Sideways Stories From Wayside School- the play!
Sideways Stories From Wayside School- the play!
picturetaker9211
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/06
#0Sideways Stories From Wayside School- the play!
Posted: 5/15/06 at 9:25pm
Does anybody remember the book from when they were younger?
http://www.theatermania.com/content/show.cfm/show/120274
I kinda wanna see it because as a kid, I loved the books. But it probably isn't very good. It would be interesting to see it on stage. It closes in 6 days. Has anybody heard of it or has seen it?
"Some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, take the moment & making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity."
-Gilda Radner
-Gilda Radner
#1re: Sideways Stories From Wayside School- the play!
Posted: 5/15/06 at 9:41pm
OMG I wish I had heard about this sooner! I do remember the book (and now will have to see if I still have it somewhere!) and it was funny! I actually went to a Wayside Elementry School when I was younger which is why my parents had bought it for me and part of why I loved it. My sister and I are actually leaving for Florida Wed. and won't be back til Sunday so we will miss it. 
If you see it, let me know how it was!
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-Bed made, room straightened. We've done that.
-Colors blended. Oookay.
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Borstalboy
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#2re: Sideways Stories From Wayside School- the play!
Posted: 5/15/06 at 10:25pmI did this play in Seattle. Good fun, everyone loved it!
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#3re: Sideways Stories From Wayside School- the play!
Posted: 5/15/06 at 10:38pm
I read those books YEARS ago...one part that sticks out in my mind is when the principal told students going down the stairs to go down on the right, and students going up to go up on the left, totally reminding me of my school's idiotic principal.
*sigh* Good times, gooood times.
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#4re: Sideways Stories From Wayside School- the play!
Posted: 5/15/06 at 10:42pmI remember the kid who couldn't count right. He counted all out of order but always ended on the right number.
#5re: Sideways Stories From Wayside School- the play!
Posted: 5/15/06 at 10:47pmI remember the chapter where all it said was that there was no ____ story (13th?) and therefore there is no _____ (13th?) chapter. Cracked me up every time. And wasn't there one about the playground equipment? Man, it has probably been fifteen years since I read that book. Long enough that I didn't even know there were more after the first one!
"I wrote a book: "How to Be Popular". Now I've put together a top ten list of how to help you:
-Elphie, everyday... shower. I mean, who knows? Maybe some of that green is gonna come off!
-Deodorant Elphie. No body likes a stinky witch!
-I think we've covered the hair, we'll get to that.
-Clean underclothes. That's all I'm gonna say.
-Look at your posture. That's no way to be popular!
-Bed made, room straightened. We've done that.
-Colors blended. Oookay.
-But the most important thing to have, to make yourself popular, is to keep your beautiful smile."
~Kristin Chenoweth in her last performance of the song "Popular"
#6re: Sideways Stories From Wayside School- the play!
Posted: 5/15/06 at 10:50pm
I remember the one where they made ice cream flavors of themselves and everyone thought everyone was delicious except for themselves, because they couldn't taste themselves because it was just what they were used to tasting.
And how Rondi's nonexistent 2 front teeth were the prettiest teeth ever.
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#7re: Sideways Stories From Wayside School- the play!
Posted: 5/15/06 at 11:24pmI also saw it in Seattle...alot of fun!...good reviews too if I remember correctly.....it was a few years ago.
#8re: Sideways Stories From Wayside School- the play!
Posted: 5/15/06 at 11:29pmOMG!! I LOVE THAT BOOK! it was one of my favorites :)
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