DIVIDING DAY: The July 29th Closing Stories Thread — Page 2

Back from Grey Gardens
Don't know how to review it.
Audience was CRAZY
Christine got a standing ovation at the beginning of Act 2
Scott Frankel (sp?) made a speech after & everyone came on stage (Michael Greif, etc)
I'm sure more people will post more details later.
AMAZING show

I was at Grey Gardens as well. WONDERFUL performance. Every one of them was in TOP form. As for the udience, it was more like a concert than a broadway how but it was great. Plus, today with the Playbills they gave out a cute little keychain with red shoes on them.

Stage door fterwards, MLW didn't come out. Christine was on her way to Birdland so she didn't sign for anyone but luckily I was at the Birdland show and she was more than happy to sign my poster there. (Plus, she sounded AMAZING at the Billy Stritch show)

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no 110 stories?

I still do not understand why BATB closed.. can someone explain it?

heres a article from my local newspaper about batb closing

heres the link:
http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070727/ENTERTAINMENTFRONT/307270007/1190

heres an interview from broadway.com when christy romano came as belle

here it is:
http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=41060

I did two. And I was DRAINED emotionally when I got home.

First up was 110. My tears started at "Old Maid", stopped at intermission, then started up again ~ albeit slowly ~ with "Evening Star". And by curtain call I was sobbing. Stage doored and got to see everyone. Talked with Steve for a little while and got a hug (a "voluntary" if this was on The Guilty Ones ~ LOL), and got to tell Audra I really couldn't articulate how much the show meant to me, but there was absolutely no question in my mind where I would be on its closing day. (She'd made a little speech saying she knew we had other options of what we could have seen and she appreciated us all being there.)

Then a mad dash to the Lunt for Beauty and the Beast. It was magical and enchanting and moving. But I suspect my reaction was tempered slightly by having just said good-bye to a musical that touched and moved me more than any other ever has.

Still...it was an amazing day and one I will never forget.

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Thanks! :)

I'm taking tomorrow off to write a paper (making myself do it by buying a student rush ticket to something so I HAVE to be done by 7. Online classes are not a good match with my inattentive-type ADHD!). But when I woke up this morning feeling almost like I had a hangover but from all the emotion, I was wishing I'd taken today off. Sadly, I only get 2 days off during summer school and I already took one.

It was worth it though. :) So worth it.

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Mmmhmm. All of the pleasure, none of the guilt (or liver damage)!

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