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#1

i saw DRS!!!!! (and here 's a little mini-review)

Posted: 4/21/05 at 7:00pm

holy lord!! it was SO funny!! norbert leo butz was INCREDIBLE!!! seriously amazing and totally hilarious. i have never seen full body comittment to acting like that in my life!! sherie rene scott was fabulous, her high note (not quite sure what note it was...) at the end of "here i am" was spot-on and gorgeous!!

the scenery was pretty jazzy (and REALLY sparkly!) - the middle of the stage rotated and they were always walking around on it, which must have been so hard!! i wouldn't have been able to keep my balance! especially in the stilettos the chorus girls wore sometimes!!

john lithgow was well, john lithgow, enough said.

i was a little disappointed with joanna gleason. she just wasn't that interesting to watch. everything about her acting looked very...calculated and precise, but not "in the moment"

i went to the stage door after and got john lithgow (who was so sweet) and gregory jbarra to sign my playbill :). norbert (whose i REALLY wanted) was already gone by the time i got back there, and sherie had to leave quickly so she only signed a few, but she said hi and was very nice about everything.

overall, i would DEFINITELY recommend DRS!! it was really awesome!! and i would especially recommend sitting in the stage left box second from the front. norbert comes through there in act 1....sadly, i was only sitting there during act 2.

the only drawback to the show - no REALLY memorable songs.

"grace, you're stuffed in a box getting rid of ass plaque. let's face it, this evening is a bust."
#2

re: i saw DRS!!!!! (and here 's a little mini-review)

Posted: 4/21/05 at 7:10pm

No memorable songs? You don't have the three words "GREAT BIG STUFF" drumming in your head???
JOHN LITHGOW I just realized, your last name is Butz! Both "Norbert" AND "Butz" are in your name! You must have gotten picked on a lot as a child!
#4

re: i saw DRS!!!!! (and here 's a little mini-review)

Posted: 4/21/05 at 7:12pm

When I saw it, I had GBS and Dirty Rotten Number stuck in my head for a looooong time. There were a couple of other lines and little tunes that I kept in my head, like "The fries are french!" and the "Give them what they want" Mostly the tune to the names of the songs, if any.
Grace: I just gave a quarter to a homeless man. I think it was Johnny Depp.
#5

re: i saw DRS!!!!! (and here 's a little mini-review)

Posted: 4/21/05 at 7:15pm

no those were all memorable...i'm saying REALLY REALLY memorable...like the ones that you can't stop thinking about for 5 days after.

(great big stuff was memorable, dirty rotten was too)

my favorite line was:
"i'm tired of you telling me what to do; walk this way, talk this way, don't snore at the opera"
"it was wagner!"
"it was 6 HOURS! i can't have sex and eat bacon for 6 hours!!!"

and the ruprecht scene was hilarious, as was norbert with the beef jerky.
"grace, you're stuffed in a box getting rid of ass plaque. let's face it, this evening is a bust."
#9

re: i saw DRS!!!!! (and here 's a little mini-review)

Posted: 4/21/05 at 7:19pm

"Little people... going away. Be one of them."
JOHN LITHGOW I just realized, your last name is Butz! Both "Norbert" AND "Butz" are in your name! You must have gotten picked on a lot as a child!
#10

re: i saw DRS!!!!! (and here 's a little mini-review)

Posted: 4/21/05 at 7:20pm

the music was definitely solid..it didn't detract from the show at all. i'm just saying, if you're looking for a "defying gravity-", "la vie boheme-", or "one day more-" esque showstopping type of a song, there isn't really one definite one.
"grace, you're stuffed in a box getting rid of ass plaque. let's face it, this evening is a bust."
#12

re: i saw DRS!!!!! (and here 's a little mini-review)

Posted: 4/21/05 at 7:21pm

ditto, Emcee. I made the trip to NYC 2 weeks ago specifically to see DRS and even more specifically to see Norbert and this cast. I posted a review when I went, so I'll censor myself here. Glad you (Sporti) enjoyed :)

I personally love the self-referential lines: "Did I miss a scene here?" "Is this balcony moving?"

Updated On: 4/21/05 at 07:21 PM

#13

re: i saw DRS!!!!! (and here 's a little mini-review)

Posted: 4/21/05 at 7:21pm

I really want to catch this again before I ship off for the summer. Oh well, at least I'll get the CD next Wednesday (fingers crossed), so that's better than nothing.

I totally agree w/ you about Joanna Gleason btw. Am I the only one who doesn't get her?? This is two performances in a year that I just down right didn't like her in (DRS and The Normal Heart). There's something about her that just rubs me the wrong way. Her delivery almost seems like she's running lines rather than actually doing the show "for real," if that makes any sense (coming from a non-actor who doesn't really know what she's talking about other than what sounds and looks good to me).
But when did New Hampshire become--Such a backward wasteland of seatbelt hating crazies?...I mean, only 40 people actually live there. The others are just visitors who come for the tax-free liquor and three inches of novelty coastline. John Hodgeman on The Daily Show (1-30-07)
#16

re: i saw DRS!!!!! (and here 's a little mini-review)

Posted: 4/21/05 at 7:29pm

I like Joanna better in The Normal Heart, actually. Her delivery in something so dramatic just felt more real to me. She's great in DRS, and does very well with the comedy, but there were points where I felt her to be a little bit stiff, which may just be part of the irony of sorts with which she's interpreting the character. Muriel is a totally serious woman, yet such a funny character for the audience to watch. I love the way Joanna carries herself on stage, though. She's so poised, and really sings quite beautifully.

A work of art is an invitation to love.

Updated On: 4/21/05 at 07:29 PM

#17

re: i saw DRS!!!!! (and here 's a little mini-review)

Posted: 4/21/05 at 7:29pm

Yet Butz running around and jumping all over the place isn't "acting." For heaven's sake. You can see him acting in every little thing he does - doesn't make him not funny.

Joanna has her own style which hearkens back to a time when theater acting was more - well - theatrical. I think she's one of the greats.
Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson
#19

re: i saw DRS!!!!! (and here 's a little mini-review)

Posted: 4/21/05 at 7:33pm

I guess I agree w/ Emcee saying she comes off as rather stiff. I'm sure it's a character choice/her style or whatever, but there's just something about her that I don't care for. Takes all kinds, right? I totally realize I'm in the minority on this, which is totally fine.
But when did New Hampshire become--Such a backward wasteland of seatbelt hating crazies?...I mean, only 40 people actually live there. The others are just visitors who come for the tax-free liquor and three inches of novelty coastline. John Hodgeman on The Daily Show (1-30-07)
#23

re: i saw DRS!!!!! (and here 's a little mini-review)

Posted: 4/22/05 at 12:46am

I really enjoy Gleason's performance in DRS, I agree she comes off as stiff, but that really seems to be a character choice. I love the coment that she "harkens back to a time when theatre was more, well Theatrical" thats what I love so much about it. Along with the voice.
Norbert (and John Litgow) really impress me with the acting, the timing that makes a lot of jokes I wouldn't like otherwise hysterical. I love the physical comedy, but there is so much going on in the silences and interactions that really throws the performance into the range of "greatness."
Then Great Big Stuff, Ruprecht, and Dirty Rotten Number I can never get out of my head at all.
I won the lottery again tonight, third time seeing the show, and can't wait to see it again. All of this from a usually VERY critical little me. re: i saw DRS!!!!! (and here 's a little mini-review)
I stand corrected, you are as vapid as they say.

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