Idina comments on See What I Wanna See...- Page 2

[BSoBW2]

Posted: 9/12/05 at 7:49pm

Every theatre has an alternate way out. But the actors leave through the lobby.

[LyTeMyCanDyI]

Posted: 9/12/05 at 7:49pm

So I may be a lil crazy for not seeing it, but where is this comment on her site?

[BSoBW2]

Posted: 9/12/05 at 7:50pm

In the right box...on the main page.

[meagan9848]

Posted: 9/12/05 at 7:50pm

That's different than not having a stage door.

That would be like saying Rent doesn't have a stage door.

[Marlene]

Posted: 9/12/05 at 7:50pm

On the main page, it's in the pumpkin colored box on the right...where the concert info used to be.

[BSoBW2]

Posted: 9/12/05 at 7:51pm

Every theatre has a stage door - a stage door is the door between the backstage area and the outside world...

The difference here is that the the actors leave through the lobby...unlike Rent, the theatre's lobby is bigger...

[meagan9848]

Posted: 9/12/05 at 7:53pm

A theatre that doesn't have a stage door would have one way in, one way out.

The question is not weather or not they use the stage door...it's the fact that it's there.

[LyTeMyCanDyI]

Posted: 9/12/05 at 7:53pm

I see a umkin box, nothing in it but, "Hi everyone. I'm back from the road. Here is a little slideshow with some pics I took. Enjoy! xoxo Idina" Can somebosy maybe send a direct link to it or something?

[meagan9848]

Posted: 9/12/05 at 7:53pm

clear your web history...

[Marlene]

Posted: 9/12/05 at 7:54pm

Well it's showing up for me on idinamenzel.com...are you trying idina.com?

[edit] It works for me on both sites...refresh, clear your cookies? Updated On: 9/12/05 at 07:54 PM

[meagan9848]

Posted: 9/12/05 at 7:55pm

her computer probably has the old flash stored.

Too bad, because I feel like this is one the message is intended for.

[LyTeMyCanDyI]

Posted: 9/12/05 at 7:55pm

I'm on the right site. Gosh I hate technolgy! I opened it on exploere and not AOL and got it! Thanks guys!!!

[orangeskittles]

Posted: 9/12/05 at 7:59pm

no way a little disclaimer on Idina's site and the Public's site will keep the "teenyboppers" away.

My comment was wishful thinking. That's why I used "could". I've just heard scary stories from people that have been to her concerts, and I don't want to have to deal with that.

[meagan9848]

Posted: 9/12/05 at 8:01pm

Yeah, pretty much it sucks and nothing is going to stop them.

[Marlene]

Posted: 9/12/05 at 8:03pm

Does anyone know how seating at the Public is? And the student tickets...are they awful seats?

[BroadwayGirl107]

Posted: 9/12/05 at 8:04pm

You know, if they show up, they show up. My only wish is that they stay quiet during the show so I can enjoy it, and that they aren't out of control at the stage door...or whatever the situation will be.

I mean...for Idina's sake, kids. (You think they'll listen because I said for "Idina's sake"?)

[xM3L24x]

Posted: 9/12/05 at 8:08pm

how long is the show going to run for? I might convince my mom to take me october 8th when my aunt comes, that is ofcourse if the shows still going by then.. i wanted to see Anthony Rapp Feeling Electric (i cant remember the name right now i think thats it) but I don't think she will.

[Marlene]

Posted: 9/12/05 at 8:09pm

Maybe the aforementioned teenyboppers will walk out with something greater than just the fact that IDINA MENZEL ROCKS THEIR SOCKS. Think about it this way, there will hopefully be a new Defying Gravity to fill in the need for the let’s emulate Idina vide. How old are these said teenyboppers you all complain about? I hold their tendencies close to my heart at the stage door (well not really, but how can you not get excited about Idina?), but theater etiquette and common courtesy just screams out to me during the performance. Roshomon, Idina Menzel, and my first live and kicking LaChiusa performance...once I get tickets. Like whooooa. "I couldn't be happier..."

Unless you already have tickets to Feeling Electric, you won't be able to see one of those six performances, xM3L24x...

Updated On: 9/12/05 at 08:09 PM

[xM3L24x]

Posted: 9/12/05 at 8:14pm

yea i realized that yesterday-- i was looking at the public theatre site and it says that see what i wanna see isnt starting until october 11th?

[Kringas]

Posted: 9/12/05 at 8:16pm

Is a movie musical still considered a movie?

[meagan9848]

Posted: 9/12/05 at 8:37pm

Yeah it is.

...but it's not considered a play.

It's different.

[BobbyBubby]

Posted: 9/12/05 at 8:40pm

Movies are a whole different ballgame.

[StarbuckQAF]

Posted: 9/12/05 at 8:47pm

oh god, guys... get off the "play vs. musical" debate. Seriously, you say "play" or you say "musical"... many people (even, oh my god! professionals in the industry) use "play" as an interchangeable term referring to "theatrical productions" that you know.... are done on a stage!

And some don't. Some are avidly against calling a musical a play because... one involves music and singing. Whatever. Either way, it's a preference, neither is INCORRECT.

Now... when you call a play/drama a musial... that's wrong. 'Cause why??... no music. There you go. But musicals have Books, so I could agrue that "play" can fit with either.

Sorry, but this "calling a 'musical' a 'play' is stupid" conversation has no relevence in this case. So Idina called her musical a play... wow, someone should get on that and inform her to correct it! Because OTHERWISE the Theatre Police will come knockin'! *rolls eyes*

[Patronus]

Posted: 9/12/05 at 8:55pm

Do you feel better now?

I pointed it out solely because I wanted clarification as to whether the show was music-less or a musical. I don't think anyone criticized her specifically.

Personally, I think there is a difference between a musical and a play which is why I asked.

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 9/12/05 at 8:58pm

Just so people know, The Public is a complex of five theatres (plus Joe's Pub), spread over several floors in what was once the Astor Library in the 19th century (this is the Public's 50th anniversary season and the 38th at that location). Just a little history -- in addition to producing Shakespeare in the Park every year, under the leadership of Joe Papp and George Wolfe (and starting this year Oskar Eustis), classic works such as Hair, A Chorus Line, Bring in Da Noise, Take Me Out, Elaine Stritch At Liberty, Caroline or Change and hundreds of other works have come out of those 5 stages (winning 135 Obies, 40 Tonys, 4 Pulitzers and many many other awards).

The theatres range in size from 100-odd seats to 299 seats -- in other words there are NO BAD SEATS in any of the theatres. That also means there aren't a lot of seats to be had so order quickly when tix go on sale to the public.

"See What I Wanna See" will be playing upstairs at the Anspacher Theatre (roughly 250 seats as I recall). It's a thrust stage with perfect sightlines throughout.

As for the whole stage door thing, generally speaking artists come and go through the main lobby of the building. I've heard that there are other exits out of the building but I can't confirm that (an artist could always slip out through Joe's Pub, though, if they wanted to avoid a crowd in the lobby). Not sure what protocol Menzel will use in terms of entering and leaving the building, but throughout the years, much bigger stars than her (a who's who of the entertainment industry has performed at the Public in the past several decades, including several major movie stars) seemed to have no problem using the lobby and the front door.

Updated On: 9/12/05 at 08:58 PM