Worst Theatre Audience of my life (Joke Post check my latest post on the 3r — Page 3

Steph----Did you enjoy Dusty? I saw it 3 times then flew to see it in Adelaide--was even better there and being the final performance the crowd went crazy,

Didn't come down from Brisbane for Lea Salonga and she didn't perform here but friends raved about both her Melbourne and Sydney performances--you were lucky to see her.

I am sure you will be very pleased with this years' selection from The Production Company---might wave to you in the front row !

Ladies in Black is good-would have left out parts but the majority most enjoyable.

mc1227 said: "My biggest pet peeve at theatre has always been people leaving at curtain call. I will go as far as to not let someone by who is leaving my aisle. I feel very strongly that the actors who have worked so hard to entertain you deserve that moment and it's an opportunity for the audience to show their appreciation.


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Like other people said you don't know why people have to rush out. I have never done it, but many times I have had to run like hell to catch my bus back to Jersey. By blocking someone you're not making any point if they're just going to leave at the other end of the aisle. If anything you look like the jackass.

mc1227 said: "My biggest pet peeve at theatre has always been people leaving at curtain call. I will go as far as to not let someone by who is leaving my aisle. I feel very strongly that the actors who have worked so hard to entertain you deserve that moment and it's an opportunity for the audience to



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I have never left a performance before curtain call but if I needed to, for a reason that would not be any of your business, your behavior would not be tolerated. I would have no problem climbing over you and if the heel of my shoe pierced your foot, so be it.



You are perceiving yourself to have a right that you don't have. Trying to hold someone somewhere against their will is inappropriate, at best. You are not the theatre police. Your behavior is reprehensible. Stop it (unless you are just talking to sound big, which is my strong suspicion).

SweetLips - You were correct, I'm very pleased with this year's selection from TPC! I'm a bit surprised they're doing Dolly this year of all years (and being unfamiliar with most of the show, a bit unsure how Bette and Marina are vocally right for the same part), but Marina's always wonderful. I'm very excited for Superstar, even though I did see the arena production a few years ago. I love Rob Mills (13 yo me who detested him during his Idol days would be seriously shocked!) and Alinta Chidzey. Brigadoon is probably the one I'm most looking forward to. Rohan Browne is one of my favourite performers and is always perfect in those Gene Kelly roles. I don't know if you got to see Light in the Piazza but Genevieve Kingsford is another star in the making. I just hope they get her a better wig than that Merida wannabe monstrosity!

Mister Matt said: "If 2 or more people with M&M shopping bags decide to sit through an entire show and then suddenly want to beat the crowd to the exit, they are not disturbing me to do it.

They purchased tickets and can leave whenever they choose via the closest available route, with whatever bags they have. Your condescension is entirely irrelevant and if you physically block them purposely, you should be physically removed, which is both legal and appropriate.



Some of you have completely twisted my words to make it appear I am physically blocking or holding people. I have already written that when people are expecting me to leave the aisle to let them by during curtain call, I ask them to exit the other side and they do. There is no shouting or manhandling about it. Why is it okay for them to disturb me but not ok for them to disturb people at the other end of the aisle?? Wtf are you talking about? The point is they shouldn't be disturbing anyone. I don't care if they bought a ticket and want to leave, I also bought a ticket and want to see the curtain call.. That's why there are two aisles fto access each row. You can enter or exit from either end.

Some of you have completely twisted my words to make it appear I am physically blocking or holding people.

No twisting was involved. This is what you said:
"I will go as far as to not let someone by who is leaving my aisle."
and
"They can leave by going out the other side of the aisle. If they want to take me down, they are coming with me."
and apparently, it's not really about whether you may have to step aside a few inches because:
"but I draw the line at leaving while actors take taking their bows."

I didn't make a spectacle, I simply said that they would have to go out the other way.

And luckily, they weren't a condescending a-hole and were able to exit easily the other way because there was no reason they had to simply because YOU SAY SO. They did not then or will not ever "have to go out the other way". Most likely, they realized you were unreasonable, pretending you own the theatre, which you don't.

I have already written that when people are expecting me to leave the aisle to let them by during curtain call, I ask them to exit the other side and they do.

Yeah see, that wasn't what you said, but it doesn't matter, anyway.

And as an actor, I have never cared if I saw anyone leaving during a curtain call, especially if I've performed the show countless times already. Not everyone has to stay for a curtain call, stand for an ovation, or even applaud, if they don't want to. The actors get paid, regardless, and there is no obligation on the part of the audience to do what YOU feel is most important to the cast (which is really just about your feelings, which don't dictate when or how other paying audience leave their seats by the route of their choice).

Why is it okay for them to disturb me but not ok for them to disturb people at the other end of the aisle??

It is equally okay, depending the route they decide to take to exit the most quickly. You are the one deciding it's okay to disturb everyone else in the theatre but you for doing something everyone is allowed to do at any time.

I don't care if they bought a ticket and want to leave, I also bought a ticket and want to see the curtain call.. That's why there are two aisles fto access each row. You can enter or exit from either end.

And you expect them to either know who you are and know your personal preferences in advance or get to you and then have to go all the way back and take up more time and disturb twice as many people, and many of the same people twice. Because you can be bothered to move a few inches for a couple of seconds. But the point is, they don't have to do it just because you want them to.

But to be honest, I think you probably know you sound like a ridiculous douchebag, but you just don't care because you are obsessively weird about curtain calls. No matter how you feel about them, nobody has to reroute their exit for you. Nobody. Never. It's not just about your feelings, it's also about theatre management. And if you speak to any house manager, you will discover that you are just flat-out wrong on this issue.

Updated On: 2/27/17 at 10:21 PM

This thread is all over the place and I am only adding to it.

Late comers. Recently I was one of those--2 theatres in the one building--I was at door 8--wrong theatre.

I stood with all the other laters watching Matilda on a screen, then in a very orderly fashion we were taken to our respective doors. We then waited in an 'inner sanctum' and when the usher was given the audio cue she opened the door and then crouched down and shone her torch along the legs of the patrons so I could see my way to my seat---very little disturbance.

What impressed me was how efficient/professional and quiet the whole operation was conducted-army precision.

Never having been late before I sure appreciated the usher who got me to my seat.

PThespian-I love reading the 'front stage' stories from your perspective.

Steph--I think Marina will blow the roof off. I heard from my spies she did a Dolly medley at the launch today ;Superstar orchestra filed in playing as they walked down the aisle and I want Rohan to surprise us all and show us what is[not] worn under a kilt !!

As one sometimes has to ask their tricks, now that you came, could you please go?

I think we all wonder what the hell keeps us on Broadwayworld... and then threads like these show up and we all remember.

themysteriousgrowl said: "As one sometimes has to ask their tricks, now that you came, could you please go?"

Multimatt said: "Time to clear things up after letting this post sit for a couple days. Yes this post is fake. I once told the same fake story to one of my friends knowing the errors the "audience member" complaining had made but he just blindly agreed with me. I did see Great Comet Of 1812 and everything was amazing, the crowd and the staff. I was looking to see if anyone on here could point out the faults and it worked! I would never audio record a show, leave before he curtain call (Unless the train schedule does not cooperate), and leave my playbill in the walking area in the row. I'm very happy that everyone pointed out the faults!

What a fxxken arsehole. Do you sit and wank everytime someone posts to your joke?

I know I shouldn't respond but practical 'jokes' like this are a waste of space and everyones' time.

I'm just glad that most told of interesting and real theatre experiences.

Please vanish from BWW and better still, get trampled so it hurts in the rush as audiences bolt for the door.

A joke or crap, I got called out on my stupidity and have to pretend it was a social experiment? Going to have to go with the latter on this one.