2010 EASTER BONNET COMPETITION

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2010 EASTER BONNET COMPETITION

Posted: 4/27/10 at 12:02am

Who's going tomorrow? I'll be up in the Mezz. Very excited as it is my first BC/EFA event.

"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle

2010 EASTER BONNET COMPETITION

Posted: 4/27/10 at 12:40am

I attended the first performance this past afternoon, this marking my second year seeing the Easter Bonnet competition.

Highlights for me:

-Billy Elliot's touching presentation of "The Stars Look Down" sung by three of the male ensemble members while dancers portrayed the story of one of the miners who died in West Virginia.

-The South Pacific children talking about what they learned from Broadway. Many great laughs at the expense of Addams Family, Lupone, and Spiderman.

-The In The Heights cast doing a semi-parody of their opening number all about Corbin.

-Wicked's 'Let's Recycle' number with Andy Karl as some sort of recycle superhero.

-The Lion King's presentation about a former young Simba's life in an iPhone like commercial.

-The GAGAlicious opening number.

A highlight that happens every year is the appearance of the 106 years old Follies dancer, who is just truly an inspiration and always leaves my heart high.

"Anybody that goes to the theater, I think we’re all misfits, so we ended up on stage or in the audience.” --- Patti LuPone.

Updated On: 4/27/10 at 12:40 AM

2010 EASTER BONNET COMPETITION

Posted: 4/27/10 at 1:08am

I don't think I've ever laughed harder than I did watching the South Pacific kids, Leslie Jordan, and the brilliant Next Fall presentation.

Edit to add: I also liked the ones Clumsy mentioned, except for the In the Heights one. It might have helped if I could understand a word they were saying (though perhaps the sound board operator is the person to blame for that).

Updated On: 4/27/10 at 01:08 AM

2010 EASTER BONNET COMPETITION

Posted: 4/27/10 at 1:15am

I also attended this afternoon. While the skits ClumsyDude mentioned were my faves, I didn't feel like there was one stand-out amazing piece. In past years when I've gone, there's been at least one or two that make the audience just roar with applause until the performers come back out from the wings. (Like CHICAGO's take on WEST SIDE STORY last year, or SUNDAY IN THE PARK's skit the year before that.)

It was still a lot of fun, and I enjoyed it very much.

"It's Phantom meets Hamlet... Phamlet!"

Updated On: 4/27/10 at 01:15 AM

2010 EASTER BONNET COMPETITION

Posted: 4/27/10 at 1:48am

bjh: That South Pacific skit was the most hilarious thing. I was laughing so hard at each one of their little things they said, and how adorable those little kids were. I completely forgot about the hilarious sketches by Next Fall and Leslie Jordan.

I completely agree, Cape Twirl. Nothing will compare with last year's wonderful skits.

"Anybody that goes to the theater, I think we’re all misfits, so we ended up on stage or in the audience.” --- Patti LuPone.

Updated On: 4/27/10 at 01:48 AM

2010 EASTER BONNET COMPETITION

Posted: 4/27/10 at 1:52am

I also found the end of the South Pacific one to be incredibly touching when the little boy said "When I grow up, marriage will be for everyone." That presentation was fantastic.

2010 EASTER BONNET COMPETITION

Posted: 4/27/10 at 1:53am

Again, bjh: I completely agree. The funny moments were hilarious, but those sincere moments (like that one) were perfection. I truly hope it gets honored today.

"Anybody that goes to the theater, I think we’re all misfits, so we ended up on stage or in the audience.” --- Patti LuPone.

2010 EASTER BONNET COMPETITION

Posted: 4/27/10 at 9:25am

Yes. The miner scene was brilliant and touching.

We, from Zero Hour, had a blast doing our take-off on "Tradition" singing, instead, "The Bonnet," but we had a slight delay in starting because the keyboard went dead. The previous pianist had hit a wrong button, but Mark Janas, our musical director, discovered the problem and fixed it.
ZERO HOUR, nominated by Outer Critics Circle

2010 EASTER BONNET COMPETITION

Posted: 4/27/10 at 4:26pm

Was the WICKED 'Let's Recycle' number poking fun at the fact that they frequently recycle cast members, or was it more of 'go green' thing?

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2010 EASTER BONNET COMPETITION

Posted: 4/27/10 at 5:27pm

Just got back. My favorites were BILLY ELLIOT, MEMPHIS, and the Broadway Touring dance number. Oh yes, and those three SOUTH PACIFIC kids STOLE THE SHOW with that list of one-liners.

I'm glad so much money was raised for such a great cause!

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2010 EASTER BONNET COMPETITION

Posted: 4/27/10 at 5:42pm

WICKED recycle number was about going green, not about cast rotation, though that would have been funny.

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2010 EASTER BONNET COMPETITION

Posted: 4/28/10 at 12:04am

Personal highlights, in no particular order:

(1) "You don't have to be gay to work (on Broadway), but you do have to be faaaabulous." -Luka Kain (SOUTH PACIFIC);

(2) Patrick Heusinger's (NEXT FALL) ass;

(3) "Trust me, I'm a good dancer." -Bebe Neuwirth (THE ADDAMS FAMILY) after misreading some dollar figures;

(4) The running gag brought by the cast of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA; and,

(5) Some sniffling and wiping because of the heartfelt BILLY ELLIOT number (and nice to see Stephen Hanna).

"When the audience comes in, it changes the temperature of what you've written." -Stephen Sondheim

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2010 EASTER BONNET COMPETITION

Posted: 4/28/10 at 12:26am

Why was West Side Story absent?

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2010 EASTER BONNET COMPETITION

Posted: 4/28/10 at 12:27am

Because Karen Olivo cant dance...

Sorry, I couldn't resist PJ.

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2010 EASTER BONNET COMPETITION

Posted: 4/28/10 at 1:25am

Because they don't want to be written in Arthur's next autobiography?

(That was a joke this afternoon, too.)

"When the audience comes in, it changes the temperature of what you've written." -Stephen Sondheim

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2010 EASTER BONNET COMPETITION

Posted: 4/28/10 at 1:33am

I thought it was par for the course...
So funny some not so funny,,,,
I loved the South Pacific kids and
"Sarah Palin is pissed because she did not get the lead
in AMerican Idiot!"

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2010 EASTER BONNET COMPETITION

Posted: 4/28/10 at 2:27am

Wish I could have gone! I was invited by a friend who's show had a bonnet one year and it was so much fun!

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2010 EASTER BONNET COMPETITION

Posted: 4/28/10 at 4:25am

I'm not exactly sure why West Side Story did not participate, but I know many of the cast members were in attendance on Monday, also a few were in the opening number.

The Arthur Laurents joke was hilarious! One of the cast members of West Side Story was sitting not too far from me and they laughed themselves silly when that was said.

"Anybody that goes to the theater, I think we’re all misfits, so we ended up on stage or in the audience.” --- Patti LuPone.

Updated On: 4/28/10 at 04:25 AM

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