Not an ordinary Sunday...3/18
Not an ordinary Sunday...3/18
#1Not an ordinary Sunday...3/18
Posted: 3/19/08 at 12:30am
Good evening everyone!
I just got back from seeing Sunday in the Park with George tonight, and I had a very emotional reaction to the whole thing.
Visually the show was stunning.
*slight spoiler* My favortie part of the projections was during "Putting It Together" when all the Georges appeared. I loved how the one George was getting drunk and the downstage left George would not talk to his assigned couple! I have to also agree with Brantley and second the delightfulness of the dogs:)
I can't say enough good things about the leads. Daniel and Jenna were so wonderful, and Jenna even said at the stagedoor that she was worried about her singing tonight as she had strained her neck in the middle of performance. I never would have known...she was simply heartbreaking.
During "Move On" I started to tear up, but I didn't really lose it until I looked over at the couple next to me. They were an eldery couple and she had started crying. She clutched her husband's hand and he looked at her and then kissed her hand. It was very adorable.
I have to give a special shout out to Jessica Grove, who is an absolute sweetheart.
My main quibble with the show was that I wanted a fuller orchestra. This was most evident during "Sunday," but I guess it did allow for the smaller moments to be more intimate ("We do not belong together" was especially strong).
I was familiar with the score, and had seen the dvd of the original production, but this was my first time to see a live staging. I wasn't ready for the impact it was going to have. I truly was moved.
Ok, that's all I feel like writing for now. Passing Strange and Gypsy tomorrow!!
Edit: Oh I forgot to mention, both Daniel and Jenna went to see Gypsy last night!
Marie: Don't be in such a hurry about that pretty little chippy in Frisco.
Tony: Eh, she's a no chip!
Updated On: 3/19/08 at 12:30 AM
#2re: Not an ordinary Sunday...3/18
Posted: 3/19/08 at 12:40am
I was pretty impressed with the show as well, though for some reason I felt it had a few weak directional moments and the orchestra was just disappointing.
I know exactly what you mean about the emotional impact of "Move On." Actually, Act II seems to be the emotional pay-off, from Jenna's incredibly heart-breaking rendition of "Children and Art" (I'm probably in the minority who thought her Marie was stronger than her Dot) to Evan's George standing on the same island where his great-grandfather lived his life to the beautiful "Move On" and then to top it all of, the perfect ending with "Sunday." I couldn't keep the tears from falling down my eyes watching all the characters bow to their creator...it was too perfect a moment to describe.
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
#2re: Not an ordinary Sunday...3/18
Posted: 3/19/08 at 12:46amI agree Ray about the bowing. It was a beautiful final touch that started the waterworks up again. Jenna was getting a lot of laughs as Marie...in fact the audience seemed to respond to the second much more than the first.
Marie: Don't be in such a hurry about that pretty little chippy in Frisco.
Tony: Eh, she's a no chip!
#3re: Not an ordinary Sunday...3/18
Posted: 3/19/08 at 6:56amI saw the show Saturday afternoon and "heart-breaking" was the way I described Jenna's performance as well (especially when she sang Move On).
Hey Dottie!
Did your colleagues enjoy the cake even though your cat decided to sit on it? ~GuyfromGermany
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#4re: Not an ordinary Sunday...3/18
Posted: 3/19/08 at 7:53ami started crying during WE DO NOT BELONG TOGETHER & i didnt stop for five days!
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#5re: Not an ordinary Sunday...3/18
Posted: 3/19/08 at 10:33am
Act 2 was far superior than Act 1, no doubt about it.
#6re: Not an ordinary Sunday...3/18
Posted: 3/19/08 at 10:37amI can't wait to see this show now!
Genius lasts longer than beauty.
#7re: Not an ordinary Sunday...3/18
Posted: 3/19/08 at 10:53am
Now I am so torn. I want to see this show so badly but I only can see one other show when we go (money is tight)
Mark and I are seeing The Little Mermaid on Saturday Night
Friday is reserved for one of the following:
Gypsy
Sunday in the Park with George
Mamma Mia
Mary Poppins
or
Young Frankenstein
"Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion's starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed, but I don't see that. It seems to me that love is everywhere. Often it's not particularly dignified or newsworthy, but it's always there - fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, old friends. When the planes hit the Twin Towers, as far as I know none of the phone calls from the people on board were messages of hate or revenge - they were all messages of love. If you look for it, I've got a sneaky feeling you'll find that love actually is all around."
#8re: Not an ordinary Sunday...3/18
Posted: 3/19/08 at 10:58amFrom that list, I would pick either Gypsy or Sunday (especially since it's a limited engagement).
Hey Dottie!
Did your colleagues enjoy the cake even though your cat decided to sit on it? ~GuyfromGermany
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#10re: Not an ordinary Sunday...3/18
Posted: 3/19/08 at 8:42pm
Glad you enjoyed the show...I'm dying to see it! This may be a dumb question, but I was wondering if anyone could tell me what the rush policy is like? Is there a seating difference between the "normal" rush and the student rush? When would you suggest getting there to get good rush seats for a night performance?
...thanks in advance :)
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