Celebrity Bartending Night

[NY_Broadway2]

Posted: 11/19/07 at 10:06am

Is anybody going to this? Sounds like it would be a lot of fun!

Bartending Night

Updated On: 11/19/07 at 10:06 AM

[mauriposa]

Posted: 11/19/07 at 10:14am

Sadly, no, because I live far away. However, I am enjoying the fact that the guy who played Steve the bartender on Sex and the City will be playing a bartender for this event.

[NY_Broadway2]

Posted: 11/19/07 at 12:21pm

Yeah I would definitely be there if I didn't live so far away either. I would like to see their bartending skills.

[jewishboy]

Posted: 11/19/07 at 12:24pm

are the stars performing or something else?
thanks

[NY_Broadway2]

Posted: 11/19/07 at 2:30pm

I don't know if they are going to be performing anything. They might be but they will be the bartenders for the night and all the tips that you give them go to charity.

[Lori2]

Posted: 11/20/07 at 6:11pm

Little late to ask this, but just wondering was it a 21 and older event?

[uncageg]

Posted: 11/20/07 at 6:53pm

I doesn't or didn't say.

[ruprecht]

Posted: 11/20/07 at 9:11pm

Since the bar they went to serves food too, I imagine you could get in under 21 but wouldn't be able to order a drink at the bar without ID.

[NJRae]

Posted: 11/20/07 at 11:10pm

Did anyone go? Rodney Hicks (Rent) was one of the "celebrity bartenders". He said that they wouldn't actually be tending bar but standing beside the actual bartenders...I'm kind of wondering how it turned out. It sounded like it was going to be an interesting night.

[wickedrentq]

Posted: 11/21/07 at 12:04am

I went, and had a great time. It's funny...those here who know me well would think that'd be the last place I'd be since I don't drink, but my sister really wanted to go for some of the primetime and soap people, and paid my fee, so I enjoyed lots of free water and pretzels

I was a little weary of something like this...I don't know why...it seemed like it could be very...crowded with fans or I really didn't know what to expect, but it was really awesome. It really wasn't that crowded...I got there around 7:30, and at like 8, John Lloyd Young, Chris Sieber, and Michael Arden all bartended together. We were all the way on the side, but that's pretty much where John stood, so we, along with a couple of other Jersey Boys fans, talked for quite a while. He said he didnt' have much experience bartending, but he did a great job with my sister's coke and my water He was so sweet, when his shift was over, he even came over as a "civilian" as he called it to chat with us a bit more. Aww. I've really never had a chance to talk with him before, so I'm so glad I had the opportunity.

And poor Chris, while posing for a picture with the squirter thingie, he accidentally pressed the button and squirted water at the girl taking the picture! She actually snapped the picture with his mouth wide open, shocked and guilty that he squirted water. I told her she has to put that picture on the internet somewhere, it's classic, I really hope it turns up somewhere.

And yeah, in other hours, I chatted quite a bit with Rodney and Kate Shindle, both surprise bartenders (not on the press release), but a nice surprise, of course, considering Donna Murphy was a no-show

There was like...one main bartender there I think, I think otherwise it was the "celebrities" Again, can't tell you how much they actually made the mixed drinks...some definitely knew what they were doing more than others. When they came in for their shift, the bartender would show them everything, but I didn't feel like it was only the bartenders making drinks.

Everyone from all of the mediums were really nice and friendly into it, and I talked to several really cool people just hanging out around the bar.

As to it being 21 or over...I doubt it, it was a restaurant, too. And you could order non-alcoholic drinks as well, so...I didn't see anyone carded or anything...granted I'm 21 and I'm sure absolutely no one thought I looked 20 enough to card me (in other words, since I'm right ont he edge and they didn't card me, I think it's all right)

It was a really great event, and we're looking forward to going next year! and it was all for a good cause.

[HJAJtheFirst]

Posted: 11/21/07 at 10:09am

Check out the photo's:
https://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=23153

[NY_Broadway2]

Posted: 11/21/07 at 10:11am

I'm so jealous WickedRentQ...I wish I could have gone. It would have been so much fun. Hopefully I can make it out there next year.

[best12bars]

Posted: 11/21/07 at 10:28am

Can I just laugh for a moment that Donna Murphy was a no-show to bar-tend?

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 11/21/07 at 10:32am

She must have had a terrible cold. And NO ONE wants to find Murphy-snot dangling from their cocktail onion. Well, SOME people don't...

And can I just declare again that I wanna get all cuddly-like with the new carbed-up Chris Sieber. It's a good thing I didn't show up...I act kinda funny when I drink.

[robbiej]

Posted: 11/21/07 at 10:35am

I first fell for Sieber when he was all kinds of carby on that Olsen twins show. Then he 'shaped up' and I was all 'eh'.

Welcome back to pasta, Chris! I make a mean bolognese!

[NY_Broadway2]

Posted: 11/21/07 at 10:38am

Yeah I'm all about Michael if you can't tell by the avatar...haha

[wickedrentq]

Posted: 11/21/07 at 11:28am

"Can I just laugh for a moment that Donna Murphy was a no-show to bar-tend?"

I was honestly waiting for someone to, best12

[broadwaybelter]

Posted: 11/21/07 at 1:49pm

So Hicks was her understudy?