STARMITES coming to 54 Below
STARMITES coming to 54 Below
Borstalboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/9/04
#1STARMITES coming to 54 Below
Posted: 5/11/15 at 7:30pm
"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.”
~ Muhammad Ali
Fantod
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/3/14
#2STARMITES coming to 54 Below
Posted: 5/11/15 at 7:46pm
I was in a production of this in middle school. It might just be one of the tackiest shows I've ever seen.
MarkBearSF
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/25/11
#3STARMITES coming to 54 Below
Posted: 5/12/15 at 1:26am
No doubt.
But it gave a local SF performer, Sharon McNight, a Tony nomination to add to her credits of cabaret singer, first-ever female porn director (for the Mitchell brothers in the 70s) and AIDS activist. The mention of the double credits of Tony and porn always gets a reaction in her shows.
Wilmingtom
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/18/11
#4STARMITES coming to 54 Below
Posted: 5/12/15 at 1:45am
And Best Actor nominee Gabe Barre is directing Amazing Grace, opening in July.
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#5STARMITES coming to 54 Below
Posted: 5/12/15 at 10:07amThis is one of the shows that Encores should be producing if they stuck with their original mission.
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
philly03
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/07
#6STARMITES coming to 54 Below
Posted: 5/12/15 at 10:47am
Wow Gabriel Barre has quite the flops list on his resume... Rags, Starmites, Anna Karenina the Musical....
philly03
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/07
#7STARMITES coming to 54 Below
Posted: 5/12/15 at 10:48am
Gothampc, I'll remind you of this post in 10-15 years when it's petitioned to revive DRACULA, Bonnie & Clyde, Wonderland, etc!
#8STARMITES coming to 54 Below
Posted: 5/12/15 at 7:37pm
I saw it on Broadway and it was awful. Gabrielle Barre played some type of lizard. My friend and i still joke to this day about the "Lizard from Starmites that got a Tony Nomination. Sharon Mc Night was a force but the show was just a hot mess. It must have been an awful year for musicals. I remember the roof was leaking and there was plastic over part of the orchestra pit... It was just awful.
#9STARMITES coming to 54 Below
Posted: 5/12/15 at 7:52pm
WHY!?
It's a god awful mess of a show but Sharon McKnight's "Diva" performance was the only highlight and worthwhile moment!
"Anything you do, let it it come from you--then it will be new."
Sunday in the Park with George
Borstalboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/9/04
#10STARMITES coming to 54 Below
Posted: 5/12/15 at 7:54pm
The only other two--TWO!--nominees for Best Musical that year were BLACK AND BLUE and JEROME ROBBINS' BROADWAY. I believe it was the infamous CARRIE/LEGS DIAMOND season so, yeah, it was pretty bad.
"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.”
~ Muhammad Ali
#11STARMITES coming to 54 Below
Posted: 5/12/15 at 8:04pm
Liz Larsen was also very good.
But it was baaaaaaaaaad.
#12STARMITES coming to 54 Below
Posted: 5/12/15 at 9:01pm
I know I'm nuts, but I absolutely adore this show!!! The music is fun and the story has a lot of heart. With the right director I really think this could be a great show.
I can't even express how angry I am that I'll be away when it's at 54 Below.
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