Lestat?

Did anyone see it?

I had the pleasure of seeing it the day before it closed, May 28, 2006 and it was AMAZING.

I'll post a review of that day if anyone wants.

But I really want to know if anyone saw it so I can talk to someone about it.

~ Broadway Baby4

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I saw it twice....contomplated walking out the first time and went back to see it with a friend (I lost a bet about how long it would take for the show to close). Needless to say, I enjoyed it a lot more the 2nd time....go in expecting nothing, you're not disappointed when you get nothing back.

It was a show that ultimately suffered from poor everything-that-counts. Visually almost-stunning, the show was banking on Anne Rice's name along with the John/Taupin credo to sell the show. However, Rice's spirit was lost in Woolverton's book (the extreme homoerotic nature of the show even turned the gay audiences off), John/Taupin's score was boring (though his demo versions are significantly better than the Broadway versions), and Roth's direction was messy.

"I had the pleasure of seeing it the day before it closed, May 28, 2006 and it was AMAZING"

I don't think "pleasure" is the word to use in this instance...

I have the same "the first time, I hated it; then I saw it and appreciated it somehow" outlook like Yankeefan007.

Here's my take on it:

I saw Lestat the day before it closed, a very sad day. I went to see Hugh Panaro as Lestat and when I got there they had a sign that said "The Role of Lestat will Be Played By Drew Sarich." I was heart broken but I decided I was there to see Jim Stanek and Allison Fischer too so I stayed.

I went to the gift stand and bought a tee shirt, poster, picture program, the book (yes the one w/Interview, Vampire Lestat and Queen of the Damned.). How would have guessed that standing right next to me the whole time I was there was CAROLEE CARMELLO!!!!!!!!!!

She bumped into me. She apoliged and my mom asked her if she was Carolee. Of course she said yes. I then told her that I was a big fan and she influnced my singing so much. She told me that she was so happy. I told her break a leg as she went backstage and she thanked me my name!!!!! My IDOL thanked me by name!

Anywho, The show!

I sat in the second row on the isle (amazing seat! I saw it when they did You're the one that I want there and I screamed "There's my Lestat Seat!) and I LOVED the curtain!

The show begin with Drew onstage alone and I instantly LOVED his voice. When they had Carolee on she blew me away! I LOVED her Gabrielle. I really felt like she was Lestat's mother and she wanted her son to live his life.

When Roderick Hill came out I DIDN'T like him. He was anoying.

Anywho, Michael Genet was the perfect Marius. I really felt like I should respect him.

Jim Stanek. What's there to say about him? NOTHING!!!!!! He didn't preform. His understudy was quite good, though.

Allison Fischer was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! I LOVED her Claudia it was awesome!

STAGEDOOR: I met ALMOST everyone who performed that day (except Nikki Rene Daniels who walked away and didn't sign anything). I had made collages for Allison, Jim and Hugh. Since the guys weren't there I gave them all to Allison for her to give to them. She said she would. She LOVED hers and signed my poster: "Thanks for your kindness and support!"

Carolee said "Hello again." and talked to me for awhile. Signing my poster "Best of luck on Broadway!"

Drew is a sweetheart! He stayed and talked to me for like ten minutes about how I liked the show compared to Interview the Movie.

I miss it sooooooo much. I bought a Lestat 1st draft script off e-bay and I treasure it.

Oh and LizzieCurry and Broadwaybelter, In the words of Haru from The Cat Returns "That's just mean".

Also: Mr Roxy! You ROCK!

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Updated On: 1/20/07 at 07:53 PM

Anywho, Michael Genet was the perfect Marius. I really felt like I should respect him.

Oh my god.

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I saw the same performance, Stanek was out. It has Chris Peluso in the role.

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Updated On: 1/20/07 at 08:12 PM

In my Drew Sarich audio, Stanek was out. It has Chris Peluso in the role.

La la la la DISCRETION CAKES!!!!

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**rolls eyes and becomes physically ill whenever the awful, dreadful crap known as "Lestat" is remembered**

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"In the words of Sharpay Evans from HSM "EVERYBODY QUIET!!!!!"

You just quote High School Musical...

Updated On: 1/20/07 at 08:30 PM

Sorry I'm too tired to deal with all this Lestat hating!

Hey, that reminds me of the time I went into a mosque and tried to sell bacon bits.

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The show's been dead and gone for 8 months now, not sure why another thread on it had to be started. Anyway, yeah I saw it. I only went because of the actors. The actors were great but they deserved much better, the direction & sets were horrible, the music was so-so.

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Updated On: 1/20/07 at 08:36 PM

A little over a month on Broadway.

:P

I can't deal with all of this. LEAVE ME ALONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*cries* *goes off to watch Fantasmic on Youtube* Yes, I'm a Disney Fangirl. A MAJOR one. I've been to Disney World 13 times. Go ahead, Bash me about that too! That's all you guys like to do, pick on me, right?

*cries*

The people on my old Wicked forum had more respect for people. Why don't you guys have any respect for what others like and don't like.

It's like you guys don't like Lestat, but prob. Like Chaperone right? I HATE Chaperone but I won't pick on you guys for that.

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Updated On: 1/20/07 at 08:39 PM