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Posted: 5/29/05 at 5:56pm
Hello, my BWW people! I don't like starting threads b/c I have the special gift of killing them when I post but I wanted to tell people about this beautiful new musical. This isn't a review b/c I'm not even going to attempt being a critic.
I saw Piazza on Thursday night and it is, in my opinion(but I still haven't seen Bee), the best musical of the season and possibly my favorite of all time. I bow down to Adam Guettel for giving me this music. Every note is so beautiful and memorable, those melodies were etched in my mind the second I heard them, and there they shall stay.
I love the story; It's simple yet complicated and it just makes for a perfect musical. Love is born in a foreign land then gets taken away, but not for the reason you might think. Oh, this show is perfect and flawless.
Before, I was all about Sara Ramirez winning the Tony but Kelli O'Hara has put some serious doubt in my head. She is so talented and perfect in this role, I'm very torn. Victoria sings beautifully and is quite funny, but I did have to get used to that accent. And Matthew singing in Italian. *sighs*
This show took my breathe away figuratively and literally speaking. I could not breathe at the end of act 1, and at the end of the show, when I'm usually woo-hooing for the actors, I couldn't get a peep out because I was on the verge of tears. I don't know why I felt the urge to cry b/c it's not a sad, dramatic show. It's somewhere between that and comedy.
If you haven't seen this show, please do so. It's not boring, it's not only for adults, it's for anyone who loves musical theatre.
Ask away if you have any specific questions about the show. Sorry if this hasn't done a good job of convincing you how great this show is but I'm thinking of getting help. I hear Emcee is holding classes on Monday nights on writing successful threads for BWW. But her fees are astronomical!
Stage door-
I waited at the stage door and I met Matt Morrison. He was a gem and a doll. There was a small group waiting there but they all knew cast members or something. I feel so silly b/c I asked this woman who was standing alone by the SD if she'd take a pic of me and MM and she said yes and took my camera. Then, her friend comes out and she runs over to say hi. So, when MM comes out, her friend intros her to him and turns out she's some famous novelist. Whoops!
Anyway, Matthew was so kind to me. He figured I was nervous and gave me a hug/squeeze to loosen me up but it only made me want to faint. I told him that I was a fan and that he did a great job. Then, he saw that I was holding a camera and asked if I wanted a pic, I shook my head. He stretched his arm and took the pic himself. He's such a sweetheart! I thanked him and he went on his way.
I saw Piazza on Thursday night and it is, in my opinion(but I still haven't seen Bee), the best musical of the season and possibly my favorite of all time. I bow down to Adam Guettel for giving me this music. Every note is so beautiful and memorable, those melodies were etched in my mind the second I heard them, and there they shall stay.
I love the story; It's simple yet complicated and it just makes for a perfect musical. Love is born in a foreign land then gets taken away, but not for the reason you might think. Oh, this show is perfect and flawless.
Before, I was all about Sara Ramirez winning the Tony but Kelli O'Hara has put some serious doubt in my head. She is so talented and perfect in this role, I'm very torn. Victoria sings beautifully and is quite funny, but I did have to get used to that accent. And Matthew singing in Italian. *sighs*
This show took my breathe away figuratively and literally speaking. I could not breathe at the end of act 1, and at the end of the show, when I'm usually woo-hooing for the actors, I couldn't get a peep out because I was on the verge of tears. I don't know why I felt the urge to cry b/c it's not a sad, dramatic show. It's somewhere between that and comedy.
If you haven't seen this show, please do so. It's not boring, it's not only for adults, it's for anyone who loves musical theatre.
Ask away if you have any specific questions about the show. Sorry if this hasn't done a good job of convincing you how great this show is but I'm thinking of getting help. I hear Emcee is holding classes on Monday nights on writing successful threads for BWW. But her fees are astronomical!
Stage door-
I waited at the stage door and I met Matt Morrison. He was a gem and a doll. There was a small group waiting there but they all knew cast members or something. I feel so silly b/c I asked this woman who was standing alone by the SD if she'd take a pic of me and MM and she said yes and took my camera. Then, her friend comes out and she runs over to say hi. So, when MM comes out, her friend intros her to him and turns out she's some famous novelist. Whoops!
Anyway, Matthew was so kind to me. He figured I was nervous and gave me a hug/squeeze to loosen me up but it only made me want to faint. I told him that I was a fan and that he did a great job. Then, he saw that I was holding a camera and asked if I wanted a pic, I shook my head. He stretched his arm and took the pic himself. He's such a sweetheart! I thanked him and he went on his way.
"I'm the STAR!"--Daniel Reichard during Glory Daze sound check
