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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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