SIDES: The Fear is Real -- Limited run in LA!!- Page 2
SIDES: The Fear is Real -- Limited run in LA!!
YessicaB
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/05
#25re: SIDES: The Fear is Real - Emcee's review
Posted: 9/22/05 at 1:37pmThanks for the review. It sounds great.
#26re: SIDES: The Fear is Real - Emcee's review
Posted: 9/22/05 at 2:57pm
Brillant sketch comedy--the kind done so well by Chicago's Second City. Tightly directed and well-acted by an attractive cast with perfect comic timing. It's all too far-fetched not to be genuine, which adds poignancy. Deeply moving (you'll wish you were a Producer who could hire each and every one of them), original and yes, hysterical. SIDES left me excited about the joys theater can provide. It's the real deal.
'The Devil be hitting me!'--Whitney Houston
Updated On: 9/30/05 at 02:57 PM
#27re: SIDES: The Fear is Real - Emcee's review
Posted: 9/26/05 at 12:33am
Bumping this because Anthony Rapp's going to be making a cameo appearance in the show. It'll be his first venture into the world of sketch comedy, so any Rent fans/fans of his that are able should get down there and support him. He'll be in both performances this Friday, September 30th.
A press release should hit pretty soon, so keep your eyes open.
#28re: SIDES: The Fear is Real - Emcee's review
Posted: 9/26/05 at 8:28ambuuuump, as this is about to fall off of the first page -- and I KNOW it's more exciting than that.
#29re: SIDES: The Fear is Real - Emcee's review
Posted: 9/26/05 at 11:27am
I think he should have another cameo performance in mid-October. Like the 15th? 
Seriously, though, I'm looking forward to seeing it no matter who's in it, and despite my current travel plan issues, I will see be there.
Like a firework unexploded
Wanting life but never knowing how
Wanting life but never knowing how
#30re: SIDES: The Fear is Real - Emcee's review
Posted: 9/27/05 at 10:04am
https://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=5077
Bump!
#31re: SIDES: The Fear is Real - Emcee's review
Posted: 9/28/05 at 10:44am
Daily shameless bump.
carnimiriel
Stand-by Joined: 12/16/04
#32re: SIDES: The Fear is Real - Emcee's review
Posted: 9/28/05 at 3:06pmEmcee, your enthusiastic review of Sides and my fondness of Anthony Rapp has won. I'm dragging a friend to the 10pm show this Fri. Looking forward to a good time.
#33re: SIDES: The Fear is Real - Emcee's review
Posted: 9/28/05 at 4:13pm
YAY!
*shuffle* I still need to get tickets. I have to call and see if they have student tickets or something, because that would be EXCELLENT.
It should be fun!
#34re: SIDES: The Fear is Real - Emcee's review
Posted: 9/28/05 at 4:23pmI think I shall cry. I wish I could get myself up there, but yeah...not gonna happen. So I'm sending Anthony mucho good juju from Florida. Tell me how wonderful he was, you lucky people who get to go. Emcee, that means you. Get pictures if you can...and lots of good solid description details...geez, it'd be simpler if you just sent me Anthony hemself *brightens* Could you? =8->
1. Ted Allen: Everyone has an interesting life if you ask the right questions.
2. Great buckets of Spoffnor, they're going to sing!
3. "I love shrubs that are historical." -Johnny and The Sprites
4. "We're not singing it to you, we're singing it for us." -Rosario Dawson, about La Vie Boheme
5. "The best moments in reading are when you come across something - a thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things - which you had thought special and particular to you. And now, here it is, set down by someone else, a person you have never met, someone even who is long dead. And it is as if a hand has come out, and taken yours." -The History Boys
6. "Pass the parcel. That's sometimes all you can do. Take it, feel it and pass it on. Not for me, not for you, but for someone, somewhere, one day. Pass it on, boys. That's the game I want you to learn. Pass it on." -The History Boys
2. Great buckets of Spoffnor, they're going to sing!
3. "I love shrubs that are historical." -Johnny and The Sprites
4. "We're not singing it to you, we're singing it for us." -Rosario Dawson, about La Vie Boheme
5. "The best moments in reading are when you come across something - a thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things - which you had thought special and particular to you. And now, here it is, set down by someone else, a person you have never met, someone even who is long dead. And it is as if a hand has come out, and taken yours." -The History Boys
6. "Pass the parcel. That's sometimes all you can do. Take it, feel it and pass it on. Not for me, not for you, but for someone, somewhere, one day. Pass it on, boys. That's the game I want you to learn. Pass it on." -The History Boys
#35re: SIDES: The Fear is Real - Emcee's review
Posted: 9/28/05 at 4:27pm
LOL. It's a play, so you're not really allowed to take pictures. But I'll post about it! I'm sad that almost everyone I've asked to join me has plans, since this is such short notice. I'm like the only person I know who's into spontaneous "planning," I guess? I wanted to bring a ton of friends along, but almost none of them are available. Either that, or the people I'd want to bring live/go to school far away. 
#36re: SIDES: The Fear is Real - Emcee's review
Posted: 9/28/05 at 4:29pm
*jealous*
If I didn't live 250 miles from the city, I would so be there!
So yes, I want a really detailed review! And pictures, and, yeah! :o)
#37re: SIDES: The Fear is Real - Emcee's review
Posted: 9/28/05 at 4:30pmDarn it! It closes before I will be there in Nov. That's it! I am just moving to New York City!
Just give the world Love. - S. Wonder
#38re: SIDES: The Fear is Real - Emcee's review
Posted: 9/28/05 at 5:05pm
If I could truck my way to New York City from 3 PM.....
Ugh, I'd never make it. Plane tickets would cost too much. :O If someone could find me cheap airfare for THIS FRIDAY... XD
"Oh, good. After all, I can rub my stomach and pat my head at the same time, and I can do it with my eyes closed while whistling 'The Entertainer.' That's rhythm for you."
~ Snaps, proving that White Boys CAN have rhythm
#39re: SIDES: The Fear is Real - Emcee's review
Posted: 9/28/05 at 5:09pm
I wish my friends could apparate.
#40re: SIDES: The Fear is Real - Emcee's review
Posted: 9/28/05 at 5:12pm
I wish *I* could apparate.
*looks at train tickets*
"Oh, good. After all, I can rub my stomach and pat my head at the same time, and I can do it with my eyes closed while whistling 'The Entertainer.' That's rhythm for you."
~ Snaps, proving that White Boys CAN have rhythm
#41re: SIDES: The Fear is Real - Emcee's review
Posted: 9/28/05 at 5:13pm
It's a long ride, isn't it? (And I meant you when I posted about apparating! 
)
#42re: SIDES: The Fear is Real - Emcee's review
Posted: 9/28/05 at 5:20pm
Why, thank you! XD
And yes. Way too long. I COULD take a Greyhound bus, but I'd have to leave at like... 5:30 AM. And miss my classes. And my appointment with my TA to check my paper.
*weepify*
*secretly wonders if she should sacrifice that appointment for this*
"Oh, good. After all, I can rub my stomach and pat my head at the same time, and I can do it with my eyes closed while whistling 'The Entertainer.' That's rhythm for you."
~ Snaps, proving that White Boys CAN have rhythm
Updated On: 9/28/05 at 05:20 PM
mint0621
Broadway Star Joined: 10/10/04
#43re: SIDES: The Fear is Real - Emcee's review
Posted: 9/29/05 at 12:35pm
THanks so much for the review Emcee...I'm going to watch it now; I emailed them about student rush, they do have it! Although I can't make it tomorrow (I'm kicking myself cuz I have ballet tickets for Fri night), I'll definitely see it even if Anthony Rapp isn't in it.
I emailed them; and Hoon Lee (one of the cast members) wrote me back. So grassroots, I love it :)
#44re: SIDES: The Fear is Real - Emcee's review
Posted: 9/29/05 at 1:20pm
I was going to call them about student rush in a bit. What's the policy?
ETA - nevermind. $20, with ID an hour before the show.
#45re: SIDES: The Fear is Real - Emcee's review
Posted: 9/30/05 at 4:08pm
One last bump.
Shira and Britt and I will be there at ten! Whee!
#46re: SIDES: The Fear is Real - Emcee's review
Posted: 9/30/05 at 4:14pm
Have fun y'all!
The "Anonymous actor" on Broadway.com posted this week about the audition process and his funny stories only made me want to see this more. Two weeks from tomorrow for me!
Like a firework unexploded
Wanting life but never knowing how
Wanting life but never knowing how
#47re: SIDES: The Fear is Real - Emcee's review
Posted: 9/30/05 at 4:18pm
YAY, you're going to love it!
I'm going to like... stock up on chicken soup before I leave. I'm not feeling well at all, but I don't want to miss this!
#48re: SIDES: The Fear is Real - Emcee's review
Posted: 10/1/05 at 12:04am
Okay, so plans changed and I went to the 8:00 show.
Anyway, as promised for those unable to apparate/attend:
Anthony basically played himself, as "cameo" indicates. He was in the first sketch and the last sketch. The first one is a set of auditions, and the actors first come and sign the sign-in sheet. Anthony entered and some of them freaked out. They would be super-polite to him, or freak out like "OH MY GAWD, ANTHONY RAPP GAVE ME HIS PEN!" One of the guys "fangirled" him and asked him what he was doing -- "I just finished filming the film version of RENT." "Oh, is that like... based on the play? So, what character do you play?" And then Anthony ran away, but the guy was convinced that he was saving Anthony's seat. He also accidentally walked in on one of the "bad auditions" and the guy got thrown off because, you know, he's Anthony Rapp.
The final sketch is the dance audition for the hip-hop musical version of Medea, and Rodney is teaching the actors the steps. They stage it "for real" at the very end, in sparkly costumes and such. Anthony came back out for that part and did some (very suave, might I add!) hip-hop dance moves of his own in spandex pants and a sparkly skirt. Fabulous. Hilarious. Totally worth getting out of bed for.
There are four weeks left, and the website says BD Wong is going to appear next week, so all who are able: get thee to the theatre!
mandy2loveRB
Featured Actor Joined: 5/4/05
#49re: SIDES: The Fear is Real - Emcee's review
Posted: 10/1/05 at 1:22am
I was there, too! @8PM. Oh, Mr. Rapp was just hilarious in the last dance...
It was my 4th time to see this show, but everyone was great tonight! I cannot wait to see more...B.D. Wong... wow...I wonder how that's gonna be. Thanks for that info.
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