The "LIGHT" goes out!- Page 9
The "LIGHT" goes out!
re: The 'LIGHT' goes out!#200
Posted: 7/6/06 at 11:21pm
at which part does clara and fabrizio wave backwards?
And also, for some bizarre reason during "Hysteria" I love the part where one of the ensemble members say "do you look for the meidici(sp?) palace?" Anyone know what her name is?
re: The 'LIGHT' goes out!#201
Posted: 7/6/06 at 11:31pm
Felicity also delivers the "Medici palace" line (one of my favorite little moments in the show). Her performance as Signora, specifically in "Aiutami" is remarkably different from Patti. On the broadcast, Patti discusses how they originally had her speaking in dialect but changed that in order to have her smash through the fourth wall, become one with the audience, etc. Felicity delivered the showstopping line (and the rest of the number) in her droll Italian accent which the audience found hilarious.
Updated On: 7/6/06 at 11:31 PM
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re: The 'LIGHT' goes out!#202
Posted: 7/7/06 at 12:48am
The tender touching Mother-Daughter moments are what go straight to my heart...
And the *poke*
When Clara is being whisked away by her mother, but runs back up the steps to see Fabrizio again, and gives him an innocent, endearing, childlike yet loving *poke* on his chest. It's perfect.
And, as if that weren't perfect enough, that simple *poke* became a tender *handprint* during Kelli's last performance. She just let her hand linger on Fabrizio's chest for a moment longer... and it was exquisite.
re: The 'LIGHT' goes out!#203
Posted: 7/7/06 at 11:42am
Addy- that sounds so beautiful. I wish I could have seen Kelli more than once.
I love after "Clara's Interlude" the visual of Clara walking, head down and drooped shoulders, along the gate to tell Fabrizio she can't marry him.
re: The 'LIGHT' goes out!#204
Posted: 7/7/06 at 12:43pmI made a day trip in from DC just to see Kelly's last performance. Definitely worth it!!
re: The 'LIGHT' goes out!#205
Posted: 7/7/06 at 1:55pm
One of the real treats of seeing Piazza was to see how much O'Hara grew in the role of Clara. Her characterization, which always held me captive, deepened significantly throughout her run in the show. The title song was one of the great highlights of a performance, dramatically and vocally. Also how she really made moments like "Hysteria" and "Tirade" so emotionally honest (my heart always broke for her during the former, in the church scene and during the interlude).
I also had the privilege of being there for her final performance and am left with such thrilling memories of her portrayal as a result. The way she touched Aaron's heart instead of poking him, the emotional gravity of the character's journey and, most heartbreaking, her final "I can't leave you" at the end of the show.
It's extraordinary to think of the amount of work she put into the show, especially considering how she was initially Franca in workshops and out-of-town.
Also, the curtain call was extraordinary, especially the gasps from much of the audience on hearing it was her last time in the role and the instant standing ovation that ensued. Clark was also quite lovely in her praise for her co-star and Kelli was incredibly overwhelmed.
Though I think Katie had come a long way in the role since she started, I was completely devastated on my first trip back after Kelli's departure and further proved to me how adept her characterization of Clara really was.
~Kev
re: The 'LIGHT' goes out!#206
Posted: 7/7/06 at 11:06pmDid closing night honestly get no photo coverage from broadway.com or broadwayworld.com? Was press not allowed?
re: The 'LIGHT' goes out!#207
Posted: 7/9/06 at 10:45am
OK, question:
What is the name of the painting (or at least the artist) in the Michaelangelo room that isn't "The Annunciation"?
Felicity says:
"Here we see a late work by..."
and then I got nothing...
re: The 'LIGHT' goes out!#208
Posted: 7/9/06 at 11:20amThe artist is Fra Filipo Lippi.
re: The 'LIGHT' goes out!#209
Posted: 7/9/06 at 12:30pm
Yeah.
Two seconds after I posted, I remembered she says "Madonna with Angels," so I Googled that and found it.
Thanks.
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re: The 'LIGHT' goes out!#210
Posted: 7/9/06 at 1:52pmKatie is younger looking than Kelli.
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re: The 'LIGHT' goes out!#211
Posted: 7/9/06 at 1:53pmShe is younger than Kelli. Probably by 7 or 8 years.
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re: The 'LIGHT' goes out!#212
Posted: 7/9/06 at 2:26pmHow odd it feels to have had a week without The Light! A week ago at this time, half-hour was about to begin.
re: The 'LIGHT' goes out!#213
Posted: 7/9/06 at 9:05pm
Victoria Clark's closing speech as reported by playbill.com!!!
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/100755.html
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re: The 'LIGHT' goes out!#214
Posted: 7/9/06 at 9:08pmOh, I'm so glad they FINALLY reported something!
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re: The 'LIGHT' goes out!#215
Posted: 7/10/06 at 1:02pm
A full week without 'Piazza'
*withdrawal shakes*
re: The 'LIGHT' goes out!#216
Posted: 7/10/06 at 1:35pmWhile at the matinee of the forever dull, "Little Women" tour in DC, I kept thinking, "a week ago today, I was at the final performance of Piazza, and oh what a different experience that was!"
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re: The 'LIGHT' goes out!#217
Posted: 7/10/06 at 1:54pmTalk about opposite ends of the spectrum, Dottie!
re: The 'LIGHT' goes out!#218
Posted: 7/10/06 at 1:58pmI was also imagining how the Piazza tour would look at the Kennedy Center Opera House come December.
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re: The 'LIGHT' goes out!#219
Posted: 7/10/06 at 2:03pm*is tempted to catch the Piazza tour this December*
re: The 'LIGHT' goes out!#220
Posted: 7/10/06 at 2:09pm
I think you should. It's also going to be in Philadelphia in March (I think).
I'm still trying to get used to the idea of Cristine Andreas playing Margaret. I'm not a big fan of hers.
re: The 'LIGHT' goes out!#221
Posted: 7/10/06 at 2:17pmI'd see the tour for the simple fact that I'm dying for more "Piazza" at any cost.
re: The 'LIGHT' goes out!#222
Posted: 7/10/06 at 2:21pmL4C, it will be in DC for 3 weeks beginning sometime in December.
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re: The 'LIGHT' goes out!#223
Posted: 7/10/06 at 2:29pmI'm not very happy about Piazza playing the merriam. I'd rather it play some other venue, even the Academy of Music would've been better.
re: The 'LIGHT' goes out!#224
Posted: 7/10/06 at 2:34pmWhat's the Merriam like?
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