Equus Final Performance-Anybody Go?

If so, how was it?

I wasn't there, but I found these comments on a Daniel Radcliffe fansite (danradcliffe.com), seems it was very emotional:

"Wow....I mean wow. I need to let this sink in. What an incredible thing I just witnessed. I was in the second row from the stage, center orchestra section so all of this was happening right in front of me. When the cast started all their hugging and when Peter came out, people starting taking pics, which you're not supposed to do and I don't do but when no one was doing anything about it, I took my camera and took four quick shots before security did start to notice noticing people. I felt a little guilty but you know what? The cast could not have cared less..there was so much hugging and emotion. Can't wait for the legitimate pics to come through soon.

Some moments:

- The audience applauded immediately when Dan, Richard and Kate first came out on stage during the play, which I assume is a thing to do during a closing show so that was cool!

- A couple of horses and Anna Camp were already in tears when they came out on stage for their curtain call

When Daniel came out for his curtain call, someone threw a stuffed horse b/w him and Richard. Daniel jumped and laughed.

- Richard held Daniel's head against his chest in a close hug.....omg, that's when I started to lose it.

- Thea brought Peter Shaffer out and the house went wild. What an amazing moment. Daniel hugged Peter right in front me and I could see Daniel's heart on his face.

- Watching Daniel hug everyone and they fiercely hugging him

- After all the hugging, Daniel told everyone to sit down and relax. He thanked the incredible Broadway community and how welcoming they made him feel and how wonderful they have been these past six months. He thanked the cast and the staff at the Broadhurst theater and especially thanked Richard, for his amazing guidance and talent and love. Bravo Daniel.

- Thea was holding Daniel and kept pressing his head against her as Richard was about to speak.

- Richard talked about how everyone will now have to go their separate ways and though he hopes all of them can talk many times in the future about this amazing time, he did talk about everyone now taking separate paths. He recited a poem by Robert Frost about that very theme - about one's journey, path and choices in life. The theater was dead silent as he spoke and very moved when he finished. The lump in my throat is still there.

- The audience was handing roses and other gifts to the cast and the cast was leaning over thanking people. I caught Daniel's eye for about 2 seconds and I was grinning like a fool, happy for them all."

"The poem Griffiths recited was Frost's famous 'The Road Not Taken'. As Richard had spoken of the theme (of the crew taking their separate ways after six months together), predictably Daniel guessed which poem had been chosen. He nodded, and started mouthing the opening lines as Richard started...

All the men received wheat sheaves, instead of flowers. The ladies only got one red rose each - in this recession, they're even cutting back on bouquets!

Before leaving the stage, Dan joined in the audience's appreciation, pumping his arms up in the air and going 'woohoo'."

"And when he was walking off, he was trying to pick up his clothes that he shredded during the final scene and having a little difficulty...haha. He was chatting with a couple of audience members right there about it.

When he was about to start his speech and the audience was still settling, people were "shhing" and Daniel was like, "yes, yes...shhhhhh" and we laughed"

"And he was holding his wheat sheve and the stuff horse that was thrown at him up high as he was walking off..."

Hope we have an opportunity to see Radcliffe on stage again soon. He's not only a very talented actor, he's a class act.

Another play gone by that I never got to see...goodness Texas is far away from New York. Well anyways, that sounds really sweet. Would have been awesome to be there. I hope I can go to a closing one day (although, knowing me, I'd cry my eyes out...)

Aww well I am glad you got to go EmmaF! Sounds like it was a pretty good time. I saw the show twice during it's run, but would have loved to gotten to go to the closing.