Norbert Leo Butz Status Update- Page 6
Norbert Leo Butz Status Update
#125re: Norbert Leo Butz Status
Posted: 1/15/06 at 6:06pmyeah, audience members kind of get to a point when at a curtain call, it's like What the Hell! i know i've done it
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#126re: Norbert Leo Butz Status
Posted: 1/15/06 at 6:18pmI just returned from today's matinee. Norbert was in and was absolutely wonderful. Does he always speak to John during the bows? It was a great show and the audience loved every moment!
sabrelady
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/03
#127re: Norbert Leo Butz Status
Posted: 1/15/06 at 6:55pmIt was curtain calls I was talking about . I expect Norb will make some kind of little speech or something as a tribute to John & it would be great to see also any response John has. NEVER tke photos during a show.
notabb
Broadway Star Joined: 5/12/03
#128re: Norbert Leo Butz Status / He did the matinee
Posted: 1/15/06 at 7:43pmAnd a great time was had by all.
wendy72
Broadway Star Joined: 5/9/04
#129re: Norbert Leo Butz Status / He did the matinee
Posted: 1/15/06 at 9:31pmI was walking by the Imperial today to see "Spamalot" and saw there was no line in front of DRS..thought they were only doing the 7pm show, but based on these posts there was a 2 and a 7. (Spam was at 3..) Seeing Spam made me want to see DRS again--which for me was superior to Spam in everyway, but particularly music and plot!!
IssaMe
Broadway Star Joined: 5/15/03
#130re: Norbert Leo Butz Status / He did the matinee
Posted: 1/15/06 at 10:25pm
He was spectacular for Lithgow's final performance...frankly, the best I think I have ever seen him.
So maybe now he can get a well deserved vocal rest for a bit.
Who knows? But he sure was in great shape tonight!
#131re: Norbert Leo Butz Status / He did the matinee
Posted: 1/15/06 at 11:06pm
Didn't Nathan Lane develop the same problem during his first run in The Producers? He left the show, but is fine now.
And if Norbert had probs tonight, you couldn't tell. He was amazing.
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#132re: Norbert Leo Butz Status / He did the matinee
Posted: 1/16/06 at 12:14amI agree. He was great tonight. I wonder if he is doing Jonathan Pyrce's first show Tuesday?
wickedrentq
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/6/04
#133re: Norbert Leo Butz Status / He did the matinee
Posted: 1/16/06 at 2:49am
Broadwayluva, so glad you liked Joe so much! Indeed he is incredibly talented in the part, and one of the sweetest people I always see at the stage door. 
I talked to him tonight about going on Fri night and Sat mat. and he said something about Norbert doing the night show and today and "being back on track"...I took that to mean that maybe he's feeling better and will be in for a while now? Oh and Norbert talked at the stage door. Not that he went on and on, but people mentioned he's mouthed in the past and he talked and didn't mouth this time...so maybe he's feeling better? Guess we'll see.
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#134re: Norbert Leo Butz Status / He did the matinee
Posted: 1/16/06 at 3:15amShould we mention the *ahem* very interesting guy who was at the stage door tonight heckling Norbert, WRQ?
wickedrentq
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/6/04
#135re: Norbert Leo Butz Status / He did the matinee
Posted: 1/16/06 at 3:17amWhat guy? Oh the guy that liked his tushi? I don't think he was heckling him really, Norbert seemed amused.
"If there was a Mount Rushmore for Broadway scores, "West Side Story" would be front and center. It snaps, it crackles it pops! It surges with a roar, its energy and sheer life undiminished by the years" - NYPost reviewer Elisabeth Vincentelli
#136re: Norbert Leo Butz Status / He did the matinee
Posted: 1/16/06 at 3:48amYeah. It was rather odd scene. WRQ, its so late and correct me if I mess this up, but didn't that guy say something like, "Hey Norbert. Thanks for showing your @$$". The Norbert replied amusingly, "Why don't you show me yours?" The guy then proceeded to...though it was too cold for anyone to take off their pants. Ah the joys of stage door antics.
#137re: Norbert Leo Butz Status / He did the matinee
Posted: 1/16/06 at 9:11am
the show was FANTASTIC last night...the whole cast gave every ounce of themselves to their performance, and it was amazing.
i hope norbert heals up super soon and gets back in there!
wickedrentq
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/6/04
#138re: Norbert Leo Butz Status / He did the matinee
Posted: 1/16/06 at 11:11amWhat?? Were we still on different sides at this point b/c i don't remember that. I just remember some guy telling him he's the coolest performer ever for showing his butt cheek. He seemed amused at that, but I could understand him feeling heckled by the other guy. Wow, sorry I missed that.
"If there was a Mount Rushmore for Broadway scores, "West Side Story" would be front and center. It snaps, it crackles it pops! It surges with a roar, its energy and sheer life undiminished by the years" - NYPost reviewer Elisabeth Vincentelli
#139re: Norbert Leo Butz Status / He did the matinee
Posted: 1/16/06 at 12:34pmHmm, perhaps you are right, WRQ. I wrote that at a muddled time of the morning so the memory was probably a bit foggy. Maybe heckling isn't the right word for it but it was amusing to say the least. Norbert gave the guy about three confused glances.
bwayondabrain
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/05
#140re: Norbert Leo Butz Status / He did the matinee
Posted: 1/16/06 at 1:09pm
okay...
:) thats a little strange!
#141re: Norbert Leo Butz Status / He did the matinee
Posted: 1/16/06 at 1:12pmSo are Norbert's performances determined on a day by day basis at this point? I'm seeing the show Friday and I'm hoping against hope that he's in....
#142re: Norbert Leo Butz Status / He did the matinee
Posted: 1/16/06 at 1:20pmFriday is Norbert's birthday. I'd say the chances are good he will perform that day. But dont know for sure.
#143re: Norbert Leo Butz Status / He did the matinee
Posted: 1/16/06 at 1:29pm
Cool, I didnt' even know it was his birthday. Hopefully, he won't be like me and want his birthday off..ha ha.
I hope you are right...
wendy72
Broadway Star Joined: 5/9/04
#144re: Norbert Leo Butz Status / He did the matinee
Posted: 1/16/06 at 7:44pmYeah for Norbert and his upcoming birthday!
ReNtHeAd04
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#145re: Norbert Leo Butz Status / He did the matinee
Posted: 1/16/06 at 10:43pmi wish i saw him. i've been on a hiatus from this site, and of course didn't know any of this. my mom got me tickets for xmas and we went on jan 4. john and norbert both weren't there, so we exchanged our tickets for jan 13. we saw fiddler instead which was better than i expected. so we went on friday and i was disappointed he wasn't there, the understudy was good, but from seeing norbert live at the thanksgiving day parade and on tv on the tony's, i wish it could have been him. oh well. just another reason to go back and see his performance. he's in it till july i believe? correct me if i'm wrong please :)
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wendy72
Broadway Star Joined: 5/9/04
#146re: Norbert Leo Butz Status / He did the matinee
Posted: 1/18/06 at 10:00amSir Liir--Any update on Norbert's voice? I went to the Norbs site and saw your updates but nothing on this...BTW, early reports on Jonathan Pryce and Mylinda Hull are very positive..I think I need to see this again when Rachel joins the cast..
#147re: Norbert Leo Butz Status / He did the matinee
Posted: 1/18/06 at 10:33am
I'm seeing the show in 2 days! Yippee!!! I will personally massage Norbert's vocal chords if he is healthy enough to perform!
wendy72
Broadway Star Joined: 5/9/04
#148re: Norbert Leo Butz Status / He did the matinee
Posted: 1/18/06 at 10:45amnewgirl--Just read on the other board Norbs was in last nite..so cross your fingers! He is amazing in this role-vocally, comically, and even dramatically (watch him when he tells Lawrence that he could be trouble for him because "I have a big mouth..". )
#149re: Norbert Leo Butz Status / He did the matinee
Posted: 1/18/06 at 10:46am
The Norbert replied amusingly, "Why don't you show me yours?" The guy then proceeded to...though it was too cold for anyone to take off their pants. Ah the joys of stage door antics.
Oh, dear. That's... odd. Yeah, odd.
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