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SOUVENIR

Posted: 11/9/05 at 1:27am

Hey there I am a first timer to these message boards and I just had to write to say PLEASE GO SEE... "Souvenir" starring Judy Kaye and Donald Corren.This was the best thing I have seen on the great white way in a really long time!!!They took me on a journey that one should never miss...and since I did Mamma Mia with Judy,...I love me some Ms. Kaye but this show is a NOT TO MISS OUT on experience!!!!

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Posted: 11/9/05 at 1:30am

Love me a shill.

Although I did love this show.

"I know now that theatre saved my life." - Susan Stroman

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Posted: 11/9/05 at 1:32am

When does the show officially open? I'd love to see it.

~Steven

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Posted: 11/9/05 at 1:33am

What is a shill

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Posted: 11/9/05 at 1:34am

Hi there Steve
It open's on Thursday...so great

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Posted: 11/9/05 at 1:37am

Great, I'll be back in New York later this month. Maybe I'll try to see it.

And from dictionary.com:

shill
n.
One who poses as a satisfied customer or an enthusiastic gambler to dupe bystanders into participating in a swindle.

Here, it usually means that you're somehow connected to the production financially, etc. But whatev, promote away, I won't mind.

~Steven

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Posted: 11/9/05 at 1:46am

WOW...sorry I do not want people to think that I am out to promote the show...I do not think that they need any promotion to be honest...I just had such a good time..and the fact that Judy was my auntie Dancing Queen makes me giggle...she is deadly amazing . So opps ..and sorry..being new to this message thing I did not know that telling people to go see a show is a NO..NO on the Boards!Opps!!!!

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Posted: 11/9/05 at 1:48am

Oh SOUVENIR needs all the promotion it can get. Attendance was at 35% last week. Please shill away!

"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie [http://margochanning.broadwayworld.com/] "The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney

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Posted: 11/9/05 at 1:52am

Yeah, I don't mind at all. It seems like a great show. As long as you don't include any "OMG it was soooooooo good!!1!1!"'s in your promotions or reviews, then they are always welcome. At least for me. No matter how shilly it may be. So go right ahead.

~Steven

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Posted: 11/9/05 at 1:57am

Thanks for all the first timer info... but no more shilling for me!

#11

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Posted: 11/9/05 at 10:39am

It's a brilliant show.

I was just sayin'.

"I know now that theatre saved my life." - Susan Stroman

#12

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Posted: 11/9/05 at 11:32am

I loved it also. Great performances and highly entertaining.

"Some of us have it worse, you know, Dana. Some of us are dating lesbian men. Okay? C'mon."

#13

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Posted: 11/9/05 at 12:00pm

why isn't it in a smaller theater? i think that big space just swallows it.

Mind is Mantra.

#14

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Posted: 11/9/05 at 2:27pm

If you don't like the play (I did) you can at least revel in one of the best performances of season.

Just my opinion, I may be wrong. Remeber I HATED the new production of Sweeny Todd and NEVER want to see it again!

TWOGAAB "A Class Act" will never die!

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Posted: 11/9/05 at 2:33pm

GarlandGirrrl> Where exactly do you have in mind? The Lyceum has a capacity of 714. All the smaller theatres are currently occupied most notably the Helen Hayes by Latinologues.

"Have they come yet?"

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Posted: 11/9/05 at 2:39pm

I really think it should have gone into the Little Shubert or the Union Square -- one of the big Off-Broadway houses (both of those are right at 499) where the running costs (and union minimums) are lower. That way, it likely would have been profitable. I just don't see this show, charming as it is, being a commercial hit. The names Florence Foster Jenkins and Judy Kaye mean nothing to 99% of the ticket buying public. I think it'll suffer the same fate as GOLDA'S BALCONY and I AM MY OWN WIFE -- small shows with great reviews (and in the case of IAMOW, the Pulitzer and the Tony), respectable runs, but neither broke even at the box office.

"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie [http://margochanning.broadwayworld.com/] "The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney

Updated On: 11/9/05 at 02:39 PM

#17

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Posted: 11/9/05 at 2:45pm

The Little Shubert would be a perfect theatre...and it will be free VERY soon...

#18

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Posted: 11/9/05 at 2:48pm

that would be wonderful. is it all about getting a chance for a tony? i just don't think it will run long enough to live in the minds of voters.
i'm going again later in the run.

Mind is Mantra.

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Posted: 11/9/05 at 2:49pm

I definitely want to see this again with the new Cosme. I loved it at the York.

Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson

#20

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Posted: 11/9/05 at 2:49pm

I definitely want to see this again with the new Cosme. I loved it at the York.

Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson

#21

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Posted: 11/9/05 at 2:51pm

I was assuming that we were talking about Broadway houses when I made that comment. Of coarse it could find a smaller off broadway theatre and have a good run, but I think the producers wanted it on Broadway and the Lycuem was one of the smaller available theatres.

"Have they come yet?"

#22

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Posted: 11/9/05 at 2:58pm

The Tony might be a motivating factor, but I wonder if it'll still be around 8 months from now. Then again, looking over the list of this season's play offerings so far, Kaye would appear to be the front runner at this point (depending on what else opens this season). She'd be up against Julia Roberts, Lisa Kron, Amanda Peet, Frances Sternhagen, Cynthia Nixon and perhaps someone from AWAKE AND SING!, FESTEN, and/or SHINING CITY.

"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie [http://margochanning.broadwayworld.com/] "The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney

#23

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Posted: 11/9/05 at 2:59pm

I have an interesting story in re: Souvenir. I was standing outside the theater in front of the poster waiting for the show to start when I heard a lady say to he gentelman companion, "Oh God, I saw that show when it was at the York and it was TERRIBLE. The leading lady was awful, her singing was awful. She shouldn't be allowed to sing anywhere!" It was all I can do to keep from cracking up.

TWOGAAB "A Class Act" will never die!

#24

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Posted: 11/9/05 at 3:12pm

maybe they should have waited and opened later in the season. but i wonder if the theare would still be available. maybe they could have booked the Helen Hayes for Jan.

"Have they come yet?"

#25

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Posted: 11/17/05 at 11:25am

Saw it again last night and found it to be even funnier than it was Off-Broadway. Part of that is due to the recasting of Donald Corren in the role Jack Lee played at the York. Corren is a real actor and manages to find all manner of laughs, nuance and touching moments that Lee couldn't. The play as a whole seems much stronger with him in the part. Additionally, Judy Kaye is, if anything, even funnier than she was before. This may be the single most hilarious performance that I have seen on stage since I saw Dame Maggie Smith in LETTICE & LOVAGE a decade ago. She deserves the Tony. Not sure if the play will still be around at Tony time (there were tons of empty seats in the orchestra last night), but if not, let's hope she's not forgotten.

While I think the text could do with a bit of pruning here and there (I think that it should ideally run 90 minutes, no intermission, rather than two hours and 20 minutes with one intermission), this, nevertheless is probably the funniest play in town at the moment, so I recommend that everyone go -- you'll have a blast.

"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie [http://margochanning.broadwayworld.com/] "The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney

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