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#100Live from the Lincoln Center Discussion Thread
Posted: 8/18/10 at 9:58pm
I can't believe we missed the first two minutes of the entr'acte because of Alan Alda gabbing backstage!
This production is timeless, and is truly amongst my all time favorite moments in any theater!
That orchestra!
#101Live from the Lincoln Center Discussion Thread
Posted: 8/18/10 at 9:59pmNever thought I would say this, but Alan Alda, please STFU!
"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008
#102Live from the Lincoln Center Discussion Thread
Posted: 8/18/10 at 10:02pm
Samonsky reminds me of the guy on the tour, Anderson Davis. he was just as "stiff" in his book scenes. Both of their entrances remind me of the UPS man entrance in "Legally Blonde". Davis' moreso.
For some reason, this production lacks the energy that the Touring Company has. That's just my opinion.
I love the refernces to Philly and Ardmore. I grew up near Ardmore and was one of very few that laughed at the lines.
Loving O'Hara. Carman Cusak was good but O'Hara's performance is a bit more restrained. Less animated. So far I have to say I liked David Pittsinger better than Szot. Just my random thoughts.
#103Live from the Lincoln Center Discussion Thread
Posted: 8/18/10 at 10:03pmHonestly, I only have one regret with this show...I never got to see Taylor Frey as Cable. I hear his Cable had a lot more depth and compassion.
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#104Live from the Lincoln Center Discussion Thread
Posted: 8/18/10 at 10:04pmUgh. My PBS station turned off the broadcast at the second act to show a documentary on Hurricane Katrina. I'm highly ticked.
jsg03jd
Broadway Star Joined: 11/24/04
#105Live from the Lincoln Center Discussion Thread
Posted: 8/18/10 at 10:05pmI don't think this production is lacking energy: the TV simply can't capture everything - the sights and sounds - that goes on onstage. A lot is lost in a broadcast compared to seeing it live at The Vivian Beaumont.
#106Live from the Lincoln Center Discussion Thread
Posted: 8/18/10 at 10:06pm
I love the refernces to Philly and Ardmore. I grew up near Ardmore and was one of very few that laughed at the lines
I live not far from Princeton and my dad was from Bryn Mawr
#107Live from the Lincoln Center Discussion Thread
Posted: 8/18/10 at 10:08pmjsg, that is just my opinion. I just saw it last month so it is pretty fresh in my mind and for me, it lacks a bit of energy compared to what I saw last month.
#108Live from the Lincoln Center Discussion Thread
Posted: 8/18/10 at 10:15pmI can't believe I missed this on stage. It is simply beautiful.
#109Live from the Lincoln Center Discussion Thread
Posted: 8/18/10 at 10:15pmSamonsky reminds me of Andy Samberg somehow. Odd.
#110Live from the Lincoln Center Discussion Thread
Posted: 8/18/10 at 10:18pmIs it just me or do Kelli's vocals seem off at times?
jsg03jd
Broadway Star Joined: 11/24/04
#111Live from the Lincoln Center Discussion Thread
Posted: 8/18/10 at 10:23pmKelli's voice has always been like that in SP. She's not a belter like Laura Osnes, so some parts of Kelli's voice are shaky in HB, IGWTMROMH and AWG. (But she freakin' kicked ass at that Lerner & Loewe concert she did with Paulo Szot at Carnegie Hall where she let her soprano loose big time! High notes galore!)
#112Live from the Lincoln Center Discussion Thread
Posted: 8/18/10 at 10:27pmIs it wrong that I have a private musical fantasy world where Cable and Liat get married and live next door to Tony and Maria?
jsg03jd
Broadway Star Joined: 11/24/04
#113Live from the Lincoln Center Discussion Thread
Posted: 8/18/10 at 10:28pmDo Tam, Chris and Kim live next door too? :o)
#114Live from the Lincoln Center Discussion Thread
Posted: 8/18/10 at 10:30pm
Is it wrong that I have a private musical fantasy world where Cable and Liat get married and live next door to Tony and Maria?
I dream that Nellie throws Emile over for Luther.
Do Tam, Chris and Kim live next door too? :o)
Across the street
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Broadway Star Joined: 4/16/07
#115Live from the Lincoln Center Discussion Thread
Posted: 8/18/10 at 10:32pmThat was just fantastic.
#116Live from the Lincoln Center Discussion Thread
Posted: 8/18/10 at 10:34pm
Kelli's voice has always been like that in SP. She's not a belter like Laura Osnes, so some parts of Kelli's voice are shaky in HB, IGWTMROMH and AWG.
Do I need to bump the abbreviations thread? Spell it out.
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#117Live from the Lincoln Center Discussion Thread
Posted: 8/18/10 at 10:34pm
I dream that Nellie throws Emile over for Luther.
nah, she's too bland for him. But I bet he was the best dad ever when he had kids.
Do Tam, Chris and Kim live next door too? :o)
Across the street
Maybe they all live in an apartment complex.
#118Live from the Lincoln Center Discussion Thread
Posted: 8/18/10 at 10:34pmUh, they pulled the camera back so you couldn't see Luther listening to Emile and Cable
#119Live from the Lincoln Center Discussion Thread
Posted: 8/18/10 at 10:37pm
nah, she's too bland for him. But I bet he was the best dad ever when he had kids.
If he made it home. That's what always struck me about the ending. We learned to care about Billis and he's walking off to war and we have no closure. I wept when they matched off singing Honey Bun
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Broadway Legend Joined: 7/28/05
#120Live from the Lincoln Center Discussion Thread
Posted: 8/18/10 at 10:37pmO'Hara sounds great to me, but I'm surprised at how much she's crooning/ not singing full out.
rjm516
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/24/09
#121Live from the Lincoln Center Discussion Thread
Posted: 8/18/10 at 10:37pm
I saw this when it opened in 2008, and it is just as amazing. What a fantastic production.
Also from Ardmore here - when I saw the show and they talked about it, I seriously exclaimed 'oh my god!' and all the people around me were like, what the heck are you responding to? Now watching tonight, all my relatives have called freaking out. So funny. I wonder where the R&H connection to Ardmore came from.
#122Live from the Lincoln Center Discussion Thread
Posted: 8/18/10 at 10:41pmI never read the book but maybe the Ardmore/Philly connection is from there
#123Live from the Lincoln Center Discussion Thread
Posted: 8/18/10 at 10:42pmOk, Szot just won me over! it is intermission here in Denver.
#124Live from the Lincoln Center Discussion Thread
Posted: 8/18/10 at 10:46pm
Didn't Hammerstein live in Pennsylvania.
And orange, thank you for addressing the abbreviations! :)
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