Spit
Spit
#0Spit
Posted: 12/29/05 at 10:27pmYes, what an odd name for a board. I was wondering if anyone has noticed that Broadway performers spit..a lot. Have you noticed any one actor that sprays the audience worse than the rest. I saw Sweeney Todd a few nights ago, and Michael C. is a human fountain! The people in the front row were leaning to the side and laughing whenever he walked to the edge of the stage. He was an amazing performer, but, bring an umbrella to the show. Anyone else?
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#6re: Spit
Posted: 12/30/05 at 12:10amIt's not as if they're doing it on purpose...I imagine it's difficult to sing and project and breathe AND try to control spitting as well. :P
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And Starbucks will use the words 'large' and 'small', not pretentious crap like grande and tall.
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I remember days
Or at least I try
But as years go by
They're sort of haze
And the bluest ink
Isn't really sky
And at times I think
I would gladly die
For a day of sky
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And Starbucks will use the words 'large' and 'small', not pretentious crap like grande and tall.
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"You could get away with anything if you call it art and tell people who don't like it that it's cutting edge culture." --vmlinnie
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#11re: Spit
Posted: 12/30/05 at 1:23amI saw a tour of Les Mis at the Fox in Atlanta, where the stage and auditorium are HUGE. During At The End Of The Day, when the Foreman sings the line, "Who keeps herself so pure and clean", the Foreman and Fantine were standing on opposite sides of the stage. I guess he had been trying not to spit and worked up a good load, because on the word "pure" he hocked a mouthful. It flew out of his mouth and caught the light. Glistening, and with the full attention of the entire cast and audience alike, it flew the entire breadth of the stage and landed with an audible SPLAT right at Fantine's feet. No one could pretend that it hadn't happened because every head turned as it followed the arc, and after it landed Fantine just stared at it for several seconds.
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#14re: Spit
Posted: 12/30/05 at 2:04am
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No one and I mean NO ONE beats Hugh Panaro.
Heh, I definitely agree with that. When the performer actually apologizes for spitting on you... lol
This thread reminds me of that Friends episode with Gary Oldman. Anyone seen that? Hilarious!
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#17re: Spit
Posted: 12/30/05 at 2:19am
When I saw Spamalot, at the end where "King Arthur" ask "The Lady of the Lake" to marry him, Sara spit on Tim when she replied, as she yanked at the sides of her dress. They BOTH cracked up...
You know you have been to a good peformance when you are walking out and the non-theatre folk are talking about the spitting. 
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#19re: Spit
Posted: 12/30/05 at 2:48amMany a Lennon cast member would spit, as do many of the Rent cast members.
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