Greg Jbara Love Thread Part 5: Keeping the love for our true prance alive!- Page 54

[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.

Posted: 8/20/07 at 1:20am

Amanda, my prayers truly are with your friend, you, and everyone involved. I hope everyone's healing process through that situation goes smoothly.

And Traci, if you read this before you leave, don't forget to tell JGJr that he has a fan in Florida! THANKS!

[wickedrentq]

Posted: 8/20/07 at 11:49am

Thanks, Julia. I went back yesterday, by myself...the first and only one of us who've been able to do it. It was hard, tears were coming out of his eyes, and I had no idea whether it was emotional or physical. Either way it was hard to watch.

He looked up when I said his name, but he seemed kind of somewhere else for a while. I, of all people, was at a loss for words. Finally, it was so random, I just kind of started imagery with him, like...let's have nice dreams, you're in a meadow, and there's these flowers...you never know what comes into your head in those situations.

And I just have to say, speaking of JGJ, yesterday I saw him for the third time in a random place in NYC. First, it was a starbucks, then a subway platform, and yesterday it was just a crosswalk. If I see him again, even though I didn't talk to him any of those times, I might have to swear to him that I'm not stalking him

Posted: 8/20/07 at 12:35pm

Oh! And then you can tell him that he has a fan in Florida! Named Julia! WHOO!

I should stop asking people to do that.

I honestly can't imagine what I would do in that situation by the way. You are a very brave and caring person.

[Dre2387]

Posted: 8/21/07 at 7:15pm

Traci, that is awesome!! One way to have a communication is through pictures. haha.

Posted: 8/21/07 at 8:51pm

Traci, you are the best. Really. You are great. That is the best picture ever. Matter of fact, I think I'm going to make it my facebook picture. THANK YOU!!!

Posted: 8/21/07 at 10:08pm

Well with a bit of clever FB stalking (I looked in Liz's friends for a Traci, found it!) I added you! So there.

[Dre2387]

Posted: 8/24/07 at 3:44pm

I don't want to pack.

[wickedrentq]

Posted: 8/25/07 at 12:24pm

Thanks, Traci. I appreciate it. I haven't been to the hospital much lately, I feel bad, but I know I can't be there for others if I don't take care of myself first. (took me years to learn that)

Nice av, Dre!

I can't believe school is almost a week away. this summer just flew by! But I'm kind of excited. I made some good decisions about the semester yesterday, that I'm only gonna keep one internship, exactly what classes I'm taking, etc. I'm really excited, this one psych class I really wanted, called "Language and Thought" was closed by the time I was able to register, but as of now, there's 2 open spots! Yay! And we all know how excited I am about my Gershwin and Bernstein class. Then there's arts criticism workshop, developmental psychopathalogy and an accounting course (useful for theatre administration). But worst, I have my senior work this year. I have to have my proposal in by Halloween, and next semester I have to work on an independent project that results in a paper between 40-65 pages. I'm not even sure *I* can write that much! What classes are you guys taking?

I get to do some really cool stuff with NYMF from my internship. Keep your eyes peeled on some BWW NYMF coverage

And right now, I'm watching Reign of Fire on TV. So not a movie I would be watching were Gerry not in it. But I haven't seen him on screen yet, I keep seeing osmeone cute on screen and excitedly look up and keep realizing it's Matthew McConaughey.

ETA: He's on! With semi long hair! Oooh!! Yaaay!

I have so much to do, but I do have Monday off...so much friggin laundry, gotta once and for all bitch at the electric company tos et up our electricy/bitch at the post office for not getting my change-of-address confirmation that I needed to get electricity, put up my posters, get everything out of bags...but god, it's 93 degrees, the sun finally came out, so I think I might go to the beach. One awesome thing about living here in Brooklyn, very close to a beach, might as well take advantage while I still can, right? I'll try to take care of electricity, do some computer work, then I think i might go.

So that's the state of the art today.

Updated On: 8/25/07 at 12:24 PM

[Dre2387]

Posted: 8/26/07 at 11:41am

well, I moved in yesterday (but haven't unpacked everything in my room yet) and guess what happened last night.

A tornado hit us. the whole of Carlisle (where Dickinson College is located) lost power. My dorm was lucky, we had emergency lights in the hallway. Two other dorms had to spend the night in the college center, The power didn't come back on till after midnight (I was asleep by then). So from 7pm to midnight, we had no power. fun stuff.

classes I'm taking: 18th century satire (english class), craft of short story (creative writing class), american history till 1877 (history class), and I'm hoping to register for a religion class (it's called relgion and fantasy) but it's full and no one has left it yet. (damnit!) so, i'm going to try and talk to the professor about it later today or tomorrow.

and of course, I'm going to try and be the stage manager for 'The Ballad of the Sad Cafe' (by Edward Albee) this semester and Albee himself should be here to work with us on it. going to be pretty cool!

[Mamie]

Posted: 10/15/07 at 7:57pm

Where have you been, Traci? Look at Rob's note at the top of the page. EVERYTHING was lost! Dre started this thread as a new one:


Greg's thread - continued

[wickedrentq]

Posted: 10/16/07 at 2:03pm

What a morning. Gerry's coming, Gerry's not coming, there's still a chance Gerry might be coming...

I have a headache.

But boy, did my roommates enjoy seeing me freak out.

At least I can rely on the amazing Rachel York concert last night to get me through this difficult time.

Also met LaChanze last night, who was soo nice. We talked about Once On This Island, hehe. Except she told me I looked 16, and swore to me that's a good thing. Hrmph. Well, I did make her feel really old by saying I was 5 when it came out, so I guess we're even...

[Mamie]

Posted: 10/20/07 at 3:25pm

Hmmm - shows us what Andree would have looked like in a beret!

Which reminds me - I had one of those great 'Broadway-style' dreams a couple of weeks ago. There's been a lot of talk about the revival of South Pacific. In my dream it was happening with Kelli O'Hara as Nelly Forbush, Harry Conick, Jr. as Lt. Joe Cable, and GREG JBARA as Emile DeBeque.

(They'd have to tie me down to keep me from seeing THAT one!)

[Dre2387]

Posted: 10/20/07 at 4:44pm

wow! I was wondering if they were able to find the thread at all. even with a few pages missing.

Barb- love the pic and video. so funny! and he got to sing a little! sweet!

Mamie- although I've heard of the show (and probably heard a few songs) I'm not sure of who's who. is Emile a good part for Greg? even so, i would love to see him again in another show.

[Mamie]

Posted: 10/20/07 at 8:25pm

It's the story of a young nurse assigned to a Navy base on a Pacific island during WWII. Besides the natives, the islands are inhabited by the French planters who live on large plantations. Emile is one of the French planters. He's a middle aged widower with 2 young children. Their mother (his late wife) was a native. Nelly Forbush is the young nurse who falls in love with him. Joe is a Navy Lieutenant who is assigned to a dangerous mission with Emile as his guide.

The basic story is rather dated but the music is so beautiful that it's dug out and dusted off every now and then. (I LOVE the music.)

[Dre2387]

Posted: 10/24/07 at 5:17pm

Joe Cassidy!!!

https://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=22385

Updated On: 10/24/07 at 05:17 PM

[Dre2387]

Posted: 10/29/07 at 11:50pm

Norbert's new play looks awesome! mainly cause he gets to dress up as a woman in the second act.

http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Video.aspx?ci=555122

[Dre2387]

Posted: 10/31/07 at 10:31pm

Mamie: I love your new avatar. so cute!

[Mamie]

Posted: 10/31/07 at 11:04pm

LOL. It's Little Red Riding Kitty. (For the Halloween season). Now that I look at it - I think she's dressed just fine for Christmas too!

Updated On: 10/31/07 at 11:04 PM

[Dre2387]

Posted: 10/31/07 at 11:45pm

yeah, it does. haha.