Wnyt_gift_articles·New York Times gift articlesbyW98BSoD You Don’t Yell at a Broadway Show. But What if It’s ‘Rocky Horror’?https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/theater/rocky-horror-show-broadway-audience.html?unlocked_article_code=1.6lA.hYYH.dMFfvroo3I10Open linkView original on lemmy.dbzer0.com-1Comments4Reply
CerebralHawks lemmy.dbzer0.comAudience participation is a thing, and it’s expected in some cases. Like Kpop Demon Hunters. And The Rocky Horror Picture Show.7Reply
WW98BSoD lemmy.dbzer0.comJust saw it. There IS audience participation. During the opening number they hold up signs that say “enjoy the show” and then flip them over to reveal the other side says “Don’t be an asshole”. Huge roar of approval from the crowd on the second side. The callouts had pretty much died off by the second act.1Reply
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Audience participation is a thing, and it’s expected in some cases. Like Kpop Demon Hunters. And The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Just saw it.
There IS audience participation.
During the opening number they hold up signs that say “enjoy the show” and then flip them over to reveal the other side says “Don’t be an asshole”.
Huge roar of approval from the crowd on the second side.
The callouts had pretty much died off by the second act.
You yell! Fuck the front row!
I'd rather fuck in the back row!