Welcome, Anthony Rapp! (part three)- Page 50
Welcome, Anthony Rapp! (part three)
bunnywings
Broadway Star Joined: 12/11/05
#1225Off Topic
Posted: 2/14/06 at 1:09am
Hey, look what I found (on another site, of course). For all you Houstonites? Houstonians? Ah, whoever you are that live in Houston. 
https://www.aidswalkhouston.org/grandmarshal.shtml
Humankind. Be Both.
#1226Off Topic
Posted: 2/14/06 at 1:11am
I heard about this yesterday form the person sitting next to me at Rent ( I am also from Ohio). And I am PISSED. I am writing my state rep right now. I would encourage all Ohioans to do the same.
This is disgraceful. I don't think it will pass though...there aren't enough that are that conervative. But still...those who put their name on this bill should just go to hell! I have friends that work in Columbus and I will find out waht day they are going to be discussing/holding committee hearings and let everyone know about it. Especially the citizens of Columbus.
I HATE OHIO!
#1227Off Topic
Posted: 2/14/06 at 1:16am
This is what the bill mainly says
(B) An individual may not adopt if the court in which the petition for adoption is filed determines that any of the following apply:
(1) The individual is a homosexual, bisexual, or transgender individual.
(2) The individual is a step-parent of the child to be adopted and is a homosexual, bisexual, or transgender individual.
(3) The individual resides with an individual who the court determines is a homosexual, bisexual, or transgender individual.
Shiksa Goddess2
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/8/05
#1228Off Topic
Posted: 2/14/06 at 1:19am
This just makes me so unnerved. I am shaking like a F*ing leaf just trying to type this. I wish people would stop trying to take rights away from other living, breathing, loving people. It makes me want to do something- and I know this is small, but I think I'm gonna come out to my mom, people need to see that homosexuals, bisexuals, transgendered, and everyone in between are REAL people. Not that my mom would ever support a bill like this, but I think now more than ever it is important for gay rights to be in people's faces, so that they can't ignore it, and so they can't get away with taking away our rights.
Ugg, that was a long rant, sorry, I just am so angry.
Shiksa Goddess2
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/8/05
Shiksa Goddess2
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/8/05
Shiksa Goddess2
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/8/05
Shiksa Goddess2
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/8/05
#1242Off Topic
Posted: 2/14/06 at 2:46am
I'll spare y'all the details of my day, including my professor catching me reading Angels in America: Perestroika during his lecture instead of paying attention, and spending 3 hours chasing preschoolers around.
I got there earlier than I intended to because I didn't have time to go back to my dorm after work, so I figured I'd just chill in the student center. My friend that was supposed to come ditched me to study for an exam, so I was all alone, but no big deal. I got there at like 6:30 and there were already people lining up outside the entrance to the auditorium- and it didn't start until 7:30. What is it with Rentheads and lines? It's worse than Disney World.
The part you care about:
The University Union staff gave a lengthy speech introducing him, flubbed the lines a few times, then finally gave up and brought Anthony out onstage. The first thing he mentioned was that tonight was the 10th anniversary of Rent's opening night Off-Broadway, as well as the official publication day of his book. He also mentioned that he was here at SU a few years ago because Brian Gligor (he was the Rent tour as Mark in 2003-ish) was a friend of his and an undergrad at the time. I didn't know about that- I wasn't here yet, but it was cool. I just remember when the Rent tour came to Syracuse when Brian was in the cast.
Anyway, he read the Glory chapter, then talked a bit about the process of writing his book, and then they started with the questions. Pretty standard questions for the most part, mostly about the movie, but nothing too profoundly different than what has been discussed before. One person asked when he had made the decision to start acting. Anthony talked about playing the Cowardly Lion, the Artful Dodger and Snoopy (even better than Roger Bart, I'm sure) and everyone awed. Someone else asked if he would sing something and everyone started shouting out song suggestions (lots of people wanted Halloween but he said it's too hard to do acapella) and the girls that asked the question asked if he could do the beginning. He started singing Tune Up #1 and when he got to Roger's lines, the audience sang those parts. A sing-along is much better than Halloween. 
There were a lot of questions about his portrayal of the character and how it's changed over the years, but, well, those went in one ear and out the other. Too many drama students there, apparently . One person said the other girl had taken her question, so she asked if Anthony could be her Valentine. Hee.
Someone else asked about his opinion of casting popstars in Rent and I had to groan. Scary Spice. *headdesk* But Anthony gave a very nice answer about how they have the courage to take on the 8 show a week schedule and everything. He also asked if Anthony would ever go back to Rent and he said no, but mentioned the 10th anniversary concert and how the tickets would be $1000+ but there would be the traditional cheap lotto tickets. He said he doesn't know how that will be done. Suddenly the redundant questions on BWW and LJ all came back to me and I loudly blurted out that the lotto would be online. He heard me and I had to explain to him and everyone else that the lotto information would be on the NYTW website. It was just awkward; I didn't mean to yell it out- I was trying to be helpful! *blushes*
Anyway, one young girl (she looked like 11) asked what the difference was between the movie and the stageshow, since she hadn't seen it onstage yet. Anthony described like the entire stage for her to explain.
Um, the rest of the questions kind of just blurred together at this point (or I'm just getting tired and can't remember now). Someone else commented that he was also a former Artful Dodger and Anthony quoted some line and the guy was just like "Um, yeah" and it was funny. Someone else asked if he would do the La Vie Boheme dance. He did the jerky hand motions sitting on the stool, then said "Insert coin- Pull lever" and did the dance again- very much like Doll on a Music Box.
The last question was someone who asked if he would sing Seasons of Love at the end, and someone joked "Do the whole show!" and Anthony sang in this high voice "Today 4 U!" with this weird dance move in the chair. Anthony as Angel would be...interesting. But then he sang Seasons of Love to end it- and someone yelled out for him to sing the highnote. 
The staff people came out again and told us to go around and form his line around the perimeter of the auditorium, and Anthony would be sitting in the back by the entrance at this table.
Kind of an overshare, but I had to go to the bathroom, so I went out to use it and once I got back, everyone was already in line. I kind of just accepted that I was going to be the last person in line, so I didn't bother getting in line and just kind of wandered around the front of the auditorium for awhile. I called Emcee, then my sister, then my cell phone died and I still had to wait a few more minutes. The talk thing ended at like 9:20 and I didn't get up to him until like... 10:30ish (I don't know, my cell phone was dead- no clock).
I had already met Anthony very briefly at the Symphony Space screening of Rent, so I wasn't as jittery this time, I just babbled nervously. I said told him I was from BWW and he asked if I had met up with Mandi. Because of Mandi's computer issues, I said I hadn't been able to get in touch with her, but he said that if she had been there, she didn't "declare" herself. Hee. Hope you made it, Mandi!
I wasn't actually the LAST person in line, the staff from UU was there waiting to go after me and they started to inch forward behind me as I was talking, so I figured I'd stop holding up the line and left. It was freezing outside and I was starving and our campus isn't particularly safe at night, but I practically skipped the whole way back to my building.
So it was really fun. Sorry to all those that are waiting patiently for this! I swear I'm usually a much better writer than this, but the combination of lack of sleep and your IM harassments to rush aren't really helping, so this will have to do for now. I'll probably add more tomorrow when I remember it, but hope this holds you over until then.
Like a firework unexploded
Wanting life but never knowing how
Updated On: 2/14/06 at 02:46 AM
Wanting life but never knowing how
wickedrentq
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/6/04
#1244Off Topic
Posted: 2/14/06 at 2:53am
*applauds* yaay Skittles, aren't long posts fun?
Glad to hear you had a great time, and you were less "jittery" this time. *thinks back to Skittles "talking" to Anthony at Symphony Space and laughs a lot*
"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
Katt
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/22/06
wickedrentq
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/6/04
#1247Off Topic
Posted: 2/14/06 at 2:58am
Noo, long posts are ALWAYS fun, especially at 3am. I'm always up till 4-5 anyway...though I suppose it's easier for me to like it seeing as I have no classes tomorrow.
C'mon Fantab, welcome to the night crawlers club. BWW is fun this late!
"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
#1249Off Topic
Posted: 2/14/06 at 4:13am
*thinks back to Skittles "talking" to Anthony at Symphony Space and laughs a lot*
I was on such an emotional rollercoaster that day. That in addition to meeting all these people I've only, like, worshipped (not the best term, but you know what I mean) from afar for years now was just...A LOT. I did improve over the course of the night though, I swear!
Soon after he came out, this girl sitting behind me (who, although she had just said she needed to go tanning soon, already had really dark, leathery skin) commented "He's pasty." I had to literally bite my lips to keep from cracking up.
Taye Diggs is an SU graduate, so when Anthony was talking about him being the biggset joker in the cast and everything, everyone cheered. Biased, us? Nooooo.
I'm horrible at estimating numbers to guess how many people total were there, but the people selling the book commented that they ordered like 120 books, and at the end, they had 6 left.
Okay, NOW I'm going to sleep. Hope you liked the 'Cuse, Anthony!
Like a firework unexploded
Wanting life but never knowing how
Updated On: 2/14/06 at 04:13 AM
Wanting life but never knowing how
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