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Sweeney Todd, which I have only just recently learned how to spell correctly
Wanna know something awesome about Boston?
Apparently, no one actually cares about Boston actors, so after preformances, they scurry out the stage door all lonely like, and don't sign autographs.
First off, this is stupid. Actors deserve love, because they do a good job and shit like that. I dunno, I'm a techie, this actor praising is new to me.
But second off, this means that, if for some strange reason people are actually AT the stage door, the actors will boggle and be TOTALLY nice and thrilled and all "recognition! Eeee!!"
So I am awesome. Yes, this follows. I got autographs of eight of the ten Sweeney Todd cast members (I missed Anthony completely, and the Judge was talking to other people and left when I was distracted by the Beadle who I am in LOVE WITH BECAUSE HE WAS SO NICE TO ME, OHMAN!)
And by drawings, I mean pictures. I am holding in my lap right now a book with a whole bunch of silly quick pictures that the cast of Sweeney Todd drew for me. Except for Fogg, because he was a diva, and would only give me an autograph.
Soyeah.
Tobi -- played by Edmund Bagnell -- he was completely charmed (and a HELL of an actor) and drew me a cartoony version of himself. No, seriously. He even said "yeah, that's Tobias" which I knew because it has the head bandage and EEEE! It was sweet.
Johanna -- played by Lauren Molina -- Okay, because it wasn't enough for this pretty young woman to be able to sing, act, and play the cello, often at the same time. She can DRAW too. In a short amount of time, she drew me an amazing picture of Johanna playing the cello and singing (it even says "Green Finch and Linnet Bird...how is it you sing?" next to it). This is epic levels of The World Is Not Fair.
Pirelli -- played by Katrina Yaukey -- She was kinda in a rush (and eeee, her hair was in pigtails when she came out winwinwin, but she was willing to draw for me. SHe drew me a VW bus and a cat, because "I only draw VW's. And cats." And I asked, and she actually plays accordian, she didn't just pick it up. Which is awesome.
Beadle Bamford -- played by Benjamin Eakeley -- Seriously, this man is my new favourite actor. First off, he played an AMAZING Beadle --I found myself watching him a good deal of the time, as he stayed in perfect charecter. He pretty much played the Beadle as what Draco Malfoy is meant to be --languid, better then you, but able to grovel in that "I'm actually superior to you" way, and all sorts of posing and standing and moving and OHMAN! Soyeah, Messer Eakeley is amazing, and I am actually going to keep an eye out on him and try to meet him again.
But then we get to the backstage. And, as with all of them, I asked to draw a picture and he just broke out into a smile and went all "I haven't drawn in years!" And then he drew a pretty good sketch of the alley we were standing in, saying that he used to be interested in architecture, but wasn't good at the drawing. And he was friendly, and talked to me, and when he signed the picture, he thanked me. Seriously. He. Thanked. Me.
EEEEEEEeeeeeeeeEEEEE *passesoutsqueeohman*
Soyeah, he was officially the high point of the autographin'.
Begger Woman -- played by Diana DiMarzio -- she and Fogg were rushing out, which cut short my conversation with OMGponies Benjamin Eakley, which was so not worth it. But she was willing to drawn me a stick figure, so that was sweet of her. Andyeah. Not much to say.
Jonas Fogg -- played by John Arbo -- who, was, coincidentally the same guy I saw when I saw the show on Broadway. He was somewhat self-depreciating, and probably really awesome if he hadn't been zooming out. However, he did not draw for me. He did not even draw me a stick figure. So he wins +10 diva points and, while he's killer cute and has long hair, I have no love in my heart for him.
Mrs. Lovett -- played by Judy Kaye -- Ms. Kaye is officially awesomer then Patti LuPone. She brought a better vigor to the charecter, and did little bouncies during "A Little Priest" and was all curves and somewhat sleazy and did good with the comedics, and ohman. And, of course, she drew for me. She drew me a little picture of a...cat (which she admitted was not hugely good) but yeah. She was terribly nice, and not a mega-diva.
And, of course
Sweeny Todd -- played by David Hess -- I was kinda "meh" on the way he played Todd at the beginning, but he definently grew on me. (He was playing Todd as defeated, shakey, and somewhat drunk looking. It was a bit more bitter then evil or something like that. More of this will be discussed in the actual review.) As for stage door-ing, he was terribly nice in a very slightly "I'm famous and so have to be nice to the little people" sort of thing. Dissmissivly nice? I dunno.
This is sounding like he's not fabulous, but no, he really was an awesome guy, and he drew me a lovely cartoony head of a scruffy guy smoking a cig. With the words "Happy Halloween" So that's pretty much completely awesome. And he gave me a hug, yay!
I'm pretty sure Anthony (Benjamin Magnuson) scurried out when I was busy with Fogg and the Begger Woman, or otherwise distracted. The Judge (Keith Buterbaugh) was the first one out, and immediately began chatting the group of students from some school or another, he kept chatting while I got the first four autographs, and then vanished, batman-like. Which is a shame, as he seemed really nice.
So in other words, my life is *awesome*. Although, as soon as I get home next, I need to dig out my little green LondonNotebook and find out if Fogg gave me a picture then.
Later will occur the actual review of the play, sorta half written from a student standpoint so I can turn it in to my Movement and Improv teacher. Butnotes: Tobi wears not black or white because this is his crazy raving story, and all the rest come out of his head, Todd did an actual proper honest to god overdone "...but always arrives overdone" which NO ONE does, because apparently actors don't make enough fun of themselves, I had to stifle a laugh when Anthony said he trusts Todd like he trusts his right arm, The Gun Song got stuck in my head when Sweeney began stalking around with the gun to hand to Anthony, and Lovett was honest to god BOUNCING when she was doing the "tailor-tinker-potter-butler-locksmith" bit. Which was REALLY cute.
~Sor
MOOP!
IN unrelated news: I wish I was your problem set, because then I'd be really hard and you'd be doing me on the desk.
Apparently, no one actually cares about Boston actors, so after preformances, they scurry out the stage door all lonely like, and don't sign autographs.
First off, this is stupid. Actors deserve love, because they do a good job and shit like that. I dunno, I'm a techie, this actor praising is new to me.
But second off, this means that, if for some strange reason people are actually AT the stage door, the actors will boggle and be TOTALLY nice and thrilled and all "recognition! Eeee!!"
So I am awesome. Yes, this follows. I got autographs of eight of the ten Sweeney Todd cast members (I missed Anthony completely, and the Judge was talking to other people and left when I was distracted by the Beadle who I am in LOVE WITH BECAUSE HE WAS SO NICE TO ME, OHMAN!)
And by drawings, I mean pictures. I am holding in my lap right now a book with a whole bunch of silly quick pictures that the cast of Sweeney Todd drew for me. Except for Fogg, because he was a diva, and would only give me an autograph.
Soyeah.
Tobi -- played by Edmund Bagnell -- he was completely charmed (and a HELL of an actor) and drew me a cartoony version of himself. No, seriously. He even said "yeah, that's Tobias" which I knew because it has the head bandage and EEEE! It was sweet.
Johanna -- played by Lauren Molina -- Okay, because it wasn't enough for this pretty young woman to be able to sing, act, and play the cello, often at the same time. She can DRAW too. In a short amount of time, she drew me an amazing picture of Johanna playing the cello and singing (it even says "Green Finch and Linnet Bird...how is it you sing?" next to it). This is epic levels of The World Is Not Fair.
Pirelli -- played by Katrina Yaukey -- She was kinda in a rush (and eeee, her hair was in pigtails when she came out winwinwin, but she was willing to draw for me. SHe drew me a VW bus and a cat, because "I only draw VW's. And cats." And I asked, and she actually plays accordian, she didn't just pick it up. Which is awesome.
Beadle Bamford -- played by Benjamin Eakeley -- Seriously, this man is my new favourite actor. First off, he played an AMAZING Beadle --I found myself watching him a good deal of the time, as he stayed in perfect charecter. He pretty much played the Beadle as what Draco Malfoy is meant to be --languid, better then you, but able to grovel in that "I'm actually superior to you" way, and all sorts of posing and standing and moving and OHMAN! Soyeah, Messer Eakeley is amazing, and I am actually going to keep an eye out on him and try to meet him again.
But then we get to the backstage. And, as with all of them, I asked to draw a picture and he just broke out into a smile and went all "I haven't drawn in years!" And then he drew a pretty good sketch of the alley we were standing in, saying that he used to be interested in architecture, but wasn't good at the drawing. And he was friendly, and talked to me, and when he signed the picture, he thanked me. Seriously. He. Thanked. Me.
EEEEEEEeeeeeeeeEEEEE *passesoutsqueeohman*
Soyeah, he was officially the high point of the autographin'.
Begger Woman -- played by Diana DiMarzio -- she and Fogg were rushing out, which cut short my conversation with OMGponies Benjamin Eakley, which was so not worth it. But she was willing to drawn me a stick figure, so that was sweet of her. Andyeah. Not much to say.
Jonas Fogg -- played by John Arbo -- who, was, coincidentally the same guy I saw when I saw the show on Broadway. He was somewhat self-depreciating, and probably really awesome if he hadn't been zooming out. However, he did not draw for me. He did not even draw me a stick figure. So he wins +10 diva points and, while he's killer cute and has long hair, I have no love in my heart for him.
Mrs. Lovett -- played by Judy Kaye -- Ms. Kaye is officially awesomer then Patti LuPone. She brought a better vigor to the charecter, and did little bouncies during "A Little Priest" and was all curves and somewhat sleazy and did good with the comedics, and ohman. And, of course, she drew for me. She drew me a little picture of a...cat (which she admitted was not hugely good) but yeah. She was terribly nice, and not a mega-diva.
And, of course
Sweeny Todd -- played by David Hess -- I was kinda "meh" on the way he played Todd at the beginning, but he definently grew on me. (He was playing Todd as defeated, shakey, and somewhat drunk looking. It was a bit more bitter then evil or something like that. More of this will be discussed in the actual review.) As for stage door-ing, he was terribly nice in a very slightly "I'm famous and so have to be nice to the little people" sort of thing. Dissmissivly nice? I dunno.
This is sounding like he's not fabulous, but no, he really was an awesome guy, and he drew me a lovely cartoony head of a scruffy guy smoking a cig. With the words "Happy Halloween" So that's pretty much completely awesome. And he gave me a hug, yay!
I'm pretty sure Anthony (Benjamin Magnuson) scurried out when I was busy with Fogg and the Begger Woman, or otherwise distracted. The Judge (Keith Buterbaugh) was the first one out, and immediately began chatting the group of students from some school or another, he kept chatting while I got the first four autographs, and then vanished, batman-like. Which is a shame, as he seemed really nice.
So in other words, my life is *awesome*. Although, as soon as I get home next, I need to dig out my little green LondonNotebook and find out if Fogg gave me a picture then.
Later will occur the actual review of the play, sorta half written from a student standpoint so I can turn it in to my Movement and Improv teacher. Butnotes: Tobi wears not black or white because this is his crazy raving story, and all the rest come out of his head, Todd did an actual proper honest to god overdone "...but always arrives overdone" which NO ONE does, because apparently actors don't make enough fun of themselves, I had to stifle a laugh when Anthony said he trusts Todd like he trusts his right arm, The Gun Song got stuck in my head when Sweeney began stalking around with the gun to hand to Anthony, and Lovett was honest to god BOUNCING when she was doing the "tailor-tinker-potter-butler-locksmith" bit. Which was REALLY cute.
~Sor
MOOP!
IN unrelated news: I wish I was your problem set, because then I'd be really hard and you'd be doing me on the desk.
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