Emcee visits Tribeca - SHOW BUSINESS- Page 3

[wickedrentq]

Posted: 9/13/06 at 4:37pm

I agree, it was a great time Mom. I loved lots of things that Euan said--killing (or somehow erasing, making close?) Hugh Jackman so he could win the Tonys on a video game.

How he wanted to see how he was at writing songs and how he realized he's not very good.

How he wants to be Jeff Marx...

And the idea of watching yourself brought back a fun memory of another actor who said that..."Yes Adam, you're just so handsome" Hehe.

And also just hearing the process and some of the editing Dori did, like all the Q stuff on the Tony's, which I too was surprised not to see.

Though looking back at the first post, I don't think it was "that" anti-wicked. Certainly having the Q people, particularly Jeff and Robert on so much made you want to root for them. the critics were anti-Wicked but who cares what they said? It was funny that someone predicted Q closing in January, though.

I don't remember who in the movie also said something about...people said Taboo was too gay but hello this is Broadway?? Gay?? That got a big laugh.

It was also a really fun audience to watch with, right Mom?

Oh, and Em...when I see something like this that was talked about a while ago, I always look to bump up an earlier thread instead of starting one, and this one was the most ontopic and discussion-heavy one on it...so the fact that I was bumping this one in particular I think certainly allows for you to thread-jack for a bit of self-attentiveness. No worries

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 9/13/06 at 4:45pm

I don't remember who in the movie also said something about...people said Taboo was too gay but hello this is Broadway?? Gay?? That got a big laugh.

A number of people made that allusion about Taboo, Rosie included. I always thought they were being facecious.

[bdwaygirl]

Posted: 9/13/06 at 9:54pm

I'm thrilled to finally hear more confirmed plans for the DVD release. Glad you guys that went last night enjoyed it!

[tmz814]

Posted: 9/13/06 at 11:49pm

I was at the screening as well. I really enjoyed the film and it was interesting to hear during the q&a how much film she actually has (since she filmed every show that season) and how she chose the shows, etc. Euan was hilarious as usual.

[mominthecty]

Posted: 9/14/06 at 7:55am

WRQ Yes a great night with a great group.
I also agree with Euan about the film being a time capsule.
For me, it was very emotional to see closing night of Taboo, (after being relieved to be on the cutting room floor), it brought back all the intensity of that time. I know most people do not get it, but Taboo brought a very diverse group of people together for a short, crazy time and many of us made real friendships that continue today.

I also loved the piece where Jeff and Bobby were outside the stagedoor at the opening night of Taboo, just checking things out, when George came out to smoke a cigarrette in full costume.
Jeff was so cute being sort of "fangirly" !!

[wickedrentq]

Posted: 9/14/06 at 5:21pm

"I know most people do not get it, but Taboo brought a very diverse group of people together for a short, crazy time and many of us made real friendships that continue today."

Granted there are people who "don't get" how this can happen with any show I suppose, certainly more people than you think understand how lots of people have that experience with a show.

Since you brought up that Jeff moment, I also loved when Robert got in the cab and told the driver about the poster about the show being best musical of the year, and he wrote music. Ha.

[mominthecty]

Posted: 9/14/06 at 7:45pm

WRQ
I think I meant it more in a " people didn't get the whole Taboo thing" sort of way. I agree, in this community that this does happen often. I don't think that people outside of the Broadway world get it. I know my people don't!

I don't think you can see this film and not want to hang out with Jeff and Bobby! The best part is that they still seem the same now !!

[wickedrentq]

Posted: 9/14/06 at 9:19pm

Oh, I see. I wasn't yet seeing like every show when Taboo was playing, so I can't say much about it.

Eh, Jeff and Bobby are fine, but I really wanted to hang out with Jeff's dad.

[LionessInWinter]

Posted: 9/15/06 at 12:38am

Glad to hear this is out on DVD in February.
I had tix to the 92Y screening, but realized last week it was the same day I had tix to something else already that cost a lot more. And Roger Waters performing Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety tends to beat out any film, any day.

[James2]

Posted: 9/15/06 at 7:37am

I'd like to see how Ben is shown in this movie. He is a friend of mine, so I hope it's not too brutal.

[wickedrentq]

Posted: 9/15/06 at 10:58am

I don't think Ben's showed too bad compared to some of the others. It helps that he wasn't in the roundtable discussion.

[tmz814]

Posted: 9/15/06 at 10:00pm

mominthecty: Seeing the Taboo closing night was a little emotional for me (not to mention seeing Euan cry and him talking about losing his visa, etc.). I did see my back when they were panning by the crowds outside of Taboo on the closing night! haha... I definitely will be buying this when it coems out on dvd!

[Jilani]

Posted: 6/12/07 at 5:45pm

So I'm bumping this thread because this movie finally opened in Boston this past weekend, and I saw it last night and really enjoyed it. I agree with pretty much all of Emcee's comments about the movie itself. I also think anyone who enjoys reading this message board should try and see it if it's opening in a city near you, even though it probably doesn't contain any information that you didn't already know at this point. It's now showing in various places in the SF and LA areas, as well as Chicago and Boston, and looks to be opening in a number of other cities across the country later this summer - you can check out the schedule here:

http://www.showbusiness-themovie.com/schedule.html

As an interesting aside, the movie contains no mention of Avenue Q's "Vote your heart" Tony campaign, nor anything about the controversy that followed when the exclusive Las Vegas engagement was announced just a few days after the show's Tony win. I understand why the filmmaker probably chose to leave this out, since it didn't really fit the narrative she had set up. While the omission is probably forgivable, there is some misinformation in the movie that I think is less so. At the end of the film, information is displayed about each show to inform the audience about what has subsequently happened; the segment on Avenue Q states that the show has continued to have success on Broadway, as well as in London and on tour across the U.S. This last piece of info (while it will undoubtedly be true in the future) is obviously not yet true, since the national tour has not yet launched, and the very reason for the delay in touring is the controversial (and ultimately less-than-successful) Vegas engagement.

[Raviolisun]

Posted: 6/12/07 at 5:57pm

I can't wait to see this. It need to be out on DVD. Now.