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#150BARE Re-Opening
Posted: 6/25/04 at 9:51pm
LOL, sorry, I was working on my essay. It's on As You Like It (about the forest of Arden, interestingly enough).
I don't want to "out" anyone by talking about their sexuality, but....from what I've gathered from public sources, I'm pretty sure Michael Arden is gay. 
He, along with John Hill, were publicized guests at a gay men's social gather in Times Square a few weeks ago; he penned the song "N + R", which is about two guys staring at each other across the subway platforms; and his song cycle, Easter Rising, is about a gay couple (I _think_). So when you gather up the data, he's either gay or is _really_ intrigued by gay relationships. 
Again, I feel uncomfortable discussing someone's private matters, especially sexuality. But someone asked, and this is what I think.
BlueWizard's blog: The Rambling Corner
HEDWIG: "The road is my home. In reflecting upon the people whom I have come upon in my travels, I cannot help but think of the people who have come upon me."
Updated On: 6/25/04 at 09:51 PM
aspiringguy715
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/21/04
#151BARE Re-Opening
Posted: 6/25/04 at 9:55pm
bluewizard returns!!!
i'm strangely glad that this evidence adds up! yeah for you, whatdoineedwithlove and i
do you know where we can get info on easter rising or that "N+R" song?
yeah i'm not gonna promote telling any1 rumors about michael and john, sexuality is a personal matter, i much admire your honesty in your post about it being a rumor and such, thanks
#152BARE Re-Opening
Posted: 6/25/04 at 10:16pmI have some Bare gossip. First, John was at a Gay Pride award event last night at City Hall looking FABULOUS, i was told (really, how ELSE would he look?) Another friend knows one of the Bare band members. Scenes are furiously being rewritten/deleted/added in preparation for their re-opening, which they all hope is only a stop along the way to Broadway!
'The Devil be hitting me!'--Whitney Houston
aspiringguy715
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/21/04
#153BARE Re-Opening
Posted: 6/25/04 at 10:19pm
IT NEEDS TO GO TO BROADWAY!
i guess i'll be seeing a very reworked BARE, but still i need to see it in any form any news on cast changes?
#154BARE Re-Opening
Posted: 6/25/04 at 10:21pmI spilled all i know!
'The Devil be hitting me!'--Whitney Houston
aspiringguy715
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/21/04
#155BARE Re-Opening
Posted: 6/25/04 at 10:23pm
hahaha well keep us posted midtowngym, thanks for your spillage!
#156BARE Re-Opening
Posted: 6/25/04 at 11:02pm
I'm back! (My essay is driving me insane!)
About BARE going to Broadway: what do you all think? I would love to see it performed to the larger masses, but so much of the show depends on its intimacy. I don't think even the smallest Broadway house could preserve it (well, maybe Circle in the Square.) I wouldn't mind if it just enjoyed a successful, open-ended run off-Broadway. Many of the best musicals never went to Broadway: Hedwig, the Fantastiks, etc.
If BARE does intend to play on Broadway, though, it'll need substantial rewriting to emphasize the larger, rockier numbers in the show, rather than the quieter, more character-based moments (though I like those more!).
BlueWizard's blog: The Rambling Corner
HEDWIG: "The road is my home. In reflecting upon the people whom I have come upon in my travels, I cannot help but think of the people who have come upon me."
aspiringguy715
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/21/04
#157BARE Re-Opening
Posted: 6/25/04 at 11:07pmi can't make any comments on this, as i havent seen the show, but i've heard amazing comments on how intimate the theater was and how it added to the show. i think some of it would be lost in a huge theater. i agree about the long-standing run off-broadway run.
#158BARE Re-Opening
Posted: 6/25/04 at 11:17pm
Oh yeah, the intimacy was AMAZING. I sat front row twice, and could see the tears trickling down Peter/Michael Arden's face in the last scene.
Even for an off-Broadway theatre, the ATA was TINY; just a bit over 100 seats.
I still don't quite understand how the show made money, though. Sure, it sold out every night; but tickets were only $40 ($20 for rush students), and with a cast of about 15, plus the band and the crew, creative team and producers, how did the show break even in such a tiny venue?
BlueWizard's blog: The Rambling Corner
HEDWIG: "The road is my home. In reflecting upon the people whom I have come upon in my travels, I cannot help but think of the people who have come upon me."
aspiringguy715
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/21/04
#159BARE Re-Opening
Posted: 6/25/04 at 11:19pm
wow...that's powerful, tears, wow i can't even imagine...
yeah its amazing how it did so well, i wonder if the turn out will be the same if it moves to a larger theater, hope it does!
aspiringguy715
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/21/04
#160BARE Re-Opening
Posted: 6/25/04 at 11:26pm
oh and bluewizard, i've had that picture of micael open for the past hour or so, periodically staring and oogling at it
just realized what i was doing lol
#161BARE Re-Opening
Posted: 6/25/04 at 11:38pm
It's that smile, I tell ya! And also the way he squints his eyes when he smiles! <-- not quite like that
Oh man, I AM sounding like a 12-year old girl. Back to my neverending essay...
BlueWizard's blog: The Rambling Corner
HEDWIG: "The road is my home. In reflecting upon the people whom I have come upon in my travels, I cannot help but think of the people who have come upon me."
Updated On: 6/25/04 at 11:38 PM
aspiringguy715
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/21/04
#162BARE Re-Opening
Posted: 6/25/04 at 11:43pm
hahaha it is the smile
and we all sound like 12 year old girls over Michael lol
good luck with your essay!
magruder
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#163BARE Re-Opening
Posted: 6/26/04 at 10:46amAs far as rewrites, I've heard that the opening number will be completely revised when the show reopens.
"Gif me the cobra jool!"
Matt_G
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/1/04
#164BARE Re-Opening
Posted: 6/26/04 at 10:56amOkay, who was the blonde guy in the show? What was his name?
"Noah, someday we'll talk again. But there's things we'll never say. That sorrow deep inside you. It inside me, too. And it never go away. You be okay. You'll learn how to lose things..."
broadwayguy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/03
#165BARE Re-Opening
Posted: 6/26/04 at 11:31am
John and Mike are both blond-ish..
John looked great at the Pride Awards... I love the pic on this site of him with J-Tart.
I could see Bare in a Broadway house like the Belasco. It is a bit over 1,100 seats, but feels a lot smaller due to the three-tiered seating arrangement.
#166BARE Re-Opening
Posted: 6/28/04 at 9:32pm
This is my 200th post - Featured Actor here I come!
Did anyone catch the BARE cast in the NYC Pride parade? Any pictures?
Let's keep the thread alive, folks.
BlueWizard's blog: The Rambling Corner
HEDWIG: "The road is my home. In reflecting upon the people whom I have come upon in my travels, I cannot help but think of the people who have come upon me."
WhatDoINeedWithLove?
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/11/03
#167BARE Re-Opening
Posted: 6/28/04 at 9:43pm
look at the barees message board. there is a post with a link with pics.
MICHEAL ARDEN!? WHY THE BLONDE HAIR!?!?
#168BARE Re-Opening
Posted: 6/28/04 at 9:58pm
OH NO!!! NOT THE BLOND HAIR! I hope it's just for Pride, and not a long-term thing!
He still looks cute, though. But now it's nightlife-clubboy-cute, rather than adorable-boyish-geek-cute.
BlueWizard's blog: The Rambling Corner
HEDWIG: "The road is my home. In reflecting upon the people whom I have come upon in my travels, I cannot help but think of the people who have come upon me."
aspiringguy715
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/21/04
#169BARE Re-Opening
Posted: 6/28/04 at 10:18pm
HE DYED HIS HAIR!!!! AGGGHHHH!!!!! OFF TO CHECK THE BAREES SITE!!!
im sure he'll look fine, but its a shocker
aspiringguy715
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/21/04
#170BARE Re-Opening
Posted: 6/28/04 at 10:30pm
double post, i know
alas, it is blond, but i agree with the night club boy thing, and he looks more....rugged
#171BARE Re-Opening
Posted: 6/28/04 at 10:35pm
LOL, "rugged".
Strangely enough, I bleached and cut my hair exactly like that a few years ago (and I have naturally raven-black hair - the peroxide was PAINFUL, like dipping your head in acid). Blond definitely makes you feel more wild.
Hmm....better be careful what we write, Michael Arden may be reading.
BlueWizard's blog: The Rambling Corner
HEDWIG: "The road is my home. In reflecting upon the people whom I have come upon in my travels, I cannot help but think of the people who have come upon me."
Updated On: 6/28/04 at 10:35 PM
aspiringguy715
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/21/04
#172BARE Re-Opening
Posted: 6/28/04 at 10:41pm
yes very rugged lol
ouch about the peroxide, but he looks so different, like not as cute but a rugged sexiness, definitly more wild
and if you're reading this Michael its all good fun, and yes your very cute with or without blond hair, and i am in love with your voice
WhatDoINeedWithLove?
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/11/03
#173BARE Re-Opening
Posted: 6/28/04 at 10:48pmI wasnt trying to insult...he just looks different! I lovvvvvvvvvvve the adorableness of the dark hair! But i love him either way!! :)
musicaltheatreman
Broadway Star Joined: 5/22/03
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