Goodbye Spelling Bee! — Page 2

#26

re: Goodbye Spelling Bee!

Posted: 1/20/08 at 11:09am

A wonderful show! May all the cast enjoy their last performance today! Good luck to them in all their future projects!

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#27

re: Goodbye Spelling Bee!

Posted: 1/20/08 at 11:34am

I saw this show when it was first in previews back at Second Stage, and knew right away it would be a huge hit.

It brought huge laughs to me on a very bleak day. I saw it again on Broadway two more times, and each time was as great as the first.

To quote a line that obviously no one has used yet...

"My friend, you will be missed. But now go with dignity!"

How true, yes how true.

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#28

re: Goodbye Spelling Bee!

Posted: 1/20/08 at 11:37am

To quote a line that obviously no one has used yet...

"My friend, you will be missed. But now go with dignity!"

Ummm...Did you not read my first post?

Updated On: 1/20/08 at 11:37 AM

#29

re: Goodbye Spelling Bee!

Posted: 1/20/08 at 11:43am

I saw the show in NY (Spring '05) and LA (Summer '07). I loved that at one point or another, I've seen the whole original cast. It was a great show with fun music and hilarious characters. I'll miss it.

"JESUS! I knew you were Asian!"

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#30

re: Goodbye Spelling Bee!

Posted: 1/20/08 at 11:45am

I'm gonna miss this show so much.
Tonight will be the third time I'm seeing it.

How many of y'all will be there?! Look for me and say hi, I'll be the tall lanky kid with long brown hair and black/green glasses, chillin' with a little asian girl.

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#31

re: Goodbye Spelling Bee!

Posted: 1/20/08 at 2:52pm

I'll never forget going to see the show, knowing absolutely nothing about it and having no expectation... and ending up on stage! For someone who loves broadway and has always dreamed of being on stage (yet absolutely no vocal talent) it was a dream come true!! We will miss you spelling bee!

#32

re: Goodbye Spelling Bee!

Posted: 1/20/08 at 2:54pm

Goodbye Spelling Bee! I loved the show when I saw it in Chicago. I wonder if there was ever all guys in the front row. What would happen with Marigold Coneybear and Barfee's mom?

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#33

re: Goodbye Spelling Bee!

Posted: 1/20/08 at 2:56pm

Wow! So many big show have closed/announced closing in the past 2-3 weeks:
Drowsy Chaperone (Cry Baby)
Les Miserables (Cat on a Hot Tin roof)
The Grinch (Gypsy)
Rent (One can hope for Shrek or Catch Me If You Can)
Spelling Bee (title of show for 2009?)
Cyrano de Bergerac (In THe Heights)

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#34

re: Goodbye Spelling Bee!

Posted: 1/20/08 at 3:01pm

Such a shame to see this go! I saw it twice when it came to Denver and I would have loved to see it on Broadway. Have a great show tonight!

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#35

re: Goodbye Spelling Bee!

Posted: 1/20/08 at 3:15pm

So sad I wasn't able to see it again before it closed. We will miss you, Bee! And good luck to everyone tonight!

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#36

re: Goodbye Spelling Bee!

Posted: 1/20/08 at 3:24pm

Got to see the original cast and loved it. Didn't see it when it was here in Denver though. Oh, and nice avatar Rose!

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#37

re: Goodbye Spelling Bee!

Posted: 1/20/08 at 3:27pm

Got to be in the show, and it was wonderful.

This is a brilliant show that will truly be missed.

#38

re: Goodbye Spelling Bee!

Posted: 1/20/08 at 3:38pm

This show touched my heart and made me laugh. It was unique, fun, original, genuine, and real. The original cast was incredibly special, and replacement casts were quite good as well.

Spelling Bee, I will miss you on Broadway. I hope you have a long, long life in regional theatres and schools.

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#39

re: Goodbye Spelling Bee!

Posted: 1/20/08 at 3:43pm

I loved Spelling Bee. I saw it twice and I was hoping to see it again with a friend who will be in NY soon. Not to be, unfortunately

#40

re: Goodbye Spelling Bee!

Posted: 1/20/08 at 4:07pm

Here's to one of the most original show in years!

#41

re: Goodbye Spelling Bee!

Posted: 1/20/08 at 5:26pm

Thanks for the compliment, uncageg -- but I decided to change it for a bit in remembrance. =D

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#42

re: Goodbye Spelling Bee!

Posted: 1/20/08 at 6:55pm

my friend was in ny today and she was talking to me as she waited in the TKTS line and she said "Spelling Bee" was on the board for tickets for tonight's performance!! Is this weird, to have tickets left unsold at the closing night performance??

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#43

re: Goodbye Spelling Bee!

Posted: 1/20/08 at 7:10pm

Saw it a few weeks ago and i thought it was fantastic. I'm really sad to see it go. The I Love You Song should be emotional tonight.

#44

re: Goodbye Spelling Bee!

Posted: 1/20/08 at 9:17pm

Bye Spelling Bee! I'm so sad to see it go. However, I'm extremely thankful that I got to see the OBC reunion in L.A, and I'll always have happy memories from that day. I'll always remember it as one of my best theater experiences ever. :)

#45

re: Goodbye Spelling Bee!

Posted: 1/20/08 at 9:19pm

Never got the hype.

#46

re: Goodbye Spelling Bee!

Posted: 1/20/08 at 9:30pm

My friends, you will be missed. Oh, I should say, you are missed, since the Chicago Bee closed some time ago.

Nevertheless, Broadway Bee, congrats on a great run.

#47

re: Goodbye Spelling Bee!

Posted: 1/20/08 at 9:36pm

Saw it once off-Broadway (where I had the pleasure of being one of the audience spellers - with Michael Musto, Ann Richards (!) and Kevin Bacon in the audience) and then twice on Broadway.

This show is a complete and total joy, and I am so glad it had such a nice, healthy life on Broadway.

And as a side note, does anyone know if Lisa Howard was still in the cast for the closing?

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#48

re: Goodbye Spelling Bee!

Posted: 1/20/08 at 9:38pm

The actress Ann Richards or the Governor of Texas?

#49

re: Goodbye Spelling Bee!

Posted: 1/20/08 at 9:40pm

And as a side note, does anyone know if Lisa Howard was still in the cast for the closing?

Lisa left the Bee back in April of 07.

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Updated On: 1/20/08 at 09:40 PM

#50

re: Goodbye Spelling Bee!

Posted: 1/20/08 at 9:45pm

Yankee- You had to have seen it with the original cast.