Theatre

[garyd]

How does one gauge this sort of thing? Reviews are conventionally embargoed until "opening night," right?--which is not for a month. I'm sure word leaks out before though. Where would I find these sorts of leaks?

Here:
http://www.talkinbroadway.com/allthatchat/index.php
Beware,however, this site is not for the faint of heart.  Not well moderated but some very knowledgable information.

It is in previews. Opens April 4.
There are already a few comments on the site from inveterate preview attendees.
All seem positive but you kind of need to know the poster in order to know how many grains of salt to add to the comments. 

[Dave Cullen]

Here:
http://www.talkinbroadway.com/allthatchat/index.php

...There are already a few comments on the site from inveterate preview attendees.
All seem positive but you kind of need to know the poster in order to know how many grains of salt to add to the comments. 

Thanks. Good to see. (Though I hated the format of the site. Hard to read anything, without a zillion clicks.)

Glad to see some major enthusiasm there. I hope it holds.

[garyd]

Click on "flat mode" at the top and all posts on a certain topic will appear in either thread or chronological order.  Otherwise, yes, one gets finger fatigue.
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[Dave Cullen]

Click on "flat mode" at the top and all posts on a certain topic will appear in either thread or chronological order.  Otherwise, yes, one gets finger fatigue.
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thanks. that helps. (I can't believe that's not the default mode.)

[garyd]

thanks. that helps. (I can't believe that's not the default mode.)

Haa!
Yeah, well you know, theatre, "it's a mystery".

[Lyle (Mooska)]

Helen Mirren Rebukes Drummers Outside West End Stage Door During Performance of The Audience
By Mark Shenton
06 May 2013

 
Helen Mirren
Photo by Johan Persson

Dame Helen Mirren publicly remonstrated a party of 25 gay drummers who were playing outside the stage door of the West End's Gielgud Theatre during a performance of The Audience.

The drummers were promoting a LGBT festival called "As One in the Park" due to take part in East London. During the intermission, they reported that she came out of the stage door in full costume and "clearly angered, she shrieked, 'Quiet! I'm trying to do a play in here! People have paid a lot of money for tickets.'"

One of Mirren's co-stars, Rufus Wright, who plays Prime Minister David Cameron in the production, also reported that he intervened, tweeting: "Just fulfilled a lifelong ambition by bellowing at 25 drummers to shut the f*** up. West End theatres got thin walls. You should have seen Helen. She came out in full Queen costume and shouted at the drummers too. Honestly. It was breathtaking."

In a report in the Daily Telegraph, Mirren is reported to have admitted to swearing, saying, "I’m afraid there were a few 'thespian' words used. They got a very stern royal ticking off but I have to say they were very sweet and they stopped immediately. I would love to track them down and invite them to see the play. I felt rotten but on the other hand they were destroying our performance so something had to be done…Paul Ritter and I could hardly hear each other speak and the audience couldn’t hear us at all."

One of the drummers Mark McKenzie commented, "She was effing and blinding, it was quite bizarre. I said: ‘Let’s end this now because we can’t better that.' Not much shocks you on the gay scene. But seeing Helen Mirren dressed as the Queen cussing and swearing and making you stop your parade - that’s a new one."

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/177626

[garyd]

Lyle, this is for you.  I think you were commenting on the Easter Parade.  This ain't it but this is a lot more fun.

http://broadwaycares.org/easterbonnet2013?erid=2016564&trid=2e52a1c6-6030-4100-b842-ab152497f392

[killersmom]

Great article and video, Gary!!

[garyd]

Great article and video, Gary!!

Yeah, the event is fun and raises a lot of money for good stuff.  Lyle and I had talked about the 5th Avenue Easter Parade a while back and I just thought he might find this amusing.
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[killersmom]

Yeah, the event is fun and raises a lot of money for good stuff.  Lyle and I had talked about the 5th Avenue Easter Parade a while back and I just thought he might find this amusing.
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It looks like a lot of fun, Gary!! And for a great cause!!

[Lyle (Mooska)]

I have to admit my computer is not loading this link very well, but it definitely is
the thought that counts!

[fritzkep]

Just came across this, a friend posted this on FB, there are many Brokeback related themes in it. More ballet than theater, but I don't think we have a ballet thread, do we?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=tfGVh8bOJh8

[Lyle (Mooska)]

I consider ballet or dance theater--it's live and tells stories and the like!