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#101

re: Most Precious Broadway Possession

Posted: 2/4/07 at 12:24pm

I have some very precious items in my collection.

A fully signed OBC playbill from The Producers. (framed with copy of signed CD from the OBC) and hanging in my living room.

The Odd Couple: a signed playbill (Lane and Broderick), and window card (full cast) framed and also in my living room.

From Butley a script and playbill both signed by Nathan Lane, and waiting to be framed.

A stage jacket from La Cage Au Folles that I am trying to figure out how to display.. any ideas anyone??

Opening night gifts from Spamalot (paperweight), Merlin (key chain) , and Martin Short: Fame becomes me (Split size bottle of Champaiagne). All of these are in shadow boxes with the playbills.

#102

re: Most Precious Broadway Possession

Posted: 3/20/07 at 7:09pm

My History Boys poster, signed by the entire original cast. It took me two nights of seeing the show and stage-dooring (break my heart), but it's definitely my favorite possession.

God is dead. Shit lives.

#103

re: Most Precious Broadway Possession

Posted: 3/20/07 at 11:02pm

I'm something of an autograph whore and I do have them from many of my favorites: Sondheim, Barbara Cook, Betty Buckley, Chita, Carol Channing, Al Hirshfeld, etc.

But my most prized one is one that I, myself, didn't actually get.

Twenty years or so, the Pittsburgh CLO gave the first "Richard Rodgers Award" to Mary Martin and the dinner/ceremony was held at the private home of one of the CLO bigwigs, which was near where I worked at the time.

Well, the guard at the gate at the end of the driveway would not let me crash the party. So, I waited for Mary Martin to come out to the car and listened to the proceedings, as they had been held outside on the tennis court and grounds.

It never occurred to me that she would be driven DOWN the driveway in a limo and that I would never get a chance to tell how much I loved her work and how I cried at the end of "Peter Pan". Fortunately, the guard at the gate, on one of his quick trips to the house had gotten her to sign one of the programs that had been printed up for the evening.

"Best Wishes,
Mary Martin"

I really should have it framed, but I enjoy being able to hold it in my hands and think back on that night.

"A coherent existance after so many years of muddle" - Desiree' Armfelt, A Little Night Music "Life keeps happening everyday, Say Yes" - 70, Girls, 70 "Life is what you do while you're waiting to die" - Zorba

#104

re: Most Precious Broadway Possession

Posted: 3/20/07 at 11:11pm

I love all my signed headshots/programs from Patti LuPone, Norbert Leo Butz, Chita Rivera, Ashley Brown, Gavin Lee, Michelle Federer, Shoshana Bean, and Megan Hilty...Patti, Norbert, and Chita are my most treasured signatures

#105

re: Most Precious Broadway Possession

Posted: 3/21/07 at 8:42am

I have a note from Michael Cerveris on the Sweeney stationary that I hold quite dear, along with a personalized copy of his solo album, which I got after seeing King Lear.

I have a personalized Wicked CD booklet from George Hearn.

An (almost) full cast signed Sweeney windowcard, sans Patti LuPone, from the closing night of the show.

Opening Night Playbill from Sweeney Todd.

Original Playbills from Sweeney Todd, both the Len Cariou/Angela Lansbury and George Hearn/Dorothy Loudon casts.

Im a bit of a Sweeney Junkie...

"I wouldn't let Esparza's Bobby take my kids to the zoo...I'd be afraid he'd steal their ice cream and laugh."- YankeeFan
"People who like Sondheim enjoy cruelty."-LuvtheEmcee

#106

re: Most Precious Broadway Possession

Posted: 3/21/07 at 1:13pm

My heroes wall as I call it - A photo of Gwen Verdon as Charity Hope Valentine autographed to me "Best of luck ~ Gwen Verdon", my autographed photot of Bob Fosse and Ann Reinking along with my autographed Hirschfelds of Ann Miller and Chita Rivera.

"For me, THEATRE is an anticipation, an artistic rush, an emotional banquet, a jubilant appreciation, and an exit hopeful of clearer thought and better worlds." ~ an anonymous traveler with Robert Burns

Updated On: 3/21/07 at 01:13 PM

#107

re: Most Precious Broadway Possession

Posted: 3/21/07 at 1:25pm

I have two:

My Bring Back Birdie poster signed by Chita Rivera, Maurice Hines, Marcel Forestieri, Jeb Brown, Cleve Asbury, and Charles Strouse.

My Carrie souvenir program signed by Betty Buckley, Charlotte D'Amboise, and Darlene Love.

#108

re: Most Precious Broadway Possession

Posted: 3/21/07 at 1:43pm

Oh dear, lemme think:

I have a few autographed posters (most notably - CHICAGO revival cast) and various playbills:

* = Autographed by

AIDA (OBC)

The Producers (OBC)

Wicked (OBC)

Brooklyn (OBC) * Mark Schoenfeld

La Cage ('05 Revival Cast)

DRS (OBC)

Sweeney Todd ('05 Revival Cast)

Altar Boyz

Forbidden Broadway SVU

Jersey Boys (BOC)

The Wedding Singer (OBC)

RENT

Spring Awakening (ATC mounting ... ya know, before it became mainstream and all)

Fame Becomes Me (OBC) * Martin Short
(picture with Martin as well)

Mimi le Duck (OOBC) * Annie Golden & Eartha Kitt
(secondary playbill also autographed by Eartha)
(pictures with them both as well)

Jacques Brel... * Jim Stanek & Robert Cuccioli

Les Miz (2006 Revival Cast)
* Gary Beach, Ali Ewoldt, Aaron Lazar, Adam Jacobs, Alexander Gemignani and NorM Lewis.
(pictures of me with Gary, Norm and Alex!)

EVIL DEAD! (OOBC) (w/ poster)

COMPANY ('06 Revival Cast)

How to Save the World and Find True Love in 90 Minutse
(OOBC) * Full Company
(complimentary (free) tickets, having won a 'biggest fan contest', and another playbill from the event, and an iPod Nano (which I also won along with the tix).

TALK RAD!O ('07 Revival Cast)

I love my playbills and keep 'em mint condition.
Straight up, LOVE 'EM!

#109

re: Most Precious Broadway Possession

Posted: 3/21/07 at 2:35pm

collectively....all the programs I have collected from the different shows I mentioned in my profile :P

#110

re: Most Precious Broadway Possession

Posted: 3/21/07 at 2:40pm

Posters: Wicked - signed by OBC

Art: Print signed by Tommy Tune

Autographed Playbills:
Sweeney Todd - Revival Cast
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - OBC
Wicked - OBC & replacements
The Light in the Piaza - OBC
The 25th Annual - Dan Fogel
Drowsy Chaperone - OBC
Doubt - OBC
Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf - Recent Revival Cast
Shining City - OBC
History Boys - OBC
Spamalot - OBC
Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang - OBC
Tarzan - OBC
The Color Purple - LaChanze (it was raining that night)
Avenue Q - Most of the OBC - some replacements

There are a few more that I can't think of right now.
Prized posessions all!!

#111

re: Most Precious Broadway Possession

Posted: 3/21/07 at 3:00pm

The signed "WICKED" CD that Stephen Schwartz sent me, my ticket stub and the green evelope with the silver seal from the 2006 Tony Awards that I attended last June and my Tony Awards Playbill.

Just give the world Love. - S. Wonder

#112

re: Most Precious Broadway Possession

Posted: 7/18/07 at 6:03am

My Sweeney Todd poster from the original Broadway mounting signed by Angela Lansbury.

West Side Story OBC on vinyl signed by Chita Rivera. Sound of Music Soundtrack on vinyl signed by Christopher Plummer.

"I seem to have wandered into the BRAIN load-out thread... "
-best12bars

"Sorry I am a Theatre major not a English Major"
-skibumb5290

#113

re: Most Precious Broadway Possession

Posted: 7/18/07 at 6:32am

Original poster/window card from the London production of Aspects Of Love with Rodger Moores name still on it next to Ann Crumb. I have 3 of them. He only ever did the first 2 weeks of rehearsals then Kevin Colson took over for the run and the Broadway production.

A young actress with Noel coward after a dreadful opening night performance said to him 'Well, i knew my lines backwards this morning!'' Noels fast reply was ''Yes dear, and thats exactly how you said them tonight'!'

#114

re: Most Precious Broadway Possession

Posted: 7/18/07 at 10:45am

My Original Sweeney Todd tour Program signed by Angela Lansbury.

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.

#115

re: Most Precious Broadway Possession

Posted: 7/18/07 at 10:47am

my HAND WRITTEN personal note signed and kissed from fantasia!

#116

re: Most Precious Broadway Possession

Posted: 7/18/07 at 11:01am

A black-and-white Carrie Playbill (how many of those did they print?) signed by Darlene Love

A Sweeney Todd Playbill from February, 1979 (includes the Judge's version of "Johanna") signed by Angela Lansbury

A framed postcard from the failed Florida tryout of Little Shop, with Alice Ripley and Hunter Foster.

A lightbulb from the St. James Theatre marquee signed by Foster.

Bobbi Boland, Oldest Living Confederate Widow, and more flop Playbills.

Spamalot Playbill signed by Eric Idle and the original cast
Wicked Playbill signed by Idina Menzel and Al Pacino

#117

re: Most Precious Broadway Possession

Posted: 7/18/07 at 11:03am

All my signed Playbills and also various photographs I have with Broadway actors.

"We like to snark around here. Sometimes we actually talk about theater...but we try not to let that get in our way." - dramamama611

#118

re: Most Precious Broadway Possession

Posted: 7/18/07 at 11:03am

My Sunset Boulevard Poster signed by Petula Clark that i framed.

And my most favorite--
All my Linda Eder stuff that I will NEVER sell.

All her cds signed. All the pictures we took (that she also signed) and one of Linda, Frank, and myself.

"Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion's starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed, but I don't see that. It seems to me that love is everywhere. Often it's not particularly dignified or newsworthy, but it's always there - fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, old friends. When the planes hit the Twin Towers, as far as I know none of the phone calls from the people on board were messages of hate or revenge - they were all messages of love. If you look for it, I've got a sneaky feeling you'll find that love actually is all around."

#119

re: Most Precious Broadway Possession

Posted: 7/18/07 at 11:12am

A used insulin syringe, signed by Elaine Stritch.

"Just a Guy. Your feelings are touching. I am gladdened by the thought that you will one day wind up 6 feet under as we all do." - MrRoxy ------ "I do not suggest you walk out the door onto a New York street with your vulnerable child part exposed and not protected..." - Jason Bennett

#120

re: Most Precious Broadway Possession

Posted: 7/18/07 at 11:17am

Are you serious?!?! How fabulous! And campy and crass!

Almost as good as the ABBA poo from Adv of Prill...Queen of the Desert.

#121

re: Most Precious Broadway Possession

Posted: 7/18/07 at 11:38am

- framed photo of the end of the opening scene of Thoroughly Modern Millie from La Jolla. The silver frame has the title of the show and "La Jolla Playhouse 2000". I bought it at the flea market and since Sutton was there and she's smack in the middle of the photo, she wrote a little note and signed it for me.

-Playbill signed by the original cast of Rent

- My Last 5 Year Playbill signed by Sherie, Norbert, Jason Robert Brown and Daisy Prince.

- window card of The Actors' Fund production of Chess, signed by the full cast, including background chorus.

- (semi-Broadway) two Playbills, one of Funny Boy and one of Springtime for Hitler that were given to extras in The Producers movie, they have ads and bios in them and everything.

- Posters signed by OBC:

Company
Avenue Q
Wicked
The Boy from Oz
Urinetown
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

- Sutton Foster's jacket from Grease with her name sewn on it and she wrote a note inside the jacket to me. Loooong story.

(formerly bronte604) "You really just love money and power and capitalism? You know they're never going to love you back." "Things happen for the best...I don't even believe that myself."

Updated On: 7/18/07 at 11:38 AM

#122

re: Most Precious Broadway Possession

Posted: 7/18/07 at 11:46am

I still have my costume from the original BABES IN ARMS 1937.

Unfortunately, it doesn't fit anymore!

Every movement has a meaning--but what the hell does it mean!

#123

re: Most Precious Broadway Possession

Posted: 7/18/07 at 11:48am

^ Wow. That's simply incredible.

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.

#124

re: Most Precious Broadway Possession

Posted: 7/18/07 at 11:54am

My favorites:

- The full Mark costume from Altar Boyz
- Jai Rodriguez's Act 1 Angel skirt (white with flowers) from RENT
- My signed High Fidelity CD
- My Xanadu legwarmers.

"Get mad, then get over it." - Colin Powell

#125

re: Most Precious Broadway Possession

Posted: 7/18/07 at 11:59am

I thought I posted in this thread already... but apparently not. Maybe there's another one like it. But, I guess probably some stuff I have from the run of the Company revival... my windowcard, which is signed by the entire cast (and all but two of the understudies -- so close!), a photo a friend took of me on the Barrymore stage, and my copy of The Normal Heart, which Raúl signed and wrote a really sweet note in. And some Rent stuff, too, even if it's an older love.

A bunch of the OBC members signed my Rent bible (I hate calling it that...), and a friend gave me the original tour poster with Adam on it, which he later signed.

/nerdfest.

A work of art is an invitation to love.

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