Speed-the-Plow 1/10
Speed-the-Plow 1/10
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
re: Speed-the-Plow 1/10#2
Posted: 1/11/09 at 5:52pm
I talked to someone on the street who had talked to Norbs and he said the show was closing.
Anyone hear anything, there has been no official news.
re: Speed-the-Plow 1/10#2
Posted: 1/11/09 at 6:07pmI was there. Norbert was INCREDIBLE and completely outshone the other two. I didn't particularly care for Moss or Raul.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
re: Speed-the-Plow 1/10#3
Posted: 1/11/09 at 6:09pmIf so, look for the producers to consider suing Piven for Breach of Contract. Some how I do not think bad sushi will cut it in court.
re: Speed-the-Plow 1/10#4
Posted: 1/11/09 at 6:13pmWow I wish I was there!! I went on 12/30 (I think his first day off book) and was blown away. If he was able to steal the show from Esparza that would be incredible. I did love Raul though! I will be very upset if this closes now hopefully William H. Macy comes through.
re: Speed-the-Plow 1/10#5
Posted: 1/11/09 at 6:20pmThere was a sign on the door of the theatre today saying that Macy starts on Tuesday, so I don't see why he wouldn't. I don't really know where this closing rumor came from.
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
re: Speed-the-Plow 1/10#6
Posted: 1/11/09 at 6:25pmOK cool, I thought there would be an announcement if this was true, thanks.
re: Speed-the-Plow 1/10#7
Posted: 1/11/09 at 6:52pm
I did and it was phenomenal. I hadn't seen it before so it was completely new to me. I had also gotten up at 3am to catch a flight from Florida to washington then to Newark then took the train into the city to see the show. So I was a little tired, but still glad I saw it.
Norbert was at the top of his game. I know he had been using the script before. When did he stop using it? cause he didn't have it last night and I was so proud of him.
The beginning of the 1st and 2nd scenes were tough to get into, but once I got into them and the style of how Charlie and Bobby talked, I was hooked. The idea of doing a movie (or a theatrical show) based on whether or not you want people to see it and whether or not you want fast money and whether or not you want people to experience a piece of powerful art is a powerful idea and so true in the economy we are in now. Should someone produce something just to get the money or should they produce something that is powerful and should be made to show people certain art that they might have never have seen if it wasn't made?
When the lights came up afterwards, Norbert was already hugging Raul and Elizabeth came out and they bowed twice. Someone came down and gave Norbert a bouquet and they left. But then came on again for a second bow and the orchestra section gave them a standing ovation (couldn't see the balcony. But, forgot to add, orchestra was completely filled.)
What made me very annoyed was when I was standing in the theatre, putting on my coat. I listened to a woman (in her twenties, maybe early thirties) talking to her boyfriend or male friend. She said "I am so glad we didn't pay full price for these tickets. I can't believe the stuff that they are putting on Broadway now. I think the only reason people wanted to see this show was because of Jeremy Piven. It was horrible."
It took all I had in me to not go over to her and tell her: "Listen. You must not be in the entertainment industry otherwise you would have gotten the meaning behind the whole show. You're an ignorant women who must be the kind of person ho doesn't understand plots like these and must go to simple entertaining musicals."
~Dirty Rotten Scoundrels~
~Curtains~
~A Tale of Two Cities ~
re: Speed-the-Plow 1/10#8
Posted: 1/11/09 at 7:10pmI saw the matinee. It was incredible--Norbert, Raul, and (to a slightly lesser extent) Elizabeth all blew me away.
re: Speed-the-Plow 1/10#9
Posted: 1/11/09 at 7:17pm
I went. I feel really lucky that I got to be at both Norbert's first performance and his last. The chemistry he and Raúl had together was... it was pure joy. That it what live theater should be. I remain in awe of how perfectly in synch they were with one another -- they truly get the language, how it works, how it should be used, and locked into each other with this just... almost unreal tightness. When Norbert stepped in, as much as I liked Jeremy, the dialogue between Bobby and Charlie finally felt natural, which I think is one of the huge benefits of having them both played by singers. These are people who understand how to perform rhythm in a really specific way, and it shows. I will definitely miss seeing the two of them together.
I'm sad Norbert couldn't stay longer, but look forward to seeing what Macy brings to the show, because it will be a very different dynamic.
re: Speed-the-Plow 1/10#10
Posted: 1/11/09 at 7:19pmyeah, Moss didn't really do anything for me. Raul was incredible and I really can't imagine anyone else in the role of Bobby except Norbert. He was perfect, and I really can't imagine William H. Macy taking over. He's a great actor but he's a bit too old for it.
~Dirty Rotten Scoundrels~
~Curtains~
~A Tale of Two Cities ~
re: Speed-the-Plow 1/10#11
Posted: 1/11/09 at 7:22pmYeah, I think the massive age gap is going to be their biggest obstacle to overcome in terms of telling the story to an audience. But he's saving their asses, and I think they'll find a way to make it work.
Broadway Star Joined: 10/10/07
re: Speed-the-Plow 1/10#12
Posted: 1/11/09 at 7:24pm
i was also there. we lucked out and got front row center through student rush.
i agree with all of the above. Norbert was fantastic, i only wish he had stayed longer.
"I'm a butterfly, trivial and small, and in the greater scheme of things, I don't mean much at all." ~The Story of My Life
"Forget Regret, or life is yours to miss." ~Rent
re: Speed-the-Plow 1/10#13
Posted: 1/11/09 at 8:08pm
That is true. He is saving their asses.
lstbutifulgrl2, when did you get your student rush tickets? cause I got Orch. M 23 via student rush at about 6:25.
~Dirty Rotten Scoundrels~
~Curtains~
~A Tale of Two Cities ~
Broadway Star Joined: 10/10/07
re: Speed-the-Plow 1/10#14
Posted: 1/11/09 at 8:48pm
Dre~ my friend and i were first on the line for them. so i guess a little after 6.
i was at the Matinee also, and Norbert picked Raul up during the bows, threw him over his shoulder and planted him on the desk. it was pricesless.
Elisabeth said something to Norbert after the lights went down during the second scene of the evening show but I couldn't quite hear it.
The man who gave Norbert the flower at the end of the show said "thank you for saving the show".
"I'm a butterfly, trivial and small, and in the greater scheme of things, I don't mean much at all." ~The Story of My Life
"Forget Regret, or life is yours to miss." ~Rent
re: Speed-the-Plow 1/10#15
Posted: 1/11/09 at 8:51pmAwww, that is adorable! (Both Norbert picking up Raul and the man saying, "Thank you for saving the show.") I really wish I could have seen this show. It sounds like something I would have loved.
re: Speed-the-Plow 1/10#16
Posted: 1/11/09 at 9:17pm
The man who gave Norbert the flower at the end of the show said "thank you for saving the show".
and he was right.
makes sense that you go those tickets if you were first on line. I wish i could have gotten there earlier but train was a bit late. that's the worst thing about living in NJ.
~Dirty Rotten Scoundrels~
~Curtains~
~A Tale of Two Cities ~
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
re: Speed-the-Plow 1/10#17
Posted: 1/11/09 at 9:28pmAt the Globes, Piven was given a one two punch by the guy who was with him at a pre award interview. I cannot remember this guys name but he got in a few good ones & Piven was obviously flummoxed by it all.
re: Speed-the-Plow 1/10#18
Posted: 1/12/09 at 11:31amThe man with the flowers was a producer. He said "Thank you for saving my show", not "the" show.
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re: Speed-the-Plow 1/10#19
Posted: 1/12/09 at 11:43am
I saw the show Thirsday night and thought Norbert and Raul were incredible. Norbert deserves major kudos for latching onto it all so fast.
I thought Elisabeth Moss was fine, but it's almost an unplayable role. All the gibberish she has to spout in the second scene...as I told a friend who had seen the original production, I could not even begin to imagine Madonna in this and he said she was stiff and horrible.
Updated On: 1/12/09 at 11:43 AM
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