Xanadu/Fanadu love thread! — Page 5

No way! That will be so cute! I wish I could make it for closing night... I will be bawling tomorrow (my last show).

Oh, the bears will make an appearance in that theater.

Yay!

I love it when the girls mess with the onstage peeps. I get really annoyed when someone looks all pissed off that they are getting touched. Just sit back, relax, and a have a sense of humor.

I can't wait for the show on Sunday! It is really gonna choke me up, but I want one last show!

I'll be in Row G, I believe. . first row behind the aisle. . so if you see me, say hi

-Jacob.

Nice!

The one time I sat on stage, I realized about half-way through the show that I was dancing in my seat the whole time. .

GAYYYYYYY. .

Oh well, I guess its a testament to the score, eh?

Have fun on stage!

-Jacob.

I will think about it... I accidentally booked an Amtrak train back to Chicago for the day after, thinking it was that Sunday. Otherwise I totally would have.

But I'm also thinking of changing trips.

lol did anyone else wait in front of the theater back in....November? in roller skates for free tickets to the first preview? The women in front of and behind mauriposa and I both thought Douglas Carter Beane was the star of the show and would not accept our assurances that he was, in fact, the one who wrote the book and not the guy playing Sonny. It was pretty funny :)

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Toniiiiiiight, toniiight, it's closing niiiiiight toniiiiiiight.....sad! But also fun! lol

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I just got home from the final Xanadu performance

I can't believe how attached I've become to this show. Tonight had a few more technical goofs than I'm used to seeing. . I think someone new was in the sound booth tonight. . there were a few goofs where the wrong sound FXs played at the wrong times. .

JB Wing was on as Calliope tonight, and Tiffany Topol was on for JB Wing's part. . Ms. Wing did an excellent job as Calliope. . She started out a little slow, but got progressively funnier as the night went on. .

During the part where Sonny finds out that Kyra is really a muse. . she ad-libbed "AM I THE ONLY ONE HERE!?!? I guess I am. . that's why we're closing. . " You could tell where all the regulars were. . cuz they all let out a collective groan/laugh.

Elizabeth Stanley was way over-the-top (in a good way) tonight. . she pulled out every trick I've seen and a few new ones. . She played to the audience more than I've ever seen. . and they ate it up. . I don't think the Australian accent thing ever gets old.

I think it was the most evident during "Suddenly." Elizabeth and Max looked like they were having a great time. . being silly and over-the-top. . smiling at each other the whole time. They have great stage chemistry.

So yeah. . now I'm going to be sad for a few days. . . I hope it makes its way back to the midwest during its US tour. . I will really miss this show.

-Jacob.

It wasn't anything big. . I think I just noticed it cuz in theatre I was always a stage manager/light/sound tech. . the sound guy played the "quarter falling down the payphone slot" sound when Danny came in for "Whenever You're Away From Me" instead of the telephone ring sound. . Then another time a sound didn't play that was supposed to, but I forget when. There were two different times I noticed where the mics got turned way up or down during the show on a specific actor. . so during a group number you would just hear one of the actors WAY louder than everyone else for 4 or 8 bars. . then it would mix back down to normal.

It wasn't enough to stop the show. . just little things I noticed cuz I'm a geek.

-Jacob.

I agree with everyone, it was another awesome show and JB's adlib was hilarious! I saw Douglas Carter Beane in the audience again sitting with the producers. It was fun to look over at him enjoying the performance. It was very sad to see it go!

P.S. Jessica0414, if that was you in the argyle sweater, I definitely saw your dance moves during the title song...nicely done .

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Was anyone else saddened by the fact that the theatre was only like 70% full?

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I agree... I told anyone how great it was, for those who wanted to come. I told a librarian about it, and he was there my last night! Imagine that. lol

Sounds like the last show was fun! So sad I missed it, but I am extremely privileged to have seen it 6+ times here.

Chinkie, that was me.....red argyle all the way lol I decided I needed to cram months worth of rocking out into closing night since it's gone now!

I can't get "Don't Walk Away" out of my head, they played it at Sidetrack last night and, well, now it's in my head lol at least I have Sonny bear to keep me company!

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