#51
Posted: 8/11/05 at 5:12pm
No, there was too much snow.
BLT III - clip from 1980 WEST SIDE STORY Revival — Page 3
#52
Posted: 8/11/05 at 5:51pm
I am so mad that I missed this!! If anyone would be willing to copy it for me, please PM me. Thanks =)
"When you're a Jet, / You're a Jet all the way, / From your first pirouette / To your last grand jete." --Brian Kaman
#53
Posted: 8/11/05 at 7:58pm
PalJoey, AMAZING!
Your stories absolutely glue me to my seat!
Your stories absolutely glue me to my seat!
"I am the sound of distant thunder, the color of flame."
CARRIE the Musical
#54
Posted: 9/9/05 at 3:41am
People in the Southern Ontario/Wesetern New York area can see BLT III on WNED (CH 17) on Sunday Sep 18. At 7 PM they will rerun BLT II followed by the new program.
III will also be shown by themat 1 PM on Sunday Sept 25.
Be award they will probably be doing pledge breaks.
III will also be shown by themat 1 PM on Sunday Sept 25.
Be award they will probably be doing pledge breaks.
Cast albums are NOT "soundtracks."
Live theatre does not use a "soundtrack." If it did, it wouldn't be live theatre!
I host a weekly one-hour radio program featuring cast album selections as well as songs by cabaret, jazz and theatre artists. The program, FRONT ROW CENTRE is heard Sundays 9 to 10 am and also Saturdays from 8 to 9 am (eastern times) on www.proudfm.com
#55
Posted: 9/9/05 at 12:36pm
PalJoey - if you haven't already, you should write a book. Your story about the memorial service had me in tears, and all the stories are fascinating. You are a great addition to this board and we should all feel honored to have you here. I know I DO.
"I don't really get the ending,all i can go with is when after several months,Judith saw Pat sang,and later she kissed him on the toilet,after that the story back to where Pat went down from the stage after he'd sung,and he went to the italian lady.I just don't get it,what Judith exatcly meant when he kissed Pat that she had seen,and did Pat end up together with The Italian Lady?Please help me,thank u very much!"
Quote from someone on IMDB in reference to a movie he/she didn't understand. Such grammar!
#56
Posted: 9/9/05 at 1:15pm
I agree, thank you PalJoey....your stories make this amazing to read.
#57
Posted: 9/10/05 at 1:05am
I think this clip was fascinating, my mom and I were watching it and we were both so mesmerized, almost in tears because of the nostalgia the clip inspired within us.
PalJoey I think it's the first time I agree with everyone else on the board: your stories are definitely amazing, to have had the honor of seeing Chita Rivera and Debbie Allen dancing "America" together must have been breath-taking, an orgasmic experience! The memory of the memorial service was extremely touching, I think the virus affected Broadway more than any other community, some of us are just lucky to be gay at a time in which at least we are well-informed about some of the risks...so off-topic
PalJoey I think it's the first time I agree with everyone else on the board: your stories are definitely amazing, to have had the honor of seeing Chita Rivera and Debbie Allen dancing "America" together must have been breath-taking, an orgasmic experience! The memory of the memorial service was extremely touching, I think the virus affected Broadway more than any other community, some of us are just lucky to be gay at a time in which at least we are well-informed about some of the risks...so off-topic
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
#58
Posted: 9/10/05 at 11:36am
PalJoey. Write a book, or a blog and share your stories with the world, I'd be first in line to buy it (well I assume they'd be a bunch of other Queens on this site who'd kill me for that position - your stories are beyond amazing).
#59
Posted: 1/18/06 at 3:28pm
Bump. Because someone reminded me of this thread.
As Auntie Mame says, "My memoirs...MY memoirs...!"
As Auntie Mame says, "My memoirs...MY memoirs...!"
Updated On: 10/1/13 at 03:28 PM
#60
Posted: 1/18/06 at 3:57pm
I hate Josie De Guzman.... I just find her charmless and annoying.
SO nmany other ingenues in that day would have been better.
Diane Fratantoni
Beverly Lambert
et., etc., etc.,
SO nmany other ingenues in that day would have been better.
Diane Fratantoni
Beverly Lambert
et., etc., etc.,
#61
Posted: 1/18/06 at 4:12pm
hate is such a strong word
i remember the commercials for this production on tv
i wanted to see it so bad...
i remember the commercials for this production on tv
i wanted to see it so bad...
#62
Posted: 1/18/06 at 4:27pm
"When you're a Jet, / You're a Jet all the way, / From your first pirouette / To your last grand jete."
That is so funny, I think I have found my new signature!
That is so funny, I think I have found my new signature!
"When you're a Jet, / You're a Jet all the way, / From your first pirouette / To your last grand jete." --Brian Kaman
#63
Posted: 1/18/06 at 5:24pm
This thread hasd given me goosebumps. The stories are extremely INTERESTING!! Thanks PalJoey! WSS is one of those should we/can we/dare we situations. Being a yonger performer, I would kill to perform in the show (I'm 22). It's odd that nowadays there is not one show that I'd kill to do, just that I'd like or it would be fun, you know? Hmmm, those were the golden days of theatre as far as I'm concerned. Dedicated staff of writers, directors, actors, etc. And material that you want to perform.
"All I want is the truth, just give me some truth!"- J. Lennon
#64
Posted: 11/3/06 at 11:28pm
Wow. Thanks for bumping this thread with my old stories. I just came back from seeing Chorus Line tonight, so all those ghosts are with me right now.
#65
Posted: 11/3/06 at 11:51pm
PalJoey, you're not Jimmy Mellon are you?! I knew this production well.
#66
Posted: 4/8/07 at 2:07pm
What amazing stories PalJoey!
Was this the revival with Victoria Mallory as Maria?
Was this the revival with Victoria Mallory as Maria?
#67
Posted: 4/8/07 at 2:09pm
No, Josie DeGuzman played Maria.
#68
Posted: 4/8/07 at 2:40pm
PalJoey,
When you say that you didn't have sex with Bernstein because of the snow, are you referring to his hair color or what he was putting up his nose?
If it's the former, you were a fool to pass up that chance. If the second, perfectly understandable.
To semi-thread jack, the film version of WSS didn't really do it any favors when it comes to productions of it. Almost every one tries to copy the look of it. All the guys are in tight t-shirts (not that I'm complaing about that look) and jeans jackets. Now, when you look at pictures of the original production, those guys were wearing some really dorky clothing.
I saw a regional production that was directed by someone who had been a replacemebt in the original production and he had them costume it the way it had been in the original. One of the Jets was wearing those glasses with that dorky hat. And it was quite refreshing.
End of thread-jack.
When you say that you didn't have sex with Bernstein because of the snow, are you referring to his hair color or what he was putting up his nose?
If it's the former, you were a fool to pass up that chance. If the second, perfectly understandable.
To semi-thread jack, the film version of WSS didn't really do it any favors when it comes to productions of it. Almost every one tries to copy the look of it. All the guys are in tight t-shirts (not that I'm complaing about that look) and jeans jackets. Now, when you look at pictures of the original production, those guys were wearing some really dorky clothing.
I saw a regional production that was directed by someone who had been a replacemebt in the original production and he had them costume it the way it had been in the original. One of the Jets was wearing those glasses with that dorky hat. And it was quite refreshing.
End of thread-jack.
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#69
Posted: 12/17/07 at 5:33pm
Bumped in honor of the Gypsy of the Year posting.
#70
Posted: 12/17/07 at 5:43pm
Brent Barrett went on as Tony when I saw the show in September 1980.
Favorite memory of the production? Sitting in the 3rd row orchestra and the image of the crotch panel in Debbie Allen's panty-hose when she did the fan kick during the mambo in The Dance at the Gym dance.
I was 15 years old and to this day I still have that vivid memory.
Favorite memory of the production? Sitting in the 3rd row orchestra and the image of the crotch panel in Debbie Allen's panty-hose when she did the fan kick during the mambo in The Dance at the Gym dance.
I was 15 years old and to this day I still have that vivid memory.
#71
Posted: 12/17/07 at 10:05pm
Brent Barrett was the 2nd Tony understudy, after Stephen Bogardus. Both of them sang Tonight, Something's Coming and Maria much better than Ken Marshall, whom Robbins had insisted play Tony, over Bernstein's objections.
Updated On: 5/16/16 at 10:05 PM
#72
Posted: 12/17/07 at 10:09pm
Would've loved to see Barrett in the role... Thanks for the memories PalJoey!
#73
Posted: 12/21/07 at 10:30am
Bump for Reri Grist.
#74
Posted: 12/21/07 at 10:42am
Hell, bump for REAL broadway shows!
#75
Posted: 1/7/08 at 4:54pm
Flippancy...I second that bump!
PalJoey, you're my new favorite :) Thanks for your wonderful stories!
PalJoey, you're my new favorite :) Thanks for your wonderful stories!
"Somethin's comin', I don't know what it is but it is gonna be great!"
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