"Perfect for US": The NEXT TO NORMAL love thread!- Page 44

[legally_popular]

Posted: 8/5/09 at 5:34pm

^Yeah, that's exactly what I was trying to say, haha. Thanks, dramamama!

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 8/5/09 at 6:12pm

holdyourbatboy, care to elaborate on where this is generating from?

I would think the only way they could enforce something that is through a legal restraining order, no?

[dramamama611]

Posted: 8/5/09 at 6:21pm

I doubt it. I think that they can reserve the right not to accept patronage.

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 8/5/09 at 6:24pm

Obviously, but they would need something significantly documented to substantiate that.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 8/5/09 at 6:30pm

I doubt it. Any establishment can reserve the right to serve a patron. As long as they have notified her (probably in writing) they wouldn't even have to give her her money back if she continued to buy tix -- although they probably would. If they can "ask" you to leave, they have the right to tell you not to come back.

[GatorNY]

Posted: 8/5/09 at 7:16pm

I had another dream recently with the Next to Normal cast present...I'm a big fan of the show and it's been on my I-pod a lot since the c/d release....I dreamt that I was at a perforemance out of town, but they were actually doing the old vesrion of the show, which I have never seen. I actually dreamed that I was watching The Feeling Electric number which again- I have no idea what the melody even is... a while back I dreamt that I had gone back to the show and there was a scene where the house burns down...which of course there is not. However, I didn't realize until after I got the cast recording that there IS a reference to a fire at the house on Walton Way...it's amusing how these little bits of info about shows get down into our heads and then pop up in a dream. I'm going with 2 friends from work again next Thursday (5th time.)

[Libby1209]

Posted: 8/5/09 at 8:31pm

Wow...obviously I have no clue if the "fsuper fan" rumor being denied tickets is true, if so...then I'm embarrassed for the "super fan".

As an adult, that kind of behavior is just odd to me. I think it's one thing to be moved at a performance and to want to share your feelings with the actors. I get it, and have done it on occasion. But that's where it ends. As an adult, I don't understand the obsession. I guess it's just me...

In any case...I'm seeing N2N on Saturday! I'm taking my mom and am curious to see what she thinks of it...

[TulitaPepsi]

Posted: 8/5/09 at 8:33pm

NEXT TO NORMAL Doughnuts!
I'm not kidding

[ClumsyDude15]

Posted: 8/6/09 at 3:41pm

I would just like to say that the bashing of this 'certain fan' is completely unjust and unfair to the individual. This person has not even been at the theater in awhile. I can honestly say, the last time I saw this person around that theater was the 20th of July and they were there because one of the cast members had asked to see them that day.

I don't quite understand why you are out to get this person, so much! Are you getting sick pleasure out of this or are you just really bitter about something? If you could just explain what you have against this person and shed some light on the entire situation that you feel you have with this person, I'd greatly appreciate it.

Also, I've witnessed how this certain person had interacted with the cast and they always are very happy to see her and know her by name. And the said cast member of which you refer, was especially happy to see her. So, claiming that the cast is put-off by her is a complete lie, because I've witnessed how they have interacted with her and it's not the least bit awkward at all.

Honestly, the person you have been incessantly bashing has done nothing wrong but truly love a show and build a relationship with it and it's cast. Is that such a horrible thing to imagine, or are just bitter because this person has done what you only wish you could have done? Please, spread some more of your pearls of wisdom, I'm truly all ears.

Updated On: 8/6/09 at 03:41 PM

[taylorPHENOMENON2]

Posted: 8/6/09 at 3:45pm

Now i'm curious about who this is.

[holdyourbatboy]

Posted: 8/6/09 at 3:46pm

"I can honestly say, the last time I saw this person around that theater was the 20th of July and they were there because one of the cast members had asked to see them that day."

lol

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 8/6/09 at 3:51pm

ClumsyDude15, are you part of the house staff at The Booth? Are you there eight performances a week?

If the answer to either of the above questions is "no," everything you've just said can go right out the window.

I'm not as informed of the "situation" as others here are (and have not participated in any of the bashing that's gone on,) but I have heard from people directly involved that it's out of control.

While some of the extreme lengths people have gone to critique the person in question may be deemed inappropriate, concern in regards to said person's conduct and behavior is certainly justified.

[sally1112]

Posted: 8/6/09 at 3:51pm

I wish this thread was still what the title said it is.

[ClumsyDude15]

Posted: 8/6/09 at 4:04pm

SomethingWicked: While I am not in any way affiliated with Next to Normal or the Booth, I have seen the way that this person has been around the cast and in the show, and she was not in anyway beyond the limits of being a normal audience member. I know several other people, some of whom post on this board, who have stepped far beyond the limits of being a normal audience member/fan and the person in question is not one of them.

[holdyourbatboy]

Posted: 8/6/09 at 4:09pm

"and she was not in anyway beyond the limits of being a normal audience member"

seriously?

haha come ON

[ClumsyDude15]

Posted: 8/6/09 at 4:20pm

From what I'VE seen, she hasn't been and I stand firmly on that because I've seen others be so beyond the limits of being just an audience member and fan that they are in another world. People asking for pictures with cupcakes and other ridiculous things plus being loud and obnoxious during the show is worse than anything that the person you keep bashing has done.

I saw the show on the 20th, the person in question came to the stage door because they had been asked to come by a cast member because it was the person in question's birthday. I witnessed how this person interacted with the cast and they were all very friendly and not in the least bit forced or awkward with her. However, I did witness others who were being outright ridiculous by following a certain cast member up and down the barricades almost waiting to pounce on them like a wild animal. The person in question waited with myself and others while the wild animals pounced to take ridiculous Facebook pictures with a certain cast member. When the person in question finally got to speak to this certain cast member, everything was happy and not in the least bit awkward.

Updated On: 8/6/09 at 04:20 PM

[BroadwayGuy12]

Posted: 8/6/09 at 4:41pm

People asking for pictures with cupcakes

What the...?

Why do people do things like that? I'm sorry you even had to witness something like that, ClumsyDude. Pictures with cupcakes is almost as bizarre as the spinach debacle at SPRING AWAKENING.

[adamgreer]

Posted: 8/6/09 at 4:42pm

Spinach at Spring Awakening? I never heard that story. Do tell...

[bobbystrong]

Posted: 8/6/09 at 4:46pm

I'm sorry I have to agree with what is being said about the "certain fan". I had the misfortune to be at the theatre the first performance after the Tony Awards, and I saw an extremely insane display of behavior from this person!! My friends and I tried to video tape it for youtube but realized this is too mean!! Scary!

[bobbystrong]

Posted: 8/6/09 at 4:48pm

BTW I realized I'm not being clear - it was because Alice Ripley was out. Sorry I am new to this thread in case this wasn't clear. But it was legendary to say the least.

[ClumsyDude15]

Posted: 8/6/09 at 4:50pm

BroadwayGuy12: Funny, I went to see Spring Awakening many times and never heard of such a story, but do tell. Yes, it is ridiculous that people would ask someone to pose with a cupcake or other ridiculous objects, and I was ashamed for the people in question.

[BroadwayGuy12]

Posted: 8/6/09 at 4:53pm

It's been awhile since I've thought about the story, so do forgive me if some of my facts are wrong (and others can feel free to correct me at anytime), but here's what I remember.

Some girl made baked goods for one of the SA cast members (I believe it was Skylar Astin). When she presented them to him, he politely told her that he couldn't accept them because he was on a diet. So, she went back to a different performance a couple of weeks later, and this time presented him with some spinach, wrapped in a paper towel, that he could enjoy without feeling guilty.

I think that was when people began to categorize SA fans as "crazy" and "intense" (and this is coming from a huge SPRING AWAKENING fan).

[ClumsyDude15]

Posted: 8/6/09 at 4:56pm

Oh my goodness, that is hysterical and so embarrassing! Now that you mention that, I remember hearing that the was a strict NO FOOD gift thing that happened, must have been due to that.

Spring Awakening fans were split between the normal ones and the ridiculous ones, but that is with any show. I just adored that show and miss it.

[GatorNY]

Posted: 8/6/09 at 5:57pm

I want to say what Sally said...
I wish this thread was still what the title said it is.
Those folks who want to discuss fan behavior please start another thread...

[dramamama611]

Posted: 8/6/09 at 5:58pm

No one has 'bashed' anyone since 7/22, a comment was made that 'a patron' was barred. No one specifically even said it WAS the same person that you assume it was. People were talking about an incident which may or may not be who you think it was.