Monday Moment- My thoughts about audiences

I’ve already talked about what I loved about the Susan Boyle Video but I didn’t mention the audience, which was interesting in itself.  This reminds me of my trip to New York to see Guys and Dolls last month and the audience there – I’ll get back to that in a minute.  

As I’m sure you noticed, if you have been in, or gone to, classical or musical performances, how different the audiences can be.  Did the audience in the Susan Boyle video remind you of Parlimant or is just me?  Is this good?  Is it bad?  As shocked as I was with the openly vocal and negative response of the audience (was this just for television or for real?), I was torn with their reaction when she started to sing and when she was done.  As touching as it was to hear them eventually cheer her on, did it negate the heartbreaking behavior prior to that?  I would love your feedback. 

Now, back to New York.  Maybe it is me, but Broadway has always been a magical experience for me.  Now, as you know from my post here regarding the book, Making it on Broadway, it is not magical by any stretch, except by how the experience is perceived by the audience.  NEVERTHELESS, I draw the line at breaking out the movie snacks during the performance, which was what my seat neighbor was doing during Guys and Dolls.  As I started to look around, I noticed some people in cocktail dresses and others were in, well, sweats.  Really?  Will talking and heckling be next?  I shudder to even consider it.  It is an incredible feat to not only perform, but to produce a Broadway show, or any show for that matter.  Keep the twizzlers and sweat pants at home.