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Who's going to the first preview of STORY OF MY LIFE?
Actor 7
Stand-by Joined: 1/17/09
#75THE STORY OF MY LIFE: All Show, No Tell?
Posted: 2/6/09 at 12:16amNo, the only thing I've heard from audience members is that there friends are telling everyone to jump up out of their seats and scream "FindingNamo is a jerk", that's all I've heard.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#76THE STORY OF MY LIFE: All Show, No Tell?
Posted: 2/6/09 at 4:12am
Just because you say it doesn't make it true. For any circumstance.
noahrp3
Broadway Star Joined: 2/7/05
#77THE STORY OF MY LIFE: All Show, No Tell?
Posted: 2/7/09 at 4:29pm
Just saw the matinee of this show today and as some of you have, fell deeply in love with it. Malcom Gets and Will Chase were both at the top of their game and were masters at acting a song. Their transitions from scene to song were seamless.
I thought the score was absolutely beautiful and I really hope that there is a recording made of it. I also thought the book was very well structured although it did drag a tiny bit at points.
Overall loved the show and am so glad that this is on Broadway. See it!
P.S. The rush policy is amazing. Got row H orchestra, dead center for $20!
LAmber
Swing Joined: 2/6/09
#78THE STORY OF MY LIFE: All Show, No Tell?
Posted: 2/7/09 at 9:47pmI had the quaint pleasure of seeing this show on friday evening. It's tough to say something definitive about it. The music, upon this my first hearing, came across as effective but generic. Yet, I still want to hear it again and I will see it again. By the end of 'mrs. Remington' I was totally drawn into this gem of a show. I hope it receives attention, because it is a sweet and beautiful show that is a perefect antidote to the extravaganzas that are playing everywhere, not that the extravaganzas aren't good in their own right. Its just tjat this show is a refreshing change, and while its no masterpiece, I thoroughly enjoyed myself. Gets and Chase delivered top notch performances and I wish this show the very best success. Please excuse any spelling errors as I am writing this from my phone.
Nick Plasia
Stand-by Joined: 9/15/06
#80THE STORY OF MY LIFE: All Show, No Tell?
Posted: 2/8/09 at 11:38amIt is a wonderful piece of theater and I can't wait to see it a second time next Wednesday...
#81THE STORY OF MY LIFE: All Show, No Tell?
Posted: 2/8/09 at 11:43am
Good to hear that you're going to see it again, WAT. Enjoy.
This show provides so much food for thought, it's crazy. I'm sure that a second (3rd, 4th...) viewing is necessary to take in all the nuances. If only I weren't at the other side of the ocean... :)
#82THE STORY OF MY LIFE: All Show, No Tell?
Posted: 2/8/09 at 11:58amI will probably go once a week during previews...
Insider2
Featured Actor Joined: 9/21/05
#83THE STORY OF MY LIFE: All Show, No Tell?
Posted: 2/9/09 at 12:48pmForgive me, WithoutaTrace, and others who have said that you are going to see this multiple times, but what world are you living in where you can afford to see the same show once a week? I thought we were living through one of the greatest financial downturns in the history of this country, but maybe I imagined it. I want to come live in your village, where apparently money is no object and even the dullest little Broadway musical may be viewed a zillion times.
#84THE STORY OF MY LIFE: All Show, No Tell?
Posted: 2/9/09 at 1:02pmI get my STORY OF MY LIFE tickets through tdf for about $37 each...very affordable even in this dreadful economy.
Insider2
Featured Actor Joined: 9/21/05
#85THE STORY OF MY LIFE: All Show, No Tell?
Posted: 2/9/09 at 1:04pm
Good to know. I had visions of you guys spending your entire paychecks on theatre tickets and eating breadcrumbs and scraps to survive.
:)
#86THE STORY OF MY LIFE: All Show, No Tell?
Posted: 2/9/09 at 1:07pm
Hey, what's wrong with that? 
#87THE STORY OF MY LIFE: All Show, No Tell?
Posted: 2/9/09 at 1:11pm
For many of us theatre sustains us better than food :)
For me it helps that I am a member of the Theatre critics alliance so I get my tickets free.
Cast albums are NOT "soundtracks."
Live theatre does not use a "soundtrack." If it did, it wouldn't be live theatre!
I host a weekly one-hour radio program featuring cast album selections as well as songs by cabaret, jazz and theatre artists. The program, FRONT ROW CENTRE is heard Sundays 9 to 10 am and also Saturdays from 8 to 9 am (eastern times) on www.proudfm.com
#88THE STORY OF MY LIFE: All Show, No Tell?
Posted: 2/9/09 at 3:14pm
From the original Toronto production the songs were:
The Story of My Life
Write What You Know
Mrs. Remington
The Marvellous Magical Modular Miracle-maker
1876
Mrs. Remington (reprise)
Write what you Know (reprise)
Normal
People Carry On
1876 (reprise)
Here's Where it Begins
Saying Goodbye (Part 1)
Saying Goodbye (Part 2)
The Butterfly effect
Write What you Know (reprise)
Change
Saying Goodbye (Part 3)
I Like it Here
You're Amazing, Tom
Writer's Block
Saying Goodbye (Part 4)
My Father
I Didn't See Alvin
This is It
Angels in the Snow
At the opening the show ran 1 hour 40 min which seemed to be about 15 minutes too long. I would be interested if someone could post the current musical numbers.
Cast albums are NOT "soundtracks."
Live theatre does not use a "soundtrack." If it did, it wouldn't be live theatre!
I host a weekly one-hour radio program featuring cast album selections as well as songs by cabaret, jazz and theatre artists. The program, FRONT ROW CENTRE is heard Sundays 9 to 10 am and also Saturdays from 8 to 9 am (eastern times) on www.proudfm.com
#89THE STORY OF MY LIFE: All Show, No Tell?
Posted: 2/9/09 at 3:22pm
From the Playbill:
Write What You Know
Mrs. Remington
The Greatest Gift
1876
Normal
People Carry On
The Butterfly
Saying Goodbye (Part 1)
Here's Where It Begins
Saying Goodbye (Part 2)
Independence Day
Saying Goodbye (Part 3)
I Like it Here
You're Amazing, Tom
Nothing There / Saying Goodbye (Part 4)
I Didn't See Alvin
This is It
Angels in the Snow
#90THE STORY OF MY LIFE: All Show, No Tell?
Posted: 2/9/09 at 3:43pm
Thank you. Not all that many changes.
One number I remember fondly was when Alvin was taking over his father's bookstore and was planning to keep it the same, except he'd make this change and that change, and soon he had plans to redo the entire store only to realize that in doing so it would rob it of all the character his father brought to it and in the end deciding to keep it the way it was. It was a
great song, but because it completed a full circle it really didn't advance the show.
Cast albums are NOT "soundtracks."
Live theatre does not use a "soundtrack." If it did, it wouldn't be live theatre!
I host a weekly one-hour radio program featuring cast album selections as well as songs by cabaret, jazz and theatre artists. The program, FRONT ROW CENTRE is heard Sundays 9 to 10 am and also Saturdays from 8 to 9 am (eastern times) on www.proudfm.com
#91THE STORY OF MY LIFE: All Show, No Tell?
Posted: 2/9/09 at 3:46pm
Interesting that Independence Day was not in the Toronto production. It's one of my favorite Alvin songs (he sings about leaving town to visit Thomas in the city).
By the way, the reprises that you listed are also in the Broadway production (not sure whether they're identical, but they're there). They're just not mentioned in the Playbill.
#92THE STORY OF MY LIFE: All Show, No Tell?
Posted: 2/10/09 at 1:37pm
Didn't want to create a new thread, so I'm just posting it here... Will Chase and Malcolm Gets performed 'Angels In The Snow' on Good Day New York this morning.
See it here: http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/good_day_ny/090210_Will_Chase_and_Malcolm_Gets
#93THE STORY OF MY LIFE: All Show, No Tell?
Posted: 2/10/09 at 2:23pmWow. What a brilliant performance!! So excited for Wednesday night.
#94THE STORY OF MY LIFE: All Show, No Tell?
Posted: 2/10/09 at 3:08pm
Now clearly, I cannot comment on the show as I have not seen it yet, but I have heard a few musical clips and whatnot, and now this performance on Good Day.
When Malcolm Gets's character said, "Huh...I like this" my immediate reaction was, "Huh...I don't!"
I do wish the show well though, and will withhold any further judgment until I see it.
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