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reginula said: "BPfan81, I'm sorry, but I saw it about two weeks ago (and that's it, since I don't live in the US), but I'm 90% certain Paul Staroba was the conductor I saw on Sept. 8. You thinking it was him is sort of confirming it to me! I saw him from Row N, so maybe you were clsoer? Hahaha. Did you see the show that week as well?

Edit: Also, I just looked him up and he was Associate Conductor on War Paint."

I saw him Aug 29th!! I think

Loved the video, thank you!

Just saying, if this post ever gets Ted Sperling's attention, I just want him to know I was left very impressed by his performance conducting My Fair Lady! It was a pleasure watching him :)

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Ted Sperling, I am sure you are just as amazing, but if I saw Paul Staroba that day, I have to say, Paul you were wonderful!! Thank you for your performance!! And Paul, if you are a straight male, will you marry me

I don't believe this BUT I have a feeling you are right!! I had  a right side profile of him, much like this photo, and my recollection now seems to indicate it might have been Paul Staroba!!!

Reginula, you are my only hope to confirm this, being that you are going to see MFL as you say you will!! Let me know! By the way, I got all caught up in this so I went about looking for my Playbill under my magazine pile and this is what is written inside:

 Conductor: Ted Sp

DooWahDiddy said: "Oh yeah, Ted Sperling is fun. Got to work with him a while back. By the way, you probably already know this, but very few shows these days have the luxury (or really, the necessity, due to the prevalence of more pop/rock on Broadway) of having a stick conductor. Nowadays the conductor is usually also playing keyboard, and conducting with a combination of his hands and head.

I'm certainly no Joseph Church or Ted Sperling, but it is what I do for a liv

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Yes, I saw him do this too! I figured they all do this, no? Interesting! He looked young too. Okay now I have to find out his name and

I just saw My Fair Lady at Lincoln Center recently with a friend, and when I go with friends we usually sit in Mezz seats since they prefer not to spend on Orchestra seating. Anyway, sitting way up there on stage right in the last row on the very last seat, I had a very clear view of the conductor, and all I could do is just watch him conduct. It was so interesting to me and I was left amazed by his performance (I usually get Orchestra seats when I go alone so I can't say I've ev

Jarethan said: " His point: people were more inclined to assume it was more dated than other great hits from the past, which we both agree is not the case."

Indeed, I think this is exactly the point. I think musicals such as Hello, Dolly, Gypsy, Wonderful Town, to name a few, sadly are referred to as 'old' and 'out-dated.' Needless to say, one can argue that they are the foundation of the American musical, and those 'new' musicals out&nbs

David10086 said: "In another thread I brought up the play "Legends" which had a first disastrous run in the mid-80s (Channing and Martin), and a disastrous tour which never made it to Broadway in 2006-07 with Joan Collins and Linda Evans. Maybe a revival of this with Bernadette Peters (...and Bette Midler? Christine Ebersole? Lily Tomlin?) could work and make it a hit, for once."

Interesting. I don't know much about this play (or plays, in general, as I

BwayJudd said: "She has a show at MPAC in NJin May 2019 :)

on WWHL, she said she planned to write a book eventually. I hope that holdstrue!"

Nice, something to look forward to! Luckily, I have a friend who likes her just as much and can join me that evening.

As far as her set list, I can understand how it can get 'old' having an artist sing the same songs over and over, however, if we look at pop music, great acts such as Chicago and Fleetwo

Her as Mrs. Lovett I would love to see! I'll look for her concerts then. I'm in the NY/NJ area so I hope something comes up.

I wonder if she was ever approached to write a memoir like Patti LuPone did not too long ago. I'm sure she has great stories to share, especially about her personally life; how she grew up, dealing with the loss of her husband, Steve Martin, or if she ever wanted children or regrets not having one etc. I'm sure it would be a nice read. <

As a huge fan for about fifteen years now, I'm always excited about anticipating her next project. Now that Mozart's cancelled and a Broadway run done, what do you think is next for her? I believe her last Broadway run was 7 years ago and I know she just turned 70, so I don't think she'll be coming back any time soon. Maybe tv series or her concerts? I would love for her to have recorded a pop album of past hits from Whitney Houston and Celine Dion, for example, but the way cd

I think it borderlines something close to an unhealthy obsession of some sort. However, I would also take into account the person's age in order to really call it 'unhealthy.' If this person is relatively a teen to an early twenty-something, then I would say it's an 'age thing,' meaning, a young person who has no responsibilities or obligations and just 'does' these things as a result. Anything older, obviously, would  indicate the unhealthy obsession char