Broadway anyone???

Diva · 01-24-2010, 06:28 PM

In college....I was in Camelot (chorus), Fiddler on the Roof (Fruma Sarah), Once Upon A Mattress (chorus again)....it was good stuff to get under my belt.

Then later, I had the good fortune to be associated with Houston Grand Opera and had bit parts in Candide & A Quiet Place (where I got to work with Leonard Bernstein), and Sweeney Todd (where I got to work with Stephen Sondheim), along with 2 seasons of operas.

In the early 90's, I worked as a resident member of The Granbury Opera House outside of Ft. Worth....the director was the late Joann Miller (who used to sing with the Tommy Dorsey Band) and she was a total bitch....but I probably learned more from her about the theatre than anyone and she actually trained me to take over the roles she had done in the company. It was a rush. With GOH, I got to perform Queen Aggravain in Once Upon A Mattress and Domina in A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum....I was with them for 2 seasons as well.

With Deep Elum Opera (Dallas) and Abilene Opera Assoc. I got to sing Katisha in Mikado, and with Turtle Creek Chorale, I sang the role of Billi Jo Casta (Rodeo Queen) in PDQ Bach's Oedipus Tex. (What a TOTAL hoot!)

I've been very fortunate to have performed some really great roles. It was great fun!

Thanks for asking!

DapperButch · 01-24-2010, 08:45 PM

I have tickets to see A Chorus Line in early March. :-)

I would really like to see Wicked.

Diva · 01-24-2010, 09:35 PM

A Chorus Line is great!
I have yet to see Wicked.....I'm antsy to see it, for sure!

I've seen Chicago, Phantom, Les Miserables, Sound of Music, Lion King, Rent, Oklahoma, Fiddler On The Roof....my goodness....there are more.....but I can't remember them all! Most on Broadway....which is ~ imho ~ the way to see them.....there's just something electric about Broadway.

hpychick · 01-24-2010, 09:45 PM

Yay!!! I love this thread! I love the theater, musicals and drama.

I went to see CATS for the first time in 1992 and was totally hooked! I waltzed down to the city theatre and auditioned. My first time auditioning and got a speaking part as Mrs. Brown in Me and My Girl. My second musical, I worked stage and props on Lend me a Tenor, and my third, I was cast as Doasty Mae in Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.

I've seen Phantom, Cats (going again for my 3rd time next weekend), Dave, the Caveman, Les Miserables, West Side Story, Cinderella - I could go on and on!

Thanks Kayden for posting this thread!

HeartBreak Kid · 01-24-2010, 09:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Diva

A Chorus Line is great!
I have yet to see Wicked.....I'm antsy to see it, for sure!

I've seen Chicago, Phantom, Les Miserables, Sound of Music, Lion King, Rent, Oklahoma, Fiddler On The Roof....my goodness....there are more.....but I can't remember them all! Most on Broadway....which is ~ imho ~ the way to see them.....there's just something electric about Broadway.

Yes! TY! *kisses Diva's cheeks* Me too,.... I grew up going to on and off Brodway shows.....and while u get some great lesser known plays off broadway, If u get the chance take in a "Broadway" show....Last time I was in New York I was going to see Wicked.....however I was ummm.... distracted.........
Has anyone seen the Lion king?
how about
Aida? ~ Beautiful

Peace and Love

Blaze · 01-24-2010, 09:53 PM

Doll and I went to Phantom of the Opera, and the best that we have seen so far,
would be. Love Janis... Awesome!

Diva · 01-24-2010, 10:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HeartBreak Kid

Yes! TY! *kisses Diva's cheeks* Me too,.... I grew up going to on and off Brodway shows.....and while u get some great lesser known plays off broadway, If u get the chance take in a "Broadway" show....Last time I was in New York I was going to see Wicked.....however I was ummm.... distracted.........
Has anyone seen the Lion king?
how about
Aida? ~ Beautiful

Peace and Love

DUH! How could I forget Aida!?!?!?!?! STUNNING!!!! And I got to see Lion King on Broadway, too....the set is amazing!

I may or may not have cried over the beauty of it!

HeartBreak Kid · 01-24-2010, 10:58 PM

I actually wish there were more ppl in my area that enjoyed shows (i actually typed shoes first......hmmm apparently I need some shopping buddies too).....

I have a question.......
What was the first on or off *professional Show (*as oposed to "amature")
What was the most Memorable Show you have ever seen?
what/where is ur favorite theater to "haunt"

Ok so maybe it was 3 questions.......sue me

Peace and love

Diva · 01-25-2010, 04:50 AM

Dapper called me a Broadway snob.
I am NOT a gay man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jus' sayin'.....

Duchess · 01-26-2010, 01:27 PM

Great thread!!!...I love musicals and plays. My favorites are really old school..Favorite musical is a toss up between A Chorus Line and Cats..My favorite plays are Arsenic and Old Lace and You Can't Take It With You w/ Jason Robards in the lead....

Duchess

Arwen · 01-26-2010, 02:01 PM

I'm a bit of a scene/set 'ho myself. I love watching HOW things are put together. I remember a set for "The Night Is A Lonely Hunter" (Carson McCuller) at my college. It was built on three levels with each one being a series of frames. They were meant to represent rooms but also literally frames for each scene as though it were independent of the rest. If you know the play, you know no one is really ever independent of the rest.

Our narrator spoke from various points on this stage setting the scenes. I always thought that bare bones staging was brilliant.

Of course, I also remember the dress rehearsal when the brand-spanking-new computerized (very chi-chi in those days) lightboard ran through ALL the cues in about 10 minutes during our narrator's opening monologue. It was a hoot--DISCO time.

The crew was amused. The director? Not so much.

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Diva Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Diva Preferred Pronoun?: Diva Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Chez Diva Posts: 11,879 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,263 Thanked 17,174 Times in 5,239 Posts Rep Power: 0	In college....I was in Camelot (chorus), Fiddler on the Roof (Fruma Sarah), Once Upon A Mattress (chorus again)....it was good stuff to get under my belt. Then later, I had the good fortune to be associated with Houston Grand Opera and had bit parts in Candide & A Quiet Place (where I got to work with Leonard Bernstein), and Sweeney Todd (where I got to work with Stephen Sondheim), along with 2 seasons of operas. In the early 90's, I worked as a resident member of The Granbury Opera House outside of Ft. Worth....the director was the late Joann Miller (who used to sing with the Tommy Dorsey Band) and she was a total bitch....but I probably learned more from her about the theatre than anyone and she actually trained me to take over the roles she had done in the company. It was a rush. With GOH, I got to perform Queen Aggravain in Once Upon A Mattress and Domina in A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum....I was with them for 2 seasons as well. With Deep Elum Opera (Dallas) and Abilene Opera Assoc. I got to sing Katisha in Mikado, and with Turtle Creek Chorale, I sang the role of Billi Jo Casta (Rodeo Queen) in PDQ Bach's Oedipus Tex. (What a TOTAL hoot!) I've been very fortunate to have performed some really great roles. It was great fun! Thanks for asking!

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Diva Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Diva Preferred Pronoun?: Diva Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Chez Diva Posts: 11,879 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,263 Thanked 17,174 Times in 5,239 Posts Rep Power: 0	A Chorus Line is great! I have yet to see Wicked.....I'm antsy to see it, for sure! I've seen Chicago, Phantom, Les Miserables, Sound of Music, Lion King, Rent, Oklahoma, Fiddler On The Roof....my goodness....there are more.....but I can't remember them all! Most on Broadway....which is ~ imho ~ the way to see them.....there's just something electric about Broadway.

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