tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8511745984122745666.post3531266010618634991..comments2023-03-24T06:52:37.110-07:00Comments on Everything The Traffic Will Allow: BYE BYE BIRDIEGreenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10412634072650228847noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8511745984122745666.post-13020189358011657532009-02-13T16:34:00.000-08:002009-02-13T16:34:00.000-08:00Thanks for the good wishes. Caitlin is doing a go...Thanks for the good wishes. Caitlin is doing a good deal of the musical staging for the show as well, so it looks like all those times I carted her to Broadway are starting to pay off. She's got a good eye for stage pictures.<BR/><BR/>Jason Alexander actually got his start on Broadway. In retrospect, I realize I saw him in many shows, but didn't really know who he was (because he hadn't hit it big yet). I apparently saw him in the original cast of <I>Merrily We Role Along</I> (1981) where he played the part of the producer, although I have no recollection of him in the part. I recognize his voice on the cast album so he must have been there. The same goes for <I>The Rink</I> (1984), although he was much more visible in that show so I kind of remember him. I distinctly remember him in <I>Jerome Robbin's Broadway</I> (1989) largely because I thought he was merely adequate in the play, but received a Tony Award because it was such a dry season. I think he wrote the extremely dull continuity for that show as well. It must have gotten him noticed though because he went straight into Seinfeld from there.Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10412634072650228847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8511745984122745666.post-39401365481911318412009-02-13T14:32:00.000-08:002009-02-13T14:32:00.000-08:00Oh, and tell Caitlin to break a leg. I'm sure she...Oh, and tell Caitlin to break a leg. I'm sure she'll be wonderful.JannieBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18282015159638078416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8511745984122745666.post-49847360156956901782009-02-13T14:30:00.000-08:002009-02-13T14:30:00.000-08:00Jason Alexander???? Who knew he was a song and da...Jason Alexander???? Who knew he was a song and dance man, of sorts? Is that his own hair? Hard to tell if it's real or a toupee. I've never been a fan - I think it was because of his role in Pretty Woman - but he's somewhat charming here, and yet, a little creepy too. I never liked Seinfeld, and he was one of the main reasons why.<BR/><BR/>I wish I'd seen the original staging of this work. The book and music are amazingly clever - but in the wrong hands this play gets way too campy!JannieBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18282015159638078416noreply@blogger.com