strange link on playbill.-Strike over?!- Page 12

[LimelightMike]

re: strange link on playbill.-Strike over?!#275

Posted: 11/26/07 at 7:02pm

*hums* Y'know, this is going to be good... Heh.

[GlindatheGood22]

re: strange link on playbill.-Strike over?!#276

Posted: 11/26/07 at 7:06pm

OMG, they've been in there for four whole minutes and we haven't received any word! That is an infinitely bad sign! Broadway will be closed forever now!

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[adamgreer]

re: strange link on playbill.-Strike over?!#277

Posted: 11/26/07 at 7:25pm

What I want to know is, are the spreadsheets still up and running?

[GlindatheGood22]

re: strange link on playbill.-Strike over?!#278

Posted: 11/26/07 at 7:27pm

God, I hope so. This whole thing could start going downhill if Charlotte St. Martin dares close Excel. I shudder to think of it!

I know you. I know you. I know you.

[mywonderwa11]

re: strange link on playbill.-Strike over?!#279

Posted: 11/26/07 at 8:02pm

I can see it now...Charlotte St. Martin closes the laptop in slow motion while the rest of the room leaps from their seats yelling "Nooooooooooo" in a deep deep voice since it will all be happening in slow motion. "Not the Excel sheet!!!!"

"Somethin's comin', I don't know what it is but it is gonna be great!"

[adamgreer]

re: strange link on playbill.-Strike over?!#280

Posted: 11/26/07 at 8:07pm

I hope they're saving their work frequently. Imagine if all was lost because Charlotte St. Martin's computer froze up, and she never saved??

Could you imagine if she or Claffey got the dreaded, "This program is not responding" message and everything was wiped away?

[LizzieCurry]

re: strange link on playbill.-Strike over?!#281

Posted: 11/26/07 at 8:12pm

NY1 poll:
Has the strike soured your view of Broadway?

"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt

[LimelightMike]

re: strange link on playbill.-Strike over?!#282

Posted: 11/26/07 at 8:22pm

LMAO! The slow-motion sequence had me rolling! Thanks for that! Here's hoping all goes well!

[mellyboo]

re: strange link on playbill.-Strike over?!#283

Posted: 11/26/07 at 8:30pm

what are the chances that my daughter and I will actually get to use our Phantom tickets tomorrow night??? Any insight? I have been following this strike thing from way down here in VA and we are coming tomorrow...This will be her FIRST Broadway show and she is really upset that she won't get to see it...

[Elphaba3]

re: strange link on playbill.-Strike over?!#284

Posted: 11/26/07 at 8:31pm

Here's something to make us laugh.

[Jimbo2]

re: strange link on playbill.-Strike over?!#285

Posted: 11/26/07 at 8:32pm

Good Evening everyone! I left last night and there were only 6 pages to this post :)

OK, who is watching Earthcam, the Statue of Liberty and the Naked Cowboy? LOL.

"If we don't wake up and shake the nation, we'll eat the dust of the world, wondering why...why?"

[cbragg07]

re: strange link on playbill.-Strike over?!#286

Posted: 11/26/07 at 9:04pm

I can't see what the link is. It says I'm not authorized.

[mellyboo]

re: strange link on playbill.-Strike over?!#287

Posted: 11/26/07 at 9:08pm

she's creeepy. She better not be the reason I have to tell my 8 year old daughter that her dream of seeing Phantom has just faded away. we have had these tix for 9 months and she literally counted down the days....

[GlindatheGood22]

re: strange link on playbill.-Strike over?!#288

Posted: 11/26/07 at 9:09pm

LOL, The Wicked Witch of the West Side.

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[lakezurich]

re: strange link on playbill.-Strike over?!#289

Posted: 11/26/07 at 9:17pm

Well, there are 8 other shows that are plenty better than Phantom that are running through the strike, if you can get tickets...

Rant, Wickud, Rant, Wickud, Rant! We're not gonna pay Rant! 'Cause everythink is Wickud!

"Leave Walt Disney Theatricals new sparkling production of The Little Mermaid on Broadway alone!!!"

lakezurich will be played by Paul Groves in the BWW musical

[mellyboo]

re: strange link on playbill.-Strike over?!#290

Posted: 11/26/07 at 9:43pm

Have you seen The 25th annual Putnam County Spelling Bee? Is it worth my time? I don't get to come to NY too often, so I will be disappointed if I don't get to take her to something, but I don't want to spend the money on something she will be bored by. This is her first impression...I want it to be a GREAT one.

[LimelightMike]

re: strange link on playbill.-Strike over?!#291

Posted: 11/26/07 at 9:45pm

Admittedly, I have (yet) to see SPELLILNG BEE, but from what I gather it's quirky, fun, tuneful and cute - I think that it's the 'perfect little show' to take her to.

[mellyboo]

re: strange link on playbill.-Strike over?!#292

Posted: 11/26/07 at 9:57pm

Of course, Mary Poppins would be an obvious choice as well, but I saw it last year with my mom. Has anyone heard anything about the talks resuming tonight? I have googled it to death and can't find anything recent. I doubt I will get much sleep tonight worrying myself to pieces or death by curiosity will kill me first...Wish I was a fly on the wall...

[adamgreer]

re: strange link on playbill.-Strike over?!#293

Posted: 11/26/07 at 10:00pm

If we do hear news of a settlement tonight sometime, my guess is that the earliest performances would resume is Wednesday evening. They will need a bit of time to do brush up rehearsals and whatnot.

[mellyboo]

re: strange link on playbill.-Strike over?!#294

Posted: 11/26/07 at 10:05pm

This is why I hate the media, all the articles I have read today made it sound like they could be up and running Tuesday. False hopes and all that...I wish we had picked Phantom later in the week. My friends agreed to go see Phantom and they picked the other shows..Grease...haven't heard much on that...and Curtains...Not much on that either....Wish I had gone to see Jersey Boys last year when I had the chance. Bummer.

[cbragg07]

re: strange link on playbill.-Strike over?!#295

Posted: 11/26/07 at 10:05pm

So, who thinks that there's a chance that they've worked things out already and were just meeting tonight to wrap things up? *looks hopeful*

[mellyboo]

re: strange link on playbill.-Strike over?!#296

Posted: 11/26/07 at 10:09pm

One article I read today said that they had mastered the "big issues" and were meeting with "fresh minds" tonight to finish the details...Whatever that may mean...Like I said false hopes....the media gets you every time...I like your optimistic vibes though...wish I had some of that right about now!

[mywonderwa11]

re: strange link on playbill.-Strike over?!#297

Posted: 11/26/07 at 10:10pm

mellyboo...while Spelling Bee is probably the funniest thing I've seen on the Broadway stage in a while and while it's an adorable show with a great heart...

I don't think parts of it'll be appropriate for your 8 year old daughter.

Being so young and assuming that you want her to be impressed with a show based on solely spectacle...I suggest Young Frankenstein or (of course) Mary Poppins. The set, colorful costumes, big dance numbers, and special effects will be very appealing to the eyes of a child. Plus, what 8 year old child doesn't love Mary Poppins?

I hope this helps...

"Somethin's comin', I don't know what it is but it is gonna be great!"

[zooxanthellae]

re: strange link on playbill.-Strike over?!#298

Posted: 11/26/07 at 10:12pm

mellyboo - yes I was about the post what mywonderwa11 just pointed it out... Spelling Bee is probably not appropriate for an 8 year old! (there is a song entitled "my unfortunate erection"). Mary Poppins is great especially for a young child! Good luck, I hope you get to see Phantom!

[mellyboo]

re: strange link on playbill.-Strike over?!#299

Posted: 11/26/07 at 10:17pm

I had thought of Mary Poppins perhaps. I saw it last year and with all the "flying" and all, I am sure she would like it. Disney always hooks the kids. She just loves Phantom(she's seen the movie a billion times I think) and she knows every song to that show by heart. She idolizes Christine. And she wishes that the Phantom would win Christine in the end...She loves the underdog..That's my girl! If she doesn't get to see it this trip, we will try again in February for her birthday. I appreciate your insight...Spelling bee looked good, but I did wonder about it keeping her attention. Of course, Off broadway didn't have many choices....All looked too mature...