The Official "In The Heights" Love Thread....- Page 65

[alfgiotir]

Posted: 6/30/08 at 9:09pm

Wow with so many understudies, I wish I could be there. I was going to buy tickets for tonight too, but decided to go for the tuesday after the Tony Awards.

[Anakela]

Posted: 7/1/08 at 12:47am

Really quick thoughts from tonight (yeah, I was there- they broke out the Janet!Nina, I had to go :))
- Eliseo Roman has the most beautiful voice. I full-out *wept* during Inutil
- Tony Chiroldes burst out with this "WEPA!" during the start of Carnaval that, I can't even describe in words, but it was amazing and hilarious and cracked the cast up
- Doreen's Daniela was great, loved her voice, her comedy, her character. Looking forward to seeing her again during Andrea's vacation week
- and there's nothing more to say about Janet!Nina that I haven't already said here before. :) My favorite understudy actor and role right now.

I did the standing room tonight- the view for Fireworks is not great, but I learned the trick to standing back there *and* being able to see Sunrise, so I was quite content. :)

And tonight's PSA: crying babies in strollers? The Little Mermaid is across the street. Seriously- baby. stroller. Heights. tonight.
Updated On: 7/1/08 at 12:47 AM

[Anakela]

Posted: 7/1/08 at 12:50am

oh, and there's a new (vacation?) swing, Noemi del Rio, who was on in Krysta's track, who is supercute and adorable. And, of course, has great hair, like the rest of this cast. :)

[withoutlovewithoutU]

Posted: 7/1/08 at 10:42am

OOoo, I want to see Eliseo!Kevin and Janet!Nina so badly! Lol, I glad last night was amazing

[obsessedjb]

Posted: 7/1/08 at 11:05am

When is Andrea's vacation again?

[Anakela]

Posted: 7/1/08 at 11:09am

Andrea's vacay: July 22nd - July 27

[obsessedjb]

Posted: 7/1/08 at 11:14am

Thanks a lot!

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 7/1/08 at 11:25am

Anakela, how was Tony's Piragua song?

[BroadwayChica]

Posted: 7/1/08 at 12:24pm

Very interesting interview with Lin on The Guardian UK. The video at the top has some extended footage of The Club which I'd never seen before.

(I'm now cracking up at the image of an Usnavi with a British accent)

Salsa and the city Updated On: 7/1/08 at 12:24 PM

[Anakela]

Posted: 7/1/08 at 1:48pm

Anakela, how was Tony's Piragua song?

It was great, he was good- I feel bad, it's like in all the Janet/Eliseo/Doreen talk that I'm not saying anything about the other two u/s who got to go on last night, but he was great, loved his singing, and he got huge laughs on the two Mr. Softee jokes... and I might *still* be thinking about his "Weeeeepa!" at the start of Carnaval and laughing, it was 12 levels of brilliant.

Oh and so speaking of Carnaval, Doreen hit the second "Hey!" at the start of it with a fierceness that I can't even describe- I was standing near people who have all seen the show before, and everyone sort of looked around and got this "wow!" look on their faces. It was amazing.

[itwontbelongnowx]

Posted: 7/1/08 at 2:28pm

The show was the best I've ever seen it, and I've seen it quite a bit.

Carnaval del Barrio was 23874984723 levels of fierce. Doreen's second 'hey' and Tony's 'weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeppppaaa!' probably the best things ever in Carnaval.

Eliseo Kevin was the most ingenious thing I've ever seen. Absolutely brilliant.

[obsessedjb]

Posted: 7/1/08 at 2:30pm

So.....how was Stephanie!Carla?

[itwontbelongnowx]

Posted: 7/1/08 at 2:39pm

I really liked Stephanie. She made the character her own, and didn't copy Janet. Her Carla was very ditzy, but cute. I loved her and Doreen together, rather than Stephanie with Andrea.

[shh282]

Posted: 7/1/08 at 4:19pm

I've been off the boards for a while but I just saw the grosses this past week- No Para Sigue Sigue! so fricking happy for this company.

[withoutlovewithoutU]

Posted: 7/1/08 at 4:46pm

I just watched that vid, and words cannot describe how much I love the Lin/Chris dance break.... actually the whole Club sequence is pure brilliance!

[musicalmaster703]

Posted: 7/1/08 at 4:54pm

I wish I could of been there but only 4 days till I see it again!

[Testing1232]

Posted: 7/1/08 at 7:13pm

Goin to the matinee tomorrow--- REALLY need to see Eliseo as Kevin... VERY, VERY, badly !!!

Thanks for the awesome reviews guys !!!

[Anakela]

Posted: 7/1/08 at 8:21pm

Testing- Eliseo!Kevin was back on again tonight. In fact, tonight's board...



I am assuming that Janet and Stephanie's names were transposed? Because otherwise "Carla: Janet Dacal," um, yeah, we know? Lol.

[Testing1232]

Posted: 7/1/08 at 10:05pm

Thanks !!!! Looks like I might have a good shot !!

Very funny--- (or not really funny, but interesting)-

I was fitted with a "halter/heart" monitor today at 5PM that I have to wear for 24 hrs. So, I will have it on during the show tomorrow afternoon.

If anyone is familiar with how these work, you basically have
5-6 electrodes taped to your chest, and each time you feel something, you have to press the button on the machine.

Could be dizziness, palpatations, a skipped heartbeat, a sharp pain, etc.

At the end of the 24 hrs, I have to bring the monitor back to the Dr. for them to take the chip out, and take a reading.

So, I am wondering what the printout is going to look like during "96,000"- ???!!!

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 7/1/08 at 10:15pm

I'm kind of confused; if Janet Dacal is already Carla, why is she listed on the understudy board as Carla?

[winter_sky]

Posted: 7/1/08 at 10:29pm

I also didn't think Stephanie understudied Nina? I thought the three understudies were Janet, Krysta and Nina LaFarga?

[musicalmaster703]

Posted: 7/1/08 at 10:31pm

I think they mixed Steph and janet up

[Testing1232]

Posted: 7/1/08 at 10:46pm

<< I think they mixed Steph and janet up >>

They did.

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 7/2/08 at 11:44am

Wow, I actually went past there last night to look at the board and didn't notice that. Nice job, guys.

That's almost as good as the time when I went by Grey Gardens and they had Matt Cavenaugh listed as Jacqueline Bouvier and Abigial Ferenczy listed as Joe Kennedy.

[musicalmaster703]

Posted: 7/2/08 at 4:28pm

3 DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!! Major Excited. Won't be able to bring a laptop to NYC so I'll post a review on Monday after my 4 show trip! I leave on Friday! I see...

Gypsy Friday Night
Damn Yankees Sat Mat
In The Heights Sat. Night.
[Title of show] or Forbidden Broadway whichever is on TKTS Sunday mat