Hello everyone! After being around the 'Lage a while i noticed the lack of support for those thespians and theatre-techies or just plain lovers of theatre....thus i have created the S.T.A.G.E. zone which stands for "The Stage and Theatre Addict Group Experiment"....I hope there are other fuse-a-holics out there that will come and celebrate all kinds of theatre...

we can talk about any kind of theatre you want (1) backstage stuff (2) Broadway and shows like Rent, Wicked (3) STAGE actors and actresses like Bernadette Peters or Idina Menzel, etc... anything you want so long as its theatre related.

and as is custom of all 'lage groups i shall start a numbered list....
TheMole171 (President and Founder)
XxNicholeexX
The White Lady
LostEnchantment
Rhodaaaa (Vice President)
ChristineDaae
BurningStar4
angelharp42
Bescky
DomsLOSTgirl
*Browneyedgirl*
LostwithLocke22
ChicaFrom3
LostElphie1287
Jacova
Surfergirle15
Azaelia if you want to be added send a PM my way or just post here!

thanks guys!

I'm a drama dork. I just love acting in theater and I'm taking drama next year. Can I join?

sure, you get to be #2...YAY THEATRE

I just wanted to post that i am seeing the Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof on Friday night....and its with HARVEY FIERSTEIN!!! YAY!!! I <3 HIM....

Theatre addict, you say? Let's see. . . I do up to five shows a year, directed twice, been in 20 shows in the last 8 years, been a lighting designer, sound and light board monkey, built sets, and spend more time at rehearsal than I do at home. Yep, I think I'm a theatre addict.

And tomorrow, I'm going to Wicked! ;D (Backstage, too, maybe.)

Mole, please do report on Harvey Fierstein in Fiddler. Cause that's gonna be interesting. Gone from an obese woman to a Jewish peasant. Verrrry interesting.

Theatre addict, you say? Let's see. . . I do up to five shows a year, directed twice, been in 20 shows in the last 8 years, been a lighting designer, sound and light board monkey, built sets, and spend more time at rehearsal than I do at home. Yep, I think I'm a theatre addict.

And tomorrow, I'm going to Wicked! ;D (Backstage, too, maybe.)

Mole, please do report on Harvey Fierstein in Fiddler. Cause that's gonna be interesting. Gone from an obese woman to a Jewish peasant. Verrrry interesting.


HAHA, don't worry i will report!!

is this the first time you'll be seeing Wicked?? B/c if it is, you're seeing a great cast!! Please tell me how Jennifer Laura Thompson (hence referred to as "JLT") is as Glinda!! I want to get tickets to her last show....i went to Idina Menzel's last show when she came out in her red track suit...it was AMAZING... (i've seen the show 6 times, im and addict, thus this group)...

P.S. you get to be #3!!

Good! I"ll be interested to hear what you think.

Yep, never seen Wicked before. I'm really excited! I was hoping for Spamalot, but it's qutie literally impossible to get tickets. I'm glad this is a good cast! I heard Idina Menzel was bloody amazing, so I wasn't quite sure how this one compared. . . V. excited! ;D

yah, I saw Shoshana Bean (current Elphaba) do the role on Jan. 9th (when Idina made her cameo) and she was AMAZING...i hadn't expected much, but she blew me away!!

I have tickets for Spamalot, but not til July but they're in the Mezz, not Orch...I am sooo excited for it, Eric Idle is ridiculously funny and the Holy Grail is one of my favorite movies....

oo, good! ;D

You have. . . Spamalot tickets?

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:o :o :o :o :o

*dies of jealousy*

I was hoping to get some because my uncle is a producer, and he can generally get tickets, but alas. . . maybe for this summer, eh? ;D How much were they? Just wondering so I can start saving. . .

I wanted to be. . . a lumberjack! Leaping from tree to tree as they float down the rivers of British Columbia! The giant redwood. . . the larch. . .the fir. . . the mighty Scots pine!

I wanted to be. . . a lumberjack! Leaping from tree to tree as they float down the rivers of British Columbia! The giant redwood. . . the larch. . .the fir. . . the mighty Scots pine!


ROFL!!!

Yah, Spamalot tickets are in high demand, they're a good 100 + a piece for orch and like 85 for non-orch...they also have SRO if you wanna go spur of the moment....i think Playbill.com has all the prices on it though....

Hey! I would love to join! I love the stage and theatre! I especially love to be on stage too! :lol2:

YAY MORE THEATRE PEOPLE!!!! Welcome to the group!!! You get to be #4!

Yay! That's cool! Number 4 is my special number too! :lol2:

So is anyone else like to be on stage?

yes...ALL THE TIME!!!

My favorite shows to do are musicals b/c there's so much fun backstage time, but plays are a blast too...what shows have y'all been in?

I've been in Rebel Without a Cause, It's a Wonderful Life, and the Beverly Hillbillies. I was also help backstage in Pride and Prejudice. I've never done a musical but I've always wanted to be Christine in the Phantom of the Opera since I was like 2! My parents got me listening to the Phantom of the Opera music since I was about 1 maybe. But I've never seen it (either the movie or the stage production)

I LOVE being backstage! That's so much fun!

What shows have you been in?

HAHA i'm seeing Phantom in 9 days!!! YAY, it will be my 3rd time...ps i secretly want to be Christine too, what did you all think about the movie???

anyways...shows i've been in....i was Chava in Fiddler on the Roof....Chorus/Dixie #3 in Give my Regard to Broadway....Mrs. McAfee in Bye Bye Birdie....Chorus/Dance in Anything Goes....Chorus/Haberdasher in Kiss me Kate....Red (yes i played a guy) in the play Father of the Bride...and Sister Sophia in the Sound of Music....for the first 3 shows i listed, i did a bunch of stage crew stuff too...prop manager, etc....

That's awesome! Although the reason why I didn't go see the movie already is because I wanted to see it on stage first.

My sister played a guy too! She was Percy from Beverly Hillbillies. People couldn't tell if she was a guy or girl. She had her hair slicked back and everything. People said she looked like a "not quite so dirty-uped Kurt Koban" which I guess is saying something because I did make up every night too! :lol2:

I'm the only one in my family who has never played a guy.

Which one was your favorite to be in?

Yikes. . . a stage resume?

Let's see. . .
I have:

Directed: The Actor's Nightmare, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Lights: The Compleat Wrks of Willm Shkspr (abridged), Periculum (original show), and same as directed.

Acted:
Ace of Diamonds in Alice in Wonderland
Rachel in How to Eat Like a Child
Ethel in Pirates of Penzance (but not a pirate's daughter :P )
Chorus in Oklahoma
Captain in Anything Goes
Mission Girl/Hot Box Girl in Guys and Dolls
Dorothy Brock in 42nd Street
Madame Summatorother in The Good Doctor
Man 2 in The Visit
James Agnes in DMV Tyrant
Operator #4 in Sorry, Wrong Number
Claudius in Dog's Hamlet
Player in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Mona in The Mystery of Twicknam Vicarage

annnd yep, I think that's it. I always do a lot of lighting and carpentry backstage as well.

I loove Phantom. But. . . I don't want to be Christine. I'd rather play the Phantom. S'one of my dream roles. ;D So is Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar, and the Woman in Black in the eponymous The Woman in Black.

;D

Backstage is so much fun. One of my favourite parts of theater this year was sitting in the booth during Compleat Wrks and having the most random conversations with the guys backstage over headset. goood times.

That's awesome! Although the reason why I didn't go see the movie already is because I wanted to see it on stage first.


yah, its probably a good idea to see the stage production first.....thats what i did....


Which one was your favorite to be in?


It a tie between Chava in Fiddler and SIster Sophia in SoM....they both were AMAZING parts to do and there were a TON of really funny rehearsal and backstage moments....

Lights: The Compleat Wrks of Willm Shkspr (abridged)

Which production of that did you do lights for?? I saw the West End version and LOVED IT...DEF one of the funniest shows around...

Backstage is so much fun. One of my favourite parts of theater this year was sitting in the booth during Compleat Wrks and having the most random conversations with the guys backstage over headset. goood times.

HAHA yah during my production of Father of the Bride, we had two mishaps during one of the first few performances....one of which involved the guy who was playing the father walking on stage with his fly open....everyone's headsets were buzzing over it and the running crew was asking the lighting crew if the audience could tell....haha it was great....the second mishap involves one of the other actors slamming a door REALLY HARD...it was a great effect, but he slammed it soo hard the flat's supports started to splinter and so the crew was running around with duct tape! trying to fix it....lol, it was great tooo

It was just a school production of Compleat Wrks. I saw The Bible (The Compleat Word of God, abridged) in the West End, and it was bleedin' hilarious. i was in stiches the whole time. I'd love to see the RSC doing Compleat Wrks. It's the funniest show I've seen, I think. Good stuff. And the footnotes are brilliatn. Very Terry Pratchett-esque.


yah during my production of Father of the Bride, we had two mishaps during one of the first few performances....one of which involved the guy who was playing the father walking on stage with his fly open....everyone's headsets were buzzing over it and the running crew was asking the lighting crew if the audience could tell....haha it was great....the second mishap involves one of the other actors slamming a door REALLY HARD...it was a great effect, but he slammed it soo hard the flat's supports started to splinter* and so the crew was running around with duct tape! trying to fix it....lol, it was great tooo

HAHAHA! That's fabulouis! We had a few mishaps like that. During Compleat Wrks, the guy playing Juliet was "dead" ont he stage, and "Romeo" had to come in and find "her." And every single time, "Romeo" would accidently kick "Juliet" in . . . you know where. So all of us on set would be going "Oh no. . . did he do it again?" "Um. . . yeaaaaah he did. Oooh, Nate. ::)" And you could definitely see "Juliet" kind of doubling up. Heheheh, it was hilarious. I miss the booth.

HAHA OMG THATS SO GREAT....god i love theatre....

YO SYDNEY!

fine i'm joining the theater group, happy?

~Nadia~

YAY NADS!!!!! YOU GET TO BE #5!!!

although you *should* have been TWO, but NOOOO you had to be all stalker-y

WOOT

but 1) it's stalkerISH
and 2) um that's the bell, lunch is over..later!
~Nadia~

Those are quite impressive resumes yall got there!

Okay quick poll, which is more fun, backstage or stage?

Okay quick poll, which is more fun, backstage or stage?


Why must you ask such a hard question? ???

hmmm maybe backstage b/c of all the funny stuff that goes on that the audience can't see?...honesty though, its a tough choice....

actually Rehearsals may be the most fun....

Yeah rehearsals are the most fun!* *:lol2:

A few funny mishaps for some of the plays I've been in is that in Rebel Without a Cause the guy who was playing Jim was doing a fight scene with knives (not real knives of course it was actually one of those flip out combs that they used to have in the 50s but it looked like a knife from where the audience was sitting) and the other guy playing Buzz accidentally knocked his "knife" out of his hand and it flew into the audience! Then he got back up and said "Do you want me to fight *then looks down at his fists* these?" It was so funny! But the good news afterwards is that the knife went flying towards my sister (I mean not to make that sound mean or anything but it's better then it flying at someone who really thinks it's a knife) who knew it was a mistake so she picked it up and brought it backstage for the next scene!

Do yall have anymore funny stories? I got plenty more!* *:lol2:

Those are quite impressive resumes yall got there!

Okay quick poll, which is more fun, backstage or stage?

OK, ahem, I am joining. :-*

And I say backstage is more fun. I stage manage and do lights and curtain as well. I have also been an AD once and loved it. I used to do stuff on the stage but I don't really like it so backstage is the clear winner.

OMG! I have to join!

I've seen just about any broadway musical that has come out since the 80's.* I also was in a lot of theatre growing up and I still do some in the summer or during school.*

Some of the shows I have been in through Community Theatre are:

Rocky Horror Picture Show (Magenta)
Little Shop of Horrors (Ronette)
Godspell (Sonia)
Once on This Island (Erzulie)
Jesus Christ Superstar (Mary)
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Narrator)
Footloose (Rusty)
Les Miserables (Eponine)
Cabaret (Sally Bowles)
Grease (Rizzo)
Bells Are Ringing (Gwynne)
Annie (Lily)
Damn Yankees (Lola)
Evita (Evita)
Hello Dolly! (Dolly)
Into The Woods...(The Witch)
South Pacific (Chorus)
Once Upon A Mattress (Chorus)
You're A Good Man Charlie Brown (Sally)
Peter Pan (Tiger Lilly)
Cinderella (Cinderella)
Show Boat (Chorus)
Sound of Music (Marta)


I've also sang songs as solos or duets in various chorus's from:

Rent (Seasons of Love)
Aida (My Strongest Suit, Elaborate Lives)
Little Shop of Horrors (Suddenly Seymour)
Starlight Express (Starlight Express)
Oliver! (As Long As He Needs Me)
Lion King (Shadowland)
Jekyll and Hyde (In His Eyes)
Chicago (Cell Block Tango)

And I'm seeing Wicked when I go home in May, I can't wait :)
I've also seen Rent 24 times (and for those of you who don't know, they are making the movie RENT as we speak, well maybe it's already done, but I am excited about that as well)

Does anyone here like Hedwig and the Angry Inch? I love that show and the movie is great too.

I've also seen Rent 24 times (and for those of you who don't know, they are making the movie RENT as we speak, well maybe it's already done, but I am excited about that as well)


Wow u sound exactly like my friend kim...(Erin- how many times has she seen it now?) there was this long period last year where she literally saw it at least once every two weeks.

I <3 RENT!!!

and since this is a group about theater, this isn't really THAT off topic. Erin...since u're not online and apparently REFUSE to turn ur phone on, what time am i picking u up to go see Wizard of Oz? (which is a play, hence making this not off topic :angel:)

EDIT: Erin- nvm i just read through this STAGE posts and realized u're seeing fiddler right now lol. oo i def should have told u or megan to get harvey's autograph for me...assuming you SD...but this is u so u prob will.

oh yeah stage resume thingy....

hmm....

Cab driver in Harvey
Dancer in Anything Goes
Juror #10 in 12 Angry Women
Buzz(/Beth) in Father of the Bride
Dancer in Sound of Music
-also helped build sets for all the above (mainly Sound of Music for which i spent an entire saturday building sets with my friend, our director, and the creepy security guard)
Lights (credited as "Lighting Master" lol) for You're a Good Man Charlie Brown

......well those are just what i've done in high school. I did more when I was younger, both at school and at camp, and at camp had done a bunch of solo/duets for random broadway songs.

and apparently i'm the only junior this year who's done enough shows to qualify for that thespian...thing. yay that.

Allrighty then! *Theatre! *Kewl! *Hmmmm... a theatrical resume...
Well, starting with High School...
Mostly backstage, light booth, costumes, makeup, set design, etc. for Girl in the Mirror, The Ice Wolf, Voices from the High School. *Played Susan in Girl in the Mirror, and over the course of 2 weeks: Lucy, Linus, Sally, and Snoopy in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (flu outbreak and I knew all the parts... Super Understudy!).
In Community/University Theater/Opera...
AD, musical director, propmaster for Ladies in Retirement and My 3 Angels. *Annelle in Steel Magnolias, Madame Arcati in Blithe Spirit, Fairy Godmother in Cinderella (rogers and hammerstein version). Carmen in Carmen, Queen of the Night (aria) from the Magic Flute, Gypsy girl in Carmen (diff. year), various smaller roles in operas in too many other languages to count!

Does opera count?

angelharp- wow! ur just a jack-of-all-trades, arent u? lol....(and yes, opera counts) :)

Wow! Both of those are quite impressive resumes!

Being in "Cinderella" sucked in my opinion...how'd you like it angelharp? I just hated the music, but what can you do ::) Fairy God mother was a cool part though.

Cinderella was fun, but not very challenging. It was a little cringe-worthy, esp. the choreography(!), and Cinderella never laundered her costume... or wore deodorant. Prince Charming nearly hit me in the head with the glass slipper one night, and dropped it on another. The "magic" was fun. Lots of fishing wire and hidden 7 year-old "mouse" extras. My dad was the King, though (started out as the Herald, but the King hurt his back and my dad had to step in w/ 2 weeks rehearsal), and we did the song "Boys and Girls" which is pretty hard. And I got to throw LOTS of micro-flake glitter! It sucked only when I got strep when we had to do 3 shows in one day. By the end of the night, my throat was actually BLEEDING! But nobody noticed, thank gawd!

OK! That's my Cinderella story! I'll shut up now!

Haha your's sounds much more entertaining than mine. There was a lot of drama amongst everyone in the cast, I forget why, it was a few years ago....but I hated being Cinderella, it was such a bore! I wanted to be a step-sister instead :( And our prince was gay.....and he was having a tough time of kissing me, figures ::)

Our step-family was Hi-Larious!!!
On a side note... high school and community theater can pay off! My friend Katie (Sally in my year of You're a Good Man Charlie Brown) went on to be the helpless victim in the Visa check card commercial with the super-heroes that premiered at the Super Bowl. It's a start!

Yea I'm from NY, but I'm in TX going to undergrad in psychology. I plan on auditioning for Broadway when I go back to NY for good for grad school in Spring of 2006.....maybe I'll get lucky ::) But right now I'm concentrating on getting a degree which would benefit me in the "real world" so I won't be a starving artist :laugh:

WOW, a LOT has happened since i posted last....firstly, a welcome to our THREE new members!!!

#6-ChristineDaae
#7-BurningStar4
#8-angelharp42

YAY!!!


And I'm seeing Wicked when I go home in May, I can't wait :)
I've also seen Rent 24 times (and for those of you who don't know, they are making the movie RENT as we speak, well maybe it's already done, but I am excited about that as well)


YAY FOR SEEING WICKED!!!!!!!!!!!!! I <3 show SOOOOO much!!! Oh, and P.S. i am the BIGGEST Idina Menzel fan that ever lived, and RENT is an AMAZING SHOW....i am SOOO excited for the Movie....have any of you read the screenplay? its AMAZING!!!


Wow u sound exactly like my friend kim...(Erin- how many times has she seen it now?) there was this long period last year where she literally saw it at least once every two weeks.

I <3 RENT!!!

and since this is a group about theater, this isn't really THAT off topic. Erin...since u're not online and apparently REFUSE to turn ur phone on, what time am i picking u up to go see Wizard of Oz? (which is a play, hence making this not off topic :angel:)

EDIT: Erin- nvm i just read through this STAGE posts and realized u're seeing fiddler right now lol. oo i def should have told u or megan to get harvey's autograph for me...assuming you SD...but this is u so u prob will.


YES LISA, I *WAS* seeing Fiddler....Harvey Fierstein is the FUNNIEST MOST TALENTED PERSON EVER!!!! He was so emotionally into the role, he knew when it was time for comic relief and when it was time to be serious....he was AWESOME....AND he signed my playbill whilst i was stagedooring....!!!!

ALL of you have amazing resumes!!! I like LOVE all the shows you mentioned....its funny that you should talk about Cinderella, b/c its *may* be the show my school is doing next year.....hmmm....in your opinion, is there any part that you would recommend?


Yea I'm from NY, but I'm in TX going to undergrad in psychology. I plan on auditioning for Broadway when I go back to NY for good for grad school in Spring of 2006.....maybe I'll get lucky ::) But right now I'm concentrating on getting a degree which would benefit me in the "real world" so I won't be a starving artist :laugh:


thats AWESOME....i hope Broadway works out for you....i mean it is becoming a tougher and tougher business and its becoming very demanding b/c everyone wants a perfect performance every night.....take for instance one of my idols, Idina Menzel....she was a nothing wedding-singer for years, auditioned on a whim for a little show called Rent, and the next thing you know, she's winning a Tony for Wicked....i dunno if you all heard or not, but Idina cracked a rib falling through a trap door the DAY BEFORE SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO LEAVE THE SHOW!! So her understudy, Shosana Bean, ended up having to perform the role of Elphaba INSTEAD OF IDINA for her supposed final show (i was there)....everyone, and literally, i mean EVERYONE in that audience had come to see Idina, NOT Shosana, and yet Shosana put on an AMAZING performance, but it went by the wayside since people were mad/sad that Idina was not there (Idina came out on stage in the last scene...so we weren't TOTALLY disappointed)....wow, sorry, i get on these rants.....


P.S. a small round of applause for our new group vice president....Aeryn Crichton(#5)!!!!

ALL of you have amazing resumes!!! I like LOVE all the shows you mentioned....its funny that you should talk about Cinderella, b/c its *may* be the show my school is doing next year.....hmmm....in your opinion, is there any part that you would recommend?
[snippity-doo-dah]
P.S. a small round of applause for our new group vice president....Aeryn Crichton(#5)!!!!


yeah she said 3 years ago that she'd wanted to do cinderella for a while, but there was some legal...stuff standing in the way.....something like that. that'd be AMAZING if they did it though. OOo and we'll get the better parts 'cause she goes by seniority!!!!!! woot!!!!

eep! u like me, u really like me!!! i'd like to thank all the little people.... :lol2:


oh yeah, and welcome new people :party:

Thanks for the good luck wishes Mole....

I saw Indina a few times during RENT and she is truly a great talent...I wish I could of caught her in Wicked. I also am a big fan of Adam Pascal from RENT....I was lucky and got to meet him during Aida and got his autograph and stuff, he is such a sweetie.

Like I said above I really did not care for Cinderella.....not really my personal style for a musical, especially one to be in. But I'd recommend a step-sister or the fairy godmother. I was Cinderella and I hated it, the part was boring (like most main roles).

Pretty much my same opinion on the Cinderella role... i think most of the ingenue roles aren't as much fun as the "supporting" roles or villians. *Fairy Godmother was fun, and any of the step-family are really good, especially if you have someone good to play off. *The Queen is a nice role, too. *I liked the Fariy Godmother's magic tricks, several people came up and asked how we did them after the show. *A hint: *if you have petite people playing the mice, you can hide one under the table and they can move the chair with fishing wire, stuff like that.

Fairy God-Mother had the best songs too.

i'm liking the idea of the fairy godmother...she sounds like she had good songs and she also gets to have a wand and do magic on stage and stuf, lol....thanks for the input guys....

The White Lady, what did you think of Wicked?

Has anyone been in West Side Story....I was but only as a dancer. I know a lot of High Schools aren't allowed to do the show, but I did it in Community Theatre a few years ago...the dancing was really hard though but I was only asked to be in it because the people from the professional dance school I practiced at asked us to. I was just wondering if there were any other dancers in the thread who may of done the show?

I just finished doing "Guys and Dolls" for my college theater. I was Big Jule. But no, I wasn't in West Side Story

i was chorus in West Side Story, for like a day when my middle school did it, but i saw it at a local theatre, and the dancing looked really complex....

It was and I was only like 15 when I did it....that's why I'm wondering haha.

I'm surprised your middle school did it, was it a "school version"?

My school did West Side Story, but I was in sixth grade, so I was not in it. *But they left every thing in, rather suprisingly. *They're usually so uptight.

So, I'm back from NYC. *I saw three shows.

The first was The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. *It's not out yet. . . we went to the invited preview. *But when it's out, you should all go. *It is. . . hilarious. *A sample:

"The word is 'Jihad'."
"Defintion?"
"A holy war to
"Can you use that in a sentence?"
"Quick, Billy, get behind that Western Wall. *I think I see a Jihad coming."

Good stuff. *

On the second night, we saw. . . Spamalot! *My aunt spent the whole day saying "We'll have to figure out to see tonight. . . Democracy's supposed to be good. *Nine men in gray suits. *Its about German politics during the Cold War." *(She was kidding, I knew that.) *But we had to go to the Shubert where Spamalot is playing to drop off a gift for the company manager. *And then we went up to the box office, I thought to drop it off. *And then my aunt picked up tickets. *I actually shrieked. LIke. . . "We're seeing. . . Spamalot?!" "Yep! Did you really think we were seeing Democracy?" "AAAAAAAHHEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" *Oh wow, it was hilarious. *We were right in the fourth row orchestra. *I was just yards from. . . Tim Curry and Hank Azaria and David Hyde Pierce. *I was in stitches the whole time. *Gods, I love Monty Python. *;D *Shan't say any more, b/c I know some of you are seeing it. . .

And on the last night. . . Wicked. *Wicked was beyond description. *I cannot express how I loved it. *"Defying Gravity" is the best song ever. *It's my new theme song. *Shoshana Bean was incredible. *Elphaba is one of my dream roles. *God. . . Defying Gravity. *I started crying in the middle. *I really love this show. *I'm just babbling now, so I'll stop. *

I love "defying gravity" I sing it to anyone who will listen :lol2:

I love Tim Curry, I am so jealous you saw him. Hopefully I can catch it when I go back home to NY in May :)

Defying Gravity is my new favourite song. I'm ordering it as my ringtone. <3

Burningstar, if you want to see Spamalot, order tickets NOW. When we were at the box office, people were going up to buy tickets and the constant refrain was "You don't have anything until JULY?"

When we were waiting for the company manager who had our tickets, we were right outside the stage door, and it opened and there was. . . Tim Curry! In fully costume! I was like. . . :o :o

Wow, thanks for letting me know! I will tell my mom to order a pair tomorrow!

I am still so jealous you saw Tim Curry, I have loved him since Rocky Horror ;)

I did see his "look-a-like" Terrance Mann though in the revival of Rocky Horror a couple years ago with Sebastian Bach and Gilbert Goddfried. What a show, it was great. My leg was also humped by Sebastian and Terrance gave me a kiss :-*

AHHH I LOVE DEFYING GRAVITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! One of my favoritest songs of all time!!!! Its a shame that you didn't see Idina sing it live, but Shoshana does a GREAT version of it....she also does an AMAZING version of No Good Deed...i was blown away by both....

I have tix for Spamalot, but not til July...lol, and they aren't even orch, they're mezz...its IMPOSSIBLE to get tix, its CRAZY!!! I was right by Spelling Bee the other night and i have read some of the reviews and it sounds like a HILARIOUS show....my friend lives in Putnam County, so she got tix as a joke, but now i'm jealous...i wanna see it....

a question about spamalot though (this is assuming you've seen the movie) how much like the movie is it, and are the jokes translated onto the stage well?

BlueStar--I bet Tim Curry will still be in it this summer. It is, after all, the hottest show on Broadway. You don't leave a show like that quickly. ;)

Mole--I was dissapointed that I didn't get to see Idina, but wow. . . Shoshana was incredible. Defying Gravity. Wow. Hello new obsession. And her "No Good Deeds" was heart breaking. She was absolutely amazing. Just. . . wow.

Hmm. . . Spamalot is a LOT different than Holy Grail. But it's still hilarious, and the jokes definitely translate. It's just as funny as Holy Grail, no worries. Different, but not worse. It's. . . Broadway-ified. ;D

syd breathe


i kind of want to see spamalot, mainly because of the cast, though i've never seen the movie.

i've been thinking of going to see a broadway show sometime soon w/ one of my friends, preferably one i haven't seen yet (i've seen very few...wicked, rent, and glass menagerie). anyone have any suggestions?

also, does anyone know which shows have lotto?

Aeryn, go see Spelling Bee! Mole, too. It's really, really funny. Fabulous show. Highly reccomend it! ;D

I'll have a lot of shows to catch up on this summer, but that is of course not a bad thing :P

Did anyone ever catch any of these older shows when they were on (off) Broadway?

Batboy, Tick Tick Boom, The Last 5 Years, Hedwig and the Angry Inch?

i saw Tick, TIck....boom! at a playhouse in Maine, but not on when it was off-broadway, i know my friend did, i'll ask her about it, it was AMAZING though, if you like Rent, you'll like it....

nads - lets go see Spelling bee!!!

Well actually I have seen all those....I was just wondering if anyone else did :laugh:

right so apparently i'm seeing spelling bee at some point with my friend and her sister. Thanks for the recomendation white lady! :)


and on a side note, i'm listening to music by original!Maureen from rent. And i have my special Mimi-but-really-Maureen away message up! woot! :jump1:

I'm in a production called Godspell right now. I've also been in Oklahoma and The Music Man. Can I join?

welcome charlieclaire4ever! :lol2:

mole'll make u #9 as soon as she gets to the nearest computer

;D

Godspell (Sonia)



I'm playing that character in Godspell right now. Well actually I don't have all her lines but I do have some. :)

Awesome! Have fun with her character, it is a good one!

Yeah I get to go to Hades. LOL

"Turn back, Oh man!" :P

Do you know if you will be walking through the audience singing that in the beginning? I did and had to flirt with random men on the aisle seats :lol2:

I wont be singing her solo. We had a choice of either having a solo or not. I choose not to. But the person who is has too.

That's interesting......so does this girl only sing the solo and you do all the acting? I've never seen that done before.

Well since the class is so small we have two casts. I don't do all of Sonia's lines just a few. Like from when she says "You scoundrel" to "....then they would listen." It may be different to you but I don't mind it actually. I'm not that great with having lines anyway. :P

right so apparently i'm seeing spelling bee at some point with my friend and her sister. Thanks for the recomendation white lady! :)

Enjoy! You'll have to report what you think of it. :) My aunt did a lot of the lighting for it. Not that you really care, but I thought I'd share. :P

Well since the class is so small we have two casts. I don't do all of Sonia's lines just a few. Like from when she says "You scoundrel" to "....then they would listen." It may be different to you but I don't mind it actually. I'm not that great with having lines anyway. :P


That's really interesting, I've just never seen or heard of that being done before. Is this a high school show?

That's really interesting, I've just never seen or heard of that being done before.* Is this a high school show?



Yeah. The only song I don't like, actually its the background music, is the dying song.

That's actually my favorite song I think :lol2: Go figure. It was really cool how we did it too...there was a chain fence in the background he was "hanging" on and we were all dancing infront of it....it was cool.

I also like We Beseach Thee (I think that's the title) and the "boom-chicka-boom" part

That's actually my favorite song I think* :lol2:* Go figure.* It was really cool how we did it too...there was a chain fence in the background he was "hanging" on and we were all dancing infront of it....it was cool.

I also like We Beseach Thee (I think that's the title) and the "boom-chicka-boom" part



Yeah we have a fence that we tie up Jesus just like in the movie. But I don't think we're going to do the slashing around thingy mabob.

I love that song. The Boom-chicas is awesome. ;D

Well have fun with your show! :)

High School shows were always fun, you should try out community theatre if you haven't, it's more professional but still a fun time.

I'm starting out small then slowly working my way to the community theatre. The last two shows I've been in have been at the High School. Maybe I'll try out for a musical or play at Theatrics sometime, but I don't know when.

Enjoy! You'll have to report what you think of it. :) My aunt did a lot of the lighting for it. Not that you really care, but I thought I'd share. :P




really?? that's awesome!! i'll have to remember that when i go to see it.

WELCOME NEWEST MEMBER "charlieclaire4ever" who is officially dubbed number 9!!!! ;D

That's AWESOME that ur doing Godspell, i LOVE that show!!! I saw it in a playhouse in Maine like a year ago and thought it was AWESOME, all the songs are really amazing....


I'm starting out small then slowly working my way to the community theatre. The last two shows I've been in have been at the High School. Maybe I'll try out for a musical or play at Theatrics sometime, but I don't know when.


there's a program near me called "curtain call" that does semi-professional as well as professional threatre programs and has things going on at all times of the year and for all different ages, from very young to adult. I saw their production of the "wizard of oz" on Saturday (my friend was ASM-ing it! ;D) and i thought it was very well done. Those types of programs are very good for getting your foot in the door for things...also, the play house where i saw Godspell (technically a play BARN...) is a type of place that would be good....i hope it works out for you!

P.S. White Lady, i LOVE ur avie to PIECES, i *may* have to steal it....[quote author=charlieclaire4ever

Is that playhouse in Maine in Ogunquit? I went to some playhouse there once when I was on summer vacation there...it was pretty neat.

really?? that's awesome!! i'll have to remember that when i go to see it.


Yeah! When you see the Taj Mahal (don't ask. it makes sense when you see it), that was my aunt. ;D Make sure you read all the signs. Some of them are hilarious.

Godspell is a fabulous show. Why did you opt not to have a solo, CC4F? (Did you already answer that?) I loove her song. And We Beseech Thee is one of my favourites.

Mole, you are welcome to my avatar. ;D I've become obsessed with Wicked, especially that song. Defying Gravity and Popular are already in the top ten most listened songs on my iTunes and I've only had the CD for two days. ::) :-X ;)

White Lady - eep! can't wait!

Mole, you are welcome to my avatar. ;D I've become obsessed with Wicked, especially that song. Defying Gravity and Popular are already in the top ten most listened songs on my iTunes and I've only had the CD for two days. ::) :-X ;)


you know you have a wicked obsession when you feel like you've seen the songs LIVE more than you've listened to the CD...lol, and i've only seen in SIX times...no, but i see ur point, Wicked can be EXTREMELY addicting (not that i listened to it a LEAST twice everyday for like a year...not at all ;D)....oh, ps, i forgot to ask before, what did you think of the song "wicked witch of the east" since its not on the album?


Is that playhouse in Maine in Ogunquit? I went to some playhouse there once when I was on summer vacation there...it was pretty neat.


thats SOOO funny, i saw "Tick, Tick...BOOM!" at the Ogunquit Playhouse!!! The other shows i saw were at the Hackmatack (spelling?) playhouse which is a bit more upstate...thats soo funny that you saw something there, i'm up there all the time, i have a vacation place in Kennebunkport so i'm there like ALL summer...;D

oh, ps, i forgot to ask before, what did you think of the song "wicked witch of the east" since its not on the album?


why wasnt wicked witch of the east on the album??? i think i liked that song, but i don't really remember it now cause i've only seen the show once, and that was back when it was still OBC

you know you have a wicked obsession when you feel like you've seen the songs LIVE more than you've listened to the CD...lol, and i've only seen in SIX times...no, but i see ur point, Wicked can be EXTREMELY addicting (not that i listened to it a LEAST twice everyday for like a year...not at all ;D)....oh, ps, i forgot to ask before, what did you think of the song "wicked witch of the east" since its not on the album?


I neeeeed to see it again. *Grrr. **lives in wrong city* *The tour isn't even coming here. * :( *My friend and I might take a field trip to NYC to hang out in the cancellation line, though. *Which song was "Wicked Witch of the East"? *Where in the play? *

Yeah, no kidding. *It is SO addictive. *My mum is already getting sick of it. :P

wicked witch of the east was sung by Nessa (obviously) when she turned evil. I believe its supposede to be between thank goodness and wonderful.

Oooh, right. I think I liked it. Don't remember it terribly well, I must admit. .. do you have a clip of it?

Oooh, right. I think I liked it. Don't remember it terribly well, I must admit. .. do you have a clip of it?


hmmm...i'll have to dig through the billions of folders of wicked related clips i have gathered over the past year, but i *believe* i have a recording of Idina and Michelle singing it on opening night, but i'm not CERTAIN....if i do, would you like me to send you a copy?

P.s. nads, i'm proud that you remembered WWOTE was inbtwn TG and Wonderful!!! ;D

syd, can u send the recording to me if u find it??? either send it to my school account or my gmail. gracias


and that's cause on the cd there's that whole space inthe beginning of wonderful where wwote is supposed to be.

Yes please. ;D my email is MaidenOfTheShieldarm at gmail dot com.

thats SOOO funny, i saw "Tick, Tick...BOOM!" at the Ogunquit Playhouse!!! The other shows i saw were at the Hackmatack (spelling?) playhouse which is a bit more upstate...thats soo funny that you saw something there, i'm up there all the time, i have a vacation place in Kennebunkport so i'm there like ALL summer...;D


I saw Grease there and I *think* Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.....these were a few years back when my parents owned a summer home in Ogunquit, so we'd spend a month or so there and my mom and I went to the shows there just to check it out haha.

The first musical I saw was Joseph. My friends were in it so I went to see it. Its a very good production.

Hey, just wanted to post a STAGE-related fact...

I'm to be inducted into the International Thespain Society. I'm the only junior from my school who qualified, along with ten seniors. There was a thing about it in this newsletter thingy they send to the parents at our school that describes it (and also mentions everyone who qualified EXCEPT me), and apparenlty it'll give me scholarship oppertunities, so maybe i will get into college after all. :lol2:

Congrats Aeryn!! Good for you!

ack!!! good vibrations is closing on sunday! my friend and I might try to get tickets to the last preformance.

Has anyone seen it?

burningstar4 - thanks! :flower:

ack!!! good vibrations is closing on sunday! my friend and I might try to get tickets to the last preformance.

Has anyone seen it?


I wouldn't be too upset. My aunt and uncle refer to it as Bad Vibrations, if that tells you anything. . . .

And congratulations! That's awesome. ;D

The first musical I saw was Les Miserables. It's not my favourite but it was still good.

haha good vibrations is CLOSING....haha

sorry, i know *some* people like it, but i don't....*cough*lisa*cough*....and i DONT want to see it

Les Mis is AMAZING!!!! i saw it before it closed and LOVED IT ;D

I almost saw Les Mis in London, but ended up seeing the RSCs "The Bible: The Complete Word of God, abridged" instead. It was hilarious, but I wish I'd gotten to see Les Mis, too.

I almost saw Les Mis in London, but ended up seeing the RSCs "The Bible: The Complete Word of God, abridged" instead. It was hilarious, but I wish I'd gotten to see Les Mis, too.


OMG I CANT BELIEVE YOU SAW THAT!!!!!!!!!!! How was it??? I saw the "complete works of shakespeare abridged" and it was HILARIOUS!!! ;D

I <3 Les Miserables....I don't particularly care for listening to the soundtrack, but seeing it on stage was wonderful.

why don't you like the soundtrack?

I think because it's so lengthy and the music is somewhat repetitive....but it's different seeing it live. I mean I'll listen to it *once in awhile* but not often like I do with other shows.

OMG I CANT BELIEVE YOU SAW THAT!!!!!!!!!!! How was it??? I saw the "complete works of shakespeare abridged" and it was HILARIOUS!!! ;D


:o It was. . . hilarious. *Just as good as Compleat Wrks. *;D *You should definitely see it if you get the chance! *S'good stuff. *They sing Noah's Ark with trout. O.o *So if you've ever wanted to know how to make trout noises. . . :P

Also, I played Eponine when I did Les Miserables in community theatre....I listened the the soundtrack a lot during then, so maybe that's another reason I don't like listening to it *:laugh:

I really wanted to see les mis, but then it closed. that's why I want to go see GV....except according to my friend we might not be able to go unless her sister goes with us, and her sister is apparently morally against seeing the show. Then again,there's a chance that if she doesnt go she will never see the eps of Grey's Anatomy or Eyes that she missed. MWAHAHAHAHA :devil:

I saw Les Mis after my football game last year. It was really good, cause for once, it was the first play I went to that I never saw before.

In case anyone wanted to know, i'm currently watching a DVD of my school's production of Sound of Music! Hehe its always fun to watch this stuff after the fact. :lol2:

I've seen Wicked, Phantom of the Opera, and Beauty and the Beast on Broadway. Wicked was my favorite. "I'm going to make you popular."

may i join? i just started getting into theatre....but i LOVE it!! i love acting so much!

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I've seen Wicked, Phantom of the Opera, and Beauty and the Beast on Broadway. Wicked was my favorite. "I'm going to make you popular."


haha niice, i've seen like a billion shows, but that's only cuz i live close to the city....i;ve seen Wicked 6 times, B&B 2 times, and i'm going to see Phantom for the 3rd time on friday night....YAY ;D!!! I LOVE b'way sooo much!!! I don't know how close you live, or how often you go to, the city, but you should DEFINATELY see Movin' Out, Mamma Mia, Avenue Q, and the Lion King....those 4 shows are AWESOME!!!!


Also, I played Eponine when I did Les Miserables in community theatre....I listened the the soundtrack a lot during then, so maybe that's another reason I don't like listening to it :laugh:


yah, after i see a show more than once and have listened the the CD a lot i get sick of it too...i understand now. When you said it before i thought you just DIDN"T LIKE the music....haha ;D...yah i saw the Producers 3 times, and listened to the soundtrack over and over again within the span of like 6 months AND performed one of the songs...now i'm SICK of it, AND i was in the Sound of Music (see Aeryn's post) and now i'm SICK of that soundtrack lol...

Broadway is love. One of the universities I'm thinking of is Drew, and I admit, one of the big things in its favor is Broadway. I adore it. I've seen. . .

Aida, Beauty and the Beast, Lion King, (and been backstage on all of the above), Avenue Q, Spelling Bee, Wicked, Spamalot, We Will Rock You (ack), Saturday Night Fever (flashing floor. need I say more?), and Jesus Christ Superstar.

(I need to see Wicked, Spamalot, and Lion King again).

And that's just the musicals. :P Also seen The Woman in Black (scared the hell outta me), Proof, The Exonerated, Hamlet, The Scottish Play, another shakespeare play that I just blanked on the name of, Compleat Works of God, and Metamorpheses.

I can't imagine life without theatre. I really, reallly can't. I live and breathe it, I love everything about it.

Welcome, DLG! :)

hmmm im going to *try* to list all the shows i've seen....10 bucks says i forget like half of them

Beauty and the Beast (2)
The Lion King
Movin' Out
Wicked (6)
The Producers (3)
Chicago
Gypsy (revival)
The Glass Menagerie
The Fantasticks
The Man of La Mancha
Fiddler on the Roof
The Phantom of the Opera (2, soon to be 3)
Avenue Q
Rent
Les Miserables
Brooklyn
42nd Street
Little Shop of Horrors
Oklahoma!
Little Women
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Hairspray
Mamma Mia
Twelve Angry Men
My Fair Lady (West End)
The Complete Works of Shakespeare Abridged (W.E.)
Blood Brothers (W.E.)
Wonderful Town
Annie (playbarn)
Godspell (p.b.)
Damn Yankees (p.b.)
The Wizard of Oz (kim's show)
Annie Get Your Gun
Miss Saigon (bway dinner theatre)
Singin' In the Rain (bdt)
Hello, Dolly (bdt)
Kiss Me Kate (bdt)
Riverdance
Titanic
Tick, Tick....BOOM! (pb)
You're a good man charlie brown (pb)
Henry VII (w.e.)
[another shakespeare show whos name i can't recall] (w.e.)
The Diary of Anne Frank (with Natalie Portman)
The Sound of Music
The Nutcracker (multiple, not sure of number)
Romeo and Juliet (somewhere?)
Peter Pan

yes, well, sorry about that long list there...i *think* thats everything, but knowing me i'll think of like 5 OBVIOUS ones that i forgot like tomorrow morning....;D

These are all the shows I've seen on Broadway but I know I will forget some.....I've also seen a lot of plays but I'll list the more popular ones. And all the musicals I've seen probably more than 5 times haha.

Beauty and the Beast
The Lion King
Movin' Out
The Producers
Chicago
Gypsy
Fiddler on the Roof
The Phantom of the Opera
Avenue Q
Rent
Les Miserables
42nd Street
Little Shop of Horrors
Oklahoma!
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Hairspray
Mamma Mia
Twelve Angry Men
Annie
Godspell
Annie Get Your Gun
Miss Saigon
Titanic
Tick, Tick....BOOM!
You're A Good Man Charlie Brown
The Diary of Anne Frank
The Sound of Music
Footloose
Jekyll And Hyde
Grease
Elephant Man
The Graduate
Aida
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
The Last 5 Years
Shalom
Saturday Night Fever
Cabaret
Batboy
The Wiz
Stomp
Smokey Joe's Cafe
Into The Woods
Contact
Cats

That's all I can remember at the moment, but I know there is more haha.

I've only seen one on Broadway and that's Les Miserables but I have seen plenty more on different stages.

Burning Star- How was Into the Woods because I'm about to see that sometime soon and wanted to know what it was like and about. Thanks!

Going to see I am My Own Wife this weekend. Anyone seen it?

Going to see I am My Own Wife this weekend. Anyone seen it?


my friend saw it and said it was AMAZING!!

I saw Into the Woods on Broadway w/ Vanessa Williams so it was really good. I've also been in the show as the witch and it was a lot of fun.

I looked up a synopsis online because it's kind of a long thing to tell. But here it is:

Into the Woods blends various familiar fairy tales with an original story of a childless Baker and his Wife, who catalyze the action of the story by attempting to reverse a curse on their family in order to have a child.

In the first act, the characters set out to achieve their goal of living "Happily Ever After" through familiar routes - Cinderella goes to the Ball and captures the heart of Prince Charming, Jack climbs the Beanstalk and finds a land of Giants and Gold, Little Red Riding Hood survives her clash with the wolf at Grandma's house, and Rapunzel manages to escape her tower with the aid of a handsome prince who climbs her long hair. The Baker and his Wife move through their stories while pursuing their own goal - the witch who keeps Rapunzel (revealed to be the Baker's sister) has put the curse on his house, and agrees to lift it if the Baker and his Wife can find the ingredients to help her reverse a spell which her mother has laid on her, keeping her old and ugly. Those ingredients are: A Slipper As Pure As Gold, which the Baker's wife gets from Cinderella, A Cow As White As Milk, which the Baker buys from Jack in exchange for the fateful magic beans, A Cape As Red As Blood, which the Baker gets from Little Red Riding Hood in exchange for freeing her and Granny from the Wolf, and Hair As Yellow As Corn, which they get from Rapunzel. The ingredients are gathered, and the spell works, stripping the Witch of her power, but restoring her beauty. At the end of Act I, all characters seem poised to live "Happily Ever After".

Act Two, however, deals with the consequences that traditional fairy tales conveniently ignore. What does one do with a dead Giant in the back yard? Does marrying a Prince really lead to a happy and fulfilling life? Is carving up the wolf the solution? Is the Giant always wrong? In Act Two, all the characters must deal with what happens AFTER "Happily Ever After". As they face a genuine threat to their community, they realize that all actions have consequences, and their lives are inescapably interdependent, but also that that interdependence is their greatest strength.


It's really a cute show and it's enjoyable. It was amazing on Broadway, but that's Broadway. If you're seeing it in a community theatre I am sure it will be really good, that is where I performed in it and we did a great job, have fun!!

These are the one's I've seen. ;D

Beauty and the Beast
The Lion King
Movin' Out
The Producers(2)
Chicago
Fiddler on the Roof
Avenue Q
Les Miserables
42nd Street
Oklahoma!
Hairspray
Mamma Mia
Annie
Miss Saigon
You're A Good Man Charlie Brown
The Sound of Music
Footloose
Grease
The Graduate
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Saturday Night Fever
Batboy
The Wiz
Stomp
Contact
Cats

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yay!! thank you!

wow you all have seen TONS on broadway...I have only seen The lion King..and..well..that's it! lol..I'm so pathetic

Well, if you can only see one show on Broadway, The Lion King's a pretty good choice. :) It's probably the most visually spectacular show I've ever seen. Really incredible stuff. I'm hoping to see it again to just take everything in.

Yeah, the lion king was amazing! I loved it...although I saw it quite a while ago. I do remember, though, that there were people dressed as animals everywhere and it was just so, so, I don't no the word...like colorful and exciting!

I've seen the Lion King a few times throughout it's run....it's really a great and colorful show. The sets and animals are really amazing as well.

Yep, one of the really neat things about TLK is how they use the actors. Having been backstage I can tell you that they have two set pieces. That's it. The elephant graveyard and Pride Rock. Almost everything else is the actors. Really cool stuff. Quite amazing what they were able to do.

yay!! thank you!

wow you all have seen TONS on broadway...I have only seen The lion King..and..well..that's it! lol..I'm so pathetic


first of all, you are NOT pathetic...some people have more access to shows than others....i happen to live close to the city....secondly not ALL of the shows that i listed are Broadway maybe three fifths are.....who knows....;D

Yep, one of the really neat things about TLK is how they use the actors. Having been backstage I can tell you that they have two set pieces. That's it. The elephant graveyard and Pride Rock. Almost everything else is the actors. Really cool stuff. Quite amazing what they were able to do.

really? WOW i NEVER KNEW THAT....you learn something every day....that's amazing....i really loved that show when i saw it. TLK is one of my all time favorite movies AND musicals, lol... :lol:

Fiddler on the Roof
Avenue Q


Those are all GREAT shows i have 2 random questions here....
(1) Did you see Alfred Molina or Harvey Fierstein in Fiddler?
(2) Did you see John Tartaglia and Stephanie D'Ambruzzo in Q?

;D

p.s. lost-lotr3014, do you want to join?

really? WOW i NEVER KNEW THAT....you learn something every day....that's amazing....i really loved that show when i saw it. TLK is one of my all time favorite movies AND musicals, lol... :lol:


Yeah, I was really surprised! There seemed to be so much more!

Not that you asked me, but I saw Stephanie D'Ambruzzo and John Tartalgia when I saw Avenue Q. ;D

Yeah, I was really surprised! There seemed to be so much more!

Not that you asked me, but I saw Stephanie D'Ambruzzo and John Tartalgia when I saw Avenue Q. ;D


haha, yah it seemed like MUCH more set than that!!!

JOHN TARTAGLIA = MY HERO....i <3 HIM!!! He is SOOO funny, i met him at the stage door and he remembered me from the audience and he was really funny and he signed my playbill!!! Stephanie is AWESOME...i love her voice....she was sooo sweet at the stage door and referred to John T as "Johnnie"....yay for Q!!! For John T's last show, he wore a red track suit like the one that Idina Menzel "famously" wore for her appearance at her last Wicked performance (she had cracked a rib the night before....see one of my other posts...note: i was AT Idina's last show).....haha god i LOVE HIM....;D

Those are all GREAT shows i have 2 random questions here....
(1) Did you see Alfred Molina or Harvey Fierstein in Fiddler?
(2) Did you see John Tartaglia and Stephanie D'Ambruzzo in Q?

;D

p.s. lost-lotr3014, do you want to join?


This wasn't directed at me but....I saw Alfred Molina and John Tartaglia & Stephanie D'Ambruzzo

ooo how was Alfred Molina? i saw Harvey! ;D

I also saw Harvey and I saw Stephanie for Q. They were both really great

I also saw Harvey and I saw Stephanie for Q. They were both really great


Wasn't Harvey AMAZING??? i LOVE him, b/c his voice is so NOT tevye, yet he does the role SO WELL...what did you think of him?

also, Isn't stephanie AWESOME?? she's soo funny....you didn't see John T?

I saw Into the Woods on Broadway w/ Vanessa Williams so it was really good. I've also been in the show as the witch and it was a lot of fun.

I looked up a synopsis online because it's kind of a long thing to tell. But here it is:

Into the Woods blends various familiar fairy tales with an original story of a childless Baker and his Wife, who catalyze the action of the story by attempting to reverse a curse on their family in order to have a child.

In the first act, the characters set out to achieve their goal of living "Happily Ever After" through familiar routes - Cinderella goes to the Ball and captures the heart of Prince Charming, Jack climbs the Beanstalk and finds a land of Giants and Gold, Little Red Riding Hood survives her clash with the wolf at Grandma's house, and Rapunzel manages to escape her tower with the aid of a handsome prince who climbs her long hair. The Baker and his Wife move through their stories while pursuing their own goal - the witch who keeps Rapunzel (revealed to be the Baker's sister) has put the curse on his house, and agrees to lift it if the Baker and his Wife can find the ingredients to help her reverse a spell which her mother has laid on her, keeping her old and ugly. Those ingredients are: A Slipper As Pure As Gold, which the Baker's wife gets from Cinderella, A Cow As White As Milk, which the Baker buys from Jack in exchange for the fateful magic beans, A Cape As Red As Blood, which the Baker gets from Little Red Riding Hood in exchange for freeing her and Granny from the Wolf, and Hair As Yellow As Corn, which they get from Rapunzel. The ingredients are gathered, and the spell works, stripping the Witch of her power, but restoring her beauty. At the end of Act I, all characters seem poised to live "Happily Ever After".

Act Two, however, deals with the consequences that traditional fairy tales conveniently ignore. What does one do with a dead Giant in the back yard? Does marrying a Prince really lead to a happy and fulfilling life? Is carving up the wolf the solution? Is the Giant always wrong? In Act Two, all the characters must deal with what happens AFTER "Happily Ever After". As they face a genuine threat to their community, they realize that all actions have consequences, and their lives are inescapably interdependent, but also that that interdependence is their greatest strength.


It's really a cute show and it's enjoyable. It was amazing on Broadway, but that's Broadway. If you're seeing it in a community theatre I am sure it will be really good, that is where I performed in it and we did a great job, have fun!!


Wow! It sounds like a great show!

ooo how was Alfred Molina? i saw Harvey! ;D


Yea I saw it when it first opened up.....Alfred was really good of course, but I kinda wish I saw Harvey just because I'm a big fan of his but I was able to catch him in Hairspray :P

Is Hairspray good?

Well I have always been a huuuuuge fan of the movie. Then the musical came out a few years ago and I was so excited. It has a different sound and look to it, it's kinda bubbly music. I really loved the show and I think listening to the music is only for certain personalities, but I can't imagine anyone seeing the show and hating it. It was fabulous.

Cool. I think I should go see it whenever I have a chance.

Btw next year our big school musical will be Guys and Dolls and the Musical Theatre show will be Charlie Brown. I can't wait.

I've never done Guys and Dolls but I have been in Charlie Brown as Sally. It was a lot of fun!

Cool. I've seen bits and pieces of Guys and Dolls but not the whole movie. As for Charlie Brown I've seen the movies on TV so its not really new to me.

One of my used-to-be-friends was the lead in Guys and Dolls. She was so snobby about it and rubbing it in my face but sort of subtle about it. But she was so mean to me about it! It drove me insane! >:(

I was in Guys and Dolls! I was Big Jule, it was great. It's a very great play and funny.

Ewan McGregor :wub: is going to be the lead in Guys and Dolls on the West End over in London this summer....o how i wish i could see him....my sister was in Charlie Brown...it was cute ;D

I was in Guys and Dolls two years ago. Not one of my favourite shows, but it had its moments.

So I went to see I Am My Own Wife today. And here's what I had to say in my LJ about it, because my wrists hurt and I don't feel like typing something else up. :P

It's a one man show in which Jefferson Mayes playes over 40 characters. Its really unbelievably. Just incredible. Mayes was amazing. Completely different voices for each character and everything. If you get a chance to see this show, GO. It's a true story of this transvestite who survived not only Nazi Germany but Communist East Germany. She has this museum of antique German furniture and ran the only gay cabaret in East Germany. Bloody amazing. More on the show later.

Afterwards, everyone else went home but Maddy and Zook and I waited outside the stage door. After 15-20 minutes. . . he came out!! EEE! Jefferson Mayes himself! And since we were the only ones there, he actually stayed and chatted with us! And we all shook hands (ee!) and he signed our programs and we chatted. Wow. So cool. He remembered us, too. We were right in the front row, and he remembered all of us! Heeeee. :D :D :D

Ewan McGregor :wub: is going to be the lead in Guys and Dolls on the West End over in London this summer

Ewan!

my sister was in Charlie Brown...it was cute ;D


yes, and of course the best part was the lighting, especially since the person doing the lighting had never done lighting for anything before and wasnt even told the lighting cues until the day of the performance. ;)



And on a side note, I FINALLY saw Phantom of the Opera on Broadway! but the estupido people wouldnt let us stage door. :'(

White Lady - THAT'S AWESOME!!! i've heard thats a great show...i was SO happy for him when he won the Tony, b/c a one man shwo with multiple parts 8 shows a week must be SOO HARD!!!

Aeryn - heck YES we saw Phantom, but it was my THIRD time, lol. Hugh Panaro (aka the phantom we saw) is SOO DAMN HOTTTT...he can sing for me any day....;D

moliemolie (hehe austin powers) - it was my third time seeing it in some form. I'd seen it at teh Westchester Broadway Theater years ago when my cousin played the young phantom, and I saw the movie (don't forget to order it for my b-day present!).

p.s. the movie doesn't count

That's why I said "in some form"........and you've still seen it more times "in some form" than I have...

Was the movie good? I heard it was awful so I didn't go see it in theatres.

neither did I. The phantom didn't look like a deformed, well, phantom.

the movie was pretty good. lost-lotr is right though, the phantom wasn't all that deformed.

Erin I know what you're thinking right now so I'll say it for you....
"OH MY GOD! He's slightly unattractive on one side! TO ARMS!"

:ermm: hehe um....well if you do get around to seeing it you should check out this http://www.livejournal.com/community/m15m/6231.html#cutid1. You can read it now, but I'd suggest you wait until you've seen the movie, as it'll make more sense that way.

My work here is done. :biggrinangelA:

ps. to whom it may concern, as to not annoy the presidents/posters of other groups, future petty arguments shalt take place either in THIS thread or (to avoid involving the innocent posters) NOT on the 'lage.

Have a nice day.

Thanks for the link, and that disclaimer :P :laugh:

the link that Aeryn posted is HYSTERICAL!!! I personally like the movie b/c i LOVE emmy rossum's voice, but you can't compare it to the show in any way...they're two different art forms...

If you look at some of the other things in that community, you'll find that she also has parodies for various other movies. They're hilarious! :lol2:

Just in case anyone's online right now, Taye Diggs (original Benny in Rent) is currently on ABC in The Best Man with Harrold Perrineau Jr. (Michael).

I heard the phantom was great. My two friends that go here saw it and loved it!

the movie was pretty good. lost-lotr is right though, the phantom wasn't all that deformed.

Gerard could never be deformed. :-* :-*

I liked the movie, personally. Emmy Rossum had a good voice, as did Gerard. Cinematography was incredible, but the rest was kinda so so.

I was going to see the tour that's in Boston right now (haven't seen it since I was 8) but I heard it was AWFUL. So I'm not. :P

Fun fact: My aunt told me that theatres have to be 'Phantom-ised'. A lot of owners will have back walls torn out so the theatre can be expanded and loads of new space has to be found underneath for the lake and the dozens and dozens of traps. It's a HUGE show. However, once a theatre has been Phantomised, it can play literally any show, because Phantom is the biggest and most complex show there has ever been. A lot of theatre owners do it for just that reason, so they can play the really huge shows.

By the way, I know I mention my aunt and uncle a lot. This is because they are both invovled in theatre. My aunt is an electrician on Broadway. She does preshow stuff like hanging lights, etc and she also runs the lights on various shows. My uncle is the producer of Beauty and the Beast. So it's not just random, all the stuff that I quote them on comes from good authority.

yah Phantom ROCKS....*drools over Hugh Panaro*

in the movie, Gerry Butler plays a RIDICULOUSLY hottt phantom (which is key), but i found the makeup job the did was really poor. At one point he is wearing a mask that would normally very clearly show his defect, but it DOESNT....very annoyed by that, and also, it looks like he has RADIATION burns...not some skull like face like was was SUPPOSED to have...other than those few complaints, i LOVE the movie....

side note to Nads:
BUQUET THE STAGEHAND: …And in the book, he’s got a hole where his nose ought to be, and his hands are cold and he’s like a cadaver all over!
SOME DANCER: But what about in the movie?
BUQUET: In the movie? He’s got a terrible… third degree… SUNBURN!

AND

THE PHANTOM: YOU CAN NEVER EVER LEAVE MY BATCAVE NOW THAT YOU HAVE SEEN MY ACCURSED RADIATION BURNS!
CHRISTINE: I don’t—it’s just—it’s not even that much of your face!

AND

RAOUL: OMG YOU SAW HIS FACE?
CHRISTINE: It was terrible!
RAOUL: How terrible?
CHRISTINE: Well… not really all that terrible, it wasn’t even his whole face—it wasn’t even really half his face…
RAOUL: IT SOUNDS SO TERRIBLE.
CHRISTINE: And I mean, really, it’s not like he’s a leper or anything… really, you could just have him sleep on the right side of the bed and he’d look just fine if you were lying on the other side… really fine…
RAOUL: YOU MUST BE TRAUMATIZED. TELL ME YOU ARE TRAUMATIZED.
CHRISTINE: Well, there was that whole murder thing just now.

AND

RAOUL: Oh, COME ON, Christine! You hung out with this guy! You fell in love with his stupid voice! You ought to be able to recognize it!
CHRISTINE: Well, it does sound kind of familiar…
RAOUL: And you saw his face, right?
CHRISTINE: Well… yeah… I mean… he bears kind of a passing resemblance to my father… I mean, aside from the giant Sunburn of Doom… He really looked like my dad when we were singing about the Music of the Night and he was running his hands all over me.
RAOUL: YOU ARE WRONG IN THE HEAD.

AND

CHRISTINE: YOINK!
[Christine rips off the Phantom’s cute little Zorro mask, revealing a monster with half his face burned off and his eyelid all messed up and half his hair greying and fallen out… despite the fact most of this wasn’t covered by the little Zorro mask, and it looked fine two minutes ago.]
CHRISTINE: WHOA!
THE PHANTOM: WAHHHHHHH!
EVERYONE ELSE: OH MY GOD, HE’S SLIGHTLY UNATTRACTIVE ON ONE SIDE! TO ARMS!

© 2005 Cleolinda Jones. All rights reserved. cleolinda.livejournal.com

The make up artist probably couldn't bear to spoil Gerard's swoonableness.

The make up artist probably couldn't bear to spoil Gerard's swoonableness.


seriously, who would WANT to tamper with that GORGEOUSNESS? ???

I certainly wouldn't. :-*

dos cosas...

(1) I have modified the group name to "~*The S.T.A.G.E. Zone*~ A Theatre Group" b/c i didn't like the whole "new group" things anymore...speak up if you don't like it...

(2) Who here has seen Dirty Rotten Scoundrels?

Good idea. We're not particularly new anymore.

Not I.

Yeah! I like it!

Nope! I haven't seen it.

Erin you are psychotic.

Also, STOP POSTING WHEN I AM! I KEEP GETTING THE BLOODY 30 SECOND MESSAGE!!!

Annnd I'm apparently running the lights for the middle school Celebration of the Arts....thing. And I may be helping design the lighting, possibly,

oo that's awesome....i'm glad you all like my semi-new name...;D

Nads - you can PM 90% of this to me, not everyone has to read some of these convos...and Megan Lac is dancing at CoA which will be AWESOME b/c she's an AMAZING dancer...;D

love the new name!

havn't seen that play though

Just a general observation about the 'lage........Isn't it ammusing to annoy group presidents :lol2:

okay, the topics lately have been very off-topic so here i am starting a new topic:

1) What is your favorite musical? why?
2) What is your favorite play? why?

1) This changes a lot, but for the moment I'll say Wicked. I'll be obsessed with Spamalot once the CD comes out.

2) That's hard. . . I just saw I am My Own Wife, which was incredible. The show that left the greatest the greatest impact, however, was The Woman in Black. I'll explain why tomorrow, because I don't want to think about her now. . . when it's dark. . . *shudder*

okay, the topics lately have been very off-topic so here i am starting a new topic:

1) What is your favorite musical? why?
2) What is your favorite play? why?


1) Hard for me to give only one but I guess I'll go with, Rent. When it came out it really introduced a new element into theatre and explored topics that were mainly taboo in society. This musical opened up a lot of ignorant people to accept others for who they are and even gained a little knowledge of what it is like to live on Avenue A and be gay, have AIDS, etc.

2) Again, another hard one. I'm going to go with Death of a Salesman. Maybe it's just because i saw Bryan Denehy in it, but he was really remarkable and a great actor. I also love the play and all the content, emotion, etc. It's very realistic and identifiable to what you feel as an adult as far as how successful your life is or has been, how you support your family and your feelings for your family (how they grow stronger and deminish over time). I also enjoyed the Graduate though and it was really amazing seeing Kathleen Turner on stage as well.

1) Rent, for various reasons. Mainly just because it's awesome. Although my answer may have been influenced by the fact that most people I know have seen it at least once, and most of those people loved it. Even my teachers sometimes make random references to rent (and I still love it despite that). The plot is interesting, the songs are awesome, and it deals with serious subject matter without becoming too dark itself. Oh, that and I'm Maureen...though I don't believe if I ever found a Mark I'd leave him for a woman, but I've yet to come across anyone Mark-like enough to test that theory on. ..............I <3 Mark!

2) More difficult.....i havent really seen htat many plays, though 've always been fond of A Christmas Carol (the non-musical version).

And now, a better answer to 2.

The Woman in Black is a 2 man show, and it's the most well executed show I've ever seen. Everything had to be dead on, exact, there was no room for mistakes--and none were made. The acting was incredible. One guy played probably about 20 roles. It's an absolutely amazing show. If you see it, go to the matinee and bring friends.

wow those are tough ones.

1) hm....i'd have to say.......oh gosh...i can't even choose........hmm......i;ll get back to you on that one

2) romeo and juliet...i love shakespeare...i lvoe that play. it is so beautiful.....i don't know what else to say besides i love it.

i just realized i didn't answer my own question...

1) my ALL TIME favorite is a tough choice, but i'd have to say Phantom of the Opera just because it was one of the first shows i ever saw and i have loved the music longer than any other show...two close seconds are Wicked and Rent but i would not consider them ALL TIME favorites YET....;D

2) By FAR would have to be 12 Angry Men i have read it too many times to count and have seen it performed both on B'way and off numerous times. It is sooo well written and almost impossible to mess up when performing. i :sweety: it! and the current B'way rendition of it is AMAZING!!! go see it. now. seriously. now!! ;D

i saw the movie of that in social studies! it was great! i loved it...i didn't know it was a play though..hm...i will consider seeing it!

I would absolutely love to see 12 Angry Men. The movie is great, and my aunt said it was the closest thing to a perfect play she'd ever seen. That is high praise indeed.

It turns out that I'll be going to uni only 45 minutes from NYC next year, and we get discounted theatre tickets through the school, so I'm really, really looking forward to getting to see loads of shows in the next few years. ;D ;D

ooo what school are you going to?

Drew University. You know it?

I know where it is and i've heard of it....i just thought you might be going to Sarah Lawrence College...its right near me and like 45 minutes from the city....but thats AWESOME....go see a TON of shows ALL THE TIME its the greatest thing ever! ;D

Nope, didn't even apply there. yay for living near Broadway! ;D

wooohoooo ;D

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D First show on the list: Wicked (for a friend's birthday). Second: Spamalot (before the original cast leaves). Third: Um, I'll see what's there. Should probably see something I've not seen, eh? :P

AVENUE Q

Fabulous show. Saw it last year. ;D Gary Coleman was hilarious.

haha yah...hmmm have you seen Dirty Rotten Scoundrels....b/c you should...Norbs is AWESOME

Has anyone in here seen Brooklyn (Brklyn?) yet?? If so, did you like it?

Has anyone in here seen Brooklyn (Brklyn?) yet?? If so, did you like it?


YES!!! IT WAS AWESOME!!! Eden is AMAZING and the cast is just amazing...people keep saying its imitating Rent too much, but i dont think so. The set is AWESOME and they move stuff around and and the costumes are awesome...definately go see it!!! ;D

Can you just post a brief synopsis of it? I'm coming back hom (to NY) in 2 weeks, and I'm trying to figure out which show I want to see first haha.

ok i have class now, i'll post a synop when i get back...;D

I haven't seen Dirty Rotten Scoundrels . . . what's that about?

Honestly, Rent has never held any interest for me, perhaps becuase I've only heard the CD and not seen the show. Maybe I should see it. . .

Seeing the show RENT is much better than just listening to the CD. Really, see the show since you haven't. It's really amazing.

(A) White Lady - GO SEE RENT!!!! It is an AMAZING show and currently has a great cast....

(B) Brooklyn Synopsis: It is the story of a woman who is a star in france who falls in love with an american soldier. She gives birth to his child while he is off in war and then he disappears to America leaving her alone with the child. She names the baby girl Brooklyn after the place where the man is from...when Brooklyn is just a little girl, she is orphaned by her mother and lived in an orphanage...she has a love of music and becomes a big star in France. She decides later to go to America and find her father...so she does and she meets a big American star named Paradice (thats the actual spelling) and they get into a big "sing off" i won't tell you how it ends, but thats the general synopsis. She also meets a homeless man who helps her out....yah its kinda confusing to explain, but they do it really well....DEF go see it!!! ;D

Thanks for the synopsis, it sounds cool, especially the sing off! I'll check it out :)

Thanks for the synopsis, it sounds cool, especially the sing off! I'll check it out :)


if you end up seeing it, lemme know what you think! ;D

oh, wait i have to celebrate for a minute b/c PHANTOM comes out on DVD TODAY!!!!!!!!

PARTY!!!

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Hey everyone! I saw this and wanted to join. May I? :)

Hey everyone! I saw this and wanted to join. May I? :)


SURE! Yay! you get to be # 11 ;D

we ask all new members to post in what ways they've been involved with theatre...like shows you've worked on or been in and shows that you've seenn...

WELCOME!

Ok, here goes for the list that I've been apart of:

"Felicity" from An American Girl: Felicity
"Millie" from Rebel Without A Cause
"Screamer Leg Beater" for A Haunted House
"Caroler #1" from It's A Wonderful Life
"Gloria Mundy" from The Beverly Hillibillies
"Backstage" for Pride and Prejudice
"Extra" in upcoming movie Walk The Line
"Myself" in an English As A Second Language video

Here's for what I've seen:

Les Miserables
HeeHaw Show (not the real one, a local one)
How The West Was Won
The Sound of Music
Arsenic and Old Lace

AWESOME....very nice resume browneyedgirl!

i would just like to say that i have officially watched my *NEW* phantom DVD and i think you should ALL got buy it RIGHT NOW b/c it an AWESOME movie....my favorite part of it is actually the cinematography....haha...its SO well done ;D all of the lens flares and the lighting...wow

Ah! I still haven't seen Phantom yet! I haven't even seen Finding Neverland! Every time I go to the video store it's always out!

lol Thanks TheMole171!

And ditto to LE, she's my twin.

Hey everyone! I just wanted to announce that I got tix for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Spelling Bee....YAY!!!!

i also wanted to bump this thread b/c it has had NO ACTIVITY lately

Weird because I soooooo want to see both of those. I was talking to my friend today and she said that her and her sister were going to see them...both on one day I believe the conversation went somehting like this....

Megan: I have to tell you something
Me: What?
Megan: You'll kill me.
Me: What?
Megan: Please don't kill me.
Me: MEGAN!
Megan: You should sooo blame my sister for this, but we're going to see DRS and Spelling Bee
Me: *twitches*
Megan: *runs and hides*
Me: *goes to find Megan's sister* grrrrrrr

AWESOME....very nice resume browneyedgirl!

i would just like to say that i have officially watched my *NEW* phantom DVD and i think you should ALL got buy it RIGHT NOW b/c it an AWESOME movie....my favorite part of it is actually the cinematography....haha...its SO well done ;D all of the lens flares and the lighting...wow


I keep trying to rent Phantom, but it's always gone at the movie store ::) I'll never get to see it. :-[

I keep trying to rent Phantom, but it's always gone at the movie store ::) I'll never get to see it. :-[


don't worry, you WILL!!! I just finished watching all of the special features and they were AWESOME!!! Especially the deleted scene...it made me cry!

also i would like to officially announce a NEW GROUP that i created a deonomination of this group:

The Phantom's Hideaway And Nighttime Sanctuary a.k.a. PHANS

http://www.thefuselage.com/threaded/index.php?topic=16119.msg307071#msg307071

it is for the discussion of ONLY phantom and nothing else b/c i have found that show/movie/book to be pretty popular on the boards... ;D

OMG! I just saw the Phantom of the Opera on movie and it was just as good as I expected. Although I've heard a better Phantom. Michael Crawford was the best phantom but Emmy Rossum was the best Christine.

YAY FOR SEEING PHANTOM MOVIE!!! (p.s. you should join my PHANS group)

i agree about Emmy being an AWESOME Christine, but i disagree with the Phantom. The current Phantom on b'way has the most GORGEOUS voice you will EVER HEAR....and i have heard MANY a phantom....

Really? Is there a recording right now that I can find of him? Or just a clip from a website or something? I would LOVE to join your group!

(1) the link to my group is back on page 14 of this thread, check it out!
(2) i'll see if i can find a recording for you...the BEST was when he hit this one note (well there were MANY, but this one has stayed in my mind) when they are singing "Wandering Child" (the song in the graveyard after "Wishing you were somehow here again") and he hit is so perfectly that it just rang out like a perfectly struck bell and has been reverberating in my mind ever since...it was AWESOME :wub:

Wow! That sounds amazing! I wish I could see it.

Wow, I loved the movie, literally been waiting all my life to see it! Since I was 1 1/2 we've been listening to it. IT'S SO AWESOME!!!!!!!!!

*goes off singing, All I want is freedom, a world with no more night and you always beside me to hold me and to hide me..... *

i saw the phantom...love the music...don't really like the story. i was confused a lot...i don't know...it wasn't my thing..oh well. the music was amazing though!

I went and saw Bklyn yesterday, awesome show! Espinosa wasn't in it, her understudy was, but she was amazing! I really enjoyed the show and some of the best voices I've ever heard were at that show as well.

omg thats so funny...Lisa (who posts as Aeryn Chrichton on here) just saw that on friday...i'm sorry you didn't see Eden b/c she's AWESOME, but i'm glad you liked it...who did you see in her place?

I went and saw Bklyn yesterday, awesome show! Espinosa wasn't in it, her understudy was, but she was amazing! I really enjoyed the show and some of the best voices I've ever heard were at that show as well.*


yeah, like mole said I saw it friday....isn't it great? It was my first successful attempt at stage dooring, btw. And the actors were all super nice, especially Cleavant!

yeah, like mole said I saw it friday....isn't it great? It was my first successful attempt at stage dooring, btw. And the actors were all super nice, especially Cleavant!


That is so funny...I went Saturday afternoon, too bad I didn't go a day earlier, not that I'd know who you are anyway, but you'd probably recognize me haha.

I saw Julie Reiner (sp?) in her place....and she was amazing! I think she sounded better than Eden (from what I have heard of her on the soundtrack). I also had the understudy for Taylor, he was pretty good...kinda cute in a older way haha. I saw a few of the actors when I was waiting to go into the theatre but I had to get home right after the show so I didn't stick around.

So, Tony nominations came out, and the ceremony is in a week and half. Any thoughts on the nominations, etc?

I hate to be a pain but can you post nominations? And when does the show air? I can't believe I don't know this haha

Definitely! Here they are:

Best Play

Democracy
Author:*Michael Frayn
Producers:*Boyett Ostar Productions, Nederlander Presentations, Inc., Jean Doumanian, Stephanie P. McClelland, Arielle Tepper, Amy Nederlander, Eric Falkenstein, Roy Furman

Doubt
Author:*John Patrick Shanley
Producers:*Carole Shorenstein Hays, MTC Productions, Inc., Lynne Meadow, Barry Grove, Roger Berlind, Scott Rudin

Gem of the Ocean
Author:*August Wilson
Producers:*Carole Shorenstein Hays, Jujamcyn Theaters

The Pillowman
Author:*Martin McDonagh
Producers:*Boyett Ostar Productions, Robert Fox, Arielle Tepper, Stephanie P. McClelland, Debra Black, Dede Harris/Morton Swinsky, Roy Furman/Jon Avnet, Joyce Schweickert, The National Theatre of Great Britain


Best Musical

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Producers:*Marty Bell, David Brown, Aldo Scrofani, Roy Furman, Dede Harris, Amanda Lipitz, Greg Smith, Ruth Hendel, Chase Mishkin, Barry and Susan Tatelman, Debra Black, Sharon Karmazin, Joyce Schweickert, Bernie Abrams/Michael Speyer, Barbara Whitman, Weissberger Theater Group/Jay Harris, Cheryl Wiesenfeld/Jean Cheever, Clear Channel Entertainment, Harvey Weinstein, MGM on Stage/Darcie Denkert and Dean Stolber

The Light in the Piazza
Producers:*Lincoln Center Theater, André Bishop, Bernard Gersten

Monty Python's Spamalot
Producers:*Boyett Ostar Productions, The Shubert Organization, Arielle Tepper, Stephanie McClelland/Lawrence Horowitz, Elan V. McAllister/Allan S. Gordon, Independent Presenters Network, Roy Furman, GRS Associates, Jam Theatricals, TGA Entertainment, Clear Channel Entertainment

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Producers:*David Stone, James L. Nederlander, Barbara Whitman, Patrick Catullo, Barrington Stage Company, Second Stage Theatre


Best Book of a Musical

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Book:*Jeffrey Lane

The Light in the Piazza
Book:*Craig Lucas

Monty Python's Spamalot
Book:*Eric Idle

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Book:*Rachel Sheinkin


Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Music & Lyrics:*David Yazbek

The Light in the Piazza
Music & Lyrics:*Adam Guettel

Monty Python's Spamalot
Music:*John Du Prez and Eric Idle; Lyrics: Eric Idle

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Music & Lyrics:*William Finn


Best Revival of a Play

Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Producers:*Elizabeth Ireland McCann, Daryl Roth, Terry Allen Kramer, Scott Rudin, Roger Berlind, James L. Nederlander, Nick Simunek, Joey Parnes

Glengarry Glen Ross
Producers:*Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, Jam Theatricals, Boyett Ostar Productions, Ronald Frankel, Philip Lacerte, Stephanie P. McClelland/CJM Productions, Barry Weisbord, Zendog Productions, Herbert Goldsmith Productions, Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, Ellen Richard, Julia C. Levy

On Golden Pond
Producers:*Jeffrey Finn, Arlene Scanlan, Stuart Thompson

Twelve Angry Men
Producers:*Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, Ellen Richard, Julia C. Levy


Best Revival of a Musical

La Cage aux Folles
Producers:*James L. Nederlander, Clear Channel Entertainment, Kenneth Greenblatt, Terry Allen Kramer, Martin Richards

Pacific Overtures
Producers:*Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, Ellen Richard, Julia C. Levy, Gorgeous Entertainment

Sweet Charity
Producers:*Barry and Fran Weissler, Clear Channel Entertainment, Edwin W. Schloss


Best Special Theatrical Event

Billy Crystal 700 Sundays
Producers:*Janice Crystal, Larry Magid, Face Productions

Dame Edna: Back with a Vengeance!
Producers:*Creative Battery, Harley Medcalf and Boxjellyfish LLC

Laugh Whore
Producer:*Showtime Networks

Whoopi the 20th Anniversary Show
Producers:*Mike Nichols, Hal Luftig, Leonard Soloway, Steven M. Levy, Tom Leonardis, Eric Falkenstein, Amy Nederlander


Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play

Philip Bosco,*Twelve Angry Men
Billy Crudup,*The Pillowman
Bill Irwin,*Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
James Earl Jones,*On Golden Pond
Brían F. O'Byrne,*Doubt

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play

Cherry Jones,*Doubt
Laura Linney,*Sight Unseen
Mary-Louise Parker,*Reckless
Phylicia Rashad,*Gem of the Ocean
Kathleen Turner,*Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical

Hank Azaria,*Monty Python's Spamalot
Gary Beach,*La Cage aux Folles
Norbert Leo Butz,*Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Tim Curry,*Monty Python's Spamalot
John Lithgow,*Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical

Christina Applegate,*Sweet Charity
Victoria Clark,*The Light in the Piazza
Erin Dilly,*Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Sutton Foster,*Little Women
Sherie Rene Scott,*Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play

Alan Alda,*Glengarry Glen Ross
Gordon Clapp,*Glengarry Glen Ross
David Harbour,*Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Liev Schreiber,*Glengarry Glen Ross
Michael Stuhlbarg,*The Pillowman

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play

Mireille Enos,*Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Heather Goldenhersh,*Doubt
Dana Ivey,*The Rivals
Adriane Lenox,*Doubt
Amy Ryan,*A Streetcar Named Desire

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical

Dan Fogler,*The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Marc Kudisch,*Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Michael McGrath,*Monty Python's Spamalot
Matthew Morrison,*The Light in the Piazza
Christopher Sieber,*Monty Python's Spamalot

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical

Joanna Gleason,*Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Celia Keenan-Bolger,*The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Jan Maxwell,*Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Kelli O'Hara,*The Light in the Piazza
Sara Ramirez,*Monty Python's Spamalot

Best Scenic Design of a Play

John Lee Beatty,*Doubt
David Gallo,*Gem of the Ocean
Santo Loquasto,*Glengarry Glen Ross
Scott Pask,*The Pillowman

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

Tim Hatley,*Monty Python's Spamalot
Rumi Matsui,*Pacific Overtures
Anthony Ward,*Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Michael Yeargan,*The Light in the Piazza

Best Costume Design of a Play

Jess Goldstein,*The Rivals
Jane Greenwood,*Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
William Ivey Long,*A Streetcar Named Desire
Constanza Romero,*Gem of the Ocean

Best Costume Design of a Musical

Tim Hatley,*Monty Python's Spamalot
Junko Koshino,*Pacific Overtures
William Ivey Long,*La Cage aux Folles
Catherine Zuber,*The Light in the Piazza

Best Lighting Design of a Play

Pat Collins,*Doubt
Donald Holder,*Gem of the Ocean
Donald Holder,*A Streetcar Named Desire
Brian MacDevitt,*The Pillowman

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Christopher Akerlind,*The Light in the Piazza
Mark Henderson,*Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Kenneth Posner,*Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Hugh Vanstone,*Monty Python's Spamalot

Best Direction of a Play

John Crowley,*The Pillowman
Scott Ellis,*Twelve Angry Men
Doug Hughes,*Doubt
Joe Mantello,*Glengarry Glen Ross

Best Direction of a Musical

James Lapine,*The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Mike Nichols,*Monty Python's Spamalot
Jack O’Brien,*Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Bartlett Sher,*The Light in the Piazza

Best Choreography

Wayne Cilento,*Sweet Charity
Jerry Mitchell,*Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Jerry Mitchell,*La Cage aux Folles
Casey Nicholaw,*Monty Python's Spamalot

Best Orchestrations

Larry Hochman,*Monty Python's Spamalot
Ted Sperling, Adam Guettel and Bruce Coughlin,*The Light in the Piazza
Jonathan Tunick,*Pacific Overtures
Harold Wheeler,*Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Regional Theatre Tony Award®
Theatre de la Jeune Lune
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
Edward Albee


Let me just say. . . w00t for Spamalot. ;D

I hope both it and Spelling Bee win loads of awards. ;D

The show is on 5 June, not sure what time, though. . .

Thanks!! and I'm sure Spamalot and Spelling Bee will win a lot :)

TONY NOMS!!! w00t!!!

hello everyone...i have 2 things to post:

1) I declare a day of mourning for the loss of JLT and Carole Shelley from the Wicked on sunday... :(

2) i have NO IDEA who will win Best Actor in a Musical OR Best Musical...there are SOOOOO many good choices... do you think should start a poll? or do you all just wanna say what you think...

*mourns*

Does that mean Michelle Federer is the only original lead left?

I'm guessing Spamalot will win Best Musical, though Spelling Bee certainly could win as well. It really is a delightful show (Billy! Put down those philacteries. We're Episcopalian.).

As for Best Actor. . . I don't know. I'm rooting for Tim Curry or Hank Azaria. ;D

I hope Tim Curry wins, he is my make believe boyfriend (when he was Frank that is)

I HOPE GARY BEACH WINS!!!!

no wait...

I HOPE NORBS WINS!!!!!

no wait....

I HOPE HANK AZARIA WINS!!!

no wait....AHHHHH i can't make up my mind!!! i'm having a Tony-watching party this weekend...YAY!! :D


*mourns*

Does that mean Michelle Federer is the only original lead left?


yes...she is the only original lead left... :( but SEAN McCOURT (my GOD!) is still in it!! I love him...let me recap for you all the wonderful encounter i had with Sean McCourt:

Sean: *signs my playbill*
me: thank you!!
Sean: your welcome *goes to sign more playbills*
me: (after he has walked few feet away) I LOVE YOU SEAN MCCOURT!!!!
Sean: I LOVE YOU TOO!!!

no joke...that really happened....haha! i'm such a freak!

on a somewhat random note: It was Idina Menzel's 34th birthday on Monday AND she finally updated on the Rent Movie Blog!! YAY!!

Dang, lol I feel so out of place with all these Tony noms talk. The only thing I've seen on Broadway is Les Miserables in 1995 or something lol.

^^ I feel the same way.

No worries. In fact, we're in the minority here. Most people haven't seen that many shows on Broadway, and honestly, I'm surprised that I've seen ANY shows nominated. :)

You know, I feel bad for David Hyde Pierce. Of the three big names in Spamalot, he's the only one who didn't get nominated. :-/

Spamalot really hasn't won much.* I do not approve.* *>:(



ETA: w00t!!!!!!!111!1!!!!!!!!!!!1* SPAMALOT WON BEST MUSICAL!!

I can't believe Al Sharpton was at the Tony's.

^ haha Star...i KNOW that was SOO RANDOM...

ok, so my thoughts on the Tonys...

- The Light in the Piazza SHOULD DIE for pulling *almost* an Avenue Q on Spamalot....Spamalot should have won SOO MANY MORE AWARDS!!! GRRRR

- NORBS WON!!!!!!!!!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!! And he *officially* has the most amazing voice ever....

- Idina and Taye looked GORGEOUS together in the audience...:D

- Hugh Jackman should NEVER HOST AGAIN...although the "Never Gonna Dance" bit was cute...

- remember the time when JOHN TARTAGLIA WAS THERE!!! and i SCREAMED!!! I <3 HIM SOOO MUCH!!!

- Gary Beach wins for best live performance...i LOVE him...

- Sara Ramierez was SOOO funny with her dress and she has and AMAZING voice (find your grail...)

so yes... that is what i thought...what did you all think?

i'm going to see Dirty Rotten Scoundrels with NORBS!....AND Spelling Bee on saturday so i'll com report everything about those shows when i get back!!!

I really loved Sara's voice, it was beautiful.

I have to see Spelling Bee soon

I freaked out when I saw Jessie Martin singing "Razzle Dazzle" (I really loved him in RENT)

The Light In The Piazza - I don't care for it

I definatly screamed Taye's name when they showed him and Idina sitting together. Haha I <3 norbs. At first I was like....yeah billy crystal should be hosting this instead of hugh, but then he mentioned filming X3 and said that "wolverine doesnt do high kicks" line and from then on I was happy. Heh...was I the only one who wanted to jump him while he was singing?

Ooo and remember the time John Tartaglia was there and I thought to myself, ERIN'S PROBABLY SCREAMING RIGHT NOW!

hehe and the al sharpton thing was just funny.

And Jessie L Martin.... i was like HE"S IN RENT!

I freaked out when I saw Jessie Martin singing "Razzle Dazzle" (I really loved him in RENT)


OMG I FORGOT THAT!! I <3 HIM SOOOO MUCH!!! It made me REALLY happy :D

speaking of which...the Rent movies trailer is out!! GO SEE IT!! it LITERALLY made me cry!! Its the song "Seasons of Love" with lots of shots of the action... its AMAZING!!


Ooo and remember the time John Tartaglia was there and I thought to myself, ERIN'S PROBABLY SCREAMING RIGHT NOW!


remember the time when (a) you stole my quote...and (b) yes i did... *hides*

I stole nothing! .....except this avatar.... :angel:

RENT MOVIE TRAILER!

http://movies.channel.aol.com/movie/main.adp?mid=20496

WOOO HOOOO :party: :jump:

I seriously cried when I watched that trailer....I cannot wait for that movie!

Back when I first saw RENT when it first came out, I was like THIS NEEDS TO BE A MOVIE SO I CAN WATCH IT ALL THE TIME!. But then I lost hope, since it wasn't cool to make a musical into a movie anymore. Luckily with the success of Chicago (and somewhat success with Moulin Rouge) that changed! I was also so happy that Justin Timberlake did not end up playing Adam Pascal's role of Roger (I remember back during 9/11 when they were thinking about making this movie, they were speculating JT as playing Roger >:( )

I am so happy and so excited! I only wish Jon Larson could be around to see it all happen!

BurningStar- I LOVE you avie! Edward's lemonade! :lol2:

OH *tear* you just made me cry....Poor JL won't get to see his wonderful show's movie... :(

BurningStar- I LOVE you avie! Edward's lemonade!* :lol2:


Thanks dear :)


OH *tear* you just made me cry....Poor JL won't get to see his wonderful show's movie... :(


Sorry dear :(

Ok, so i'm REALLY excited b/c i got to SEE two Tony nominated shows...AND MEET two Tony WINNERS!!! EEEKS!!! Here my reviews and pictures:

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels:

This show is now *officially* my new obsession...if you are in the NYC area and need a show to see...this is the one to see! John Lithgow is HYSTRERICAL with Norbert Leo Butz (aka NORBS!) The two of them have GREAT chemistry together...DO NOT see the show if either one isn't in it, b/c it will definately not be as good!! Sherie Rene Scott has one of the greatest roles...her character is GREAT!! Oh, and with out giving anything away, the surprise ending is GREAT!!! it was the same kind of shocker as Wicked's ;D !! Ok, so after the show, i stagedoored, per usuale, and i MET both Norbs AND John!!! and i got them BOTH to sign my playbill AND took pictures of/with them!!! :jump:


The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee:

the theatre is set up like an school...its SOO NEAT!! You REALLY think that you are seeing some school's spelling bee! It was HYSTERICAL too, p.s.!!! I can see why Dan Fogler won the Tony, he has the BEST character!! The way the theatre works, there is no stage door, so you just wait in the Lobby...it was weird, i didn't like it...:P So, long story short, I met Dan Fogler and got his autograph, but DIDN'T get a picture with him :( but it's okay!!

pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/367342939wOWdOf

w00t!

Good news and bad news!

The good news is I just read that Les Miserables is coming back to Boston next year. I have never seen the show even though I love both the music (doesn't One More Day just give you chills every time?) and the Victor Hugo novel.

The bad news is that I've also discovered that the producer, Broadway In Boston is owned by ClearChannel, an eeeeeevil media corporation that is highly complicit in the current Iraq debacle, and the inevitable blowback that's going to hit America.

I so hate it when my enthusiasms and my principles conflict. Next they'll be telling me I can only get tickets at Wal-Mart. :(

Ah well, we're tentatively planning a theater trip in August. Anyone have any 411 on cool shows playing in city theaters, preferably in the Eastern half of the US and not in New York?

Rames, I know what it is like when enthusiasms and principles conflict. But you must see Les Miserables, it's brilliant!

I would suggest just going to Ticketmaster and looking around there for tickets...

Rams, Did you go see Into the Woods? Was that you, I get so confused? Did you like it?

Oh yeah, and here's a link to the Philadelphia Theater tickets page if you feel like coming down to the Philly area. http://www.theatermania.com/content/listings.cfm?int_city_id=12

Rams, Did you go see Into the Woods?* Was that you, I get so confused?* Did you like it?

First of all, thanks for the link, JerseyGirl. I missed Sweeney Todd, rats! We actually have family in the NJ/PA area, and might prefer to visit somewhere we haven't been -- Philly's kind of a place we can always go to, if you know what I mean. Nice city, though, no offense intended! :)

Yes, that was me who went to see Into the Woods last weekend. I absolutely loved it. The music was wonderful, Sondheim can turn a phrase like no other. I didn't expect it to be as funny as it was - everyone was cracking up! The girl playing Little Red Riding Hood was a phenomenal actress and had us all in stitches.

At the end of Act I (which is really long, if you recall), the crowd flowed into the lobby and some people near me were heading out the door saying stuff like, "Wow, what a great show." So I said, "It's not over, you know." "What? It's not? I thought that was it..." "No, " I said, "Don't leave! It's not over!" Maybe if I had kept my mouth shut we could have upgraded to better seats. But, it was a small theater anyway, so no complaints at all. :)

I'd see it again in a heartbeat. Thanks for asking!