Bad Theater Behavior

[Jacaranda2]

veronicamae said: "Today at a "Make Believe" matinee (at which I was the youngest audience member by at least a decade), the presumably sweet elderly woman next to me spent the first 30 mins of the show trying to figure out how to work the hearing assist device she rented (I have no idea how they work either) aka high-pitched feedback, squealing, and buzzing, paired with full-voice conversation with her friend about not knowing how to work it until she finally gave up and then fell asleep. The falling asleep resulted in every time she nodded off, the earpieces would get too close to the receiver on the device and it would buzz LOUDLY. Sometimes this would wake her up. Sometimes I had to nudge her.

She was shushed several times throughout the show and it sucked feeling like I was her keeper by doing what I could to at least keep her awake to stop the constant buzzing since she wouldn't just turn it off altogether.

(I'm sure she would have preferred to not be a disturbance as well.)

Sigh."

 

From start to finish, yet another post that stinks of ageism.  "Sigh" indeed.

[Miles2Go2]

Not sure how not liking a screeching hearing device during a play makes someone ageist, but okay...

[ctorres23]

Jacaranda2 said: "From start to finish, yet another post that stinks of ageism. "Sigh" indeed."

Could you please elaborate on this?

[JuneJune]

Saw The Cher Show this evening. Tons of people were trying to film, I gather. During every number, an usher would run up the aisle one or twice to flash his light on someone in the audience. Don't know if this happens at Cher often, but it's the first time I've seen someone (and many people at that) get caught by an usher.
And during Believe, long before SJB tells the audience to stand up, some people in the front row of the left Mezz stood up and danced in place. But not just a little head bop or anything, they were really putting their whole body into it and waving their arms in the air. Saw some people behind them get upset, and understandably so.

[sbflyfan]

ArtMan said: "I was at a concert last night (not theater) and the girl behind me was singing at the top of her lungs. She was awful, off key and didn't know the words. I kept on looking at her. I know I can't sing, so I would never torture anybody around me. Are people so delusional nowadays or do they really don't care?"

Delusional. And it's getting worse. Pretty much any concert these days is just a chorus of female fans loudly singing along, an octave higher than the performer. I can't stand it. Even happens at quiet acoustic shows in very small venues. 

When I saw the Darren Criss / Lea Michele tour last summer, Darren politely asked the fans NOT to sing along with him during a couple of songs he was playing very quietly by himself on the piano.  I absolutely applaud him for having the b*lls to make that request of his audience.  Brilliant move on his part.  More artists should follow suit, instead of encouraging obnoxious singalongs.

[djoko84]

I don't mind sing-a-longs at concerts. Everyone does it including me and I am extremely tone deaf. Isn't that part of the fun of watching your favorite artist?

[SisterGeorge]

djoko84 said: "I don't mind sing-a-longs at concerts. Everyone does it including me and I am extremely tone deaf.Isn't that part of the fun of watching your favorite artist?"

Since you asked: No. I'd rather hear my favorite artist. Save your sing-a-alongs for home (unless an event is specifically advertised as such).

[Impossible2]

djoko84 said: "I don't mind sing-a-longs at concerts. Everyone does it including me and I am extremely tone deaf.Isn't that part of the fun of watching your favorite artist?"

If I wanted to hear nobodies sing songs badly I'd go to a free karaoke bar.

When I pay $200+ to go see a singer sing, you will shut up unless said singers asks you to sing along for 'A' chorus of 'A' song x