Comments on: My NYC Weekend http://www.plotmonkeys.com/390/my-nyc-weekend/ Testing the Plot Monkey Blog Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:34:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Leslie http://www.plotmonkeys.com/390/my-nyc-weekend/#comment-16883 Leslie Tue, 27 Mar 2007 14:51:04 +0000 http://www.plotmonkeys.com/390/my-nyc-weekend/#comment-16883 Yay for your daughter, Lynn!! My girls got into the habit of singing "Loathing" right into each other's faces while they were washing the dishes every night after dinner. Makes me so sad now that the oldest is away at college and I can't hear them sing at the top of their lungs about how much they hate each other. :happy2: Yay for your daughter, Lynn!!

My girls got into the habit of singing “Loathing” right into each other’s faces while they were washing the dishes every night after dinner.

Makes me so sad now that the oldest is away at college and I can’t hear them sing at the top of their lungs about how much they hate each other.

]]> By: Lynn Matherly http://www.plotmonkeys.com/390/my-nyc-weekend/#comment-16655 Lynn Matherly Tue, 27 Mar 2007 05:25:39 +0000 http://www.plotmonkeys.com/390/my-nyc-weekend/#comment-16655 Since I probably won't be getting to NYC soon, I have be satisfied with the terrific venues in Dallas/Ft Worth. Dallas Summer Musicals has Wicked coming back in April. It sold out too fast in the Fall of 2005. My daughter is crazy in love with it. We had to download the soundtrack and her choir sang the song "Popular" and she had solo parts in it. She was in heaven. She is a musical theatre prodigy (well she wants to be anyway.) So I get to be a hero by taking her to Wicked at the end of April. :thankyou: Bass Hall in Ft Worth also gets lots of the touring company shows. So, we don't suffer too bad out here in the boonies of Texas - far from Broadway. Since I probably won’t be getting to NYC soon, I have be satisfied with the terrific venues in Dallas/Ft Worth. Dallas Summer Musicals has Wicked coming back in April. It sold out too fast in the Fall of 2005. My daughter is crazy in love with it. We had to download the soundtrack and her choir sang the song “Popular” and she had solo parts in it. She was in heaven. She is a musical theatre prodigy (well she wants to be anyway.) So I get to be a hero by taking her to Wicked at the end of April.

Bass Hall in Ft Worth also gets lots of the touring company shows. So, we don’t suffer too bad out here in the boonies of Texas - far from Broadway.

]]> By: Julie Leto http://www.plotmonkeys.com/390/my-nyc-weekend/#comment-16572 Julie Leto Tue, 27 Mar 2007 02:09:24 +0000 http://www.plotmonkeys.com/390/my-nyc-weekend/#comment-16572 Emily, you do get great theatre in Chicago...in fact, Wicked was playing last time I was there, but we couldn't touch tickets...they were sold out. Everywhere you went were people in Wicked t-shirts...it was really cool. I love NY, but Chicago is where I leave my heart. Are the tulips in bloom yet? Or is it too early? Emily, you do get great theatre in Chicago…in fact, Wicked was playing last time I was there, but we couldn’t touch tickets…they were sold out. Everywhere you went were people in Wicked t-shirts…it was really cool. I love NY, but Chicago is where I leave my heart. Are the tulips in bloom yet? Or is it too early?

]]> By: Leslie http://www.plotmonkeys.com/390/my-nyc-weekend/#comment-16547 Leslie Tue, 27 Mar 2007 01:19:38 +0000 http://www.plotmonkeys.com/390/my-nyc-weekend/#comment-16547 If anyone's interested, there is a music video on the Spring Awakening website of one of my favorite songs: http://www.springawakening.com/spring_awakening_music_and_video.php And Rhonda...the book is *wonderful* but please please please don't think the musical is anything like it...it definitely is NOT. They are each really good for different reasons and in their own way, but if you love the musical and then read the book expecting it to be the same, you will be *really* upset. Just sayin'... If anyone’s interested, there is a music video on the Spring Awakening website of one of my favorite songs: http://www.springawakening.com/spring_awakening_music_and_video.php

And Rhonda…the book is *wonderful* but please please please don’t think the musical is anything like it…it definitely is NOT. They are each really good for different reasons and in their own way, but if you love the musical and then read the book expecting it to be the same, you will be *really* upset. Just sayin’…

]]> By: Rhonda Nelson http://www.plotmonkeys.com/390/my-nyc-weekend/#comment-16524 Rhonda Nelson Tue, 27 Mar 2007 00:29:54 +0000 http://www.plotmonkeys.com/390/my-nyc-weekend/#comment-16524 Julie, I've heard wonderful things about Wicked--I even have the book, but haven't had a chance to read it yet. Thanks, Les! And you're right--I don't think we've had any Blazes final since '04, so we're *more* than past due. :thumbsup: Julie, I’ve heard wonderful things about Wicked–I even have the book, but haven’t had a chance to read it yet.

Thanks, Les! And you’re right–I don’t think we’ve had any Blazes final since ‘04, so we’re *more* than past due.

]]> By: Leslie http://www.plotmonkeys.com/390/my-nyc-weekend/#comment-16507 Leslie Mon, 26 Mar 2007 23:56:11 +0000 http://www.plotmonkeys.com/390/my-nyc-weekend/#comment-16507 Donna, I actually saw Richard Harris in the role of King Arthur at Wolf Trap MANY years ago. He was wonderful...and very funny. It was frigidly cold that night, and he finally had had so much of it that he totally stepped out of character and addressed the audience about how fricking cold it was in Camelot. The audience roared! I have never seen the stage version of Clear Day, but I remember loving the movie...can still hear Barbara Streisand saying, "My name is Melinda!" And Emily, I am sure this show will go on tour at some point and if it does you really should see it. But even if you don't, do grab the cd, you will love the music! Donna, I actually saw Richard Harris in the role of King Arthur at Wolf Trap MANY years ago. He was wonderful…and very funny. It was frigidly cold that night, and he finally had had so much of it that he totally stepped out of character and addressed the audience about how fricking cold it was in Camelot. The audience roared!

I have never seen the stage version of Clear Day, but I remember loving the movie…can still hear Barbara Streisand saying, “My name is Melinda!”

And Emily, I am sure this show will go on tour at some point and if it does you really should see it. But even if you don’t, do grab the cd, you will love the music!

]]> By: Emily http://www.plotmonkeys.com/390/my-nyc-weekend/#comment-16469 Emily Mon, 26 Mar 2007 22:35:13 +0000 http://www.plotmonkeys.com/390/my-nyc-weekend/#comment-16469 WOW, you are so lucky to be able to see them in New York, the heart of Broadway. I've only seen one myself and it was here in Chicago. I went to go see Wicked, and let me tell you....OH MY GOD, was it great. Better then I had expected it to be. I had been listening to the soundtrack for about a year when I finally got to go see it with my family and it was literally amazing. I'd L.O.V.E. to see on in New York with my mom, sister, and aunt. We all went to go see wicked and loved it. I checked out the "Spring Awakening" website and I want to see it SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BAD now. Looks amazing. Fun songs and I can relate to the characters. I've recently turned 21 and I have left the stage of puberty but it was not that long ago. I hope they come to Chicago at some point because I'd love to see it. I'm so glad you mentioned it and boy were you lucky to meet the original cast. Thanks for sharing, I now have new music to sing to lol though hardly appropriate lyrics to sing in public I'm sure I'll be dancing and singing in my room. WOW, you are so lucky to be able to see them in New York, the heart of Broadway. I’ve only seen one myself and it was here in Chicago. I went to go see Wicked, and let me tell you….OH MY GOD, was it great. Better then I had expected it to be. I had been listening to the soundtrack for about a year when I finally got to go see it with my family and it was literally amazing. I’d L.O.V.E. to see on in New York with my mom, sister, and aunt. We all went to go see wicked and loved it. I checked out the “Spring Awakening” website and I want to see it SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BAD now. Looks amazing. Fun songs and I can relate to the characters. I’ve recently turned 21 and I have left the stage of puberty but it was not that long ago. I hope they come to Chicago at some point because I’d love to see it. I’m so glad you mentioned it and boy were you lucky to meet the original cast. Thanks for sharing, I now have new music to sing to lol though hardly appropriate lyrics to sing in public I’m sure I’ll be dancing and singing in my room.

]]> By: Donna M http://www.plotmonkeys.com/390/my-nyc-weekend/#comment-16460 Donna M Mon, 26 Mar 2007 22:15:00 +0000 http://www.plotmonkeys.com/390/my-nyc-weekend/#comment-16460 Leslie, sounds like you had quite an adventure! Your daughters are beautiful. Thanks for sharing the pictures with us. :) I love musicals but mostly they are all older & mostly I saw the movies! A long time ago I was fortunate to see Camelot with Richard Burton in San Francisco & also in SF, Robert Goulet in On a Clear Day. He has an amazing voice but the female lead stole the show, she was fantastic! Don't have any idea who it was--sorry! Broadway musicals, in my humble opinion, are great on Broadway or a traveling show--go!! :) I also saw Guys & Dolls in Michigan when I was there visiting the, at that time, in-laws. Again, this was a long time ago!! Congratulations to all the RITA nominees--yea! :cheer: Leslie, sounds like you had quite an adventure! Your daughters are beautiful. Thanks for sharing the pictures with us.
I love musicals but mostly they are all older & mostly I saw the movies! A long time ago I was fortunate to see Camelot with Richard Burton in San Francisco & also in SF, Robert Goulet in On a Clear Day. He has an amazing voice but the female lead stole the show, she was fantastic! Don’t have any idea who it was–sorry! Broadway musicals, in my humble opinion, are great on Broadway or a traveling show–go!! I also saw Guys & Dolls in Michigan when I was there visiting the, at that time, in-laws. Again, this was a long time ago!!
Congratulations to all the RITA nominees–yea!

]]> By: Leslie http://www.plotmonkeys.com/390/my-nyc-weekend/#comment-16444 Leslie Mon, 26 Mar 2007 21:49:41 +0000 http://www.plotmonkeys.com/390/my-nyc-weekend/#comment-16444 YAY RHONDA on finaling, too!!! I am so excited for Blaze this year, it's about time we have some finalists after (I think) 3 years worth of shut-outs!! And Katie--you know, David Hasselhoff *used* to be able to sing. I remember being a little kid and watching him as Snapper on Young & The Restless and thinking he was just hotness personified. But he absolutely could not carry a rock-opera musical and casting him was an insane last-ditch effort to save the show from closing. It failed. YAY RHONDA on finaling, too!!! I am so excited for Blaze this year, it’s about time we have some finalists after (I think) 3 years worth of shut-outs!!

And Katie–you know, David Hasselhoff *used* to be able to sing. I remember being a little kid and watching him as Snapper on Young & The Restless and thinking he was just hotness personified. But he absolutely could not carry a rock-opera musical and casting him was an insane last-ditch effort to save the show from closing. It failed.

]]> By: Leslie http://www.plotmonkeys.com/390/my-nyc-weekend/#comment-16441 Leslie Mon, 26 Mar 2007 21:47:56 +0000 http://www.plotmonkeys.com/390/my-nyc-weekend/#comment-16441 Oh Patricia--Man of La Mancha is just beautiful. We saw the revival cast with Brian Stokes Mitchell & Mazie Marin a few years ago when the RWA National conference was in NYC. Just incredible. And Linda Eder is amazing on the Jeckyl & Hyde cd I have. It's actually a production cd that was put together *before* the show went to Broadway and includes a LOT of songs that never made it to the stage version. I just love it, especially the songs I Need To Know, In his Eyes and (oh, naughty...) Bring on The Men! Oh Patricia–Man of La Mancha is just beautiful. We saw the revival cast with Brian Stokes Mitchell & Mazie Marin a few years ago when the RWA National conference was in NYC. Just incredible.

And Linda Eder is amazing on the Jeckyl & Hyde cd I have. It’s actually a production cd that was put together *before* the show went to Broadway and includes a LOT of songs that never made it to the stage version. I just love it, especially the songs I Need To Know, In his Eyes and (oh, naughty… Bring on The Men!

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