Rush Drama — Page 4

"I'm sure not the entire staff of the Palace Theater worked together to manipulate rush so that these people could get tickets. There are other people there as well. I'm sure they wouldn't have caused a scene that night - whoever you may have told would probably investigate the matter and interview box office personnel or the like. Maybe another ticket seller noticed something a little weird but chose not to say anything, or maybe there's a camera or something - who knows.

I was saying complaining about it was dumb because I thought none of you rushers did anything (with someone saying "I hope someone calls the box office!"). I'm glad you did. "

Well, I can't really speak for anyone else, but I personally made sure I did something besides complain about it. And it's hard to know who exactly was involved in what happened with the tickets, which is why I chose to wait and then speak to house management directly.

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"I just think it sucks that all you see about this show these days is the drama surrounding it. =( No matter what good goes on there is like 2000 bad. "

I see a lot of good in the show, specific performances, a lot about the show itself, etc. And I've been seeing it since it opened in April. And I have to say, there was never any of this drama over the summer. Everyone was very polite, respectful, and just there to enjoy the show. I don't know what happened, but somewhere around August the show began to attract a different breed of fans, and they brought all sorts of craziness and drama to the show. I can think of a few people in particular. And they have made it very hard to just appreciate the show for what it is, because they sit in the front row and scream and holler so loudly that patrons have to complain to the ushers about the noise they're making, and are bothersome to the actors onstage. People feel the need to create imaginary "friendships" and try to one up each other in being the "biggest and best" Legally Blonde fan ever. News flash, the biggest and best fan isn't the one who makes everything about the show about them and their friends. It's about supporting the show and not NEEDING to be at the stagedoor every night and scream and shout to get attention for yourself while you're watching it. These attention-seeking kids who've started coming to the show en masse have created every problem that is there now.

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"Let's be real though...half the drama in this show is caused by the fans, the other half is the actors and the crew bringing it on themselves."

The way the actors are wouldn't be a problem if some of the fans weren't so freakin' crazy....people should know how to behave and draw the line in "stagedoor" situations by now.

To elaborate, maybe if fans didn't misinterpret the smallest bit of kindness/friendliness on the part of anyone in the show as "omg let's be bff! you should totes stalk me on facebook and we should hang all the time!", then there wouldn't be a problem. Being a fan of a show doesn't entitle you to being a part of an actor's personal life, sorry.

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Updated On: 3/7/08 at 01:37 AM

"Kelly2, I completely agree. There is a line and at that show it seems like common courtesy goes right out the window. There are more than a few people who I see commenting on actor's myspace/facebooks daily. It's a BIT too much. I think that LB isn't the only show where this fanaticism takes place (SA is way creepier to me) but most of the people who behave this way at LB are adults which to me is inherently weirder than fangirly teenagers."

Especially of late, yes, the "line" so to speak has gone completely out the window for some, but thankfully, there are plenty of fans at the show who are completely respectful of the "barricades" so to speak, and have no problem not being best friends with the performers. Sadly, those people are completely overshadowed by the unending antics of a few attention-seeking fans who want nothing more than to have Nikki (or whoever) to omgz! wave at them from the stage. I don't know how to stress enough that the show is not ABOUT you (not you, but in general), or your friends, or whatever you think its about that's making you act that way.

But this has gone completely off the subject of the thread, though I think it's something worth talking about, as well.

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Updated On: 3/7/08 at 01:51 AM

This thread, or rather the situation that warranted it, is so unfortunate.

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THANK YOU BARNONE!

how has the hypocrisy of kelly2 gone unnoticed until now?

weren't you basically banned from stagedoor for creating such drama?

get a life. grow up.

"** prepares popcorn ** "

Kettle Corn perhaps? That is the good stuff!

i could care less at this point.

Updated On: 3/7/08 at 02:01 PM

Ooh boy. This IS going to be good, isn't it?

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This is getting out of hand. People should stop taking pleasure in the vicious attacks going on against multiple people on these boards. Perhaps a public forum is not the best place to have it out and you all should take it off the boards. Kelly said she went to the box offiec. I am sure they will investigate and if they find foul play, they will take care of it. On the other hand, they may find that there was information that the rush line wasn't privy to and these people did pay full price for the tickets or something to that matter. Regardless, the matter has been brought to the attention of people and this senseless bashing of each other will not accomplish anything else.
I can't vouch for what really happened, but I know the four people accused and they could afford to pay full price for rush seats if they wanted to. That being said, I have no idea what went on....but this definitely isn't helping.

Put away your popcorn, stop enjoying this and settle it off the boards.

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It was hardly worth all this, that's for sure. I will agree, if this did in fact happen, the Blonde producers have a MUCH bigger problem on their hands than a bunch of overzealous sadly misguided stagedoor freaks.

Put away your popcorn, stop enjoying this and settle it off the boards.

Funny, the people who are enjoying the proverbial popcorn are not the ones who can (or need to) "settle it."

And yeah, so long as this absurdity is going to take place in public view, the, well, public is entitled to laugh at it.

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