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Hedwig closing Sept. 13
#300Hedwig closing Sept. 13
Posted: 8/23/15 at 11:14am
@dramamama611: Thanks for that information. I will tweak my settings.
@Liza's Headband: I deleted the odious message immediately after reading it. Basically he wished me death and he would, like Diana Morales in A CHORUS LINE feel...NOTHING. I'm literally over here in tears....of laughter, and then made some passive/aggressive comment about how I probably wouldn't be able to see the message because I had him "blocked" which he obviously made because he felt that because he was able to PM me that I really had not blocked him, but the joke is on him because he truly is blocked. Now I have to block him from private messaging and I won't have to be subjected to his miserable presence ever again.
Updated On: 8/23/15 at 11:14 AM
DAME
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
#301Hedwig closing Sept. 13
Posted: 8/23/15 at 12:07pm
There is a theater in San Francisco ( I believe called The Post?) which is part of a hotel and would be so perfect. I remember seeing Dame Edna there about 16 tears ago and thinking the place had the same vibe as the Jane.
@Jane Was it Michael Cerveris I saw in the LA production of Hedwig? I know I loved whoever it was.
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Updated On: 8/23/15 at 12:07 PM
#303Hedwig closing Sept. 13
Posted: 8/23/15 at 12:17pm
Dame, yes, and he was my favorite after JCM:.What's interesting is that Matt McGrath was his understudy. Matt never had gone on yet when he flew back to NY to take over after Ms. Sheedy was gone. Matt saved the show, it got a rave from Brantley, and ran for three more months.
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#304Hedwig closing Sept. 13
Posted: 8/23/15 at 12:17pm
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Updated On: 8/23/15 at 12:17 PM
#306Hedwig closing Sept. 13
Posted: 8/23/15 at 12:27pm
wow thanks for that, Haterobics. So now how many times did I see Michael do that song? As many times as he did it, and every single time, I teared up. For me, Midnight Radio sums up the whole meaning of the story.
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DAME
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
#307Hedwig closing Sept. 13
Posted: 8/23/15 at 12:29pm
Very cool. @Jane Did you work with the show during the LA run?
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#308Hedwig closing Sept. 13
Posted: 8/23/15 at 12:32pm
Well, let's put it this way. When you're the house manager, you're managing that particular house for whatever show comes in. So it's only working with Hedwig while it was there in NY. Next was Tick Tick Boom, I believe.
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DAME
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
#309Hedwig closing Sept. 13
Posted: 8/23/15 at 12:40pm
You must have some great stories. How were the Ally Sheedy days?
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MikeHuckabae
Swing Joined: 8/23/15
#310Hedwig closing Sept. 13
Posted: 8/23/15 at 12:41pm
If I was president it would not have closed.
Thanks, Obama.
When I'm president, I'll unite the country AND Idina & Kristin. Give the people what they wait. #Chenzel #Huckabee2016
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#311Hedwig closing Sept. 13
Posted: 8/23/15 at 12:44pm
" How were the Ally Sheedy days?"
Dame, don't even ask because her shenanigans were not to be believed. Lots of stories but too horrifying to post.
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DAME
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
#312Hedwig closing Sept. 13
Posted: 8/23/15 at 12:46pm
Oh I would love to hear some Sheedy shenanigans. How about the most memorable one?
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Updated On: 8/23/15 at 12:46 PM
#313Hedwig closing Sept. 13
Posted: 8/23/15 at 12:47pm
DAME said: "There is a theater in San Francisco ( I believe called The Post?) which is part of a hotel and would be so perfect. I remember seeing Dame Edna there about 16 tears ago and thinking the place had the same vibe as the Jane."
Do you have me blocked? 
It's the Post Street Theater (which had the first SF sit-down of Spelling Bee), now home to the San Francisco Playhouse.
https://www.yelp.com/biz/post-street-theatre-san-francisco-2
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DAME
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
#314Hedwig closing Sept. 13
Posted: 8/23/15 at 12:49pm
Thanks Lizzie. I just didn't see your post. So sorry. I don't block people. I think that is silly.
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#315Hedwig closing Sept. 13
Posted: 8/23/15 at 1:48pm
DAME said: "Oh I would love to hear some Sheedy shenanigans. How about the most memorable one?"
I would too.
Hamilton22
Broadway Star Joined: 7/18/15
#316Hedwig closing Sept. 13
Posted: 8/23/15 at 2:30pm
There really isn't that much dirt on Sheedy. Jane is exaggerating. The worst Sheedy did was miss performances, change the script and once she had Yitzhak sing one of her songs. That's about it.
smidge
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/06
#317Hedwig closing Sept. 13
Posted: 8/23/15 at 2:47pm
I wouldn't question Jane's knowledge of Hedwig. I would actually love for him to write a definitive book on the show and I would be first in line to buy it. It would truy reflect my love of the show.
Hamilton22
Broadway Star Joined: 7/18/15
#318Hedwig closing Sept. 13
Posted: 8/23/15 at 4:22pm
Oh I'm sure Jane knows alot about Hedwig. It has become quite clear that she (he?) follows the show religiously. But the Allison Sheedy stories have been exaggerated out the wazzoo. Sheedy may have been a bad Hedwig, but she didn't do anything on the level that is "just too horrifying" to mention.
Phan2
Understudy Joined: 6/1/15
#319Hedwig closing Sept. 13
Posted: 8/23/15 at 4:26pm
LizzieCurry, I tried to search the capacity of the SF Playhouse. Does it seat only 200? That would be a really intimate show. That performance by Michael Cerveris was gorgeous! His voice holds so much emotion! I like how his voice has a rock edge.
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#320Hedwig closing Sept. 13
Posted: 8/23/15 at 4:29pm
I would SO buy a book by Jane about Hedwig experiences.
#321Hedwig closing Sept. 13
Posted: 8/23/15 at 4:33pm
"There really isn't that much dirt on Sheedy. Jane is exaggerating. The worst Sheedy did was miss performances, change the script and once she had Yitzhak sing one of her songs. That's about it. "
Sorry, Hun. YOU DON'T KNOW THE FIRST THING YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. THAT'S ABOUT IT.
To the rest of you guys out there - I would feel so guilty in talking out of the house about her. You know, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.
Also, I think Hamilton thinks I only follow Hedwig. I don't think he/she knows I house managed the Jane. And I am a GIRL.
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Updated On: 8/23/15 at 04:33 PM
#322Hedwig closing Sept. 13
Posted: 8/23/15 at 4:33pm
Phan2 said: "LizzieCurry, I tried to search the capacity of the SF Playhouse. Does it seat only 200? That would be a really intimate show. That performance by Michael Cerveris was gorgeous! His voice holds so much emotion! I like how his voice has a rock edge. "
You're right! It had more seats during its Spelling Bee days (which is the only show I've seen there), so I hadn't realized. http://sfplayhouse.org/sfph/venue/
"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt
FishermanBob
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/9/12
#323Hedwig closing Sept. 13
Posted: 8/23/15 at 4:38pm
Hamilton22 said: "Oh I'm sure Jane knows alot about Hedwig. It has become quite clear that she (he?) follows the show religiously. But the Allison Sheedy stories have been exaggerated out the wazzoo."
You don't even know her name is Alexandra, not Allison and we should take your opinion over someone who was the house manager and there every night? Yeah, OK, right.
#324Hedwig closing Sept. 13
Posted: 8/23/15 at 4:41pm
By the way, Hamilton Toots - Ally Sheedy's real name is Alexandra NOT ALLISON.
And yes there were some horrifying things going on on that stage for weeks that wouldn't have lasted overnight in a broadway house.
You don't know nothin'
And I don't follow the show religiously. I followed each and every show that played in my house after Hedwig. While the show is there. Einstein.
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Updated On: 8/23/15 at 04:41 PM
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