JRB's story/ Destroy USC theater students

[ThE nEw KiD]

Posted: 3/13/05 at 6:12pm

I attended a JRB performance last night. He of course, is amazing and was joined by Malcom Gets and Jen Colella (sp?- Urban Cowboy). Anyway, he's teachihng 'aspiring' musical theater actors at the University of Southern California. He told this story about the first class he taught: After the class, this male actor walked up to him joined by a friend and said there's this show I saw in Chicago you'd really like! It's about this man and this woman's break up and her story moves backwards, his story moves forward and they meet in the middle! Jason looked over at his friend and said "Is he ****ting me?" and thus the friend replied, "No, I think he really liked it."

If I ever meet these people, blood will spill. USC actors...wow! I know many of them, and neither can they act but they have no brains either WITH THE EXCEPTION of a handfull of brilliant people.

[ShuQ]

Posted: 3/13/05 at 6:22pm

Hahaha. I'm laughing...out loud. Thanks for brightening my day..that's hilarious.

[TheGaIsSilent]

Posted: 3/13/05 at 6:30pm

...and JRB would be what?

[commasplice]

Posted: 3/13/05 at 6:31pm

Jason Robert Brown :)

That story made me grin, especially since I just saw the show today. I'm sure the guy felt like a total idiot after the fact. Updated On: 3/13/05 at 06:31 PM

[glindamark1]

Posted: 3/13/05 at 6:32pm

a. jason robert brown
b. wow that is the saddest story ive ever heard. they should be ashamed. big time

[sweetiedarlinmia]

Posted: 3/13/05 at 6:35pm

open mouth, insert foot

[BlueWizard]

Posted: 3/13/05 at 7:38pm

Imagine how JRB would react if the guy said he didn't like the show.

[ThE nEw KiD]

Posted: 3/13/05 at 8:18pm

Jason is one of the most brilliant musical theater writers out there today. Up there with Guettel, Tesori, LaChuisa, Lippa, Schwartz (yes and I mean it too to all of you Wicked bashers!), Ahrens and Flaherty etc. Saying this, how can aspiring new musical theater actors 'make it' without knowing who the **** these people are. These USC kids also said that they love the classic musicals...like Phantom, and Evita. NO disrespect to Andrew Lloyd Webber because I love a lot his music (and I mean that)...but these shows are NOT classics! It makes me angry that these people aspire towards greatness (or so they claim) but they wouldn't know what greatness is if it hit them in the face. I went to USC (not the theater school) and I know exactly what Jason is talking about. I'm not bitter, just frustrated with how stupid some people are.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 3/13/05 at 8:35pm

wow. i love JRB. i cant believe either that someone in his class doesn't kno he wrote that show. wow. also i just found out that a friend of mine is in that class. omg i'm soooo jealous. i go to school about a half hour away from USC and have been over there partying lately and yea people there really r dumb, but i have some good friends there too.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 3/13/05 at 9:26pm

Oohhh I love Jenn! She's so nice, I've met her a buncha times at Birdland, she's always big with the smiles. And hoo boy what a voice.

Wow... USC kids... thank god I'm at NYU

[InfiniteTheaterFrenzy]

Posted: 3/13/05 at 10:32pm

I'm not sure whether to feel sorry for this kid, or be utterly disgusted. Maybe a little of both.

[Ebonic_Singer]

Posted: 3/13/05 at 10:43pm

JRB is a genius. 'Nuff said. I've heard he's a jerk though. I'm not passing judgement, it's just what I heard.

[sweetiedarlinmia]

Posted: 3/13/05 at 10:46pm

Jenn's a Cola Coll alum! YAY KOALAS!!!

[IMsooHyprToday]

Posted: 3/14/05 at 12:18am

usc theatre students... Ha. my sources tell me that "Anything Goes" this year is gonna be a flop.

[jesseeinstein]

Posted: 3/14/05 at 12:29am

wow... they should appreciate how lucky they are to get lessons from him! Meh-if they don't know who he is, I doubt they know much of anything else about MT. See how far they go...

[eslgr8]

Posted: 3/14/05 at 12:59am

You're so lucky to have been able to see JRB!!! If I hadn't had a ticket to see the final Friday performance of Ruthless: The Musical (loved it!!!), I would have been there too. Did you just see JRB or did you also attend The Last Five Years. If so, what did you think? I saw the same production a couple of months ago and am returning on Thursday. Had mixed feelings about this particular production, but I love the show so much I'm going to see it again, just to experience this amazing musical. And PS: We at Broadwayworld.com are much more savvy than those USC brats. (I'm a UCLA grad and we don't like'em!)

[ThE nEw KiD]

Posted: 3/14/05 at 1:20am

I didn't see it but I know the man playing Jamie. I saw him in Floyd Collins opposite Bryce Ryness. He's just terrific!