Got my 2 reserved seats for HAIR and SPAMALOT on 8/9.

Hi All--

First and foremost..pardon my over excitement!

I just got back from NYC today to meet my friend muscle23ft1 (on vacation to NYC) and saw SPAMALOT. Sorry no 10/10 Report on it..I did not take photos and I dont feel like writting anything bec. I am soo psyched about something.. I got a call from the Delacorte box office this pm. They confirmed that I got 2 reserved seatings for this Saturday (8/16) for HAIR! (I got my tickets thru Summer Supporter donation program) Wow! I will finally see HAIR on Central Park! ~plus I will catch Jonathan Groff! -of course weather permitting! or else I have to reschedule it again for the following saturday!

Also I got a lot of new photos of the Henry Miller Theater- I will post it tommorow, and had a chance to talk to several construction workers and according to them- the theater will be ready by Dec. 2008! I hope so! I took tons of photos. One guys even told me that the inside is almost done with almost 1,000 seats. I was soo tempted to ask.. Is there a way I can see the inside? lol!

and yes I will post a 10/10 Report on HAIR next Monday 8/18 complete with the whole nine yards, stage door pics...etc...and if you plan to see HAIR this Saturday, dont forget to say "hi" to us! and for those who wont get a chance to see it this summer- I will bring the experience to you guys on 8/18 thru my 10/10 Report!

Now I hope it wont rain this saturday!



J*

Updated On: 8/10/08 at 10:56 PM

Let the Sun Shine.
Check yer email jaybird.

Way to go Jaystarr! I'm psyched for you and look forward to your review. I'm planning to spend the morning and early afternoon in line on 8/20. It will be with Christopher instead of Jonathan (i think)...but I think it will be cool to see Christopher...since I liked him so much as Baldwin...and Berger is a totally different character. BTW, I love Marin M, and she is 3 billion times better then the last Lady of the Lake (i think she was a transplant from the London production). Enjoy!

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Oops...my bad. You're right.

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Go Gators!

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Don't get me wrong~Marin has a beautiful voice and sang beautifully. Its just that I was not impressed with her comedic skills. Its seems to be that's it was forced. I only saw SPAMALOT twice (1st with the original cast w/o Tim Curry- he was out the day I saw it) and I should just left it there. I should not revisited the show~ Its already STALE, considering its only 3 yrs old! My point is MAMMA MIA was still potent and entertaining when I saw it last January. I will post some photos and playbill later but no stage door photos. I did not stage door bec. I was not happy with the production & the present cast! I left immediatley.. I actually was contemplating of walking out during intermission, but I remember that the ACT 2 was more intertaining, so I stayed but left immediately after the last song, I did not wait for Curtain Call.

Edit: Drew Lachey danced beautifully, but he sings just regular, not a standout, nothing special. I totally forgot that he was not the main vocal singer in 98 Degress (which I like a lot~my fav boy bad) its his brother Nick & Jeff.

J*

Updated On: 8/10/08 at 12:24 PM

Yup, Dolly. Stephen Collins still look good for his age.

BTW- Just bec. I got so much pm requests to scan my playbill. I guess people here love to read Playbill. Here is it (see below) I was actually suprised that the playbill is still colored after 3 years. Also since not all here are from NYC. I will post some photos that I took from Shubert Theater featuring the marquee of SPAMALOT. Again, sorry no 10/10 Report! ~ j*



Shubert Theater






Production Photo

Marin Mazzie, Stephen Collins & Drew Lachey


The Playbill

Updated On: 8/10/08 at 03:29 PM

Nobody can touch Sara as the lady of the lake, but both Hannah and Marin were definitely up to the role when I saw them, though Hannah had the edge because she's naturally funnier (the less said about the understudies I've seen in the role, the better).

The Playbill was b/w for a while, not sure how long, but they changed it to colour again shortly after Clay joined the cast.

Jay,

congrats on getting your Hair tix and here's hoping that the weather will be gorgeous here on Saturday night.

you mentioned your surprise that the Spamalot Playbill cover was still in color. why is that? I always thought (assumed) that if a show opted to do a color Playbill cover, that it would always have a color Playbill cover. I guess I don't go to enough shows later in their run. can you explain?

thanks for clarifying that. no surprise that color is more expensive. I just didn't know who paid for it. I prefer the 'traditional' Black & White covers anyway.