6 months later and it feels as if I just walked out of the theatre.

[BroadwayBoy2]

6 months later and it feels as if I just walked out of the theatre.#1

Posted: 12/7/08 at 10:47pm

About 6 months ago I saw Sunday in the Park with George, and I must say to this day the feeling I had at the end of Act I is still as strong as it is today.
When the curtain fell at the end of the Act, the words "WOW" actually came out of my mouth, and I was on the verge of tears, the man next to me (whome I never met) turn to me and says "I KNOW!"

I have seen a lot of theatre, and I think its a safe bet to say this is the absolute best musical I have ever seen.

Any thoughts?

I'll have them clawing at eachother, like drag queens at a wig sale"

[singtopher]

re: 6 months later and it feels as if I just walked out of the theatre.#2

Posted: 12/7/08 at 10:54pm

Before I even read your post, the title alone made me think of the same Show.

"If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we've got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition and then admit that we just don't want to do it." -Stephen Colbert

[Mandi Moo]

re: 6 months later and it feels as if I just walked out of the theatre.#2

Posted: 12/7/08 at 10:57pm

Honestly, as soon as I saw this thread title, before I even opened it up, Sunday is the show that popped into my head.

For me, the part that I know I'll never forget was at the end of the show, when George turns around and everyone in the painting bows to him, the audience just burst out into cheers and applause, and Daniel Evans completely lost it. It was one of the most moving theatrical experiences I've ever had.

[H.Higgins]

re: 6 months later and it feels as if I just walked out of the theatre.#3

Posted: 12/7/08 at 10:59pm

Agreed. This show was an incredble experience. It was touching and stunning.

The end of Act 2 was one of the most emotional times I've experienced in the theatre. I cherish it.

[MisterSnow89]

re: 6 months later and it feels as if I just walked out of the theatre.#4

Posted: 12/7/08 at 11:01pm

I did not have the pleasure of seeing Sunday in the Park with George. But I know the feeling you are talking about. It is one of the best feelings in the world. And actually, it is almost 6 months to the day when I took a trip to NYC and saw (among other things) August: Osage County and South Pacific. And it feels like I just left the theatre for both of those. Both were such life changing theatrical experiences. I live for shows like that.

[ashley0139]

re: 6 months later and it feels as if I just walked out of the theatre.#5

Posted: 12/7/08 at 11:15pm

Sunday was an absolutely beautiful, mesmerizing show. I miss it so much. I will never forget the sound of the entire audience gasping when the first brush stroke appeared on the blank canvas at the beginning of the show. Magical.

"This table, he is over one hundred years old. If I could, I would take an old gramophone needle and run it along the surface of the wood. To hear the music of the voices. All that was said." - Doug Wright, I Am My Own Wife

[RentBoy86]

re: 6 months later and it feels as if I just walked out of the theatre.#6

Posted: 12/7/08 at 11:39pm

Yeah, I felt a tinge of sadness when I saw "Pal Joey" - and no, not because the show sucked, but because Sunday use to play there and it was my first time in Studio 54 so the carpet and the whole decor will forever remind me of seeing that beautiful show.

[jordangirl]

re: 6 months later and it feels as if I just walked out of the theatre.#7

Posted: 12/7/08 at 11:50pm

Aww, thanks for the memories!!! That was one magical day.

Experience live theater. Experience paintings. Experience books. Live, look and listen like artists! ~ imaginethis
LIVE THAT LESSON!!!!!!

[BroadwayBoy2]

re: 6 months later and it feels as if I just walked out of the theatre.#8

Posted: 12/7/08 at 11:57pm

For my experience, at the end of act 2 once the canvas is white again George turns around and just...gasps. THATS the moment the audience lost it, if I remember correctly it got a standing ovation before the lights came up for curtain call.

I'll have them clawing at eachother, like drag queens at a wig sale"

[laura is broadway]

re: 6 months later and it feels as if I just walked out of the theatre.#9

Posted: 12/8/08 at 12:01am

It gives me chills to think about.

[jessica0414]

re: 6 months later and it feels as if I just walked out of the theatre.#10

Posted: 12/8/08 at 12:23am

At risk of sounding like an idiot...I didn't know much about the show until a fried fairly dragged me to see it on a trip we took to New York. I LOVED this show! It was probably the most incredible theater experience I have ever had. I was so sad they cancelled the tour, I would have loved to see it again.

"You don't just stop posting horse s*** on the web!"-The [Title of Show] Show

[LimelightMike]

re: 6 months later and it feels as if I just walked out of the theatre.#11

Posted: 12/8/08 at 1:20am

April 19th @ 8:00pm. It was a Saturday, and it was my second time at 54, first time *that* close to the action unfolding before me. Truly, truly, truly, *THE* most emotionally-intense theatrical experience I have EVER had. Ever. To date, I have yet to literally, BAWL, as much as I did during that particular show. Mr. Evans and Ms. Russell continue to resonate in my mind, body, and spirit as splendors unmatched. I distinctly remember the curtain call. Couldn't see a friggin' thing - The eyes were too puffy, blurry, and all that goodness. I just remember the tears streaming down my face, and nodding to EVERYONE that came DS - Making eye contact with all of them. Spectacular evening. SPECTACULAR Sondheim.

[jennyish]

re: 6 months later and it feels as if I just walked out of the theatre.#12

Posted: 12/8/08 at 1:27am

As soon as the show ended, I sat stunned in my seat, knowing I had just experienced something life-changing. I turned to my mother, whom I had taken as a birthday gift, and was afraid wouldn't like or understand it.

She was sobbing.

I chose, and my world was shaken. So what? The choice may have been mistaken. The choosing was not.

[singingbackup]

re: 6 months later and it feels as if I just walked out of the theatre.#13

Posted: 12/8/08 at 1:34am

I sat in the last row of the mezz, and glad I did. I needed to stand in the back, afraid my sobbing would disturb others around me. Beyond amazing.

[binau]

re: 6 months later and it feels as if I just walked out of the theatre.#14

Posted: 12/8/08 at 3:33am

Random, but out of curiosity, if you can remember, during "Everybody loves Louis" and the phrase "I mean he kneeeaaadddss me" - did anyone laugh?

Also, do you guys get the same response out of watching the OBC DVD or is it just one of those moments you need to be there :P?

Give me claws and a hunch, just away from this bunch.

[LimelightMike]

re: 6 months later and it feels as if I just walked out of the theatre.#15

Posted: 12/8/08 at 3:37am

Upon first viewing of the OBC DVD, I was taken by the imagery and the beauty of it - BEING THERE, makes the material 110% more 'moving' and 'real' and 'awe-inspiring'. Live theatre's like that, y'know. It's a MUST, especially for someone like me with gentle hands and heavy heart.

RE: "Everybody Loves Louis" - Jenna's delivery, by all accounts, brought about a varied few chuckles. If memory serves, I was *too* involved with the production to laugh.

[heo1128]

re: 6 months later and it feels as if I just walked out of the theatre.#16

Posted: 12/8/08 at 3:38am

^I was just going to ask the exact same DVD question. It's up for rental on I-tunes now, and I'm wondering if it's worth the $3.

[LimelightMike]

re: 6 months later and it feels as if I just walked out of the theatre.#17

Posted: 12/8/08 at 4:05am

"Y" is for "YES!"
ENJOY it!

[B3TA07]

re: 6 months later and it feels as if I just walked out of the theatre.#18

Posted: 12/8/08 at 5:48am

I figured you were a cast member of Cry Baby reminiscing about the show's closing.

-Benjamin
--http://www.benjaminadgate.com/

[binau]

re: 6 months later and it feels as if I just walked out of the theatre.#19

Posted: 12/8/08 at 6:20am

heo1128, the Sunday OBC DVD is definitely worth $3!! The cast is perfect IMO (Although some people dislike Mandy :P). If you have seen the revival on Broadway especially watch it as you probably are interested in the show/can see the difference in productions/performances etc..

Give me claws and a hunch, just away from this bunch.

[BroadwayBoy2]

re: 6 months later and it feels as if I just walked out of the theatre.#20

Posted: 12/8/08 at 8:55am

I believe the entire production is up on Youtube. The DVD of the 84 I mean.

I'll have them clawing at eachother, like drag queens at a wig sale"

[fetzles1490]

re: 6 months later and it feels as if I just walked out of the theatre.#21

Posted: 12/8/08 at 9:57am

I'm still SO upset I missed this production, literally by a few days. But thanks for this, it's giving me chills just reading it. I'll definitely rent the DVD from itunes.

[Dancin Thru Life]

re: 6 months later and it feels as if I just walked out of the theater.#22

Posted: 12/8/08 at 10:54am

If it was so "life-changing", why did it close...and why isn't it touring to packed houses and changing lives across the country?

This country desperately needs some lives changed.

No...really!

I only ask, because I was counting on it hitting the road and coming to a theater near me. Sadly, that wont happen.

"To love another person is to see the face of God!"

[BroadwayBoy2]

re: 6 months later and it feels as if I just walked out of the theater.#23

Posted: 12/8/08 at 10:56am

WHY? Because we are in a society where mediocrity is bound to thrive while excellence is bound to thrive.

I'll have them clawing at eachother, like drag queens at a wig sale"

[Usnavi]

re: 6 months later and it feels as if I just walked out of the theater.#24

Posted: 12/8/08 at 11:19am

^ huh? come again. . .