this thread is SO [title of show] cuz it [you know what] ROCKS!!!
#500this thread is SO [title of show] cuz it [you know what] ROCKS!!!
Posted: 7/18/08 at 11:15pm-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
fvalle24
Stand-by Joined: 7/11/08
#501this thread is SO [title of show] cuz it [you know what] ROCKS!!!
Posted: 7/19/08 at 12:29am
Hi All,
So opening night was AMAZING!! I had a question, does anyone know where they had their opening night party!? There are pictures of the gang on wire image!
Also, weren't the playbills suppose to be come with an official opening night sticker...cause mine didn't!
#502this thread is SO [title of show] cuz it [you know what] ROCKS!!!
Posted: 7/19/08 at 2:21amThe party was at The Hudson Terrace.
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
#503this thread is SO [title of show] cuz it [you know what] ROCKS!!!
Posted: 7/19/08 at 2:23am
That whole Opening Night sticker thing is a scam that the Playbill.com Store pulls on unsuspecting tourists who are willing to dish out ten bucks for a Playbill.
Those stickers are not on real Opening Night Playbills.
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
#504this thread is SO [title of show] cuz it [you know what] ROCKS!!!
Posted: 7/19/08 at 2:37am
I wonder when the opening night pictures are going up on BWW?
EDIT: I found this TONY profile of Susan. Enjoy!
Time Out New Yor
#505this thread is SO [title of show] cuz it [you know what] ROCKS!!!
Posted: 7/19/08 at 6:48am
One more note about Opening Night Playbills.
The only thing that distinguishes an Opening Night Playbill from a regular Playbill is what is listed at the top of the title page inside:
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
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#506this thread is SO [title of show] cuz it [you know what] ROCKS!!!
Posted: 7/19/08 at 10:59am
[misleading pull quotes from six people's least favorite things]
"The ultimate backstage musical"
-- Terry Teachout, Wall Street Journal
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121632924528963349.html?mod=2_1168_1
"genuine moments of genius"
-- Matthew Murray, Talkin' Broadway
http://www.talkinbroadway.com/world/tos.html
"not just fluff"
-- Marilyn Stasio, Variety
http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117937758.html?categoryid=33&cs=1
"quick and charming"
-- Linda Winer, Newsday
http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/stage/ny-ettitle5766304jul18a,0,377369.story
"for anyone with a shred of good taste"
-- John Simon, Bloomberg
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=aULI5cO6HQiU&refer=muse
"a blueprint of how a musical might be written"
-- Clive Barnes, NY Post
http://www.nypost.com/seven/07182008/entertainment/theater/this_broadway_musical_really__expletive__120374.htm
more reviews
#507this thread is SO [title of show] cuz it [you know what] ROCKS!!!
Posted: 7/19/08 at 11:32am
Broadway.com has opening night and party photos.
The curtain call pix make me cry. They are just overwhelmed with joy. Their dream came true.
At the party...Susan is a knockout in hot purple satin!
Totally waxy pix!
#508this thread is SO [title of show] cuz it [you know what] ROCKS!!!
Posted: 7/19/08 at 11:41am
Was at Opening Night also, up in the balcony with a very loud and proud and loving group of fan-boys. *word*
By the end of the night, my throat was dry from the over-abundance of screaming and cheers following literally every song, actor-entrance, and self-referential joke.
I've never experienced a Standing-Ovation before the end of a show. At the end of "Nine People's Favorite Thing" the balcony leaped to its feet... the applause lasted and lasted... subsided then waved into an uproar when the "get to your feet" vibe spread down to the mezzanine and then the orchestra. A full 2 minutes of applause.
Starting with Susan and spreading down the line, their smiling faces just shattered into tear-streaked weeps and beat-red unbelievability. They finished the show in complete euphoria. Michael Berresse came to the stage, also a hot tranny mess. Everyone on Cloud 9.
I've had Most Beautiful (Sunday), Most Emotional (Sweeney) and Most Hit-Home (Spring Awakening), but [title of show] heralds the Most Euphoric platform. Utterly amazing moment to experience, as a fan both of their journey and original theatre.
*ahem* Mister WannaBeAFoster, Andy, just from WHOM did you learn about that special Opening Night Playbill distinction??? :)
Ummm... It TOTALLY just occurred to me that the Power 5 all have B last-names! Bell, Berresse, Blackwell, Blickenstaff and Bowen... plus some Pressgrove on the side!
Updated On: 7/19/08 at 11:41 AM
#509this thread is SO [title of show] cuz it [you know what] ROCKS!!!
Posted: 7/19/08 at 11:46am
You, Eugie. You! You!
Thanks for that piece of knowledge.
And Susan looks DIVINE in those photos!
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
#510this thread is SO [title of show] cuz it [you know what] ROCKS!!!
Posted: 7/19/08 at 4:34pm
Friends: I just clicked through 270 photos of [title of show] Opening Night (backstage, curtain call & party) taken by the incredible Peter James Zielinski... and they are magnificent. He captured some breath-taking and joyous moments. I don't know when they will be posted on BWW and elsewhere, but patience, because it'll be worth it!
Updated On: 7/19/08 at 04:34 PM
#511this thread is SO [title of show] cuz it [you know what] ROCKS!!!
Posted: 7/19/08 at 4:35pmSusan looks GORGEOUS! What a handsome lady!
fvalle24
Stand-by Joined: 7/11/08
#512this thread is SO [title of show] cuz it [you know what] ROCKS!!!
Posted: 7/19/08 at 6:51pm
Thanks you guys for the answer about the opening night playbill and the after party. I thought it was real because in LA I attended Annie the day after opening night, and I got a playbill with that sticker on there (I guess they had left overs).
Susan looks beautiful. I agree with other posters here about the audience's response. AMAZING! I've never had that experience and I glad I did, and it was with [tos].
[tos] love!
#513this thread is SO [title of show] cuz it [you know what] ROCKS!!!
Posted: 7/19/08 at 8:05pmWent back for trip #2 today. I can't say enough good things about this show. I also took my best friend (who is not the "insider" that the show will supposedly only appeal to). She was thanking me as we were walking out of the theatre. Loved every second of it.
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
#514this thread is SO [title of show] cuz it [you know what] ROCKS!!!
Posted: 7/20/08 at 7:37pm
Can someone tell me about the voice mail messages bit or PM me if you dont want to spoil it please.....I LOVE The [Title of Show] Show but I am never going to get to see it living in a diferent continent and this intrigues me :~)
Pretty pretty please? thanks
#515this thread is SO [title of show] cuz it [you know what] ROCKS!!!
Posted: 7/20/08 at 7:40pm
Photo Coverage: [title of show] Arrivals:
https://www.broadwayworld.com/l.cfm?id=217555
Photo Coverage: [title of show] Curtain Call & After Party:
https://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=30177
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
#516this thread is SO [title of show] cuz it [you know what] ROCKS!!!
Posted: 7/20/08 at 7:44pm
My favorites:
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
#517this thread is SO [title of show] cuz it [you know what] ROCKS!!!
Posted: 7/20/08 at 8:49pmHeidi is so effing gorgeous in those photos it's almost enough to turn me!
#518this thread is SO [title of show] cuz it [you know what] ROCKS!!!
Posted: 7/20/08 at 9:14pm
Oh my god those pictures of Hunter crying made me MELT!
Heidi is SO beautiful
2 days until i *finally* see it :)
#519this thread is SO [title of show] cuz it [you know what] ROCKS!!!
Posted: 7/20/08 at 10:14pmSusan saying she's a handsome lady is a hilarious line in the show, but look at those pictures! She's truly gorgeous.
#520this thread is SO [title of show] cuz it [you know what] ROCKS!!!
Posted: 7/20/08 at 11:00pm
Heidi is a knock-out no question about it, but Susan looks beyond fabulous too, and her dress is just absolutely AMAZING!!!
I'm loving the photos and just itching to go to the show again :o
I almost lottoed today because I was in the area but I had kind of a lot of stuff with me (had just gotten off a bus at port authority) and none of my local tosser friends were free so I somehow managed to restrain... but boy was it hard. haha
[believe]
#521this thread is SO [title of show] cuz it [you know what] ROCKS!!!
Posted: 7/20/08 at 11:08pm
Taylor, seeing those photos of the guys overcome at the curtain call made me cry too. It's so heartwarming to have followed the show for years (ever since the Vineyard...I tried to see it at the Festival but it was solidly sold out) and see that these kids have really realized their dream...it's finally hit them at that moment. [title of show] - YOU DID IT!
#522this thread is SO [title of show] cuz it [you know what] ROCKS!!!
Posted: 7/20/08 at 11:11pm
Wow... those pics came out fabulous!
They all were so amazing and looked like the kids in Willy Wonka's chocolate factory...
[wr hearts tos]
PS: I finally found this pic and all my gnerds will giggle too
[believe]
#523this thread is SO [title of show] cuz it [you know what] ROCKS!!!
Posted: 7/20/08 at 11:41pmI'd see a show that said that, WonderRobbie!
KatSing
Swing Joined: 7/21/08
#524this thread is SO [title of show] cuz it [you know what] ROCKS!!!
Posted: 7/21/08 at 10:45am
So I've (sadly) only been able to listen to the CD, and I'm DYING to know the song changes that were made.
I've looked all over the place online, and can't find them.
Can someone list any of the changes they remember?
Thanks!
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