Who Would You Thank For Writing Brilliance?
Who Would You Thank For Writing Brilliance?
Corine2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/14/03
#0Who Would You Thank For Writing Brilliance?
Posted: 2/12/05 at 8:36pm
Which writers?
I have a long list. But my all time favorite is named Gerard Alessandrini.
I would thank him for over 20 years of laughter.
I would also thank:
Jeff Marx, Jeff Whitty and Robert Lopez for writing a show that moves me so much. 
Happy Valentine's Day.
#1re: Who Would You Thank For Writing Brilliance?
Posted: 2/12/05 at 9:02pm
Arthut Miller.
J.M. Barrie.
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
--Aristotle
#2re: Who Would You Thank For Writing Brilliance?
Posted: 2/12/05 at 9:26pm
Tony Kushner
Stephen Sondheim
A little swash, a bit of buckle - you'll love it more than bread.
#3re: Who Would You Thank For Writing Brilliance?
Posted: 2/12/05 at 9:52pm
Stephen Sondheim
Leonard Bernstein
Stephen Flaherty
"Did you know that if you take the first two vowels in Olive and rearrange them it spells I-Love?"-Spelling Bee
"It's night like this that hotel bars were specifically made." Light In The Piazza
#4re: Who Would You Thank For Writing Brilliance?
Posted: 2/12/05 at 9:54pmStephen Sondheim, August Wilson, Sam Shepard, Eugene O'Neill, Arthur Miller (RIP).
Chrysanthemum62001
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/14/04
#5re: Who Would You Thank For Writing Brilliance?
Posted: 2/12/05 at 10:04pmStephen Sondheim and Larry Kramer
"What a mystery this world. One day you love them and the next day you want to kill them a thousand times over." The Masked Bandit in THE FALL
Corine2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/14/03
#6re: Who Would You Thank For Writing Brilliance?
Posted: 2/12/05 at 10:05pmHave you met Sam Shepard?
#7re: Who Would You Thank For Writing Brilliance?
Posted: 2/12/05 at 10:06pmActually, I have. Briefly.
Corine2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/14/03
#8re: Who Would You Thank For Writing Brilliance?
Posted: 2/12/05 at 10:10pm
Me too!
Ha ha. Not exactly a warm and fuzzy guy.
But he is brilliant.
Updated On: 2/12/05 at 10:10 PM
#9re: Who Would You Thank For Writing Brilliance?
Posted: 2/12/05 at 10:13pmPeople always have these horror stories about him. I thought he was nice. And Jessica is just lovely.
Corine2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/14/03
#10re: Who Would You Thank For Writing Brilliance?
Posted: 2/12/05 at 10:15pmI have a horror story. But i will not share it.
#11re: Who Would You Thank For Writing Brilliance?
Posted: 2/12/05 at 10:16pmThere's no way we can coax it out of you?
Corine2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/14/03
#12re: Who Would You Thank For Writing Brilliance?
Posted: 2/12/05 at 10:20pmNope. Updated On: 2/12/05 at 10:20 PM
#13re: Who Would You Thank For Writing Brilliance?
Posted: 2/12/05 at 10:24pmI know that he had a habit of literally running past fans after performances of "A Number".
#14re: Who Would You Thank For Writing Brilliance?
Posted: 2/12/05 at 10:25pmi thank EVERYONE who makes broadway happen, all the people, not just the actors. all the hard working proffesionals who make it seem seemless... i do marvel at the proffesionlism of it all!
"Picture "The View," with the wisecracking, sympathetic sweethearts of that ABC television show replaced by a panel of embittered, suffering or enraged Arab women" -the Times review of Black Eyed
Corine2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/14/03
#15re: Who Would You Thank For Writing Brilliance?
Posted: 2/12/05 at 10:25pm
I met him years ago and he is perhaps the rudest man i have ever met.
brdlwyr
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/14/05
#16re: Who Would You Thank For Writing Brilliance?
Posted: 2/12/05 at 10:25pmCorine- If you are going to start - then finish? Puke? Tell us.
#17re: Who Would You Thank For Writing Brilliance?
Posted: 2/12/05 at 10:28pmI think Corine is going to stand firm and keep this story to herself.
Corine2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/14/03
#18re: Who Would You Thank For Writing Brilliance?
Posted: 2/12/05 at 10:31pm
Oh. I also want to thank Larry Kramer. I love characters.
Has anyone ever noticed what a nice smile Tony Kushner has?
I also want to thank Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori.
Updated On: 2/12/05 at 10:31 PM
#19re: Who Would You Thank For Writing Brilliance?
Posted: 2/12/05 at 10:35pmI have heard so rather discouraging things about Mr. Kramer as well.
Corine2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/14/03
#20re: Who Would You Thank For Writing Brilliance?
Posted: 2/12/05 at 10:38pm
Kramer is a riot. Cracked me up.
I told him how much i loved The Normal Heart.
He said. Great see it again. I said i have seen it three times he said.
WOW. Tell your friends. I said i did. He said that is wonderful.
I REALLY NEED TO PISS NOW.
I thought i would die laughing.
Updated On: 2/12/05 at 10:38 PM
#21re: Who Would You Thank For Writing Brilliance?
Posted: 2/12/05 at 10:41pm
Yeah, he's fun and a half. I told him that I cried during "The Destiny of Me", and he started laughing so hard I thought he would wet his pants. He made a remark about how moving it was, and again with the hysterics.
I was referring to a friend who said that she went to tell him how much she loved and respected his work, and that he practically spit poison at her.
#22re: Who Would You Thank For Writing Brilliance?
Posted: 2/12/05 at 11:03pm
I've already written a letter to the song writers of Altar Boyz.
I'd like to write another letter to Jeff Marx and Robert Lopez thanking them for Avenue Q -- just because they've managed to write the truth about young adults in such a funny and enlightening way.
"I can't pay the bills yet, 'cause I have no skills yet. The world is a big scary place."
- Avenue Q
Corine2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/14/03
#23re: Who Would You Thank For Writing Brilliance?
Posted: 2/12/05 at 11:05pm
And Jeff Marx is one of the nicest people i have ever met.
So sweet.
#24re: Who Would You Thank For Writing Brilliance?
Posted: 2/12/05 at 11:10pmTerrence McNally is also very nice, if you ever get the chance to meet him.
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