Maureen Moore in Grey Gardens this afternoon
Maureen Moore in Grey Gardens this afternoon
Doogie
Broadway Star Joined: 8/4/03
#1Maureen Moore in Grey Gardens this afternoon
Posted: 6/9/07 at 9:01pmWalked by the theatre this afternoon and saw Maureen was on. Not sure about tonight.....
Boq101
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/20/06
#2re: Maureen Moore in Grey Gardens this afternoon
Posted: 6/9/07 at 9:03pmI loved her in ALNM on the vids i've seen on that one site we can't name. She's amazing...
broadwayguy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/03
#2re: Maureen Moore in Grey Gardens this afternoon
Posted: 6/9/07 at 9:05pm
Oh, a friend called me at 730 tonight to say that the scene outside was madness.. There was a guy there yelling, throughing a fit because he came to see her "Tony wining" performance all the way from Cali.... and since he couldn't exchange for a future date, was trying to galvanize a group to BOO Ms Moore everytime she walked onstage.
I'm sure stories will be out soon enough.
#3re: Maureen Moore in Grey Gardens this afternoon
Posted: 6/9/07 at 9:07pmWow. I mean, when I go, I'd be really unhappy if Christine was out (hope not) but I would never boo someone. That's insanely rude.
I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.
Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#4re: Maureen Moore in Grey Gardens this afternoon
Posted: 6/9/07 at 9:09pmCan't say I'm surprised she's out the day before the Tonys....
Boq101
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/20/06
#5re: Maureen Moore in Grey Gardens this afternoon
Posted: 6/9/07 at 9:27pmPeople are so rude, Maureen Moore is a capable actress, she's not Ebersole, but only Ebersole is Ebersole.
#6re: Maureen Moore in Grey Gardens this afternoon
Posted: 6/9/07 at 9:35pm
If he couldn't exchange for a future date, he could have at least gotten his money back.
I've heard Moore is quite good, though.
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bwaygal1
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/5/07
#7re: Maureen Moore in Grey Gardens this afternoon
Posted: 6/9/07 at 9:36pmChristine was indeed out for the evening performance as well. Apparently, our future 2-time Tony winner is ill.
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Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#9re: Maureen Moore in Grey Gardens this afternoon
Posted: 6/9/07 at 9:38pmWell, it's not suprising she's sick. It's a pretty challenging role.
I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.
#10re: Maureen Moore in Grey Gardens this afternoon
Posted: 6/9/07 at 9:38pm
That's obnoxious. I can understand being disappointed, but that's just rude.
My mother saw Maureen Moore and said she was fabulous. Not Ebersole, but just like Boq said, only Ebersole is Ebersole.
Action2
Understudy Joined: 2/21/07
#11re: Maureen Moore in Grey Gardens this afternoon
Posted: 6/9/07 at 9:44pm
I was just wondering about this this morning when I watched Curtains on the CBS morning show. David HP was great, but sounded abit raspy when talking. How many appearances have he, Christine, and the other Tony nominees done this week. Didn't Christine have 2 shows on Wednesday and then have to be at both the Today show and Regis and Kelly on Thursday + a show that night.
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH...they are only human.
Wishing Maureen a great show tonight, bad karma to the 'let's boo the understudy' idiot, and fun to all the folks at the Tony's tomorrow night!
#12re: Maureen Moore in Grey Gardens this afternoon
Posted: 6/9/07 at 9:48pmI agree, Action2. Their schedules this week have been insane. I'm glad Christine is getting some much needed rest before tomorrow night, after which she will not be able to miss *any* performances if the producers want to keep the show running. So now is really her last chance to rest up.
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Miss.Vanessi
Stand-by Joined: 1/1/07
#13re: Maureen Moore in Grey Gardens this afternoon
Posted: 6/9/07 at 9:49pmOh my God, I hope that idiot didn't even make it in the door. I don't care how much he paid, Maureen Moore does not deserve to be treated like that just because he's butthurt that Christine is out.
It's like writing "Norma Shearer for the win!" in a Joan Crawford biography.
Boq101
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/20/06
#14re: Maureen Moore in Grey Gardens this afternoon
Posted: 6/9/07 at 9:51pmI should put my name on my signature so people stop calling me Boq, it makes me feel underwritten and one dimensional...
Smartful Dodger
Featured Actor Joined: 3/23/05
#15re: Maureen Moore in Grey Gardens this afternoon
Posted: 6/9/07 at 9:58pm
Moore is execptional.
Given Ebersole's schedule in promoting the show this past week, it's no wonder she needed a day off to perform tomorrow.
I wish people would understand that. These people are human. There are limits.
Moore deserves roses, not BOOS.
Ebersole will surely acknowledge her tomorrow night during her acceptance speech.
keen on kean
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/1/06
#16re: Maureen Moore in Grey Gardens this afternoon
Posted: 6/9/07 at 10:31pm
I was at the matinee today (June 9) and although I was disappointed not to see Ebersole, Ms. Moore was excellent. I had seen her in the NYCO production of A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, but that was 15 years ago so I didn't know what to expect. She was quite tense in the beginning and in her first couple of songs had a tendency to run slightly ahead of the music. She became more and more assured as the first act went on, and her closing song of the first act, and the dialogue surrounding it, was spot on. The cast seemed comfortable with her and supportive, and there were no major slip ups (although the soft shoe part of "Peas in a Pod" was a little tentative).
The second act was superb. The writing and characterization are so much stronger in the second act, and I was deeply moved by the act. Moore seemed to enjoy the deeper character aspects of the older "Little Edie" and she and Mary Louise Wilson were incredibly touching. Wilson is so perfect for this part - alternately petulant and pathetic, funny and tragic. Moore put a wide ranging of color into her singing in the second act, and I can't get "Around the World" out of my head now.
The audience received Ms. Moore warmly and the standing ovation felt genuine rather than forced. Clever sets, interesting songs, some of the lyrics out of the ordinary.
Updated On: 6/9/07 at 10:31 PM
#17re: Maureen Moore in Grey Gardens this afternoon
Posted: 6/9/07 at 10:39pmThanks for posting your review of Maureen Moore, keen on kean. It's great you could be objective.
#18re: Maureen Moore in Grey Gardens this afternoon
Posted: 6/9/07 at 10:53pm
I adore Christine Ebersole and think she's astonishing in Grey Gardens, but I don't agree with the notion that she is carrying the show or that Grey Gardens couldn't be worth seeing without her.
Ebersole delivers her brilliant performance in large part because she has a wonderfully written book and score to work with, and incredible co-stars. (In contrast, there was nothing Stephanie J. Block could do to animate the mediocre material she had in Pirate Queen.) I understand that the marketing, publicity and buzz for Grey Gardens have had to focus on Ebersole. I hope this won't discourage people from seeing tours and other productions of this marvelous work in the future.
Big Edie/Little Edie is a classic role that I hope many actresses will get to one day interpret.
"I have got to have some professional music!" - Big Edie
lovesclassics
Broadway Star Joined: 10/7/05
#19re: Maureen Moore in Grey Gardens this afternoon
Posted: 6/9/07 at 11:46pm
I agree, Tech. Christine Ebersole is wonderful, but not irreplaceable. The show itself is well worth seeing. I hope it doesn't die when she leaves to do the London tour.
lc
TapTapTapioca
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/27/07
#20re: Maureen Moore in Grey Gardens this afternoon
Posted: 6/9/07 at 11:46pmBoq- If you didn't want that then you should have chosen a different username.
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#21re: Maureen Moore in Grey Gardens this afternoon
Posted: 6/9/07 at 11:51pm
Wow .... i understand how sad it would be to have th main actor out.
But to boo? Wtf? The bum's lucky i wasnt sitting behind him if he tried it or he'd get a nice whack to the back of the head each time
Boq101
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/20/06
#22re: Maureen Moore in Grey Gardens this afternoon
Posted: 6/9/07 at 11:55pmWhen I got the username I had just seen Wicked, not to mention I was 13. Young people make mistakes.
#23re: Maureen Moore in Grey Gardens this afternoon
Posted: 6/10/07 at 12:19am
lol so how old are you now?
Kringas
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/27/05
#24re: Maureen Moore in Grey Gardens this afternoon
Posted: 6/10/07 at 12:51am
Julie, you only draw more attention to yourself when you tell people not to refer to you by the user name that you chose/.
So no one booed? People are really scary sometimes.
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