Bad Theater Behavior- Page 43

[IAMREADING]

Posted: 11/28/19 at 7:20am

this tik tok is going around twitter which unless edited or dubbed shows a woman singing along during a meme song in Waitress https://twitter.com/bwaystokes/status/1199861184356397056

[mailhandler777]

Posted: 11/28/19 at 3:47pm

Mark Waltz said: "I make a point of pulling out the battery from my phone just as extra precaution when I see Patti on stage and nearly lost the battery when I sat in the front row at "War Paint" out of fear that my phone might accidentally go on."

You must have an old phone that you can take the battery out.

[magictodo123]

Posted: 11/29/19 at 8:31am

ArtMan said: "Here is something good in a bad behavior thread. Wicked is in town in my city for the next two weeks. I switched my evening performance to the matinee on Thursday (21). When I got to the theater there were multiple school buses. My friend who ushers at the theater told me there were 1400 (of 3000 seats) school kids. Most very young. I was not happy, thinking they would talk, text, etc. There was not a peep other than laughter out of those kids (at least the kids around me). How well behaved they were. Since this is a bad behavior thread, I could not believe the number of adults, at least 50, who were held at the door, since they arrived late. All of them walking and talking, to find their seats, not caring they were disturbing others including the school kids who were able to get to the theater on time."

 

I used to work at a theater that would occasionally have student matinees. I was very impressed with how they behaved! The thing I really noticed was how into the shows some of them got. That will always stick with me. 

[Marianne2]

Posted: 11/29/19 at 2:03pm

mailhandler777 said: "Mark Waltz said: "I make a point of pulling out the battery from my phone just as extra precaution when I see Patti on stage and nearly lost the battery when I sat in the front row at "War Paint" out of fear that my phone might accidentally go on."

You must have an old phone that you can take the battery out."

There actually are some smartphones you can do this with. I have a Samsung Galaxy J7 that you can do that with because the sim & sd cards go back there. My phone is only a couple of years old. 

[ModernMillie3]

Posted: 11/29/19 at 2:17pm

It doesn't have much to do with age, it has to do with how cheap your phone is. The lower cost Android phones still do that, even phones made in 2019. If you have a thousand dollar phone or the nicer Galaxies, you won't be able to do that, and due to Apple being crap, people have never been able to do. It's genius because you are forced to buy another phone from them. 

I think turning off your phone is enough, but if you are paranoid about it turning on my accident, make sure to put it in airplane mode before you turn it off. 

[mailhandler777]

Posted: 11/29/19 at 9:43pm

ModernMillie3 said: "It doesn't have much to do with age, it has to do with how cheap your phone is. The lower cost Android phones still do that, even phones made in 2019. If you have a thousand dollar phone or the nicer Galaxies, you won't be able to do that, and due to Apple being crap, people have never been able to do. It's genius because you are forced to buy another phone from them.

I think turning off your phone is enough, but if you are paranoid about it turning on my accident, make sure to put it in airplane mode before you turn it off."

I have a Samsung Note 10+. The last phone I could take the battery out was called the Samsung Alpha I think. But yes I just put mine on airplane mode and throw it in my bag. Also put my watch on theatre mode so it doesn't light up when I clap.

[JSquared2]

Posted: 12/17/19 at 4:18pm

At last night's performance of WEST SIDE STORY, there was a lone girl in the orchestra who would loudly "Whoo Whoo!!!" at the end of EVERY number!  So annoying (particularly in this production).  I only wish I had been sitting behind her so I could have swatted her in the head with a rolled up Playbill!

[dshnookie]

Posted: 12/17/19 at 8:28pm

JSquared2 said: "At last night's performance of WEST SIDE STORY, there was a lone girl in the orchestra who would loudly "Whoo Whoo!!!" at the end of EVERY number! So annoying (particularly in this production). I only wish I had been sitting behind her so I could have swatted her in the head with a rolled up Playbill!"

Thank you for the laugh! LOLOLOL

[LLW2]

Posted: 12/17/19 at 9:37pm

JSquared2 said: "At last night's performance of WEST SIDE STORY, there was a lone girl in the orchestra who would loudly "Whoo Whoo!!!" at the end of EVERY number! So annoying (particularly in this production). I only wish I had been sitting behind her so I could have swatted her in the head with a rolled up Playbill!"

The same happened when I saw Chicago last year, except the whoo-whooing person was sitting directly behind me and leaned forward every time he whoo-whooed, so he was whoo-whooing right into my ear. I ended up proactively covering my ears at the end of every song. I wish you'd been sitting behind him with that rolled-up Playbill.

Updated On: 12/17/19 at 09:37 PM

[LxGstv]

Posted: 3/4/20 at 11:01am

Are dogs allowed inside theaters now?! Saw Moulin Rouge last week and the person next to me had their bag in their lap and they pulled out a small dog with a very loud collar/tag combination... that was clearly not a service dog, the dog seemed very restless inside the bag...

[inmyownlittlecorner]

Posted: 3/4/20 at 11:03am

LxGstv said: "Are dogs allowed inside theaters now?! Saw Moulin Rouge last week and the person next to me had their bag in their lap and they pulled out a small dog with a very loud collar/tag combination... that was clearly not a service dog, the dog seemed very restless inside the bag..."

I like to believe that was a service dog/emotional support animal but if not, then they definitely broke lots of rules. Did any ushers notice?

[carolinaguy]

Posted: 3/4/20 at 11:09am

Emotional support animals are not required to be allowed in businesses such as restaurants and stores, including theaters. So unless this was a service animal, psychiatric or otherwise, then this person was breaking rules on top of being ridiculous.

[inmyownlittlecorner]

Posted: 3/4/20 at 11:14am

carolinaguy said: "Emotional support animals are not required to be allowed in businesses such as restaurants and stores, including theaters. So unless this was a service animal, psychiatric or otherwise, then this person was breaking rules on top of being ridiculous."

Yes, while not required to be allowed, some establishments do allow them and I’m not well versed enough in the Al Hirschfeld’s rules to know what their policies on support animals are. I don’t know if they do it on a case by case basis or something like that

[Miles2Go2]

Posted: 3/4/20 at 11:50am

MR is a loud show. I don’t care if that dog was an emotional support dog, it was inhumane to subject a dog to that.

[JSquared2]

Posted: 3/4/20 at 11:57am

carolinaguy said: "Emotional support animals are not required to be allowed in businesses such as restaurants and stores, including theaters. So unless this was a service animal, psychiatric or otherwise, then this person was breaking rules on top of being ridiculous."

Without even haven  been there -- I can guarantee you that the dog was more well behaved than 90% of the human patrons!  I'll take a dog sitting next to me over a human any day!

[inmyownlittlecorner]

Posted: 3/4/20 at 12:03pm

Miles2Go2 said: "MR is a loud show. I don’t care if that dog was an emotional support dog, it was inhumane to subject a dog to that."

Service dogs are trained to be able to handle loud noises so saying it was inhumane is a stretch. They’re trained to focus on the one person whether that be for seizures, low blood sugar, etc. 

Therapy dogs, while not requiring training, are usually trained to deal with overwhelming situations so people who are having panic attacks, flashbacks. They’re trained to be able to lead someone in a compromised situation out of it or to be able to help ground someone during a panic attack.

While obviously people misuse the hell out of service dogs, I think it’s too much to say that it’s inhumane to bring a trained to an event like that

[LxGstv]

Posted: 3/4/20 at 3:18pm

inmyownlittlecorner said: "LxGstv said: "Are dogs allowed inside theaters now?! Saw Moulin Rouge last week and the person next to me had their bag in their lap and they pulled out a small dog with a very loud collar/tag combination... that was clearly not a service dog, the dog seemed very restless inside the bag..."

I like to believe that was a service dog/emotional support animal but if not, then they definitely broke lots of rules. Did any ushers notice?"

Well, I talked to an usher and asked to be moved, they seemed surprised to hear about it, but they check bags when you go into the theater, so I’m sure they allowed it?

It didn’t seem like a service dog, service dogs are trained and well behaved. Which wasn’t really the case here. I’m not really familiar with the uses of emotional support dogs, but I did think it was funny that they both of the dog owners had the big alcohol cups from the show as well...

Updated On: 3/4/20 at 03:18 PM

[JSquared2]

Posted: 3/4/20 at 3:22pm

LxGstv said: "inmyownlittlecorner said: "LxGstv said: "Are dogs allowed inside theaters now?! Saw Moulin Rouge last week and the person next to me had their bag in their lap and they pulled out a small dog with a very loud collar/tag combination... that was clearly not a service dog, the dog seemed very restless inside the bag..."

I like to believe that was a service dog/emotional support animal but if not, then they definitely broke lots of rules. Did any ushers notice?"

Well, I talked to an usher and asked to be moved, they seemed surprised to hear about it, but they check bags when you go into the theater,so I’m sure they allowed it?

It didn’t seem like a service dog, service dogs are trained and well behaved. Which wasn’t really the case here. I’m not really familiar with the uses of emotional support dogs, but I did think it was funny that they both had the big alcohol cups from the show as well..."

Huh? The dog had a big alcohol cup??

[LxGstv]

Posted: 3/4/20 at 3:26pm

Clearly the dog owners were drinking, I edited to make it clearer...

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 3/4/20 at 3:29pm

You should have contacted security because her drunk ass needed to be removed. 

Service dogs are trained to be able to handle loud noises so saying it was inhumane is a stretch.

Exactly. It's not inhumane in the slightest, what a ridiculous statement. 

[gibsons2]

Posted: 3/4/20 at 3:36pm

I've never seen a service dog in a theater (probably wouldn't bother me), but uncontrollable, constant coughing is the worst offense in my books. I went to the first preview of Company and there was a young female (late teens I would guess) who kept coughing every 2-3 minutes for the entirety of the show, bouncing in her seat each time she had an urge. She was with her mother I assume, who could've taken care of it by giving her a cough suppressant medication, which works, or better yet left her home due to sickness. So myself, and people around had to listen to this for almost three hours, and that girl didn't ever bother to apologize once.

[SporkGoddess]

Posted: 3/4/20 at 3:37pm

Service dogs are trained to be able to handle loud noises so saying it was inhumane is a stretch. They’re trained to focus on the one person whether that be for seizures, low blood sugar, etc. 

Therapy dogs, while not requiring training, are usually trained to deal with overwhelming situations so people who are having panic attacks, flashbacks. They’re trained to be able to lead someone in a compromised situation out of it or to be able to help ground someone during a panic attack.

There's no such thing as a therapy dog - it's either an emotional support animal or service dog. If the latter, then it is trained. if the former, it is not trained. Your description of a therapy dog would be a service dog for psychiatric purposes. ESAs are just normal animals designated by someone's mental health provider as helpful for reducing mental health symptoms or improving functioning, usually for housing purposes. As mentioned above, an ESA would not be allowed in a theater so this was likely a service dog. Usually they wear a vest, though.

Updated On: 3/4/20 at 03:37 PM

[Jarethan]

Posted: 3/4/20 at 4:35pm

magictodo123 said: "ArtMan said: "Here is something good in a bad behavior thread. Wicked is in town in my city for the next two weeks. I switched my evening performance to the matinee on Thursday (21). When I got to the theater there were multiple school buses. My friend who ushers at the theater told me there were 1400 (of 3000 seats) school kids. Most very young. I was not happy, thinking they would talk, text, etc. There was not a peep other than laughter out of those kids (at least the kids around me). How well behaved they were. Since this is a bad behavior thread, I could not believe the number of adults, at least 50, who were held at the door, since they arrived late. All of them walking and talking, to find their seats, not caring they were disturbing others including the school kids who were able to get to the theater on time."



I used to work at a theater that would occasionally have student matinees. I was very impressed with how they behaved! The thing I really noticed was how into the shows some of them got. That will always stick with me."

I remember attending a performance of Big Fish.  I was sitting in the front mezzanine and the entire rear mezzanine was,I assume, high school students.  I remember having some fears, which were unjustified.  The only thing I remember differently from a typical audience was their enthusiastic applause at the end of the musical numbers.  Not sure they were that much more individually, but all of them applauded every number and were decidedly enthusiastic at the curtain call.  Probably the best thing about the performance I attended, during which NLB played Act 1 and his understudy came out for Act 2.  It would not have been an issue had they looked remotely alike or even took the same approach to the performance.  The resultwasavery jarring performance of a second rate musical.  The kids were great,though.

 

[broadway86]

Posted: 3/4/20 at 4:57pm

Been seeing a lot of shows recently, and it's not even talking or cell phones that's killing me... it's people unwrapping or crinkling things.

To Kill a Mockingbird, during the iconic courtroom scene in Act 2, someone was unwrapping something for literally three minutes, and I could tell everyone was getting annoyed. I figured out it was the woman two rows in front of me, and I just whispered loudly, "Unwrap it already." She heard me and threw whatever it was into her purse.

And when I went to see Tina... don't get me started. So distracting and unnecessary.

Interestingly, I've never had that happen at an off-Broadway house. Those audiences have been extremely respectful.

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[Miles2Go2]

Posted: 3/4/20 at 5:51pm

Regarding the dog, if it wasn’t wearing a vest, it likely wasn’t a service dog, so it was like it either ESA or the owner just lied to get it into the theater. Regardless, of training (or lack thereof), I’m guessing there might be volume levels that are not physically recommended for dogs since they’re hearing is do acute.