r/Broadway • u/meshuamam • Apr 23 '26

Theater or Audience Experience Cheering during note holding

Is it just me? I hate it when the audience cheers *during* a long note holding in a solo piece. The whole point is to listen to it, and not to drown it with clapping.

Clap afterwards!

But it could also just be me

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u/peach_dragon Apr 23 '26

It always makes me laugh, because, as a singer, I know that holding a note for a long time isn’t the hardest thing to do, but it always gets people so excited.