Manoel Felciano Rocks!

To whoever is going to see Manoel at Ars Nova tonight:

Details, people!
I need details!

Setlist, crowd info, apparel descriptions, the works!
All info greatly appreciated.

Thanks! You guys are awesome.

:)

Thanks BC!

You're one lucky Chica!

Details, people.

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please sir, may I have some more

Updated On: 2/6/06 at 10:52 PM

He is so cute.

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YAY thanks! broadwayChica where are you?! keep em coming people!

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He had some members from his college a capella group there with him, and they did a little college style a capella and that was very sweet.

Played some clips of himself singing in an opera at age 10 - in French. Hysterical. He did the moves onstage while the audio played and that was very funny.

He did an impression of himself talking about how much musicals suck, and that he hates musicals, and wants to be a rockstar - and told a sweet story about someone (Hal Prince?) asking Melissa Erico who he was, and that he looked like Jesus and did he sing? And Melissa said he was wonderful and didn't mention that he wasn't an actor - at the audition for JCS they took a polaroid of him since he didn't have a headshot and he played the guitar and sang with his eyes closed.

And he sang the song that he auditioned with... which was....well now I'm forgetting everything, I should have written stuff down...

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Updated On: 2/6/06 at 11:00 PM

that sounds wonderful! do they ever tape ars nova and sell it like seth's?

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Note:

He auditioned for "Whistle Down The Wind", with the guitar and the Police song, not JCS, from what I understand. JCS came later...

But who cares!!!

NOW More Importantly:

- what did he wear?! :)

- how many people were there?

- how many musicians? good band?

Thanks!

:)

Updated On: 2/6/06 at 11:24 PM

and a list of who sang, what songs, was he solo or did he have back up (was he as good as manoel) and the band... there is no such thing as too much detail!! THANKS!

edit-xnay on the band (though if anyone else has more stuff to add, go ahead! and sorry ladies, not men. good?)

oh yes sorry one last thing- did they take pictures for broadwayworld or any site?

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Updated On: 2/6/06 at 11:29 PM

::triple gasp:: i really should have gone!!!
::kicks myself::

He also sang George Michael's "Teacher (Just One More Try)"; "Midnight Train to Georgia" was also memorable.

And Sondheim was there with a woman but he does not have a "wife".

I did not see any photogs there.

Eden's face looked greenish - the greasepaint doesn't come off completely apparently.

Mano's sleeve buttons on his jacket were each a different color.

His dad was in the audience.

I just got back, and I'm too tired to give a detailed review right now. I DID take notes, so I'll post a complete songlist, and who sang what, etc.
The show was FANTASTIC. Mano was simply amazing. He was funny, he told many cute stories, sang many songs...He has an amazing voice. He played the guitar, and the violin (I think it was just one song with violin, though. He made a joke about having to be careful not to break the violin, or else it would be a VERY different Sweeney Todd)He looked damn sexy, and was incredibly gracious. I really liked the songs he wrote himself. One of the songs was written for a girl who was in the audience (he made a note of saying that)
He also recited a sonnet he wrote for the opening night of Sweeney Todd, which was HILARIOUS. I wish I could remember it, but it ended with "F*CKing Sweeney Todd!" He also said he knew he wanted to end with "Sweeney Todd", but didn't want to rhyme that with any of the words Sondheim had used in the musical. So he went with "pod"
The Beatles parody he sang with an old classmate was so funny. Mano did a spot on Lennon, and the other guy was McCartney. It was basically the idea that the Lennon parts were very dark, and pessimistic, and the McCartney parts were upbeat. God, that was funny. Those 2 really cracked me up.
Michael Cerveris was wearing this fuschia tie, and he told Mano:"I wore this tie for you". They sang a song from Dog Eared which was FANTASTIC.
Mano forgot to introduce Alexander Gemignani, so when the song had started, Alexander just came rushing up the stage with his trumpet, and Mano had to go: "Oh! Right! Alexander Gemignani". We all cracked up at that.
After the show, Mano just hung out in the lobby with everyone. He was really cool, and approachable.

I'm going to Monday's show as well

Updated On: 4/26/06 at 12:30 AM