I still don't understand what it is about this show. I loved Sweeney, too, and went to the final performance, but I didn't wake up in the morning with the first thought of closing day. Strange and wonderful, caring this much about a show!
I've had trouble sleeping all week; each time I opened my eyes, I got scared that it was already Sunday. So waking up today, I just wanted to hide under my blanket! It's amazing, the way my body knows; I was nauseous the moment I woke up.
To me it feels like I'm going to a funeral for a close friend. This was the first show in a long time that made me feel everything that is great about Broadway.
Does anyone think stritch might be there?
Updated On: 7/1/07 at 12:09 PM
With a little under three hours to go before their final performance, the tension is killing me: Will "Company" finally sell out a performance??
*CORRECTION* Speak of the devil, I think it just did. As of right now, Telecharge is reporting it is sold out. Just 10 minutes ago, there were scattered seats available.
Updated On: 7/1/07 at 12:11 PM
Someone said it's been doing that (incorrectly) for a few days. It was technically sold out on Friday, but there were seats unused because of the cameras.
God, I think the worst part is waiting around... I figured it out that I'm doing absolutely nothing today (just in case) and... that was the worst idea ever. Why would SuperStritch be there? It would be pretty cool, though...
SondheimGeek: Is it slightly pathetic that you guys get to be Jedi bitches, and I'm Bitchy the Hutt?
LizzieCurry: No, you're more memorable
I definitely dreamed about Company last night (and Audra McDonald, but that's a separate issue). I'm really really sad about the closing, but hoping they get sent off in a great and energetic way. Two and a half hours now. I'm so glad I get to be there. I will miss you, Company!
"This table, he is over one hundred years old. If I could, I would take an old gramophone needle and run it along the surface of the wood. To hear the music of the voices. All that was said." - Doug Wright, I Am My Own Wife
With the exception of a few debates, I've been relatively calm through all of this -- the review fiasco, the Tonys, the closing notice... but AHHHHHHHHHHHH.
It all feels surreal in a way. I saw the show Friday before I had to go home, so I've had my opportunity for personal closure. But it still doesn't feel right, and I hope those who are going tonight get to experience something really special.
Oh, when the reviews came out there was just this totally bizarre display of histrionic drama, because everyone was nervous.
And absolutely. I loved Sweeney so, so much, but I didn't connect with it right away. It took me a little bit of reflecting to love Company, but I instantly connected with it. I remember the way I just sat there after Being Alive, shaking. I never expected to be so moved or to be so in love with it, but here I am over a year later. It sounds very silly, but I have really never been so in love with anything in my life. It's very hard to explain those kinds of visceral, deep connections, but on a more explicable level, I obviously think it's a brilliant work of art -- one of the best things I have ever seen. It's been my greatest pleasure to support this show, and today's a really tough goodbye for me. But I do believe it's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.