Stokes, Marin and Ahrens & Flaherty -- FOR FREE!!!!

[Ronnik]

Posted: 4/9/08 at 3:41pm

Pretty much my idea of heaven!

It's tomorrow, April 10th, at the Performing Arts Library (64th and Amsterdam). The program starts at 6, and seating will be on a first come/first served basis.

Should be an AWESOME evening

[JRybka]

Posted: 4/9/08 at 3:47pm

why can't they do these things on Friday when I am there....

[bwaygal1]

Posted: 4/9/08 at 3:47pm

I shall be there!

[WaltSummersPI]

Posted: 4/9/08 at 3:54pm

bwaygal1, what time are you getting there? I'm coming right from work, so save me a seat!

[bwaygal1]

Posted: 4/9/08 at 3:57pm

Ditto. I hope to get there for 5:15-5:30. I'll save you a seat.

[WaltSummersPI]

Posted: 4/9/08 at 3:58pm

Thanks!

[bwaylvsong]

Posted: 4/9/08 at 4:30pm

Ugh, if only they did this last year when I went to school across the street and not in a different state.

[bwaylvsong]

Posted: 4/9/08 at 10:35pm

Wait, isn't Marin in London?

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 4/10/08 at 9:25am

I'm going!

Yes, I thought she was in London, too. Not complaining, though.

[sweetestsiren]

Posted: 4/10/08 at 9:37am

Be sure to report back! I'm still getting over seeing Stokes in concert this past weekend.

[broadwaybaby086]

Posted: 4/10/08 at 10:39am

Gonna make it happen somehow! :o)

[Popular]

Posted: 4/10/08 at 11:19pm

I heard from my best friend who went, and she said that there was no one to sing Wheels Of A Dream with *sigh* She wanted so bad to jump off her seat cause she was u/s Sarah on the national tour and could've totally sang it with him, but alas, BSM just talked through it????

Did I completely misunderstand her message? The phone connection wasn't the best and I haven't been able to get a hold of her.

[jam_man]

Posted: 4/11/08 at 12:35am

Well, I couldn't go to this concert for many reasons, but I saw Stokes in concert last fall and he sang Wheels of a Dream by himself - he just sang the melody the whole way through. So I'd imagine it would go something like that.

[Cutielyricist]

Posted: 4/11/08 at 1:54am

It was pretty amazing..just to hear the backstories of the songs. I had a blast.

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 4/11/08 at 11:01am

I wouldn't say he talked through it, Popular. He definitely sang it. The whole thing was pretty amazing.

[broadwaybaby086]

Posted: 4/11/08 at 11:08am

Like jam_man recounted, he just sang his part, and while you definitely heard Sarah's part in your head/ear, he was so fantastic that it definitely didn't matter. It was a wonderful evening. I was too young/in the wrong place to see the OBC (I saw the first national tour and was still a bit young, I think), I'm glad I was able to hear him sing "Wheels of a Dream" live.

[Popular]

Posted: 4/11/08 at 11:08am

Thanks for clearing that up. The message was staticy and my friend can be a bit dramatic LOL The only part of the message that was somewhat clear what that she was itching to sing along Sarah's part and that it was an awesome evening!

Would love to hear more about the backstories!

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 4/11/08 at 11:15am

Yeah, I was kind of young to see Ragtime when it first opened, so to get to hear them sing the music live was pretty amazing.

Maybe your friend meant they talked through "Your Daddy's Son" because they wanted to talk about it but there was no one there to sing it?

[sweetestsiren]

Posted: 4/11/08 at 3:09pm

Wow, what I wouldn't have given to see this -- and it was free! I really, really need to move to New York.

[starlyricist]

Posted: 4/11/08 at 4:00pm

I think it worked beautifully as a solo. As Lynn said, it was about a man singing to his young son (and since Stokes has a young boy, it made it all the more poignant). Of course, it was hard not hearing Sarah's voice in my head, but it was great.

I'm sorry, but I thought Marin was FABULOUS. I wasn't in love with that new song from the song cycle that they're working on, but she was unbelievable doing "Goodbye My Love" into "Back to Before".

Got to see that AND A Catered Affair last night. I was one spoiled theatre queen...er, goer.

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 4/11/08 at 4:36pm

I'm sorry, but I thought Marin was FABULOUS.

Why are you sorry? I thought she was fabulous, too.

[Popular]

Posted: 4/11/08 at 4:38pm

Maybe your friend meant they talked through "Your Daddy's Son" because they wanted to talk about it but there was no one there to sing it?

THAT is probably what she was talking about. Thanks! :)