Just got back--not really wanting to write a full blown out review--but I'll say a few things about tonight...mainly little things.
(POSSIBLE SPOILERS BELOW)
Norbert got *NO* entrance applause. I...was shocked. I have no idea why I didn't clap--I was just so...shocked, I guess?
Norbert's performance was amazing today--he seriously was giving it his all. He really did a fabulous job with all of his songs and scenes. Not too much was different. Norbert was *extra* crude today. He...turned Tom over and and humped him in the Ruprecht scene after humping him...on top of him. Hopefully you understand that. I would use other words to help describe it...but I'm afraid they'd be inappropriate for BWW :-P. Something that made me laugh really hard (because I'm immature) was when Tom pushes Norbert in the wheelchair and Norbert rolls offstage saying, "GOODNIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT" and it instead of it being followed by it's usual shreek, or whatever it usually is, there was a little fart noise. Norbert..is so immature. I love it
Norbert was about to cry when he was saying goodbye to Tom in the last scene. Anything else?...oh, Laura Marie kissed him for a good...5 seconds or so at the end of the finale.
The curtain call came, and I forgot who it was that walked out...the man was already crying when he came out. He mentioned Norbert's replacement, and went on to talk about Norbert. It was very nice. I noticed that when the scrim came down, Norbert's replacement followed him offstage with his phone, I'm guessing recording him.
It was a GREAT show. The audience wasn't really getting into it until close to the end. They LOVED All About Ruprecht and Love is My Legs. The audience absolutely LOVED the twist in the plot at the end. Lots of applauding. I was grinning at that point--it was such an awesome feeling in the audience. After Dirty Rotten Number, everytime the applause would die down, it would pick right back up for about a minute. It was an incredible evening--and I wish Norbert luck in whatever he does next. I hope he enjoys his time off from working in the theater and recovers quickly so we can see him again soon on Broadway!
"If it walks like a Parks, if it wobbles like a Parks, then it's definitely fat and nobody loves it." --MA
