COMPANY - Closing Performance Stories- Page 4

[BDrischBDemented]

Posted: 7/1/07 at 10:31pm

"Raul said Sondheim was in Australia to see a production of Company, but had been there on Wednesday."

I saw Sondheim Wednesday night, exiting the stagedoor. He just all of a sudden walked out, kind of half smiled (in that Sondheim way that he never really smiles), and walked away. It was amazing to have been within two feet of him. I went totally fangirl right afterwards, but he walked away before I could say anything.

I'm cheesed my trip to NYC couldn't have been extended to this weekend, but I'm grateful for being able to student rush it Wednesday (especially considering how amazing the seats were- yow!) when so many people I know who wanted to see it never got to at all. I'm just happy the DVD will be out at some point, because it really was such an incredible and moving experience, one I really will remember all my life.

[ashley0139]

Posted: 7/1/07 at 10:38pm

I am so grateful that I got to be in the audience today. It was truly an exceptional experience. The best thing was how into it the audience was. After every scene or every song, there was enthusiastic cheering. I've never seen anything like it. Kelly and Raul's scene hit me the hardest. They were both so obviously holding back tears when she said, "I think there's a time to come to New York, and a time to leave." Heartbreaking. Ladies Who Lunch was fiercer than I've ever seen it before. And massive props to Barbara for staring down the cell phone person. That was ridiculous. The audience loved every line- great reactions to everything. When Raul stopped playing in the middle of the song, I gasped. It was heartwrenching. By the end of Being Alive, I was gone. And when he blew out the candles for the final time. Also, when they were all standing there about to say "Happy Birthday Robert" for the last time, they all face offstage and they all looked so sad. And then he blew out the candles. Wow. I have several pictures from curtain call that I will gladly post if anyone would like to see them. And I encourage others to please do the same.

It was a really amazing night to be in the audience and was an experience I will never forget. Thank you to everyone involved in Company for this truly amazing show.

[ElFantasma14]

Posted: 7/1/07 at 10:38pm

I knew what Company was about and what the main gist of it was, but only today did I really listen to the complete revival recording, and it is such a brilliant show. I really wish this had lasted longer than it did. With this and another brilliant show closing, I'm really starting to see the evils of big business in Broadway. But anyway, here's to the Great Performance airings, the DVD, the hope of a tour, and the ladies who lunch.

[violet72]

Posted: 7/1/07 at 10:38pm

misschung I think I was sitting next to you I was in row D seat 11

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 7/1/07 at 10:39pm

As everyone has said, the performance was incredible. I'd never realize how seat location could change your perception of a show SO much, but today I loved it the most of the times I've seen it, and I was in the last row of the mezz. It was a beautiful experience, and one in which I fully and truly realized the genius of the entire piece as a whole, not just separate and individual parts.

The standing ovation after Being Alive was probably around a minute or 90 seconds or so. Definitely NOT five minutes.
I thought it was really great that the entire audience stood for the whole cast, and not just Raul.

[obsessedjb]

Posted: 7/1/07 at 10:42pm

yes please post pics if you have them!

[violet72]

Posted: 7/1/07 at 10:45pm

I really loved the ovation they got when the cast came out to start bthe second act

[misschung]

Posted: 7/1/07 at 10:46pm

violet - that was me! I have some pictures, I will post later

[LionessInWinter]

Posted: 7/1/07 at 10:46pm

Kelly and Raul's scene hit me the hardest. They were both so obviously holding back tears when she said, "I think there's a time to come to New York, and a time to leave." Heartbreaking.

Agreed. Seems like they didn't want to let go of each other's hand when she was walking off to the side.

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 7/1/07 at 10:46pm

Okay, here goes:




Kelly and Raul's scene hit me the hardest. They were both so obviously holding back tears when she said, "I think there's a time to come to New York, and a time to leave." Heartbreaking.

Agreed.

Updated On: 7/1/07 at 10:46 PM

[LionessInWinter]

Posted: 7/1/07 at 10:50pm

Thanks for the pics! During the show, I kept hoping someone was getting some pictures to show here.

[violet72]

Posted: 7/1/07 at 10:51pm

cool I thought that was you but I was not sure so I didn't say anything...cant wait to see the pictures

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 7/1/07 at 10:54pm

Kathy and Bobby's scene is one of my absolute favorites in the show. Today was no exception. That pause before Raul said "...I did" (meaning he had wanted to marry her) was heartwrenching indeed.

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 7/1/07 at 11:03pm

Those illegal pics show how the costumes really did suck.

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 7/1/07 at 11:04pm

...because that was a really necessary comment.

[obsessedjb]

Posted: 7/1/07 at 11:05pm

UGH CPD can you take those comments elsewhere? They are really not needed here.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 7/1/07 at 11:05pm

I have a few. I'll post them later.

[violet72]

Posted: 7/1/07 at 11:06pm

total agreement with elphie and obsessed

[ashley0139]

Posted: 7/1/07 at 11:07pm

These are fairly crappy quality, but better than nothing.

Empty stage before the show:









whole cast:



Love this one of the girls:



Random one of Kelly signing:

Updated On: 7/1/07 at 11:07 PM

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 7/1/07 at 11:09pm

Aww, nice!

[obsessedjb]

Posted: 7/1/07 at 11:11pm

love Heather's face in the third picture!

[Katecab99]

Posted: 7/1/07 at 11:19pm

It looks like everyone covered the show today pretty well already.

It was truly an amazing experience, and I'm so glad I was able to be there. This entire show and cast was just SO extraoridinary; I'm really sad to see it go, but I have all the faith in the world that each and every person in the cast is going to go on to wonderful things in the future (and at least we'll have the PBS recording)!

I don't think the fact that it's gone is going to really hit me until I walk by the theatre tomorrow and see the "Company played it's last performance on July 1, 2007" notes on the doors.




Updated On: 7/1/07 at 11:19 PM

[Unknown User]

Posted: 7/1/07 at 11:20pm

thank you for sharing the photos!
im so happy to see Heather Law's baby!!!!

[antiandrewx]

Posted: 7/1/07 at 11:27pm

I have more that I will post tomorrow after I resize them.

[misschung]

Posted: 7/1/07 at 11:32pm

mine are pretty much the same as what everyone else has. These all came out so great. Ashley- I have no idea what I was laughing at while Kelly was signing my program. She said something funny!