Official Norbert Leo Butz Love Thread — Page 99

Yes wendy, my GF and I did and it was the best show yet. I wrote a mini review on the gjbara thread. Norbert and John together are gold. And he keeps adding something new to Freddy every time I have seen him.

On another topic, I am now hooked on Thou Shalt Not music. Norbert had some good songs in that one and after seeing it. I found that the show actually was not too bad. I just found Norbert's death scene to be way too realistic and violent. I am sure most people do not like seeing Norbert's neck snapped quite convincingly. His character Camielle and Debra Monk's Mama Raucent were the only likable people in the whole show. PM me for my full review or wait till the offical site is up for it.

I saw DRS again on Friday night as well!
That was the 10th time for me, so I now caught up with you once again Wickedrentq.

I am going to have to get tickets for John's last show soon. This was the first time in several months I saw both John and Norbert (the last two times I went one or the other was out.) and they are magic to watch on stage. The chemistry and sheer power of the two of them playing off of each other is a wonder to behold.

It was funny you were there Liir, where were you? What did you think of Norbert's "break" and John loosing it, when the "drummer was attacked".

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I was joking about the drummer being attacked, something fell off of Norberts costume and John kicked it into the pit, it hit the frum and Norbert commented, "Is that drummer ok" John proceeded to crack up and Tom Gallantch went over and checked on him, on stage. (It all would have been almost directly below you.)

So that was you who the little boy kept putting his feet in the head of, I kept thinking "Poor Guy." I thought the one kid was going to spit in your girlfriend's hair, or fall off the box.

I was on the second row of the center Mezanine. It was nice to be in the middle again, I have been on the right front box the last three times I saw the show.

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That is good, I hoped they would be better during the show. They did have thier feet in your hair (almost) before it started though.

It is always such a Blast, a Ball, a shame it doesn't last. I sing that song all the way back to the subway every time I see the show.

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Readyreadyreadyready!!

I am soooooooooo f*cking excited!

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I can't go this week so you may move ahead, but I'm thinking of slipping in the night Patronus goes, so you had better try hard to move back a head. "Who is the Dirtiest Scoundrel?" "Only time will tell."

I am so excited about the website, do you have Norbert's Alabama Shakespeare credits on it Liir? (I saw Norbert there, many a year ago.)

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Actually Penguin to be perfectly honest, it's neither one of us. My 8th time at the stage door I talked to a woman who saw it 15 times.

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Hey I should go to that night Patronus and try for the lotto. Maybe Smart and I should enter the lotto together? As for your question, on the About Norbert page, I have a list of everything he has ever done. I would put the festival work on the Roles of NLB page but I have no pictures or information to use at the moment. Its so great that you saw him there! I am still a relatively new NLB fan (saw him live for the first time at Wicked) but Id love to see his earlier work.

I won't be needing lottery tickets, so assuming that my flight gets in on time and I have the time to get settled in, my wife and I would be happy to come over and toss our names in the lottery to help you guys out. If we win them, we can give them to you guys, right? I have front row center! w00 h00. Of course, you guys sat there for $20, I paid $100 - but beggars can't be choosers.

What time is the lottery? My only concern is that my flight doesn't get in until around 3. Sometimes my back gets a little stuff so I was hoping to lay down on the bed and then take a hot shower before the show but I could possibly get checked in, go over to the theatre to do the lottery and then go back to the hotel to get ready. That could work right?

Of course, I'll probably win and lose all my lotto karma and end up having to see Rent from the Lion King stage door.

You do have to admit that there is something amusing about a guy from Los Angeles helping out 3 New Yorkers win a lottery to see a show.

SP78, did you say at one point that you got tickets to see SWIWS the same day that I am? I am giving some thought to selling them and seeing In My Life or something else. Thoughts?

Updated On: 11/8/05 at 09:40 AM

Wow thanks Patronus. In my experience, you're 20 times more likely to win a lotto if you're entering on behalf of someone else. I tried Wicked lotto maybe 5 times, never won...then my friend who I was going to dinner w/ had plans later, but I made her come w/ me to the lotto, she entered her name, first time she ever did it, and she won out of 400 people. Go figure.

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Too bad the lotto seats for DRS are the balcony seats, not the first row anymore. But its still a great view!

P- I was worried about that, when I bought the SWIWS tickets I actually thought they were for the week after you were here.

The subway trip from E.8th to 42nd is fast, including waiting for the train it would be 30 minutes, we could also grab a cab since there are four of us so travel will be fine. I have no idea how long SWIWS's running time is though.

Since Rent's lotto draws at 6, that gives us a four hour window to see SWIWS and get back to the theatre district. I think it is doable.

I also wish the DRS lotto was still front row, but the boxes are also great.

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