Thursday, February 16, 2006

Boffo opening for Hard Lovin'

Fantastic opening night! There was a sizeable and very enthusiastic crowd, full of friends and collaborators (past and future), plus some VIPs that it was important that we impress. Fortunately, things went pretty smoothly; amazingly so, given that we had two nights of tech and this was our first go in front of any outside audience.

There were a couple of minor hiccups. In my case, I forgot to undo a crucial zipper before the final scene, which meant I had to surreptitiously inch it open with my good hand during a clinch with Kristine. She asked me after the show, "What were you doing with your guts?" A trenchant question. There was also a minor metronome malfunction. But nothing really memorably problematic.

And doing it for an audience for the first time was great, as it always is. Inevitably an audience discovers things that you didn't know were there. We got a lot of unexpected laughs, but none, at least that I heard, where we didn't want them. That's the bad kind of surprise, when your deeply touching moment gets guffaws. But people seemed to really enjoy it, which is fantastic and gratifying.

Sorry you missed the first show? Don't even worry about it. There are 5 more. But they're filling up fast--Friday's show already has a waiting list--so call now to reserve your spots. Information here.

Comments:
Fantastic show indeed! My favorite moment was Kristine smiling at me after the show and saying, "It's great to be doing this together again, all of us." So true.
 
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