Bessyboo, Queen of the Purple-Eyed Creatures ([info]bessyboo) wrote,
@ 2008-07-01 00:35:00
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Current location:an apartment off Union Square
Current mood: tired
Current music:Dad and Uncle Mark discussing plans for tomorrow
Entry tags:i was meant for the stage, sometimes i play tourist, summer vacation

New York, New York, It's A Wonderful Town
So, I'm in NYC. It's really a blast (and the apartment we're staying in is AMAZING) :)

I saw Eddie Izzard last night, which was TOTALLY amazing ^^ It's been a while since I laughed that hard for that long. I went with my "honorary uncle" Mark (who, coincidentally, is Peder G-H's real uncle), and we both had a really good time. Since we only had two tickets, and Summer would rather see a musical anyway, she and Dad went to "Altar Boyz", which they tell me was very good--it's a send-up of boybands and religion, so how can it go wrong?

We've got tickets to "In The Heights" on Wednesday, which just won the Tony for Best Musical, so that should be good. (When we were in NY last year, we saw "Spring Awakening", which won the Tony for Best Musical LAST year...am I sensing a pattern?) Then on Thursday, we have BACKSTAGE PASSES to "The Little Mermaid"...yes, you read that right. I AM SO EXCITED, GUYS. For serious. I am like, the HUGEST Disney freak, and I LOVE their stage shows, and ya'll KNOW how I love theatre, so Backstage Passes are like, HUGE. So yeah, I'm pretty psyched for that. (How we actually got tickets, let alone BS Passes (the show is sold out already for like, the next YEAR)--turns out ALAN FRIGGING MENKEN (Disney composer extrondinare/GOD) is a close family friend of my dad's girlfriend, so Dad just asked and Marisa called up "Uncle Alan", and BAM! VIP tickets ^^ Summer now hates her considerably less XD) We're also going to check out TCKTS tomorrow, and may end up going to a show tomorrow night or a Wednesday matinee.

We just went and saw "Wall•E" tonight, which was fun. It was more sweet and less funny than some of the other Pixar movies (a la "Finding Nemo"), but still good. I recommend it ^^ I also went and saw "Get Smart" with [info]pandorarhene, [info]queelez and [info]tonparapluie at MoA on my birthday, and that was great too. So I recommend both.

I'm sure I'm forgetting stuff, but I'll try and update again later this week, purple-eyed creatures. Bye for now!

ETA: Almost forgot! Uncle Mark and I saw a TV actor waiting outside the bathroom at the Eddie Izzard show! He's the guy who plays the older lab tech on NCIS. So that was cool ^^


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[info]green_griffin1
2008-07-01 06:47 am UTC (link)
I'm jealous. It sounds like you're having a ton of fun and doing a lot of great/neat things. Also, Eddy Izzard is awesome!

Do you mean Ducky, Ducky's assistant, or Abby?

Have tons more fun in New York!

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[info]bessyboo
2008-07-01 06:33 pm UTC (link)
Yes, yes I am. And yes, yes he is ^^

Well, obviously not Abby, because he's an OLD GUY, but I'm not sure beyond that. All I know is that he's an old guy lab tech on NCIS.

Thanks Cat! ^^

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[info]green_griffin1
2008-07-01 08:54 pm UTC (link)
Well if it's an old guy, then it's Ducky! Which is cool, because he's neat.

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[info]bessyboo
2008-07-02 04:36 am UTC (link)
Sweet ^^ Yeah, we saw him at the Eddie Izzard thing :)

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[info]wordslikemoths
2008-07-01 08:19 am UTC (link)
You saw Eddie!??!?! OMG I AM SO JEALOUS RIGHT NOW YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW!
lol

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[info]bessyboo
2008-07-01 06:37 pm UTC (link)
HEE! ^^ Yeah, the people whose apartment we're renting had the tickets and were like, "we can't use them, do you want them?" And I was like, "djxcjjhfblgdcnkxlka YES!!!" LOL

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[info]tamra_4444
2008-07-01 01:56 pm UTC (link)
found you through a google alert for Altar Boyz....

jealous of your backstageness for TLM, but have fun and enjoy the show it is really quite awesome!

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[info]bessyboo
2008-07-01 07:21 pm UTC (link)
I'm not sure exactly how that works, but...cool! :D

Which one, Little Mermaid? I'm super excited ^^ Thanks!

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[info]tamra_4444
2008-07-01 07:25 pm UTC (link)
jealous for TLM... although i was at opening nigth and the party.... but still backstage is pretty sweet

tries to remember the rest of our blog... ITH is spectacular if that is one you are about to see :D

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[info]bessyboo
2008-07-01 07:29 pm UTC (link)
Cool ^^ Are you a Broadway insider/professional? If so, what do you do?

Yeah, I'm seeing that tomorrow night. And I assume it's pretty sweet, since it just won the big "Best Musical" Tony and all...;) I'm also seeing Gypsy tomorrow afternoon, which also promises to be pretty amazing. My sister's walking around going, "Patti Lupone! Laura Benanti! PATTI LUPONE!!!" LOL

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[info]tamra_4444
2008-07-01 07:30 pm UTC (link)
haha, fun sister!

i wish i were an industry person ( i miss so many things by not being one LOL) no i just have a friend who was very nice to me :D

i have partial interest in seeing gypsy but i really wanna see South Pacific

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[info]bessyboo
2008-07-01 07:44 pm UTC (link)
Hah, yeah, having a singer/actress for a sister can be amusing, but believe me, it gets OLD--FAST XDDD

Alas, that sucks :( I'm a techie, with a focus in lighting and stage managing, and working on Broadway is, of course, like any other theatre person EVER, my dream :) But for now, internships with local theatre companies in the Twin Cities (where I live) will have to do :\

Oooh, that's supposed to be great, I hear. I'd gladly see it (especially since I've seen so many amateur productions of it--it's very popular for high schools and junior highs), but my sister has this irrational hatred of it, because it beat out "Sunday in the Park With George" for a bunch of Tonys. She is totally in love with Sondheim--she even partially named her iPod after him XD (Its full name is Gavroche Nobert Jonas-Sondheim-Brown Jr. XD)

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[info]tamra_4444
2008-07-01 07:49 pm UTC (link)
oh that does sound like fun though... and twin cities... that is far but that is great you get to come to NYC for a bit!

i understand irrational hatreds, i have a few of those myself. SP is the only show i was ever involved with in the histroy of my life (7th grade chorus... ps i cant sing, they were desperate) so i would like to see what it is supposed to look like, but cant bring myself to shell out the dough!

oh someone else who names their electronics! my ipod is Alex (after idk)

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[info]bessyboo
2008-07-02 05:31 am UTC (link)
Yeah, it is kind of fun ^^ And yeah, it's great to get out of the midwest for a while :)

Haha, yeah, like I said, it's a popular one with jr. highs and high schools! And Broadway tickets *are* crazy-making expensive, but thank god for TCKTS & my dad being willing to pay! XD

Dude! Who DOESN'T name their electronics?! XD Summer's phone is Gertrude, my iPod is Mikey, and my laptop is Sammy :D

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[info]tamra_4444
2008-07-02 12:57 pm UTC (link)
Yea i love TKTS... but i tend to see 1-2 shows a week so by my standards even TKTS is too expensive (i see the same shows repeatedly with some new ones thrown in). Ah parents they really do help with many a thing :D i actually think the reasons why South Pacific has been so over done by many schools is because it really is filled with great music and plot line, and it is (well was) so easy to get the rights to it.... which leads to why i think the revival has done so well. it is a quality production, with an amazing cast and there are thousands of people who were either in productions of it or went to watch productions of it for friends and family. so they feel a personal pull to go see it, thus making tickets impossible to get for an un-wallet breaking price

my iphone is Max (idk why)
macbook: zach (braff i assume)
work computer: james (i guess smith, from my favorite band)
camera: duncan (macleod.... from a show called highlander)

LOL

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[info]bessyboo
2008-07-04 02:34 pm UTC (link)
Wow, that's a LOT, considering you live here O.o

I think those are probably the same reasons for the West Side Story revival...so many people have been in it/seen someone they know in a production of it, so they'll want to go see a professional version. Also, it'll be interesting to see if/how they update that one, since it's pretty outdated...

My iPod is Mikey, my laptop is Sammy, and Summer's phone is Gertrude XD

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[info]tamra_4444
2008-07-04 03:36 pm UTC (link)
:D

Can we focus on how amazing that ebay icon of yours is? ahahaha

So what did you think of mermaid and ITH?
i went to the dress rehearsal of [title of show] last night and seriously i had never watched any of the videos, or anything so i had no idea what to expect but thought it was really amazingly funny! i will see it a few more times but spaced out over time :D

I need to go see ITH again, but since they got nominated (and of course won) some serious tony's it has been absolute mayhem...

i also saw a show with the SPF festoval called the black suits and enjoyed that one quite a bit too, sadly it only has a week run, but i am glad i saw it since it is 100% sold out... crazy intense!

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[info]bessyboo
2008-07-04 10:05 pm UTC (link)
LMFAO, I made that AGES ago! XD You can use it (with credit), if you'd like.

Little Merms was fun, and just about what you'd expect from a Disney show. Sherri Rene Scott was AMAZING as Ursula, as expected, and the not-so-expected great find was Flounder (played by Brian D'Addario). Man, that little kid can SING O.O

Ohmigosh, I was JUST reading about [title of show] like, the other day, and thinking that it sounded great! I will definitely have to see it next time I'm back here ^^

Heights was great, even better than I expected it to be (although my expectations were admittedly low for a "Best Musical" winner, since I was prepared for more rap and less music, which I am not a fan of). I would totally see it again in a heartbeat :)

Ooh, cool! Too bad it's sold out :( My sister's friend recommended a show at that festival, I think, but I don't think we're going to make it--we head back either Sunday or Monday.

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[info]tamra_4444
2008-07-07 02:16 pm UTC (link)
thanks.... i have the icon saved for future if i ever clean out my icons :D

well i hope the rest of your trip was just as great, and that you got back safely!

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[info]bessyboo
2008-07-07 11:49 pm UTC (link)
Hah, no problem ^^

It was indeed, thanks! :D

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[info]bessyboo
2008-07-02 04:56 pm UTC (link)
SUMMER SAYS:

My iPod is in no way affiliated with the Jonas brothers.

I don't know why that's on there.

Seriously.

I would NEVER say that.

It's name is not Jonas. That would taint it's Broadway-purity.

Just clearing that up.

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[info]moonlingmaid
2008-07-01 10:36 pm UTC (link)
No covering your neighbor's ox! I am typing on iPod from Montana, BTW. Have fun in NYC.

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[info]bessyboo
2008-07-02 04:38 am UTC (link)
HAHAHA, YES, I LOVED THAT XDDD

This post was made via iPod, actually. (my sister's new one--it is named Gavroche Nobert Jonas-Sondheim-Brown Jr. XD)

Thanks ^^ Have fun in Montana with...uh, whatever you're doing there XD

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