The Official Adam Pascal Love Thread, part nine- Page 24

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 4/3/06 at 1:19pm

I wonder if they're going to check ID's. You're supposed to make reservations by phone or e-mail. I e-mailed last night and said I wanted to make a reservation for two people and that both were over 17, but I have no idea if they're checking or if they're just going to believe us. I got a reply that was like "ok, thanks!" so I guess it's a go. :) I had this really big fear that they were gonna tell me it was full.

Updated On: 4/3/06 at 01:19 PM

Posted: 4/3/06 at 1:19pm

It's not exactly like there's mature content in Adam's shows. Heh.

[Amber_C2003]

Posted: 4/3/06 at 1:20pm

HA

Oh man...you shouldn't have said that...*mind wanders*

I think we're back in the gutter...

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 4/3/06 at 1:21pm

Maybe they're just being precautionary, in case he happens to tell a dirty joke. Or a story about buckets.

[Bohemian1232]

Posted: 4/3/06 at 1:25pm

I do look oldish, but I don't want to go all the way out there if they're going to tell me that I can't go in.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 4/3/06 at 1:29pm

Call and ask if they're going to be checking ID. If they say no just say "ok, thanks!" and then call back in a little while to make a reservation, so they don't know you're lying.

Updated On: 4/3/06 at 01:29 PM

[Bohemian1232]

Posted: 4/3/06 at 1:31pm

They said that they need something that has my birthday on it. I emailed them to ask if they would let someone under 17 in with someone over 17. They haven't written back yet. I want to go SO MUCH!

[LariTheLoud]

Posted: 4/3/06 at 1:33pm

You could take a risk. If you look old enough, they might not even think twice about checking for your ID.

[Allie]

Posted: 4/3/06 at 1:34pm

I'll let you borrow my birthday, Bohemian! *hands over May 3rd, 1986*

[Bohemian1232]

Posted: 4/3/06 at 1:35pm

I don't think that I look old enough for them not to check. Grrr. They wrote me back and said that everyone must be 17. Is there anything else that I should do.

Aww. Thanks Allie.

Updated On: 4/3/06 at 01:35 PM

[LariTheLoud]

Posted: 4/3/06 at 1:39pm

Well, I don't really know how you look like, but I know people have mistaken me for a college graduate on numerous occasions (I'm a college freshman). I feel old.

I dunno what else you can do... If they're really going to be checking birthdays, I mean. *sigh*

[KiminVA]

Posted: 4/3/06 at 1:41pm

Hey all-- has this been posted yet? If so, mea culpa. It's from BU's newspaper-- nice interview items with the Man of the Hour!

Rent star rocks packed BU Central with originals, classic hits

Christine Judge and Christina Crapanzano Posted: 4/3/06

More than 400 Boston University students packed the George Sherman Union's BU Central on Friday to watch Adam Pascal, the Broadway performer and singer-songwriter best known for his role as Roger Davis in Rent.

Pascal has starred in four Broadway musicals, including the original Rent, Aida, Hair and Cabaret, and has starred in movies including School of Rock and the motion picture version of Rent.

"Are you guys ready for this onslaught?" Pascal asked the crowd of excited fans before starting an hour-long set containing songs from his two albums of original material and covers of songs from well-known Broadway musicals.

The show on Friday night was the first of a 10-show, two-week tour Pascal and pianist Larry Edoff will be performing around college campuses.

"I wanted to try to do fairly small, somewhat intimate type situations," he said in a press conference after the show. "I'm not a fan of clubs, I can't stand clubs. I wanted to play venues where I had a little bit more control of the sound. And a little bit more control over the entire performance in general."

Specifically, Pascal said he chose to do a predominantly college campus tour because he wanted to play venues that could include his younger fan base.

"When you play a club, you're constantly at the whim of the club owner and the manager and the sound always sucks and you have to constantly to turn people away," he said. "And that was another thing-I didn't want to play places where people under 18 or 21 would be turned away. That would be alienating a huge portion of my fans."

But even in this venue, more than 100 students were turned away at the door because the venue was filled to capacity.

Pascal sang "Maybe This Time" from Cabaret, "Maria" from West Side Story and "What I Did for Love" from A Chorus Line. When Pascal came out for an encore and performed "One Song Glory," the only song he sang from Rent, the room erupted in cheers and enthusiastic clapping.

Many students said they attended because they were fans of Rent, but most enjoyed his solo work as well.

Pascal's set list was mainly comprised of his solo work from his two albums: Civilian and Model Prisoner, instead of work from Rent. Pascal explained the difference in performing his solo work versus performing work from a film or a play.

"The way I look at it, I sort of feel like whether you're doing a film or a play, or anything you're hiding in a way behind a character or you're hiding behind someone else's material," he said. "I would always approach things with the attitude of, 'well, I'm going to go out there and do the best that I can. If someone didn't like the show, I didn't write it. It's not my fault."

BU Central Programming Coordinator Josh Hiscock said the 400-student turnout far surpassed expectations. Students had lined up for hours ahead of time, hoping to get a good view of the Broadway star.

College of Fine Arts junior Beth Kammler was the first in the very long line to get into the event. She arrived at 4 p.m. and waited five hours to see Pascal perform.

"I love the color of his voice," she said. "I wanted to see if he is as creative with his own material as he is with others.' I was extremely thrilled with what I heard. It was worth sitting for five hours."

With BU central was completely filled, Pascal said he was shocked by the number of people who came to the performance.

"In terms of my own music, I played clubs for so many years as a young teenager all the way up to my twenties, and you know, I got so used to playing in empty clubs," he said. "We didn't have a following, we didn't have fans-we had nobody. We could barely get our friends to come and see us play.

"I spent so many more years doing that as opposed to doing it this way where now actually people come and see me, I still have a hard time actually believing that people there are actually enjoying the music," he continued. "I still feel like there's some alternative motive."

In terms of his acting career versus his solo music career, Pascal said his passion for music and performing led him to acting. He said acting provides a more stable lifestyle in comparison to a career that would require constant touring.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 4/3/06 at 1:43pm

If you go with someone who's over 17 and willing to be responsible for you, they should let you in.

[Allie]

Posted: 4/3/06 at 1:44pm

"And that was another thing-I didn't want to play places where people under 18 or 21 would be turned away. That would be alienating a huge portion of my fans."

Hmmm, veddy intedesting...

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 4/3/06 at 1:46pm

He had Joe's Pub drop its usual age restriction for his shows the year before last, didn't he?

[KiminVA]

Posted: 4/3/06 at 1:47pm

That caught my eye as well, Allie. I guess you can't control everything, but good for Adam that he understands the breadth of his audience.

As an aside, he definitely hit the nail on the head with his comments about the audience (female, gay men). I (female) will be attending the GMU concert with my two (gay) male friends. Ha!

[LariTheLoud]

Posted: 4/3/06 at 1:50pm

Hmmmmmmm...

I can safely assure you that I would take you in with me if I were able to attend this concert. Le sigh.

[Bohemian1232]

Posted: 4/3/06 at 1:50pm

Ahhhh. I asked about going with someone who's over 17, but they said that everyone needed to be over 17. I just sent them yet another email(from yet another address), saying that I didn't have any proof of my age, and asking if there was any way around that.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 4/3/06 at 1:51pm

Sneaky sneaky!

[Bohemian1232]

Posted: 4/3/06 at 1:51pm

I'm trying! *is an angel*

[Bohemian1232]

Posted: 4/3/06 at 1:54pm

They said that everyone needs photo ID. I don't think that there is anything else that I can do.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 4/3/06 at 1:57pm

[Allie]

Posted: 4/3/06 at 1:58pm

I'm sorry to hear that, Bohemian.

[CanadianSnowbird]

Posted: 4/3/06 at 2:00pm

I'm older than 17, but I don't look it. I also can't go to any of the concerts.

[Allie]

Posted: 4/3/06 at 2:06pm

Sarah, we know you can't go to any of the concerts. Neither can I, but am I bringing up that fact every. single. time. the subject comes about?