You're not a TRUE theatre fan until...

[FOAnatic]

You're not a TRUE theatre fan until...#0

Posted: 2/11/06 at 7:22pm

...you're friends with Stephen Sondheim on MySpace.

I mean...it's definitely him, right? It seems he's kept up with the times. I'm sure when he's taking a break from working on his revivals/new songs he LOVES to leave comments on his friends' pages.

I particularly love his RENT rant.


Stephen Sondheim MySpace

"I love talking about nothing. It is the only thing I know anything about." - Oscar Wilde

[BroadwayChica]

re: You're not a TRUE theatre fan until...#1

Posted: 2/11/06 at 7:27pm

LOL I love fake MySpace people. Seriously. Love 'em

[luvtheEmcee]

re: You're not a TRUE theatre fan until...#2

Posted: 2/11/06 at 7:29pm

This can't be real.

A work of art is an invitation to love.

Updated On: 2/11/06 at 07:29 PM

[BobbyBubby]

re: You're not a TRUE theatre fan until...#3

Posted: 2/11/06 at 7:29pm

I seriously doubt that is Sondheim.

[xM3L24x]

re: You're not a TRUE theatre fan until...#4

Posted: 2/11/06 at 7:30pm

why would he say that about RENT? He knew Jonathan Larson. For him to say things about his musical, I can't see him doing that.

[FOAnatic]

re: You're not a TRUE theatre fan until...#5

Posted: 2/11/06 at 7:31pm

I seriously doubt that is Sondheim.

So do I...that's the point.

"I love talking about nothing. It is the only thing I know anything about." - Oscar Wilde

Updated On: 2/11/06 at 07:31 PM

[Composer9]

re: You're not a TRUE theatre fan until...#6

Posted: 2/11/06 at 7:31pm

Oh dear...

The key to the mystery of a great artist is that for reasons unknown, he will give away his energies and his life just to make sure that one note follows another... and leaves us with the feeling that something is right in the world. ~Leonard Bernstein~

[sweetestsiren]

re: You're not a TRUE theatre fan until...#7

Posted: 2/11/06 at 7:35pm

It's things like this that make me want to stay as far away from MySpace as possible.

[BroadwayChica]

re: You're not a TRUE theatre fan until...#8

Posted: 2/11/06 at 7:35pm

There's a whole bunch of fake Sondheims on MySpace. Here's another one:

http://www.myspace.com/anotherhundredpeople

Some people have WAY too much time on their hands

[xM3L24x]

re: You're not a TRUE theatre fan until...#9

Posted: 2/11/06 at 7:35pm

"Hello all. I am Stephen Sondheim, and I'm a musical theater lyricist and composer, the greatest one you will ever hear"

I'm sure he'd say that.

[FOAnatic]

re: You're not a TRUE theatre fan until...#10

Posted: 2/11/06 at 7:38pm

Apparently Natalie Wood came back from the dead to make one, too.
Natalie Wood MySpace

"I love talking about nothing. It is the only thing I know anything about." - Oscar Wilde

[orangeskittles]

re: You're not a TRUE theatre fan until...#11

Posted: 2/11/06 at 7:38pm

I love the "Regret" blog. Please, like he would ever be *that* hung up on it- then ask random people on the internet to help him critique it.

And the Rent rant is just petty and immature, I highly doubt Sondheim would ever stoop to that level.

Like a firework unexploded
Wanting life but never knowing how

Updated On: 2/11/06 at 07:38 PM

[Katt]

re: You're not a TRUE theatre fan until...#12

Posted: 2/11/06 at 7:40pm

Nice of the person writing that to pay attention to detail, such as how to spell documentary correctly.

[orangeskittles]

re: You're not a TRUE theatre fan until...#13

Posted: 2/11/06 at 7:43pm

And La Boheme.

Like a firework unexploded
Wanting life but never knowing how

[orangeskittles]

re: You're not a TRUE theatre fan until...#14

Posted: 2/11/06 at 7:44pm

Double post

Like a firework unexploded
Wanting life but never knowing how

Updated On: 2/11/06 at 07:44 PM

[hypertruffle]

re: You're not a TRUE theatre fan until...#15

Posted: 2/11/06 at 7:53pm

I did a search on Mr. Sondheim. Apparently, there's six of them.

"My plays a better than yours!" XD!

"The cynicism you refer to, I acquired the day I discovered I was different from little boys!~All About Eve

[Composer9]

re: You're not a TRUE theatre fan until...#16

Posted: 2/11/06 at 7:54pm

You'd also think he could spell the name of one of his heroes, Harold Arlen, correctly...

The key to the mystery of a great artist is that for reasons unknown, he will give away his energies and his life just to make sure that one note follows another... and leaves us with the feeling that something is right in the world. ~Leonard Bernstein~

[TheaterAddict7652]

re: You're not a TRUE theatre fan until...#17

Posted: 2/11/06 at 8:29pm

The only thing that's funny about this is all the people who actually think he's Stephen Sondheim.

There's a lot I am not certain of...

[thevolleyballer]

re: You're not a TRUE theatre fan until...#18

Posted: 2/11/06 at 8:30pm

Oh yes. Between writing music for hit shows, you can definitely find Sondheim looking for some hot girls to hit up on MySpace....

[BroadwayChica]

re: You're not a TRUE theatre fan until...#19

Posted: 2/11/06 at 8:33pm

LOL, I think it's hilarious.

[Katurian2]

re: You're not a TRUE theatre fan until...#20

Posted: 2/11/06 at 9:07pm

lol- that's a great faker! I know that a lot of Broadway actors actually do have myspace accounts though and they are authentic such as the following Sweeney cast members:

Manoel: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=42532315

Lauren: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=46859959

Benjamin: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=54683187

"Are you sorry for civilization? I am sorry for it too." ~Coast of Utopia: Shipwreck

[Roninjoey]

re: You're not a TRUE theatre fan until...#21

Posted: 2/11/06 at 10:12pm

I'm willing to bet that Steve can spell visceral and that he'd have different information for smoking and drinking.

yr ronin,
joey

[wonderwaiter]

re: You're not a TRUE theatre fan until...#22

Posted: 2/11/06 at 10:25pm

I love the idea of Stephen Sondheim going through his work day and thinking, "I can't wait to go home and write about this in my blog!!!"

And no one grew into anything new, we just became the worst of what we were."

[Roninjoey]

re: You're not a TRUE theatre fan until...#23

Posted: 2/11/06 at 10:27pm

He's kind of an emo guy, he'd so have a blog if he was like 30 years younger.

yr ronin,
joey

[wonderwaiter]

re: You're not a TRUE theatre fan until...#24

Posted: 2/11/06 at 10:30pm

Haha- as long as he doesn't get one of those stupid emo haircuts.

And no one grew into anything new, we just became the worst of what we were."