DIVIDING DAY: The July 29th Closing Stories Thread- Page 2

[ILoveWicked330]

Posted: 7/29/07 at 8:00pm

Back from Grey Gardens
Don't know how to review it.
Audience was CRAZY
Christine got a standing ovation at the beginning of Act 2
Scott Frankel (sp?) made a speech after & everyone came on stage (Michael Greif, etc)
I'm sure more people will post more details later.
AMAZING show

[americanboy99]

Posted: 7/29/07 at 8:02pm

Aww. Good. It must have been divine.

[Lorelai]

Posted: 7/29/07 at 10:04pm

I was at Grey Gardens as well. WONDERFUL performance. Every one of them was in TOP form. As for the udience, it was more like a concert than a broadway how but it was great. Plus, today with the Playbills they gave out a cute little keychain with red shoes on them.

Stage door fterwards, MLW didn't come out. Christine was on her way to Birdland so she didn't sign for anyone but luckily I was at the Birdland show and she was more than happy to sign my poster there. (Plus, she sounded AMAZING at the Billy Stritch show)

[americanboy99]

Posted: 7/29/07 at 10:05pm

I guess this thread is over unless someone would like to contribute a story.

[iliketheater]

Posted: 7/29/07 at 10:47pm

no 110 stories?

[americanboy99]

Posted: 7/29/07 at 10:48pm

Aww. I want a key chain!

Posted: 7/30/07 at 12:07am

I still do not understand why BATB closed.. can someone explain it?

[jordangirl]

Posted: 7/30/07 at 12:10am

My 110 story is on that thread. It was AMAZING!!!! I started crying at "Old Maid" and tears kept coming through Act II...and I was full-out sobbing during curtain call.

Beauty was great too. Screaming Donny Osmond fans and crazy rude woman in front of me for Act I aside. It was awesome!

[yankees1253]

Posted: 7/30/07 at 12:31am

heres a article from my local newspaper about batb closing

heres the link:
http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070727/ENTERTAINMENTFRONT/307270007/1190

heres an interview from broadway.com when christy romano came as belle

here it is:
http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=41060

[americanboy99]

Posted: 7/30/07 at 8:42pm

Any other stories, maybe about trying to do two closings in one day?

[jordangirl]

Posted: 7/30/07 at 8:53pm

I did two. And I was DRAINED emotionally when I got home.

First up was 110. My tears started at "Old Maid", stopped at intermission, then started up again ~ albeit slowly ~ with "Evening Star". And by curtain call I was sobbing. Stage doored and got to see everyone. Talked with Steve for a little while and got a hug (a "voluntary" if this was on The Guilty Ones ~ LOL), and got to tell Audra I really couldn't articulate how much the show meant to me, but there was absolutely no question in my mind where I would be on its closing day. (She'd made a little speech saying she knew we had other options of what we could have seen and she appreciated us all being there.)

Then a mad dash to the Lunt for Beauty and the Beast. It was magical and enchanting and moving. But I suspect my reaction was tempered slightly by having just said good-bye to a musical that touched and moved me more than any other ever has.

Still...it was an amazing day and one I will never forget.

[americanboy99]

Posted: 7/30/07 at 8:58pm

How lucky you are!

[jordangirl]

Posted: 7/30/07 at 9:04pm

Thanks! :)

I'm taking tomorrow off to write a paper (making myself do it by buying a student rush ticket to something so I HAVE to be done by 7. Online classes are not a good match with my inattentive-type ADHD!). But when I woke up this morning feeling almost like I had a hangover but from all the emotion, I was wishing I'd taken today off. Sadly, I only get 2 days off during summer school and I already took one.

It was worth it though. :) So worth it.

[americanboy99]

Posted: 7/30/07 at 9:25pm

I love musical hangovers.

[jordangirl]

Posted: 7/30/07 at 9:35pm

Mmmhmm. All of the pleasure, none of the guilt (or liver damage)!