A Night at the Theatre

[The_Return]

It goes without saying that everyone here likes movies, but how many bother to take in plays?

I dont see nearly as many as I would like to, but I saw an awesome one last week.

A local community theatre company put on a production of "Noises Off"...easily one of the funniest things that I've seen in my entire life. Brilliantly written and the actors were all perfect.

So what about the rest of you. Been to any good plays lately?

[stubbornforgey]

It goes without saying that everyone here likes movies, but how many bother to take in plays?

I dont see nearly as many as I would like to, but I saw an awesome one last week.

A local community theatre company put on a production of "Noises Off"...easily one of the funniest things that I've seen in my entire life. Brilliantly written and the actors were all perfect.

So what about the rest of you. Been to any good plays lately?


the last play i saw was ..Cats..
I actually prefer plays and opera's

'sigh'..porgy n bess was one hell of a show :p

[urgeok]

noises off was a great movie .. obviously a great play.


i'm funny about plays - i like old musicals .. but thats about it.
i dont like them for in part - the same reason i dont like sitcom TV.

In a movie you are a fly on the wall .. observing without being observed .. pure voyeurism.

with a play - or sitcom tv playing to a studio audience - the players are well aware that you the audience are there ... they project their voices unnaturally out of necessity - they have to pause unnaturally for audience reaction (laughter)

i find the experience tense and uncomfortable.


with the older musicals i dont care ...(oklahoma, my fair lady)

i guess once people start singing the illusion of reality is shattered anyway - so i dont expect the same experience.

for the record - i HATE ballet - but LOVE opera.

[the_real_linda]

i go to the theatre all the time, im going to see the tempest tomorrow night with patrick stewart in it. i saw romeo and juliet last week....its the shakespeare run at the moment, i got tixs for all four shows. i saw jerry springer the operah when it came........so funny to see people protesting outside

[slayer666]

Plays have never had much appeal for me. The handful that I've seen were entertaining but didn't leave me wanting to see more.

[the_real_linda]

hey at least your not ignorant like some people who just dont bother apart from pantomimes

[newb]

Last play was Jesus Christ Superstar......about 7 years ago.

[kpropain]

I saw Phantom Of The Opera about 13 or 14 years ago and really enjoyed it...

[The Flayed One]

I love going to the theater. Sadly, I didn't go a single time when I lived in Seattle, and once I get back and settled in I plan on going often.

The last play I went to was Blues in the Night. Fantastic.

[orangestar]

I saw Wicked in Chicago two days ago. I enjoyed it for the most part, but I still would rather see a movie version.

[neverending]

I spent a large part of my life heavily involved with theatre- even ran my own company for a couple years, so I've seen plenty of productions, good and bad.

A really excellent live production can have an impact movies never could, but a bad show leaves you wondering why everyone bothered.

One of my favorite plays of all time is Ionesco's The Chairs. The only production I've ever seen was done by some high school students 35 years ago- and I still remember it.

That's the type of theatre I enjoy- the kind that makes the most of the theatrical experience as ritual, and not the kind that attempts to fool you into thinking it's reality- because obviously it's not.

[Roderick Usher]

Well I used to do musical theater. Been on Broadway (RENT, most recently the RENT 10 Celebration and fundraiser last March), done National and even International tours of BUDDY: THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY. And I try to get to the theater 2-3 times a year. Over the summer I saw Hamlet outdoors in Pasadena and am supposed to go se a friend in his play next week.

[Vodstok]

Im with urge on this one, im not a big fan of theater. The closest thing i have seen to aplay in the last 10 years was Blue Man Group at the charles playhouse in boston. THAT i loved.

[urgeok]

i LOVED mama mia though :) i really did - probably the most fun time i've ever had in a theatre

i saw The Who's Tommy - liked it
I saw M Butterfly - it was pretty good ..but i didnt enjoy the overall experience.

saw Beauty and the Beast - wanted to claw my fucking eyes out.

i expect the next play i see will probably be some school production starring my kid.

i hope they have something suitable for a 6 year old jim carrey who looks like mccaully caulkin

[Despare]

The last theatre show I went to was the Radio City Christmas Spectacular in Detroit. Not a big theatre guy only because there's not much available nearby that I'm interested in and if on the off chance there is I'm not aware of it. The closest I'll come to theatre in the future is Wrestlemania (woohoo) which isn't unlike a play. Besides the juicing (where they cut themselves to bleed) you have some great coreographing, carefully written stories (I was going to say well written but sometimes...), comedy (DX), amazing atmosphere (Undertaker's entrance is amazing live with "lightning", fog, his eerie music...). So yeah, anyway enough rambling.

[urgeok]

The last theatre show I went to was the Radio City Christmas Spectacular in Detroit. Not a big theatre guy only because there's not much available nearby that I'm interested in and if on the off chance there is I'm not aware of it. The closest I'll come to theatre in the future is Wrestlemania (woohoo) which isn't unlike a play. Besides the juicing (where they cut themselves to bleed) you have some great coreographing, carefully written stories (I was going to say well written but sometimes...), comedy (DX), amazing atmosphere (Undertaker's entrance is amazing live with "lightning", fog, his eerie music...). So yeah, anyway enough rambling.

it is operatic in a sense :)

but opera without the music ... just aint my bag baby.

i just cant be entertained by sweaty half naked men clamoring over each other..


but - whatever floats your boat :D

[Despare]

it is operatic in a sense :)

but opera without the music ... just aint my bag baby.

i just cant be entertained by sweaty half naked men clamoring over each other..


but - whatever floats your boat :D

Those who see it as homoerotic are those who CHOOSE to see it as homoerotic. ;)

[Vodstok]

it is operatic in a sense :)

but opera without the music ... just aint my bag baby.

i just cant be entertained by sweaty half naked men clamoring over each other..


but - whatever floats your boat :D

Yeah, if they have ANY clothes on, it just doesnt work for him :D

[urgeok]

Those who see it as homoerotic are those who CHOOSE to see it as homoerotic. ;)


"so tell me Billy, do you ever watch movies about gladiators ? Ever been in a turkish bath ?" :)

[Despare]

"so tell me Billy, do you ever watch movies about gladiators ? Ever been in a turkish bath ?" :)

lol

That is all.

[the_real_linda]

The last theatre show I went to was the Radio City Christmas Spectacular in Detroit. Not a big theatre guy only because there's not much available nearby that I'm interested in and if on the off chance there is I'm not aware of it. The closest I'll come to theatre in the future is Wrestlemania (woohoo) which isn't unlike a play. Besides the juicing (where they cut themselves to bleed) you have some great coreographing, carefully written stories (I was going to say well written but sometimes...), comedy (DX), amazing atmosphere (Undertaker's entrance is amazing live with "lightning", fog, his eerie music...). So yeah, anyway enough rambling.

yeah i went to see wwe and ecw and it was pretty much a pantomime....tho it twas strange when victoria came out and her music goes 'i aint no lady' so i shout 'i is a man!' but the bloke infront of me turns around and says infront of his two young chilren and his wife that there the best pair of man boobs he's ever seen.....then theres the little boys next to me shouting for mickie james to take her top off....how astute!
http://i2.tinypic.com/t9f8ro.jpg
........and dx are damn funny
http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v346/Kurt_Krazed/Shawn%20Michaels/ShawnMichaels8.jpg
"im just a sexy boy (sexy boy) i aint your boy toy (boy toy)"

http://hhhtrouble.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/20050621041339_triple_h_wall.jpg

"bow down to the king"

[The_Return]

The last couple days for me have been spent on the other side of the curtain, doing what I love best.

The theatre group Im a part of has been working on an original adaption of Treasure Island, and today was our first performance. We did 2 shows in the morning / afternoon that schools were invited to, and a public performance this evening.

All three shows went AWESOME...had pretty good audiences for all 3, and nothing major went wrong. A few minor things of course, but thats the beauty of theatre...nobody noticed a thing:cool:

We have a matinée tomorrow, then we're all finished:(. Soooo much fun though, I've been with this company for 4 years and am part of their "advanced" performace group, which is an incredibly talented bunch of young actors.

I play Dr. Livesay, incase any was wondering:cool:

[Roderick Usher]

That's great. I'm glad it's going well. There's nothing quite like it when everything's flowing and all the pieces dovetail... you really can lose yourself.

I did a tiny part in a one nighter earlier this year, but it was still a blast.

Hope something goes screwy in the performance tomorrow, something to make the run memorable!

Break a leg!

[The_Return]

Hope something goes screwy in the performance tomorrow, something to make the run memorable!

Heh...well one of our lead actors didnt show this morning so the director's husband (who wrote the script) had to fill in....He was the narrator, Jim Hawkins 20 years or so after the events of the story, writing everything down as a book. So thankfully had had a good reason for having a script with him on stage the whole time:p. He did a great job, but it was certainly memorable, heh.

[Roderick Usher]

:)
the fuck-ups are always so much fun. Love seeing someone a little under prepared have to step up to the plate, they usually deliver big-time.

I took a blow to the head once and had to stay on stage and sing four more numbers with blood dripping from my hairline - it was awesome.

[Haunted]

I saw Wicked in Chicago two days ago. I enjoyed it for the most part, but I still would rather see a movie version.

BITCH!!!:) Have you read the book? Oh god, it's incredible.

[The_Return]

:)
the fuck-ups are always so much fun. Love seeing someone a little under prepared have to step up to the plate, they usually deliver big-time.

I took a blow to the head once and had to stay on stage and sing four more numbers with blood dripping from my hairline - it was awesome.

Wow man - thats incredible.

You're right though, the fuck-ups are ALWAYS fun. Especially trying to cover them without the audience realising you fucked up:p.

[The Flayed One]

Wow man - thats incredible.

You're right though, the fuck-ups are ALWAYS fun. Especially trying to cover them without the audience realising you fucked up:p.

My favorite role I've ever played was Scrooges nephew Fred in the Actors Theater of Louisvilles version of A Christmas Carol.

The guy who played Scrooge (whom had never acted before, but the director knew him) forgot his line in my first scene on opening night. He was sitting there, staring at me mouthing "help me." It was like a deer in headlights. I had to improv it while trying not to burst out laughing. It was awesome. Man, I miss doing plays. I need to get back into that.

[The_Return]

My favorite role I've ever played was Scrooges nephew Fred in the Actors Theater of Louisvilles version of A Christmas Carol.

The guy who played Scrooge (whom had never acted before, but the director knew him) forgot his line in my first scene on opening night. He was sitting there, staring at me mouthing "help me." It was like a deer in headlights. I had to improv it while trying not to burst out laughing. It was awesome. Man, I miss doing plays. I need to get back into that.

Christmas Carol is an awesome play...I was Peter Cratchit in a production of it last year:)

[The Flayed One]

Christmas Carol is an awesome play...I was Peter Cratchit in a production of it last year:)

I tried to reunite the cast for a 10 year anniversary of the show. Only about 2 members seemed interested though, so I don't think it's going to happen. It'd be really cool if it did, though.

[Roderick Usher]

I just did a 10th anniversary show this past spring - couldn't believe that 10 years had passed. It was a great time.

[The_Return]

I just did a 10th anniversary show this past spring - couldn't believe that 10 years had passed. It was a great time.

What show was it?

[Roderick Usher]

RENT 10
on Broadway!

[The_Return]

RENT 10
on Broadway!

You were on Broadway???

Thats awesome man!

Is there really anything that this man cant do?

[Haunted]

Climb Everest... I'm still waiting on that.

I miss being on stage. There's something about it that gets into your blood. When I was in high school I did a lot of Shakespeare. I don't know why I was into that type of theatre. I also dug Greek tragedies, but never did them. I'd like to see one, though.

[The_Return]

Climb Everest... I'm still waiting on that.

He just hasnt told us about it yet:p

[Roderick Usher]

http://http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k115/RoderickUsher_2006/Rent10.jpg

I was on broadway for all of 1 song, but it was still cool. I was Roger in the 1st National Tour of RENT. For the 10th anniversary of the show the original broadway cast did a semi-staged concert and then 100 people flooded the stage to sing an extended version of "Seasons of Love"

It was like high opera, all those voices - everyone who has been in any union incarnation of the production was invited and a LOT of us showed up. I figured it would be my only chance to actually sing on broadway (I had rehearsed on the same stage 10 years earlier)

silly, fun, emotional

best thing is that it was a fundraiser for the Jonathon Larson FOundation and Equity Cares, Fight Aids...we raised $2 Million!

[Roderick Usher]

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k115/RoderickUsher_2006/Rent10.jpg

I'm the good-looking one