Haines His Way
Archives => Archive 21 => Topic started by: bk on August 13, 2011, 11:19:29 PM
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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were folly, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're currently doing the Cow Cow Follies in Branson.
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And the word of the day is: HEBDOMADAL!
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Greetings fromn Dublin! This Merrion Hotel is amazing and huge. I'm checked in but I have no room yet so I am hanging out in the business office.
BK, great FOLLIES memories. That original production is one of the greatest events in so many peoples' theatrical histories.
I hate this keyboard. Nothing is where it used to be on mine at home.
The airport trip went easily: car to Port Authority and bus to Newark. I met a lovely couple from Wooster, OH, who were going to Dublin for their 25th wedding anniversary, and we hung out till boarding. I was in Row 9 on the aisle and the other passenger in my row was a handsome young Irish accountant going back to Dublin after visiting his sister. I threw that in to work DR TCB into a frenzy.
I couldn't sleep on the plane, so I finished reading PILLARS OF THE EARTH and talked to David the accountant about why I was going to Dublin; his best friend since childhood is an actor.
So, here I am. I have nothing else to report.
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Good morning, all.
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Glad you made it safely, Elmore.
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Great "Follies" memories and observations, BK. I, too, have long been a fan of the original book. Hopefully, one of these I'll actually get to see a production.
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I loved reading about FOLLIES original and current.
Thanks MR BK.
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Kool Aid In My Dishwasher.
That's the title of my new novella.
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Yes......four people were killed last night at the Indiana State Fair when the concert grandstand light rigging was blown over during a high wind storm......while the officials were meeting to decide what they should do.....and a radio guy was saying the show would go on.
One MINUTE before Sugarland was to take the stage, the accident happened.
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Sad......
We had lots of wind and rain during the first four scenes, but then the weather cleared in Greencastle.....and we were fine until Sandi on the lightboard MESSED UP THE LAST CUE and the bows were done with the house lights.....she claims a board malfunction......but I am reticent....OH YES, I am reticent.
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Here is local coverage that includes a pretty horrifying video of the collapsing grandstand.......hard to watch.
http://www.indystar.com/article/20110814/NEWS15/108140419/Death-toll-reaches-5-State-Fair-Sugarland-stage-collapse?odyssey=mod|defcon|text|IndyStar.com (http://www.indystar.com/article/20110814/NEWS15/108140419/Death-toll-reaches-5-State-Fair-Sugarland-stage-collapse?odyssey=mod|defcon|text|IndyStar.com)
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Did I miss an announcement of a Kritzerland release?
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It's morning. It's Sunday. It's Sunday morning.
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Here is local coverage that includes a pretty horrifying video of the collapsing grandstand.......hard to watch.
http://www.indystar.com/article/20110814/NEWS15/108140419/Death-toll-reaches-5-State-Fair-Sugarland-stage-collapse?odyssey=mod|defcon|text|IndyStar.com (http://www.indystar.com/article/20110814/NEWS15/108140419/Death-toll-reaches-5-State-Fair-Sugarland-stage-collapse?odyssey=mod|defcon|text|IndyStar.com)
What a terrible tragedy.
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And my youngest brother, Jay, will be getting married in a few hours. :)
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~~~~~VIBES TO THOSE AFFECTED BY THE TRAGEDY IN INDIANA~~~~~
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bk - Thanks for your thoughts on FOLLIES past and present. Funny thing: one of the first productions I ever saw of FOLLIES was done by a community theatre in Virginia, and it used the original book. The set designer for that production was the director of the current Broadway revival.
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DR elmore - Welcome to Dublin! -And it's good to know that you had a very pleasant journey across the Atlantic. -Did you find the ending of "Pillars of the Earth" satisfying? (I did.)
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BK, really enjoyed reading about Follies in the notes.
But I disagree with you re: the intermission.
I personally think that there should always be an intermission for every broadway show. Doesn't matter what the show is to me.
There are plenty of people that can't sit for 2- 3 hours straight. Whether they need to use the washroom. Or stretch their legs.
I really always appreciate an intermission.
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Attending the wedding vibes for DR JOSE.....and of course we need photos of said shirt and tie.
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Glad that DR ELMORE is now in the land of Erie!
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Larry, when we got our first laptop and the keyboard was different I discovered my name had become Jeffret. That's what the kids call me now. :)
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I was also beyond disappointed that my first trip to NYC came too late to see the original FOLLIES. My Uncles tried to make it up to me by getting me a very hard to find ticket for A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, which was still SRO, but I was probably too young to fully enjoy that show. However, I will say I well remember that the other show I saw, PIPPIN, played without an intermission and indeed they had a very funny PA announcement about it telling people to go take care of business "now" rather than "later."
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Fascinating notes today!!!!!!!!!!! Very well-written, and sure to be read by many!
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Hmmm, my Michele Bachmann crazy-eyes sort-of-parody (but with my own song about eyes) is not setting the view count afire, but a pro-Obama site did pick it up, which is nice that anyone at all even found it.
http://obama-2012-campaign-report.info/obama/i-look-into-those-eyes-michele-bachmann-crazy-eyes-controversy-parody/
seems to be an ad on that page, but that ad has nothing to do with me :)
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BK, really enjoyed reading about Follies in the notes.
But I disagree with you re: the intermission.
I personally think that there should always be an intermission for every broadway show. Doesn't matter what the show is to me.
There are plenty of people that can't sit for 2- 3 hours straight. Whether they need to use the washroom. Or stretch their legs.
I really always appreciate an intermission.
DR Jennifer - Conversely, there are plenty of people who can sit for a long stretch without an intermission and do so gladly, like at the movies and the opera. If one knows that they're about to sit for an extended amount of time, then one can "plan" accordingly. Heck, there are some operas where one act can last almost as long as a full Broadway show. "Ring Cycle" anyone?
And then you have a show like JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT which has currently gotten stretched out to an oveblown 2 hours and 5 minutes - and that includes the intermission! The original "cantata" ran well under an hour. However, adding various dance breaks, a mega-mix bows sequence, plus an intermission used to sell merchandise, has extended the show beyond its original welcome.
I'm sure there are other things and events that you sit for two hours at a time without thought nor complaint.
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In any case...
I'm going to get ready for my brother's Big Day. Thankfully, it is not raining here like it is on the East Coast. It's all clear and cool.
~~~~~VIBES TO THOSE WHO NEED 'EM TODAY~~~~~
I'll see you after the reception.
Laters...
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And the word of the day is: HEBDOMADAL!
And The Song Of The Day Is: SUNDAY, MONDAY OR ALWAYS
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Hello again! After I posted, I went into the hotel's bar, found a very quiet corner and nodded for about two hours. Around 11:30, I was told my room was ready. The room is about the size of my apartment, and the bathroom about half the size. It's quite wonderful.
I unpacked, fell on the bed and slept very well for about four hours. It's currently 5:05 pm, and I will walk around for a bit before finding myself some dinner. I've got my Lonely Planet Dublin guide and I'll see if I can get to the National Concert Hall,
I'm so sorry to hear about the Indianapolis tragedy. DR JRand60, was last night your final performance?
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No DR ELMORE we have four more performances next week.
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I got up at ten, fell back asleep, then got up at eleven-fifteen. It's raining, so it's either the gym, waiting out the rain, or no jog. I really don't like doing the treadmill so we'll see how I'm feeling in a little while.
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First act of CAMELOT runs 1 hr and 50 minutes.....so I inform people as they are going in of that fact....as I am standing in the lobby...
Of course last night one young teen age girl came out during THE SECOND SCENE looking for the restroom.
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BK is in the HOUSE!
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It is hilarious to read the "thoughts" of the kiddies (and others) on Follies on Broadway World. I love when teens go to that place they go because they're in drama class or read a book somewhere and they use terms like "his scene work isn't very good" or "she doesn't OWN that moment." It's so tiresome. And "the choreography for that number is going to cost her the Tony." I mean I just have two words for these people: SHUT UP. And then the complainer about the Lucy and Jessie choreography says that maybe one of the other currently working choreographers could have done better, to which I say, there WAS choreography that was perfect by a man named Michael Bennett. He knew exactly what to do with that number and how to make Alexis Smith look great, something that eludes the choreographer of this production. He chooses Jack Cole to emulate and it's a blatantly wrong choice, in fact, it couldn't be a worse choice. Bennett staged the majority of this number with the ensemble's BACKS to the audience - therefore, the only one you really can look at is Phyllis and therefore the number does exactly what it's supposed to. But that's genius, not just a choreographer saying, "Ooh, I'll do Jack Cole here."
Some of these posters were there last night and you know they were the ones screaming and yelling and whooping it up and destroying the emotional impact of this very dark show.
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As to intermissions, I just disagree. If an intermission hurts the show, no intermission. People sit all the time in movie theaters for that long without having to pee. It's nuts that people can't sit in a theater anymore for two hours and fifteen minutes without peeing. I can go five hours without peeing, but if people are seeing a live show, their bladders suddenly do things they don't normally do. If people are seeing a two hour and forty minute Harry Potter movie, they don't get up and leave - they sit and watch the movie and are fine, despite drinking oversize drinks.
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Forgot to post our new release, so here it is.
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CD ordered.
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Sunday afternoon greetings! Richard left for Lima at 7am and Mary Linda's mother and grandmother left for Michigan at 10:30. Mary Linda and Rob and I have been working on the rehearsal dinner guest list.
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Wedding day vibes for the brother of DR Jose!
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Shocking news from Indianapolis - our DN (Dear Niece) Rev. Amy and her family had attended the Indiana State Fair on Friday before coming here for yesterday's bridal shower.
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Wedding vibes for Jose's family
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Ginny's at 17500 - that sounds like it should be a milestone, doesn't it?
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Especially since I'm at 17401 :)
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No DR ELMORE we have four more performances next week.
I thought you had a 2-week run, but I guess I'm preoccupied with other things. I hope they go well.
I've had a nice peregrination about the neighborhood on Merrion from Clare to Baggot Streets. The government buildings are quite beautiful and my hotel is about a block from the National Gallery. Tomorrow, depending on what needs to be done, I may take a bus tour of the City.
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Good afternoon! It's a little past 1:00 and the last load of laundry is in the dryer, the kitchen is clean and I've run the vacuum through the main floor rooms. Whew! I really wanted to get all this done in the morning. I do need to run to the office for an hour or so and stop at the grocery store. But now when I come home I won't have to do chores. Sounds good to me
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DR Elmore, glad you have safely arrived in Dublin and that you have a nice place to stay while you are there
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BK, really enjoyed reading about Follies in the notes.
But I disagree with you re: the intermission.
I personally think that there should always be an intermission for every broadway show. Doesn't matter what the show is to me.
There are plenty of people that can't sit for 2- 3 hours straight. Whether they need to use the washroom. Or stretch their legs.
I really always appreciate an intermission.
DR Jennifer - Conversely, there are plenty of people who can sit for a long stretch without an intermission and do so gladly, like at the movies and the opera. If one knows that they're about to sit for an extended amount of time, then one can "plan" accordingly. Heck, there are some operas where one act can last almost as long as a full Broadway show. "Ring Cycle" anyone?
And then you have a show like JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT which has currently gotten stretched out to an oveblown 2 hours and 5 minutes - and that includes the intermission! The original "cantata" ran well under an hour. However, adding various dance breaks, a mega-mix bows sequence, plus an intermission used to sell merchandise, has extended the show beyond its original welcome.
I'm sure there are other things and events that you sit for two hours at a time without thought nor complaint.
Many years ago, a friend of mine played Cervantes / Quixote in MAN OF LA MANCHA. I don't remember the reason, but at one point in the rehearsal process Dale Wasserman came to the theater to meet the cast and talk about the show. At one point he was asked about the rather controversial (at the time) decision not to have an intermission during the show. Mr. Wasserman confessed that the main reason for not having an intermission was that he was terrified that nobody would come back for the second act.
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re: the intermission.
A movie costs $10 so people get up to buy food/use the restroom all the time.
I don't think people spending $100 should have to miss the show.
Most people I know do not use the bathroom every 5 hours. Especially kids or older people.
I actually dislike sitting even in the movie theatres for 2 hours and get to my seat only when the movie is starting. My legs get cramps. I would love to be able to stretch them half way through the movie!
Also, I think the broadway shows need to sell merchandise during intermission.
And speaking of theatre. My niece is currently seeing her first broadway show. She is at The Lion King. I hope she's loving it. She got all dressed up and looked so cute. She was so excited. She's been listening to the cd. But today she told me that she had no idea that the people there were actually going to be singing. She thought they were just going to play the cd!
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And speaking of theatre. My niece is currently seeing her first broadway show. She is at The Lion King. I hope she's loving it. She got all dressed up and looked so cute. She was so excited. She's been listening to the cd. But today she told me that she had no idea that the people there were actually going to be singing. She thought they were just going to play the cd!
That's so sweet, Jennifer!
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Every bride needs a cake from Central Pastry:
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The radiant couple with the groom's mother. The person just over my left shoulder is our niece Rev. Amy.
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Hello, everyone.
I'm just posting from home--not NY or Dublin or San Diego. But I enjoy hearing about all the travels. Glad all those traveling are now in their respective destinations.
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Nice pics, Ginny. thanks for posting them.
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Jose, OF COURSE it's not raining. YOU'RE IN SAN DIEGO!!!
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Has anyone ever calculated how many times BK has gone to Joe Allen vs how many hours he's spent in NY on a given trip?
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Dublin vibes, wedding vibes, production vibes.
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Thanks, DR Jeanne!
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The radiant couple with the groom's mother. The person just over my left shoulder is our niece Rev. Amy.
Lovely picture of the bride and groom and the groom's mother, Ginny...and that cake looks fabulous! :D
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Thanks, DR George! Central Pastry makes the best cakes - just ask DR Elmore!
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Hmmm, my Michele Bachmann crazy-eyes sort-of-parody (but with my own song about eyes) is not setting the view count afire, but a pro-Obama site did pick it up, which is nice that anyone at all even found it.
http://obama-2012-campaign-report.info/obama/i-look-into-those-eyes-michele-bachmann-crazy-eyes-controversy-parody/
seems to be an ad on that page, but that ad has nothing to do with me :)
That's pretty funny, Fred, but then I listened to the song without watching the video and it's quite a lovely song. Did you write it for some other project?
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First act of CAMELOT runs 1 hr and 50 minutes.....so I inform people as they are going in of that fact....as I am standing in the lobby...
Of course last night one young teen age girl came out during THE SECOND SCENE looking for the restroom.
I usher for a lot of shows and when we find out that there is no intermission, the people taking tickets are told to tell everyone when they enter that the show has no intermission. Everyone makes sure that they "take care of business" in time.
I agree with BK, if the show needs to not have an intermission, it shouldn't have an intermission.
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CD has been ordered!
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And now, I'm off to my sister's for a little visit. After that, I might go to the movies with a couple of friends. I think we're thinking of "Cowboys and Aliens" (reviews be damned ;)).
Have a good day, all!
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Great photos, Ginny!!!
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Thanks, DR FJL!
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Hmmm, my Michele Bachmann crazy-eyes sort-of-parody (but with my own song about eyes) is not setting the view count afire, but a pro-Obama site did pick it up, which is nice that anyone at all even found it.
http://obama-2012-campaign-report.info/obama/i-look-into-those-eyes-michele-bachmann-crazy-eyes-controversy-parody/
seems to be an ad on that page, but that ad has nothing to do with me :)
That's pretty funny, Fred, but then I listened to the song without watching the video and it's quite a lovely song. Did you write it for some other project?
Thanks so much, George!
It's an edited version of an engagement/wedding song I wrote for a show. If anyone's interested in the serious full-length version,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HcENPH12UU
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Greetings fromn Dublin! This Merrion Hotel is amazing and huge.
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Hello again! After I posted, I went into the hotel's bar, found a very quiet corner and nodded for about two hours. Around 11:30, I was told my room was ready. The room is about the size of my apartment, and the bathroom about half the size. It's quite wonderful.
The rooms at the resort in Lake Arrowhead were nice and roomy. My niece from NY kept expressing her appreciation for all the space she had.
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BK, really enjoyed reading about Follies in the notes.
But I disagree with you re: the intermission.
I personally think that there should always be an intermission for every broadway show. Doesn't matter what the show is to me.
There are plenty of people that can't sit for 2- 3 hours straight. Whether they need to use the washroom. Or stretch their legs.
I really always appreciate an intermission.
DR Jennifer - Conversely, there are plenty of people who can sit for a long stretch without an intermission and do so gladly, like at the movies and the opera. If one knows that they're about to sit for an extended amount of time, then one can "plan" accordingly. Heck, there are some operas where one act can last almost as long as a full Broadway show. "Ring Cycle" anyone?
And then you have a show like JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT which has currently gotten stretched out to an oveblown 2 hours and 5 minutes - and that includes the intermission! The original "cantata" ran well under an hour. However, adding various dance breaks, a mega-mix bows sequence, plus an intermission used to sell merchandise, has extended the show beyond its original welcome.
I'm sure there are other things and events that you sit for two hours at a time without thought nor complaint.
Many years ago, a friend of mine played Cervantes / Quixote in MAN OF LA MANCHA. I don't remember the reason, but at one point in the rehearsal process Dale Wasserman came to the theater to meet the cast and talk about the show. At one point he was asked about the rather controversial (at the time) decision not to have an intermission during the show. Mr. Wasserman confessed that the main reason for not having an intermission was that he was terrified that nobody would come back for the second act.
;D
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today she told me that she had no idea that the people there were actually going to be singing. She thought they were just going to play the cd!
That's cute.
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Thanks, DR George! Central Pastry makes the best cakes - just ask DR Elmore!
What was this particular cake?
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I enjoyed the song, DR FJL!
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DR elmore--glad to hear you arrived safely and that the hotel is so nice. As for the bus tour, I can recommend the double decker ones that let you get on and off as you please.
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As for the intermission discussion.......
At a movie you can return to your seat if you take a bathroom break, what about at a theater? I think most people, unless it is a severe problem, know to adjust their drinking habits if they have problems.
I don't go to movies or plays anymore if I can help it as my shoulders hurt if I sit too long. If I'm lucky I will make it to one play this season.
Still, I wouldn't want a play interrupted with an intermission if it broke the spell of the play. I would want to know prior to purchasing the ticket if there won't be an intermission & what the running time is. What is the average length of time prior to the intermission?
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DR Jane - the cake was chocolate. One of our favorites from Central Pastry is their orange chiffon.
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First act of CAMELOT runs 1 hr and 50 minutes.....so I inform people as they are going in of that fact....as I am standing in the lobby...
Of course last night one young teen age girl came out during THE SECOND SCENE looking for the restroom.
How do you feel the production is going? Are you happy with it?
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I vote no intermission, even though I have had to get up from movies once or even twice to use the restroom. I realize that's easier to do in a movie theater than in most Broadway houses, but i don't find the same kind of spell at a movie that I do in live theater.
Besides, at a movie theater, if somebody complains that you're getting up to use the restroom, just tell that person is a free 3-D effect.
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FJL, the song is too nice to use for someone as crazy-eyed as Michelle Bachmann. I look into those eyes and I see, "Holy c---! Does she really think she should be the leader of the free world? And if she thinks that, what other horrors is she dreaming up?"
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Good Afternoon!
...I was all right until I noticed my brother started to get a little misty-eyed when he saw Kristy, his bride-to-be, starting to come down the aisle, and then I started to cry. And then when Pastor Andy started to deliver his thoughts and words, well... And then when my brother, Michael, and Kristy's sister delivered a little skit about Kristy and Jay's courtship... And then when they exchanged their vows... And then when they exchanged rings... And then when I went to hug my brother after the ceremony... And then when Kristy's sister gave her toast... And then when my brother, Mike, delivered his toast... And when they cut the cake...
In other words, I cried a lot. And it was a really beautiful wedding.
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I posted some pics on Facebook, and I'll post some more later. There were a LOT OF CAMERAS there, and I'm sure many more photos will be shared over the next week or so.
In the meantime, I'm going to take a nap.
:)
Laters...
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DR Jane - the cake was chocolate. One of our favorites from Central Pastry is their orange chiffon.
Thanks. I'm guessing chocolate is Mary Linda's favorite.
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Good Afternoon!
...I was all right until I noticed my brother started to get a little misty-eyed when he saw Kristy, his bride-to-be, starting to come down the aisle, and then I started to cry. And then when Pastor Andy started to deliver his thoughts and words, well... And then when my brother, Michael, and Kristy's sister delivered a little skit about Kristy and Jay's courtship... And then when they exchanged their vows... And then when they exchanged rings... And then when I went to hug my brother after the ceremony... And then when Kristy's sister gave her toast... And then when my brother, Mike, delivered his toast... And when they cut the cake...
In other words, I cried a lot. And it was a really beautiful wedding.
Awwwww! :D
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Nice pics. I like how the table seating was done. Where was the wedding?
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DR Jane - the cake was chocolate. One of our favorites from Central Pastry is their orange chiffon.
Thanks. I'm guessing chocolate is Mary Linda's favorite.
It's one of 'em ;)
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Back from various and sundried things. It has been pouring rain all day (most annoying - no jog), so I took a walk to Times Square and ended up getting a third row center seat for Catch Me If You Can about thirty minutes before curtain. Always fun to see my pal Linda Hart on stage, although she probably isn't onstage for more than ten minutes in the entire show. The show is the usual slick Jack O'Brien/Jerry Mitchell machine - it's what they do. It worked for Hairspray (although I wasn't over the moon), less so for The Full Monty. This one is strictly by the numbers, features a not very interesting score, and a framing device which renders everything pointless. Despite the American Idol-like shenanigans of much of the comped, TKTS, and rushed audience, there's simply no there there and it's totally understandable why it's closing at a complete loss. They're saying it will tour - so now they'll get to lose even more money (and they will). If Billy Elliot was a disaster on the road (it was and it closed), and that show is a HIT, then what chance does Catch Me If You Can have? If they think that title is a brand of some sort, they sincerely need to have their sanity checked.
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Then David and I joined Barry and his cousin at a nice Chinese place called Ollie's. I did miss jogging, but I walked at least a couple of miles, so there's that. It's still coming down. I need the rain to STOP until I'm back in LA, so do sent excellent vibes and xylophones for dry days ahead.
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I enjoyed the song, DR FJL!
Thanks, Kevin!
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RAIN BE GONE
VIBES TO BK!
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Back from various and sundried things. It has been pouring rain all day (most annoying - no jog), so I took a walk to Times Square and ended up getting a third row center seat for Catch Me If You Can about thirty minutes before curtain. Always fun to see my pal Linda Hart on stage, although she probably isn't onstage for more than ten minutes in the entire show. The show is the usual slick Jack O'Brien/Jerry Mitchell machine - it's what they do. It worked for Hairspray (although I wasn't over the moon), less so for The Full Monty. This one is strictly by the numbers, features a not very interesting score, and a framing device which renders everything pointless. Despite the American Idol-like shenanigans of much of the comped, TKTS, and rushed audience, there's simply no there there and it's totally understandable why it's closing at a complete loss. They're saying it will tour - so now they'll get to lose even more money (and they will). If Billy Elliot was a disaster on the road (it was and it closed), and that show is a HIT, then what chance does Catch Me If You Can have? If they think that title is a brand of some sort, they sincerely need to have their sanity checked.
BK, why did you spend the money to go and see CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, knowing that you weren't going to like it?
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FJL, the song is too nice to use for someone as crazy-eyed as Michelle Bachmann. I look into those eyes and I see, "Holy c---! Does she really think she should be the leader of the free world? And if she thinks that, what other horrors is she dreaming up?"
Thanks, John G - I just figured I'd give it a try since the views had leveled off the regular way.
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much of the comped, TKTS, and rushed audience
The TKTS audience is probably different from the other two categories. They're still paying $70-80 per ticket, and are probably just as tough as the people who use the BroadwayBox discount.
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Yesterday's barbecue was a group of theater friends that I have worked with on and off over the years. One guy was telling the story from when we did INHERIT THE WIND together. He said that one of the joys of having a small part in the show was that it gave him a great chance every night to watch Clark (Drummond) and me (Brady) create our magic together.
I was stunned that he said it. And he was sober.
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Clark is the actor who I am trying to convince to do Druxy's Spencer Tracy one-person show.
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Back from various and sundried things. It has been pouring rain all day (most annoying - no jog), so I took a walk to Times Square and ended up getting a third row center seat for Catch Me If You Can about thirty minutes before curtain. Always fun to see my pal Linda Hart on stage, although she probably isn't onstage for more than ten minutes in the entire show. The show is the usual slick Jack O'Brien/Jerry Mitchell machine - it's what they do. It worked for Hairspray (although I wasn't over the moon), less so for The Full Monty. This one is strictly by the numbers, features a not very interesting score, and a framing device which renders everything pointless. Despite the American Idol-like shenanigans of much of the comped, TKTS, and rushed audience, there's simply no there there and it's totally understandable why it's closing at a complete loss. They're saying it will tour - so now they'll get to lose even more money (and they will). If Billy Elliot was a disaster on the road (it was and it closed), and that show is a HIT, then what chance does Catch Me If You Can have? If they think that title is a brand of some sort, they sincerely need to have their sanity checked.
BK, why did you spend the money to go and see CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, knowing that you weren't going to like it?
I actually wonder if, for BK who's not always in NYC, it's more important while he's actually here to see the shows that will likely NOT be touring into his area.
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DR Jose - I'm enjoying the wedding photos you've shared on Facebook. Everyone looks beautiful!
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Excellent vibes and xylophones for dry days ahead for Bruce!
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2Zagr98fpzY/SYa-COkLWXI/AAAAAAAAAU0/FiwEMwi7uI8/s320/rain_rain_go_away.jpg)
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Good Evening!
I've napped. I think.
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Then David and I joined Barry and his cousin at a nice Chinese place called Ollie's.
Ollie's-YUM!
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Then David and I joined Barry and his cousin at a nice Chinese place called Ollie's.
Ollie's-YUM!
Ditto!
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And, yes, I just posted a couple more pictures from the wedding on my Book of Face Page. *I only have my iPad with me this trip, so I'll have to rearrange them once I'm back on the East Coast.
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Yesterday's barbecue was a group of theater friends that I have worked with on and off over the years. One guy was telling the story from when we did INHERIT THE WIND together. He said that one of the joys of having a small part in the show was that it gave him a great chance every night to watch Clark (Drummond) and me (Brady) create our magic together.
I was stunned that he said it. And he was sober.
Nice compliment which I'm sure you deserved.
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Nice pics. I like how the table seating was done. Where was the wedding?
DR Jane - The wedding and the reception were held at the San Diego Botanic Garden. It really was the perfect setting for their wedding.
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Botanical Gardens, no wonder it is so pretty.
The cakes looks scrumptious!!!
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Back from various and sundried things. It has been pouring rain all day (most annoying - no jog), so I took a walk to Times Square and ended up getting a third row center seat for Catch Me If You Can about thirty minutes before curtain. Always fun to see my pal Linda Hart on stage, although she probably isn't onstage for more than ten minutes in the entire show. The show is the usual slick Jack O'Brien/Jerry Mitchell machine - it's what they do. It worked for Hairspray (although I wasn't over the moon), less so for The Full Monty. This one is strictly by the numbers, features a not very interesting score, and a framing device which renders everything pointless. Despite the American Idol-like shenanigans of much of the comped, TKTS, and rushed audience, there's simply no there there and it's totally understandable why it's closing at a complete loss. They're saying it will tour - so now they'll get to lose even more money (and they will). If Billy Elliot was a disaster on the road (it was and it closed), and that show is a HIT, then what chance does Catch Me If You Can have? If they think that title is a brand of some sort, they sincerely need to have their sanity checked.
BK, why did you spend the money to go and see CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, knowing that you weren't going to like it?
I suspected I wouldn't like it - but I always keep an open mind and I hoped I would be proven wrong. I didn't hate it - it was just sort of there.
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Yesterday's barbecue was a group of theater friends that I have worked with on and off over the years. One guy was telling the story from when we did INHERIT THE WIND together. He said that one of the joys of having a small part in the show was that it gave him a great chance every night to watch Clark (Drummond) and me (Brady) create our magic together.
I was stunned that he said it. And he was sober.
That's a wonderful comment. And I think I'm sober.
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Great Photos...thanks for sharing.
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Botanical Gardens, no wonder it is so pretty.
The cakes looks scrumptious!!!
The cake was very good. However, as you can see from the pictures, the server who was in charge of slicing and serving the cake had absolutely no idea how to handle a cake knife. Someone asked why the cake fell apart: "When a cake is so finely made, it will fall apart more when sliced." ::)
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Like DR Jeanne, I'm posting from home. I did make it to the office and the grocery store. That was as far as I wanted to go today as I'm in a "No place like home" mood. I also love hearing the tales of everyone's travels. What fun
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bk - I'm guessing you went to the Ollie's on 42nd Street (which used to be on 44th Street). Or did you head up to the UWS?
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Back from a very long, unnecessarily long, church meeting. The penny-pinchers who don't want to spend a dime on anything were complaining about how the property is being neglected but they refuse to spend any money to clean it up.
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Sometimes I want an intermission, sometimes I don't. If the show is good, time flies and I don't notice how long I've been there. If the show is bad, time crawls and I really want a break!
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Back from a very long, unnecessarily long, church meeting. The penny-pinchers who don't want to spend a dime on anything were complaining about how the property is being neglected but they refuse to spend any money to clean it up.
Did it have an intermission?
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bk - BILLY ELLIOT is still on tour, and it is doing quite well. However, it's initial launch, unfortunately, landed in some cities/markets where it didn't catch on with the locals.
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Back from a very long, unnecessarily long, church meeting. The penny-pinchers who don't want to spend a dime on anything were complaining about how the property is being neglected but they refuse to spend any money to clean it up.
I didn't realize that you and DR Laura went to the same church. ;)
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Yesterday's barbecue was a group of theater friends that I have worked with on and off over the years. One guy was telling the story from when we did INHERIT THE WIND together. He said that one of the joys of having a small part in the show was that it gave him a great chance every night to watch Clark (Drummond) and me (Brady) create our magic together.
I was stunned that he said it. And he was sober.
That's a wonderful comment. And I think I'm sober.
I don't know John, haven't you been judging roses? And I know I need the accent mark, but I suddenly forgot how to access them.
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From what I understand, Billy Elliot was such a disaster in San Francisco that the tour shut down and cancelled its other engagements - widely reported on ATC and elsewhere, unless they were incorrect.
It was the Ollie's on 42nd St.
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DR Jose - I'm enjoying the wedding photos you've shared on Facebook. Everyone looks beautiful!
Thank you, DR Ginny.
As suspected, there were a lot of cameras snapping away throughout the ceremony and reception. Thankfully, their official photographer knew how to deal with relatives and friends of the wedding couple. After she finished with each of the posed shots, she would tell everyone to stay in place so that everyone else could take their own pictures.
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DR Jose, looks like everyone had a fabulous time at the wedding. I love the photo of you and your mom
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From what I understand, Billy Elliot was such a disaster in San Francisco that the tour shut down and cancelled its other engagements - widely reported on ATC and elsewhere, unless they were incorrect.
It was the Ollie's on 42nd St.
That is interesting. The BILLY ELLIOT tour is still in San Francisco for another week, but then the next tour date is not until November.
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Page Five!
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G'night!
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From what I understand, Billy Elliot was such a disaster in San Francisco that the tour shut down and cancelled its other engagements - widely reported on ATC and elsewhere, unless they were incorrect.
Yes and No.
The San Francisco engagement was originally scheduled as an "extended engagement". It did, however, end up announcing a new, earlier closing date due to a less than stellar box office. However, it is now scheduled to tour the rest of the United States playing the standard two- to six- week sit downs in other cities. From what I've heard, the interest and advance has been very good so far. *It also did quite well in Chicago initially, but it also ended up closing up shop a couple of weeks earlier there than originally scheduled.
http://www.billyelliottour.com/tickets.php
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From what I understand, Billy Elliot was such a disaster in San Francisco that the tour shut down and cancelled its other engagements - widely reported on ATC and elsewhere, unless they were incorrect.
It was the Ollie's on 42nd St.
That is interesting. The BILLY ELLIOT tour is still in San Francisco for another week, but then the next tour date is not until November.
BILLY was originally scheduled to run through September 17 in San Francisco. It was basically set up as an extended sit down while the rest of the tour itinerary was settling into place.
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Back from a very long, unnecessarily long, church meeting. The penny-pinchers who don't want to spend a dime on anything were complaining about how the property is being neglected but they refuse to spend any money to clean it up.
Did it have an intermission?
No, but it had a potluck dinner. No green jello salads, though.
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Or something like that. I'm still in a wedding cake coma. ::)
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G'night!
G'night, you. And good vibes.
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I'm not surprised that Billy Elliott is having a difficult time outside of New York. Why, I'm not sure. Maybe the stories that it's too British. It's one show I never bothered to pick up the cast recording of.
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"This is a man's world and you've got to check your ideals at the door, like you do your rubbers."
Claude Rains in "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington"
Some dialogue ages better than others in these wonderful old movies.
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Botanical Gardens, no wonder it is so pretty.
The cakes looks scrumptious!!!
The cake was very good. However, as you can see from the pictures, the server who was in charge of slicing and serving the cake had absolutely no idea how to handle a cake knife. Someone asked why the cake fell apart: "When a cake is so finely made, it will fall apart more when sliced." ::)
LOL-It was a bit sloppy looking.
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Sometimes I want an intermission, sometimes I don't. If the show is bad, time crawls and I really want a break!
At that point we leave.
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DR Jose, looks like everyone had a fabulous time at the wedding. I love the photo of you and your mom
So do I.
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'night
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G'night!
Goodnight, DR TCB.
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DR Jose, looks like everyone had a fabulous time at the wedding. I love the photo of you and your mom
I actually surprised my Mom with that one. I took the seat next to her, and she asked, "What are you doing?" :)
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'night
Goodnight, DR Jane.
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DR elmore (or Ben or KevinH) - What is the current form of currency in Dublin? Did they switch over to the Euro?
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DR elmore (or Ben or KevinH) - What is the current form of currency in Dublin? Did they switch over to the Euro?
They used the euro when I was there a few years back.
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And now, I'm off to my sister's for a little visit. After that, I might go to the movies with a couple of friends. I think we're thinking of "Cowboys and Aliens" (reviews be damned ;)).
Have a good day, all!
Well, I didn't go to the movies...so I'm home. I do have a couple of shows to watch and I'm going to call my friend Kathy, whose "position was eliminated" a couple of weeks ago and chat a bit with her.