Just saw the Dress Rehersal for Jerry Springer!!!

[dave1606]

Just saw the Dress Rehersal for Jerry Springer!!!#1

Posted: 1/29/08 at 12:46am

Oh boy do I feel lucky. At NYU tonight they did the dress rehearsal of Jerry Springer: The Opera and invited students for free!!!

I can honestly say it is the trashiest thing I have ever seen but I loved every minute of it!!
Harvey Keitel is great as the title character and I loved everyone in the cast! they all had fantastic voices! Overall, I can see this being a hit at carnegie hall, but not without offending many. The first act is a dead on satire of the show, and very entertaining. I loved every minute of it. The second act, while still funny is not quite the same as it takes place in hell with Jerry having to do a show for the devil. That is a funny circumstance, but this is done in such an obscene way that it may cause some to walk out. I wasn't offended, but didn't think the jokes worked as well here. Despite this, I still really enjoyed the show and the fantastic cast. I got chills when they all would sing together! This should be a fun time at carnegie hall(a hilarious choice of venue for such a crass show!)
Enjoy everyone!

[LimelightMike]

re: Just saw the Dress Rehersal for Jerry Springer!!!#2

Posted: 1/29/08 at 12:55am

I've seen the featurette on here, looks really solid!
My friend has tickets for tomorrow (Wednesday) night's performance! Updated On: 1/29/08 at 12:55 AM

[neddyfrank2]

re: Just saw the Dress Rehersal for Jerry Springer!!!#2

Posted: 1/29/08 at 12:57am

Why do you always ask the running time?

[LimelightMike]

re: Just saw the Dress Rehersal for Jerry Springer!!!#3

Posted: 1/29/08 at 1:00am

*laughs*

I was writing and thinking two different things, ned.

What I meant was aside from the creative front where running time is 'key' when structuring a show, as a theatregoer myself, having to book around a certain timeframe (to head down and then home, etc.) running time interests me a lot of the time - that way, I know when and what to book around. Updated On: 1/29/08 at 01:00 AM

[neddyfrank2]

re: Just saw the Dress Rehersal for Jerry Springer!!!#4

Posted: 1/29/08 at 1:06am

it's a key component when strucuring a show... and from a creative perspective, as an artist with a schedule, that interests me

What?

[theaterdude87]

re: Just saw the Dress Rehersal for Jerry Springer!!!#5

Posted: 1/29/08 at 1:08am

How was Max? and "I just want to Dance?"

Love that song!!

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[CATSNYrevival]

re: Just saw the Dress Rehersal for Jerry Springer!!!#6

Posted: 1/29/08 at 2:22am

I have the DVD, but I haven't watched much of it. I've never been able to get into it.

[LimelightMike]

re: Just saw the Dress Rehersal for Jerry Springer!!!#7

Posted: 1/29/08 at 2:27am

CATS, where'd you get it???

[CATSNYrevival]

re: Just saw the Dress Rehersal for Jerry Springer!!!#8

Posted: 1/29/08 at 2:28am

Umm... amazon.co.uk. ?

[LimelightMike]

re: Just saw the Dress Rehersal for Jerry Springer!!!#9

Posted: 1/29/08 at 2:32am

Do they ship to the states?

[CATSNYrevival]

re: Just saw the Dress Rehersal for Jerry Springer!!!#10

Posted: 1/29/08 at 2:36am

...yeah. otherwise I wouldn't have it.

[LimelightMike]

re: Just saw the Dress Rehersal for Jerry Springer!!!#11

Posted: 1/29/08 at 2:38am

Right on.

What does the purchase come to in USD?

[CATSNYrevival]

re: Just saw the Dress Rehersal for Jerry Springer!!!#12

Posted: 1/29/08 at 2:42am

About fourteen dollars including regular shipping.

[LimelightMike]

re: Just saw the Dress Rehersal for Jerry Springer!!!#13

Posted: 1/29/08 at 2:45am

...and it'll be all worked out on my statement, if I use my VISA or whatever? 'cause that'd be awesome. (sorry if this is getting annoying, haha, I'm young yet) lol

[neddyfrank2]

re: Just saw the Dress Rehersal for Jerry Springer!!!#14

Posted: 1/29/08 at 3:34am

I still don't understand how it is a 'key' component when structuring a show.

[broadwayfan7]

re: Just saw the Dress Rehersal for Jerry Springer!!!#15

Posted: 1/29/08 at 10:35am

Looking forward to seeing this show!

"Everytime you step on that stage it is somebody's first Broadway show and somebody's last Broadway show. Make it count."

[TheatreDiva90016]

re: Just saw the Dress Rehersal for Jerry Springer!!!#16

Posted: 1/29/08 at 11:06am

How was Katrina's "I Just Wanna F'ing Dance"?

"TheatreDiva90016 - another good reason to frequent these boards less."<<>> “I hesitate to give this line of discussion the validation it so desperately craves by perpetuating it, but the light from logic is getting further and further away with your every successive post.” <<>> -whatever2

[BrodyFosse123]

re: Just saw the Dress Rehersal for Jerry Springer!!!#17

Posted: 1/29/08 at 11:08am

How was La Linda Balgord?

[dave1606]

re: Just saw the Dress Rehersal for Jerry Springer!!!#18

Posted: 1/29/08 at 11:38am

AMazing. easily one of the highlights of the show! the audience went wild.

[Trailer Trash Jones]

re: Just saw the Dress Rehersal for Jerry Springer!!!#19

Posted: 1/29/08 at 4:30pm

I saw it last night too. I thought HK was brilliant and Max von Essen & Patricia Phillips were highlights for me. I loved it, but I though some of the "ah ah ah" obligatos could be eliminated. Some of them were damn hard and not everyone could sing them, especially with less than 2 weeks of rehearsal. The characters were very well defined. That stage had amazing talent on it! I knew very little going in, but had a great time.

[DAME]

re: Just saw the Dress Rehersal for Jerry Springer!!!#20

Posted: 1/29/08 at 9:17pm

I saw this in Londo and loved it. You lucky New Yorkers; GO!

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