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tenlittlebullets) wrote2007-12-02 02:20 pm
tenlittlebullets) wrote2007-12-02 02:20 pm
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Barricade boys! :D
Ooooh, it was so good to finally get back to New York and see Les Mis again. *g* I know, I'm an addict, and now my strike withdrawal is finally over. Hopefully it won't be as bad in January because I'll know it's coming.
Everyone seemed really glad to be back to work, the energy was great, and aside from a couple of lyric flubs it went really smoothly for a company that hadn't performed in almost three weeks. I might be imagining things, but there seemed to be a bit of the same "I'm not quite sure how we're going to do this so let's make it up as we go along" energy as when I saw JOJ's second night. (Speaking of JOJ, he's still awesome, as is Rob. But Mr. Jones is a world-class expert in slipping politely away at the stage door, so none of us have actually talked to him much.)
Judy's actually growing on me. Sort of. I still can't stand her voice, or her boring wooden IDAD, but she makes a really good whore. Not in the mean way, just that that's the point where she starts acting and she does a good job with it.
Don Brewer and Michael Minarik were out both shows; Minarik's got a herniated disc, which I swear must run in the show or something. I missed his antics, but we did get Matt Clemens as Grantaire and he's awesome. And Minarik showed up at the stage door after the evening show and said he might be back on Wednesday.
And Dan Bogart is back! :D I didn't realize how much I missed him until he actually sang his line in the chain gang and I went "YAY." Because Jeremy Hays is pretty, but he is Not Dan. So Bamatabois was actually scary this time, and I'd forgotten how absolutely priceless his facial expressions are in Master of the House. Especially when he's reacting to Jenny. Who is also awesome. And who starts undressing him at the end of the song, much to his horror.
It's kind of weird that Gary is a lot funnier when he's giving the BC/EFA speech than he is as Thénardier.
In more mundane news, it was fucking cold in New York, and I'm really sick of taking Greyhound. Sick of the uncomfortable seats and sitting next to people with no conception of personal space, and really sick of the DC Greyhound station and the sketchy neighborhood it's in. Taking the overnight bus means when I walk back to my car I get to pass by all the streetwalkers desperate enough to still be out at five in the morning--and yes I am aware of the grim irony in seeing Les Mis of all shows and then being skeeved out by a neighborhood with real live lovely ladies. Sigh.
Everyone seemed really glad to be back to work, the energy was great, and aside from a couple of lyric flubs it went really smoothly for a company that hadn't performed in almost three weeks. I might be imagining things, but there seemed to be a bit of the same "I'm not quite sure how we're going to do this so let's make it up as we go along" energy as when I saw JOJ's second night. (Speaking of JOJ, he's still awesome, as is Rob. But Mr. Jones is a world-class expert in slipping politely away at the stage door, so none of us have actually talked to him much.)
Judy's actually growing on me. Sort of. I still can't stand her voice, or her boring wooden IDAD, but she makes a really good whore. Not in the mean way, just that that's the point where she starts acting and she does a good job with it.
Don Brewer and Michael Minarik were out both shows; Minarik's got a herniated disc, which I swear must run in the show or something. I missed his antics, but we did get Matt Clemens as Grantaire and he's awesome. And Minarik showed up at the stage door after the evening show and said he might be back on Wednesday.
And Dan Bogart is back! :D I didn't realize how much I missed him until he actually sang his line in the chain gang and I went "YAY." Because Jeremy Hays is pretty, but he is Not Dan. So Bamatabois was actually scary this time, and I'd forgotten how absolutely priceless his facial expressions are in Master of the House. Especially when he's reacting to Jenny. Who is also awesome. And who starts undressing him at the end of the song, much to his horror.
It's kind of weird that Gary is a lot funnier when he's giving the BC/EFA speech than he is as Thénardier.
In more mundane news, it was fucking cold in New York, and I'm really sick of taking Greyhound. Sick of the uncomfortable seats and sitting next to people with no conception of personal space, and really sick of the DC Greyhound station and the sketchy neighborhood it's in. Taking the overnight bus means when I walk back to my car I get to pass by all the streetwalkers desperate enough to still be out at five in the morning--and yes I am aware of the grim irony in seeing Les Mis of all shows and then being skeeved out by a neighborhood with real live lovely ladies. Sigh.