Constantine Maroulis-Wedding Singer OFFICIAL Announcement — Page 2

How long is Saldivar on vacation?

Can't be for eight weeks. I don't like that he's being bumped for Maroulis to come in.

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Again. Saldivar isn't going on vacation, he's not fired, etc. He's going to London to work on a project and his upcoming album. He will be back when Constantine leaves.

"Could it be also that a show is at point in a run that Maintaining a profitable position is as good as increasing if the demand for the show is waning.The accountants know this better than we do.Things aren't always what they seem."

Absolutely. I'm glad she's coming back. She's the best Penny I've ever seen.

I am excited only because I think it is time for Constantine to put up or shut up. Also, if Matthew gets a chance to further his career by working on other projects, that is good too.

NOT a fan of Constantine when he was on AI, but I think he can pull the part of Sammy off! Definitely happy he'll add a new audience and more exposure to TWS, even if its only for 8 weeks.

I saw him on the AI tour, with his much-celebrated "bohemian Rhapsody," and wanted to cry. He was BAD.

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Can I put up some videos I took at a Richmond benefit he did for the VSA?? He did a show to benefit promotion of all arts for children and donated his time and proceeds from the show and he was absolutely incredible. Is that allowed here? If so, how would I do it? Youtube? The thing I love the most about Constantine is his vibrato which is soooo light and natural almost flutters and on stage (yes I saw him in RENT as Roger so I have seen him on stage) his passion for telling the story really is magical.

Honestly, his is one of the best individual performances I've seen. Now I haven't seen The Wedding Singer yet, so honestly I'd love to hear more about the show and it's strengths and weaknesses. I'll be flying in to see it (I fly in quite a bit for Broadway actually, I've maybe seen 12 shows in the last 1.5 years), but I honestly think the part of Sammy is a great one for him. He's got this wild goofy side that will tranlate well in it I think, that not many have seen... he also got raves for his portrayal of Hedwig, and both Jesus and Judas in JCS and has multitudes of other parts to his credit. What strikes me is when he sings on the rock/dramatic/pop/jazz stage (as he's about as diverse as you can get and his range, omg) is how the songs become stories and he takes you on a journey through the music... I think you all will love him.

Honestly, Idol created a storyline for him which didn't completely show what he can really do. Those of us that have been fortunate enough to see him perform have really seen something special... just wait, I can't wait to hear what you all think after his opening and peeps are already buying tickets to fly in from all over the US... I'll be 5th row... and I plan to take in at least 3 more shows while I'm in town... any ideas for me??

So who can tell me about the part of Sammy??? I'd love to have details and yeah, I've been lurking, I've actually been on this site for quite awhile (over a year now), but had to reregister to get rid of my real name... no, I don't post... I lurk to hear about shows I want to see... I haven't seen History Boys yet so I'm thinking that's done this next trip and maybe I'll go see Sweeney again before it closes because I love that one. So... who can help me out...

Oh, and I'm a bit long winded, lol...

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I actually always wondered what would become of that cute guy. Break a leg, Connie!

Updated On: 1/7/07 at 11:49 PM

While overall attendance was down a bit compared to the same time period in 2005, ticket sales during Diana's Hairspray run were, on average, significantly higher than they had been for several months prior to her joining the cast. The weeks between her exit and Haylie Duff's debut had slightly lower average attendance than Diana's run, as well, so I would say she did help. The initial box office increase when Diana joined was even highlighted in the LA Times.

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"Sammy is the best friend to the main character of the show, Robbie Hart who is THE WEDDING SINGER. Sammy plays bass in the SIMPLY WED band of which Robbie is lead singer. Sammy once dated Holly, the cousin of Robbie's love intrest Julia. At one point Robbie goes out on a date with Holly, but Holly realizes he truly loves Julia. Then at one point, Holly realizes she is still in love with Sammy and sings a song called "Right In Front of Your Eyes" in which she basically bashes Sammy then realizes the bad qualities make her love him."

Thanks ClumsyDude15... appreciate that, so Sammy's the bass sidekick to Robbie's vocal/lead guitar (*giggles* Constantine as a bassist will be fun, lol)... so he steals Robbie's gal (wow that's not hard to believe, pretty easy actually). I know the music's pretty diverse but 80's stylistically, what's Sammy sing (plays bass, but is he vocally a tenor or baritone?... it's group songs right? Quartets? or full cast??) and tell me about what Matthew does to individualize the character...yeah, I heard about the mullet top, and I hear that Constantine's going to be wearing a wig (ah, still wish I could see Hedwig). Is he punk, goofy, wacky... in his actual characterization or is it just the look?? What about dance?? Yeah, I also ask a lot of questions but I'd love to hear more about the play... You say that Julia makes fun of Sammy but that causes her to realize she loves him, cute idea... is she mean, or just naive??

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Broadway Baby!!! Nothing like it :)

too bad they couldn't bring Adam Sandler in for Robbie Hart. that'd be fun.

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Jennifer Garner would be great as Julia i think. She always says she wants to be on Broadway. She looks a lot younger than her age.

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too bad they couldn't bring Adam Sandler in for Robbie Hart. that'd be fun.

Except not. I'm not that crazy about Adam Sandler's Robbie, honestly. Hell.. I'm not that crazy about Adam, period. Heh.