nytraveler

Taking an infant to a Broadway show is simply ridiculous. And what makes you think they would let you hold one. You would have to buy it a seat. Everyone going in has to have a ticket. If you want to spend a hundred bucks for an infant to get really bored, start whining and irritating many dozens of people - well you need your head examined.

The traditional age for shows is 5 - but IMHO many 5 year olds are not ready to be still for that long. More fuss will be tolerated at Disney shows since they are largely for kids - but parents - please do not expect your kids to act like adults. It's fair neither to them or the other members of the audience (or diners).

If a 5 year old is ready and interested - fine. If not - save your money until they are.

wtm003

While I don't think it is appropriate to bring an infant or toddler, I'd prefer it to the two adults sitting by me at Wicked last October. The one in front of me kept checking her phone and texting. The one to my left announced 20 minutes into the show that she wasn't feeling well and made us stand up so she could go to the restroom and then returned 10 minutes later. After that we were treated to her garlic burps.

I was at Phantom two years earlier and seated behind a group of middle school age children which didn't exactly thrill me at first, but they were perfectly behaved. I'd be happy to have them as seat mates any day.

schlegal1

sf7307, it was before they imposed the height requirements. It's actually a fairly tame coaster in the scheme of things. But I actually remember being scared out of my wits on it. What I do not remember it what happened shortly after that--when we went down a very little slope on "It's a Small World" I began screeching from fright.

sf7307

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Which is why it's one of my favorites!!

nytraveler

Ther's a huge difference between an 11 or 12 year old and a 5 year old.

Some of the latter are really interested and able to sit still and quiet for the necessary time. But a lot just aren't ready (think of all those little kids kicking the back of your seat on a plane, whining about food or something to drink and then crawling around on the floor). do you want one of those sitting next to you in a theater?

I'm all for kids being exposed to culture - as soon as they have the self-control to behave as necessary for all to enjoy it.

As for adult misbehaving - that's why there are ushers.

Geordie

As others have said under 5's shouldn't be going to Broadway shows, they go on too long and they will get bored, along with needing the loo, and getting hungry, thirsty, fidgety and constantly asking when will it finish.

You also never know how young kids are going to react at shows, I took my 7 month old son with me to see Steve Irwin's croc show, as soon as it started he was terrified because of the PA system and the crowd clapping, we had to leave after 5 mins

I haven't taken him to strip shows but I have taken him since he was around 5 to pole dancing shows. We have a pole set up in the bar and games room at home so he's used to his mum and her friends practicing on it.

5alive

This is boredmommy's first post and she's been a member here since midnight.

jubilada

I went to Broadway shows starting at 5 and was enthralled, but I was expected to behave and be quiet. My mother loved musicals and played albums of many musicals all the time so I was excited to go.
I didn't take my son until he was eight.
The idea of a ten month old at a play is absurd.

spirobulldog

I wonder what the Duggar's would do?

Dukey1

If someone KNOWS a behavior is inappropriate why do they ask others about it anyway?

nytraveler

Because they think the rules don;t apply to them. Because they think that their children are so special that the entire audience should think it adorable when the baby goos and gaas in the middle of the show - or a 3 year old starts to climb over the seats or yells out in that incredibly piercing shrill voice that little children have.

Famously Billy Crustal once stopped his one-man show when some idiot didn;t turn off his cell phone and it rang several times. He just sat and stared at the guy until he got up and left. It's true there are incredibly inconsiderate adults -but they can be dealt with.

I'm sure this mother is the type that goes to very upscale restaurants with her kids and thinks it's amusing when the children throw food and crawl around on the floor.

NeoPatrick

Anyone else taking bets that boredmommy is a regular poster here who registered a new posting name and then just posted this one post purposely knowing how everyone would tell her she's an idiot? If anyone wants to bed that's NOT the case, I'll give really good odds -- seems like a much safer bet than either team for the Super Bowl!

5alive

I agree, Patrick, that was my conclusion, although I was less blunt about it.

sf7307

Hmmmm....

I'm also surprised no one has reacted to the last paragraph of Geordie's post - maybe it's the same person!

spring212

Here's the official policy:
Infants and toddlers found entering the theater will be confiscated by the house manager. They can be retrieved after 11pm at the impound lot on 12th Ave.

vjpblovesitaly

How much does it cost to get them out? Or do they parents to take them away?

nytraveler

They aren't in - theaters just won't allow them - parents wold be turned away at the door (except for a large 4 year old that might "pass").