Sweeney Todd yesterday...cell phones and Patti LuPone — Page 5

WickedGeek...please do not ever join a debate team. You've contradicted yourself about 10 times. Also somewhere in the midst of trying to tell us that we're fools, you've only made a fool of yourself. I'd just back away and realize that you said something that was, well, not right...

Something similar happened the Saturday before last in Threepenny. Lauper stopped singing in the Middle of Mack the knife when a phone rang and said "someone answer that phone." There was a huge round of applause.

God, I would be horrified if that happened to me. Mainly because my ringtone is Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. Eek. I think I'll take the battery out of my cell phone when I see that show, just in case.

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*sigh* Three phones during Three Days of Rain tonight. That's, like, one for every day of rain.

I hate the behavior commonly displayed in anything having to be respectful to others. I won't even step foot in a movie theater and I'm even noticing it in regular theaters, which are supposed to be even more sacred, about 90% more I believe

I love Pattis attitude against that person, I think they are totally wrong and I honestly get so mad whenever I have to personally deal with one in my presence, it is a pain for EVERYONE. However, the one thing I disagree with is Patti taking it upon herself during a performance where she has to create a character to step out of 1800's England and bring herself into an audience that has cellphones. I don't know, its my personal opinion that the ushers handle the physical audiences while whatever is going on onstage has to create for me a new world with new characters. Its hard for me to get taken into a story when the storytellers brings me out of it by giving more attention to something I am already trying hard to ignore. By having them deal with it, that is what ultimately makes me lose focus.
If I was there, I probably would have laughed like "Oh my God Patti LuPone is kicking his ass!" (However, I'd prefer it if she did Merman style!). However, if I was a first timer to the show, I would probably be really pissed at both of them. She has good intentions, but she needs to remember when it is time to do that. I understand it is hard for her and probably annoys her, but it shouldn't be that hard to restrain herself and think about the integrity of the story

*DISCLAIMER* The above thread contains thoughts only belonging to C is for Company and are not in any way meant to offend anybody. The opinions= not facts, are being said on a public forum which is the purpose of one in the first place. Thank you

Sorry for the sarcasm but after seeing what people said on this thread, I'm actually nervous about saying my 2 cents, my opinion. Don't kill me please.

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Updated On: 4/14/06 at 12:32 AM

Typically actors DO ignore it and if they can handle it, it keeps the moment intact. But by purposefully dragging the audience out of it, I think thats one of the worst case scenario things to do

PS: I wish I had your luck with no cellphones ringing in an audience

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Updated On: 4/14/06 at 12:39 AM

Whenever a phone rings in the theater, no matter how annoying, just stare intently on whomever is speaking and just focus as hard as you can on that. Phones absolutely suck in the theater, nothing is worse than a person who doesn't know enough to turn it off during a show. But the least you can do if they aren't around you is to just try and ignore it, or if it is that bad go seek an usher to immediately handle the problem.

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Alright then, I guess I just have more of an immunity to distractions when I'm in a theater, I like to be immersed in what I am watching.

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Umm I'm giving you a suggestion on something that is disruptive for a lot of people isn't lecturing. You have proven yourself to be really nasty and pretentious whenever it comes to something relating to me.
You immediately take everything I say to offend and it bothers me getting responses like what you jstu gave me when I'm offering up alternatives. Just chill out

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Well in that case I am considerably less offended, I would rather you dislike one opinion I hold rather than me as a whole(lets hope that isn't the case either). Sorry you don't like it, I just have different expectations I guess? idk of what should have went down.

But alas, her actions make no difference to how much we love Patti and for having the balls to stop cell phone offenders one patron at a time

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It's stupid for some of you to be making such a big deal that she broke character.

Those damn Wicked witches broke character atleast several times a week at a performance. Everyday you read this board, there was a different post how they broke character, over the most STUPID stuff.

ljay, please don't compare the acting choices made in Wicked to Sweeney :) that would be like comparing how Gwen Verdon and Melanie Griffith were in Chicago! And I can attest to the latter and lets just say it took me 2 years to want to go back and see it! lol

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On the subject of Sweeney audiences, I saw it from the first row in the orchestra on Tuesday (BEST EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE, just for the record) and before the show, the house manager told our row that the cast was asking us not to eat during the performance. I was kind of horrified that they had to even ask that... I didn't realize it was common practice to EAT in the theatre.

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I don't get it either. It's so distracting, everything they sell.

Twizzlers : That stupid rapper . . .
Lemonheads : People try to get one out by tilting the box and it makes SO MUCH noise!
Milk Duds: People drop them and they stain the rugs.
Ahhhh, I wish they only sold water bottles . . .

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