Strange Audience Members at City Center
Strange Audience Members at City Center
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#1Strange Audience Members at City Center
Posted: 7/10/07 at 2:13pm
Okay, we've talked at great length about how magnificent the production of GYPSY is, but have said nothing about the bizarre assortment of people in the theater last night.
The woman next to me ate sliced pineapple all through the first act. She took out a hero sandwich during intermission and during the second act she consumed a whole box of fresh strawberries.
There were dozens of women who looked as though the were dressed for a road company of FIDDLER--really, are babushkas in style these days? Most of these women were also wearing long, dark skirts.
A few years ago I had the misfortune of sitting next to a lady who smelled of a hard boiled agg whiile watching an Encores! production. Maybe it was her sister who sat beside me last night.
Why does the City Center attract such people? They are abviously theater-goers, but why must they consume whole meals during performances?
#2re: Strange Audience Members at City Center
Posted: 7/10/07 at 2:18pmWow, I haven't laughed this hard in a while...I've seen a few bizzare people at the stage door but haven't witnessed such oddness in the theater. Let's hope this doesn't occur Thursday night.
#2re: Strange Audience Members at City Center
Posted: 7/10/07 at 2:19pmPineapple woman is pretty damn lucky La Lupone didn't see her...
LizzieCurry: No, you're more memorable
#3re: Strange Audience Members at City Center
Posted: 7/10/07 at 2:20pm^Maybe she wanted to be the subject of a rambling
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#4re: Strange Audience Members at City Center
Posted: 7/10/07 at 2:22pmPineapple Lady never offered me any, either. (It really smelled good!)
#5re: Strange Audience Members at City Center
Posted: 7/10/07 at 2:23pm
But Patti can't do a double ramble! Then she'd be getting redundant :)
(Kidding, kidding, I love her)
LizzieCurry: No, you're more memorable
#6re: Strange Audience Members at City Center
Posted: 7/10/07 at 2:23pmDouble post
LizzieCurry: No, you're more memorable
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#7re: Strange Audience Members at City Center
Posted: 7/10/07 at 2:24pmSounds like the usual assortment of Patti LuPone Fan Club members to me.
#8re: Strange Audience Members at City Center
Posted: 7/10/07 at 2:27pmI was surprised enough that LuPone didn't emasculate that jackass whose cell phone rang for a good 30 seconds or more just before "Rose's Turn."
Kringas
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/27/05
#9re: Strange Audience Members at City Center
Posted: 7/10/07 at 2:28pmMaybe it's something about the venue. When I saw Follies the lady behind me tried to steal my scarf.
#10re: Strange Audience Members at City Center
Posted: 7/10/07 at 2:30pm
The lady on my right loudly shushed a whispering couple during the overture. I thought "good for her," until she started singing along with "Everything's Coming Up Roses" and later talked through the entr'acte.
And the person she came with didn't even know "Gypsy" was a musical until the orchestra was revealed.
Updated On: 7/10/07 at 02:30 PM
Lm4dham05
Stand-by Joined: 6/14/07
#11re: Strange Audience Members at City Center
Posted: 7/10/07 at 2:33pmI went to see Cheno when she was there and during her first song the man in front of my friend and i leaned over and put his foot on the arm rail and broke it, than after trying to brush it off he started clearing his throat for like a good 10 mins. Than after that he whipped out a bag of chips with the loudest bag i've ever heard. Once that was over and he had his fill of his chips it took him another 10 mins to crumple the bag to his liking than put it away. About 6 songs in he leaned over and took a huge eye dropper of something and dropped it in his nose, than was sniffing and snorting. It was so disgusting. I turned to the woman next to me and we just looked at eachother.
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#12re: Strange Audience Members at City Center
Posted: 7/10/07 at 2:33pmMr Roxy felt the same way.
#13re: Strange Audience Members at City Center
Posted: 7/10/07 at 2:36pmgypsy's a musical?
PED
#14re: Strange Audience Members at City Center
Posted: 7/10/07 at 2:38pmAnd it's not about Hungarians! Who knew?
#15re: Strange Audience Members at City Center
Posted: 7/10/07 at 2:39pm
Because...
a) They can't read the sign that says "No food or beverages permitted inside the theatre auditorium."
b) City Center sells concessions.
c) They're pigs.
d) All of the above.
--Aristotle
#16re: Strange Audience Members at City Center
Posted: 7/10/07 at 2:40pm
And it's not about Hungarians! Who knew?
No...it's about my momma...
The original title was "Gypsy, Tramps and Thieves.
"In Oz, the verb is douchifizzation." PRS
#17re: Strange Audience Members at City Center
Posted: 7/10/07 at 2:40pm
And it's not about Hungarians! Who knew?
No...it's about my momma...
The original title was "Gypsy, Tramps and Thieves."
"In Oz, the verb is douchifizzation." PRS
#18re: Strange Audience Members at City Center
Posted: 7/10/07 at 2:49pm
Ok at the invited dress, there was an old man in front of me. He was very sweaty, about 80 years old, and wearing a wife beater and short short jogging shorts. He had his electronic hearing device turned WAY up so I could hear it too and every once in a while, he got up and did some.. exercises. On the stairs.
I have never seen anything like that in my entire life. It's true about the crowds there.
There was also a woman behind me who was telling her friend that "June comes back in act II, she comes back and apologizes, I've seen this before"
........ that wasn't weird as much as funny though.
#19re: Strange Audience Members at City Center
Posted: 7/10/07 at 2:52pm
City Center also seems to have a large amount of patrons who enjoy shouting out things during the show.
Last night, for no reason (during the scene in which June is offered the contract), one man suddenly said in full voice, "That's June Havoc!" I don't know if it was suddenly a revelation to him or if perhaps a hard-of-hearing family member asked a question.
A few months ago, during "Stairway to Paradise," there was a guy behind us who had to shout something out after every song. Things like "Irving Berlin was a GENIUS!"
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#20re: Strange Audience Members at City Center
Posted: 7/10/07 at 2:54pm
"Ok at the invited dress, there was an old man in front of me. He was very sweaty, about 80 years old, and wearing a wife beater and short short jogging shorts. He had his electronic hearing device turned WAY up so I could hear it too and every once in a while, he got up and did some.. exercises. On the stairs."
That was Arthur Laurents. He was forced into letting LuPone do Gypsy, so he's going to make sure it's a horrible experience all around. It's sort of a Bette/Joan scenario.
#21re: Strange Audience Members at City Center
Posted: 7/10/07 at 3:14pm
"Wow, I haven't laughed this hard in a while..."
I take that previous statement back. Gothampc, that was genius.
#22re: Strange Audience Members at City Center
Posted: 7/10/07 at 3:14pm
Two words for you all:
Senior. Citizens.
Make fun now. You're all be bringing eyedroppers to the theater next.
Elphie4ever
Featured Actor Joined: 3/18/07
#23re: Strange Audience Members at City Center
Posted: 7/10/07 at 3:16pm
lol at pineapple lady i would've asked for some...
i can't really say much because i somewhat guilty with always eating the honey roasted peanuts every time i watch something but i don't bring a whole buffet with me lol.
Lm4dham05
Stand-by Joined: 6/14/07
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