Lithgow's final performance wows!- Page 2

[SirLiir]

re: Lithgow's final performance wows!#25

Posted: 1/16/06 at 2:13am

Perhaps Rob or Craig could enlighten us about this? I am not sure what the policy (either written or unwritten) of pictures and videos at curtain calls is at most theaters. For regular performances, I could see there not being a need for either. But for such an event like this?

[Unknown User]

re: Lithgow's final performance wows!#26

Posted: 1/16/06 at 2:14am

one could argue that the performance isn't over until the out music is played, which is after bows and the curtain is rung.

[cserannie]

re: Lithgow's final performance wows!#27

Posted: 1/16/06 at 2:14am

he is a "She" parks.
Thanks for letting listen to it

Norbert Leo Butz quotes about John Lithgow: "He's really clumsy. One of the joys in life is to watch a great big huge man totally wipe out backstage. It takes John about three minutes to hit the floor. It's like watching a Great Sequoia falling gracelessly."

[Parks]

re: Lithgow's final performance wows!#28

Posted: 1/16/06 at 2:17am

Fixed it...lol

Sorry Dre, I didn't mean anything by it...lol

"If it walks like a Parks, if it wobbles like a Parks, then it's definitely fat and nobody loves it." --MA

[B Girl]

re: Lithgow's final performance wows!#29

Posted: 1/16/06 at 2:20am

ONce again such an amaazing show..it was such a feeling! i loved it, i sat in row D center orchestra and could see all the little things, the best was when they scene would cut away and the stuff norbert and john did as the sets were drawing back. Norbert was absolutely fantastic in GBS, he just went all out on it. And in Dirty Rotten Number it was incredible cause the words seemed soo true for both of them, or at least that's how it felt. And i love how we litterally had a standing ovation for John in DRN and then after norbert was like "sooo uhhh yeah anyways" and they were laughing. Such a priceless performance.

[Dre2387]

re: Lithgow's final performance wows!#30

Posted: 1/16/06 at 2:24am

haha. it's ok Parks. don't worry, everyone makes that mistake. glad you like the videos.

<--- the set of A Midsummer Night's Dream that I was assistant stage manager for during the 2007 season at the STNJ outdoor stage.

-Dre- You must remember all the same that at the crux of every game is knowing when it's time to leave the table... And it's important to be artful in your exit. No turning back, you must accept the con is done... It was a ball, it was a blast. And it's a shame it couldn't last. But every chapter has to end, you must agree.
~Dirty Rotten Scoundrels~
There's a special kind of people known as show people. We live in a world full of dreams. Sometimes we're not too certain what's false and what's real. But we're seldom in doubt about what we feel.
~Curtains~
It is a far, far better thing I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest I go to, than I have ever known.
~A Tale of Two Cities ~

[smartpenguin78]

re: Lithgow's final performance wows!#31

Posted: 1/16/06 at 2:24am

If the curtain, music, or any part of the set is in the picture/video you need permission from the creative team to reproduce it. You can't do things like take a picture of yourselves in the theatre.
From the look/sound of how many vids and pictures are out there, it seems that they may not have been concered with it at the point of John's speech, so you may be alright.


I am really glad all of you enjoyed the performances, it seems like a wonderful emotional night.

I stand corrected, you are as vapid as they say.

Updated On: 1/16/06 at 02:24 AM

[Dre2387]

re: Lithgow's final performance wows!#32

Posted: 1/16/06 at 2:29am

i have a close up pic of john's poster for the person who was asking.
close up of john's poster

<--- the set of A Midsummer Night's Dream that I was assistant stage manager for during the 2007 season at the STNJ outdoor stage.

-Dre- You must remember all the same that at the crux of every game is knowing when it's time to leave the table... And it's important to be artful in your exit. No turning back, you must accept the con is done... It was a ball, it was a blast. And it's a shame it couldn't last. But every chapter has to end, you must agree.
~Dirty Rotten Scoundrels~
There's a special kind of people known as show people. We live in a world full of dreams. Sometimes we're not too certain what's false and what's real. But we're seldom in doubt about what we feel.
~Curtains~
It is a far, far better thing I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest I go to, than I have ever known.
~A Tale of Two Cities ~

[wickedrentq]

re: Lithgow's final performance wows!#33

Posted: 1/16/06 at 2:33am

And to top it off Penguin, we went to Sbarro!! No singer though.

"If there was a Mount Rushmore for Broadway scores, "West Side Story" would be front and center. It snaps, it crackles it pops! It surges with a roar, its energy and sheer life undiminished by the years" - NYPost reviewer Elisabeth Vincentelli

[SirLiir]

re: Lithgow's final performance wows!#34

Posted: 1/16/06 at 2:34am

Oh and it was nice meeting everyone there as well. For those posters or lurkers here who I had a chance of speaking too, it was great fun. Hope to see you again at a show soon!

[AnnaB]

re: Lithgow's final performance wows!#35

Posted: 1/16/06 at 2:35am

Love you Dre

[Dre2387]

re: Lithgow's final performance wows!#36

Posted: 1/16/06 at 2:43am

anna, do you love me cause i put up the picture or cause you know me? lol.

<--- the set of A Midsummer Night's Dream that I was assistant stage manager for during the 2007 season at the STNJ outdoor stage.

-Dre- You must remember all the same that at the crux of every game is knowing when it's time to leave the table... And it's important to be artful in your exit. No turning back, you must accept the con is done... It was a ball, it was a blast. And it's a shame it couldn't last. But every chapter has to end, you must agree.
~Dirty Rotten Scoundrels~
There's a special kind of people known as show people. We live in a world full of dreams. Sometimes we're not too certain what's false and what's real. But we're seldom in doubt about what we feel.
~Curtains~
It is a far, far better thing I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest I go to, than I have ever known.
~A Tale of Two Cities ~

[AnnaB]

re: Lithgow's final performance wows!#37

Posted: 1/16/06 at 2:45am

well, I don't know you so... the picture for now :P

[Emilia]

re: Lithgow's final performance wows!#38

Posted: 1/16/06 at 7:21am

thank you everyone for the reviews pictures and videos!

And thank you John Lithgow! And also Andrew Anses who will also be missed!

Sounds like an amazing night, and now DRS can go on to a new chapter with their new leading man-good luck to Johnathan!

'It was six hours! I don't even like to have sex or eat bacon for six hours!' 'You are faboulous creatures each and every one'

[IssaMe]

re: Lithgow's final performance wows!#39

Posted: 1/16/06 at 7:35am

In answer to some of the above, yes John went up on those lyrics in the final song ... and both he and Norbert had a laugh over it.

The people on the front row who were so into it were a group from South Carolina who really enjoyed the show.

And no cameras of any kind are permitted to be used at ANY time in the Imperial (whether or not the stage is seen in the photos)...ushers were stopping people from taking personal photos inside the theater last night before and during the show...but with all the excitement during the curtain speeches they allowed all photos, taping, etc. then without trying to intercede.

[Horton]

re: Lithgow's final performance wows!#40

Posted: 1/16/06 at 7:37am

How was the stagedoor compared with the way it usually is? Updated On: 1/16/06 at 07:37 AM

[wickedrentq]

re: Lithgow's final performance wows!#41

Posted: 1/16/06 at 11:16am

Aww, yaay for Southerners, I love their accents!

"yes John went up on those lyrics in the final song ... and both he and Norbert had a laugh over it."

Umm, I'm sorry, it's early for me but I'm a bit confused as to what you're referring to.

Horton, the DRS stage door tends to vary a lot so it's hard to say in comparison. Some days/nights it's packed, some times there's not many people there at all. But it was fairly packed last night. Still, if not the one, the entire cast of DRS IMO is one of the nicest on broadway, and all stopped to sign or chat or say hellos despite wanting to get to the party. And it was fairly cold.

"If there was a Mount Rushmore for Broadway scores, "West Side Story" would be front and center. It snaps, it crackles it pops! It surges with a roar, its energy and sheer life undiminished by the years" - NYPost reviewer Elisabeth Vincentelli

[SirLiir]

re: Lithgow's final performance wows!#42

Posted: 1/16/06 at 12:36pm

It was understandably crowded last night. Plus, it was frigid last night at the stage door yet they still all signed. Poor Jonathan Pyrce stayed to sign for everyone. Basically, everyone but Joanne Gleason came out and signed.

[everythingtaboo]

re: Lithgow's final performance wows!#43

Posted: 1/16/06 at 12:42pm

"yes John went up on those lyrics in the final song ... and both he and Norbert had a laugh over it."

Umm, I'm sorry, it's early for me but I'm a bit confused as to what you're referring to.

I think it was right before Norbert started his part of the song, maybe the end of the second verse? I just thought John got caught up in the emotion of it all. John admitted it so at the final speech.

"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008

[wickedrentq]

re: Lithgow's final performance wows!#44

Posted: 1/16/06 at 2:58pm

Oh okay, yeah John paused the song b/c he was teared up. I'm sorry I just didn't quite understand what you meant by "went up." Thanks for clarifying.

"If there was a Mount Rushmore for Broadway scores, "West Side Story" would be front and center. It snaps, it crackles it pops! It surges with a roar, its energy and sheer life undiminished by the years" - NYPost reviewer Elisabeth Vincentelli

[Bohemian1232]

re: Lithgow's final performance wows!#45

Posted: 1/16/06 at 3:12pm

It sounds like it was a lot of fun!

"Nothing's lost forever. In this world, there is a kind of painful progress. Longing for what we've left behind, and dreaming ahead."

[cserannie]

re: Lithgow's final performance wows!#46

Posted: 1/16/06 at 4:03pm

so sad...

Norbert Leo Butz quotes about John Lithgow: "He's really clumsy. One of the joys in life is to watch a great big huge man totally wipe out backstage. It takes John about three minutes to hit the floor. It's like watching a Great Sequoia falling gracelessly."

[I <3 NY]

re: Lithgow's final performance wows!#47

Posted: 1/17/06 at 12:58am

Mrs. Gettlefinger had a seminar with us right before the performance. SHe's such a sweetheart, and she srated crying when speaking about leaving a cast and people youve worked with for so long.

[SirLiir]

re: Lithgow's final performance wows!#48

Posted: 1/17/06 at 1:36am

I agree. Sara was so perfect for the role. At least she will be back in the near future!

[Baine]

re: Lithgow's final performance wows!#49

Posted: 1/17/06 at 2:15am

Cserannie--

I love your signature quote! It makes me <3 those two even more!!

I wish I could have seen the show the other night. Heck, I wish I could have seen it once more with the original cast! IMO, Norbert and John had great chemistry together. I miss them already, even though I know I won't be seeing this particular show again...if that makes sense. LOL!!

<--such a nut!