Yeah, I got there around 10:20 and figured there couldn't be more than a couple hundred in front of me. The theater eventually filled up, but it took a little while -- remember, the Marquis Theater sits like 1600 people.
I sat front row, center mezz. There were still good orch seats scattered, I'm really not sure why, but yeah. I was very pleased with my seats -- no one blocking short little me, and there, the front row is pretty low.
The only frustrating part was, as mentioned, the people at the hotel were telling us it was going to be 2 hours. As soon as the curtain went down, everyone kinda just stared at each other and was like -- that's IT? Not that it wasn't well worth it, especially worth the price, I just wish I hadn't been told it was gonna be 2 hours. Oh well. So worth it to see Bernadette and Angela singing again, with the rest of Broadway. Bob Martin was hilarious. And the energy and excitement in the theater was of course immense.
At the end of We Need A Little Christmas (so great to hear Angela, even if she did miss a couple of cues, haha), a banner came down that said "Broadway's Back!" Such cheers.
The only two songs were No Business...started by Bernadette and We Need A Little Christmas started by Angela...then a couple solos happened...I think in Show Business it was Cheyenne, Laura Bell, and Jonathan Groff...and in We Need A Little was Stephanie J. Block, Kerry Butler and Lea Michele.
Since no one else mentioned on here, here's who was there (to the best of my memory, which adds a few holes):
Special guests: Bob Martin, Bernadette Peters, Angela Lansbury, Bob Saget
Jersey Boys: Michael Longoria, and the 3 under (understudy? I didn't recognize them) Jersey Boys
Hairspray: Shannon Durig and George Wendt (per dancing, thanks!)
Wicked: Stephanie J. Block and Annaleigh Ashford
Spelling Bee: Jared Gertner and Sara Inbar
Chicago: Michelle DeJean and another cast member whose name I can't remember (sorry!)
Spring Awakening: Lea Michele and Jonathan Groff
Young Frankenstein: Understudy for the monster
The Grinch: Understudy for the Grinch
Xanadu: Kerry Butler and Cheyenne Jackson
Legally Blonde: Laura Bell Bundy
Mamma Mia: Carolee Carmello
Drowsy Chaperone: Beth Leavel
Avenue Q: Howie Michael Smith (w/ Rod) and Jennifer Barnheart (w/ Lucy)
Grease: Max Crumm and Laura Osnes
Curtains: John Bolton
Les Miserables: Max Von Essen
Rent: Justin Johnson and Tamyra Gray
Phantom: Whoever the current Phantom is (not sure)
Spamalot: Missed the name, but one of the knights
Chorus Line: 2 dancers who I'm not sure of
Seafarer: 1 actor I'm not sure of
Anyone feel free to correct or plug in my holes
And I got a picture with Bernadette at the stage door
Again, just wish I wasn't told it was 2 hours, but otherwise, really fantastic concert! What a treat!
"If there was a Mount Rushmore for Broadway scores, "West Side Story" would be front and center. It snaps, it crackles it pops! It surges with a roar, its energy and sheer life undiminished by the years" - NYPost reviewer Elisabeth Vincentelli
Updated On: 11/30/07 at 03:37 PM
