BWW Photo Coverage: The Leading Men II

[wickedrentq]

BWW Photo Coverage: The Leading Men II#1

Posted: 2/7/07 at 10:48am

https://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=15619

I hope John was really hungry

"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

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re: BWW Photo Coverage: The Leading Men II#2

Posted: 2/7/07 at 10:52am

Great pictures! I wish I could've seen that.

[WithoutATrace]

re: BWW Photo Coverage: The Leading Men II#2

Posted: 2/7/07 at 10:52am

I have never seen nor heard of Tom Andersen. Who is he? He is extremely hot, IMO.

[tazber]

re: BWW Photo Coverage: The Leading Men II#3

Posted: 2/7/07 at 10:53am

that pic of Hugh and Matt has brought great joy to my otherwise joyless day.

....but the world goes 'round

[Wanna Be A Foster]

re: BWW Photo Coverage: The Leading Men II#4

Posted: 2/7/07 at 10:54am

Could Danny Reichard be ANY cuter?!

"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad

"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)

[wickedrentq]

re: BWW Photo Coverage: The Leading Men II#5

Posted: 2/7/07 at 10:56am

Indeed he can WBAF...when he sings about his lover, Dick Cheney

WAT, I'm not entirely sure, but Tom did sing an adorable song...about playing right field for his little league team because that's where the sucky players go, and how sad/lonely it was to be playing right field, until he caught the ball, and he realized how important it was to be playing right field. It was so cute, plus I'm a huge baseball fan, so there's an added bonus.

"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

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re: BWW Photo Coverage: The Leading Men II#6

Posted: 2/7/07 at 10:57am

That sounds like a great song...is it from a show?

[wickedrentq]

re: BWW Photo Coverage: The Leading Men II#7

Posted: 2/7/07 at 11:01am

I'm not sure...the program just says it's by Willy Welch.

"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

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re: BWW Photo Coverage: The Leading Men II#8

Posted: 2/7/07 at 11:02am

Hmm...okay thanks, I'm off to do some detective work.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

re: BWW Photo Coverage: The Leading Men II#9

Posted: 2/7/07 at 11:02am

I'm off to marry Danny Rei.

"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad

"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)

[WithoutATrace]

re: BWW Photo Coverage: The Leading Men II#10

Posted: 2/7/07 at 11:03am

Awwww...that sounds like such a cute song. If I had been there to hear him sing it, I would probably like him even more! (baseball fan here too)

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re: BWW Photo Coverage: The Leading Men II#11

Posted: 2/7/07 at 11:05am

Me too.

So, apparently Willy Welch is a children's song writer, known as Mr. Willy to his fans...Does that creep anyone else out?

http://cdbaby.com/cd/willywelch3

Especially listen to the track titled, "Having fun in the tub".

[Wanna Be A Foster]

re: BWW Photo Coverage: The Leading Men II#12

Posted: 2/7/07 at 11:16am

More pics!

https://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=15622

Damn, Mr. Reichard. That body don't quit!

"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad

"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)

[shesamarshmallow]

re: BWW Photo Coverage: The Leading Men II#13

Posted: 2/7/07 at 11:24am

Damn, the backstage pictures are every single combination!

I love the one of Matt Cav performing. So awesome!

broadwayunderstudies.com - most underrated performers on broadway

[Corine2]

re: BWW Photo Coverage: The Leading Men II#14

Posted: 2/7/07 at 11:24am

Ojeda is sexy! OMG!

[Wayman_Wong]

re: BWW Photo Coverage: The Leading Men II#15

Posted: 2/7/07 at 12:12pm

To answer 2 questions: Tom Andersen is a 5-time MAC Award winner (the MAC Award is cabaret's equivalent of an Oscar), and he's sung at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center. Time Out New York once called him 'simply the finest male vocalist in town,' and Betty Buckley says 'he's a great singer who can sing everything.' When he sang 'Anyone Can Whistle' at Weill Recital Hall, Stephen Sondheim met him afterward and told him, 'You're terrific! And you made me cry.' Tom's also a songwriter. His best-known song is 'Yard Sale,' a story song about AIDS that has been performed around the world.

If you want to see more photos of Tom (with lotsa celebs), just go to his Gallery at www.tomandersen.com.

As for 'Playing Right Field,' it's a free-standing baseball song by Willy Welch. It's become one of Tom's signature songs.
Official Web site: Tom Andersen

[WithoutATrace]

re: BWW Photo Coverage: The Leading Men II#16

Posted: 2/7/07 at 12:23pm

Thanks for the info, Wayman!

[Cape Twirl of Doom]

re: BWW Photo Coverage: The Leading Men II#17

Posted: 2/7/07 at 12:54pm

Wonderful pictures, thanks!!

Hmm, was there a program for the event cause I didn't get one at my table.

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

[Wayman_Wong]

re: BWW Photo Coverage: The Leading Men II#18

Posted: 2/7/07 at 1:09pm

Cape Twirl of Doom, a program and a song list was given out AFTER the concert. We wanted the songs to be a surprise, so we purposefully didn't put anything on your table. However, there were volunteers from Broadway Cares stationed at the front door after the show; they gave out programs and song lists to each person as he/she left. (BroadwayWorld.com was also nice enough to reproduce the program at the top of 'Photo Coverage: The Leading Men II.') ... Send me a private message with your address. I have a few programs left, so I'll pop one in the mail.

[Cape Twirl of Doom]

re: BWW Photo Coverage: The Leading Men II#19

Posted: 2/7/07 at 1:15pm

Ahhh, I left out one of the side doors a while later so that's why I didn't see them. Thanks so much!!

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

[LizzieCurry]

re: BWW Photo Coverage: The Leading Men II#20

Posted: 2/7/07 at 1:32pm

I'm stunned at the lack of paisley on Hugh Panaro.

"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt

[Gingersnap2]

re: BWW Photo Coverage: The Leading Men II#21

Posted: 2/7/07 at 2:14pm

"I'm stunned at the lack of paisley on Hugh Panaro."

Over dinner before the show, I said something about that to Cape Twirl..."When I found out Hugh was going to do the show, the first thing I thought wasn't 'What is he going to sing,' it was 'What is he going to wear?'"

How sad is that?

Wonderful show all around, too

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re: BWW Photo Coverage: The Leading Men II#22

Posted: 2/7/07 at 2:26pm

Thank you for all the info, Mr. Wong. It looked like a great event.

[Wayman_Wong]

re: BWW Photo Coverage: The Leading Men II#23

Posted: 2/8/07 at 11:35am

Corine2, if you want to see more about Perry Ojeda, you should visit his Web site (www.perryojeda.com). He's doing a Valentine's Day benefit on Feb. 14 at Vlada Lounge, 331 W. 51st St., for Broadway Cares, and he'll be sharing the bill with Edie, Tony Yazbeck ('A Chorus Line'), Liz McCartney ('Taboo') and the Broadway Boys.
Official Web site: Vlada Lounge

[Chrismas42]

re: BWW Photo Coverage: The Leading Men II#24

Posted: 2/8/07 at 1:56pm

That's what I was gonna say....
I didn't get a program either... But it's alright..
Those guys were well worth it anyway.
I had to laugh during the show because one of my friends and I always sing "Waiting for Life" in the car cause, being guys, we could never do it onstage. It was hysterical to actually hear it done by a guy. I LOVED it.