Jim Borstelmann :)
Jim Borstelmann :)
BroadwayGirl3
Chorus Member Joined: 7/5/07
#1Jim Borstelmann :)
Posted: 6/26/14 at 11:25amHappy Birthday to the BEYOND TALENTED, one of a kind Jim Borstelmann. Love this guy!!! Wish I could see him in a show---loved him in "Young Frankenstein" back in the day ;---)
ghostlight2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/5/04
#2Jim Borstelmann :)
Posted: 6/26/14 at 2:09pm
He currently plays a number of roles in Bullets Over Broadway, most amusingly in "Hot Dog Man".
I'll agree he is a one of a kind, starting out as a Fosse dancer and parlaying that into character role after character role. He's also a hell of a nice guy.
...but Young Frankenstein was "back in the day"? You should have seen him in Chicago in '96.
In fact, you can: All That Jazz
Updated On: 6/26/14 at 02:09 PM
#2Jim Borstelmann :)
Posted: 6/26/14 at 3:31pmA great talent. Not surprising he works constantly.
Nice is different than good.
#3Jim Borstelmann :)
Posted: 6/26/14 at 3:42pmI had the HUGEST crush on Jimmy when CHICAGO opened and (since I'm a chicken and can't ask people out) used to hang out with him. He became a very good friend. One of the sweetest people you ever could meet. The best thing that ever happened was when he took me to a private party at Sardi's when Bebe Neuwirth signed her caricature and I got to meet almost the entire cast. Ahhh, good times. (And my first ever TBT memory. LOL.)
<-- Tevye, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, March 2018
BroadwayGirl3
Chorus Member Joined: 7/5/07
#4Jim Borstelmann :)
Posted: 6/26/14 at 4:21pmOh thanks for that, Broadway Legend! Love me some Jim Borstelmann! Yeah, to me "Young Frankenstein" was 'back in the day', but I do agree with your assessment of "Chicago". Again, Happy Birthday Jim!!
#5Jim Borstelmann :)
Posted: 6/26/14 at 4:31pmBroadway Bob, do you happen to have any pictures of that event?
"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)
jonartdesigns
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/04
#6Jim Borstelmann :)
Posted: 6/26/14 at 4:52pmI just recently had the pleasure of meeting him at the Bullets stage door, he lit up like a christmas tree when I asked him, by name, to sign my poster. After he signed the rest of the line he came back, game me a pat on the back and thanked me.
"Grease," the fourth revival of the season, is the worst show in the history of theater and represents an unparalleled assault on Western civilization and its values. - Michael Reidel
#7Jim Borstelmann :)
Posted: 6/26/14 at 5:10pmI had to look in my playbill during Bullets to see who this delightful actor was!
<-----I'M TOTES ROLLING MY EYES
#8Jim Borstelmann :)
Posted: 6/26/14 at 7:04pmI don't have any pics. It wasn't a planned thing. We were supposed to grab a quick bite after our respective shows (him performing, me ushering) and when I got to his stage door he surprised me with that instead. One if the best surprises if my life! On our way out we met a very drunk Charles Nelson Reilly sitting right underneath his own caricature in the main dining room. Lol!!!
<-- Tevye, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, March 2018
#9Jim Borstelmann :)
Posted: 6/26/14 at 9:07pmI think JIm Borstelmann would make a good "Amos Hart" in "Chicago". Thoughts?
"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)
