tjones2 said: "It’s quite shocking to read the negative reviews about King Kong on this board. It shows the limited capacity for people to immerse themselves in the beauty of this production."
Whether you've been here one day or ten years, your opinion on a show is welcome here. However, you hurt your cause when, right out of the gate, you insult those who disagree with you. Among those you accuse of having a "limited capacity" are some very
Phantom4ever said: "This is rude because the seat behind you is not part of your space. That being said, people frequently put their coats on their seatback and onto my lap. Whenever they do, I start to pet their coat, comment on the label, ask my friends to touch the material, I cuddle with it, etc. It's fun."
Fun fact: when I saw Catch Me If You Can, Jane Seymour sat in front of me and hung her coat on the back of her seat. I
Armie3 said: Are patrons expected to stand to let others take their seat? Or will a slight shifting of the legs suffice?
I always stand, and I think most people should, but there probably is a small minority of people who are petite enough to allow others to pass without standing.
If you have an aisle seat, should you wait until the row fills up before sitting down?
This seems like a matter of convenience for the person in the aisle
mikey2573 said: "The number of accusation is irrelevant when all the accusations are close to 4 decades old and have no supporting evidence or corroborating witnesses (including those named by the accusers, some of whom are close friends of the accusers)."
If I were on a jury that might send Kavanaugh to prison, I'd agree with this. However, he's seeking the privilege of a lifetime appointment on the most powerful court in the world. It's not too muc
BroadwayRox3588 said: "Don't teenagers know how to use the search feature?"
A couple years ago, I wanted to make a comment on an off-topic thread I’d seen about the movie Manchester by the Sea. I put the movie title in the search bar, selected “off-topic,” and got a bunch of nonsense. When I searched on google I immediately got the right result.
Suggesting that people might find relevant threads by searching here is absurd.
I've stayed at the Gallivant twice and it's quite nice. The rooms are small, as you might expect, but comfortable, clean, and modern-looking. Obviously the location is great.
jayinchelsea said: "I am now a total convert, have added it to my list of favorites, and can barely believe that it is, so far, the last Sondheim score we have."
dramamama611 said: "Sure, if you want to look at it that way. But really, what would you do with an extra 5 minutes a week? Likely nothing of substance. (And waiting almost always FEELS longer than it actually is.)"
I agree that the extra five minutes is hardly a big deal in the grand scheme of things - but neither is cell phone usage in a theater. We're talking about rather advanced first-world problems on all sides here.
Sho-Tunes-R-Us said: "Perhaps five minutes total.."
I'm glad you had a good experience at the show! But I have to say, five minutes would be far too long for me to happily tolerate if this system were implemented in Broadway theaters. Given the number of professional productions I see in a typical year, this would be an extra two hours or so of waiting around. And I'd rather tolerate the current level of cell phone usage than spend two extra hours a year
Elegance101 said: "When I saw it recently, there was a slip in the Playbill that was just the main page of their show information (all the billing), but I couldn't find any changes between the slip and the one printed in the Playbill."
Mine had the insert too, but I think there were some differences in the producer credits.
EllieRose2 said: "A lot of people are horrible theater goers and do NOT turn off their cell phones. This program should be implemented at every single Broadway theater. Yep, it will take you longer to leave the theater. Deal. The cast, crew and good theater goers will be so much happier."
As a frequent theatergoer who has never had a cell phone out (or on) during a performance, I say no deal. If a system can be implemented (including this one) that does not cause any
I pretty much did this with American Idiot. The most variable role in this sense was St. Jimmy: I saw Tony Vincent, Billie Joe Armstrong, Melissa Etheridge, Andrew Call (my favorite), and one other that I can't remember off hand. Conversely, I saw Van Hughes play all three of the main guys.
bk said: "It did not exist in the popular lexicon of two years ago, sorry. You and five other people may have used it, but as the popular cliche it's become, no, not two years ago. It's really been in the last year that it began to be used by everyone."
It's been used widely in the context of university course content for maybe ten years. I'm sure the majority of those who have taught or studied at a university in that period are familiar with it.
Loopin’theloop said: "BroadwayMan5 said: "I’m actually the opposite. I far prefer a company now. I don’t enjoy a curtain call that feels as though it’s part of the show, when the story ends I just want to show my appreciation for the company with a swift few bows on their part and it be over. The final moments of the story are what I want to stay with me."
I feel exactly the same way. I really liked Moulin Rouge when I
robskynyc said: "give up at least 4 years of your life to serve this country THEN feel free to talk all the s**t you want."
Actually, I think I'll just go ahead and feel free to say what's on my mind. Enlisting in the army is not a prerequisite for that. Spending years of my life fighting wars I believe to be unjust sounds like a bad choice for me, and I'm ten years too old to join the army anyhow.
qolbinau said: "My initial reaction is it sounds like an awful idea. However, maybe it'll finally be a good thing that a musical will explore some of the actual causes of 9/11 rather than sweep it under the rug like Come From Away."
It won't be that. Like the movie, it'll be a pep rally for US government killers. Focus on the most popular kill in US military history to distract from the ongoing, cowardly drone murders of Middle Eastern families.
