Friday, April 28, 2006
Another Openin' Another Show
...and whereas we have been running A FINE AND PRIVATE PLACE in previews for two weeks or so, and audiences havebeen deeply enjoying it, The York makes their Opening Nights special , for the Board and supporters, and it was very festive last night! Packed to the very walls....extra seats set up along the walls, in fact...a large crowd in the rather small space...and the noise of them was wonderful, even before the show started...the roar of the crowd...we loved hearing it.
And we could do no wrong last night...."Gertrude Klapper" scored more laughs than even I realized she could, and so by the time I got to "No One Ever Knows" in the Second Act, they were ripe for tears...it was thrilling. Meanwhile, each of the other characters was received with clear joy by the audience, and they too got laugh after laugh...and each song was received with such applause! It was a special performance because the more the audience fed us the more we gave them in return...actors relax and become better than they usually are when given love by an audience...so it was last night....a lot of fun too.
The party was at a local Italian dive called Luna Piena on 53rd Street and it was wall to wall people and delicious food....the wine flowed...with a champagne toast gien by the tall handsome President of the Board, who was deeply warm and complimentary to me about our show...he has been on the York Board for 27 years! And said he was asked to be on the Board because one day he called to complain about his seats! I like this man....i admire his devotion to this company.
A Cable TV personality named Barry Z was at both the show and at the party filming , and at the party he snagged me for a brief interview...he was deeply moved by "Klapper" and said the show should move to Broadway so i could win a Tony....is that not the sweetest thing to say??? He really liked the show, as did all those present, it seems...Richard Isen's West Coast family was there in full force, and they could not have been more wonderful...Richard, who composed the music for this show so long ago, is really responsible for both the CD production and in large part for this production as well....such passion, supported by his family's generosity and Richard's own savings....a dream he made come true! I am so proud for him.
And now we shall see what the New York critics say....whereas i made a pact with my self long ago not to read reviews of a show I am in, it is in the forefront of every single person's mind who is connected to the show...what will the critics say? More to the actual point: what will the NY Times say? "They" were present at the show Monday night (the night the Woodlawn Cemetery folks were there, making it a wild and wonderful show)...so they got what i would call a good performance....so now? We shall all see....I need nothing from this...reviews could not mean less to me, in practical terms, but for the writers and for The York, i hope they are good.
Both the writers and The York have believed in this show enough to make it happen. They deserve to have their faith and trust rewarded.....
Meanwhile, I have a wonderful day at home. SO much to do. Last class on Monday.
My students who have come to see AFPP have been so great!
I will miss them,
And we could do no wrong last night...."Gertrude Klapper" scored more laughs than even I realized she could, and so by the time I got to "No One Ever Knows" in the Second Act, they were ripe for tears...it was thrilling. Meanwhile, each of the other characters was received with clear joy by the audience, and they too got laugh after laugh...and each song was received with such applause! It was a special performance because the more the audience fed us the more we gave them in return...actors relax and become better than they usually are when given love by an audience...so it was last night....a lot of fun too.
The party was at a local Italian dive called Luna Piena on 53rd Street and it was wall to wall people and delicious food....the wine flowed...with a champagne toast gien by the tall handsome President of the Board, who was deeply warm and complimentary to me about our show...he has been on the York Board for 27 years! And said he was asked to be on the Board because one day he called to complain about his seats! I like this man....i admire his devotion to this company.
A Cable TV personality named Barry Z was at both the show and at the party filming , and at the party he snagged me for a brief interview...he was deeply moved by "Klapper" and said the show should move to Broadway so i could win a Tony....is that not the sweetest thing to say??? He really liked the show, as did all those present, it seems...Richard Isen's West Coast family was there in full force, and they could not have been more wonderful...Richard, who composed the music for this show so long ago, is really responsible for both the CD production and in large part for this production as well....such passion, supported by his family's generosity and Richard's own savings....a dream he made come true! I am so proud for him.
And now we shall see what the New York critics say....whereas i made a pact with my self long ago not to read reviews of a show I am in, it is in the forefront of every single person's mind who is connected to the show...what will the critics say? More to the actual point: what will the NY Times say? "They" were present at the show Monday night (the night the Woodlawn Cemetery folks were there, making it a wild and wonderful show)...so they got what i would call a good performance....so now? We shall all see....I need nothing from this...reviews could not mean less to me, in practical terms, but for the writers and for The York, i hope they are good.
Both the writers and The York have believed in this show enough to make it happen. They deserve to have their faith and trust rewarded.....
Meanwhile, I have a wonderful day at home. SO much to do. Last class on Monday.
My students who have come to see AFPP have been so great!
I will miss them,
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