Mama Sees Green! — Page 2
#27
Posted: 11/18/08 at 6:39am
Oh just to see WHITE CHRISTMAS in Australia - but that will NEVER happen.
#31
Posted: 11/19/08 at 3:27pm
"Since when the **** did I say I was going to take you out for dinner?"
Straight men! They are so bloody useless!
"I waited and waited and waited!"
Never mind Mama - maybe TooDarnHot will take you out to dinner next time.
Come to think of it - I haven't seen TooDarnHot post since Wickedboy2 disappeared. Was that another effect of whatever happenned that night?
Straight men! They are so bloody useless!
"I waited and waited and waited!"
Never mind Mama - maybe TooDarnHot will take you out to dinner next time.
Come to think of it - I haven't seen TooDarnHot post since Wickedboy2 disappeared. Was that another effect of whatever happenned that night?
#32
Posted: 11/19/08 at 4:53pm
mmmmm Yes! TooDarnHot is now something like 'LIza plus David = gest'. Still a nasty piece of work over there on the 'other' board!
#33
Posted: 11/20/08 at 5:05pm
Aha! I'd spotted some drivel from someone with that a name like that.
At least WickedBoy2 went out in style and took the trash out on his way!
At least WickedBoy2 went out in style and took the trash out on his way!
Updated On: 11/20/08 at 05:05 PM
#34
Posted: 11/20/08 at 5:44pm
Everytime i go to reply to you Mama, i always want to call you WickedBoy..but alas times have changed! :P
#36
Posted: 11/21/08 at 11:33am
Ahh i could've had so much fun then...BoyWickedMama2FineDoin' :)
#37
Posted: 11/21/08 at 11:42am
That's so cool! It'll be many a year before I can go over ( 
), hope you're having fun =)
), hope you're having fun =)
#39
Posted: 11/21/08 at 1:02pm
Lucky! Do you have it all planned? lol I'm just going "one day I'll go, but for now I'm penniless!"
Updated On: 11/21/08 at 01:02 PM
#40
Posted: 11/21/08 at 5:28pm
Did you manage to see 13, while you were in New York?
#41
Posted: 11/21/08 at 5:49pm
Or Billy Elliot?
How is the reaction in the real New York (as opposed to the Broadway Board)?
How is the reaction in the real New York (as opposed to the Broadway Board)?
#42
Posted: 11/21/08 at 7:01pm
I stepped to the other side of the street on passing the theatre where '13' was playing, thank you!
I left on Tuesday, the night my friends saw 'Billy Elliott' but they have since returned and tell me it was a great production even if a little watered down and 'Broadwayized'. The general buzz over there in the 'real' theatre world is pretty exciting. They all see it as the shot in the arm that Broadway needs at the moment, very little negative stories. Everyone I spoke to who had already seen it simply loved it!
'Shrek', i absolutely loved despite its flaws and it does have flaws but all forgivable ones. The show is in perfect shape to open and the audience loved it.
The opening number is brilliantly funny and cleverly staged as it introduces us to both the young and old Fiona and Shrek plus an hilarious introduction to the fairy tale characters.
The sets are gorgeous and special effects very impressive.
The cast look like they are having a great time with some wonderful set pieces (farting songs etc!).
The flaws lay mainly in the flow of the story in act 2 but i don't think it's lost on the audience too much. The much hyped dragon lives up to its name and more. It is a huge head that fills half of the stage with the girls of the chorus as its body with large scale like back pieces. Its with the dragon that I saw the biggest flaw, when it sings it doest have a single voice as its parts are all sung by the chorus and it just doest look right its a bit of a let down. Its got a pair of eyes to melt any hard faced ogre!
The make up and transformations of literally 30 or 40 cast members is simply astonishing. There will be a Tony award there I'm sure!
Having seen 'The Little Mermaid' again 2 days before seeing 'Shrek' i think Disney could now learn a lot especially in how to put a show over that doesn't feel like a theme park show. 'Shrek' has a heart to it that 'The Little Mermaid' 'Tarzan' and 'Poppins' just doesn't have.
I'll say now that the NY critics will be divided over the show.
I hope it makes it to London as planned as i think it will appeal to a far wider audience than the Disney shows have in London.
(i had trying to write up on shows, hope this is OK)
Updated On: 11/22/08 at 07:01 PM
#43
Posted: 11/22/08 at 9:41am
Thanks for that Mama.
I've seen the try-out version and liked quite a lot, but I'm really looking forward to seeing Daniel Breaker's Donkey. (I've been enjoying Passing Strange more and more recently, and Breaker is particularly impressive).
I hope the show comes to London- it will have massive appeal, (plus I hear there's a member of the current Les Mis ensemble who is born to play a donkey... slaps own wrist).
BTW who else is planning a hat barbecue if 13 actually lasts till January?
I've seen the try-out version and liked quite a lot, but I'm really looking forward to seeing Daniel Breaker's Donkey. (I've been enjoying Passing Strange more and more recently, and Breaker is particularly impressive).
I hope the show comes to London- it will have massive appeal, (plus I hear there's a member of the current Les Mis ensemble who is born to play a donkey... slaps own wrist).
BTW who else is planning a hat barbecue if 13 actually lasts till January?
#44
Posted: 11/22/08 at 2:17pm
I see you did not see 13 and it seems that no one else did!
I like to catch Shrek and The Little Mermaid when in New York in the new year. Surprised you were so down on Mary P, I thought it was brilliant, also shocked that The New York Times hated it too.
I like to catch Shrek and The Little Mermaid when in New York in the new year. Surprised you were so down on Mary P, I thought it was brilliant, also shocked that The New York Times hated it too.
#45
Posted: 11/24/08 at 6:51pm
Legallysam and SADM2, in an earlier post on this thread i mentioned how gorgeous the on stage drummer was in 'Pal Joey'!
Yea!
Remember?
WELL WELL WELL -it turns out he is the new Joey after Christopher Hoff has left the show in mid previews!
The gorge 'on stage drummer' i mentioned is matthew Risch!
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