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Eris


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1.  Derek was out.  Last week they filmed their bit for the CBS Thanksgiving Day parade and had to do 18 takes (probably technical problems - an outside noise like a car or a plane can make them have to start all over again.  Little things like that).  His went on both shows on Saturday but I'm told that his voice was not up to par and he didn't perform either show yesterday.  Josh went on as Danny and there was no one to fill his track.  During Born to Hand Jive Marty had to dance alone to try and tempt Vince and before You're the One That I Want there were only two couples dancing instead of three.  Josh was very good and he made some acting choices that I haven't seen any of the other Dannys make before.

2.  Marty's bedroom wouldn't open all the way.  They got the side with the chair open but the side with the bed and door wouldn't open.  Lindsay kept trying to force it open but it wouldn't budge.  They went on with all of their dialogue while Lindsay continued to try to open the door.  With all of them walking around in the smaller area one of the lampshades got knocked off and Kirsten says "Gosh, Marty your house is falling apart!"  Then Janine got the bottle of wine and yelled "Let's get the party started!"  All the while Lindsay is still trying to get the door open and she says "Why am I the only one doing this?"  Finally the voice of God spoke and said they were having technical difficulties and the show would resume soon.  The curtain was brought down and they started working on the door.  It took them, maybe, about five minutes and the curtain was brought back up to a round of applause.  The scene went on without any other problems.  I found out later that for the rest of the show they would make "Marty's house" comments to each other for the rest of the show.  When Kenicke came out in Greased Lightenin' it was "Where did you get that car?  Marty's garage?"  Or when they were in Jan's basement..."this is a lot nicer than Marty's house."

3.  Happy trails to Dominic.  Last night was his last performance as Vince Fontaine.  I have no idea who will be playing the part on Tuesday.  I'm still holding out for Adrian Zmed. biggrin

4.  Jamison returns from vacation tomorrow.  Joe Komora has been filling in for him and made a very good Eugene.

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I was there and it was hilarious. Kudos to the girls for the great ad libs. Loved it!

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Boy, that really changed up the show. They don't want you to get bored seeing the same thing over and over again... lol!!

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greasefan wrote:
Boy, that really changed up the show. They don't want you to get bored seeing the same thing over and over again... lol!!
Yes, they poisoned Derek so he'd be sick, had the door to Marty's room get stuck, sent Jamison on vacation, and told Dominic to leave just so I wouldn't get bored.

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Eris, do you know if they're doing Greased Lightning for the Parade?

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No one said to me "They're doing Greased Lightenin'" but the puzzle pieces fit. The huge clue is that some guy loaned his classic car to them for the shoot. What other number calls for it other than Sandy? And even Sandy has no real need for it.

-- Edited by Eris at 16:52, 2008-11-18

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Cool, thanks Eris!

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Yes, it is GL. Ace, Derek, and Ryan all confirmed it. They did about 17 or 18 takes and Ace said he had to jump onto the concrete on the West Side Drive or something like that. We'll all see it on CBS Thanksgiving morning.

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Yippee! A car! That's great. I thought it was a shame they didn't have a car at the Broadway on Broadway performance.

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Another change:

When the show opens Frenchy's hair is pink, for the Mooning/Sandra Dee/We Go Together scene she's blonde, for the dance she's back to her usual red, for Beauty School Dropout she has blue hair and she's back to red for the rest of the show after that.

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Duh, it's called "ligting". It will do that to certain color hair.

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Wow Zeus. that's kind of harsh.

Kirsten is wearing several new wigs in the show. Have you been there to see all of the changes?

-- Edited by Linny4Ace at 00:08, 2008-11-23

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Linny4Ace wrote:

Wow Zeus. that's kind of harsh.

Kirsten is wearing several new wigs in the show. Have you been there to see all of the changes?

-- Edited by Linny4Ace at 00:08, 2008-11-23



it was a little harsh.cry.gifand different wigs change the color more than lighting.smile.gif

-- Edited by BBS420 at 01:56, 2008-11-23

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I forgot to mention when I first wrote this thread on Monday that the Xavier Cano is now covering the role of Sonny and he's doing a really good job. His performance is a bit subtler than Jose's but he's still very good in the role. I'm hoping he'll be joining the ensemble or becoming a swing when Jose returns next month.

Also, at the end of the show when Sonny tells Marty that he's getting a new Impala and she asks him to paint her name on it they kiss. Very cute.

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I hear that Xavier is doing wonderfully!

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Broadway Dude wrote:

I hear that Xavier is doing wonderfully!



 I heard the same thing.  It's great that the show has such good understudies!  smile



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Yes, Xavier is doing very well and I like him a lot. At the same time I'm looking forward to the return of Jose.

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I like Xavier. I was very impressed with him.

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I went on Wednesday the 19th, but my playbill doesn't have an insert like it usually does to say who played Vince Fontaine.

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There was no insert because he's not an understudy. He's a full member of the cast and his name is Mike McGowan

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Do we know when Jose is supposed to be back?

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nad wrote:

Do we know when Jose is supposed to be back?



He is working very hard going to PT, the gym and taking dance classes as well as working at home. His target date is December 16.


Thanks for asking!



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DogsandBirds wrote:

nad wrote:

Do we know when Jose is supposed to be back?



He is working very hard going to PT, the gym and taking dance classes as well as working at home. His target date is December 16.


Thanks for asking!





That's great to hear! He will be back for the big Holiday crowds! biggrin.gif

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Really good news...

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Eris wrote:

There was no insert because he's not an understudy. He's a full member of the cast and his name is Mike McGowan



 Ah, okay, thanks.  I just thought they'd have something in there in-between since the playbill still said Dominic's name.



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D&B we are near Jose December 16... date he wanted to go back... do you think he is going to make it?

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Kirsten now starts the show wearing her usual red wig but switches to the pink for the lunch/Summer Nights scene.



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