Sitting Next To NPH @ The Normal Heart

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 6/3/11 at 9:04pm

Should I ask him not to do his opening song on Sunday?

[Q]

Posted: 6/3/11 at 9:06pm

You should thank him, for doing what you only wish you could do in this lifetime.

[rjm516]

Posted: 6/3/11 at 9:26pm

Oh wow! I would be freaking out over him and unable to concentrate on the show. So I'm glad I saw it a few weeks ago and wasn't sitting next to him, because it was an amazing show.

[CapnHook]

Posted: 6/3/11 at 9:40pm

Is David there, too?

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 6/3/11 at 9:40pm

You can quote Sandra Bernhard to him: "Honey, if you have to, you can come sit here on my face. As long as I have a face you'll always have a seat."

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 6/3/11 at 9:56pm

You should thank him, for doing what you only wish you could do in this lifetime

I'm not attacking you, Q, but comments like these really vex me. I just never understand comments where someone (not just you) alleges that because someone has a less than glowing opinion of someone or something that it's due to jealousy or because of a failure on the part of the opinion holder. Do you really believe that? If so, does that mean your personal antipathy to Patti LuPone (she was the first example that comes to mind because you have made many a snide comment about her on here) stem from the fact that you are just green with envy that she has a better life than you?



Updated On: 6/3/11 at 09:56 PM

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 6/3/11 at 10:06pm

Comments like that really vex me too. WTF.

[inlovewithjerryherman]

Posted: 6/3/11 at 11:09pm

ugh NPH is such an asshole.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 6/3/11 at 11:20pm

No, no. Q(ueef) is right. I'm jealous I can't perform a boring predictable medley when a far superior option was available. But I realize that it's just my own inadequacies and my feelings of never having been accepted as a young boy that have since transferred themselves into my belittling others whom I deem superior to me in every single way. NPH isn't an asshole, I am.

[broadwaydevil]

Posted: 6/3/11 at 11:26pm

So...you need to report now. Any interesting conversation?

[theaterkid1015]

Posted: 6/3/11 at 11:34pm

"No, no. Q(ueef) is right. I'm jealous I can't perform a boring predictable medley when a far superior option was available. But I realize that it's just my own inadequacies and my feelings of never having been accepted as a young boy that have since transferred themselves into my belittling others whom I deem superior to me in every single way. NPH isn't an asshole, I am."

And that's because none of us got enough love in our childhoods....

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 6/3/11 at 11:38pm

I don't think anyone is an asshole here, though. I thought you were commenting on the opening number of the Tonys, not NPH personally. For the record, I kinda shrugged when I heard about the choice of opening, too. And I'm totally excited about seeing the cinemacast cause I love me some Company. I just thought it an odd choice.

[pinoyidol2006]

Posted: 6/4/11 at 12:40am

I absolutely love NPH in How I Met Your Mother. I'd totally flip out if I were sitting next to him. But I am rather upset that he wants to do the medley over the "Hello!" idea.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 6/4/11 at 12:49am

I was more excited that Tony Kushner was sitting in front of me.

[CapnHook]

Posted: 6/4/11 at 1:02am

As you should have been!!

[bwayfan7000]

Posted: 6/4/11 at 1:11am

If I were sitting nearby those two, I would probably die.

[pinoyidol2006]

Posted: 6/4/11 at 1:47am

If I were in your position, the audience would probably hate me because I would be squealing the entire time.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 6/4/11 at 2:39am

Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the show?

[Q]

Posted: 6/4/11 at 3:25am

Ok, ok. You're right, my comment was completely inappropriate and out of line.

All it ammounts to is this - I can't stand Jordan, and I had a brief lapse of lashing out at someone, regardless of the discussion. Obviously, there's no point to that except making me look like an idiot.

And, contrary to what some here might think, that actually IS something I try to avoid.

SOOOOOO, sincere apologies to Jordan (and yes, even with my above statement, I DO mean I am sorry.)

Ultimately, it's just another sign (how many should it take?!?) that this is NOT the venue for me.

[LoveDemBroadwayShows2]

Posted: 6/4/11 at 3:39am

I saw the show last Sunday and the only celeb. I saw was Larry Kramer himself. It was a pleasure to be able to say hi and tell him how much admiration I have for him and how relevant his play has remained. Getting doused with a little milk from the scene near the end only made the scene that much more immediate and involving to me.

[uncageg]

Posted: 6/4/11 at 8:35am

I am not crazy about him hosting the Tonys again but had I been sitting next to Mr. Harris, I would have be chatting with him and not on my smart phone posting on BWW. JMO

[OhTossums2]

Posted: 6/4/11 at 8:38am

Jordan, you still haven't informed us on what happened!

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 6/4/11 at 9:06am

1) "but had I been sitting next to Mr. Harris, I would have be chatting with him and not on my smart phone posting on BWW. JMO"

Well like a lot of "celebrities", they came in right as the lights went down and left during intermission.

2) "Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the show?"

It's a remarkable show that never ceases to amaze me. I honestly don't know how Mantello does that 8 times a week. And I don't say that about a lot of performances.

3) And thank you, Q. Thank you for your lovely backhanded apology. Kind of like me telling you that even though I wish your Mother would have gotten a late term abortion at 8 months so you would have fully felt it, I'm sure you're a wonderful person. And by saying something negative about me, by your own admission, doesn't that mean you're jealous of, well, me? You and I have never said anything to each other so your odd hatred of me is probably IS that sign you need to pack up and get the hell out of dodge. Don't let the virtual door hit your ass on the way out. Oh, but I'm sure you're really nice or something like that.
Updated On: 6/4/11 at 09:06 AM

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 6/4/11 at 9:17am

The boys tweeted these about 9-10 hours ago:

Neil Patrick Harris:
Saw The Normal Heart tonight. Riveting. I'm a mess. All gay people should be required to see it. All straight people will be changed by it.

Normal Heart: Joe Mantello gives the most riveting, honest, passionate, brilliant performance I've seen in years. I am so deeply impressed.

David Burtka:
Just saw the NORMAL HEART. I am gutted. So powerful, I can't stop crying.

[uncageg]

Posted: 6/4/11 at 10:05am

"1) "but had I been sitting next to Mr. Harris, I would have be chatting with him and not on my smart phone posting on BWW. JMO"

Well like a lot of "celebrities", they came in right as the lights went down and left during intermission."

Well hopefully you posted on BWW at intermission.

How could they be so "gutted" and riveted if they didn't stay for the entire show?

Updated On: 6/4/11 at 10:05 AM