Wicked 11/16/04 and TOM CRUISE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Kicks8567]

Posted: 11/17/04 at 5:43pm

Last night, it was my 5th time seeing Wicked and the best EVER!! First of all....they filmed the performance for that NY Library Collection, so it is now officially there! Next, we were in row C, and guess who's sitting behind us in row D? That's right...Tom Cruise!!! Idina was the best I've ever seen her, JLT gets better and better each time, and George Hearn and Joey McIntyre really impressed me. You could see the entire castw as just filled with energy because of the filming and Tom Cruise! Idina added in little extra notes which made her performance even more amazing. My only complaint is after waiting 1 hour in the cold, they announced Idina had already left. But, all in all a AWESOME night!

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 11/17/04 at 5:55pm

so, did Tom get a little booster seat or did he have to crane his neck to see the stage? Updated On: 11/17/04 at 05:55 PM

[luvWICKED416]

Posted: 11/17/04 at 5:59pm

haha... we should seriously have a sarcasm-free day and see how long we last...

[ElphieZ]

Posted: 11/17/04 at 6:01pm

Was Tom Cruise alone? Was he with someone? Attire? Come on, details!

Yes, I be bored at work. haha.

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 11/17/04 at 6:02pm

I'm certain Tom had his "roommate" with him *wink wink*

[ElphieZ]

Posted: 11/17/04 at 6:15pm

hahaha, that's what I was trying to get at! :-P The world will never know the "truth", but it sure is fun to gossip!

[jonartdesigns]

Posted: 11/17/04 at 7:31pm

i find it odd that they opted to film his show with the replacement cast ( no disrespect to them) as opposed to the originals

[Gothampc]

Posted: 11/17/04 at 7:37pm

The Library always wants to film the original cast but it depends on whether the actors want to be filmed. For example, they couldn't film the original cast of "James Joyce's The Dead" because Christopher Walken(!) didn't want to be filmed.

[Matt10827]

Posted: 11/17/04 at 8:55pm

So What do they do with this video? Can you purchase a copy?

[Gothampc]

Posted: 11/17/04 at 9:04pm

The Library of Performing Arts (a branch of the New York Public Library) attempts to videotape all Broadway shows, as many off-Broadway shows as they can afford and some important regional shows. They are for research purposes only and can only be viewed at the library's Lincoln Center branch.

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 11/17/04 at 9:25pm

And I believe you must be researching a role or have some proof that you're a performer/someone in the industry to view. Don't know how you prove it though.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 11/17/04 at 9:29pm

Actually, as long as your over 18 you can view them. You just have to have a reason, you don't have to prove it. For example, people that are writing books, articles, master's thesis are allowed to view them as well as industry people.

[Amneris]

Posted: 11/17/04 at 10:32pm

He was at Hairspray last week and I had to arrange 6 bags of merchandise for him =D He was very very nice I almost died. Hes rather hot in person but, as short as my grandma.

[kim1061]

Posted: 11/17/04 at 10:43pm

wow what luck you have. why was here there and at hairspray recently? is he studying a role?
glad you enjoyed the show.

[Amneris]

Posted: 11/17/04 at 10:44pm

LOL no he brought his kids and their friends and 4 body guards and his sister who looks just like him with a mullet.

[bronxboundexpress]

Posted: 11/18/04 at 12:34am

Why didn't they film it when the real people were in it?

There's no excuse for Idina not being as good when I saw it because there was no camera in the audience.

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 11/18/04 at 1:11am

Bronx. You need to think about what you type before you post it. Your posts make no sense and your questions deserve no answer. This TRULY confirms your status as BWW Idiot.

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 11/18/04 at 5:14am

ROTFLMAO

[bronxboundexpress]

Posted: 11/18/04 at 8:53am

What don't you understand. I asked why she doesn't perform extra well every night even when there's not a camera.

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 11/18/04 at 9:44am

It's more your comment about the real people, like the replacements are sub human or something. Idiot.

[dramamom04]

Posted: 11/18/04 at 9:48am

We were there the night of November 6th (after Idina had recovered from her Bronchitis) and without Tom Cruise in the audience and without cameras she was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING, added a few extra notes, and put on a phenomenal performance.

[ShbrtAlley44]

Posted: 11/18/04 at 9:54am

Bronx, just because she added a few nuances that night doesn't mean she sucked when you saw her. Perhaps she wanted some more impressive notes to be preserved on tape. I don't think that meant that she doesn't perform well every other night. Idina has been through a lot and the fact that she still performs as well as she does every night is a testament to her professionalism, teenybopper goddess or not.

[papalovesmambo]

Posted: 11/18/04 at 10:00am

bronxboundexpress asks:

why didn't they film it when the real people were in it?

which leads me to ask, does this mean that they finally, finally have real flying monkees?

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 11/18/04 at 10:03am

so... does that mean that jennifer laura thompson is a robot??? or is she a puppet?? Updated On: 11/18/04 at 10:03 AM

[ShbrtAlley44]

Posted: 11/18/04 at 10:08am

Apparently. My beloved JLa is a robot and I never knew...*sob*