#1
Posted: 6/13/06 at 11:17pm
I am so happy that I got to be a part of tonight's audience at Sweeney. I know at least one other poster was there, and maybe she will share her feelings as well.
It is hard to describe what happened at the Eugene O'Neill tonight. It was clear that a great part of the audience were people who had seen the show before, and were in essence there saying "We still love you as much as we ever did". That spirit showed in the way the audience responded. Practically everything was clapped for and cheered for. Every single number was followed by huge amounts of applause. People laughed, people cried. It was extremely emotional. This went on for the entire show. By intermission, everyone was talking about the show with eachother, and in some cases discussing the Tony's. At the end of the show, the entire audience stood within seconds, and the ovation lasted for minutes. It was a very beautiful thing to be a part of.
Afterwards at the Stage Door (which was PACKED), some of the cast members seemed to genuinely be in shock at the energy the audience had had. They 'got' that for many of us, tonight's show was about supporting the cast who's work we have come to love and appreciate so greatly.
On to the actual show: it was the most passion I have ever seen from that cast. They fed so much off of what was happening in the audience, and their energy was evidence of this. I hope that many many BWW'ers were able to share in tonight's INCREDIBLE preformance.
It is hard to describe what happened at the Eugene O'Neill tonight. It was clear that a great part of the audience were people who had seen the show before, and were in essence there saying "We still love you as much as we ever did". That spirit showed in the way the audience responded. Practically everything was clapped for and cheered for. Every single number was followed by huge amounts of applause. People laughed, people cried. It was extremely emotional. This went on for the entire show. By intermission, everyone was talking about the show with eachother, and in some cases discussing the Tony's. At the end of the show, the entire audience stood within seconds, and the ovation lasted for minutes. It was a very beautiful thing to be a part of.
Afterwards at the Stage Door (which was PACKED), some of the cast members seemed to genuinely be in shock at the energy the audience had had. They 'got' that for many of us, tonight's show was about supporting the cast who's work we have come to love and appreciate so greatly.
On to the actual show: it was the most passion I have ever seen from that cast. They fed so much off of what was happening in the audience, and their energy was evidence of this. I hope that many many BWW'ers were able to share in tonight's INCREDIBLE preformance.
"We don't value the lily less for not being made of flint and built to last. Life's bounty is in it's flow, later is too late. Where is the song when it's been sung, the dance when it's been danced? It's only we humans who want to own the future too."
- Tom Stoppard, Shipwreck
