Venting. Rude people sitting near you.
Venting. Rude people sitting near you.
bostonbroadwayfan
Featured Actor Joined: 2/14/05
#0Venting. Rude people sitting near you.
Posted: 5/12/05 at 11:29pm
Just got back from seeing Movin Out in Providence.
The show itself was great, I got to see Holly Cruikshank dance the lead again so I'm happy( a review later ).
Why,why, why do people feel the need to talk during the perofrmance?
You're not at a bar watching a ball game and comment on the action.
Because of the loud music the guy had to talk a little louder so his buddy could hear him.
UGH!
OK I feel better now.
bronxboundexpress
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/15/04
romanov
Stand-by Joined: 5/6/05
#2re: Venting. Rude people sitting near you.
Posted: 5/12/05 at 11:37pmPeople no longer see the difference in going to a play or watching tv. They are convinced a theatre is their living room.
bostonbroadwayfan
Featured Actor Joined: 2/14/05
#3re: Venting. Rude people sitting near you.
Posted: 5/12/05 at 11:47pm
LOL,
No homicide was involved.
bronxboundexpress
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/15/04
#4re: Venting. Rude people sitting near you.
Posted: 5/12/05 at 11:52pmI find homocide shuts them up well and for a long time at least.
#5re: Venting. Rude people sitting near you.
Posted: 5/12/05 at 11:53pmWhen I saw "Streetcar", not only did a flock of punk thugs stroll in a half-hour late, but they proceeded to talk throughout most of the first act. Many audiences members (including myself) were frustrated, and complained to the management. I later asked myself what they were doing there in the first place.
DefyGravity23
Stand-by Joined: 3/28/05
#6re: Venting. Rude people sitting near you.
Posted: 5/12/05 at 11:56pm
I think maybe some ushers aren't doing their jobs...
The whole murder thing, is very appealing in those situations.
bostonbroadwayfan
Featured Actor Joined: 2/14/05
#7re: Venting. Rude people sitting near you.
Posted: 5/13/05 at 12:16am
The other sad thing was since the female dancers were showing lots of leg, he was making dumb comments like he was at a strip joint or something.
I was directly in front of him so it annoyed me more.
Show a little class.
#8re: Venting. Rude people sitting near you.
Posted: 5/13/05 at 12:22ami was at wicked and a tone deaf girl sat behind me who thought she was idina and proceeded to sing EVERY note that she sang. Yes, murder is acceptable in this case i think.
bronxboundexpress
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/15/04
#9re: Venting. Rude people sitting near you.
Posted: 5/13/05 at 12:34amwell i mean i have considered sliping a dollar in elizabeth parkinson's dress a few times sitting in the front row.
#10re: Venting. Rude people sitting near you.
Posted: 5/13/05 at 12:40amI have no problem turning around and asking someone if they thought I paid X amount of dollars to hear THEM, or to hear the play......it usually shuts them up.
It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story...
AGATHA CHRISTIE, Life magazine, May 14, 1956
#11re: Venting. Rude people sitting near you.
Posted: 5/13/05 at 12:44amAfter defying gravity and hearing the girl behind me...she promptly heard what i thought about her singing
bostonbroadwayfan
Featured Actor Joined: 2/14/05
#13re: Venting. Rude people sitting near you.
Posted: 5/13/05 at 1:19am
Haha Bronx,
I was in the 4th row and I certainly appreciate Holly's legs too, but just show some respect for the other folks sitting near you.
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#14re: Venting. Rude people sitting near you.
Posted: 5/13/05 at 6:28am
I think that , along with refreshments, ball peen hammers should be rented in the lobby & when the offender speaketh, you whacketh away repeatedly on the head singing "Murder Murder" from J/H all the while
Poster Emeritus
Updated On: 5/13/05 at 06:28 AM
#16re: Venting. Rude people sitting near you.
Posted: 5/13/05 at 8:47amI almost went off on this flaming queen (no offense intended, because I'm a flaming queen) at Chitty Chitty Bang Bang on Wednesday evening. He came into the theatre talking at the top of his lungs. Prior to the show, he was boasting and bragging about all his theatre knowledge (e.g., stating at the top of his lungs at this family show that Cherry Jones was a big fat lesbo, and lots of expletives in his other comments). Once the show started, it was non-stop comments to the person beside him about what was occuring on stage, how good or funny a number was PRIOR to it being performed, and huge whoops and yells about how FABULOUS or INCREDIBLE something was. Could you imagine having to attend a movie or show with someone like THAT!!!!!?????
". . . POP . . ."
mikewood
Broadway Star Joined: 4/7/05
#17re: Venting. Rude people sitting near you.
Posted: 5/13/05 at 8:55am
Cool...I've been around long enough for my first "repeat" thread!
It's so true... etiquette is very much out the window. It's almost as if people should get a primer before they buy tickets about theater etiquette.
Obviously, it comes down to theaters needing to get audience...any audience to fill those seats. The general lack of courtesy to me reflects a major cultural shift in so many aspects of life. Pretty soon the circus atmosphere that permeates pro wrestling permeated pro sports and then the cinema soon the theater too.
It's a bummer...especially in the Northeast.
BLAH BLAH BLAH
#18re: Venting. Rude people sitting near you.
Posted: 5/13/05 at 8:55amI'm finding people are getting ruder and ruder in all facets of life. It's really quite sad. Whatever happened to manners?
"I'm learning to dig deep down inside and find the truth within myself and put that out. I think what we identify with in popular music more than anything else is when someone just shares a truth that we can relate to. That's what I'm searching for in my music." - Ron Bohmer
"I broke the boundaries. It wasn't cool to be in plays- especially if you were in sports & I was in both." - Ashton Kutcher
"I broke the boundaries. It wasn't cool to be in plays- especially if you were in sports & I was in both." - Ashton Kutcher
#19re: Venting. Rude people sitting near you.
Posted: 5/13/05 at 8:56am
Wow, that is just rude.
I hate people that sings a long. This hatred is not only restricted to musicals, but also in concerts. I paid good money to see a performance. I don't appreciate hearing anybody elses voice except for the people on stage.
#20re: Venting. Rude people sitting near you.
Posted: 5/13/05 at 9:02amLike Velma and Momma sang "Whatever happened to class . . . . "
". . . POP . . ."
#21re: Venting. Rude people sitting near you.
Posted: 5/13/05 at 9:03amWouldn't it be nice?
"I'm learning to dig deep down inside and find the truth within myself and put that out. I think what we identify with in popular music more than anything else is when someone just shares a truth that we can relate to. That's what I'm searching for in my music." - Ron Bohmer
"I broke the boundaries. It wasn't cool to be in plays- especially if you were in sports & I was in both." - Ashton Kutcher
"I broke the boundaries. It wasn't cool to be in plays- especially if you were in sports & I was in both." - Ashton Kutcher
mikewood
Broadway Star Joined: 4/7/05
#22re: Venting. Rude people sitting near you.
Posted: 5/13/05 at 9:12am
I had this experience at Miss Saigon a few years ago. There was a mother and daughter sitting behind me, both Asian. The mother apparently spoke no English and the daughter translated the entire first act for her. The. Entire. Act.
I was actually a little torn about this. On one hand, maybe the mom was from Vietnam, maybe the story had special resonance for her...On the other hand, this was my first chance to see Miss Saigon on Broadway and as it turned out, probably my only chance. So I wrestled with how to handle this...during intermission, I spoke to her (the daughter). She became very offended, and I ended asking an usher to intervene. In the second act, they were quiet although I have to admit I felt some degree of guilt.
BLAH BLAH BLAH
#23re: Venting. Rude people sitting near you.
Posted: 5/13/05 at 9:14amYou shouldn't be. There are code of conduct that one must follow in the theater. Part of that conduct is to respect other paying customers. She is being disruptive to you. She should be the one that feels guilty.
bill mobley
Understudy Joined: 2/28/05
#24re: Venting. Rude people sitting near you.
Posted: 5/13/05 at 9:27amThere's a phrase now that says, "I'm just being real." This is used by many as an excuse for all sorts of rude behavior. I've seen audience members at plays call out to people they happen to know on the stage. "David! What's up man!" Now that is just ridiculous.
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