Showstopping: why Broadway audiences applaud too often
It's the done thing on Broadway to shower star names with applause the moment they enter. I can't be the only one to find this tradition ridiculousOn a recent trip to New York, I was depressed to note further deterioration in that cursed element of Broadway theatre, the "entry round" " the enthusiastic and often lengthy applause at the moment when theatregoers recognise a famous actor.David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ros…