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Scaring the Audience
Qfan
Leading Actor Joined: 2/4/04
#25re: Scaring the Audience
Posted: 5/24/06 at 4:50pm
The Million gunshots in Inishmore shocked me even thoguh you kinda knew a gunshot was coming also David wilmot's first scene just because the content.
#26re: Scaring the Audience
Posted: 5/24/06 at 4:55pmI saw Les Mis for the first time about a month before it closed... Those gunshots got me every single time, even though I tried to somehow brace myself. They were LOUD.
#27re: Scaring the Audience
Posted: 5/24/06 at 4:57pmI LOVE the Sweet Charity overture. It scares the audience into shutting up so they will actually not talk all the way through the overture. Anything that can do that is great in my book!
gustof777
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/8/04
#28re: Scaring the Audience
Posted: 5/24/06 at 4:59pmthe quick light flash thing in the pillowman where you see the brother scared the SH*T out of me!!
#29re: Scaring the Audience
Posted: 5/24/06 at 8:02pmI saw Tarzan last night - the opening made the girl behind me SHRIEK - louder than the thunder!
Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#30re: Scaring the Audience
Posted: 5/24/06 at 8:04pmgustof777, you're not alone. Somebody had a heart attack during that scene at one performance.
gustof777
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/8/04
#31re: Scaring the Audience
Posted: 5/24/06 at 8:13pmhaha yeah honestly like the rest of the show whenever he would tell a "story" my sister and I would grab eachothers hand...man that was an amazing play...i was at the edge of my seat the ENTIRE show.
#32re: Scaring the Audience
Posted: 5/24/06 at 8:15pmFunny Mamma Mia story. My friend had skittles and on the first beat of the Entr'act (sp?) she freaked out and spilled them everywhere. It was hilarious.
Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#34re: Scaring the Audience
Posted: 5/24/06 at 8:38pmgustof777, the person actually had a heart attack and had to be removed on a stretcher. It happened a few times. But it was a brilliant show.
neddyfrank2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/23/05
SweetQintheLights
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/12/05
#36re: Scaring the Audience
Posted: 5/24/06 at 8:59pm
I worked backstage at Bat Boy at my college and each and everytime, the gunshot made me jump and often let out a scream.
Through rehersals and the run, like 30 seconds before there was a gunshot- my friend would run over to me, cover my ears and tell me to sit. After it was all over, everything was fine.
JustABroadwaybaby2
Broadway Star Joined: 4/6/06
#37re: Scaring the Audience
Posted: 5/24/06 at 9:01pmTarzan made me jump, and almost seize with all the lighting and noise.
#38re: Scaring the Audience
Posted: 5/24/06 at 9:41pmThe first time I sat front row for Lennon, the opening scared the **** out of me. I knew it was coming, but having been upstairs in the boxes the time before it didn't have so much of an impact.
The choice may have been mistaken, The choosing was not... "Every day has the potential to be the greatest day of your life." - Lin-Manuel Miranda
ThankstoPhantom
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/05
#39re: Scaring the Audience
Posted: 5/24/06 at 9:47pm
I think shows should start doing what the FOTR revival did and make the announcement (if they need to make one), then state that the show will begin in one minute. It would workw ell for a show like WICKED that loses it's overture's BOOM because of cheering. It was also be nice for POTO's quiet beginning.
WIW had no announcements (at least the night I went), which I loved because all of a sudden, BOOM, it was time for the show to start (not that the opening music was loud, because it wasn't).
Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#41re: Scaring the Audience
Posted: 5/24/06 at 9:53pmSweeney Todd and Drowsy also do this.
ThankstoPhantom
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/05
#42re: Scaring the Audience
Posted: 5/24/06 at 9:54pmFOTR stands for FIDDLER ON THE ROOF.
AlexandraDecker
Chorus Member Joined: 5/8/06
#43re: Scaring the Audience
Posted: 6/12/06 at 6:33pm
I'm such a jumper, it's horrible, loud noises, bright lights or lighting changes....Needless to say when I saw Sweeney the first time the red lights came on and the factory whistle hit, I literally almost ended up on the floor. Luckily I'm six feet tall so in theatre seats I can't actually get on the floor with out trying.
The gunshots in Inishmore got me too along with the thunderous irish drumming to swap scenes, the first time I think they had volume issues it was so loud...I jumped then to...
I actually kind of yelped a little in Pillowman when the strobe/brother thing happened. Usually I don't get that into a show...my sis hasn't let me live it down
Updated On: 6/12/06 at 06:33 PM
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