Lea Thompson

[millie_dillmount]

Lea Thompson#0

Posted: 9/10/04 at 11:38pm

I was just looking at a Cabaret website and saw a picture of Lea. Just wondering, has anyone seen her in Cabaret and how was her performance? I've seen her in various movies, including the Back to the Future ones.

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[kyle.]

re: Lea Thompson#1

Posted: 9/10/04 at 11:41pm

i saw her as sally and she was great. wonderful voice and a great actress.

[suzycat]

re: Lea Thompson#2

Posted: 9/11/04 at 12:02am

I also saw her. Since they didn't pass out Playbills until the end and I was sitting pretty far back, I didn't know who was playing Sally until after the show was over. She was wonderful. I wonder why she hasn't come back to Bway?

[musicalfandukie]

re: Lea Thompson#3

Posted: 9/11/04 at 1:58am

cabaret seemed like one of those shows where they just casted anyone with a big name..kinda like grease, and chicago...but lea still could of done a good job i didnt get to see her in it.

[cabarethed]

re: Lea Thompson#4

Posted: 9/11/04 at 2:06am

Cabaret should never have been one of those shows to submit to mostly lead stunt casting, but whatever. In a slight defense, it's not like the names were huge...more like an 80s flashback.

And yes, I did see Lea. She was my first, and though I don't remember a lot thanks to being drunk off my ass for the first time, I remember crying my eyes out during her Cabaret. She was good!

[millie_dillmount]

re: Lea Thompson#5

Posted: 9/11/04 at 8:47am

How come they didn't pass out playbills until the end?

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[Chrysanthemum62001]

re: Lea Thompson#6

Posted: 9/11/04 at 9:26am

The "official" reason was becasue the artistic director didn't want the Playbills to distract the audience members. He wanted it to have the feel of a real cabaret.
I also think its because they were trying to push souvenier programs.

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[ForTheLoveOfLea]

re: Lea Thompson#7

Posted: 9/11/04 at 10:50am

I still think of Howard the Duck when I hear her name and cringe.

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[Unknown User]

re: Lea Thompson#8

Posted: 9/11/04 at 10:52am

Ew--never saw Howard the Duck--the commercials scared me enough *shudder shudder* I think of her from Back to the Future--yay!!! I <3 those movies!

[mallardo]

re: Lea Thompson#9

Posted: 9/11/04 at 7:12pm

Interesting that she was so good - I wouldn't have suspected it. So did anyone see Jennifer Jason Leigh as Sally?

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[Love4Cheno]

re: Lea Thompson#10

Posted: 9/14/04 at 4:06pm

LOLOL- I own Howard the Duck on video. I think it's the WORST movie EVER made. It's entirely unwatchable but hilarious.

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