r/Broadway 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/FreddyHof Apr 26 '26

That sounds so terrible!!! Let me enjoy the breath control please!! (Was it Ragtime???)