COMPANY - Closing Performance Stories — Page 5

As sad as today was, I just felt this sense of joy coming from the cast. Even afterwards, they all were in such good spirits and were so gracious and genuinely like, thankful for the experience. But every time a scene passed today, I just kept thinking "wait, it's too soon. I love this part. Oh, It's over. wait" It went by really, really fast.

Here are a few of mine:

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The guy sitting next to me was obviously pretty hungry as his stomach made one huge growl for about three minutes during the first act. The people around me thought that it was me because my Mom turned to me, so I cleared that up during the intermission.

Raul didn't even get the chance to finish Being Alive, everybody was on their feet already.

And of course the cell phone... which I guess the person hesitated to pick up because it went on for a while. At least it wasn't during the long silence while Joanne and Bobby were staring at each other.

The house was packed, as was the stage door. The line just for Will Call was well past the parking garage next to the theatre... and the line for people with tickets in hand was even longer. The usual "rush" tickets sold at full price.

Did anyone else here notice that Asian girl at the stage door (I hope that isn't anyone here). She was on top of the people as they came out of the stage door.. she even followed that girl with the baby because she thought she was in the show. And then she got her spot back in the front. But bravo to everyone at the stage door, there was a lot of Playbill/Program passing and everyone seemed to get their stuff back.

The was my first and only time seeing the show, and I wish I had seen it more. It was an amazing performance and everybody was on top of their songs. Marta was brilliant with "Another Hundred People."

It was a shame when all the actors were coming out of the stage door with all their stuff (instruments and such). They had to pack up and get out to a mob of people. We had to separate many times for people going back and forth.

Aw, I was crying looking at those pictures.

Forgive me if this is stupid, but the PBS DVDs will eventually be sold on Amazon, right?

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Hah, yea we were... the entire area was mobbed with people. I had a clear view of her though, until my Mom kept letting people get in front of us because she felt bad.

I had my half-signed playbill with me, and Matt went to sign it and was like "how did you already get Raul's signature?" hehe

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Oh wait, my quote was misinterpreted. She wasn't literally on top of them (well she was, but that wasn't how I meant it... the door actually kept hitting the guy that was standing there telling people they had to BUZZ IN before trying to open the door), I meant she was like "You were Joanne! You were April! You were an understudy who didn't perform!"

I'm really small, so I didn't even try to brave that crowd. I was able to say goodbye and thank-you to Raul when the mob thinned a little bit, but didn't even try to get to the rest of the cast. I'd have liked to thank them one last time, but they were just way too surrounded.

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Kristin was such a sweetheart! I can't wait to see what she does next.

Right, that was when there were about three people signing and Playbills were moving around like crazy. Barbara Walsh double signed for someone and they were complaining behind me.

But it wasn't as bad as the guy who started moaning when Raúl walked out. It was the same guy who was yelling at someone next to him who went to the final performance of Pirate Queen and then told everyone to stare at him.

When Amy got to me and I asked her for her autograph she was like " I saw you on the subway platform last night. You had Company programs. You probably didn't recognize me without the makeup." I definitely saw her and didn't know whether or not to go up to her so I didn't but I knew it was her. She was also really sweet.

Yeah, what was the deal not letting people in until....it had to start around quarter to 3, according to my watch anyway? It was a tremendous line for ticket holders and I was back a ways, but could still see the door ok. I got inside at 5 mins to 3 and over half the line had to be behind me.

there were a couple people going through the line asking if anyone had an extra ticket or would sell their ticket

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