I have no idea how accurate it is since it is fiction, but Seth Rudetsky's book Broadway Nights is about a pit musician and can give you an idea about what it's like. Even if it's not a reflection of reality, I remember being entertained when I listened to the audiobook (narrated by Seth) back when it first came out: https://www.amazon.com/Broadway-Nights-Romp-Musical-Theatre/dp/152269822
The Distinctive Baritone said: "I feel that the difference between a guy screwing a 14 year old girl and a guy screwing a 14 year old boy is that although both are terrible, it is, I imagine, already hard enough to be a gay teenager and it’s taking advantage of someone who is especially vulnerable.
While I see where you are coming from with your comment, it is worth noting that not all of his young, male victims were gay. Yes, there is the disturbing story of the 14
You all make good points... I'm in my 30's and I started watching it cause I grew up reading the comic books. I find it ridiculously stupid, but I just can't seem to stop watching. So I guess I assumed that the only people that put up with the ridiculous plot lines were teens. But I guess I'm not the only one who got sucked in! Though the comments on the YouTube video tell me that the majority of people commenting have no idea where the song is from, but I know that doesn
I had the pleasure of seeing the West End production and I found it very easy to follow. I went in completely blind - all I really knew about the show was the name and that it has been rarely produced in North America since it initially flopped. I was visiting from Toronto and wanted to see something that I wasn't likely to have the opportunity to see at home. I'm like Alex, I find that I enjoy a show more if I know very little of it going in, and for Merrily, that worked for me.
Call_me_jorge said: "I imagine Diana and Dan to be around the age of my parents, which is 55. Jim Carey is exactly that age. I don't think he's too old."
They got pregnant in college and the story takes place when the baby would have been 18, so not quite...
Mirvish Productions, who had produced the out-of-town tryout in Toronto back in 1972 posted this on Facebook today (sorry for the all-caps, it's a direct copy and paste so it was them, not me):
MIRVISH PRODUCTIONS HONOURS DEBBIE REYNOLDS
LEGENDARY STAR OF STAGE AND SCREEN STARRED AT THE ROYAL ALEXANDRA THEATRE IN THE MUSICAL 'IRENE' IN 1972
DAUGHTER CARRIE FISHER HAD HER FIRST PROFESSIONAL JOB IN THE SHOW'S CHORUS
wonkit said: "I don't understand the appeal of the game but that's just me. But if you are looking for a definition of schizophrenia, it is probably something similar to "a person who cannot relate to the actual world around him/her and spends time and energy seeking illusions that have no complement in or application to reality."
Wonkit, just stop. Making up a fake definition for a mental illness to prove a point is one of the most offensive, idiot
They don't have a libretto in the Official If/Then store (http://www.ifthenthemusicalshop.com/), so then it's probably safe to assume that there isn't an official one. There usually are PDF scripts floating around the internet, but since the sharing of copyrighted material is illegal, you're not going to get any information about that here. I don't have the physical CD, but it's pretty safe to
CercleRouge said: "I texted the guy (and the text didn't turn blue like an iMessage... a warning sign to me that someone is possibly using a burner phone)..."
You do realize that iPhone now holds a minority of the smartphone market share, right?? So the fact that the person on the other end doesn't have iMessage means absolutely nothing? If you text me, it won't turn blue either, cause I have a Samsung, as do most people that I know...and I've never o
Lizzie, after I posted, I suspected that maybe I saw an earlier Vegas incarnation of Avenue Q. I saw it in December 2005. Wikipedia tells me that it was shortened to 90 minutes in mid-January 2006. So it seems as though I saw it before it got its Vegas treatment :)
I saw Avenue Q in Vegas. I then saw it again when the tour came to Toronto, and it was the exact same show (with the exception of the city-specific bits e.g. when they pulled tickets to local events out of the donation hat). I distinctly remember an intermission, as well, because I remember an older couple not returning for the second act (and I just dug up the Playbill to confirm that it had an intermission). So Vegas Avenue Q was another show that didn't last in Vegas, bu
charlesjguiteau, American Idiot does not take place in New York City. It says right in the Playbill: Time: Recent Past; Place: Jingletown, USA. NYC is never mentioned in any of the characters' travels, either. City names are left out on purpose, as the show is meant to represent the experience in post-9/11 America in general. Yes, there are constant references to 9/11, but only as it relates to the effect on the entire country.
I am someone that tries to avoid confronting bad behaviour, because you never know when it will cause a scene. But if it reaches a point that I can no longer enjoy the show, I tend to reach a boiling point where I feel that I have to say something. A few years ago I was at the Toronto production of Miss Saigon. My friends I were seated at the back of Orchestra. and we had bought the tickets at a deep discount. I suspect that the others in that section had gotten the ticket
Most of the theatre that I see is in the form of National Tours in Toronto, where tour stops can be longer than other cities (several weeks to months). I have seen trap doors used in many tours, including the example of Wicked mentioned above. I have always wondered about the cost of cutting holes in the stage (and everything that is needed under the stage) for each separate production. The trap door is never in the same spot, so it's not that they have a standard trap door loca
I'm watching it on Canadian TV - I'm behind the rest of you cause I started about 30 minutes in and I'm watching on PVR (so I could skip commercials!). I just watched Greased Lightning and I notice that they cut the sound for a few seconds. At first I thought it was a technical glitch, but I rewound and it seemed intentional...a few words before the "Draggin' Wagon" line. What was the line? I'm very curious what was considered ok for FOX but
Yes, it's annoying and messy, but I find that I am able to ignore the crinkling noises. I find the constant chatter/cell phone use to be much more of a distraction when I'm watching a show. I'm not sure if the crazy mark-up on these snacks and drinks are pure profit or if they go towards the running costs of the show... (If someone here does know, please clarify). I tend to not buy the snacks because they are so overpriced, but if people choose to pay the premium and tha
A show called An Inconvenient Musical, which was a musical parody of the film An Inconvenient Truth, played in Toronto briefly in 2008. It was hilarious, and had many parodies of popular musical numbers. Act 2 opened exactly like Act 2 of RENT, with the cast standing in a line under spotlights, singing about 525, 600 parts per million of CO2 in the atmosphere.
I also saw it way back when in Toronto. I thought it was a lot of fun in a very dark, quirky way. I did feel that the songs were a bit disconnected, but in a way that contributed to the quirkiness of it all, if that makes sense. There was a also a non-musical prequel that came out a few years later called Legoland, which was equally dark and witty.
