The Official TONY AWARD NOMINEE Manoel Felciano Love Thread (PART 2!)- Page 37

[Dirty Rotten Scoundrel]

Posted: 4/4/06 at 7:18pm

You all are killin' me hehe.

Anyway, how was everyone's day?

[BroadwayChica]

Posted: 4/4/06 at 7:19pm

Updated On: 3/25/08 at 07:19 PM

[Gypsy2]

Posted: 4/4/06 at 7:20pm

My day was lovely, thank you. While driving home from my voice lesson, I decided to take a different exit off the highway, and saw a huuge truck with pictures of pies on it. And what's better is the words on the truck: "Mr. Tod's Pie Shop"!!! I almost crashed and died, or just died.

[Dirty Rotten Scoundrel]

Posted: 4/4/06 at 7:21pm

I really need to see Sweeney again...Gah I hate this whole rule about not being able to go to the city without my cousins till I'm 16...have your parents seen it yet?

Haha, Gypsy, that's awesome.

[BroadwayChica]

Posted: 4/4/06 at 7:23pm

Updated On: 3/25/08 at 07:23 PM

[Dirty Rotten Scoundrel]

Posted: 4/4/06 at 7:24pm

Ooooh exciting!!!

[ihearttheatre]

Posted: 4/4/06 at 7:26pm

"I really need to see Sweeney again...Gah I hate this whole rule about not being able to go to the city without my cousins till I'm 16"

Oh my god, I feel your pain. Really, this is the story of my life. Stupid parents.

[BroadwayChica]

Posted: 4/4/06 at 7:28pm

Updated On: 3/25/08 at 07:28 PM

[Dirty Rotten Scoundrel]

Posted: 4/4/06 at 7:32pm

Oh my god, I feel your pain. Really, this is the story of my life. Stupid parents.

Amen sista girl.

Luckily, I'm 16 in October!

[sweetestsiren]

Posted: 4/4/06 at 7:39pm

BSo, your poem made my evening. Brilliant!

[ihearttheatre]

Posted: 4/4/06 at 7:40pm

"Luckily, I'm 16 in October!"

Me too! On the 3rd.


Chica, I'd love to contribute, but my brain is completely fried right now. Ask again after exams are over on Friday. :)

[Dirty Rotten Scoundrel]

Posted: 4/4/06 at 7:41pm

I'm the 12th!

[aspiringactress]

Posted: 4/4/06 at 7:41pm

Broadwaychica - This production of the show pulls it away from being literal. It's about passion, (blinding) lust, revenge. Those are all things that a teenager begins to experience seriously. Everytime I hear or see Sweeney (this production), it feels like I am identifying with someone else. There are moments on the cast recording and in the show that are so raw and painful that they force you to give up tension (ex. in the judge's return the "I love you" part) Honestly it's relaxing for me to go through all of the emotion I feel when I'm there.

[BroadwayChica]

Posted: 4/4/06 at 7:48pm

Updated On: 3/25/08 at 07:48 PM

[Gypsy2]

Posted: 4/4/06 at 7:52pm

Weepy weepy weepy weepy. *laugh*

[aspiringactress]

Posted: 4/4/06 at 7:55pm

Also, as an "aspiring actress" I go because of what you said, the detail. I never stop learning from the preformers. People like Mano, who act in such detail that you learn something new about their preformance every time you see it, are invaluble to watch, as well as a joy.

[Dirty Rotten Scoundrel]

Posted: 4/4/06 at 8:15pm

I love Sweeney Todd just because it's so refreshing to see a show so different from everything else that's on Broadway. It's also so evident how much the actors care about the show, and it reflects in their performances. They're all so talented onstage, and the fact that the cast is so charismatic and chatty is such a plus. I love being able to go to a show that actually makes me think. It is enjoyable just on the level that the music, plot, etc, are wonderful, and on the level that every time you go you discover something new. This is a show that I could watch easily over and over and continually like it...and I plan to! .

[BroadwayChica]

Posted: 4/4/06 at 8:32pm

Updated On: 3/25/08 at 08:32 PM

[aspiringactress]

Posted: 4/4/06 at 8:35pm

This discussion has really made me think that we should schedule a BWW Mano thread Sweeney student rush trip. We all seem to feel the same way, and have intelligent discussion about the show. I think it would be fun.

[Dirty Rotten Scoundrel]

Posted: 4/4/06 at 8:35pm

That'd be soooo much fun! If I could, you know, convince my parents to let me go lol.

[aspiringactress]

Posted: 4/4/06 at 8:39pm

If it helps, I'm younger than you, so it's not like everyone would be older than you.

[Dirty Rotten Scoundrel]

Posted: 4/4/06 at 8:44pm

Yeah, it's just that they don't want me to go to the city with people that they don't know...It's not that they're crazy and convinced that you all are 50 years old, it's just the matter of like, being able to trust the people...I dunno...it's all so odd.

[BroadwayChica]

Posted: 4/4/06 at 8:49pm

Updated On: 3/25/08 at 08:49 PM

[aspiringactress]

Posted: 4/4/06 at 8:51pm

Yeah, definitley see what you're saying. I guess it would be easier for me cause I'm in NYC anyway.

[ihearttheatre]

Posted: 4/4/06 at 8:53pm

I agree with what was said already. Also, I enjoy thinking about and analyzing shows after I see them. No matter what, I'm going to talk about them for days, so it's nice when there actually is something of substance to think about and discuss.

The way the details of Sweeney Todd all fit together with such precision amazes me. Everything that happens on stage has a purpose, and it's interesting to slowly figure out what exactly the purpose is. I'm fascinated by the score's intricate orchestrations and each character's complex emotions.

It's unique and thought-provoking, but still entertaining. Seeing it from the second row last fall was probably the most thrilling theatre experiance I have had so far in my life.