The Official Adam Pascal Love thread — Page 265

QM - should I bother asking how many times you saw it in London? Or is it a secret just like your AIDA escapades?

I was really very close! I had a friend who was doing a PhD in Belgium and so I was spending my summer there visiting him, and I had my train tickets to London and everything, but the visa issue was such a headache so I cancelled the trip. I'm still kicking myself about that! Did the London Mimi play the role differently, or are you just speaking generally about her voice vs. Daphne's?

Updated On: 10/25/04 at 09:15 PM

Amasis, Mimi was played by Krysten Cummings (who's a real nut case in real life). I thought she looked better, acted better and sang better than Daphne. To me, she was the ultimate Mimi package and up to now, I have yet to see a better one.

Krysten was tiny, just like Daphne, but she had an extremely vulnerable and very sad side to her. Daphne was more 'in your face'.

Let's just say, I saw it a few times

QM

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"You have a talent for saying memorable things at stage doors, you know that? ::ducks::"

Oh, this must be told. Every other embarrasing story has been told! If you tell your's, I will tell my story of when I first met Adam!

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Thread Jacks welcome!

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I'm interested...

QM- Thank you. You never fail to make this thread more interesting, I owe you the same compliment.

Hmmm... well, last November my drama club got some kind of special deal to go see this tour of this show I had never heard of. I thought, 'for fifteen bucks, who cares? Even if it is the rear mezz, I'll go' So I did, having no idea what it was. I went with a friend and the OBCR was playing in the car on the way to the theatre. All I really remember was Light My Candle. So I went, I saw, I absorbed. I think I said about five words that entire evening following the show... I was just processing it all. The characters were a lot like people I knew; same personalities, and it just really hit home for me. It felt like it wasn't just about a bunch of people in a musical, it was about me and people I cared about. Rent did something different for me... and I had to learn more about it. I got the OBCR and Adam's voice jumped out at me immediately.

Wow, long. Sorry!

QM- about London Rent, how was it recieved? I vaguely remember hearing that people just wrote it off as a stupid American thing.

Ok, but I warn you it's VERY embarassing on my part:
Jeff Marx after Q (I choose this one cuz it has SOME redeeming quality)
2nd Q trip
As I was walking out into the lobby I see this guy and he looks kind of familiar. I do the rude thing and stare at him trying to figure it out and when he looks at me I realize:
"Omigosh! Did you write the show?!"
He replies “Yes I did.”
“Could you sign my program?! [Gasp] You’re Jeff Marx!”
I swear I said it just like that, just like a groupie
And then my mom, who was behind me, said how this was our second time seeing the show and then I mentioned to him that her new favorite song was Racist and then Mr. Marx asks me “So what’s your favorite song?”
At that moment all the titles pop into my head simultaneously (Purpose, Porn, Fine Line, SF, It Sux 2b me, etc) and I’m ummming like a moron so I said just to say something
"You Can Be as Loud as the Hell You Want When You’re Making Love"
In one breath. I’m shocked. He’s shocked. And my mother’s life probably flashed before her eyes.
So I try to backtrack and cover up this slip by saying something like
“Well it’s got a good beat and a catchy tune, it’s just hard to watch, blahblahblah…” (btw: Loud is NOT my favorite song at all!!!)
Then I mildly recover and tell him honestly that my favorite song is Fantasies Come True because it’s sooo sweet and
he said “Yeah I like that one too”
and then I opened my fat mouth and said
“Well you wrote it”
Lord, will I ever learn to shut up!!! But then he wrote in my Playbill: “To H_____, Fantasies Come True! Love, Jeff Marx : )” Smiley Face and all.
So there you have it. My one chance to show an Avenue Q creator how much I adore the show, I practically skrew up my chances by talking like an idiot, and he forgives my foolish ways and writes me a sweet inspirational quote from the show.
And adds a smiley face

editted because I can't post my name

Updated On: 10/25/04 at 10:14 PM

yeah,
but lord forbid he remembers me if I audition for Kate Monster
and that's nothing compared to the embarrassment of the other story...
but that's for another time
thanx sommy

What a great story!!

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How long did it run?

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Maureen got fired because she was that bad! She was totally miscast and was just 'wrong', the producers realized that in the end.

Rent ran for just about one year (with very poor figures) and is occasionally touring the UK (with very bad productions and casts that make you want to stab your eyes out!)

EDIT TO ADD: Touring (Thanks TGIF)

QM (who likes putting things in brackets!)

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Updated On: 10/25/04 at 10:37 PM

Hi guys! Wow you don't post for a few days and you've got a lot of catching up to do. I just wanted to say Happy Birthday Adam, and I finally ordered Civillan today. I can't wait!

Sorry to go WAY off topic here, but I need some advice for all you AIDA experts (sort of on topic, I guess b/c Adam was in AIDA):

I'm singing "My Strongest Suit" on Wednesday for a talent show/audition thing, but I have no idea how to choreograph it. What was the choreography like in the show?

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