Welcome my friends...mon amies, mes amigos, even etrangers! (pardon, "strangers!") This is my page devoted to musicals. For the time being, I'm going to list all the musicals I can think of that might warrant discussion. Tell me what you think, and if you happen to find something of deep intrigue, don't hesitate to ask questions!
If perhaps I get to meet these very interesting people behind or in front of the scenes, there might just be an interview on my other page! (Or even something spotlighting them here!) Please check back here as often as you like, and don't forget to stop by other's boards to say a few words!
Cover youself in blood and go up and down the TKTS line and tell people to see you in your one woman revial of Carrie.Hand out lyrics to the Forbidden Broadway versions of shows and have a sing along before the show.
Switch the names on the understudy boards and see if anyone notices.
Keep circling the theatre's lobby. Every time people look at you, say 'third time around' each time you go around.
At 9 AM on a cold day, walk around the theatre district and go to all the rush lines and offer them some hot coffee- then when they want it, say "Suckers!" and run away.
Every 30 minutes, ask the box office what the best seat they have for that night is; 30 minutes before the show get angry that (whatever the best one was earlier) is no longer available.
Yell out 'YOU ARE NOT!" every time Arnaud says "I'm Martin Guerre."
See if you can make the Les Mis kids cry.
Convince people they are seeing the PBS Concert cast of Les Mis.
Scream 'WHERE'S LINDA EDER??????????????? WHY ISN'T SHE PERFORMING??????' at any Wildhorn show you may be seeing.
If a boy goes on as young Cosette, call him a sissy; if a girl goes on as Gavroche, say she is butch.
Blow out Lumiere. (Beauty and the Beast)
Give Eponine a vibrator during "On My Own."
Tell audience members at Les Mis that Valjean is having an affair with Cosette.
Boo the good characters.
Tell everyone at the stage door that you loved them in some show they never did.
When your fave actor has a curtain call, jump onstage and say "Take me, I'm yours!"
Offer Javert a Lovely Lady.
Clap wildly if Gavroche actually throws the bullet bag over the barricade; yell "You suck!" if he doesn't.
Convince people that the lead male character of Les Mis is Gene Valgene.
Sing along in other languages.
Sit in the front row at Les Mis and bring a water gun. Use it during "A Little Fall of Rain" to add some effects to the show.
Go up and down the TKTS line and tell people they have Lion King tix, but you have to ask at the window for them.
Leap on stage and try to stop wounds from bleeding or revive dying characters in Les Mis shouting that you're a doctor.
Bring a bottle of Jack Daniels to Les Mis and offer it to Grantaire.
Throw some loaves of bread onstage during Valjean's soliloquy in the Prologue.
Make up actor's names and tell people how great they were during intermission.
Hop onstage and have a little fun at Les Mis: try lifting the runaway cart, opening the sewer grates, or just turn a few cartwheels on the revolving stage.
Yell "It's better than Burger King!" during "Master of the House." (THINK: this verse- "Kidney of a horse, liver of a cat, filling up the sausages with this and that...")
Complain loudly that this Les Mis is not like the book you read.
Scream "That's your sister!!! when Gavroche introduces Eponine.
Sell bits of Fantine's hair as a souvenir in the lobby during intermission at Les Mis.
Convince people that the playbill is wrong and ALW wrote Les Mis.
After Les Misérables or Jekyll & Hyde, tell the audience you are the pimp for the whores in the show and ask if they would like one for an hour or two. When they say yes, accept their money and tell them to go over to the Hotel Edison. Then, go faaaar, faaaaaaaaaaaaaaar away.
When Javert is about to jump, scream "Your fly is down!" and see if he looks.
Sell Bibles as souvenirs at the intermission of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Jesus Christ Superstar.
Leer at every actress who played a whore in Les Mis.
Toss condoms onstage during Lovely Ladies.
See Les Mis and sing all the songs from the Animaniacs version.
Cry hysterically when they say Lamarque is dead, then stop crying and ask "Who the hell is Lamarque?"
When little Eponine appears, yell "Hey, weren't you Cosette last night??"
Tell people that Marius only got his part because he slept with the director.
Yell out to Enjolras that red really isn't his color.
Sing 'My Heart Will Go On' during Titanic.
Go to Titanic wearing La Coeur de la Mer.
Hand out literature about argentinian government at Evita.
Toss marbles on the stage at Starlight Express.
Toss life preservers on stage in Titanic.
Play the Grantaire Drinking Game- drink whenever he does.
Ask everyone after the show what they thought of Grantaire, Feuilly, Combeferre, etc and berate them if they do not remember who they were.
Ask the cast of Les Mis what is like being in an Andrew Lloyd Webber show.
As Phantom ends, yell out the explanation of the chair trick.
Tell people after Titanic that you were SO shocked the ship sank!
When Frank Wildhorn autographs your playbill, mention how much money this will go for when you put it up on eBay.
Tell Bob Cuccioli he was your favorite thing on the Jekyll & Hyde Complete Concept Recording.
Give away the ending of Civil War.
Announce whenever a click track plays during Phantom.
Go to the box office of your least favorite show and try to convince the people in line not to buy tix to it.
When Christine gives the Phantom back his ring, scream "You could have hocked that, you dumb slut!"
Tell the audience at Les Mis they can't leave until you give them their yellow tickets of leave.
Tell everyone you sit near at Les Misérables that Gavroche is your significant other.
Speculate as to whether or not Cosette's wedding dress should really be white.
Scream "Watch out for the chandelier!!!!!!!" at the end of Act I of Phantom. Alternately, scream "Geronimooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!" as the chandelier falls.
Every time a French word is used in Les Mis or Phantom (i.e., monsieur, rue, etc) ask "What does that mean??? loudly.
When the Phantom sings 'Our Don Juan must lose some weight', toss some Dexatrim, SlimFast, or other similar dietary supplement onstage.
In the prologue of Phantom, bid on stuff in the auction.
Shriek 'MACAVITY' whenever lights blink at Cats.
Take off your glasses, wave them around, and yell, "You BROKE them, you fool!" after Christine hits her high notes.
Yell out "You wuss!!" whenever Raoul comes on stage.
At Ragtime, gasp loudly, 'So THAT is why it is the FORD CENTER!' when the Model-T rolls out.
Translate the prop names (on the dustcovers) onstage for everyone in the audience before Phantom starts.
Camp out in front of the Winter Garden, shouting, "CATS rocks!" to passersby.
Throw some catnip toys onstage at Cats.
Bring extra watches and hand them to any latecomers.
Tell people a messed up synopsis before the show.
Jump onstage and pull Cat tails.
Make barking noises during Cats.
Suggest that the cast of the Nutcracker (specifically the mice) do a joint production with Cats.
Ask Linda Eder if she'll ever do a non-Wildhorn show.
INTERACTIVE THEATRE: Bring your own sword and join in the fun in the 2nd to last scene of Scarlet Pimpernel.
If you see Frank Wildhorn at a theatre, bow down to him and tell him he is God. Conversely, if you see Frank Wildhorn at the theatre, pretend you don't know it's him, and insult the show.
Get up onstage before the show and ask everyone to stand for the national anthem.
Shriek 'Quit playing with your hair!!!!!!' during "Confrontation" at Jekyll & Hyde.
Sing "Bring on the Men" at the top of your lungs during "Good and Evil" in the Broadway Jekyll & Hyde and vice versa on the tour.
Scream in indignation at every historical inaccuracy in Civil War. (NOTE: bring throat drops)
Quote lines from 'Gone With the Wind' during Civil War.
At intermission during Civil War, talk to your fellow audience members and tell them you are puzzled because you think slavery was a good thing.
Yell to Chauvelin that Grappin is Percy.
Sing along to your own lyrics at Jekyll & Hyde; if anyone tries to shut you up, tell them that your lyrics are better anyway.
Exclaim "Is she a hooker?? I thought she was a singer!!" (regarding Lucy) at Jekyll & Hyde.
Whenever you catch an audience member explaining the plot incorrectly or pronouncing a name incorrectly, call them an idiot.
Bring a number of candy wrappers to crinkle during the show; every time you do, scowl at everyone around you as if it were them.
See how many people you can get to believe that you are a former cast member in a show. (NOTE: having a cast jacket helps :))
Open your playbill and make a big stink about every understudy slip and demand your money back.
Scream out that you're afraid of the dark when the house lights go down.
Declare loudly that you are a thespian. (NOTE: especially effective if you're female)
Offer to take the Cats to an animal shelter and have them spayed or neutered.
Tell orchestra members that you loved them in the show when they leave the stage door.
Bring your cat to Cats and let them roam around the theatre during the show to give it that authentic feel.
Get the audience to join you in doing the wave during Death of a Salesman.
Tell tourists in the audience that you are the playwright/composer of the play/musical you're at.
Pull out a large cheesegrater and a hunk of cheese and start grating during the show. When someone asks what you're doing, give them a strange look and say "Um, I'm grating cheese, what does it look like?"
During Ragtime, comment loudly about the pros and cons of the Model T as a Ford vehicle choice. Alternately compare to Saturn and any other modern car of choice. Suggest a minivan to Coalhouse, for his growing family needs.
See if you can make Tam (Miss Saigon) pee.
Exclaim, 'They're PROSTITUTES???? I thought it was just a beauty pageant!!!!' during Miss Saigon.
Tell an actor you LOVED their underwater tap dance solo.
When Chris scream "Christ! I'm an American!!" yell out "You are NOT."
Throw ping pong balls at the dancing girls during the Bangkok scene of Saigon. (think: Priscilla, Queen of the Desert- if you don't get this joke, WATCH THAT MOVIE)
Pretend to be offended during Miss Saigon and try to get audience members to join your cult at intermission.
After every song, comment 'I could do this better.'
Wear a bikini and stand up in your seat and dance during "The Heat is On in Saigon."
Dress up as your favorite characters from other shows when going to see a show (ie, dress up as Christine from Phantom of the Opera when going to see Chicago).
Stand up and scream "I'M HIT!!!" whenever a gunshot occurs onstage (Les Mis, Sunset Blvd, POTO, Ragtime, etc).
Sneak inside the stage door after the show and then come out the door again like a cast member and sign any programs offered to you.
Bring roses and act all sweet when meeting a cast member of the same sex. (NOTE: Does not really produce desired effect if said cast member is gay)
Hold up lighters during any solo ballad in any show.
At any show with a male nude scene, laugh hysterically when someone walks onstage and sing "There's not much there!"
Sit in the front row. Every time an actor sings a big note, take out a napkin and wipe your face.
At the stage door, when some lead assumes you want their autograph, tell them you don't want it.
When actors come out of the stage door, ask who they were; when they say their name, leave.
At the stage door, ask for the autographs of the orchestra instead of the cast.
Steal props before the show; jump up to hand them to the actors at the right times during the performance.
Instead of throwing flowers onstage, throw slips of paper that say "Take an acting class, will ya?"
Ask various actors for a lock of hair while holding scissors.
Offer to start a fan club for some random swing.
Dress up as any child characters in a show, *especially* if you're 25 or over.
Whenever a gay actor comes onstage, toss a tinky winky doll onstage.
Ask an actor for their password to their internet connection.
If you are pregnant, tell people that one of the actors in the show is the father.
Ask an actor if they can autograph something. Take the signature and forge it on a check right in front of them.
Shriek "ICEBERG!!!!" during Titanic.
Keep saying 'I love a Parade!!'" during Parade at silent moments.
In the dream sequence of Side Show, ask loudly where Violet is.
Convince people that The Life was really about what it's like to be a nun.
Give away the ending of Jesus Christ Superstar.
Take a friend. Stand side to side with your hips touching and tell people you're looking for that wonderful show called Side Show.
Say "Hey, there aren't any cats in this show." when going to see High Society. (THINK: the logo)
Ask if anybody knows just WHAT Norma is doing with that monkey.
Say you sense some sexual tension between Kim and Ellen in Miss Saigon.
Dress in a Toga to see Grease.
Hand out cruise ship ads outside of Titanic.
Bring your high school marching band and have them march onstage in Parade.
Ask those sitting near you at 'Showboat' if this is the one with the iceberg.
Make Xena's warrior sounds whenever she comes onstage in Grease.
Tell people that Cabaret is a nice lounge act. And send families to it.
Give away bootlegs of the show outside the theatre.
Give cast members audios of their performances.
Sit in the front row at Les Mis, J&H, Saigon, and Pimpernel and wave dollar bills at the whores.
Loudly ask the person you are with "What is going on?" every few songs.
Yell 'Stunt Double!" during the fight scene near the end of Beauty and the Beast.
Dress as a utensil and tell everyone in the city who asks that you are in the cast of Beauty and the Beast.
During Chicago, ask really loudly why all the costumes are black.
Picket Chicago because it glorifies breaking the law.
Ask where Kevin Bacon is during Footloose, Leo DiCaprio or Kate Winslet are in TItanic, John Travolta and Olivia Newton John in Grease, etc...
Ask why Chicago is playing in New York City.
Get mad when there are no songs by the band Chicago in the musical Chicago.
Toss confetti, blow paper horns, and rattle noisemakers during This Time Next Year in Sunset, Happy New Year in Rent, Masquerade in Phantom of the Opera, or any other New Year's scene in any show.
Sing "Moo with Me" during Lion King.
Moo at the wrong moments at Rent.
Say "I'm confused... is that a guy????" whenever Angel comes onstage at Rent.
Tell people you're sexually attracted to Snoopy at You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown.
Wait at the stage door and tell a performer "Man, I wish I had seen your understudy.'
Bring a camera flash and set it off at various intervals during the show.
Any time anyone says they are seeing Les Mis or Cats for the first time, ask them "What the hell took you so long?"
When you see 'Grand Hotel,' mention that you need a chair during the show.
Tell everyone sitting near you that one of the same sex characters in the show is your ex.
Bring half of a locket to Annie, jump onstage, and claim to be Annie's mother/father.
Ask everyone at the stage door to please consider doing Rocky Horror.
Tell an understudy who's never gone on that they did a great job when you saw them.
Come up with fanfic plot lines during intermission.
Go up to an actor at the stage door and call them by the wrong name.
Go to Cabaret dressed as a nun and act uncomfortable.
During the scenes with doubles in Phantom, yell "Hey, that's a different chick!!"
Convince people Carlotta (in Phantom of the Opera) is a man in drag.
Pretend to be a foreigner and be annoyed that you can't understand what is going on in a show.
When someone complains about an understudy insert, tell them it is too bad an understudy isn't going on for the other lead as that person is awful and only got the job because of sleeping with someone.
Dart around the theater while humming the theme to Mission Impossible.
Sing 'Row Row Row Your Boat' during any scene that includes a boat (Scarlet Pimpernel, Phantom, Pirates of Penzance, etc.) Alternately, this song is also appropriate at Merrily We Roll Along.
At Scarlet Pimpernel, ask why the hell someone would write a show about acne.
Take a bunch of your friends and go into a lobby of a theatre and begin singing songs from the show.
If you are old enough: go up to some actor at a stage door, and say you went to elementary school with them and see if they play along or not.
At Dream True, join in the fun and pretend you, too, are in love with the Jeff McCarthy character.
Convince people to take the Circle Line or visit Hicksville because people in Rent mention it.
Set up reservations for the women's bathroom for intermission. Charge a fee.
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Musicals...the list will grow
People's boards to invade:
Hey, I've gotta have a board too, right?
Karin's Franc D'Ambrosio Board
Lori's Board
Cheryl's Christopher Carl Board
THE Jekyll & Hyde board
Clair's board...good place to unwind
THE ASYLUM...join the freaks of the world!
Andrea Rivette (the touring Emma) owns this one!