This week on Glee it was christmas time at WMHS and the club was filled with the holiday spirit!(and the first slushie of the season) The club takes to decorating the choir room in preparation for the holidays! Artie finds out that Brittany still believes in Santa Claus and when he and some other glee clubbers go to the mall to see the big man, Brittany asks Santa for Artie to walk again. Artie, knowing that this won't happen, recruits Coach Beiste to sneak into Brittany's house dressed as Santa and tell Brittany that he can't bring her what she wants.
Meanwhile, Coach Beiste decides to do a faculty Secret Santa and Will draws none other than Sue. After some help from Kurt Will finds a gift and when he brings it to her, he along with the other teachers find out that Sue rigged Secret Santa. Will decides to donate the gifts to the needy but Sue will have none of it. She dresses up as the Grinch, takes her gifts back and wrecks the choir room. The club is devastated and when Finn and Rachel go shopping for a new tree she tries once again to get hm to forgive her, but he ends the relationship. The club continues an attempt to carol throughout the school to raise money but are laughed at everytime. In the end the club carols for the faculty(successfully), Artie recieves a new invention that will help him walk on his own and Sue brings the club over to Will's house to decorate for the holidays on Christmas Eve(she does have a heart)!
This episode was a great way to end the first half of the season. The music as always was great(island of misfit toys!) and the fact that it was about doing things for others on the holidays was wonderful. I loved seeing Sue dressed up as the Grinch, but I wish that there was more Kurt in this episode! So no Finchel reunion in this episode, but by the smile they exchanged at the end of the episode still leaves us with some hope. Until February fellow Gleeks!
I'm so sorry for taking until the day of a new episode till I posted last weeks review. Real life got in the way and prevented me from blogging last week(don't you hate that!) So, on with the review!
This week, the gang goes to sectionals! With Kurt at Dalton and now a part of the Warblers, the group needs 12th member in order to make them ellible to compete. Mr. Shue also takes this time to announce the set list-after a discussion with Ms.Pilsbury(and inviting her to sectionals) he announces that Quinn, Sam and Santana will take the solos and Mike and Brittany will do the lead dancing. Rachel freaks out and it is revealed to her that Finn slept with Santana last year, Rachel storms out feeling betreayed and upset. Meanwhile, after getting thrown into a portapotty, Puck recruits wrestler Lauren for the club in exchange for 7 minutes in heaven with her.
At Dalton, Kurt joins the Warblers and is given a mascot, a bird to take care as he is the newest member. He soon learns that the council of upperclassmen pick the songs and if he wants a solo, he must audition. Kurt meets up with Rachel at WHMS after he is informed that he has been selected to audition for a solo at sectionals. Rachel helps him pick a song and just like "Defying Gravity" last year, the two sing "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" forming a bond between the two.
Artie leanrns that Brittany is afraid of dancing in front of crowds so he gives her a "magic comb." At sectionals Will goes without Emma and the New Directions performs against the Warblers and a group a elderly people called the Hipsters. New Directions ties for first place with the Warblers and will be moving on to Sectionals. Afterwards, Will learns the Emma and Carl got married in Vegas and Rachel tells Finn that she made out with Puck to make him jealous leading him to break up with her. Tina and Mercedes close the episode with "Dog Days Are Over."
This episode I felt was very good. While I'm glad that te whole V-card thing is not out in the air I'm not happy at all with the breakup of Finchel! The Emma and Carl marriage was something I was expecting, but not as fast. I think that this will be a true test if Will loves Emma or not. The musical numbers were great(Time of My Life is one of my favorite songs!) and I'm interested to see more from the Warblers! While the outcome of the competition was something to be expected it's nice to know that new Dorections will definetly go to Regionals. Tonight:It's a very Glee christmas!!! Till next time fellow Gleeks!
This week's episode of Glee celebrated the joining of two families;Finn and Kurt's families! With Finn's mom and Kurt's dad getting married, there's so much planning in the air. Kurt hires the glee club as the band and continues to be bullied by Kraofsky. Once she hears that her ex and fellow worker is engaged, Sue decides to marry herself! Kurt comes to Sue with complaints about the bullying who can't do anything so the glee guys, except Puck and Finn stand up to Kraofsky for Kurt. Kraofsky gets suspended. Kurt teaches Burt and fin how to dance for the wedding and Sue's mother played the hysterical Carol Burnett returns just in time for Sue's nuptials. The two sing "Ohio" together after Sue decides that she is doing everything in her wedding. Before the wedding Santana pressures Finn to tell Rachel that they "did it" last year buut Finn refuses,saying that he loves her also knowing that just a few days ago Rachel told him that she and Jesses never had sex. The glee club dances down the aisle to "Marry You." After a heartfelt ceremony, the glee club performs "Just the Way You Are" for Kurt. During Sue's wedding, Sue and her mother, who is appalled get into a fight which reveals how little Sue's parents were in her life. In the end Sue resigns from principle in protest of Kurt's bullying. Since Figgins is returning, so is Kraofsky,so he dosen't have to deal with his bully anymore his parents use the money they had been saving for their honeymoon, to send Kurt to Dalton. Kurt announced to the club that he's transferring and competing against them at Sectionals next week.
Another great episode Glee, you did it again! I loved the music, seeing the soft side of Sue once again as well as Carol Burnett. I loved how they mentioned the fans names for pairings(gotta love finchel!). Next week; sectionals are here! Til next time fellow Gleeks!
Last week on Glee, a bout of sickness is going around McKinley thanks to Sue Sylvester! Figgins and Mr. Shue are only 2 of the many people who become sick. Mr.Shue while sick imagines the kids as toddlers and under the care of Terri, stays home and leaves the club in the hands of Rachel. Instead, Kurt brings Mr.Shue's sub in Holly Holliday. She's young, fun and lets the kids do what they want which they love.
Meanwhile, in Figgins absence Sue becomes principle, a position that we later find out is permanent. She is appalled by the cafeteria's menu and rids the school of tater tots much to the dismay of Mercedes and many others. Kurt continues to bond with Blaine and blows Mercedes off. Will has a dream of doing "Make Em Laugh" and Rachel and Holly sing "Nowadays/Hot Honey Rag." Will has a one-night stand with Terri and Holly is offered Will's position by Sue. In the end, after Mercedes vandalizes Sue's car, Holly admits to not knowing what she is doing and gives up the position. The Glee kids fight for the return of Mr.Shue. Sue allows it and they along with Holly sing a mash-up of "Singin' In the Rain/Umbrella" complete with water and umbrellas.
This episode was by far my favorite one this season. I loved the scene of the Glee kids as toddlers and Gwyneth Paltrow was phenominal as Holly and deserves an Emmy for her performance! The mash-up was awesome and combined musical theatre and pop music beautifully! This week(well tonight) Finn and Kurt become step-brothers and Sue's mom(played by the hilarious Carol Burnett) comes to visit! Till next time fellow Gleeks!
On this weeks episode of Glee, we will get to see mini versions of glee kids and let me tell you they are adorable! Can't wait to see them on this weeks epsiode! If you want a sneek peak of them, check out Glee's youtube channel!
.all pictures belong to their rightful owners!
Last week marked the return of Glee and Puck after two weeks! This weeks episode focused mainly on Kurt on the Glee club football players.
Finn and Mike(which leads Tina to say it) reveal that when making out with their girlfriends they think of Coach Beiste to "cool off," Mr. Shue decides to do another mash-up contest between boys and girls and Kurt goes to spy on the new competiton against New Directions and meets someone in the process. Puck returns to WHMS on the condition that he will perform community service.
Mr.Shue decides to have round 2 of boys vs. girls mash-ups and after telling Kurt to join the boys team again, he decides that the teams will sing songs by the opposite gender. Kurt visits Dalton, an all boys academy that's New Directions competition for sectionals and meets an openly gay student, Blaine.(played by the adorable Darren Criss) So that he dosen't have to go back to juvie, Puck needs to do community service. So, he decides to help Artie become more bad-ass s he can get Brittany back. Puck is told that since he lied about his community service he must find another form of service or he will return to juvie. He ends up revealing that he dosen't want to go back to juvie because he's terrified of the people there, so Artie decides to tutor him if Puck will pick up litter on the streets. Once Coach Beiste catch's wind of Mike and Finn's little habit, she resigns from the school(in a great moment, Sue celebrates with confetti machines). But decides to return after confiding in Will that she has never been kissed and Will kisses her. The boys serenade her with their mash-up dedicated to her.
From this episode, the thing that I enjoyed most was the music. The Dalton Academy's version of Teenage Dream and the mash-ups were awesome! The boys did Stop! In the Name of Love/Free Your Mind and the girls did Start Me Up/Livin on a Prayer. In my mind the mash-ups this year were better than last years!
Next Week(well today!)- Mr. Shue gets sick, que the substitute! Sue becomes priciple for a bit and we see mini versions of the glee kids! Till next time fellow gleeks!
Last nights episode of "Glee" was another tribute episode. It was the much anticipated Rocky Horror tribute! The episode opens with Santana's red lips singing "Science Fiction/Double Feature" and revolves around Will trying to impress Emma by having the glee club perform Rocky Horror once he learns of her new found love for the show thanks to Carl. Rachel and Finn are cast as Janet and Brad, Kurt as Riff Raf, Sam as Rocky, Mike as Franke-N-Furter, Artie as Dr.Scott, Santana, Quinn, Mercedes, Tina and Brittany will share the roles of Columbia and Magenta as they will be double casted. Sue steps in(shocker!) and as the school's director of the creative arts, will play the role of the criminologist and will also rewrite(oh boy!) parts of the script(mr.shue had already taken out the risque material). In order to get closer to Emma, will asks her to be the costume designer for the show who gladly accepts. Carl ends up getting the role of Eddie and Mike has to back out of the production when his parents refuse to sign the permission slip about performing the show that Mr.Shue had sent home earlier. Mercedes steps in and takes his place, while Finn feels uncomfortable about appering topless on stage and is comforted by Rachel. Will oversteps his boundaries with Emma after getting him to rehearse Touch-A-Touch-A-Me with him after deciding that the role of Rocky is too mature for a high school student to play. In the end, thanks to Sue who set him up, he realizes that the show is just too mature to be performed by high school students. The episode ends with the club singing "Time Warp!"
I thoroughly enjoyed this episode! As a fan of the original Rocky Horror, this was a pretty exciting episode. I loved how the songs were performed throughout the show and how they were not always taking place on stage or in a rehearsal. They picked some awesome scenes from the show to reproduce and the costumes and hair and makeup were phenominal! They were so close to the original ones! The Finn and Rachel scene was so cute(I just love those two!) I also loved Sue's bit on Sue's corner about how we have lost the true meaning of Halloween;fear! Another awesome episode Glee, now where can I get a Sue Sylvester pumpkin like in the epsiode! In two weeks; Puck comes back,(watch out Sam!) what looks to ba boys vs.girls sing off and Kurt might change schools. Till next time fellow gleeks!
So last weeks episode of Glee revolved around duets! Puck has been sent to juvie(don't worry, he'll be back!) and New Directions welcomes new member football player Sam. Mr. Shue wants the team to spilt up into pairs and perform a duet, it's a competition with the prize being dinner for two at Breadstix. Finn and Rachel, Mercedes and Santana, Mike and Tina, Sam and Quinn, Artie and Brittany and Kurt by himself are the teams. After rehearsing "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" Finn and Rachel decide to throw the competiton by performing "With You I'm Born Again" in an innapropriate way so that Sam can win and feel welcome. Kurt ends up by himself after Finn tells him that his constant advances on Sam are unwanted and Brittany takes advantage of Artie to make Santana jelaous. Mercedes and Santana and Mike and Tina both sang great rendidions of "Rive Deep- Mountain High" and "Sing!"(this was Harry Shum's first vocal performance on the show) Sam and Quinn won and over dinner at Breadstix, she puts the certificates away saying "because a gentleman always pays on the first date."(Puck has some competition) The episode ends with Rachel and Kurt singing "Happy Days Are Here Again" which I have to say was my favorite song of the episode considereing that it was performed by two of theatres greats!
This was probably my favorite episode of the season so far. I loved the idea of the Defying Gravity-like competition and we really got to see some character development, including the Brittany/Santana relationship as well as some first-time interaction between a few characters! Although I really missed Sue in this episode, Brittany made up for it and it was funny to see Finn and Rachel actually work on throwing a competition(even though it helps her in the long run) Next week: ROCKY HORROR!!! Whose excited, I am! Till next time fellow gleeks!
My apologies for not posting last week. So here are highlights from the past two weeks.
."Life In The Theatre" and "Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson" opened on broadway this past week
."La Bete" opened on Broadway
."Priscilla" tix went on sale to AmEx customers
.Liza Minelli cancels 7 concert dates due to illness
."Wicked" announces 7th anniversary events
."Love Never Dies" will play Austraila next
.The cast for "Wonderland" was announced
Thats the top theatre news!
So I know that this is a week late but I got extremely busy. Moving on......
Last week's episode was a break from the usual comedic episode. Instead it was more on the heavier side. The episode revolves around the subject of faith once Kurt discovers that his dad has landed in the hospital due to a heart attack. Kurt says that he doesn't believe in God and Finn claims to see Jesus in a grilled cheese hence the episode name. While Finn prays to his "grilled cheesus" to grant him wishes, Mercedes takes Kurt to Church and Rachel sings a beautiful rendition of "Papa Can You Here Me." The episode ends with Finn eating his grilled chessus and the club performing an emotional version "One Of Us."
I'm not gonna lie, this episode brought a few tears to my eyes, it was filled with emotion from beginning to end.(we actually see a softer side of Sue in this episode) Chris Colfer gave a phenominal performance that was worthy of a second Emmy(and possibly Golden Globe) nod. Lea Michele's rendition of "Papa Can You Here Me" was absolutly stunning.(she deserves another Golden Globe and Emmy nod, and hopefully a win) The music selections were outstanding, I really enjoy listening to "One Of Us" during the day, such a great song. Next week duets with music from 'A Chorus Line" and a Barbra and Judy duet! YAY!!!! Till next time fellow gleeks!
Here's a glimpse at this week's top theatre news:
.Joel Grey will return to broadway with Sutton Foster in the revival of "Anything Goes"
.Billy Joe Armstrong joins the cast of "American Idiot" for 8 performances only
."Love Never Dies" won't open on broadway this season
."Catch Me If You Can" to play at the Neil Simon theatre instead of "Love Never Dies"
."Wicked" honored it's 5 millionth visitor earlier this week with a key to OZ
"Women On the Verge" delays previews again
that's it for this week's top theatre news!
This week was the much anticipated Britney Spears episode and it really lived up to all the hype. The episode begins with Mr.Shue introducing the new assignment:adult contemporary. Kurt mentions to Mr.Shue that a facebook group has been made about wanting the New Directions to perform a Britney Spears song at the big assembly later in the week. Mr.Shue shoots the idea down and Brittany reveals that she feels overshadowed by the pop princess.
In an attempt to woo Emma, Will invites her boyfreind, dentist Karl to talk to the glee clubbers about dental hygeine. After chewing gum that reveals plaque and cavities it is discovered that Brittany, Rachel and Artie need some serious work. When Brittany visits Karl, and while under anethesia has a dream of herself performing "I'm A Slave 4 U." The next day at glee, feeling more confident Brittany announces that she wants all of the solos much to Rachel's dismay. After hearing about her fantasy Santana makes Karl put her under anethesia with Britany so she can experinence what Brittany experienced. In a dream sequence the two perform "Me Against the Music." Rachel and Artie also experience dream sequences while at the dentist while Karl tells Will to loosen up and to kindly back away from Emma. Artie's is to "Stronger" while Rachel's is to "Hit Me Baby One More Time." In the last three sequences Britney Spears makes cameo appearances.
Meanwhile Finn is upset that he has been kicked off the football team, while Rachel is glad that he won't get injured or stray away, she also changes her look and starts to dress like Britney from her "Hit Me Baby" video. Will buys a car like Karl's to win Emma over but a run in with Terri ruined that. Coach Beiste hears Artie talking to Finn about his fantasy and place both of them on the team. In glee he says that Britney Spears is what got him the spot. Will then finally caved after a nearly a week or arguing about it with Jurt to do a Britney song at the assembly. Later on Sue catches Jacob doing innapropriate things to the videos and audio of Rachel and warns will. Along with Will the Glee club performs Toxic which results in a riot which Sue breaks up by pulling the fire alarm. At the end, Rachel goes back to her old clothes accepting that Finn is now back on the team after she tested his loyalty to her through Quinn. Rachel then sings "The Only Exception" by Paramore, returning to the week's original assignment, she dedicates it to Finn. The episode ends with Will watching Emma drive off with Karl.
All in all I LOVED this episode. Heather Morris proved that she has star quality and the dream sequences were amazing! The Britney cameos were awesome and we got to see John Stamos for the first time! I loved how they incorporated what Matt Morrison(who plays Will) said about not wanting to do Britney music on the show. I really applaud Coach Beiste for putting Artie on the team. She's letting him do something that he has been wanting to do. But the standout moment for me was Lea Michele's rendition of "You Are The Only Exception." It was so beautiful and full of emotion! Next week the episode is all about faith and tragedy hits the glee club. Until next week fellow Gleeks!
Like I mentioned in one of my earlier posts, January is usually a somber month on Broadway. With shows closing shortly after the holidays to make room for new shows. This year four have already been announced to close with probaly more to follow. Most closing shows close on the same day. This year it seems that January 2 will be the day that we say Adieu to a number of productions including West Side Story, Fela! and Promises,Promises. What baffles me is that the shows that are closing are ones that have done remarkably well in the box office. Now, lets keep in mind that not all closings have been announced yet, but out of the ones that have, I'm shocked. There are some shows that I think will close just by the numbers at success at the box office. Now there are a few productions that I feel are shoo-ins to stay open for a while:
Wicked:the show is a blockbuster and major money maker. People come from all over to see it and it always sells out every show.
Phantom of the Opera:it's the longest running show in Broadway history, plus it's a major tourist attraction.
Memphis:it won best musical this year and ticket sales have skyrocketed since the Tony's
Lion King:it's been running for over ten years and it's still going strong. The audience loves everything about this show and it's one of the most popular family productions.
Billy Elliot: It won best musical last year and it's still hard to get tickets!
Promises,Promises is closing due to departure of its leads Sean Hayes and Kristin Chenoweth. The shows producers feel that the show will flounder once the two depart. It's a sad descision but the show will go out whil it's on top.
Until tomorrow fellow broadway geeks with the Glee review!
So I know that I skipped a week but I got extremly busy so hears highlights from the past two weeks!
.Promises,Promises and West Side Story to close on January 2
.the Stephen Sondheim Marquee was revealed
.Patti Lupones memoir was released
.Our Town closed Off-Broadway
.Josefina Scaglione departed West Side Story on September 19, she was replaced by Sarah Amengual
.Nicole Kidman to return to Broadway next year in Sweet Bird Of Youth
.the Elf box office opened this week
thats the past two weeks top theatre news!
On wednesday it was announced that the revival of "West Side Story" will be closing on Broadway in January. This is one of the first announced closings of the season. "Next To Normal" will also be closing in January and "Fela!" will shutter in January as well. I know that some shows have to close to make room for the upcoming shows. It was expected that numerous productions would close due to all of the new musicals. I was expecting "Fela!" to close due to it's numbers at the box office. But musicals like "Next To Normal" and "West Side Story" have done well at the box office. Both shows won Tony's and they have both recoupted their investments. "Next To Normal" even won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama last year and it's closing? I was shocked to hear about both closings, these were two shows that I was not expecting to close at all. I was expecting to hear that some other shows that have been performing poorly at the box office(there will probaly be more closings due to the number of new shows) but not ones that have been so successful. At least the tours of "West Side Story" and "Next To Normal" will continue to showcase these amazing productions.
Here's a glimpse at this week's top theatre news:
.the cast of "Jersey Boys" performed on the MDA telethon on monday
.the cast of "American Idiot" performed on "America's Got Talent"
.the cast of "Spiderman" stopped by GMA and us a first look of the upcoming show
.Tony nominee Constantine Maroulis departed the broadway production of "Rock Of Ages" on spetember 9
.the new "Broadway Carols For A Cure" began recording sessions
."Women On The Verge" has postponed performances from October 2 to October 5
the broadway company of "Jersey Boys" celebrated their 2,000 performace on September 11
.Jerry Lee Lewis joined the cast of "Million Dollar Quartet" for one night on September 10
*May we all remember those who died or those who lost freinds or loved ones today on the anniversary of 9/11
That's this week's top theatre news
The Tony and Pullitzer Proze winning musical "Next To Normal" made it's international debut in Norway earlier this week! The musical tells the story of a family, mother Diana suffers from bipolar disorder and this very beautiful and poignant show is about her family's life and struggles. Check out the video below!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaEfKeTZGYM&feature=player_embedded
Here's a glimpse at this weeks top theatre news:
.Broadway vets Lea Michele, Matthew Morrison and Neil Patrick Harris were up for Emmy Awards last sunday(it also lea michele's birthday)
."Yank" will delay its Broadway opening until fall of 2011
.the west end revival of "Hair" closed on september 4
.Next To Normal made it's international debut in Norway
."Scottsboro Boys"cast album will hit stores October 12,previews begin on October 7th
.the revival of "Mrs.Warren's Profession" began on September 3
Thats this weeks top theatre news!
Here's a glimpse at this week's top theatre news:
.The long running revival "South Pacififc" closed on sunday August 22
.Tony award actress Katie Finneran will depart "Promises,Promises" in October, she has just announced her pregnancy
."Sondheim On Sondheim" might transfer to the West End
."Sister Act" will begin previews on broadway in March
."La Cage" welcomed new cast members Allyce Beasley and Matt Anctil on wednesday August 24
.Bernadette Peters will star as Sally Durant Plummer in the Kennedy Center production of Follies-additonal casting to be confirmed soon
.Sondheim's new book cover was revealed
.(a bit old news)Fela will close in September
.Sheridan Smith extended in "Legally Blonde" in the West End
Thats this weeks top theatre newa
This week's profile is of the Tony Aawrd winning actor John Lloyd Young. He is widely known for his Tony winning performance as Frankie Valli in the musical "Jersey Boys."
Lloyd Young born John Lloyd Mills Young,was born in Sacremento. After graduating from high school he spent a year in Venezuela as an exchange student. He went on to graduate with honors from Brown University. He apent his junior year of college in Spain studying as World and Art History as well as the Spanish Language and it's literature.
After graduating from college Lloyd Young worked his way up the ladder in the theatre. Like many actors he started out in acting in many off-broadway and regional productions including the role of "Mortiz" in Douglas Langworthy's translation of Frank Wedekind's play "Spring Awakening."
Mr.Young's big break came when he headlined the musical "Jersey Boys" on the broadway as Frankie Valli,the musical about the Four Seasons. Mr.Young actually tried out for the role in it's pre-broadway run and didn't get it. Lloyd Young's portrayl of music icon Frankie Valli was recieved with great critcal priase. His performanc garnered him with Tony,Drama Desk,Theatre World and Outer Circle awards as well as a Drama League award nomination for performer of the year. The cast album went on to win a Grammy for Best Show Album.
After he concluded his run in "Jersey Boys" Mr.Young went on to star as Marius in the Hollywood Bowl production of "Les Miserables."Lloyd Young now resides in Los Angeles and has starred in the upcoming film "Oh Vey, My Son Is Gay." He also appeared on the tv show "Glee" as woodshop teacher Henri St.Pierre. He was the first guest star on the show. Lloyd Young also has a single on iTunes titled "Love Believes." He is an active participant in the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation,AIDS Project Los Angeles and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
A glimpse on this week's top theatre news:
. High School Musical Star Corbin Bleu played his final performance in "In The Heights" on August 17
.The full cast for the much anticipated musical "Spiderman:Turn Off The Dark" was announced
.The current broadway revival of "South Pacific" aired live on PBS this Wendnesday
.American Idol winner Jordin Sparks began performances as Nina in her limited run in "In The Heights" on August 19
.Kristin Chenoweth extened her run in "Promises.Promiese"she and Sean Hayes will play their final perfromance on December 26
.full casting was announced for the "Rock Of Ages"tour
.full cast announced for the pre-broadway run of "Priscilla Queen of the Desert"
.the last member of the original quartet, Jerry Lee Lewis will perform in "The Million Dollar Quartet" for one performance in september
.American Idol runner-up Justin Guarini joins "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown"
.David Mamet's play "Race" closed on August 21
.the london revival of "Deathtrap" began performances on August 21
That's this weeks top theatre news!
For the first of my weekly profiles I thought, that what better way to start these weekly profiles than with an iconic person in the theatre. Barbra Streisand is an icon when it comes to the theatre de her phenomial performance as Fanny Brice in "Funny Girl."
Barbra was born into a jewish family and was often teased about her nose. Her stepfather even told her that she was too ugly for ice crean when she was a little girl. As she grew older Barbra was told that if she wanted to make it in hollywood she had to have "the look" which required her to get a nose job. Thankfully, she refused to go under the knife.
Barbra's big break came when she was cast as Fanny Brice in the musical "Funny Girl" whcih is based off Fanny's love affair with Nicky Arnstein. She was nominated for the Tony but lost to Carol Channing for "Hello,Dolly"(Barbra went on to play Carol Channing's role in the movie version of the musical) She went on to play the role of Fanny in the movie adaptation winning her an Oscar. She went on to do several other films. She returned to movies in 2004 playing Ben Stiller's mother in "Meet the Fockers" the sequel to "Meet the Parents." Brabra has recorded over 30 studio albums and has won numerous music awards including several Grammy's.
Barbra's phenominal singing and wonderful actting skills has made her an icon in the theatre who continues to wow us.
The first promo poster for the second season of Glee was released today, showing the glee clubbers as well as Mr.Shue and Ms.Sylvester throwing slushies at the camera. The add shows Dianna Agron who plays Quinn in a Cheerios uniform making me wonder if Quinn is now back on the Cheerios this season?
Whenever I go to NYC I always go to the stagedoor(s) for every show that I saw during the trip as well as few others. Stagedoor experiences are fun and exciting, you get to meet the cast, talk to them and maybe get a picture or two(and you leave with your playbill signed). The actors are always so nice and truly grateful for the work. The night before their last performance in Spring Awakening, Jonathan Groff and Lea Michele brought candy as well as posed for pictures and signed autographs for the student rushers who were camping outside of the O'Neil thatre to get tickest to their last show! There is always this energy amongst the theatre goers at the stage door. Eveyone is excited and there are ALWAYS screaming fans and something unusual always happens. One time during her run in Spring Awakening Lea Michele was proposed too at the stagedoor(it was posted on YouTube)! When I went to the stagedoor after catching Promises, Promises, fans waited eagerly by the stagedoor as well. A crowd of people had gathered on the other side of the street looking at us. One of them screamed "Who are you waiting for?" At that moment a passerby whi had heard the question yelled "Justin Bieber!" A few minutes later, another person on the other side of the street yelled out "Lindsay Lohan just got out of jail!" A woman yelled back "I hope not!" Everyone was laughing! It's moments like those that make the stagedoor experience memorable and exciting while meeting your favorite broadway stars!
What are your funny stories from the stagedoor? Link to Lea Michele's Spring Awakening proposal below. Longer blog next time!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKDGFRVL4vU
b'waygirl828
Hello readers! Welcome to my blog! This blog is all about the theatre(particulary broadway). I love the theatre and I have always wanted to write about it! I'll write about anything realting to the theatre from reviews of shows,announcements of awards,news in the theatre,profiles of theatre stars as well as info and reviews of the tv show Glee! I love hearing what you guys want to read about and I would love to hear your sugestions on topics to write about! First real post coming soom!
