Final Day to see NLB and Pyrce in DRS - A Must See! — Page 2

So how are the performers replacing Pyrce and Butz?

Bumping to let people know that there is going to be a get together before the show for BWW and NLB fans. Meet at the lotto around 1 PM. We can do a quick lunch before the show and have a great time.

Saw the show on Wednesday and the cast could not keep it together! Throughout the show they all just kept giggling. A great cast that will be missed!

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Got my tickets...row D....my sixth and final time seeing this amazing show...I can't wait!

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I'm so glad I got to see Pyrce and Norbert. I saw it over Memorial Day weekend, and it was absolutely hysterical.

Sherie's back? I didn't know that! I wish I got to see her...

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I will have his final speech all written down. No worries.

Yay! The show yesterday night was great! It was my first time seeing it and I definitely wanted to catch Norbert before he left and he was totally going all out especially in "Big Stuff" and "Ruprecht." Such a funny show. I think I would have loved it more if I didn't know the entire score from listening to the CD so much. The entire cast was in. One of my main reasons for going now was also Lucie Arnaz, whom I love (I love anything Ball-Arnaz related) and she was amazing. The scene with her and Jbara on the balcony in Act II was a comedic highlight. Sherie was delightful. The applause after "Dirty Rotten Number" was neverending and Norbert had to keep his composure going to his next line. It should be heartbreaking today with those lyrics ("We had a ball, we had a blast," etc.)

Lotto was pretty crowded and I'd expect a huge crowd there today. It was also on TKTS but I just ended up buying the $41 ticket since I didn't want to wait on the TKTS line. That theatre is big (I should have remembered from all the times I saw "Les Mis" there) so the seat wasn't amazing but I could see all the action.

As for the stagedoor report, it was crowded but not overwhelmingly so, like two rows of people on either side of the barricade. Norbert came out first and signed or did pics with whomever wanted. Lucie came out next (SQUEE!) and totally took a picture with me, which was my goal. Someone in the crowd told her that they're the biggest "I Love Lucy" fan in the world and she said if she had a penny for every time someone said that, she'd be the richest woman in the world. A lot of people were waiting for Jonathan Pryce but it was 11:15 and the stagedoor guy said another half hour because he was showering. He said Sherie had left through another exit.

Great time had by all!

I won the lotto last night, which was unbelieveable with the amount of people there. I saw it in the rear mezzanine over a year ago and I really really disliked it. But last night totally changed my opinion of the show. I absolutely loved it.

It was amazing.

They got a standing O after "Dirty Rotten" and poor Norbert got choked up and had a hard time finishing the show at first.

Edit: OK, I'll post a few more of the details.

Great audience today. Everyone got entrance applause, including Greg. There was a LOT of WOOing after songs, which always is a good sign.

Lots of extra humping during the Ruprecht scene. Norbert fishing the goldfish out of the toilet also made a return. The ad-libbing went on for a few minutes with the 2 of them barely making it to the song. Oh, and the "thrown-away pretend key" was thrown into the orchestra pit today.

Jonathan whipped out a HUGE orange feather for "Shuffhausin." Nobody was able to stop laughing at it. He also chucked Norbert's sock into the pit.

The touching part of the day started with "Dirty Rotten Number"- they got a full standing O after the song. Norbert was visibly choked up and said "they think they get to go home after this." After a bit, Jonathan and Norbert got up and bowed and hugged one another. And then the show proceeded with an emotional Norbert.

The speeches were really quite sweet. Jonathan didn't really say anything, but Norbert took the stage for quite a bit. He was joking that CBS doesn't give you enough time at the Tonys, so he wanted to thank EVERYONE now. Highlights included bringing Jack Scott and Jack O'Brien out onstage. Jason Gillman was also sitting on the end of the stage and then crawled into the pit with a camera.

Updated On: 7/16/06 at 07:01 PM

I'm so glad Norbert had a good last one. I saw it once and only once with the OBC in March of 2005 right after it opened. It was a hilarious time and that was back when the lotto was still for first row. It was one of the better shows to see of last season and definitely worth seeing.

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I was sitting forth row and I started tearing up when Norb started tearing. In the beginning of Dirty Rotten Number I could tell he was already trying to stop himself from crying... awwww

DW I and I were there as well, and it was great !! Basically kept to the script, which was great.. Memorable moments... "the feather scene"

"Ruprecht" was embellished, and the "hump" scene was hysterical !!!

Pryce grabbing Butz "you know what" while he was asking him if he had any feeling in his legs.

"Dirty Rotten Number" was very touching !

Everyone received entrance applause. First time for us seeing Lucie Arnaz. Very pleasant voice, and very good, but still missed Gleason.

Touching speeces after the show, but something really struck me.. (and others we were sitting with)

Norbert didnt mention Greg Jbara at all during his final speech. Just found that a bit odd.

Overall, so much fun !! Glad we were there !