My name is Roman. I'm 56 years of age, born on November 11, 1961 and a native born Texan. I first saw Miss Patti in concert at the Paramount Theatre (Austin) in 1996. I finally got to meet her in person at the same theatre in November 2000. I've met her also in Dallas (2001), San Francisco(July 2001: spoke with her briefly as she left in her limousine).. met her backstage in Houston, Texas (November 2003), saw her perform in "Regina" in March 2005 in D.C. and last saw her in her dressing room at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre (March 2006) following her performance in "Sweeny." Most recently, I traveled to NYC in May 2007 to see "Avenue Q", "Drowsy Chaperone", "A Chorus Line" and saw the fabulous Angela Lansbury in "Deuce." Both Angela and Marian Seldes were delightful at the stage door. Most recently, I had the wonderful chance to see Miss Patti backstage in Dallas (on January 22, 2008) when she performed her "Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda" show on the SMU campus. She was a "doll." Next stop, NYC.. and "Gypsy" on June 10, 2008. I most recently saw Miss Patti in San Antonio, Texas after her "An Evening With Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin". She is coming to Austin in March 2010. I have my tickets. During my last trip to NYC in June 2010, I saw: "La Cage Aux Folles, "Addams Family" and "Dietrich and Chevalier." In March 2011, I saw "Lombardi", "Priscilla Queen of the Desert", "Wicked" and "Chicago." I can safely say that "Chicago" is now my FAVORITE musical. I just saw Terra McLeod (Velma) and Tracy Shayne (Roxie) in the national tour of "Chicago" in Fort Worth, TX (6 18 2011). Then, I saw "Chicago" once more the following weekend in Houston. Now, "Chicago" is my favorite musical. I saw: "Chicago" on June 8, 2013; "The Nance" on Sat. June 9th and also "Pippin." Finally, I saw "Vanya, Sonia, Masha and Spike" on Sun. June 10, 2013. I LOVED Pippin. It was so magical!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6NbWVhZF8U Since I had no idea who this was, I found this on YouTube. I'll be Switzerland and say I don't have an opinion of him, one way or another. The producers have to find people that they think might bring in a new crowd into the theatre. Time will tell whether that actually happens.
I'm very surprised by the low grosses for "Torch Song". I hope that the audience numbers will increase. I was thinking about seeing "Summer" in the winter (Dec.), but what are the chances of that show still will still be around by the week close to Xmas?
I personally don't see anything wrong with using veterans of previous ACL productions. They have the experience, the technique and the knowledge of their specific roles. It could be a mixture of new persons and veterans for all we know.
LesWickedly said: "I'd love to see Lady Gaga in a musical and this could work if she's able to bring the comedy.Rosie I don't care about." I absolutely agree with you concerning Lady Gaga and the other person you mentioned.
To be quite honest, I really haven't noticed all that much how fast Velma is spun around. It's a treat for those people who are seeing it for the first time.
yankeefan7 said: "Maybe it was on the off night of "Bombshell", every show has a night off - lol" No, it wasn't that. That evening show that Ivy missed showed a scene with Marilyn's mother (Bernadette Peters) dancing up a storm. There wasn't even a hint of someone filling in for Ivy.
BroadwayRox3588 said: "Patti LuPone FANatic said: "Good numbers for Chicago. Other shows...not so much."
Yeah justChicagohad good numbers. All the other shows bombed. ThatHamiltonjust did a barf job. You right."
Well, perhaps I could have worded it differently. I merely meant that while Chicago was able to have a good week and is not in any danger, other shows had such challenging grosses that their ability to rem
Hello all. I realize that there are several existing threads. I did try to search, but I couldn't find the exact thread I was looking for. Anyway, I hadn't seen Season 2 in quite a while. I have both seasons on dvd. There is something I wondered about. When Kyle died in Season 2, Ivy Lynn attended the Hitlist Show dedicated in his honor. I was surprised that there was no mention of an understudy for Ivy in "Bombshell". Who migh
I wonder who'll be Roxie/Billy Flynn and Mama Morton when I see the show in December. I would love to see Amy Spanger as Roxie. She hasn't been on the show for a few years.
