Topic: OCTOBERFEST (Read 15926 times)

Jrand73 · « **Reply #30 on:** October 01, 2011, 04:51:02 AM »

TOD:

MR BK, of course. What an entertaining evening spent with him and with DR CP.

A few others.....haven't met many.....I don't go to celebrities, and not many celebrities come to Indiana.....

Jrand73 · « **Reply #31 on:** October 01, 2011, 04:52:57 AM »

Page Two Donna Douglas Dance.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #32 on:** October 01, 2011, 04:53:21 AM »

Yes DR PENNY O - acting on dreams can sometimes bring great rewards!

td · « **Reply #33 on:** October 01, 2011, 05:29:35 AM »

When in Chicago, don't forget The Palmer House.

FJL · « **Reply #34 on:** October 01, 2011, 05:42:03 AM »

Memorable Bridget Hanley performance in SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY in L.A. in 2001. Powerful show, too!

PennyO · « **Reply #35 on:** October 01, 2011, 06:20:02 AM »

Hello, all DR's... FOLLIES was GREAT!!! Wow, every detail... the Bursting into Tears moment for me: the great Metropolitan Opera mezzo soprano Rosalind Elias unleashing her still-lustrous torrent of vocal splendor from an 80+-year-old throat. She did bring down the house. All those great old-timers, not the least of which was a fragile and haunting Bernadette Peters - oh, m'gawsh. A 40-year-old show with lotsa geezers - tore up the joint.

And the COSTUMES!! and sets... lighting effects... huge cast, of course. Showgirls in Vegas headdresses on 5-inch heels... a truly great evening. And all night long, the music ran through my head, until I finally had to turn to the Shopping Channel to get some sleep.

New subject - Jose - YES, let's get together. Elmo - late lunch? Early dinner tomorrow?? I'm yours.

TOD - Working at NY City Opera all those long years ago, I was totally blown away farirly constantly, working opposite
Beverly Sills (La Loca, her last performances as a singer!)
Sam Ramey (Carmen, Count Ory, Marriage of Figaro, lots of stuff)
VICTORIA DE LOS ANGELES!! (Carmen - her last performance as a singer of opera)
Enrico di Giuseppe (Rigoletto, some other random operas)
So many great singers..
George Balanchine - choreographer for Dido and Aeneas
Peter Martins, who assisted Balanchine on that show
Nuryev, who danced in the companion piece to Dido on the double bill...

Joel Grey - Silverlake, directed by Hal Prince
George Hearn!! on A Doll's Life
Peter Gallagher - A Doll's Life
Wallace Shawn, on The Music Teacher at the Public Theatre
Joe Papp, may he rest in peace...

Laurie Anderson, Patti LuPone, Bill Irwin, Phillip Glass, and other amazing and quirky avant garde artists on a show we all did at the Public
HAL PRINCE - Silverlake and A Doll's Life
Comden and Green! same show!! Holy moley!

Placido Domingo, lots of times, always took my breath away
Luciano Pavarotti - backstage at the Met - unbelievable charisma

the royal family of Holland, at the apartment of Princess Christina, when I sang at the private birthday party for her mother, Queen Juliana -

Alexander Calder - I sang at a small party in his honor in Scarsdale, 3 days before he went into the hospital for an annual checkup, and died there...

GianCarlo Menotti - who directed a Donizetti opera I was in; and, of course, Samuel Barber was there a lot...

Jeez, what memories this particular TOD brings back...

bk · « **Reply #36 on:** October 01, 2011, 06:25:45 AM »

I, on the other hand, am up. It took me awhile to fall asleep but I eventually did and had weird dreams of people I know longer fraternize with. Odd. I've already shaved and, in a little while, I shall shower and then mosey on down to begin what will hopefully be a fun day of meeting folks.

PennyO · « **Reply #37 on:** October 01, 2011, 06:29:12 AM »

Hello, Bruce!!! Have a swell day!!!! Inspire lotsa your peeps!!!

PennyO · « **Reply #38 on:** October 01, 2011, 06:29:55 AM »

I just saw a huge wave come in off the lake in Chicago, and sweep several pedestrians and bicyclists away...

PennyO · « **Reply #39 on:** October 01, 2011, 06:30:15 AM »

Try to stay dry, dearie!

elmore3003 · « **Reply #40 on:** October 01, 2011, 06:33:00 AM »

Good morning, all! I've been awake since 7:45 dealing with emails; I had two long ones to write. Last night was another Drama Book Shop dream: what is this all about? I'm wondering if the dead owner who hired me in 1979 is haunting me!

So, this morning, I need to make a trip to Toyland to use the scanner and check on the place before I head to DC. As for the remainder of the day, it's prep work on ROBERTA by Mr Jerome Kern.

BK, I love you much, but you can still let Mr Rothman know that his crappy behavior over HHW and his blog was disruptive and alienating, and that some of your DRs will not forgive his ugliness at the time.

Dearest darlingest PennyO, why don't we say 5:00pm, Arties, 82nd and Broadway?

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vibes of comfort for family and friends of Melvin Gelfand! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TOD: Stephen Sondheim, Elaine Stritch, both terrifying.

PennyO · « **Reply #41 on:** October 01, 2011, 06:36:02 AM »

And Sondheim,
and the great Broadway music director/conductor Paul Gemignani!! who just last year was inducted into the Broadway Hall of Fame
Zubin Mehta
Gerard Schwartz
Michael Tilson Thomas
John Mauceri
James Conlon
James Levine

PennyO · « **Reply #42 on:** October 01, 2011, 06:37:11 AM »

Elmo! Artie's at 5 tomorrow, it is!! Can't wait to see you, darlingest boy.

PennyO · « **Reply #43 on:** October 01, 2011, 06:39:54 AM »

wow, isn't wi-fi great!!!!!

Laura · « **Reply #44 on:** October 01, 2011, 06:45:17 AM »

Hi Penny O!

Laura · « **Reply #45 on:** October 01, 2011, 06:45:44 AM »

Our rain is supposed to begin shortly. There are no clouds.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #46 on:** October 01, 2011, 06:50:50 AM »

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/09/drama_on_stage_and_off_stage_a.html

DR Laura, and you think you have aidience troubles!

elmore3003 · « **Reply #47 on:** October 01, 2011, 06:51:11 AM »

Quote from: PennyO on October 01, 2011, 06:37:11 AM

Elmo! Artie's at 5 tomorrow, it is!! Can't wait to see you, darlingest boy.

It's a date, Gorgeous!

vixmom · « **Reply #48 on:** October 01, 2011, 06:58:14 AM »

Quote from: Michael S on October 01, 2011, 03:46:08 AM

Woke up early from a wacky dream which I don't remember, but to myself I said "What the hell did I just dream" But couldn't fall back to sleep so I listened to some podcasts.

I was trying to figure out how you listened to postcards

I need new spectacles

vixmom · « **Reply #49 on:** October 01, 2011, 06:59:47 AM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on September 30, 2011, 11:38:04 PM

As for the Topic of the Day...

The one celebrity I've met who still makes me nervous each time I re-meet him: Stephen Sondheim
-And I still remember the one rehearsal of Sweeney Todd at The Kennedy Center I had to play with him sitting five feet from me. "Excited and scared!!!!!!!!!!!" However, my "fears" were eased when I asked him about a particular chord in "The Letter". There was a discrepancy between the manuscript score and the published score. I asked him which one was correct. His answer: "I don't know."

The one surprise celebrity - well, celebrities - meeting: Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner at What If?

I've also been very fortunate to play for various celebrities at auditions.

Paul Newman didn't make your list? or Stephen Schwartz?

PennyO · « **Reply #50 on:** October 01, 2011, 07:03:24 AM »

Laura!! Vixmom!!!! Howdy, gals!!!

vixmom · « **Reply #51 on:** October 01, 2011, 07:03:45 AM »

TOD

my most favorite celebrities I have had the privilege to meet and sup with

Larry Moore, Skip Kennon, Fred Landau, Bruce Kimmel, Penny Orloff, Jose Simulan

vixmom · « **Reply #52 on:** October 01, 2011, 07:05:15 AM »

Quote from: PennyO on October 01, 2011, 07:03:24 AM

Laura!! Vixmom!!!! Howdy, gals!!!

so nice to see you Penny!! I wish I had known you were coming in I would have tried to get in to say Howdy and treat you to a meal or drink or snack or sumpin'

you have been missed!!

Ginny · « **Reply #53 on:** October 01, 2011, 07:11:24 AM »

Saturday morning greetings! Puttering today, getting ready for a short visit from the DDiL (dear daughter-in-law). She's not really coming to see US, of course, but will arrive from visiting her sister at OSU in Columbus long before paramedic Rob gets home from work.

Ginny · « **Reply #54 on:** October 01, 2011, 07:11:57 AM »

Hi, dear DRs PennyO and Vixmom - just us girls here this morning...

vixmom · « **Reply #55 on:** October 01, 2011, 07:15:17 AM »

TOD

(continued)

Scott Carpenter, Harlan Ellison, Isaac Asminov, George Takei, Sylvester McCoy, Nichell Nichols, Patrick Stewart, William Shatner, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd,

bk · « **Reply #56 on:** October 01, 2011, 07:21:36 AM »

elmore, I don't think he really has the ability to see any wrongdoing ever on his part. That's who he is. But rather than scowling or being acerbic this weekend, I just decided to be friendly, which I think he appreciates. He was awful doing what he did here and elsewhere - and that's on him.

bk · « **Reply #57 on:** October 01, 2011, 07:21:52 AM »

Guess I'll mosey on downstairs and see what's what.

Laura · « **Reply #58 on:** October 01, 2011, 07:24:14 AM »

Elmore, do you mean about Lilah and her demands that I change seats?

That whole group wasn't there at the first show of the season. We are hoping they all moved (and not that they just skipped that show).

elmore3003 · « **Reply #59 on:** October 01, 2011, 07:29:42 AM »

Quote from: bk on October 01, 2011, 07:21:36 AM

elmore, I don't think he really has the ability to see any wrongdoing ever on his part. That's who he is. But rather than scowling or being acerbic this weekend, I just decided to be friendly, which I think he appreciates. He was awful doing what he did here and elsewhere - and that's on him.

You're a good man BK!

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