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Posted: 5/14/13 at 11:51pm
Revisited Nice Work tonight so I could get a chance to see Judy Kaye and Estelle Parsons, Judy was still out when I saw it first and I saw Blythe as Millicent, and I just have to say tonight's show was truly fantastic. Jessie Mueller has grown into the part marvelously. I obviously already enjoyed her performance, but she's found so many more nuances in her acting and comedy and vocally, everything just sits in such a nice, smooth place for her. I was with someone who had never seen it before and she was the most impressed by Ms. Mueller, Michael McGrath (more on that in a sec), and the ever-hilarious Robyn Hurder.
There was a hilarious moment in tonight's show that I wish I could describe in a way that would do it justice. If you know the show, this happened right after Delishious. Basically, the lift that removes the huge bathtub from the number did not work. So, the entire set for Jimmy's living room came in and Michael McGrath made his entrance mopping. Except there was a gigantic bathtub in the middle of the room. So...Michael McGrath said what we were all thinking when he noticed it: "Why the heck is there a bathtub in the living room?" Cue, of course, hysterical laughter. The tub remained onstage for what felt like six or seven minutes but was probably more like three or four. And I have to give Mr. McGrath a HUGE amount of credit, because he vamped the whole time and kept the audience in stitches. "I'll just mop around until it goes away...is the bar open? Can somebody open the bar again? Soon a midget's gonna pop out of there...this is what's called a vamp, ladies and gentlemen! Does anyone have any questions for me?" Etc. etc. Finally when they got the tub back offstage, he said: "And just like in rehearsal, I'm gonna walk off and we're gonna start over!" And he left the stage and they restarted the scene and all went smoothly.
Such a great night and such a perfect, hilarious job by Michael McGrath in what could've been an intensely uncomfortable, awkward moment. I had a great time, I'll be sad to see the show close, I was thoroughly charmed by it.
There was a hilarious moment in tonight's show that I wish I could describe in a way that would do it justice. If you know the show, this happened right after Delishious. Basically, the lift that removes the huge bathtub from the number did not work. So, the entire set for Jimmy's living room came in and Michael McGrath made his entrance mopping. Except there was a gigantic bathtub in the middle of the room. So...Michael McGrath said what we were all thinking when he noticed it: "Why the heck is there a bathtub in the living room?" Cue, of course, hysterical laughter. The tub remained onstage for what felt like six or seven minutes but was probably more like three or four. And I have to give Mr. McGrath a HUGE amount of credit, because he vamped the whole time and kept the audience in stitches. "I'll just mop around until it goes away...is the bar open? Can somebody open the bar again? Soon a midget's gonna pop out of there...this is what's called a vamp, ladies and gentlemen! Does anyone have any questions for me?" Etc. etc. Finally when they got the tub back offstage, he said: "And just like in rehearsal, I'm gonna walk off and we're gonna start over!" And he left the stage and they restarted the scene and all went smoothly.
Such a great night and such a perfect, hilarious job by Michael McGrath in what could've been an intensely uncomfortable, awkward moment. I had a great time, I'll be sad to see the show close, I was thoroughly charmed by it.
"Get mad, then get over it." - Colin Powell
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