ooc: You know, the world premiere of the musical was in SF–which for non-broadway weirdos means they do sort of a test run of the show before heading to Broadway–and the version I saw was pretty gay. But I have no idea what they changed when they went to NYC. Sad it didn’t do well. Loved the cast so much.
Yes, I was aware it was very well-received in SF! Hence my excitement when it was announced that it would come to NY.
Yeah I don’t know exactly what they cut, only that a lot was cut, and that the show I saw was so… bare… it just seemed very stripped down. Sets and things were not so glamorous, the singing seemed kind of limited in a way… I think there is a recording of the SF show somewhere on youtube, I should watch it for comparison.
Fortunately garama must have seen it, bc he did some fanart that was directly inspired by the musical:
ooc; Some of the songs from both the San Francisco version and the New York one are on Youtube.
Embrace It is the best thing to happen to this fandom on stage. Seriously. It is exactly 100% Louis and Lestat’s relationship.
Right Before My Eyes – Hugh Panaro – This was added for the NY version and it’s Stat pining for Nicki and trying to decide whether to give him the blood/reveal himself and it’s amazing. Also this version is very sweet and Hugh is awesome. (There is some talking before, but this is at a charity event.)
I-want-my-IWTV 