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[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 7/18/08 at 11:15pm

Two Tickets To Broadway

Updated On: 7/18/08 at 11:15 PM

[fvalle24]

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!

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 7/19/08 at 2:21am

The party was at The Hudson Terrace.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

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.

[wonderfulwizard11]

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

Updated On: 7/19/08 at 02:37 AM

[Wanna Be A Foster]

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:

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


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[TulitaPepsi]

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!

Updated On: 7/19/08 at 11:32 AM

[EugLoven]

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

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 7/19/08 at 11:46am

You, Eugie. You! You!

Thanks for that piece of knowledge.

And Susan looks DIVINE in those photos!

[EugLoven]

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

[splendoris]

Posted: 7/19/08 at 4:35pm

Susan looks GORGEOUS! What a handsome lady!

[fvalle24]

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!

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 7/19/08 at 8:05pm

Went 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.

[Amharclann]

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

[Wanna Be A Foster]

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

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 7/20/08 at 7:44pm

My favorites:

[SNLMedia]

Posted: 7/20/08 at 8:49pm

Heidi is so effing gorgeous in those photos it's almost enough to turn me!

[taylorPHENOMENON2]

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 :)

[HeightOfNonchalance]

Posted: 7/20/08 at 10:14pm

Susan saying she's a handsome lady is a hilarious line in the show, but look at those pictures! She's truly gorgeous.

[Natch]

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

[TulitaPepsi]

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!

[WonderRobbie]

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

[TulitaPepsi]

Posted: 7/20/08 at 11:41pm

I'd see a show that said that, WonderRobbie!

[KatSing]

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!