Comments on: Grey Gardens http://www.pcs.org This is Your Blog on Theater Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:27:54 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: inrehearsal http://www.pcs.org/greygardens/comment-page-2/#comment-25402 inrehearsal Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:51:40 +0000 http://www.pcs.org/?page_id=1706#comment-25402 Even though the production has ended its run, I still feel strongly enough about the understudy situation to add this comment. Perhaps, in future, the management will add the fact that an understudy will carry a script in the performance, should it be necessary, at the time the understudy announcement is made. In this way, the audience knows what to expect and has the opportunity to root for the actor, rather than feeling hoodwinked. As an audience member, this has been my experience in similar situations at other theatres. Even though the production has ended its run, I still feel strongly enough about the understudy situation to add this comment. Perhaps, in future, the management will add the fact that an understudy will carry a script in the performance, should it be necessary, at the time the understudy announcement is made. In this way, the audience knows what to expect and has the opportunity to root for the actor, rather than feeling hoodwinked. As an audience member, this has been my experience in similar situations at other theatres.

]]> By: Grey Gardens Wraps Up June 21 http://www.pcs.org/greygardens/comment-page-2/#comment-24707 Grey Gardens Wraps Up June 21 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:53:26 +0000 http://www.pcs.org/?page_id=1706#comment-24707 [...] Grey Gardens, the acclaimed Broadway musical about Jackie O’s offbeat family, is entering its final week at Portland Center Stage’s Gerding Theater. With a book by Doug Wright, lyrics by Michael Korie and music by Scott Frankel, the Chris Coleman-directed production has garnered raves, especially for lead actress Rebecca Eichenberger. [...] [...] Grey Gardens, the acclaimed Broadway musical about Jackie O’s offbeat family, is entering its final week at Portland Center Stage’s Gerding Theater. With a book by Doug Wright, lyrics by Michael Korie and music by Scott Frankel, the Chris Coleman-directed production has garnered raves, especially for lead actress Rebecca Eichenberger. [...]

]]> By: anonymous http://www.pcs.org/greygardens/comment-page-2/#comment-24613 anonymous Sun, 14 Jun 2009 23:29:55 +0000 http://www.pcs.org/?page_id=1706#comment-24613 Friday 6/12 - we attended our first performance at your theatre. (Grey Gardens) We were so excited about attending. Loved the first act but the second act was a brick. Having a key actor with her face in the book (reading line by line) was so distracting. Considering we paid $67 per seat - we were astonished by the poor performance. Don't think we will be attending another performance anytime soon. The Gerding Theatre was beautiful though. Friday 6/12 – we attended our first performance at your theatre. (Grey Gardens) We were so excited about attending. Loved the first act but the second act was a brick. Having a key actor with her face in the book (reading line by line) was so distracting. Considering we paid $67 per seat – we were astonished by the poor performance.

Don’t think we will be attending another performance anytime soon.

The Gerding Theatre was beautiful though.

]]> By: peaceinpdx http://www.pcs.org/greygardens/comment-page-2/#comment-24553 peaceinpdx Sun, 14 Jun 2009 07:50:32 +0000 http://www.pcs.org/?page_id=1706#comment-24553 We will be at the show Sunday night. I hope there is no understudy. Yikes. Perhaps we should trade for a different date? We will be at the show Sunday night. I hope there is no understudy. Yikes. Perhaps we should trade for a different date?

]]> By: trishap http://www.pcs.org/greygardens/comment-page-2/#comment-24443 trishap Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:59:48 +0000 http://www.pcs.org/?page_id=1706#comment-24443 I completely understand that it is not the optimum situation to have an understudy who needs to be on book. Unfortunately in this case, circumstances required contracting an understudy at the last minute. The alternative would have been to cancel the evening's performance, and we felt that canceling would have been more of a disappointment to our audience. I completely understand that it is not the optimum situation to have an understudy who needs to be on book. Unfortunately in this case, circumstances required contracting an understudy at the last minute. The alternative would have been to cancel the evening’s performance, and we felt that canceling would have been more of a disappointment to our audience.

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