Things that annoy you... — Page 4

When people are figity in front of me.
When people go into there seats and say "which one are we seeing again?"
When people say, "I fell asleep during that show!" (non musical theater fans).

A direct quote from a non-theatre-person I spoke to...

"Show tunes? What's that?"
"You know... songs from musicals..."
"OH! Don't you get bored?"
"No, not really..."
"I would fall asleep."

I don't like people that are always ragging on Wicked.

People who think having a "broadway" voice is a bad thing. Particularly a couple seasons back on American Idol when Simon Cowell's favorite putdown line became, "Well, that voice might be good for BROADWAY, but HERE..." What does popular music have against diction, may I ask?

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The whole soundtrack/cast recording thing drives me nuts.

Also, I've got no problem with Wicked or the people who like it, but I do get annoyed with people who tout themselves as musical theatre "nerds" only to later reveal that they've never heard of "Gypsy".

And not really related to Broadway, but it's been bothering me: When people interview Heath Ledger/Jake Gylenhaal and ask, "What was it like to kiss a guy?" I just want to say to those interviewers, "I'm assuming it's the same as it would be for all the gay actors having to play straight!"

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* People that hate Wicked just because it's popular (no pun intended) and say negative things about Wicked fans, even the ones that aren't 12 and that don't wear costumes to the show

* People that refuse to move their stuff or their feet out of the row when I'm trying to get by

* People that talk loudly during the show

* "I don't get how you can see the same show so many times"

* People that PM me nasty comments just because I disagreed with them on the boards, in a civil way, and made sure to point out it was just MY opinion...it's like, find something better to do with your day

* The "real" music vs. showtunes thing bothers me too

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tz, I think you're referring to Ado Annie.

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- People who mistake musicals and opera
- People who call ALW's Phantom of the Opera an opera
- People who think that Les Mis is about the French Revolution
- Eponine fangirls. I don't mean people who like Eponine, I mean people who are like "OMG COSETTE SUCKS EPONINE RULES" just because they like "On My Own." These people usually haven't read the book to see what Eponine's REALLY like, mind you.
- People who bash Raoul and also bash Christine for choosing Raoul
- RENTheads
- People who think that watching RENT is like a public service, as though they were doing charity work for AIDS organizations or something.
- People who say that Carlotta sucks in Phantom just because she has a more operatic sound.
- People who worship every Sondheim show no matter what, just because it's Sondheim
- People who NEVER get interested in a show until the movie version comes out, even though it's friggin' touring and everything.
- People in NYC who don't appreciate how conveniently located they are (I'm far from NYC so it's a bit of a sore subject for me)
- I'd like to second the thing with American Idol saying "Broadway" like it's a good thing. I always joke that they'd insult me by saying "Go be on Broadway!" and I'd floor them by taking it as a huge compliment.
- The constant pressure for today's young singers to push one's chest voice.
- The lack of legit classical soprano roles in musical theatre nowadays.

I have way more, but I have to go pick up my mom's birthday cake. Hehe.

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Amen!

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A lot of these are very valid, but the play vs. musical one confuses me a bit. I mean, sure, "musical" is more specific and probably preferred so as not to confuse people, but it's a musical play....