Starshines Unite! The official HAIR love thread...- Page 18
Starshines Unite! The official HAIR love thread...
#425RE:
Posted: 6/4/09 at 6:40amYay I got tickets for my second time! I'm so excited and so happy!
I'm a professional. Whenever something goes wrong on stage, I know how to handle it so no one ever remembers. I flash my %#$&.
"Jayne just sat there while Gina flailed around the stage like an idiot."
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
snl89
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/4/05
#431RE:
Posted: 6/4/09 at 9:41pm
I'm too torn to vote between Hair and Next to Normal! haha. I adore them both completely equally 
Two of the most incredible theater experiences I've ever had. I can't choose between them!
But the good thing about that is, whoever wins, I'll be happy :P
I don't need a life that's normal. That's way too far away. But something next to normal would be okay. Something next to normal is what I'd like to try. Close enough to normal to get by.
jsg03jd
Broadway Star Joined: 11/24/04
#432RE:
Posted: 6/4/09 at 10:02pm
I loved the show and was surprised at just how much I enjoyed it. The show reminds and saddens me that there's so much complacency among young people today regarding social issues compared to the generation who protested the Vietnam War.
And I knew the songs from the covers done by Oliver and the Fifth Dimension but never knew there were a lot of other gems in the score.
So, yeah, I love HAIR!
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#435RE:
Posted: 6/5/09 at 5:02am
I love both of these shows. I was lucky enough to see them both the same day the first time I saw them. I walked out of the second show thinking: Wow....I just saw what SHOULD be the Tony winners of the year.
Amazing, beautiful and moving: to BOTH shows.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
#436RE:
Posted: 6/5/09 at 7:17amI got to see Hair tonight thanks to the goodness of a group of folks at the lotto. I'm still reeling from it. The energy and passion radiate from that stage and nearly blow the roof off the Hirshfeld. From my box seat, I loved watching the audience react to the show. Ninety percent were positive, but there were a few hard hearts out there. Here is a show I could see again and again. I had been in a production of HAIR a few years back and I had forgotten how much it changed my world view, and how much I'd love to do it again.
"If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we've got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition and then admit that we just don't want to do it." -Stephen Colbert
jsg03jd
Broadway Star Joined: 11/24/04
#438RE:
Posted: 6/5/09 at 7:16pm
singtopher, I got that too when I was leaving the theatre. Some lady in her 40s/50s was so obnoxiously loud and kept on saying, "This is the worst play I have EVER seen!"
First, it's a musical, but that's a quibble. Second, everyone heard her the first time but she wouldn't STFU! Still wasn't enough to kill the buzz though, thank God.
BadIdeaBear
Chorus Member Joined: 4/20/09
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#440RE:
Posted: 6/6/09 at 11:47am
If you haven't voted, go vote! Voting ends at 8PM tonight...and it's tied!
Vote team HAIR!
Luscious
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/20/05
#441RE:
Posted: 6/6/09 at 1:27pmSeeing it for the first time tonight. 5th row center orchestra. Can't wait! Unfortunately I couldn't snag aisle seats. I'm 3rd and 4th row in from the aisle. Is there any interaction with audience members who are not on the asile? Is 5th row considered good for this show? Will I have a good view of all of the goings on? Hope it's not too close.
sgv123
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/16/06
Luscious
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/20/05
#443RE:
Posted: 6/6/09 at 1:55pmGreat! Thanks! I'm really looking forward to it! Never saw the original production (too young), but I saw the 1977 Broadway revival. And the movie, although vastly reworked and minus a few songs, has always been a favorite. I know most Hair purists don't care for the movie, but I thought Milos Foreman did a really good job of translating the show to the screen. I'm really looking forward to seeing this production, especially Gavin and Will's performances and interpretation of the roles.
#445RE:
Posted: 6/7/09 at 12:35am
Just got back from the show. Incredible.
Neil Patrick Harris, Laura Benanti, and Kristen Chenoweth were all at the show tonight.
I'm a professional. Whenever something goes wrong on stage, I know how to handle it so no one ever remembers. I flash my %#$&.
"Jayne just sat there while Gina flailed around the stage like an idiot."
Luscious
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/20/05
#446RE:
Posted: 6/7/09 at 10:42am
Really enjoyed it! I was sitting across from Neil Patrick Harris and his bf. I had a hard time keeping my eyes off him, especially when the cast was interacting with him. Wished him a great show tonight. As for the show, I have to say that I wasn't blown away by Will Swenson's interpretation of the role. He played Berger too dopey and silly for my taste. But I loved just about everything else. It's a powerful ensemble and they blew the roof off the place! All in all, a fun and exciting night of theatre!
P.S. I thought the movie had a lot of "air", great choreography and really good performances. I thought the changes they made to the story and characters were essential to making the piece work as a film. Until seeing the show last night, I forgot just how much of a "concert" piece it is. They're too different animals, but the movie still holds a special place in my heart.
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