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| Posted by: SuzanneR 02:59 pm EDT 07/03/17 | |
| In reply to: Angry mom blasts Ben Platt for not stage-dooring at 'Evan Hansen'; Tony winner explains exactly why - WaymanWong 02:18 pm EDT 07/03/17 | |
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| (Assuming the initial tweet is accurate...) "You are an asshole!" --- Seriously? This is how a grown woman expresses herself? This is the example she sets for her daughters? What a world. |
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| re: What is wrong with people? | |
| Posted by: JohnDunlop 03:28 pm EDT 07/04/17 | |
| In reply to: re: What is wrong with people? - SuzanneR 02:59 pm EDT 07/03/17 | |
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| I remember sitting next to Daniel Radcliffe's table at a NYC restaurant a decade ago with you. We could not help but hear his conversation with friends who had flown in from London, but we never bother Daniel. Although he likely would have autographed a playbill if we asked...but we had sense enough not to ask. | |
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| re: What is wrong with people? | |
| Posted by: ptownguy 04:15 pm EDT 07/03/17 | |
| In reply to: re: What is wrong with people? - SuzanneR 02:59 pm EDT 07/03/17 | |
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| RE:(Assuming the initial tweet is accurate...) "You are an asshole!" --- Seriously? This is how a grown woman expresses herself? This is the example she sets for her daughters? What a world. If you look at her Twitter feed -- she's a doctor. Her rants are extreme right-wing pro-Trump. Apparently, she's getting a lot web-action since her website is now locked. |
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| The new expectation: Not artistic standards but consumer demands. | |
| Last Edit: Delvino 05:22 pm EDT 07/03/17 | |
| Posted by: Delvino 05:21 pm EDT 07/03/17 | |
| In reply to: re: What is wrong with people? - ptownguy 04:15 pm EDT 07/03/17 | |
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| The downside of "premium": entitlement. This is part of a new normal. You pay outrageous fees for tickets -- some now $2000 for an orchestra premium seat (I know someone in Portland, OR who did) -- and once you attend, you OWN the experience. And the experience -- and those involved -- are yours as long as you're in the vicinity of the Music box. If you want him to come outside and shake your hand, sign a Playbill, or agree to perform magic tricks and little Riley's next birthday party, he'd better do it, or they will turn, in an instant. |
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| re: The new expectation: Not artistic standards but consumer demands. | |
| Posted by: Ann 05:55 pm EDT 07/03/17 | |
| In reply to: The new expectation: Not artistic standards but consumer demands. - Delvino 05:21 pm EDT 07/03/17 | |
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| I'm sure that has added a dimension, but entitled-feeling stage door visitors existed long before premium prices. I saw some horrible behavior in the 1990s that turned me off of wanting to be anywhere near the stage door. | |
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| re: The new expectation: Not artistic standards but consumer demands. | |
| Posted by: Delvino 09:04 pm EDT 07/03/17 | |
| In reply to: re: The new expectation: Not artistic standards but consumer demands. - Ann 05:55 pm EDT 07/03/17 | |
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| I also think this public shaming of the actor really is the new add-on to the syndrome. This ability to vent supposed grievances in a public forum. If actors don't respond or appear, they are called out and the outrage becomes a virtual town square vilification. It has escalated, yeah. Even 15 years ago, we didn't have venue for the public humiliation. | |
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| re: The new expectation: Not artistic standards but consumer demands. | |
| Posted by: Ann 09:07 pm EDT 07/03/17 | |
| In reply to: re: The new expectation: Not artistic standards but consumer demands. - Delvino 09:04 pm EDT 07/03/17 | |
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| Well, there were theatre message boards 15 years ago ;) (and, honestly, we've had a few threads started by people posting similar complaints about stage door behavior, though it's been awhile.) | |
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| The rarefied niche of board is not Twitter. | |
| Last Edit: Delvino 09:12 pm EDT 07/03/17 | |
| Posted by: Delvino 09:11 pm EDT 07/03/17 | |
| In reply to: re: The new expectation: Not artistic standards but consumer demands. - Ann 09:07 pm EDT 07/03/17 | |
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| Sorry, I don't think there's any comparison in being able to post negatives in a niche/bubble, and public postings with (quantifiable:) thousands of readers, cross-referencing and even ad hominem communiques. I can attack a star here, and the star and even most of his or her fans may never know. I can attack the same star on Twitter, and it's news in seconds. Witness, this story. | |
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| It was different 15 years ago | |
| Last Edit: Ann 11:34 pm EDT 07/03/17 | |
| Posted by: Ann 11:27 pm EDT 07/03/17 | |
| In reply to: The rarefied niche of board is not Twitter. - Delvino 09:11 pm EDT 07/03/17 | |
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| ... or even a little later when we were threatened by a Broadway star with legal action because of something someone posted here. But, really, I did include a smiley on purpose. It wasn't even close to the magnitude of Twitter. |
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| I forget. My sincere apology. | |
| Posted by: Delvino 07:35 am EDT 07/04/17 | |
| In reply to: It was different 15 years ago - Ann 11:27 pm EDT 07/03/17 | |
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| I was rather humorless in the whole thread, or came off that way, and I apologize. (One of the hardest things to get right: tone.) My attempt to split a hair over the difference between boards/blogs and Twitter -- to you! -- was especially presumptuous and entirely laughable. | |
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| re: The new expectation: Not artistic standards but consumer demands. | |
| Posted by: PurpleMoney 05:26 pm EDT 07/03/17 | |
| In reply to: The new expectation: Not artistic standards but consumer demands. - Delvino 05:21 pm EDT 07/03/17 | |
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| Producers of DEH could offer meet and greet tickets for $2500 with a photo op and a mention on Broadway.com. | |
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| re: What is wrong with people? | |
| Posted by: winters 04:26 pm EDT 07/03/17 | |
| In reply to: re: What is wrong with people? - ptownguy 04:15 pm EDT 07/03/17 | |
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| Of course the daughter could have dropped off an envelope with a playbill, a return envelope and a note of appreciation. Often the actor will return the playbill signed as well as a personal note. That's a lot more meaningful than a signed crushed playbill from an actor who has already given you everything that he has upon the stage. | |
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| re: What is wrong with people? | |
| Posted by: PurpleMoney 05:22 pm EDT 07/03/17 | |
| In reply to: re: What is wrong with people? - winters 04:26 pm EDT 07/03/17 | |
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| It's time to think "old school". Although meeting the fans as a fan is very exciting too. Ben looks exhausted during the performance. If I were him, which I'm not, I'd ask for an apartment at the Music Box and not go out until the contract has ended. Just dreaming. |
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