re: Who All's Goin' To BROADWAY UNPLUGGED Tonight?

[do_re_milla]

Posted: 11/13/06 at 5:10pm

I'll be there with bells on...

Milla

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 11/13/06 at 5:17pm

*raises hand*

I'm *very* excited. What a great list of performers! Everyone sounds fantastic. Can't wait!

Updated On: 11/13/06 at 05:17 PM

[StarStruckGB]

Posted: 11/13/06 at 5:42pm

I get the idea of Broadway Unplugged, but I've never gotten to go =(.

Where is there a list of the people performing tonight?

[antiandrewx]

Posted: 11/13/06 at 5:44pm

Do they sell tickets at the door?

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 11/13/06 at 6:12pm

Nancy Anderson, Sarah Uriarte Berry, Chuck Cooper, Roosevelt Andre Credit, Bill Daugherty, Jeffry Denman, Hunter Foster, Lisa Howard, Barb Jungr, Eddie Korbich, Marc Kudisch, Douglas Ladnier, Beth Leavel, Norm Lewis, Liz McCartney, William Michals, Euan Morton, Connie Pachl and John Lloyd Young.

Broadway Goes Unplugged at Town Hall Nov. 13

[StarStruckGB]

Posted: 11/13/06 at 6:24pm

Thank you =)

Someone told me Gary Beach was in there, I told them they were crazy.
Because if I'm sitting here at home while he's doing that, that would be depressing.
Haha

Enjoy the show, let us know how it went.
=)

[liotte]

Posted: 11/13/06 at 6:25pm

I'm going!

[wickedrentq]

Posted: 11/13/06 at 7:14pm

I was supposed to go, but I'm not feeling well. Meh. Ticket will probably have to go to waste.

[i_heart_roger_bart]

Posted: 11/14/06 at 12:29am

I wanted to go, but I had to work. =( How was it?

[ken8631]

Posted: 11/14/06 at 8:04am

It was great. I think Gary Beach was sitting behind us, and I think Daphne Rubin-Vega was there too (Hope she listened to the others sing, especially the Spelling Bee woman beautifully singing "I Dreamed a Dream" without a mic!

The performances were all excellent, but two people stole the show. Beth Leavel (Drowsy Chaperone) and of course Marc Kudisch, who always looks like he's having more fun than anyone in the house when he's up there!

Kudos to all and to Scott Seigael for putting it together!

Only disappointment - where was Hunter Foster? He was supposed to substitute for Sutton.....

[ken8631]

Posted: 11/14/06 at 9:52am

So did anyone else go? Place was packed....

[TomMonster]

Posted: 11/14/06 at 10:54am

I had a great time.

Leavel was amazing as was Euan and Kudisch. The big surprise and the performance that should end any speculation that he can't sing without being dubbed was John Lloyd Young. He beautifully sang an extremely difficult song from Greenwillows. Fantastic!

[StarStruckGB]

Posted: 11/14/06 at 3:51pm

To ken8631,
I'm so jealous of you right now you can't even comprehend it.

[ken8631]

Posted: 11/14/06 at 4:32pm

I was in Row A on the right. I'm 90% sure he (Mr Beach) was right behind us in Row B....

Wife was more excite dthis past weekend at Borgata though - At the "Women in Wine" event, got to talk to Wolfgang Puck and Bobby Flay!!!

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 11/14/06 at 6:05pm

It was fantastic! Beth Leavel is a total nut, and I love her for it! Talk about doing a song justice. She was a wild woman up there. The other stand out for me was Eddie Korbich. He's such an old-fashioned goofball. THE DROWSY CHAPERONE has without a doubt one of the *funniest* casts on Broadway. Euan Morton sang such a *gorgeous* rendition of NOT WHILE I'M AROUND. It made me wish he had been cast as Toby in the recent revival, as good as Manoel Felciano was. Lisa Howard delivered a beautiful "I Dreamed A Dream". It made me hope she gets a role that does her voice more justice in the next show she does. Nancy Anderson was cute as a button! A total doll. And Sarah Uriarte Berry...wow. A voice like hers is so rare these days. It made me want to go see BEAUTY & THE BEAST again just to see her. Marc Kudisch is so gosh darn funny. He has this classical opera voice, while at the same time, he can simply move his left foot and the audience is laughing their heads off. John Lloyd Young was stunning. His voice is fantastic. Billy Daugherty has such an "Aww, shucks" "Oh gosh" personality! He needs to get cast in a revival of some old-fashioned musical. I can see him as Percy in THE BOY FRIEND. Liz McCartney's song didn't do her justice. I wish someone would write a new role just for her. She has the most chilling voice, and her song in TABOO brings tears to my eyes just listening to it. Jeffry Denman singing and tapping away to "Yankee Doodle Dandy" was such a *very* pleasant surprise! What a talented guy. And the final number had me literally in tears. The evening was dedicated to Edythe Kenner, who had been a huge supporter of this and other related events over the years, and she passed away just 3 weeks ago. I never met her, but Scott Siegel had such beautiful words to say about her, and then when he introduced the song to be sung in her memory was going to be Stephen Schwartz's "For Good", at first I thought to myself, Oh Lord, WICKED? But for the first time, as the man who sang it totally made it his own, I was able to pay attention to the lyrics, and the song took on a completely new meaning. It's really a beautiful song, but with all of the WICKED hoopla that's been associated with it, I had never heard such a heartfelt interpretation of it. The evening was lovely. A wonderful night had by all.

Updated On: 11/14/06 at 06:05 PM

[i_heart_roger_bart]

Posted: 11/14/06 at 11:04pm

Hunter Foster was MIA, huh? Well, good. Now I don't feel so very sad about not being there. lol.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 11/14/06 at 11:58pm

Photos!
Photo Coverage: Broadway Unplugged 3

Updated On: 11/15/06 at 11:58 PM

[InfiniteTheaterFrenzy]

Posted: 11/15/06 at 12:12am

"Hunter Foster was MIA, huh? Well, good. Now I don't feel so very sad about not being there. "

I agree... but I'm still jealous. I would love a more complete song set list, if anyone remembers....

Wanna Be a Foster?

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 11/15/06 at 12:34am

NANCY ANDERSON: "Naughty Marietta" from Naughty Marietta

SARAH URIARTE BERRY: "Somebody Somewhere" from The Most Happy Fella

CHUCK COOPER: "All I Care About Is Love" from Chicago

ROOSEVELT ANDRE CREDIT & BRUCE JOHNSON: "Muddy Water" from Big River

BILLY DAUGHERTY & CONNIE PACHL: "Pack Up Your Sins And Go To The Devil" from Music Box Revue #2

MARY BOND DAVIS: "Down With Love" from Hooray For What

JEFFRY DENMAN: "Yankee Doodle Dandy" from George M!

LISA HOWARD: "I Dreamed A Dream" from Les Miserables

BARG JUNGR: "When You're Good To Mama" from Chicago

EDDIE KORBICH: "Love In A New Tempo" from New Faces Of 1952

MARC KUDISCH: "Softly As In A Morning Sunrise" from The New Moon

BETH LEAVEL: "Surabaya-Santa" from Songs For A New World

NORM LEWIS: "Golden Rainbow" from Golden Rainbow

LIZ McCARTNEY: "Cornet Man" from Funny Girl

WILLIAM MICHALS: "The Impossible Dream" from Man Of La Mancha

MARC KUDISCH: "The First Time" from Zorba

EUAN MORTON: "Not While I'm Around" from Sweeney Todd

JOHN LLOYD YOUNG: "Never Will I Marry" from Greenwillow

DOUGLAS LADNIER: "You'll Never Walk Alone" from Carousel

*Tribute to the memory of Edythe Kenner:*

SCOTT COULTER: "For Good" from Wicked

LISA HOWARD & COMPANY: "Goodnight My Someone" from The Music Man

Updated On: 11/15/06 at 12:34 AM

[TomMonster]

Posted: 11/15/06 at 12:59am

I agree Foster, I forgot to mention how much I loved the rendition of "For Good", from WICKED. I'm not a fan of the show or score, and this was the first time I was able to step back and hear what the song was about. It seems to work better out of context of the show.

It was a great night. Ups and downs, but that's what made it a true event!

[ken8631]

Posted: 11/15/06 at 7:54am

Also thought "For Good" was excellent.

Noticed that three of the performers were from Taboo!!

[kooky]

Posted: 11/15/06 at 8:14am

Been there, heard that, it was GREAT! A real New York evening.

[ken8631]

Posted: 11/15/06 at 11:36am

Any info as to why Hunter wasn't there? He was supposed to replace Sutton....

They didn't say anything at the event....

[StarStruckGB]

Posted: 11/15/06 at 11:23pm

To ken:
You are a lucky man then my friend, as far as I'm concerned.

Man, I was pretty miffed that I couldn't go, I wanted to so bad.