BYE BYE BIRDIE first preview... — Page 5

"Gina should be shot"...?

Harsh, much?




It's too bad that she's so terrible though. I love her and thought she was very good in BOEING-BOEING which I (and I know I'm in the very slim minority) thought was bland.

Poor Gina, she is a great actress who has given some brilliant performances, its sad that shes miscast here, the worst thing is im sure shes really going for it. Maybe through previews she will improve a bit, at least some people are saying she acted the role well.

And to the ones who keep saying she a nobody etc. Shes in a broadway musical, broadway is looked at as a gay art form with a gay following. Gina is one of the biggest (and best) gay films (Bound) and starred in a film that has been held up as a camp classic (Showgirls)

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Completely random, but does anyone know the accuracy of whether or not boxer briefs or "mid-length trunks" were invented by 1960, or if in any case, sold to the general public? I googled and came up with different answers. Maybe Conrad Birdie has a tailor or was setting some new trend...?

Not only did Conrad Birdie wear briefs in one scene, it was obvious that there was a bit of "padding" in those briefs.

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Updated On: 9/11/09 at 10:33 AM

Did anyone stage door? Trace...surely you did! How was it? Madhouse because of Stamos/Gershon? Merci!

"Not only did Conrad Birdie wear brifs in one scene, it was obvious that there was a bit of "padding" in those briefs."

There was padding in all of his costumes, except the jeans (I was sitting very close, so it was quite obvious). The gratuitous briefs scene was completely there for purposes of beefcake only ... maybe to take away from the fact that Funk can't act, sing or dance to save his life.

No it did not. The only addition was the title song from the movie, which was the beginning of the curtain call.

Oh my god, the padding was SO obvious. It didn't even LOOK real.

I find it interesting to talk about a production as it develops along. I'd actually like to go back and see the show, if I can, later in its run because it was fun and to see if it has improved. I will give them credit for all the automated features in the show and how they came off flawless for a first show.

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"Stamos said that they'd be some "major cuts" between tonight and tomorrow."

I wonder what that means? I assume it means changes in staging/choreography, etc. Hopefully Gershon gets a serious vocal coach, asap.

I did stagedoor to get my poster signed by the entire cast and it was a madhouse, but everyone was extremely nice and cordial to the mobs of people waiting for autographs. John Stamos was particularly sweet (and he looks amazing).

The gratuitous nudity was SO STUPID and should be cut. Conrad should come out in a leopard print robe (fine, it can be open in the front), but he should NOT be wearing padded white boxer briefs and purposely spill the soda on his chest. Truly ridiculous. Also, when Gina is changing during "What Did I Ever See in Him?" she is wearing his sexy black lingerie underneath - also completely pointless.

The "How Lovely To Be A Woman" scene should have been staged better. Instead of Allie just wearing the same dress and cleaning up her Conrad memorobilia in her room, she is supposed to change into jeans and a tshirt and a baseball cap. I was very disappointed with the staging of this number (though her singing was quite good).

Updated On: 9/11/09 at 12:55 PM

That sucks about Gina Gershon, why didn't Roundabout get rid of her like they did with Jenna Elfman when she was on rehearsals for NINE?
Rosie is one of my favorite female musical theater roles. I agree that Andrea Burns would simply have killed in it!

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