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One of the things I was most excited about when we decided to leave Boise and move east was the chance to live close to all the wonderful culture that New York City has to offer. Boise, Idaho is a beautiful place, but not the most happening town in the world. But living just a short train ride from the Big Apple, I imagined we would visit museums, see Broadway shows and soak up the diversity that is NYC. And we do, every chance we get.Our very first outing in the city involved a trip to see The Little Mermaid on Broadway. Tickets were expensive (we paid $130 each for the cheap seats), so just being there was a special treat for all of us. We loved the show, except for the part where the little princess in front of us talked and sang throughout the entire performance. She looked to be about two-years-old and her mother looked to be oblivious as her child stood in her seat, clapped her hands and asked a million questions using her outside voice.
That a two-year-old would have a good time at a Broadway show is not surprising. But should a child who is too young to understand theater etiquette even be there? Tom Cruise thinks so. Little Suri Cruise has seen Hairspray on Broadway twice now. And from the sounds of it, her behavior wasn't much more considerate than the child who sat in front of us.
Tom and his sister Cass accompanied 2-year-old Suri to last Friday's performance and according to witnesses, Suri spent much of the time standing in her seat. Tom apparently tried to gently coax her back onto her bottom, but without much success. For the Cruise's, shelling out hundreds of dollars for a few hours of entertainment is no big deal. But I wonder if those who sat behind them felt like they got their money's worth. Would you take a two-year-old to a Broadway show? And then allow her to stand in her seat during the performance?
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10-27-2008 @ 3:43PM
c_rousseau05 said...Where I live they have "childrens theaters" where children ages 2+ are invited to watch a production geared toward them. I think it's appropriate to take a child to something like that, but not to a Broadway production where people spend hundreds of dollars to enjoy it. My daughter is 14 months and I even think she's too young to go to the childrens theater..maybe when she's 2 1/2 or 3, at least she'd remember it then and probably be better behaved and able to sit in her seat. Of course they are invited to clap and stand up and really fully enjoy the show, so it's different than a grown up theater. You kinda have to do that with kids, they can't sit there that long without getting up and moving. You'd think Mr. Cruise would know this? Maybe not. He could've at least taken Suri outside in the hall for a few moments to get the ants out of her pants and let her walk the halls with him a little. We do this at church when our daughter gets a bit rowdy and restless. Potty break? It's never "cute" when your four hundred dollar a ticket show gets disturbed by a tiny tot.
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10-27-2008 @ 3:53PM
SKL said...Broadway aside, it disgusts me to see how the PD bloggers direct your hate for Tom Cruise at his little daughter.
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10-28-2008 @ 7:40AM
Sabrina said...I could never afford to buy a ticket for my 2 year old, but I suspect the reason little ones stand up in their seats is because they cannot SEE over the taller adults sitting in front of them.
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