Sondheim, Boston October 24th.
Sondheim, Boston October 24th.
#1Sondheim, Boston October 24th.
Posted: 10/19/08 at 12:15am
Is anyone going to "A Converstation with Stephen Sondheim?"
I am, and so excited!
I'll have them clawing at eachother, like drag queens at a wig sale"
millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#2re: Sondheim, Boston October 24th.
Posted: 10/19/08 at 8:35amWhen/where/what is this?
"We like to snark around here. Sometimes we actually talk about theater...but we try not to let that get in our way." - dramamama611
#2re: Sondheim, Boston October 24th.
Posted: 10/19/08 at 10:17amI'm seeing it here in Florida in Feb. and I'm so excited! Is Christine Ebersole going to be in Boston with him too?
#3re: Sondheim, Boston October 24th.
Posted: 10/19/08 at 10:27am
Damn, damn, damn the gods for making me have a performance on this night! 
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yellibean2
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#4re: Sondheim, Boston October 24th.
Posted: 10/19/08 at 11:19am
I'll be there! SO PSYCHED.
And Kate Baldwin will be joining him.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#5re: Sondheim, Boston October 24th.
Posted: 10/19/08 at 11:41am
At Northeastern, this Friday night, cost $22.
I just got a tix.
Thanks for the info!!!!
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
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#6re: Sondheim, Boston October 24th.
Posted: 10/24/08 at 4:59pm
I'm counting down the hours!
Enjoy everyone!
I'll have them clawing at eachother, like drag queens at a wig sale"
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#7re: Sondheim, Boston October 24th.
Posted: 10/24/08 at 5:48pmLeaving in about a half an hour... but can't wait!!!
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
#8re: Sondheim, Boston October 24th.
Posted: 10/24/08 at 5:49pmWhat on earth? A thread that's not about show closings? I hardly feel this is acceptable.
In my pants, she has burst like the music of angels, the light of the sun! --Marius Pantsmercy
#9re: Sondheim, Boston October 24th.
Posted: 10/25/08 at 10:31amIt was wonderful. He got a standing ovation when he walked on stage. Kate sang(and looked!)like an angel. The audience questions were about writing and composing, etc. and not, like, "What do you think about the cast for Roundabout Night Music?" He looked very well although he talked about aging and slowing down. He said his career was a "pleasure" but not a "calling". A lot more people wanted to ask questions, but they stopped at 10. A very special, memorable evening.
"It ain't no myst'ry
If it's politics or hist'ry
The thing you gotta know is
Ev'rything is show biz" - Mel Brooks
yellibean2
Featured Actor Joined: 5/17/06
#10re: Sondheim, Boston October 24th.
Posted: 10/25/08 at 11:17amIt was a truly fantastic night. Besides obviously being a genius, he's a very insightful and fascinating person and I was almost surprised at just how modest he was. As mentioned, Kate Baldwin was amazing.
#11re: Sondheim, Boston October 24th.
Posted: 10/25/08 at 11:27amIndeed, did you notice how often he'd say something and then say; "That's not exactly the right word" or something like that? Like he's constantly improving the lyrics!
"It ain't no myst'ry
If it's politics or hist'ry
The thing you gotta know is
Ev'rything is show biz" - Mel Brooks
#12re: Sondheim, Boston October 24th.
Posted: 10/25/08 at 11:50amDid he talk about the "Uh" song?
"Y'know, I think Bertolt Brecht was rolling in his grave."
-Nellie McKay on the 2006 Broadway production of The Threepenny Opera, in which she played Polly Peachum
-Nellie McKay on the 2006 Broadway production of The Threepenny Opera, in which she played Polly Peachum
#13re: Sondheim, Boston October 24th.
Posted: 10/27/08 at 9:01pmAnd he said "Assassins" was the play he'd least want to change.
"It ain't no myst'ry
If it's politics or hist'ry
The thing you gotta know is
Ev'rything is show biz" - Mel Brooks
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#14re: Sondheim, Boston October 24th.
Posted: 10/27/08 at 9:12pm
It was a delightful evening, indeed.
But a few annoyance points (none about Mr. Sondheim)
Couple in front of us: BOTH constantly checking their cell phones...HE never turned his off and was texting. She had hers on close to 80% of the time. WHY did you come to this event if you didn't care about what it was???
Those with "questions": Anyone else notice how most of the questions were really statements bout how clever the person was WAY more than it was about Mr. Sondheim? Drives me nuts.
Stephen Sondheim was incredibly good natured, eloquent and intelligent. NOt to shabby for a man that is near 80 with a show opening in NYC!
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
#15re: Sondheim, Boston October 24th.
Posted: 10/28/08 at 12:24pm
Wow, I didn't realize how lucky I was, everyone around me was on the edge of their seats paying rapt attention. That would have made me crazy, hard to believe they didn't know any better. It was sold out and I know people who would have loved to be there, and would have kept their phones off (as requested, BTW!!).
Yes, questions were a little bit annoying, but then again a little bit dear. Nothing funny like I was tempted to ask, like, "I'm going to see Saturday Night at Brandeis tomorrow, want to come with?" Can you even imagine those theater students if they saw him in the audience??!!
"It ain't no myst'ry
If it's politics or hist'ry
The thing you gotta know is
Ev'rything is show biz" - Mel Brooks
broadwayjules
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#16re: Sondheim, Boston October 24th.
Posted: 10/28/08 at 12:48pmAny other information on this? He's in my hometown and I was out of the country, ugh. What did Kate sing? What else did he talk about?
#17re: Sondheim, Boston October 24th.
Posted: 10/28/08 at 12:51pmIs this something he's doing around the country? I'd love to see this if it comes to the Mid-Atlantic area (which I define pretty broadly as anything that's no more than a three-hour trip on Amtrak from DC).
#18re: Sondheim, Boston October 24th.
Posted: 10/28/08 at 1:08pmYou can google it, there's a couple of newspaper articles. My favorite was "Miller's Son", also "Another Hundred People" and "What More Do I Need?". Wait, I loved them all!
"It ain't no myst'ry
If it's politics or hist'ry
The thing you gotta know is
Ev'rything is show biz" - Mel Brooks
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