We had planned to see some Broadway shows with our friend
Marielle.
I absolutely love the theatre! Seeing shows on Broadway is the
pinnacle of theatre experiences. The one thing that gives my life meaning. LOL.
I was uber-excited to be going to three shows – and of
course stalking the players at the stage door.
We went to see:
Anything Goes
T
he story concerns madcap antics aboard an ocean liner bound from New
York to London. Billy Crocker is a stowaway in love with heiress Hope
Harcourt, who is engaged to Lord Evelyn Oakleigh. Nightclub singer Reno
Sweeney and Public Enemy #13 Moonface Martin aid Billy in his quest to
win Hope. The musical introduced such songs as "Anything Goes" "You're the Top" and "I Get a Kick Out of You"
A pure pleasure to watch, and Liesl and I were singing the
theme song for days thereafter – it’s like bubblegum for the brain.
Anything Goes
End of the Rainbow
This is about the last few weeks of
Judy Garland’s life, and takes place in London around her tour.
Tracie Bennett played Judy Garland, a role she originated on the West End. I thought she did a marvelous job of sounding and acting like Judy (with a bit of Liza thrown in for fun). However, I wasn't a fan of the story or the characterisation of Judy. I know it concentrated around her final "manic" days on this earth, however it's all the story focused on. The character of Judy was quite two dimensional. Only focusing on her drug and alcohol addiction, and her abusive nature. There was no "down time", she was constantly manic and screaming and crying. I found the whole experience quite exhausting - I suppose that's how you WOULD feel if you had been friends with Judy... nonetheless, everyone has a softer side... I wish the play would have showed a bit of the "Judy Magic", instead of glossing over it all together....
The Best Man
This was the super-celeb cast play of the
vacation. Eric MacCormak; John Laraquette; James Earl Jones; Candice Bergen and
Angela Lansbury! What an awesome cast!!!
The play itself was extremely enjoyable. A political
drama/comedy about an upcoming presidential election.
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| LOVE HER!! |
After the show, we embraced a Broadway tradition and went
for dinner and drinks at
Sardi’s.
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| The Masks of the Theatre above the entrance to Sardi's |
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| Us and Patti! |
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| Liesl and Michael Douglas |
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| Katharine Hepburn |
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| Angela Lansbury |
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| LIZA! |
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| Phantom / Michael Crawford |
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| Us and LIZA |
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| Lucy |
At this point, I would also like to bring up a previous
Broadway experience – in 2008 I had the fantastic opportunity to see Patti
LuPone in “Gypsy”. This is probably, THE MOST AWESOME theatre experience EVER.
It was electric.
Seeing Broadway legend Patti LuPone play one of the most
legendary and iconic musical theatre roles EVER was truly amazing.
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| Herbie, Mamma Rose and Gypsy |
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| Patti's AWESOME "Rose's Turn" |
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| APPLAUSE! |
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| St James Theatre! |
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| Patti signing autographs at the stagedoor |
We also did some other celeb stalking whilst we were there...
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| John Lithgow |
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| Katie Holmes and Suri |
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| Patrick Wilson |
I heart Broadway. It’s food for my soul.
Next on my hit list: Bernadette Peters!
xxx
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