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What are some actors who have had standing ovations?

Posted: 4/11/07 at 8:46pm

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Posted: 4/11/07 at 8:48pm

A better question these days is who hasn't?

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Posted: 4/11/07 at 8:55pm

The ensemble of Les Mis didn't. But once they were done, the house was on their feet.

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Posted: 4/11/07 at 8:56pm

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re: What are some actors who have had standing ovations?

Posted: 4/11/07 at 8:57pm

I've been to a good deal of shows in the 2007, and every one of them have gotten standing ovations... Standing ovations are the norm now, not just for exceptional performances

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Posted: 4/11/07 at 9:01pm

That's good that standing ovations are the norm now for broadway shows. They really should be, those actor/singers work really hard putting on a live show and deserve to see the audience appreciate their work live and in realtime.

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Posted: 4/11/07 at 9:03pm

Friday night at The Year of Magical Thinking the entire orchestra at least (I couldn't see the balcony) was on their feet BEFORE the lights came back on on stage for Vanessa Redgrave's curtain call.

But it was totally deserved IMHO. I was literally shaking after the show it was so powerful.

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Posted: 4/11/07 at 9:05pm

The only actors I have seen get standing ovations in the middle of the show are Brian Stokes Mitchell and LaChanze.

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Posted: 4/11/07 at 9:13pm

Virgo, that's what applause is for. Standing ovations have become meaningless. To paraphrase Bette Davis in ALL ABOUT EVE: "It's just something to do until the aisles clear."

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Posted: 4/11/07 at 9:15pm

Christine Ebersole gets one on a regular basis-well deserved, too.

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Posted: 4/11/07 at 9:22pm

I don't give standing Os except for amazing performances. People glare at me like I'm a bitch but it's a moral thing, as an actor I wish people would reserve standing ovations for truly exceptional performances.

I know Patti got one after Rose's Turn, though I can't think of any other performances that got standing o's at a time other than the curtain call.

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Posted: 4/11/07 at 9:31pm

I hate to mention the obvious, but the first act finale of "Wicked" frequently gets a standing ovation.

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Posted: 4/11/07 at 9:34pm

most americans all stand. it doesnt mean anything. It's a little different on the west end. Americans stand for the obvious-you gotta stand to leave anyway. Not everyone deserves a standing o, but we all have to stand anyway, right?

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Posted: 4/11/07 at 9:37pm

Not all shows get standing ovations. When I saw Dr. Doolittle on tour, most people, including myself, were sitting during curtain call.

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Posted: 4/11/07 at 9:38pm

When I saw Wicked, Shoshana Bean received a standing ovation after Defying Gravity, but that might have been partly due to its the end of intermission and not everyone was standing (just a majority). People further down tried to start a standing ovation after a powerhouse rendition of No Good Deed, but they were only like 3 people and everyone else was like "umm, sit down?". I witnessed two standing ovations during Beauty and the Beast last February. Grant Norman, with Mark Price and the ensemble received a standing ovation after Gaston. Peter Flynn and the rest of the ensemble received a standing ovation after Be Our Guest.

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Posted: 4/11/07 at 9:41pm

"Virgo, that's what applause is for. Standing ovations have become meaningless."

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Posted: 4/11/07 at 9:58pm

What I really hate is when an overblown stage effect (Be Our Guest, Wicked's Act I Finale) gets the ovation, because it is more likely that the ignorant audience is on their feet for the effect, not the performers.
Honestly, it's normal now. Tourists would stand up for a dog feces if it were presented on a Broadway stage.

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Posted: 4/11/07 at 10:02pm

It has been and they have. Nightly.

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Posted: 4/11/07 at 10:03pm

Harvey when he made his entrance in "Hairspray."

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Posted: 4/11/07 at 10:10pm

Oh, I forgot! Rue McClanahan and Ben Vereen got standing ovations as well when they appeared onstage during Wicked!

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Posted: 4/11/07 at 10:12pm

I always give TOTALLY F*CKED a standing ovation. I'm a loser. I make sure the applause lasts like 3 minutes after the song.

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Posted: 4/11/07 at 10:17pm

LaChanze got a standing ovation in the middle of "I'm Here" when I saw "The Color Purple" as she held out the big note on "sing OOOUUUUUUUUTTTTT." She also got on at the curtain call (as did the entire company.)

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Posted: 4/11/07 at 10:21pm

If we're talking about standing ovations that actors deserved, I would say Patti LuPone in Evita.

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Posted: 4/11/07 at 10:30pm

okay, first of all, the question is: WHO are some actors ...

they're people, not potted plants.

moreover, the last time i checked, standing ovations were intended to acknowledge a job exceptionally well done, not just a job done. we all know this ... what's the point here?

reasonable theater afficianados can disagree as to WHAT constitutes an extraordinary performance, but surely we all agree that not every performance is extraordinary ...

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Posted: 4/11/07 at 11:16pm

A lot of people, myself included, were on their feet for quite a while after Chita Rivera's "All That Jazz" at Chicago's 10th anniversary. There was frequent standing and applauding thoughout the night, but Chita's literally stopped the show for a couple minutes. Completely deserved, I think.

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