re: In comes COMPANY....- Page 14

[WesternSky2]

re: In comes COMPANY....#325

Posted: 11/27/06 at 12:02am

Oh I hope not.

[dancingthrulife04]

re: In comes COMPANY....#326

Posted: 11/27/06 at 1:51pm

I have a general question about the student rush, because I'm really confused about it. The first time I saw it, everyone who rushed was front row. Today, it was only me and my friend on the side in BB... I could even spot the others. I know a girl who was put in the box too. So is it basically best available?

It was best available. My friend and I ended up in row L.

http://www.beintheheights.com/katnicole1 (Please click and help me win!) I chose, and my world was shaken- So what?
The choice may have been mistaken, The choosing was not... "Every day has the potential to be the greatest day of your life." - Lin-Manuel Miranda "And when Idina Menzel is singing, I'm always slightly worried that her teeth are going to jump out of her mouth and chase me." - Schmerg_the_Impaler

[luvtheEmcee]

re: In comes COMPANY....#327

Posted: 11/27/06 at 1:52pm

More goodies:

http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=541001

A work of art is an invitation to love.

[luvtheEmcee]

re: In comes COMPANY....#328

Posted: 11/29/06 at 12:19am

Happy opening day, COMPANY.

*crosses fingers*

Thank you for letting me fall in love again for the first time in too many years.

Also, another (strictly professional) interview with Raúl: http://www.playbill.com/celebritybuzz/article/103819.html

A work of art is an invitation to love.

Updated On: 11/29/06 at 12:19 AM

[aspiringactress]

re: In comes COMPANY....#329

Posted: 11/29/06 at 7:48am

Yay!!!

Happy opening!

"We don't value the lily less for not being made of flint and built to last. Life's bounty is in it's flow, later is too late. Where is the song when it's been sung, the dance when it's been danced? It's only we humans who want to own the future too." - Tom Stoppard, Shipwreck

[To The Stage!]

re: In comes COMPANY....#330

Posted: 11/29/06 at 7:57am

Congrats and good luck to the entire cast! Hope this show has a long successful run!

Thanks for the interview Em.

So afraid of getting older

I'm only good at being young

[WesternSky2]

re: In comes COMPANY....#331

Posted: 11/29/06 at 8:39am

Happy opening!

[ken8631]

re: In comes COMPANY....#332

Posted: 11/29/06 at 9:09am

Still hoping to snag some tickets for tonight.....

[C is for Company]

re: In comes COMPANY....#333

Posted: 11/29/06 at 10:01am

Best of luck at that revival Tony!

[LimelightMike]

re: In comes COMPANY....#334

Posted: 11/29/06 at 10:24am

Ahhhh! I'm STOKED beyond belief!

As my fellow board members before me, allow me to extend many, many, many, many, many well wishes to the entire cast, crew, creative, etc., etc. for an exceptional opening night performance! Here's to garnering some positive reviews in tomm's paper, hmm? Heehee! I know Raul can do it!!!

I'm super excited to be seeing it on 12.05! I've never seen Raul live before, and it'll be my first time actually seeing COMPANY, of course, I'm EXTREMELY (all too) FAMILIAR with the score. Hahaha Aren't we all?

Best,
- Mike

[luvtheEmcee]

re: In comes COMPANY....#335

Posted: 11/29/06 at 10:28am

Maybe I'm just nervous, but I'm wondering if his reviews won't skew because of the Times article. I think it would be in poor taste to do so, because he was plenty damned good before that article, but I'm wondering if reviews might "go there" and attribute how good he is to his coming out -- because if you know, it's very, very clear that he's drawing on many personal demons during his performance. I hope it wouldn't happen, but I guess I could see someone saying that he's giving an excellent performance *because* of x, y and z, etc.

A work of art is an invitation to love.

Updated On: 11/29/06 at 10:28 AM

[LimelightMike]

re: In comes COMPANY....#336

Posted: 11/29/06 at 10:35am

If some critics happen to 'go there'...well, honestly, I feel that's rather sad ... that they can't just look at a production as beautiful as I KNOW this one is and will be, and go by the talent onstage. Yes, I'm sure *some* have grown extremely tired of the alleged "gimmick" - having seen it all too many times before 'cause I'm sure SWEENEY's seemingly tired it out, right? As per Broadway incarnations, anyway. I don't get it...It's such a dark place to be, ya know? I mean, I don't listen to reviews a lot of the time, I go by my own instincts, but it pains me to know that people would use the coming out as a crutch...be it a positive or what-have-you. Raul's got 'it', he's always had it, and I think it's damn time they realizes it!

[luvtheEmcee]

re: In comes COMPANY....#337

Posted: 11/29/06 at 10:38am

Well, I would also assume most critics know how talented he is, and that objectively, he is a wonderful actor. I don't really see the need to touch the subject in a review. I guess we'll see in a few hours.

I had promised myself I was only going to read the Times review, but now I think I won't be able to hold back. I'm too curious.

I love you, Company.

A work of art is an invitation to love.

[ken8631]

re: In comes COMPANY....#338

Posted: 11/29/06 at 10:46am

Don't the critics actually see it the night before (last night) and base reviews on that?

[luvtheEmcee]

re: In comes COMPANY....#339

Posted: 11/29/06 at 10:48am

Brantley saw it on Sunday. There were a bunch of critics (though I don't know who) there last night. They can usually see any one of the last few previews; it doesn't have to be the absolute last one.

A work of art is an invitation to love.

[ken8631]

re: In comes COMPANY....#340

Posted: 11/29/06 at 11:38am

So do any critics actually attend opening night?

[Michael Bennett]

re: In comes COMPANY....#341

Posted: 11/29/06 at 11:43am

I don't believe any critic writes a review of opening night anymore - though some may still attend - but their reviews are most likely already filed (based on a press preview).

[ashley0139]

re: In comes COMPANY....#342

Posted: 11/29/06 at 11:49am

Best of luck to the entire cast and crew tonight! Can't wait to read the reviews! Break legs out there!

"This table, he is over one hundred years old. If I could, I would take an old gramophone needle and run it along the surface of the wood. To hear the music of the voices. All that was said." - Doug Wright, I Am My Own Wife

[TheActr97J]

re: In comes COMPANY....#343

Posted: 11/29/06 at 12:20pm

Break a leg cast and crew! The show is incredible!

"I seem to have wandered into the BRAIN load-out thread... "
-best12bars

"Sorry I am a Theatre major not a English Major"
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[riv]

re: In comes COMPANY....#344

Posted: 11/29/06 at 4:19pm

What makes anyone think any of the critics would have bothered reading the Esparza piece in last Sunday's Times?

I wish I hadn't. It was meaningless.

Good luck to the show tonight.

[ken8631]

re: In comes COMPANY....#345

Posted: 11/29/06 at 4:23pm

Still no tickets posted - I guess everyone they expected to go is going!!!

Happy opening night!!!

[WickedGeek28]

re: In comes COMPANY....#346

Posted: 11/29/06 at 4:24pm

Have a wonderful opening!

BTW: I sat in a box when I rushed the show this past weekend.

"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view - until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."
To Kill A Mockingbird

[luvtheEmcee]

re: In comes COMPANY....#347

Posted: 11/29/06 at 4:26pm

You can see surprisingly well from the boxes. It's sort of the best of both worlds, because you're not *too* far away but you still get the aesthetic of looking at it from above.

A work of art is an invitation to love.

[WickedGeek28]

re: In comes COMPANY....#348

Posted: 11/29/06 at 4:52pm

I was very pleased. I felt very close to the action yet i could see the actors upstage and their instruments. The only thing I missed is Stage Right passed the piano, but the cast rotated so I was able to see everyone.

"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view - until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."
To Kill A Mockingbird

[Fantabulous428]

re: In comes COMPANY....#349

Posted: 12/1/06 at 12:29pm

Broadway.com's Opening Night Video:

http://www.broadway.com/Gen/Buzz_Video.aspx?ci=541299

I recognize the addiction to being alive.