Crowd boos Sheen during his 1st leg of stage tour
April 2, 2011, 9:47 PM EST

DETROIT (AP) -- Charlie Sheen and his "goddesses" took the stage to thunderous applause Saturday night for the first leg of his "Torpedo of Truth" tour. The 70-minute show hadn't even ended when the first reviews were in, and they were brutal.

The former "Two and a Half Men" star showed that comedic success on the screen doesn't necessarily translate to the stage, and the capacity crowd at the 5,100-seat Fox Theatre rebelled before he left the stage, chanting "refund!" and walking out in droves.

Linda Fugate, 47, of the Detroit suburb of Lincoln Park, walked outside and up the block yelling, "I want my money back!" She said she paid $150 for two seats. "I was hoping for something. I didn't think it would be this bad."

A fool and his (her) money are soon parted. Did she REALLY expect him to be worth $75/ticket?

Can't wait to hear the Sheen/Snoop Dogg collaboration

I read earlier that Sheen yelled back at one of the hecklers that, "I already got your money anyway".

I still don't really know what kind of a show it was suppose to be? Comedy? And what part did the "goddesses" play in this routine? I assumed it was one of his rants about tiger blood, etc. Maybe he's finally crashing and burning. He needs help and hopefully he'll get it.


TIS

TMZ is going crazy with this. Everybody was booing him...it didn't look too good. Kacey Jordan was there, don't know if she got to talk to Carlie. She's been real messed up...tried to kill herself not long ago. I hope they all get better. They're all human beings and I know Charlie Sheen is a good guy too.

That's the only thing Charlie Sheen has said lately that's made any sense. What did these people THINK the show was going to be? It's like they're lining up to see him self-implode, and that's disgusting.

I know that these concert venues exist to make money, but Radio City? The Christmas show, Madagascar Live and Charlie Sheen. Nice.

The Radio City show is less than half sold from what I've read. These reviews won't help. I'm not sure what he (or the audience) expected. He's a wonderful comedic actor, but he's not a standup comedian. I think the result was kinda predictable.

From what I understand, the brokers bought up a lot, and then tried to sell them on sites like StubHub, but nobody was buying. Good. Those brokers have made it impossible for an average person to see a concert. Glad to see them get hosed.

This looks really bad. I really don't know what to make of it all.

How embarrassing for Sheen. Of course, it's hard to muster up sympathy for some who paid big bucks to see him. Like the one guy who said he paid $500???? How stupid is that?

I still don't know what people expected his show to be. Get help Charlie!!!

TIS

And then he calls himself a Sheenius.

Yea that's right! Sheer Sheenius all right!

It must have turned sour immediately because he evidently walked out to thunderous applause and what? Within an hour he was being booed?

What do ya bet Sheen will be begging to go back on Two & A Half Men. Ya think????

TIS

This is so perfect. Idiotic fans thinking Sheenie had talent. I hope thousands of shit-for-brains fans get hosed. Chants of REFUND! REFUND! REFUND!

He does have talent. There is a reason why he was the highest paid actor on television. If you actually think he's talentless, then I'd love to hear your definition of talent. Today, Charlie Sheen is in desperate need of psychiatric help and anyone who thinks they'll be getting the old Charlie is nothing short of being a moron. I think there is nothing wrong with disliking Charlie Sheen, but to imply he's got no talent says more about you than Charlie Sheen.

The dude may have talent, but not just anyone can get up and do stand-up comedy, something Sheen has no experience with as far as I know. Even Jerry Seinfeld says he bombed on stage all the time when he started touring after his show ended. Sheen's act was so bad, even going for the cheap pop by wearing a Detroit Tigers jersey couldn't save him. Booed in Detroit...that's a bad sign. Detroit doesn't even boo the 26-49 Pistons.

Anyway he's 'performing' in Chicago tonight so we'll see what happens...

Apparently he did better in Chicago.

Vinny, please relax and don't take "opinions" so literal. Yes, he's a talented actor, but as Frank pointed out, that doesn't make you a stand up comic. Peace be with you, my response was in the vein of a Charlie Sheen rant.

I'll go with Webster's definition of talent # 4 - "a special often athletic, creative, or artistic aptitude".

Lincoln Park is what we refer to locally as "downriver" and has been (deservedly or not and tongue-in-cheek or not) long considered by anyone who doesn't live downriver to be a place where lower-class not too bright people whose family trees don't fork, go to live.

So...there is a STRONG chance that she did think Sheen would have been worth the dough.

I said the same thing in an earlier post. Sheen is a great actor. And not just in comedy, either. Don't forget "Wall Street" and "Platoon" back in the '80s.

The thing is, he has no stage background at all. He's never done standup. He's never done off-Broadway, let alone a Broadway type play. He's never done anything in front of a live audience. And getting up in front of a live audience is an entirely different animal than working in front of a camera. Very few actors can do both well (the most notable exception has to be Pacino).

I don't know what he or his audience were expecting. What I do know is that the jackals in the media fed this frenzy. Maybe now these suckers who shelled out for the tickets to his show will finally see the media for what they really are. A bunch of soulless leaches.

Speaking of feeding, if indeed Sheen returns to MEN after all this...well, CBS only enables the SheenEgo further.

But who cares? MONEY! MONEY! MONEY!

~At least Sheen that loony toon admitted this as much at his Chicago gig.

Why does anyone actually care?? He's become his own punchline.

Maybe it took this "flop" for him down from his "high." I too think he'll return to his show. Like you say, money talks. Regardless, the guy needs help. Hope this might encourage him to do so.

TIS

I wouldn't be surprised if they work things out. CBS has been strangely quiet about it about it. I just have a weird felling things are going on behind the scenes.

I agree with everything you said there PB. Well said.

Sorry MaryCas, I thought you were being literal there before. Didn't mean to sound harsh. I apologize for that.

Sheen booed off stage in New York April 9, 2011, 1:29 PM EST
WENN

Charlie Sheen left the stage 30 minutes early at his show in New York on Friday night after audience members heckled him throughout the performance.

The former "Two and a Half Men" star is currently travelling the U.S. with his My Violent Torpedo Of Truth/Death Is Not An Option tour.

The performances have received mixed reactions from audiences, and the crowd at Manhattan's Radio City Music Hall was less than impressed with Sheen, according to TMZ.com.

During the show, Sheen received boos from the audience after declaring he had quit drugs. The actor went on to fuel his public war of words with "Two and a Half Men" creator Chuck Lorre by daring the TV boss to join him onstage at the venue on Sunday. He said, "(Let's) work this s--- out. Of course I want my job back man!"

New Yorkers are a tough audience. What did he expect??

also, New Yorkers have that extra spending money to not only pay for an unproven show but be able to fill the place not once but twice....Charlies the one laughing...all the way to the bank!

Enjoy this ....