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#3051

Welcome, Anthony Rapp! (part four)

Posted: 6/20/06 at 1:20pm

Ditto. And I was right in predicting what it was about!

No, I'm sure if this did become a production they'd probably put the lights out. I mean we'd probably see then pulling down their pants and stuff with the lights on which I suppose could be good enough. But I can't imagine they'd go any further then Take Me Out...seeing nudity, but not actually seeing action.

Em, I'm really not sure if Raul would agree to do this show...sorry. I can think of quite a few others that I'd love to see in the cast though.

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#3052

Welcome, Anthony Rapp! (part four)

Posted: 6/20/06 at 1:26pm

Well, um, he has to. :-P In my pretend ultimate fantasy universe. Not for this reason only, but because it would be kind of nice to see him in some guy on guy action that wasn't so laden with tension in such a difficult play. And we can haul Adam back from LA for good measure.

It would depend on the scene. There was the one where the phone rang, and the direction was like "Jack on top of... whoever." You can't really get around that.

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Updated On: 6/20/06 at 01:26 PM

#3053

Welcome, Anthony Rapp! (part four)

Posted: 6/20/06 at 1:29pm

Oh yeah! Hehe. He was on top through the whole conversation though right? They'd probably stage it so we couldn't see the best part.

I'll amen Adam coming back from LA for this.

(Though it's less likely he'd actually do it than Raul)

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"If there was a Mount Rushmore for Broadway scores, "West Side Story" would be front and center. It snaps, it crackles it pops! It surges with a roar, its energy and sheer life undiminished by the years" - NYPost reviewer Elisabeth Vincentelli

#3054

Welcome, Anthony Rapp! (part four)

Posted: 6/20/06 at 1:36pm

Obviously. Like I said, I highly doubt the intent is to have a live porn show. Highly. Blankets are a beautiful thing.

Quit stepping on my fantasies. :-P

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#3055

Welcome, Anthony Rapp! (part four)

Posted: 6/20/06 at 1:45pm

Well, if you're gonna have unrealistic fantasies...go all the way.

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I disagree. Blankets are not a beautiful thing. They sadly get in the way.

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"If there was a Mount Rushmore for Broadway scores, "West Side Story" would be front and center. It snaps, it crackles it pops! It surges with a roar, its energy and sheer life undiminished by the years" - NYPost reviewer Elisabeth Vincentelli

#3056

Welcome, Anthony Rapp! (part four)

Posted: 6/20/06 at 2:52pm

I had no idea about the title, either.

It was appropriate, though. And kind of a funny surprise when you got there.

ETA: Ooh, I love those casting suggestions.

Updated On: 6/20/06 at 02:52 PM

#3057

Welcome, Anthony Rapp! (part four)

Posted: 6/20/06 at 4:58pm

BTW, one thing I forgot to mention. Last night was the first time I've ever talked to Anthony that he hasn't seemed at all tired. I'm very happy that for once he wasn't.

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#3058

Welcome, Anthony Rapp! (part four)

Posted: 6/20/06 at 5:02pm

That's very good to hear. :)

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#3059

Welcome, Anthony Rapp! (part four)

Posted: 6/20/06 at 5:27pm

Yes, I'm glad that he didn't look so exhausted as he has before.

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#3060

Welcome, Anthony Rapp! (part four)

Posted: 6/20/06 at 6:38pm

I like the title because aside from its obvious connotations, it can mean almost *anything* that's addressed in the play, since "F*CKing" can be the adjective, the verb, etc. Clever, clever....

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#3061

Welcome, Anthony Rapp! (part four)

Posted: 6/20/06 at 6:42pm

Well, he probably hasn't been molested by crazed fangirls holding copies of Without You in a while.

#3062

Welcome, Anthony Rapp! (part four)

Posted: 6/20/06 at 7:03pm

Haha Mandi, good point. That has probably helped.

Emcee, good point about the title. I like it as well.

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#3063

Welcome, Anthony Rapp! (part four)

Posted: 6/20/06 at 7:14pm

I like that title, it is very clever.

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#3064

Welcome, Anthony Rapp! (part four)

Posted: 6/20/06 at 8:33pm

Heh. I remember one of my creative writing teachers having a conversation with a student about how useful that word is, how it can be used for nearly any part of speech. Sometimes, you just have to love the English language.

#3065

Welcome, Anthony Rapp! (part four)

Posted: 6/20/06 at 8:38pm

You should all listen to Adam Sandler's 'Uses of the Word F*ck'. It's quite amusing, but also true.

#3066

Welcome, Anthony Rapp! (part four)

Posted: 6/20/06 at 8:44pm

Oh, this thread is going in a great direction. Analysis of curse words!

Actually, I read an article on a similar subject for an anthropology class. 'Twas very interesting.

#3067

Welcome, Anthony Rapp! (part four)

Posted: 6/20/06 at 8:45pm

I dunno. For all the hormones and whatever that the play probably did send flying (shut up, gulity as charged) it has also been really thought provoking, in terms of cultural ideals and whatnot. Obviously, it's certainly not something *I* am familiar with. heh.

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#3068

Welcome, Anthony Rapp! (part four)

Posted: 6/20/06 at 9:52pm

What was the play about? Inform those who are less...erm, informed, I suppose?

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#3069

Welcome, Anthony Rapp! (part four)

Posted: 6/20/06 at 9:54pm

Gay male sexual culture. It was a series of two-person sketches.

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#3070

Welcome, Anthony Rapp! (part four)

Posted: 6/20/06 at 10:13pm

Actually...I understood a lot of the jokes and kind of like...knew what they were talking about and even thought to myself that it's sad that I got all these references/jokes and totally understand gay male culture *shrug*

This is why I'm never going to find a straight guy. I refuse to have lots of cats as a spinster. I'm gonna be different and have lots of monkeys.

I loooved Barrett being the "bi" college student.

Funny...I saw the title and thought right away of the verb, and no other use. Maybe it was wishful thinking on my part.

I'm not sure I would call them "sketches" as far as I understand the term, but it could have more of a meaning. Each one flowed into the other, because one person would stay and do the next sketch as the same character, and then he would leave and another person would do one with the character he was just with, etc.

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"If there was a Mount Rushmore for Broadway scores, "West Side Story" would be front and center. It snaps, it crackles it pops! It surges with a roar, its energy and sheer life undiminished by the years" - NYPost reviewer Elisabeth Vincentelli

#3071

Welcome, Anthony Rapp! (part four)

Posted: 6/20/06 at 10:26pm

Well, some of it was universal, obviously.

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#3072

Welcome, Anthony Rapp! (part four)

Posted: 6/20/06 at 10:31pm

I think I knew a lot from my friend who was trying to tell my why gay guys are bad and why I shouldn't love them, so he tells me about the whore culture and the whole they're-free-to-sleep-around ideal, so I got those references and stuff. Of course his goal did not work

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"If there was a Mount Rushmore for Broadway scores, "West Side Story" would be front and center. It snaps, it crackles it pops! It surges with a roar, its energy and sheer life undiminished by the years" - NYPost reviewer Elisabeth Vincentelli

#3073

Welcome, Anthony Rapp! (part four)

Posted: 6/20/06 at 10:35pm

I don't think it's at ALL an issue of good versus bad. For me, it was really interesting to see like, what's considered "okay" or "normal" in something I only know by hearsay. I hear about this in terms of like, personal life gossip, but I've never considered it as a cultural standard.

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#3074

Welcome, Anthony Rapp! (part four)

Posted: 6/20/06 at 10:49pm

Oh no, of course it's not. I didn't mean that. He just used that word to help me get unobsessed, which like I said didn't work.

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"If there was a Mount Rushmore for Broadway scores, "West Side Story" would be front and center. It snaps, it crackles it pops! It surges with a roar, its energy and sheer life undiminished by the years" - NYPost reviewer Elisabeth Vincentelli

#3075

Welcome, Anthony Rapp! (part four)

Posted: 6/20/06 at 10:57pm

I thought it was interesting how there were different interpretations in the play as to what is acceptable and what isn't, and what some people expect as opposed to others. Like Em said, it's very thought provoking.

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