Official Norbert Leo Butz Love Thread- Page 9

[Alejandra925]

Posted: 2/6/05 at 1:16am

LOL. When Norbert took the role in Wicked b/c he was being offered a role ("sweet!"), he seemed to be half joking. But of course, we all need to eat and work. :) I loved, loved his onstage chemistry with Idina. And the show would not be as successful or popular (ha!) without the OBC laying the foundation. I am thrilled to have him on the OBCR, and would not know who he is, if not for Wicked first.

A.
More cute pics of DRS rehearsal, from Wireimage

[thespian geek]

Posted: 2/6/05 at 1:52am

I am thrilled to have him on the OBCR, and would not know who he is, if not for Wicked first.

You and me both. I'm very grateful to Wicked for introducing me to Norbert - no matter how small and under-written his part really was. And about the whole "half joking" thing, you're probably right. We know how much he loved the novel, so that probably had something to do with him accepting the role.

[ponine24601]

Posted: 2/6/05 at 11:39am

omg this show is AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The music was great and the staging was even better! Norbert rocked (as usual) as did John and Sherie. I was like hyperventilating in my chair when Norbert came out. My friend had to calm me down. His voice is just.....GAH!...it makes me melt. There. I really can't describe it!

I ran like a mad person to the stage door (I was so determined to meet Sherie) and I just caught her coming out. I was literally the only one there. She was so kind and sweet!! Then Norbert came out a few moments later. *squeal* He's waay too kind for his own good! It's crazy! I also met John (who was really kind). I can't get over how great the show was!!

[thirdrowcenter]

Posted: 2/6/05 at 11:53am

Norbert was out when I saw "Wicked." Taye Diggs played his role. Now that I've seen him in "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" I am a fan for life. He sings wonderfully and his physical comedy is on par with the greats. Just watching him chew on beef jerky made my mouth drop open. He's wild!!

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 2/6/05 at 11:56am

haha, the beef jerky scene was one of my favourites. The Ruprecht stuff, though... brilliant. Everybody was talking about him at intermission.

[Alejandra925]

Posted: 2/6/05 at 12:10pm

Nervousness aside, it's a dream of mine to meet Norbert and Sherie. :)

I've never thought of chewing on beef jerky as funny. LOL. But I can only imagine how Norbert could make something like that hysterical.

Alejandra :)

[thirdrowcenter]

Posted: 2/6/05 at 12:13pm

Yes, Emcee, that was my favorite part as well. John Lithgow is really perfect in this role, but Norbert steals the show.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 2/6/05 at 12:49pm

Alejandra, it's amazing. There's dialogue going on, and Norbert's sitting on the steps to the side battling with this beef jerky. Then he just ends up on the floor. I don't think I paid one bit of attention the conversation going on. It was ridiculous; he's a complete scene stealer.

He and John are a perfect combination. He's enormous, though, and Nobert's like this tenacious little guy at his feet. It's great.

[QueenMuppet]

Posted: 2/6/05 at 12:52pm

*pops in to pull Emcee by the ears and drag her to the Adam thread*

QM

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 2/6/05 at 1:01pm

But but but....

[QueenMuppet]

Posted: 2/6/05 at 1:03pm

No, you go on and enjoy your Norbert love. It's nice to have a few 'substitutes' once in a while... I know what I'm talking about...

QM

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 2/6/05 at 1:05pm

Well, I need to fill the void.

[QueenMuppet]

Posted: 2/6/05 at 1:09pm

That's true. I'm doing that as well at the moment! We gotta do what we gotta do. His own fault...

QM

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 2/6/05 at 1:17pm

*cries because she misses her Adam*

My mommy said Norbert reminded her of Adam.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 2/6/05 at 1:17pm

Damned double posts....

Updated On: 2/6/05 at 01:17 PM

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 2/6/05 at 4:25pm

Oh, yeah. He flails and thrashes around, literally wrestling the beef jerky. It's priceless. The audience was ROARING with laughter.

The Norbert/Adam, Sherie/Idina overlap is frighteningly ridiculous.
Adam/Nobert - Roger, Emcee... Fiyero and Radames are pretty similar. Norbert's a billion times the actor Adam will ever be, even though Adam totally owns Roger. Too bad I didn't see Nobert's Emcee.
Idina and Sherie... they're had two of the same parts, right? Amneris and Maureen?

[thespian geek]

Posted: 2/6/05 at 4:49pm

Yeah, they've had two of the same parts. Though I can totally see Idina playing Christine in DRS (though I don't really know how her comedy is).

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 2/6/05 at 5:06pm

Probably not too bad if she did Amneris.

[thespian geek]

Posted: 2/6/05 at 5:11pm

I really have little-to-no idea about anything having to do with Aida except the basic storyline and that Adam, Sherie, and Idina were all in it at some point. LOL

[ponine24601]

Posted: 2/6/05 at 5:15pm

the beef jerky scene was the best!!!!!! omg i was dying! lol.

emcee- were you there last night??? because i thought i saw someone that looked like you, but i didn't say hi because i wasn't sure.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 2/6/05 at 5:18pm

No, I was there at 2.

[ponine24601]

Posted: 2/6/05 at 6:32pm

o0o0o0. darnit. i guess i was seeing things again. lol.

[thespian geek]

Posted: 2/6/05 at 6:39pm

I'll repeat, just because I can and just because I want someone to take me up on it:

What other scenes were favs? I live for spoilers, so if you only want to tell me in PM or whatever, it's all good.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 2/6/05 at 6:51pm

Great Big Stuff. Norbert broke out into all of these ridiculous dance moves, and made fun of rappers, Jewish kids at their Bar Mitzvahs... everything. He slid down the railing of the steps, poked around at everything in John's character's house and was just totally obnoxious.

[thespian geek]

Posted: 2/6/05 at 6:56pm

I've heard GBS, so I know the LYRICS are funny, but I had no idea what he did half the time except for what I've seen of rehearsal video and those old clips that used to be up on the Old Globe site.

"Get me a posse n' sh*t, aiight?"

Bwahaha.