Greg Jbara Love Thread Part 5: Keeping the love for our true prance alive!- Page 53

[Dirty Rotten Scoundrel]

Posted: 6/27/07 at 9:48pm

I saw the DIRTY ROTTEN tour a couple of weeks ago. Drew McVety was terrible. I missed Greg .

PS. Happy anniversary that is incredibly late!

Posted: 6/27/07 at 10:32pm

I'm heading off to camp tomorrow! If anyone is feeling the urge to write a letter or five my address is as follows:
Julia Bates
PO Box 829
Brevard, NC 28712

Any stalkers who frequent this thread are welcome to figure out what camp that is and come stalk me--- our director will throw you all the way to China when she finds you though!

But really, I'll be there for a month and any sort of mail is appreciated! (Thanks for last year's letter Barb!!! It was the first letter I got all session!)

And Dre, I thought me going to college in the fall was weird, but having peers consider marraige is just... crazy.

[JbaraFan1]

Posted: 6/28/07 at 9:05pm

Hi, gang!
Far as people I graduated with, I'm sure some of the gals, like me, are at least pre-menopausal. I've been hot-flashing like crazy lately!

Julia, I hope you have a great time at camp this year!

Anyhoo ... be sure to check out the official EXIT SPEED movie site.
Greg plays Yarbro ... the movie site has several pics with him.

x's and o's to all,
Barb
EXIT SPEED - Official Movie Site

[Dre2387]

Posted: 6/28/07 at 9:31pm

thanks guys.

it just fels weird. I mean, I have known here like my entire life. It just seems weird. but life goes on. I mean, why should I freak out. Both my parents were 22 when they got married and had me when they were 24.

thinking about that freaks me out a little though.

have fun at camp Julia!

I love how there are no closes up of Greg. But the pics look awesome! Excited about the movie!

Updated On: 6/28/07 at 09:31 PM

[Dre2387]

Posted: 7/11/07 at 11:17am

I saw it at midnight too. It wasn't bad. Lots of funny parts. But the movie didn't really develop the characters that well. I mean, I guess the director just assumed that everyone would know them from the other movies, which is not the best way to look at making a movie. What sucks is that it is the shorteset of all the movies, but the book is the longest. Also, the scenes just seemed to be clips of longer ones, and they left out a lot of detail, some of which I thnk would have been important.

[cserannie]

Posted: 7/29/07 at 2:06pm

Hi all!

I have seen Harry Potter too and now I am reading the book!
Although it's not that great as J. K. Rowling said because someone will die who I like the most... anyway.
How is everyone??

[Dre2387]

Posted: 7/30/07 at 8:01am

Hey annie!

get ready to cry cause more than one character dies. It's really sad. I think she did a great job with the book.

[cserannie]

Posted: 7/30/07 at 6:51pm

yeah but I don't care about the others...I just don't want HIM to die.... Why didn't Rowling ask me what I'd want...

[cserannie]

Posted: 7/30/07 at 6:52pm

oh BTW...I saw GREY GARDEN and loved it! This musical had a wonderful story and great cast... I love Christine. So glad she got a Tony.

Posted: 7/30/07 at 11:17pm

Why did I not know that Norbert is going to be in a movie? I saw him in a preview tonight when I went to see No Reservations and I almost screamed when I recognized him... everyone around me knew who he was because of me. I am stoked.

[Dre2387]

Posted: 7/31/07 at 11:34am

Nice! That means it's coming out soon!

[cserannie]

Posted: 7/31/07 at 4:05pm

I will check out this movie on a database right now!

Posted: 7/31/07 at 4:32pm

Octoer 19th to be exact. Oct 12th in select theaters though.

I really don't think I can wait that long. AH!

[Mamie]

Posted: 8/9/07 at 1:59pm

Hello all. This is really strange - but I've been feeling melancholy about this thread and the old cam and Greg and all and I spent a big part of this morning looking at the cam pics on Greg's site and reading some of our original threads. Now here you are! I do hope you are all well and happy and the heat isn't getting you down!

Posted: 8/13/07 at 5:38pm

Alright, here are the links...

Anthony Rapp pictures.. http://www.flickr.com/gp/11377670@N03/89yaX3

Legally Blonde and A Chorus Line
http://www.flickr.com/gp/11377670@N03/T8649T

Spring Awakening
http://www.flickr.com/gp/11377670@N03/6xg6g0

[Dre2387]

Posted: 8/13/07 at 10:51pm

that's awesome! I'm glad you really like Leaglly Blonde. It is a great musical. And so jealous that you saw Jason Gillman as the father! Love him! And that was so nice of Noah. awww! and you're right, andy karl is so hot!

well, just finished my internship today. Might be on a little bit more than I have been. espeically since I'm getting my wisdom teeth out tomorrow morning. Not looking forward to that.

But I did get my Equity membership candidate card in the mail a few days ago!! woot! And I'm going to apply for an internship at the Old Globe Theatre in CA next summer, where I hope the premiere of Catch Me If You Can will be playing at that time. Jack O'Brien (artisitc director there, DRS director, and director of this show) is a god!!

Posted: 8/13/07 at 10:57pm

Yay about your Equity deal! That's exciting!! So is it official or is it in the process? I don't know much about it...

[Dre2387]

Posted: 8/14/07 at 1:01pm

it;s in process. I got to work another 40 weeks on shows (usually a show not on broadway lasts 8 weeks with rehearsals). This past one I was lucky, I got 10 points cause it was extended at the beginning then it extended for one more week at the end. lot of fun!

Posted: 8/14/07 at 3:39pm

That's very cool. Once you get it, what all will you be entitled to do?

[cserannie]

Posted: 8/14/07 at 5:00pm

DRS is on my MP3 again. I haven't listened to the cd for ages....shame on me. But now I adore them again!

Glad you had a marvelous time Julia!

[Dre2387]

Posted: 8/15/07 at 7:01am

yeah for Annie!

Julia, I could theoretically, when I get enough experience, work on Broadway as an assistant stage manager or stage manager or get my big break and work as a actor (stage managers and actors have the same union). So, who knows?

and belonging to the union, I would pretty good benefits and 411K and all that jazz.

edit: sorry if I am be incoherent. I just got my wisdom teeth out yesterday under local anesthetic. right sid is stilla littl swollen.

Updated On: 8/15/07 at 07:01 AM

[Dre2387]

Posted: 8/17/07 at 5:53pm

Finally, Joe Cassidy (DRS ensemble member) as a featured part in a musical!!!!

Nick Wyman (John's first standby) is also in it!

Joe Cassidy as a featured part in a musical!

Updated On: 8/17/07 at 05:53 PM

Posted: 8/17/07 at 6:22pm

Ah I see! Well that is very awesome.

[BluCat500]

Posted: 8/17/07 at 6:41pm

Aw I love when this thread resurfaces, i was rooting for joe cassidy to be in "next to normal" aka the poor mans name for feeling electric, but with d'arcy in it and cassidy in this i suppose everyone wins.

[wickedrentq]

Posted: 8/18/07 at 12:40pm

You all know how much I was hoping Joe would be in Feeling Electric, but I too am thrilled he got this part.

And...I've been meaning to post this here, just never got around to it. Sorry, I'm kind of gonna bring the thread down a bit. See, I'm moved into a new house/apartment in Boro Park, Bklyn. Signed the lease on my birthday. Two of my friends moved in with me at the time. Everyone I'm living with goes to my school, all guys, it was gonna be awesome. A couple days later, the 3 of us went to my house and the next day, moved all the furniture and stuff here. The next day one of my friends went out, and didn't come back. The next day. Or the next. He left his phone here, so we were worried, but not going out of our minds or anything.

Finally, 4 days later, we received awful news: he jumped in front of a subway train and had been in the hospital ever since. He survived though, which is honestly pretty miraculous. His skull was fractured, so they weren't positive that there'd be no brain damage. His face is pretty banged up, he needed machines to breathe. But he looks better everytime we visit him. They performed a surgery to insert a tube into his neck to breathe, so his face isn't all covered in machines. And last time we were there, he was aware at one point, one of our friends was talking to him about everyone who was there...only one eye was open, and I was on the side with his eye that wasn't open, but when she said "Amanda's over there" he kind of sat his head up to look at me, so we knew he was aware. I was also rubbing his hand, and then he opened it and grabbed mine. It took everything in me to not cry right there and then. At least he, you know, understands us and knows who we are.

So, it's been a pretty rough...little over a week. But Broadway world has certainly been a help. I saw Adam and Anthony in rent the night before we found out, and yeah, words can't describe how amazing it was. We sat front row, center mezz, which I've decided are the best seats in Rent. My internships are going well, Sara is actually involved with something we're doing at one of them, so I saw her again and I'll be seeing quite a bit of her in the next week or so, so that's good. And had an awesome day yesterday, with my other internship, set up an interview with what ended up being the entire sweeney tour cast, so we went down to their rehearsal studio, and unfortunately, it won't air till october, but watch out for that, it was absolutely awesome. Something I needed, heh, half the cast knew/remembered me. Then I saw Xanadu for the third time last night, 2nd time on the stage. I FING LOVE THAT SHOW.

Meeting the family soon for Curtains. So I'm getting through, doing what I can. But it's been a rough August so far. Glad this thread is back, I've missed you guys.