I was lucky enough to attend with my mother, who knew very little about McKellen outside of recognizing him from the Graham Norton show. It was an absolutely wonderful night - he opened with the Balrog scene from LOTR, and immediately grabbed the passion in the room and didn't let go for the entire night. The panto section in particular was hysterical, and I watched a 75+ year old woman scramble to catch a banana he threw up into the dress circle.
@TNick I definitely agree on Karen Mason - she was really the heart of the studio scenes with Colin Hanlon as Roger supporting it. As the show goes through its final preview revisions I hope they don't adjust her material much, as it landed perfectly when I saw it.
I was at the matinee on Sunday, and I had a fantastic time, and plan on returning before the end of the run. @LeftofLinus I couldn't have had a more different experience from your friend. The set and technical elements were a well oiled machine, and the piece itself was a well crafted night of theatre, both referential for die hard Judy fans (some of the deep cuts are just lovely) and accessible for those less familiar with her early years.
I had a pretty good year this year! I managed to keep my haul under $100, and enjoyed the hunt - still on the lookout for my elusive In The Next Room window card, but I figure the universe has to be in my favor one of these years.
Agreed to those talking about the crowds at Curtain Call - crowds almost never bother me (I live in Midtown) but I had to leave the booth and take breaks several times because the crush was just too much. They really need to give the Curtain Call area more sp
Got into a discussion with a friend after seeing Waitress last night about the use of wigs in regards to female characters vs male characters - what female tracks are normally not wigged? And on a related note, male roles that are normally wigged? (Excluding gender bending shows such as Kinky Boots, Tootsie, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, etc).
msmp said: "One of the actual stars from theCarouselset. We rewired it andused it as a Christmas tree star last year. And at Tyne Daly's booth I got her lorgnette necklace from a tv pilot she did ages ago she said.
Oh, and a full revival signed playbill from1776!"
That is such a great use of the Carousel Star! I was intrigued by those at the flea but had no idea how I would go about utilizing it.
I am starting to get excited about the BCEFA Flea Market coming up, and have been trawling the board for old posts regarding everyone's off the wall finds.
Anyone have any interesting scores from past years? I'm especially interested in things outside of window cards and playbills, as it is always interesting to me what pops up outside of the norm.
My favorite finds last year were a 4 foot tall plexiglass An American in Paris placard that use
Andre was, to me, the weakest link. His performance felt a bit wooden, a bit too rehearsed; which I fully believe is the case since about five minutes in he forgot his lines and a stagehand had to yell them to him from the wings. Yikes. "
Not quite sure what you mean by a stagehand yelling him lines - I was at the show last night, fairly close to the stage, and I didn't hear anything of the sort. Could you be mistaking the moments when the ensemble speaks in unison wi
Bumping this thread because I would really love more female examples - there seems to be a difference between male and female actors who are inked. Linked to how much more skin female performers are often asked to show?
Skip23 said: "Has anyone heard anything? Is this coming to Broadway or Off Broadway for a run?
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Had a conversation with several of the cast members about a week ago - they've all been approached as to their availability for a return to NYC after San Francisco, but they have no idea in what capacity. If they do it they need to act fast though, as a lot of the actors visas only cover a year from their entering the country and depending on the cheeto the
Piggybacking on this thread to say that I really wish The Broadway would be renamed. For numerous reasons it is one of my top 3 performance spaces in New York, but I always feel ridiculous telling someone that "The Broadway" is one of my favorites. Obviously the name is supposed to point out how it is one of the few Broadway theatres actually on Broadway, but it just feels silly at this stage. Perhaps that could become the Prince? His Cabaret and Fiddler productions transferred ther
I had an absolutely fantastic time - I truly think the current stable of critics are a bit too on the "Art with a capital A" side of things. Sometimes you just need to have a good night. Not everything has to be as thought provoking as Sondheim or Kushner
