Spelling Bee love!- Page 31

[MyMeredithMonster]

Posted: 4/11/06 at 6:05pm

That's great that they have the SF pictures up here now! I'd only seen about half of those so that's really great (I also have maybe three publicity stills of this cast that they didn't put up). Go check them out if you haven't everyone!

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 4/11/06 at 6:12pm

Do you have a direct link?

[MyMeredithMonster]

Posted: 4/11/06 at 6:17pm

https://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=8844

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 4/11/06 at 6:20pm

Oh. Thanks. See, you said "they" and I went right to the Spelling Bee site. Then again, I guess that's giving too much credit to an official site, as is often the case.

[liotte]

Posted: 4/11/06 at 6:34pm

Those pictures are great, it looks so different!

[shesamarshmallow]

Posted: 4/11/06 at 6:50pm

I loved the SF Spelling Bee! Stanley Bahorek was my favorite, but for some reason Greta Lee is now the definitive Marcy for me.

I love the gay dads picture.

[MyMeredithMonster]

Posted: 4/11/06 at 7:05pm

Greta is a fantastic Marcy, yeah. I love her singing style, it's so different than Deborah's.

I can't pick a favorite though. The whole cast is incredibly sweet and talented.

[shesamarshmallow]

Posted: 4/11/06 at 7:09pm

Random question: how would I go about meeting them? Since the Post is in a hotel, is there even a stage door?

[MyMeredithMonster]

Posted: 4/11/06 at 7:23pm

Just wait in the lobby by the stairs after the show (by the ticket office for the theatre). They'll come out that way when they're all changed.

[MyDreamsRecurring]

Posted: 4/11/06 at 7:27pm

I saw it 3 months ago- it was cute and witty but then the "i love you song" is really moving
if you haven't, go see it :)

[dirty rotten guy]

Posted: 4/11/06 at 8:52pm

Ok this cast looks great but I have to say it frustrates me to no end that Rona isnt a larger woman. She should be a very full figured woman, like most Elemetary School teachers are. I know that it is unrealistic to expect another Lisa Howard, but she just doesnt seem right to me.

On another note, can someone please tell me how the San Francisco show is set up? I am guessing that they dont that 3 sided set up like Circle in the square so how does it work? Is it all just up a stage like a normal show? Are there no longer the bleacher seats or the seats on the court? How do the differences in venues change the show and its interactivity (I.E. The opening of the Bee or the Jesus scene)? I am just very interested in how this all works.

Updated On: 4/11/06 at 08:52 PM

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 4/11/06 at 8:54pm

Jesus appears in the balcony (which isn't that far away seeing as there are only two levels to the theatre).

If by "bleacher seats," you mean for the spellers to sit on, they're there.

I've never seen the show in NY, so I can't really help you with the rest.

[dirty rotten guy]

Posted: 4/11/06 at 9:02pm

Oh thanks.

In New York, the stage is on the bottom in the middle of the theater with seats all around it on 3 sides. There are also seats in the center dirrectly before the stage and the first 2 rows of these are made to look like low rise bleachers. Its hard to describe but I hope you understood what I meant.

Updated On: 4/11/06 at 09:02 PM

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 4/11/06 at 9:05pm

Oh, I see. Nope, the Post Street isn't laid out that way. But it is more angular than most theatres I've been in.
http://poststreettheatre.com/seating%20chart.htm

[MyMeredithMonster]

Posted: 4/11/06 at 9:18pm

Yeah, the Post Street Theatre is a fairly typical theatre (it's on the small side though).

"Ok this cast looks great but I have to say it frustrates me to no end that Rona isnt a larger woman. She should be a very full figured woman, like most Elemetary School teachers are. I know that it is unrealistic to expect another Lisa Howard, but she just doesnt seem right to me."

First of all, Betsy Wolfe hits all the notes powerfully and skillfully so I don't see why it's a problem that she's smaller than Lisa. Also, Rona isn't an Elementary School teacher, she's a realtor.

Updated On: 4/11/06 at 09:18 PM

[MyMeredithMonster]

Posted: 4/11/06 at 9:25pm

Oh and about the opening. Chip runs down the middle aisle after Rona spells. Then Logainne comes down the middle & Leaf runs up from the left aisle and dives onto the stage. The other kids come in from the back. At Panch's entrance, he walks down the right aisle with the flag and Mitch enters from the center aisle. I hope that makes sense.

[dirty rotten guy]

Posted: 4/11/06 at 9:30pm

Double Post

Updated On: 4/11/06 at 09:30 PM

[dirty rotten guy]

Posted: 4/11/06 at 9:30pm

Wait, I though that Rona teaches as well as being a realtor. How do all the kids know her then? I am so confused now...

Sorry if I sounded like I was being harsh on Betsy. I was just trying to say that personally, I am dissapointed in this different look.

Updated On: 4/11/06 at 09:30 PM

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 4/11/06 at 9:37pm

And don't forget, the flag ends up trailing over the heads of everyone sitting on stage left, because Panch is that oblivious.

[MyMeredithMonster]

Posted: 4/11/06 at 9:50pm

No, it's fine DRG - you're entitled to your own opinion. I just wanted to tell you that Betsy does a wonderful job as Rona and can do all that Lisa can (at least from what I know of Lisa).

I assume that they know her because she's hosted the Bee so many times in a row. I'm not really sure. She does state that she's a realtor, the host, & a former spelling bee champ. I've never heard her say she's a teacher..

That he does Lizzie. Hehe, one of my favorite things is the Panch moment when he flips out because I never know what Jim's going to say.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 4/11/06 at 9:52pm

Yeah, I figured everyone was familiar with her because the community seems rather small and she's a prominent member.

[Luckydave14]

Posted: 4/11/06 at 11:21pm

I haven't seen Betsy in Bee, but I know she has a magnificent voice. She was a finalist in the first Wicked singing contest and I saw her at the first auditions. She sang No Good Deed and she sounded as if she could've been on stage at the Gershwin singing it. I wish her the best of luck and the rest of the cast.

[bigrab1018]

Posted: 4/12/06 at 12:33am

The "bleacher" seats are the lottery seats.

[liotte]

Posted: 4/12/06 at 12:36am

And they are quite uncomfortable!

[donna_darko_23]

Posted: 4/12/06 at 12:47am

I'm excited...Spelling Bee recently opened an open ended run in Chicago (which is only about 1.5 hours from me). I'm hoping to get there to see it soon.