Usher Appreciation Thread!

I love Ushers.

Sometimes you got the damn unsociable ones who seem aggitated your bothering them, but I happen to know a pair of ushers that are so so so awesome.

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So...world...go talk about ushers. I'm gonna get a sandwhich.

Yeah - I was just about to say 'I hope you mean Ushers, not Usher'.

My cousin and aunt are both usherettes, my aunt has for 15. They're fun, if I'm at a show I can discuss the ins and outs of the performance at the door to the auditorium with them.

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Sandwich.

I want to thank the HOT usher at the Cort Theatre who sat me for "Little Dog Laughed." He was sweet and funny and hot. He was a latino male who wore a vest and some well proportioned pants. I love Ushers, even when they are haughty or rude-they add an extra element to the evening and a good story to tell.

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As a longtime volunteer usher for many Off-Broadway and Broadway productions, I am consistently amazed by the horrible way people treat ushers. Usually, a third of the people are very nice, a third of the people bypass and ignore you, and the other third yell.

At the same time though, you meet a lot of ushers who feel they have some sense of entitlement because they've been working somewhere for a long time or because they have a higher rank on paper than the other places they work. This always annoys me as well.

One of the best ushers is one at the Broadhurst. I think he was just hired in January. He's tall, gangly, and has long hair. I was doing SRO and all through the first act he was trying to find seats for all of us standing. It was so nice! He led us to seats midway through the first Act. I wanted to thank him after the show, but didn't get a chance.