Spelling Bee love! — Page 36

#876

re: Spelling Bee love!

Posted: 4/30/06 at 9:47pm

Has anybody here seen the Chicago cast yet?

I got to see them yesterday for my school's thespian trip. They're fantastic. I absolutely love Derrick Trumbly as Leaf. Such a cutie. I'd spoken with him a few times before seeing the show, so afterwards he brought some of the cast members out into the lobby to sign for my class. It was amazing. They're all so sweet.

#877

re: Spelling Bee love!

Posted: 4/30/06 at 10:14pm

I'm seeing the Chicago cast next month, can't wait!!

#878

re: Spelling Bee love!

Posted: 4/30/06 at 10:24pm

They're amazing. Derrick is soooo fantastic as Leaf and Logainne's Carl dad. lol

I love James Earl Jones II as Mitch Mahoney, and Brad Weinstock is so deliciously slimy as Chip, but so cute in person.

#879

re: Spelling Bee love!

Posted: 5/1/06 at 1:02pm

I can't wait to see them. I already have tickets for Friday night, and will do lotto on Sunday to see it again. (I have Wicked tix for Sat night).

Meredith, check your PMs!!

#880

re: Spelling Bee love!

Posted: 5/1/06 at 1:05pm

I really really really want to see Spelling Bee again, but check out my new thread on the board and you'll see I'm having a problem.

Wicked in Chicago...I saw it 3 times, always with Kate Reinders and Ana Gasteyer, but I hear the new cast is fantastic, and I can personally vouch for Telly Leung (Boq), and Kristoffer Cusick (Fiyero). I saw them all three times and they're AMAZING,and soooo sweet. Make sure you say "Hi" to them if you stage door it. And let me know what you think of Spelling Bee. Derrick is the cutest thing ever...with Brad Weinstock a very very close second. lol

#881

re: Spelling Bee love!

Posted: 5/1/06 at 1:06pm

I saw Wicked in Chicago in May (the tour) and in December, with Ana and Kate. So I already have met Telly and Kris (see my fan photos), but am looking forward to seeing it again!

#882

re: Spelling Bee love!

Posted: 5/1/06 at 1:20pm

Wow. You've met so many amazing people. I hate living in Chicago sometimes.

When I get home from school I'll put my photos up with Derrick and Brad (from Spelling Bee Chicago) if you're at all interested in seeing them.

My dad is trying to force me to decide between seeing Spelling Bee again (which I really really want to do), or seeing Spamalot for the first time (which he really wants to do), but I'm not sure.

I'd like to see Spamalot, but I'm DYING to see Spelling Bee again.

#883

re: Spelling Bee love!

Posted: 5/1/06 at 1:24pm

I'd say go with your dad to see Spamalot, and then you can do the bee lotto another time since it's not so expensive.

#884

re: Spelling Bee love!

Posted: 5/1/06 at 1:28pm

I've made that offer already and he refuses.

I'll admit that I'm leaning towards Spelling Bee again. I've listened to the Spamalot cast recording and I'm not sure I'll like it as much. Maybe if I tell him I want to do Spelling Bee, we can do the lotto, and then if we win, he'll see how cheap it is and say we can do Spamalot anyways.

Besides, with us getting sit-down productions of Wicked and Spelling Bee, what are the chances that we WONT get a Spamalot ones.

I'll post all my pictures when I get home.

I have the entire cast of the Sweeney Todd revival, most of the Jersey Boys cast, Greg and Mylinda from DRS, and Derrick and Brad from Spelling Bee.

#885

re: Spelling Bee love!

Posted: 5/1/06 at 1:43pm

Spellers' descriptions at Saturday's show, SF production:

"(name) is wearing her amazing technicolor spelling coat today!"

"(name) is so confident he'll win, he already bought himself an entire outfit at the Nordstroms men's department!"

"If (name) wins today, he gets to go to a Giants game. If he loses, he has to watch the Warriors."

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#886

re: Spelling Bee love!

Posted: 5/1/06 at 1:47pm

My favorites (and I know some are repeats) from the Chicago cast saturday were:

"(Name) purposely wore this dizzying pattern to distract the other spellers."

"(Name) has gone all the way........to Belgium."

"(Name) is president of the Doogie Howser fan club."

Then there was this really preppy looking guy who got:

"(Name) is in his own boy band. He's the 'rebellious' one."

and

"(Name) recently got her first hickey."

#887

re: Spelling Bee love!

Posted: 5/1/06 at 2:19pm

Lizzie, I like that last one!

#888

re: Spelling Bee love!

Posted: 5/1/06 at 2:25pm

So did I! :)

(Oh, and they used that "hickey" one on Saturday too; the lady had a turtleneck on.)

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#889

re: Spelling Bee love!

Posted: 5/1/06 at 2:31pm

They used that one here last night.

My favorite yesterday was a guy with bright orange pants on. They said, "If Mr. X has to wear pants, he wants people to notice them!"

#890

re: Spelling Bee love!

Posted: 5/1/06 at 3:06pm

Hey about the Chicago cast, How is Christine Wearney as Logianne Schwartzandgrubinaire?

She is a friend of mine (we are both music theatre majors at Western Michigan University) and I have not yet been able to get out there to see her show.

Comments?

#891

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Posted: 5/1/06 at 4:21pm

She's incredible. Just hilarious.

My theater director was even commenting on her performance after the show, on the ride home, saying that from an actor's perspective, she might have deviated from the lisp once or twice but was very good about keeping her movements the same and everything.

But yes, she was absolutely hilarious. I honestly like her better than Sarah Saltzberg

#892

re: Spelling Bee love!

Posted: 5/1/06 at 5:26pm

A sentence I really liked from the SF cast was when this older man was wearing a navy blue blazer and his was: "Mr. X shops at the same blazer store as Miss Schwartzandgrubinaire."

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#893

re: Spelling Bee love!

Posted: 5/1/06 at 10:31pm

My friend just called because he saw the show last night and thought I'd like to know that they saw Michelle Noh as Marcy, and they used a different "elimination" word. (He likes theatre, but isn't nearly as into it as I am. :) )

Anyway, the word wasn't "caterjunes" but something else that he thinks started with a "b." Have any of you seen them use a different word? I haven't!

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#894

re: Spelling Bee love!

Posted: 5/1/06 at 10:37pm

Balmacan?

#895

re: Spelling Bee love!

Posted: 5/1/06 at 10:50pm

Yep, that's it!

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#896

re: Spelling Bee love!

Posted: 5/1/06 at 11:14pm

I spoke with Greg Stuhr last week after the show, and he said he is pushing for some new words to be entered. I can't wait to hear them!

#897

re: Spelling Bee love!

Posted: 5/2/06 at 2:21am

There was a show Sunday night? I heard that they didn't have one this week.. How odd...

Anyway, she's also going on Tuesday as Marcy. I'm going to see her then. :)

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#898

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Posted: 5/2/06 at 2:29am

He said "last night," but maybe he got mixed up.

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#899

re: Spelling Bee love!

Posted: 5/2/06 at 2:36am

Oh! There will be a Wednesday matinee on 5/24, if any of you are interested. I'm glad. :)

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#900

re: Spelling Bee love!

Posted: 5/2/06 at 2:53am

Thanks for the update! Actually the show that night will be my last one unless they're still here in August! Hopefully they will be :)

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