Super Conservative Theatre Patrons- Page 2

[After Eight]

Posted: 3/13/18 at 12:52am

"I admire your dedication in trolling this board and trying to make people feel like idiots for not agreeing with you."

 

Isn't that exactly what you've done with respect to the "pearl clutchers" you've derided in this thread?

[Mildred Plotka]

Posted: 3/13/18 at 12:55am

I love a pearl necklace!

[After Eight]

Posted: 3/13/18 at 12:57am

^

Make sure not to touch it, lest you be accused of clutching it.

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 3/13/18 at 1:02am

She’ll have to wipe it up at some point.

[Mildred Plotka]

Posted: 3/13/18 at 1:04am

It’s great for the skin!

[helvizz]

Posted: 3/13/18 at 1:20am

KathyNYC2 said: "I renember at Finding Neverland, a family asked the house manager at Internission if the second act was going to be as offensive as the first act. I'm not sure what they were told but they left and gathered in circle to pray on the sidewalk before they walked up the street.

I'm still trying to figure out what could possibly have been morally offensive in FN. There was an occasional curse word and gay joke in act 2 but act 1 had nothing"

Doesn't Barrie's wife wife cheat on him in Act 1 and is completely okay with it? That'd be my guess, though I could be wrong, I watched the show in 2015.

[EllieRose2]

Posted: 3/13/18 at 3:08am

By any chance did After Eight see the musical Fun Home?  Curious.  

[binau]

Posted: 3/13/18 at 3:23am

EllieRose2 said: "By any chance did After Eight see the musical Fun Home? Curious."

Are you serious or joking? First, he sees and appears to study everything in a very great amount of detail. And second, this musical led to one of After Eight’s funniest posts here: him claiming that children should be singing about tea and jam and bread, not someone’s ass in levi’s.

Updated On: 3/13/18 at 03:23 AM

[yankeefan7]

Posted: 3/13/18 at 4:35am

I’m just constantly amazed at the things these people freak out over. And that they do zero research before attending. Any fun stories about pearl clutching theatre-goers?"

Well two older women sat next to me at "Spring Awakening" in Charlotte NC several years ago (I did not check if they were wearing pearls -lol) and to my surprise they loved the song "Totally F*****" so I guess you can never tell what peoples reaction is going to be at a show.

[mailhandler777]

Posted: 3/13/18 at 4:55am

helvizz said: "KathyNYC2 said: "I renember at Finding Neverland, a family asked the house manager at Internission if the second act was going to be as offensive as the first act. I'm not sure what they were told but they left and gathered in circle to pray on the sidewalk before they walked up the street.

I'm still trying to figure out what could possibly have been morally offensive in FN. There was an occasional curse word and gay joke in act 2 but act 1 had nothing"

Doesn't Barrie's wife cheat on him in Act 1 and is completely okay with it? That'd be my guess, though I could be wrong, I watched the show in 2015."

Yeah she cheats on him with Lord Canaan but Barrie spends all of act 1 running around with Sylvia and her boys.

[mailhandler777]

Posted: 3/13/18 at 5:00am

Didn't someone get offended that there was blood in American Psycho?

[Dave28282]

Posted: 3/13/18 at 5:41am

People who have "being offended" as one of their hobbies should stay at home in their beds with the curtains closed.

What a tough life they must have.

Why do they love theatre then? Theatre is about life.

Updated On: 3/13/18 at 05:41 AM

[Dave28282]

Posted: 3/13/18 at 5:55am

PThespian said: "I remember one night at Mamma Mia! this guy flipped out at me because he felt the number with everyone in their scuba/swimming outfits was totally inappropriate for his twelve year old daughter. He demanded his money back, which he did not get."

I actually don't believe this man was serious. I suspect he just loved Mamma Mia too much (he might even lip sync to all the songs in his swimming outfit in front of the mirror with a hairbrush when his wife is not home) and wanted to take his daughter to the show but then he realized that his budget was insufficient and he didn't want his wife to find out he visited the show again. The things people do for financial profit.....

This seems like a much more realistic scenario.

Updated On: 3/13/18 at 05:55 AM

[adamgreer]

Posted: 3/13/18 at 5:57am

helvizz said: "KathyNYC2 said: "I renember at Finding Neverland, a family asked the house manager at Internission if the second act was going to be as offensive as the first act. I'm not sure what they were told but they left and gathered in circle to pray on the sidewalk before they walked up the street.

I'm still trying to figure out what could possibly have been morally offensive in FN. There was an occasional curse word and gay joke in act 2 but act 1 had nothing"

Doesn't Barrie's wife wife cheat on him in Act 1 and is completely okay with it? That'd be my guess, though I could be wrong, I watched the show in 2015."

Why would a cheating spouse offend that crowd? They have no problem with their President doing it. 

[GoblinKing2]

Posted: 3/13/18 at 6:46am

In a community production of Little Women, an elderly couple took umbrage at Jo (played by my daughter) wearing pants as opposed to a dress during some Act I scenes.

[Lot666]

Posted: 3/13/18 at 8:44am

I don't think I've ever paid to see a stage show for which I knew nothing of the plot. I have to wonder if these people also wander into movie theaters and simply hope for the best.

[Lot666]

Posted: 3/13/18 at 8:46am

adamgreer said: "Why would a cheating spouse offend that crowd? They have no problem with their President doing it."

[CT2NYC]

Posted: 3/13/18 at 9:00am

Mildred, just a friendly observation: it's "conservative," not "conservitive."

Updated On: 3/13/18 at 09:00 AM

[After Eight]

Posted: 3/13/18 at 9:13am

Such "fun" stories.

Actually, I find nothing either "fun" or funny about people feeling offended, unhappy, angry, or shortchanged when they go to the theatre. I think that's bad both for them and for the theatre. Nor do I find it either "fun" or funny to mock their unhappiness.

But to add to the general mirth, I know someone who couldn't stand either the language or practically anything else in such critics' darlings as Hamilton, Fun Home, Book of Mormon, Spring Awakening, etc.

Isn't that a riot?

[MrsSallyAdams]

Posted: 3/13/18 at 9:54am

Idaho summer stock in the early 2000's. 

We had complaints about an inter-racial couple in The Music Man (Tommy and Zaneeta), and another complaint about two men dancing together in Cabaret. 

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 3/13/18 at 10:03am

I saw the Les Miz tour in Salt Lake City in the early 2000s and I saw a few people turn to each other with big eyes when Gavroche said, "But what the hell."

[ggersten]

Posted: 3/13/18 at 10:28am

Community theatre production of Legally Blonde. Two mothers with what appeared to be 8 year old daughters walked out when Elle enters in her Playboy bunnyoutfit. "We didn't think it was that kind of show". After they left, I said to the producer: "at least they left before the sperm discussion and fake orgasm in so much better"

[ScottyDoesn'tKnow2]

Posted: 3/13/18 at 10:29am

Speaking about people who didn't know much about a show before seeing it, when I still lived in New Orleans, I caught the tour of Avenue Q and despite a disclaimer stating this show isn't for children, I saw what probably were season ticket holders who just see everything that comes to town bringing hoards of children to the show. Well, let's just say I don't think that puppet show was covering material that they had anticipated. There was a similar story back in 2004 when the Republican National Convention was in New York and I think the NY Daily News or even the Post did a story on Convention attendees seeing Avenue Q and being shocked at what they saw...though one woman felt "Everybody's a Little Bit Racist" was a good song and had a lot of truth to it. 

Updated On: 3/13/18 at 10:29 AM

[Mildred Plotka]

Posted: 3/13/18 at 10:30am

CT2NYC said: "Mildred, just a friendly observation: it's "conservative," not "conservitive.""

Thank you. I was on my phone and BWW is notorious for not autocorrecting properly. 

[poisonivy2]

Posted: 3/13/18 at 10:32am

I was at Fiddler on the Roof and sitting on the very inside of an aisle that was all ultra-Orthodox Jewish. I needed them to stand up so I could get to my seat. I was wearing jeans. One mom shielded her son's eyes as I walked past.