"Wait.. why is everyone laughing?" Moments — Page 5

Gotcha. Not sure how the hell anyone's suppose to know that, but alright.

When I saw the Producers, at first I didn't get the whole "Carmen Ghia" deal when people laughed when he said his name.

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Angel sings about the "Akita, Evita" who won't shut up in Today 4 U. And sorry that I am terrible at explaining it, it's hard to type it out.

So I guess it's strange that no one laughed during the beating scene in Spring Awakening when I saw it...

BroadwayGirl, wow...I thought I was the only one to find Avenue Q not overwhelmingly hilarious and amazing. I'm not, thank goodness!

"During Sweeney Todd, some people laughed during the Judge's Johana. The song isn't funny. Why would you laugh?"

The judge stares down at his crotch and says "DOWN DOWN!" that's bound to stir up some nervous laughter.

I was clueless about the laughing for most of Spamalot. I think it was because I wasn't familiar with the Monty Python movie. People would laugh in anticipation of something happening. I was just confused.

The entirety of DRS.

Like, I was sitting there thinking, "wow these people have no respect for dead people."

You all that think that it's so rude to laugh at certain parts in Wicked are being ridiculous. It is meant to be funny - the baby is funny because the lyrics are ridiculous and the baby is cheesy - the cape is funny because it is a trademark of a witch and you realize where the cape came from (it IS funny in my opinion) - the "I've had so many friends" is funny because it sounds conceited right after Elphaba said that she had no real friends other than Glinda (it was MEANT to be that way) but the moment was not destroyed because Glinda continued with "but only one that mattered". The emotions were meant to be that way during that scene - the audience laughs, then goes "awwww".

I don't know why you all think that Wicked is something that can't be criticized, etc. The message is still conveyed regardless of these slightly cheesy moments. There is no REAL story that you should respect and not laugh at - there isn't REALLY an Elphaba. If you laugh, you aren't really laughing at her. The director intentionally put that in there to be funny, it wasn't an accident. The director won't be insulted if you laugh - he will be pleased.

Updated On: 11/26/06 at 12:34 PM

I've heard about some of the changes they have made to Wicked in London (I've "seen" Defying Gravity). When Glinda puts the cape on, they are still kneeling. The audience laughs, but when Elphie stands up, there is this drumroll (timpani roll, I think?) where, for the first time, Elphie is the Witch. It's kind of subtle, but it makes the scene a lot more powerful.

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>>>I had a why wrent they laughing at Spamalot...
Lady:
Ive been withh you all the time...
Arthur(to Patsy):
Look the Lady Of The Lake has been with me all the time.
Lady:
and so has Patsy
Arthur:
Yes well Patsy is FAmily.

Dead silence... exxpet for me and my buddy because were major fans.>>>>

I don't get it.



Anyway, just in case the Akita/Evita thing has not been totally explained...

In "Today 4 U" Angel sings that a lady complained to him, "that Akita, Evita just won't shut up" (Akita is the dog's breed and Evita is the dog's name) so she pays Angel to kill the dog. Later in "La Vie Boheme" Benny reveals that his wife could not attend the protest because someone in her family had died. When Angel asks "Who died?" Benny replies, "our Akita." Because the rest of the group had heard Angel's story they respond with "Evita" the name of the dog Angel killed. It is funny because Angel killed Benny's dog and because the entire group (except Benny) realized what had happened at the same moment.

Slight spoiler?

At the end of COMPANY, when Bobby "blows out" the lights, people started laughing. I thought it was a perfect ending, but a lot of people found it funny.

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