Goodbye CATCH ME
Goodbye CATCH ME
#1Goodbye CATCH ME
Posted: 9/4/11 at 2:40amI really loved this show. Sad to see it end so soon after it opened. Wish all involved the best!
#2Goodbye CATCH ME
Posted: 9/4/11 at 2:54am
Speaking of which, I imagine Tveit's "Goodbye" will be particularly emotional today. I wish the cast recording captured this song more in the context of the show!
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#2Goodbye CATCH ME
Posted: 9/4/11 at 5:26amGlad we saw it. A shame it did not make it.
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PremierFan
Swing Joined: 4/12/11
#3Goodbye CATCH ME
Posted: 9/4/11 at 9:17am
It is a shame this show is closing. Loved every minute of it. Norbert and Aaron were terrific together and the entire cast was so talented. Hope they have a great run with the tour! Good luck to everyone involved. Have a great closing show!
Skywalker3
Stand-by Joined: 5/4/08
#4Goodbye CATCH ME
Posted: 9/4/11 at 10:23am
It's so sad..
I saw 11 shows on broadway last 2 weeks and this was one of the best!
Better then boring Spider-man and dated How to succeed...
(shoot me.. but I found Catch me beter than Book of Mormon..)
#5Goodbye CATCH ME
Posted: 9/4/11 at 10:58ami LOVED Catch Me. i am soo sad to see it close today! It was an all around great musical.
Darreyl with an L!
SondheimFan5
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/20/10
#6Goodbye CATCH ME
Posted: 9/4/11 at 11:33am
Finally saw it yesterday. I still think that about 90% of the score is one of the best jazz-based scores on Broadway in YEARS. Wonderful performances. The actual show itself had me wondering when the next song would occur, but overall it was a great evening at the theatre. Tveit's applause for 'Goodbye' rivaled Butz's for 'Don't Break the Rules'. It was really superb. Tveit, Butz, Wopat, and de Benedet gave really excellent performances. And Linda Hart was HYSTERICAL with her limited role!!
Updated On: 9/4/11 at 11:33 AM
hmpeterson
Featured Actor Joined: 6/19/08
#7Goodbye CATCH ME
Posted: 9/4/11 at 12:11pmSorry to see Catch Me go. I thought this was going to have a good run. I saw it in August and thought it was a really entertaining night at the theater with a very talented cast. I wish all the cast the best of luck!!!!
beautywickedlover
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/07
#8Goodbye CATCH ME
Posted: 9/4/11 at 12:15pmBest of luck to really talented group of actors and creative team.
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#9Goodbye CATCH ME
Posted: 9/4/11 at 12:21pmMy nieces and their mom were having a shopping weekend a few weeks back, and like every gay uncle I asked them what show they were seeing. They had no plans, so I suggested they see "Catch Me..." They loved it. I had taken the girls to see "Hairspray" the Monday before it opened, we met the cast and got the CD signed, and it was a pivotal moment for them. I was glad my concierge service came through once again with "Catch Me..."
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#10Goodbye CATCH ME
Posted: 9/4/11 at 12:24pmVery upset to see this go...I've been following this show since Seattle and thought it would run for MUCH longer.
Wilmingtom
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/18/11
#12Goodbye CATCH ME
Posted: 9/4/11 at 12:59pmIt will have a fantastic stock & amateur life. New York, after all, is the center of New York.
#13Goodbye CATCH ME
Posted: 9/4/11 at 1:18pmI saw this show the last week of August and adored it. As a dancer, I particularly loved the female ensemble, the choreography was fantastic. All the leads were on the top of their game, and I was lucky enough to see Alex Ellis as Brenda, and I hope that this leads to big things for her. I'm very sad to see this show go, it was a truly fun, entertaining theatrical experience.
Give me a bottle of bourbon and half a chicken and I'll conquer the world!
#14Goodbye CATCH ME
Posted: 9/4/11 at 1:22pmThis was by far my favorite show this season and I will miss it greatly <3 SO thankful we got a wonderful cast recording and that I even got a chance to see it on Broadway :)
#15Goodbye CATCH ME
Posted: 9/4/11 at 1:24pm
Saw this in August and so glad I caught it before its untimely end. So sad and quite shocked to see it go!! Thought it would have a solid year run at least!! Cant see what went wrong!! Guess it sadly got lost in the shuffel!! Definatly a good afternoon in the theatre!! Will always remember the opening number, breaking all the rules, and Fly Fly Away!!!!
Wish best of luck to the whole case...especially Norbet who stole the show many times!!
Definatly catch it on tour if you can!!
americanboy99
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/06
#16Goodbye CATCH ME
Posted: 9/4/11 at 1:28pm
One of my favorites of the season, and certainly the best score I've heard in years. I'm so sad I can't be there to see it a third time today. I don't think I could hope myself together during "Fly, Fly Away."
Best of luck to all involved.
hairspraydude1962
Leading Actor Joined: 7/20/09
#17Goodbye CATCH ME
Posted: 9/4/11 at 3:06pm
Yeah, I was thinking about Tveit singing "Goodbye." There's no question that it'll be emotional.
I'm pretty upset that this show has to close so soon... I enjoyed it, when I saw it. I mean, there are worse shows out there that got to stay open longer than this one.
redmustang
Broadway Star Joined: 5/14/03
#18Goodbye CATCH ME
Posted: 9/4/11 at 5:04pmI didn't see this show. But saw the number from the Tony show and was not impressed. Not impressed enough to jump on a plane and fly to NY and plunk down $100 to see it. Don't the producers of these shows know that they have to get the out-of-towners into NY to keep these shows running? New Yorkers alone can't do it. Was the song they decided to put on the Tonys the best number to showcase this musical?
#19Goodbye CATCH ME
Posted: 9/4/11 at 5:48pmAt least the Cast Album while forever have people fooled that the show was good on stage. Absolute bore for me, but Norbert's performance was sublime. The Tviet just baffles me.
"Broadway...I'll lick you yet!"
bwayfan7000
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/28/09
#20Goodbye CATCH ME
Posted: 9/4/11 at 5:50pmI think the show deserved a longer run. Sad to see it close so soon!
"Art, in itself, is an attempt to bring order out of chaos."-Stephen Sondheim
#21Goodbye CATCH ME
Posted: 9/4/11 at 6:02pmIt was by far my favorite show of the season- I won the Charity Buzz Auction for closing tickets and the after party- my wife is going in my place because we couldn't get anyone to watch our girls- she has been sending me text messages about how amazing the show was today, and that the speeches were very sad- she too loved the show and was shocked that it couldn't find an audience. I'll post more from the after party when she lets me know how it went.
ontheaisle3
Swing Joined: 4/5/11
#22Goodbye CATCH ME
Posted: 9/4/11 at 6:46pm
@redmustang. I think you might be in the minority with your opinion. I thought that the company did a great job during the Tony broadcast. In fact, it was that performance that made me take a chance on buying a ticket to see CMIYC.
It's so unfortunate that this show wasn't able to make a go of it. It was a huge surprise for me. So entertaining.
And what a score!!
#23Goodbye CATCH ME
Posted: 9/4/11 at 7:53pmI was at the first preview and it will always remain one of the most amazing evenings I have ever spent in the theatre. So sad to see it and wishing the best to all involved. I hope the show can have a great tour and a healthy regional life because the score is too good to be forgotten.
<------ Me and my friends with patti Lupone at my friends afterparty for her concert with audra mcdonald during the summer of 2007.
"I am sorry but it is an unjust world and virtue is only triumphant in theatricle performances" The Mikado
"I am sorry but it is an unjust world and virtue is only triumphant in theatricle performances" The Mikado
Broadway Joe
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/15/10
#24Goodbye CATCH ME
Posted: 9/4/11 at 9:13pmThis was also one of my favorite shows of the season, I really enjoyed it. Shame to see it close so early.
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