even play with the audience.

On the closing show of THE BOY FROM OZ, the show opened much later than usual, which added to the high expectations of the very excited crowd. During the usual entrance, Hugh as Peter Allen would come out of the shadows and sit at the piano before the stage lights open.

That afternoon, Hugh bounded on the stage, sat at the piano to strong and excited entrance applause -- but when he said insouciantly " We're extending!!" ( knowing the audience knew fully well that the show is closing!) -- the crowd went wild!! Everyone was shouting " Yes,yes,yes!!"

That evening was more of a luv-in than a usual closing show

Applaud= Sure, why not.

Scream and yell the actors name= ABSOLUTELY NOT (I can think of many times I have been in the audience and heard this happen. Most recently I can recall the Darren Criss short run in How to Succeed. Some people, and not just the teen girls, forget that they are not at a concert)

I agree with booth: screaming out an actor's real name when he or she is playing a character just seems wrong on every level.

"It's tacky, vulgar, and suburban"

Congratulations on making my eyes roll further than they ever have before.

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