Standing Ovations

And (except for opening nights) the crew doesn't come onstage for bows.

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Updated On: 9/28/03 at 06:17 PM

LOL!...That was clever Namo, very clever.

Thank you, thank you both, I'll be here all week!

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When I saw Gypsy in August, bernadette got a standing O for a good 2 or 3 minutes from the entire house after Rose's Turn, and of course she got one at the end. I've only seen TMM once when Sutton didn't get a standing o, I was very disappointed by that, haha.

HAHA, I'm sure she did, it's a rare ocassion when she doesn't.

I don't remember if I've told this story here...

I flew to London to see Angela Lansbury in GYPSY. Her "Rose's Turn" was beyond magnificent. Quite frankly, I didn't think such emoting to music was possible. Of course, I jumped out of my seat to cheer at the end of the number. What I didn't realize, though, is that London audiences are very staid and extremely reserved. Needless to say, I was the only one standing and cheering so vociferously. When I visited Angela in her dressing room she commented that she couldn't help but notice my presence in the theater that night!

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Cheeky American monkey.

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Hello Gorgeous, I've seen TMM 8 times, I don't know if you'd want me to list all those dates here, haha. When did you see it?

Far too often standing ovations are common place, it's almost as though an ovation is given to the cast just for getting through the show. Standing ovations should be saved for performances truly out of the ordinary.

Something that really bugs me are the ovations that happen when the audience is tricked to rising by way of a mega mix tacked on to the ending like Mamma Mia or Joseph.You know the type, you get caught up clapping and swaying before the curtain call, and it seems churlish to sit at that point so they get a standing ovation. Be warned I believe that Taboo has one of these possibly Boy from Oz too.