SNORING USHER RUINS THE MOMENT!

[CapnHook]

Posted: 6/11/06 at 6:25pm

So yesterday at the matinee of AWAKE AND SING! we had an usher in the back of the mezz who sat in an empty row. He frequently nodded off and snored here and there until someone in my party woke him up.

So (**spoilers forthcoming**) there we were in the climax of the second (or was it the first?) act when the guy runs in and says that the grandpa had falled off the roof. There is a huge gasp from the audience, then a LOUD ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ from the usher. I violently thrust my arm backwards and hit his knee. He said "oh my God, sorry!" and ran out of the aisle back to his post.

And also a few days ago at HISTORY BOYS ushers were being real loud at the back of the theatre (I was in the very last row) opening and closing cubbards and such. Very distracting.

People are paying hundreds of dollars for tickets. It's one thing for an audience member to ruin moments in the show, but for the PEOPLE WHO WORK AT THE THEATRE to do it is unforgiveable.

[blaxx]

Posted: 6/11/06 at 6:39pm

Sleeping and snoring at a play called "Awake and Sing!" .... oh, the irony!

[WiiCKED x3]

Posted: 6/11/06 at 6:39pm

Oh my god I hate annoying ushers.
Their just so.. annoying.
Ah!

I've had similar incidents with ushers. Except while one usher was sleeping he started talking, and he was singing.

[colleen_lee]

Posted: 6/11/06 at 6:40pm

When I saw Wicked during the tour stop in Chicago, there was an usher who sang almost the entire score under her breath.

I wanted to punch her in the head.

[SweetQintheLights]

Posted: 6/11/06 at 6:58pm

There is an usher in the mezz of Avenue Q- she has got to be the worst usher.

I asked for 2 playbills- she said no. I asked her how long the show runs- she said "Just watch it." Someone opened their phone to look at the time *during intermission* and the usher threatened to throw them out.

[WhenURScrap]

Posted: 6/11/06 at 8:59pm

blaxx ... I was gonna say the same thing!

[StageManager2]

Posted: 6/11/06 at 11:44pm

I wonder if any ushers have fallen asleep at THE DROWSY CHAPERONE?

[Hoof]

Posted: 6/11/06 at 11:46pm

While watching a play by David Belke, I had an usher in front of me who kept farting so loudly. I didn't know whether to vomit or laugh, but neither seemed appropriate.