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Spelling Bee love!
Spelling Bee#1125
Posted: 6/13/06 at 12:47pm
BARRET FOA TO BE THE NEW LEAF?
omg. barret foa is amazing. I saw him in avenue q, and he stole the show!
I cant WAIT to see barret as leaf coneybear!
Spelling Bee#1126
Posted: 6/13/06 at 1:01pm
I'm kind of surprised at how low the turnover rate is on Broadway. Of course, I've never seen it there so I'm not commenting on how stale/not stale they are. It's just that so much of the original cast has lasted that long (yes, I know Fogler left 
).
Spelling Bee#1127
Posted: 6/13/06 at 1:22pmWow I would have never guessed!
Broadway Star Joined: 5/20/05
Spelling Bee#1128
Posted: 6/13/06 at 2:38pmOh! And congrats to Jesse on his tv show! I hope the show makes it!
Spelling Bee#1130
Posted: 6/13/06 at 4:11pmAlthough I'm going to miss Jesse lots, I think Barrett will do an awesome job as Leaf. =]
Spelling Bee#1131
Posted: 6/14/06 at 3:07pm
Ooh, I get to be the first to post about four more adult shows at Spelling Bee SF? :)
http://talkinbroadway.com/allthatchat/d.php?id=273007
Spelling Bee#1132
Posted: 6/14/06 at 3:43pm
Ha ha:
-- Dr. Raga Ramachandran, a resident in pathology and laboratory medicine at UCSF, attended a performance of "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" last week and volunteered to join the onstage bee. It took five words to stump Ramachandran, winner of the 1988 National Spelling Bee.
I thought if you'd won a bee you weren't eligible! Well, maybe the good Dr. lied.
Leah Garchik, SF Chron
Spelling Bee#1133
Posted: 6/14/06 at 4:02pmI thought that I read somewhere that the winner of last year's Bee was at the one in New York. Apparently they had to make up a fake word in order to get him out. I'm pretty sure I read that somewhere.
Spelling Bee#1135
Posted: 6/14/06 at 6:27pm
I was thinking the same thing, Liotte.
Hopefully there'll be one once Barrett joins the cast.
Spelling Bee#1136
Posted: 6/14/06 at 6:58pmSweet. Barrett.
Spelling Bee#1137
Posted: 6/14/06 at 10:56pmA couple cast members said there might be more adult nights here in NYC in the fall.
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/23/06
Spelling Bee#1138
Posted: 6/15/06 at 2:07am
Best line from the SF Gay Night:
"Mr (forgot) is the star of his little league team, because he both pitches AND catches!"
I also liked that when Barfee was chasing Chip off stage, he said something akin to "Walk out the door! Just turn around now - you're not welcome any more."
And one of the gay men misspelled Xanadu! Impossible!
Spelling Bee#1139
Posted: 6/15/06 at 2:34amLOL! Tell us more!
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/23/06
Spelling Bee#1140
Posted: 6/15/06 at 2:40am
It was mostly the regular show, but with a few flairs...
Logainne's speech was obviously about the gay marriage amendment. "Bush better watch out, because Dick Cheney's daughter is after him, and she has better aim than her father!"
Leaf randomly repeated his "Virginia is for lovers" line from Adult night.
One of the audience spellers "won his school's bee by correctly spelling 'fabulous'."
Spelling Bee#1141
Posted: 6/15/06 at 2:51am
Those are great!
I have a sort of historical question someone (liotte?) may be able to answer: Why is Logainne referred to in most synopsi and in the libretto as "Schwartzy" when she's never actually called that in the show? Was she at Barrington Stage Co.?
Spelling Bee#1142
Posted: 6/15/06 at 10:39am
Marshmallow answered most of the answers as to the jokes last night, loved the pitcher/cather line and Fabulous. The audience reacted great to those! And there was also, "Because tonight is a special occasion, Mr. ______ is wearing his good Marilyn tee shirt!" What was truly funny, was as I found out from Jared Gertner at Mecca afterwards, was the first three rows (inluding the first girl eliminated as an audience speller) were from a Presbyterian Church group. Nothing but Gays and Presbyterians in the crowd!
I don't normally stage door or that sort of thing, nothing wrong with it, just not my thing, but I met most of the cast at the after party and found them to be quite sincere, nice people. I hope this show runs a long time.
Spelling Bee#1143
Posted: 6/15/06 at 6:28pm
SAN FRANCISCO "SPELLING BEE" TO CLOSE
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2006
Press release to be posted soon.
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/23/06
Spelling Bee#1144
Posted: 6/15/06 at 6:35pm
Sigh. I guess I have to get tickets for closing night.
So now I just wait on my tiptoes for Stanley's next project. And the rest of the cast, of course!
Spelling Bee#1146
Posted: 6/15/06 at 6:55pm
I thought it was doing so well
Spelling Bee#1147
Posted: 6/15/06 at 7:09pm
GUH.
I work Sundays and already asked for August 20 off for the adult show. Maybe I should reneg...
Spelling Bee#1148
Posted: 6/15/06 at 8:27pm
LIZZIE - No, actually I posted about the other 4 Adult Shows a few pages back on this thread. And (oh woe is me, dost thou foresake me?) I wrote an article about it on the SF BWW.com page!
JARRET - It is doing well. Financially a success and the audience loves it. But we knew it was going to be a sit-down and not last forever. When it closes Sept. 3 it'll have done over 220 performances and that's fine.
LIOTTE - Yeah, I'm guessing it's ending because the tour will be kicking off soon. America can get more 'Bee' lovin' that way. These actors (as awesome as they are) are probably tired and miss home. SF was a great run for them. And I'm sure the Post Street Theatre is anxious to get a new show in its house.
Spelling Bee#1149
Posted: 6/15/06 at 8:29pm
D'oh! And you didn't write anything; that was a modified press release.
I wonder how many in the SF cast will end up on tour someday...
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