I went to a Play last night........

[Mistress]

Instead of going to see the yearly production of "The Stephen Foster Story” in Bardstown Kentucky, I went and saw "Showboat". It was the first time I had seen a live version of Showboat other then the musical movie. I have to say it was fantastic, I really enjoyed it. The actors and actresses really knew their parts, playing their characters very well. It was heart warming, funny and sad all together; they really made a good show.

The costumes were beautiful, though not as stylish as they are in Stephen Foster Story, they were still brilliant for the era of the play. They had built a good set too, and were quick and discreet when it came to changing parts of the set. The lead players and singers were great! The only part I found fault with was whenever the other players were singing you could barely hear the words because their mics didn't seem as loud as the main players. The dance numbers too were very well from the slaves dancing around the cabin to the flappers shaking' it in the 20's. All in all though I wouldn't mind going back again, if you ever get the chance to go see the Musical, I highly recommend it.

 

[Ambrosious]

Guys and Dolls

Now that's entertainment. One of my favorite plays.

<singing>

Luck be a lady tonight...Luck be a lady tonight...Luck if you ever...

 

[Pokerman]

I saw that play back in '92 on Broadway (Guys and Dolls). What a great show! Jamie Farr was in it, as was Nathan Lane (as Nathan Detroit).

"I got the horse right here, his name is Paul Revere..."

 

[DriveSouth]

Hey Ambro -

Find someplace that is playing Smoke on the Mountain.

You'll love it.

 

[bluntforcemama]

I love plays.... it helps when the man you're seeing is a theatre buff

 

[Dixon Carter Lee]

Flappers? What flappers? What slaves? What slave cabins? "Showboat" takes place in 1880. LOL I'm thinking some director took a lot of "dramatic license" with the book. Ah well, fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly...Glad you had a nice night in the theatre.

Here's a parody no one will get:

"Oh Calcutta,
That Oh Calcutta,
It keeps on runnin',
They don't wear nuthin'..."

 

[Pokerman]

You go to theatres in the buff?

 

[bluntforcemama]

Pokerman

lol... I've been to several places in the buff. Never play truth or dare with me, you'll lose.

 

[Pokerman]

Re: Pokerman

lol... I've been to several places in the buff. Never play truth or dare with me, you'll lose.

perhaps....but i'd love the opportunity

 

[bluntforcemama]

Oh, I don't know about that. I'm an imp... and I can be as wicked as they come.

 

[Xander]

Baby, I'm happy you had a great time

 

[Pokerman]

Oh, I don't know about that. I'm an imp... and I can be as wicked as they come.

could still be a fun and interesting evening...

 

[Starfish]

If you want to go onto the actual.. Show Boat, it can be found at the Kansas City Zoo, in KC Missouri.

 

[Mistress]

Flappers? What flappers? What slaves? What slave cabins? "Showboat" takes place in 1880. LOL I'm thinking some director took a lot of "dramatic license" with the book. Ah well, fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly...Glad you had a nice night in the theatre.

Here's a parody no one will get:

"Oh Calcutta,
That Oh Calcutta,
It keeps on runnin',
They don't wear nuthin'..."

Actually, I never said Slave Cabin, I said slaves (Maybe former)dancing around the cabin. The Flappers came in towards the end of the show, basically to re inact the time period changing. There were also women marching around with "Votes For Women" signs. The main characters Gay and Nola had a daughter and named her Kim, Kim was taking after her mother in the theater field at the end. The Musical Showboat ranges from 1880's to 1920's.

I love that song : Can't help loving dat man

 

[Dixon Carter Lee]

You're right. I forgot about the end. (It takes place in 1927 I think.) And after I wrote my post I realized you were probably talking about cabins on the boat, not slave cabins.

Hey, you never know with directors. I saw a girlfriend play in a "La Mancha" production that was set in a Latin America Banana Republic POW camp, a "Twelfth Night" that was set on another planet, a "Henry V" where male and female roles were reversed, a "Taming of the Shrew" set in the Wild West (with Morgan Freeman as Petruchhio!). I've seen men with beards play boys in knickerbockers in a "Music Man" and youg girls in beards play Russian Jewish men in a "Fiddler". You never know what directors are going to do when they get the "vision" thing.

My favorite song from "Showboat" is "Life Upon the Wicked Stage".

 

[RazorSharp]

I'm so glad the actors knew their roles and performed them well.

Is that not what they are supposed to do?

Obviously you don't get out much.

 

[Bob Peale]

I'm so glad the actors knew their roles and performed them well.

Is that not what they are supposed to do?

Obviously you don't get out much.

Or, you've just been lucky.

Rosie O'Donnel as Rizzo in Grease

Sting as MacHeath in Three Penny Opera

David Cassidy as Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

David Hasselhoff as ANYONE in ANYTHING

There is a huge difference between showing up and reciting lines and actually knowing your role.

 

[Cheyenne]

Hey RazorSharp. Your name is a misnomer.

 

[RazorSharp]

Hey Cheyenne

No one rattled your chain and hollered "alpo time" so keep your mouth shut unless you have a dick in it.

 

[sexy-girl]

as witty and sharp as a blunt spoon

 

[Cheyenne]

hehe... maybe I was wrong and RazorSharp refers to the point on your head, not your brains. In that case, good choice of nickname!

 

[Mistress]

There is a huge difference between showing up and reciting lines and actually knowing your role.

Ditto.

I've seen a small production of Grease before and it was nothing compared to this play. Grease is one of my favorite musicals and that one made my stomach sour at how bad it was. Not all actors 'know' their parts, which usually makes the play stuffy and uncomfortable to sit through.