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[bk]

Well, you've read the notes, the notes looked forward and were overwhelmed, and now it is time for you to post until the overwhelmed cows come home.

[bk]

And the word of the day is: GALLANTLY!

[bk]

And now - Dino at the piano.

[George]

Topic of the Day:  I don't know about my first, but one of the earliest at least professional shows that I saw was the national touring production of The Pirates of Penzance at the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle, starring Peter Noone of Herman's Hermits, and Jim Belushi (then only known as John's younger brother) as the Pirate King.

[George]

Wordle 450 6/6

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[George]

Whew!  And now, I'm off to bed.

Have a good day, all!

[elmore3003]

Good morning, all!

[elmore3003]

Monday? It's gonnaq= be a morning of telephonic calls.

[elmore3003]

I slept very well last night. Annabelle was restless, which is surprising since she usually sleeps through the night. Thatch abandoned me after midnight, and Stella showed up late into the night.

[elmore3003]

Annabelle needs a serious vet checkup; I am a little worried about her.

[elmore3003]

DR JohnG, I enjoyed your critique of the pie's flaws, but I'm sure it tasted just dandy.

[elmore3003]

DR slingshot, when I saw that photo of the man at a desk, all I could think of was what a great job the art direcrtor did in assemblng those artistic piles of paper'

[elmore3003]

BK, thanks for the information on the Music Box Theatre and Threepenny Opera. I know that E#steller Parsons was one opf many replacements at the Theatre de Lys in the Village, and I suspect several of the acvtors whose names I did not recognize were either NY replacements or LA casting. I think Jo Wilder was one of the first replacements for Jo Sullivan Loesser, and Samuel Matlovsky was the original 1954 music director.

Every time I've seen a show at the de Lys, I wonder, where was the band placed (8 players and big for off-Broadway)? what was the set like? It's one of the legendary productions I wish I'd seen.

As to the Music Box Theatre, I'd be curious to know if they produced other off-Broadway musicals.

[elmore3003]

Thinking of BK's upcoming visit to Manhattan and an HHW gathering, I wonder if I could prevail on either DR ChasSmith or vixmom could get me safely home afterwards?

[vixmom]

Wordle 450 3/6

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[vixmom]

Thinking of BK's upcoming visit to Manhattan and an HHW gathering, I wonder if I could prevail on either DR ChasSmith or vixmom could get me safely home afterwards?

If it’s at a time when I can attend I would be pleased to accompany you home

[singdaw]

Good morning, friends.

[singdaw]

The HHW reunion will be fabulous and it makes me sad that I am no longer living in the NYC metro.

[singdaw]

 

[Michael]

Good morning to all.

[Michael]

TOD
Fiddler On The Roof with Paul Lipson
The Mikado (Doyle Carte Opera)
Beware The Quickly Who

All in Montreal at the Place Des Arts complex

[elmore3003]

I think my first live per4formance was a community theatre production of Blithe Spirit, wehich I saw with DR Ginny's husband Richard.
First professional performance: either The Threepenny Opera, Playhouse in the Park, Cincinnati, or national tour of Camelot, Shubert Theatre, Cincinnati.

[John G.]

Good morning, all.

[John G.]

I like that Estelle Parsons sort of ties together George’s and Elmore’s stories, as she played Ruth in the Penzance revival.

[John G.]

I don’t know it were the first performance I saw, but the one I remember was an Actors Theatre of Louisville staging of some version of Dracula. I was eight or nine and could see it was not the best, but I still loved it.

[John G.]

Wordle and Phoodle in 4

[ChasSmith]

Good morning, all.

[ChasSmith]

DR Elmore, we will definitely be in touch regarding your transportation.

My only (and rather huge) issue is my own conflict with the final rehearsals and opening of my show, so this depends on exactly when BK is going to be available to get together.

If it’s to happen around the last week of the month, I can only escape to the city (for sure) on Friday the 23rd. After that, I’m hosed till Sunday 10/2. That’s the kind of conflict we’re looking at.

[ChasSmith]

Great info in the notes. I have no idea where that theater sat at Hollywood and La Brea, what it looked like, or how long it was there, since I arrived on the scene in 1972. Or maybe I'm having a brain fart about what was around that intersection.

[singdaw]

I don't remember my early theater experiences. I just know that I started taking in a lot of Broadway shows when we moved to Connecticut in 1971. NYC was only an hour's train ride away.