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[Jrand74]

DR JANE there was only one communicating, but it the group was him and his two brothers......

[bk]

I'm up, I'm up - six hours of sleep.

[ChasSmith]

DR Elmore:  Thank you for offering to help satisfy my curiosity about Sullivan Street Playhouse.

I flog myself daily for not having seen The Fantasticks there. I saw it at the Jerry Orbach. Did you go there, too?

I've read in the descriptions of Sullivan that people seated in audience right had to literally walk across the stage to get there. Was the piano/harp setup on the audience left side?

Apparently the original piano was built into the stage set and even jumped or sat on at some point (?). The one at the Orbach was not. It was draped somewhat, and looked like a small upright, taller than a spinet. It was on audience right, not behind the set but at the back wall, though hopefully the pianist wasn't cramped like Julian Stein describes it in the Farber book. The harpist was to his left, practically in the aisle at audience right, but there was breathing room. When they did the fake exit (“the orchestra can go home”), both players started up that aisle. (Was that gag done at Sullivan? There's no reference to it in the script. If not, I wonder when it got added.)

None of this is related to the one I’ll be playing, which will be small but not on that kind of stage. I’m just really curious to envision the original, and I envy your experience in seeing it repeatedly. Anything you wish to relate about it, I'm all ears.

[ChasSmith]

BK, too:  Did you go there during your NYC years?

[bk]

Yes, saw the show twice at Sullivan Street. My memory is the piano was in back of the "set". And you did have to sort of walk on the stage to get to certain seats. I saw it once at the Orbach, too.

[bk]

Waiting from someone to pick up a couple of CDs and then I'll mosey on over to the new storage place.

[Jane]

Always make sure you're not about to peel the wrong one.

[Jane]

DR JANE there was only one communicating, but it the group was him and his two brothers......

Not too big then though still interesting.

[John G.]

That was one strange dream, DR elmore3003.

Indeed

[John G.]

Always make sure you're not about to peel the wrong one.

Ha!

[John G.]

The rain is quite epic right now. I'm glad I got my errands done in time.

[John G.]

It really started coming down as I was unloading the car, so there are still a few items that didn't make it inside.

[John G.]

My splurge purchase at Costco was a set of large windchimes that have some very low notes. I had been looking for a set that went really low, but those start at about $400 and go way, way up in price. These are not quite as large, but it was only $60. I can afford that at the moment.

[John G.]

The H-E-B supermarket I went to had some Talavera birdbaths, but I didn't like the look of any of them. So, I bought two more Talavera pots instead. One was at a really good price for the size.

[John G.]

Now I've got lunch warming on the stove. Tuscan bean soup for a really bleak afternoon.

[John G.]

The flash flood warnings are in effect. The thunder is rolling around out there. And I'm drying off inside.

[John G.]

Here's a kickstarter campaign of another musical raising money for a DVD/CD. I can't say I'm thrilled with the song in the trailer.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/melatkey/perfect-timing?ref=creator_nav

And the perks aren't all that perky.

[elmore3003]

When they did the fake exit (“the orchestra can go home”), both players started up that aisle. (Was that gag done at Sullivan? There's no reference to it in the script. If not, I wonder when it got added.)

That never happened at the Sullivan Street any time I saw it between 1988 and closing.

[singdaw]

  the perks aren't all that perky 

That would make a great title for something or other.

[singdaw]

~~~VIBES FOR NO SLIP SLIDING AWAY~~~ for DR John G.

[Jrand74]

I love The Fantasticks!

I got to play Mortimer because the first Mortimer quit - or something - when we did it at PCPH.....so I was most excited.

[Jrand74]

One of the fathers liked to complain about the choreography I did for him and the other father - but their number got the biggest applause every night.

[bk]

Well. Drove all the way out to the new storage and after a five-minute wait in line got to the guy I reserved with. He told me the system was down. I waited forty-five minutes and was then told there was no ETA as to when it would be back up. He suggested I come back before the truck arrives on Monday, so around eleven-thirty, but that makes me nervous because I need to see where the units are, get the gate code and all that jazz. I e-mailed him when I got home and told him to call when the system is back up - I'll probably go back there if it's up by four or so. Really annoying.

[bk]

Car registration and tags arrived today.

[bk]

Picked up the lesser of the important envelopes but not THE important envelope. That, of course, simply makes me nervous. Hopefully on Monday.

[bk]

Ordered a chicken Caesar from Stanley's and am listening to music. The guy who was supposed to pick up CDs this morning was a no-show.

[singdaw]

How utterly frustrating, bk, about the storage.  Sorry.

[singdaw]

One thing I wondered after reading today's notes is:  isn't the Helper's mother really the Helper now? I mean, does the actual Helper even help?

[singdaw]

We have lost Olympia Dukakis.

A friend of mine who has worked with her said that she taught him this: 
Let go of that feeling, Acknowledge it, but then let it go. So that you can have another one.

[John G.]

Always liked her.