Terrible Audience Experience.- Page 2

[wickedrentq]

Posted: 3/3/05 at 3:38pm

Ooh, I just saw DRS last night, but I guess in terms of seat comfort, I lucked out. I was in the aisle, well all the way on the right of the second row rear mezz but there was no seat in front of me, there was just a railing covered by a rug so in addition to having a bit more room on the aisle, I could put my feet out as long as I wanted, and the view was fine.

[whatyouown223]

Posted: 3/3/05 at 3:49pm

On January 2nd, Wicked, two little girls talking about the show and saying how her daddy told her it was the Witch's "last" performance.

Rent- 3 little girls, one explaining the plot. I mean, c'mon! I know it was kid's night on broadway but still! They stopped though. the best was when this at least 7 year old boy was like, did Mimi leave yet?

Posted: 3/3/05 at 6:12pm

August 18th- Lion King- these little kids must have been in camp or YMCA or something cause there were all these little kids with idectial shirts and they had huge backpacks which I was shocked they were allowed to bring the theater with them kept screaming "OMG! Look at that!" or w.e... I wanted to die...


August 19th- Wicked- the guy behind me kept kicking my chair and making fun of the fact that i am a Wicked head and I finally couldnt take it and yelled at him!


Feb 8th- Brooklyn- this little girl next to me kept figitting in her seat and then kept saying really loud to her mom that she wanted to go home and that she hated it... Btw... Kids Night on Bway... good idea in theory... bad when you're next to a 5 year old

[TGIF]

Posted: 3/3/05 at 6:14pm

How did he know you were a "Wicked head"?

Posted: 3/3/05 at 6:38pm

I had bought a Wicked shirt and Idina's CD and he said "so you're really into this" and I was like "yeah" and then he kept saying like "Oh so you're obessive" and all during the intermission.

[Testing1232]

Posted: 3/3/05 at 6:48pm

Had a man sitting next to me yesterday that smelled like sour milk. Not much I could do, but was really not enjoyable !!!

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 3/3/05 at 6:57pm

Etoile: I don't know what you're inferring by me calling the slag next to me a "Vag Wipe," but she truly was that. Her DEAFINING nose blows, her giant flashlight shining in my eyes EVERY 2 minutes, explaining jokes to her friend, going through her bag and plastic bags, opening cough drops the entire show, coughing, and acting like she was the only one in the theatre certainly makes her a vag wipe in my book. Would you prefer cooch cheese? Or Twat Muffin?

[rent1988]

Posted: 3/3/05 at 7:04pm

when i saw rent in boston this summer the woman sitting next to my mom got a nosebleed towards the beginning of the 1st act. the for the remainder of act 1, she dug through her purse looking for a tissue. when she couldnt find one, she instead LICKED THE BLOOD OFF HER FINGERS. now i know that getting a nosebleed and not having a tissue or anything isnt her fault but i would have rather stood up for a couple seconds to let her go to the bathroom than having her making noise and making people sick. thankfully, i wasnt next to her but unfortunatly it ruined the show for my mom and now she hates rent.

Updated On: 3/3/05 at 07:04 PM

[Jwaa]

Posted: 3/3/05 at 7:17pm

When i went to see We Will Rock You....
an american father and son were sitting behind me.....

the first sentence i overheard the father saying say was:
"So is Freddy Mercury gonna be in this?"

once i had calmed down about that, at the end when Boheimian Rhapsody came on I heard the father say:
"Oh i didnt know Queen did this!?"

Hmmm....i was NOT impressed....and they were being loud as **** too!!! grrrrrrrrr

[chasgoose]

Posted: 3/3/05 at 7:51pm

I don't really feel that sorry for people complaining about Kid's Night on Broadway. You knew going in that there were going to be lots of young children there and they do not know the rules of theater etiquette yet. Yes, I could see complaining about your woeful situation on a regular night, but you knew what you were getting into with Kid's Night.

[Dreamcatcher]

Posted: 3/3/05 at 7:55pm

Wasn't for Kids night or anything but when I went to see Man of La Mancha this one dude kept whamming into the back of my seat with his foot. It wasn't gentle tapping, it was like *bam* *bam* *bam*. I tried to ignore it for a while but then he started to try to rest his feet on the back of my chair and thats when I turned around and told him to kindly remove his feet from the back of my chair as I don't want his shoes leaning into my ear.

[TheGaIsSilent]

Posted: 3/3/05 at 8:00pm

chasgoose, there are plenty of people who unknowingly buy tickets for KNOB. The tickets are on Ticketmaster/Telecharge just like every other night.

[Elphaba4]

Posted: 3/3/05 at 8:09pm

I saw Rent and part when Maureen sings "Over the Moon" and she asks everyone to moo, and NO ONE MOOED!!! I was sitting like, 3 row orchestra so out of the blue I screamed really loudly"MOOOOOOOOOOO!" Everyone clapped and the girl who was playing Maureen even clapped for me! Then I met her at the stage door and she was so appreciative of what I did. I love that show. I'd see it over and over again.

Posted: 3/3/05 at 8:17pm

I have one of the the ultimates:
While viewing (I'm embarrassed to say) "The Sound of Music" (ok--stop laughing) at a matinee (which I should've realized would bring out every kid in the state and beyond)----some kid next to me brought out a bag of-------grapes?(no)-----cheerios? (no)---He brought out SALAMI!!!!!!!!! Stinky, smelly salami which he waved around---slice after slice!!!! He then proceeded to sing along with the cast (that was almost acceptable---by then my senses were dulled anyway)

[musicgal04]

Posted: 3/3/05 at 8:26pm

When I saw Jekyll and Hyde there were two ladies in my aisle who screamed "Take it off!" when Cuccioli ripped his shirt in the transformation. To make it worse we were in the 2nd row so I am sure it was distracing.

Posted: 3/3/05 at 9:34pm

I think many people are just simply unable to adjust their behaviour to the "Public" mode. They just are so used to sitting in their living room talking to the TV or farting or eating or talking on the phone that when they get to the theatre they simply don't realize that any behaviour modification is needed.

And it's not just the theatre-- Movies, concerts, art museums, you name it. Places where people need to be quiet and respectful of others have become full of noisy rude oafs. Pity.

I resort to the usual formula: Alarmed Glance. Long, meaningful stare. Polite but firm request for peace & quiet. Second Chance. Then request the intervention of an authority figure. Especially when you are paying $100 a ticket at a Broadway show, if the person next to you is impacting your enjoyment, demand satisfaction. And, I tell them upfront what I expect: "There is a very loud and rude person behind my seat, Row X, Seat X. You need to either get them to be quiet or refund my ticket price."

I had a Movie theatre manager tell me once that she was too scared to confront customers. I told her then that she could give me a refund. She refunded my ticket, gave me 4 passes to come back and a $5 concession stand gift card. I came back on a weekday afternoon when the place was all but empty and had a lovely time.

[TGIF]

Posted: 3/3/05 at 9:44pm

Rent1988: ewww!

[jjdude2000]

Posted: 3/3/05 at 9:49pm

I was at ALL SHOOK UP, and at really random times -I'm going to guess ppl about 18 or 20- they screamed and whooped and shouted for not even the jokes!! It was really annoying, because when they announced technical difficulties at the beginning of the show ( it started a few minutes late), they were like WHOOWHOO!!!

[TGIF]

Posted: 3/3/05 at 9:52pm

That reminds me when I was in High School and someone starting "oo"ing then the whole cafeteria joined in. Idiots.

[CatatonicBohoGirl]

Posted: 3/3/05 at 10:03pm

I also seem to have bad luck with the people I'm seated next to. During the Little Shop tour, this man sat there crunching his popcorn; it sounded like gravel. On the other side of me, some teenage girl was talking to who I assume was her boyfriend, on her cell phone.

And when I went to see Hairspray, this little six-year-old girl was running back and forth through the row trying to sing along. And there was this person behind me who kept screaming encouragements; like when Cindy said "If we get any more white people in here it'll be a suberb," the lady behind me screamed "Tell it like it is, honey" and when Link walked out on Tracy she yelled "You son of a b*tch!!!" It was distracting - to say the least

Now, don't get me started on candy wrappers...

[chinkie azn jai]

Posted: 3/3/05 at 11:04pm

"whipped out his binoculars. (Now I know many people do this and its not a bad thing, but that is when you are last row balcony not front of the mezz)."

hehe I was worse, I brought my binoculars for The boy From oz when I sat orchestra row F. The worse part is, I actually used them.

[QueenMuppet]

Posted: 3/4/05 at 2:01pm

Chinkie, if Hugh had seen you using those he would have given you a hard time.

Unfortunately, I get pissed off easily by noisy people in the theatre. I don't know how many times I got really annoyed and it can really spoil the show for me.

Worst thing that ever happened to me was actually during Les Mis in London. Eponine just started singing 'On My Own' when the guy behind me starting opening his candy bag and eating his M & M's. So first I just turn around to look at him, doesn't help, so I turn around again, he continues. At the end of the song I turn around and quietly say to him 'Is this really necessary?' and he answers very loudly 'Shut the f*ck up and mind your own f*cking business or I'm gonna beat the sh*t out of you' while putting his own on my shoulder.

Actually now it almost makes me laugh but I was really upset when it actually happened and he certainly ruined the show for me. I remember he said it that loud that even the conductor turned around and I was sitting 7th row orchestra!!!

Nowadays, I'm a lot more careful about saying somthing to people in the audience... not becuase I'm sacred but simply because if I get stupid back-chat I get so pissed off and can't enjoy the show anymore.

QM