Manoel Felciano Rocks!- Page 2

[InTheRed]

Posted: 2/7/06 at 12:41am

Thanks broadway chica!
That was a very informative update and a satisfying read!

[BroadwayChica]

Posted: 2/7/06 at 12:49am

lol, I hope you weren't being sarcastic!! I'll make a more detailed post tomorrow, after I've rested. I'm really beat right now.

But it was a great show, a really solid set. Mano joked about having wanted to be a rock star, and although I'm glad he went for musical theater, he showed he really has the chops to have been a really good rock/pop singer songwriter. I hope he continues to do sets like this in the future, cause he's amazingly talented!

[cathywellerstein]

Posted: 2/7/06 at 1:17am

oh i wish i could go. the website said it was sold out?! is this true? anyone have an extra ticket?

[InTheRed]

Posted: 2/7/06 at 1:31am

It's NEVER too late, chica, especially when you have chops like he does.
And absolutely not a hint of sarcasm is meant to be coming from this end - it was a joy to read your post. Looking forward to more!
Night!

[BroadwayChica]

Posted: 2/7/06 at 1:31am

It's sold out, but several people were able to get in tonight via standby. I know of 2 girls who were there early with no tickets, and were able to get in. If you get there early, you might get lucky!

[InTheRed]

Posted: 2/7/06 at 1:34am

manoel + "get lucky" - what a thought! (ha)

*swoons like an idiot*

sorry so nauseating...

[InTheRed]

Posted: 2/7/06 at 1:39am

I hope some publicists or agents or industry whatevers are reading this...

Hey Show Business! Get him more gigs! Put him in more shows! We'll come and tell our friends!

:)
Updated On: 2/7/06 at 01:39 AM

[BroadwayChica]

Posted: 2/7/06 at 1:50am

Yes!! I agree!!! More gigs for Mano!!!!!

Man, he's hot. I'm like a ****ing schoolgirl around him.LOL

eta: oopsies!! Bad message board etiquette, with the cursing and all..tsk tsk...
Updated On: 2/7/06 at 01:50 AM

Posted: 2/7/06 at 9:59am

Remembering more...

Mano's aforementioned opening night gift sonnet ended with "Sweeney F***ing Todd", and thru the night he made a few more references to "(whatever) F***ing (whatever)." The first letter of each line also spelled something, which I am forgetting, but it was quite touching.

He used a faux-British accent a lot in his speech, maybe when he was a little nervous, and once a Castillian Spanish accent.

He sang a 2-song Randy Newman medley with Melissa Errico. Beautiful.

He kept spilling his water.
Updated On: 2/7/06 at 09:59 AM

[alli2]

Posted: 2/7/06 at 10:54am

This concert was fabulous and so much fun! My first time at Ars Nova too! I was one of the people on the cancellation line and I was lucky enough to be standing next to the ticket check in area and hear an older man say "I have two, but I just need one!" and I chimed in asking if I could buy the other one and he said, "just stamp her hand!" and wouldn't take my money! What a lucky thing.

I really knew nothing about Mano, only that I loved him in Sweeney Todd. So, I got to learn a lot about him. They played an audio clip over the speakers towards the beginning of his lines in his first performance ever, which was an opera, I believe, and he had to say a few lines in French. He mouthed every word! Heh. He is so unbelievably talented. I loved "Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For," it sounded great. Him and his a capella group? So sweet.

The entire concert was amazing and I'm so happy to have been there! Go next week if you can!

[mandy2loveRB]

Posted: 2/7/06 at 10:55am

Personally I was so happy to see Mano and Asa's reunion...They sang a song that Asa wrote.

[MagicToDo82]

Posted: 2/7/06 at 12:32pm

IM so insanely jealous.

[InTheRed]

Posted: 2/7/06 at 2:12pm

mandy2love - can you tell us more about the song with Asa?
Did manoel play the guitar? What kind of song was it?

Anybody know which 2 randy newman songs were sung?

Just curious!

[LeaGirl]

Posted: 2/7/06 at 2:18pm

I'm not mandy, but the song with Asa was sort of an upbeat little number - the harmonies were TIGHT, that was really beautiful.

Asa played Manoel's acoustic guitar, I *think* Manoel might have snagged the bass for that number. The man certainly is talented.

[BroadwayChica]

Posted: 2/7/06 at 3:21pm

The first words for each sonnet spelled a line from Epiphany..wait...it's coming to me...it was..."I'm full of joy". I'm pretty sure. He used that as an introduction to Michael Cerveris.

Hey, Alli2, I was with you girls last night :p Alli, Alli, Alli and me. lol. Front row!!
Updated On: 4/26/06 at 03:21 PM

[BroadwayChica]

Posted: 2/7/06 at 4:17pm

Mano posted the Sweeney Todd sonnet on his MySpace. Sweet!




Updated On: 2/7/06 at 04:17 PM

[BroadwayChica]

Posted: 2/7/06 at 5:04pm

God, I feel like I'm the official Mano ambassador for today.

Anyway, I know some people wanted to know if there would be any clips from the show available. So I asked him, and he told me that both shows will be audio and video recorded, and he plans to post MP3s on his website.

Yay!

:p

[Gypsy2]

Posted: 2/7/06 at 9:29pm

Hey Broadwaychica! This is one of the AlliAliAllys from Alli Cubed, here. Guess which one? hehe. This show was incredible. Let me try and think of highlights...

-LOTS of people I knew were there tonight, which was nice. Reunion!

-Mano looked and sounded amazing. He accompanied himself on nearly every song, either playing INCREDIBLE guitar, Bass, Violin or the "Air Bass" for that beatles thing.

-Sondheim was there, and laughed at the sonnett.

-Michael wore a tie for Mano. Mano made fun of his guitar strap.

-Asa stole Mano's guitar pick.

-The song 'Hidden Sky' from the show of the same name was one of the most amazing songs. I need to hear more from that show!

-Kept spilling his water, and said "Don't give me a gig!"

-He did this whole story about his dad and an Escher staircase (the one that goes up and down in a circle and never ends) and showed random pictures of the staircase, and then had some really wierd music playing over the speakers (and the some Bach).

-College acapella group reunion!

-Is there an instrument that Mano DOESN'T play?

-Lots of fun stories and great performances.

-Um... He forgot Alexander Gemignani.

I'm trying to think of things people didn't say...but nothing's really coming. Well, then, until they do. byee from Ally cubed.

[BroadwayChica]

Posted: 2/7/06 at 10:51pm

yay, Alli cubed!!! lol You're the one who got the free ticket, am I right? :p

"Hidden Sky" was AMAZING!!! I can't get that song out of my head!! It's SOOO good!! I'd LOVE to see/hear the complete score for that musical!!! It's a true gem!

Someone, was it Eden? I can't remember, said something like "Mano plays 40 intruments!" lol, it's almost no exaggeration. He's amazingly talented.

[Chrysanthemum62001]

Posted: 2/7/06 at 11:02pm

What song from Michael's cd did they sing together?

[BroadwayChica]

Posted: 2/7/06 at 11:07pm

The song is "Another Time"

[InTheRed]

Posted: 2/7/06 at 11:15pm

wow you guys - so much info!
Thanks!

Feel like I was there, almost...

:)

[BroadwayChica]

Posted: 2/7/06 at 11:38pm

Gypsy2, I'm SO sorry I confused you with the other Alli! lol

:P

[Gypsy2]

Posted: 2/7/06 at 11:39pm

No, I'm not the ticket freebie. That's Alli. I'm Ally, with the y. I'm the girl that... is talking to you online right now.

I just felt like i needed to add something to this. Some cuteness between Mano and Michael Cerveris:

Before Michael came on, Mano read his Sweeney Todd sonnet and said something about how there were lots of shaving-related opening gifts. So he and Michael kept amping their guitars up to be louder than eachother, and Michael said "you said you liked the shaving set i gave you" and sounded all pouty. and then Mano made fun of his guitar strap, which was sparkly and had bears on it.

[Chrysanthemum62001]

Posted: 2/8/06 at 1:18am

Dear God I love that song....

And a sparkly strap with bears???? Oh, my.