have you ever or have you ever seen anyone walk out of a show?- Page 2

Posted: 12/30/06 at 9:28am

I love that mentality of rushing out when you knowit's the final scene so you can get to the parking lot in time--you see it a LOT at major rock/pop concerts (always makes me laugh as usually the song that most of these casual fans most want to see is saved for an encore) but I'm seeing it more and more with theatre too which, considering the size of most Broadway theatres shows how little patience people indeed have sometimes--horrible.

If I liked a show one of the parts I find the most enjoyable is the curtain call--seriously

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 12/30/06 at 10:03am

I walked out of LES MISERABLES the 4 times I attempted to sit thru that horrid ballad-ridden mess (yes...I hate ballad shows).

First time was less than 2 months after it opened at the Broadway, and the rest were during it's run at the Imperial.

I tried and tried in order to see what millions saw in it, but it just never worked it's charm on me.

Sorry.

[D2]

Posted: 12/30/06 at 10:08am

Anya: I was once given tickets to see a wildly popular show that I had already disliked enough to leave, but I didn't have the heart to say anything to the person who gave me the gift so I went, just to see if I had missed anything or judged the show too quickly. I vowed to stay for the whole thing. I did. I was not surprised. Sorry. I don't particularly enjoy disliking a show enough to walk out, but as I said before my time is worth more to me than the money I've spent.

As for "A Chorus Line" in 1987 - by then it was absolutely at it's nadir - It was a dull, dull, dull production at that point - truly tired and, as you stated, "by the numbers."

[theatreholic]

Posted: 12/30/06 at 10:56am

My aunt who works for Disney came to see Mary Poppins with me and my mom and my obnoxious cousin. So..my aunt gave us 2 Disney seats that were in seperate row and took the seat in the row behind right next to my cousin. She left after act 1. But not because she didn't like it-because my cousin wouldn't shut up...and I think she had to go to work anyway.

My acting teacher walked out after Act 1 of the Gypsy Revival. She said she liked it, so I don't really get why she did that...

[husk_charmer]

Posted: 12/30/06 at 11:10am

I've never walked out, thought about it, never have. I did witness this old couple leave during "I'll Cover You" in Rent, not sure why, but it was a noisy exit. (Actually, that was the one time I might have walked out, if not for in a group).

[bjh2114]

Posted: 12/30/06 at 11:12am

Recently I saw Little Dog Laughed and Spring Awakening. At both performances, numerous people left midway At SA, at least they had the decency to leave during intermission, but at LDL people left in the middle of Act I during the nude scene.

P.S. The day that I saw Chicago last year, I too almost walked out because Charlotte gave one of the worst performances as Roxie I had ever seen, with the exception of Me and My Baby. The entire cast sucked except for Debra Monk as Mama Morton. I felt like I had been completely robbed.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 12/30/06 at 11:43am

Well, we see SA today so hopefully we will make it all the way thru

My wife says it is supposed to be the new Rent . We did not care for Rent (but liked the movie) but will go into this with an open mind. Got the tickets on TDF so if we do not like it we will not lose much. Mrs Roxy listed to the SA CD & said she liked the score

We shall see.....

Updated On: 12/31/06 at 11:43 AM

[now_later_soon]

Posted: 12/30/06 at 11:53am

The most walk-outs I ever saw was for the national tour of Urinetown. About half the house left. You would think that people would have guessed that the show was crude based off of the title, but no. I loved it, however, and the large man in front of me happened to be one that left so I could see much better.

[dramaqueen2]

Posted: 12/30/06 at 2:28pm

"Zeitoujo, first you insult Zazu and now Chicago? Wow...

Anyways, I once saw an old man walk out of Wicked when they brought the flying monkeys out, called it anti-christian or something. Kind of makes you wonder why he went to a show aobut two witches... "

hahahahahahahahaha. this is true. some people, man, some people.

i would never walk out, i feel that that is a very pretentious thing to do. and how rude and incosiderate. these people have been working on whatever show it may be for years, and giving it their all and just hoping for the best. they don't know that it may suck and be a flop. i just feel bad for them. as someone said in an earlier post, i would feel just terrible if someone walked out of a show that i myself had been working so hard on. what an awful thing to do. ugh, i just could never, being in the business myself.

[blaxx]

Posted: 12/30/06 at 2:43pm

I walked out of sweet charaty and all shook up. Both great peaces of SH*T that should not have been on Broadway. Charaty maybe but not with applegate

I might have walked out of a show called "sweet charaty", as well.

[Zeitoujo]

Posted: 12/30/06 at 2:55pm

hahaha

[xM3L24x]

Posted: 12/30/06 at 3:00pm

My mom took me to see 'Here Lies Jenny' because she wanted to see Bebe Neuwirth. It was the only show I've ever considered walking out of. We would have.. if we didn't have to walk over the stage to leave.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 12/30/06 at 3:10pm

dramaqueen, the patrons have worked hard for the money they spent on their ticket, and have every right to leave if the show and/or performances are bad. There is nothing rude nor pretentious about it.

What is rude and pretentious is expecting someone to stay someplace they don't want to be when they've paid for their time already. Part of me thinks if theatergoers could get refunds, like moviegoers, producers would be more careful about what they produced. However, from this board alone, we see that even the worst shows have their die-hard fan bases, so I don't think it would necessarily make much difference.

[Shiksa Goddess]

Posted: 12/30/06 at 3:31pm

The only show I ever considered walking out on was Copenhagen, but it was a little theatre in my hometown that put it on, and I was an usher who was not expected to stay the whole time anyway. That said to walk out during the actual show is just terrible. Save it for intermission if you are gonna do it at all.

[jjoey076]

Posted: 12/30/06 at 5:32pm

I was SO CLOSE to walking out of the Sweeney Revival. Mike Cerveris was just not doing it for me and Judy Kaye was in for Patti. I was not having a good day. I couldn't understand what they were saying and I felt like I was going to be spit on, even though I was in row n.

I stayed, but the people next to me made the right decision.

[D2]

Posted: 12/30/06 at 5:47pm

dramaqueen: I'm in the business too, and I'm pretty sure most performers know when they're involved in a turkey. I'm pretty sure most of them have a pretty thick skin and aren't going home depressed because someone walked out of their show at intermission. Especially if they are in a show that is critic proof.

[Steve2]

Posted: 12/30/06 at 6:42pm

The man I was sitting next to at Grey Gardens last week said he was from London in the theatre business, producing a play in New York for opening in Baltimore. He told me he walked out of Spring Awakenings at intermission.

[keen on kean]

Posted: 12/30/06 at 8:08pm

I can't bear to walk out during a performance because it is rude to both the cast and the audience members some of whom may be enjoying the experience. The three people sitting next to me during 3Penny last spring left at intermission. I wasn't enjoying the performance but I stayed.

Posted: 12/31/06 at 1:19am

That's too bad that you disliked Charlotte in CHicago--I saw her in 1998 in the touring cast (the first?) in Vancouver with Brett B as Billy and I thought she was *amazing*--I didn't really know who she was except I knew the D'Amboise family name from her father.

E

[Revolutionary]

Posted: 12/31/06 at 1:59am

I was almost one of the billions that walked out of Lestat, but I didn't, and I'm so proud of myself.

I remember exactly what I was thinking about the whole time too, first I played 'Queen of The Damned' in my head, then I started thinking about Vincent Perez being so delicious and then I ended up playing 'Indochine' in my head, then I spent like, the last half an hour thinking about what I was going to have for dinner. Really, it was really one of the longest nights of my entire life. I wouldn't wish that on anyone.

[kelleymd]

Posted: 12/31/06 at 8:49am

In my opinion, walking out during a performance is rude and disrespectful to others (performers and fellow audience members). Unless you have severe diarrhea. Then it is polite.

[D2]

Posted: 12/31/06 at 9:51am

Good. Then you sit there during the second act with the hot needles in your eyes to dull the pain. I'm a native New Yorker, the "rude" gene is huge, so AFTER the first act curtain comes down and BEFORE the second act curtain goes up, I'll split if I'm not having a good time. And courtesy of my rudeness, someone usually manages to move from a crappy seat to 5th row center.

[best we know x]

Posted: 12/31/06 at 4:14pm

My dad walked out of Lennon (which, believe me, I don't blame him for as it was abysmal...although I enjoyed the music and the cast was wonderful) when we saw it in previews in New York. Also, when I saw Spring Awakening a week ago, two women walked out during the homosexual scene that's sort of in the middle of Act II between Hanschen and Ernst...I've never seen anyone get up & leave a theater that quickly.

[nealb1]

Posted: 12/31/06 at 6:25pm

I was very tempted to leave during intermission when I saw "Wicked" by in March of 2004. Just didn't "get it." Still don't.

In all fairness, the day before I saw "Wicked," I saw "The Boy From Oz" and was completely blown away by Hugh Jackman and the show.

I was in Chicago this past summer and went to the box office to see if I could get a ticket for the next day and I got a great, center Orchestra seat. I wanted to see it again to experience it one more time........and, not have "Boy From Oz" hanging over me like the last time I saw it.

I saw it again...............still don't see what's so great about it.

[theaterdude87]

Posted: 12/31/06 at 7:03pm

I have seen people walk out durring Avenue Q and Spring Awakening and Altar Boyz (tour). I walked out on an all white production of Once on this Island.