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Pirate Queen final performance: Reviews, Pictures, etc...
#50re: Pirate Queen final performance: Reviews, Pictures, etc...
Posted: 6/17/07 at 11:48pmI will miss this show. I saw it in Chicago and thought it was fairly good for its' pre-Broadway run. It had SO much potential, so I was so excited for it to open in NY. But from what I have heard they did not fix the biggest flaws that were in the show. I really wish they had fixed them, because the show had SO much potential. They could have brought this show from a C to an A+ show, but it seems like the creative team did not take the necessary steps to do that, and that is why I am sad for this show
Rant, Wickud, Rant, Wickud, Rant! We're not gonna pay Rant! 'Cause everythink is Wickud!
"Leave Walt Disney Theatricals new sparkling production of The Little Mermaid on Broadway alone!!!"
lakezurich will be played by Paul Groves in the BWW musical
"Leave Walt Disney Theatricals new sparkling production of The Little Mermaid on Broadway alone!!!"
lakezurich will be played by Paul Groves in the BWW musical
#51re: Pirate Queen final performance: Reviews, Pictures, etc...
Posted: 6/17/07 at 11:50pmBen, you are fighting with a mother. I find that rude, and on top of that you are fighting with a mother of an actress in a thread to celebrate her performance in a closing show. Seriously, I have had my bitch fights on this board but dude...show some respect.
"I never had theatre producers run after me. Some people want to make more Broadway shows out of movies. But Elliot and I aren't going to do Batman: The Musical." - Julie Taymor 1999
#52re: Pirate Queen final performance: Reviews, Pictures, etc...
Posted: 6/17/07 at 11:54pm
"But he called the Enterprise a garbage scow!"
I mean
"But she called Spring Awakening "stage porn!"
"I have got to have some professional music!" - Big Edie
ashley0139
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/3/05
#53re: Pirate Queen final performance: Reviews, Pictures, etc...
Posted: 6/17/07 at 11:55pm
In regards to the applause thing: WHAT? Is there seriously a problem with cheering on the closing night of a show? That's ridiculous. Hell, I'm not related or engaged to Stephanie (or any other PQ cast member, for that matter) and I was doing my fair share of cheering. And I loved that people around me were doing it.
Lakezurich- I completely agree, at least from what I've heard. I didn't see it in Chicago.
"This table, he is over one hundred years old. If I could, I would take an old gramophone needle and run it along the surface of the wood. To hear the music of the voices. All that was said." - Doug Wright, I Am My Own Wife
#54re: Pirate Queen final performance: Reviews, Pictures, etc...
Posted: 6/17/07 at 11:58pmTechEverlasting - What?
-Benjamin
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#55re: Pirate Queen final performance: Reviews, Pictures, etc...
Posted: 6/18/07 at 12:03am
Miss Block's mom or not, Lady Italy is currently my favorite person for every word she's typed in this thread.
And her name kicks ass.
And, to stay on topic, if I had any money, I would totally have gone to Pirate Queen for the dual purpose of seeing Stephanie live and annoying the hell outta B3TA.
#56re: Pirate Queen final performance: Reviews, Pictures, etc...
Posted: 6/18/07 at 12:04amBen, remember "Star Trek Voyager" that was on TV when you were in grade school? It's sort of related to that. (and I feel very old...)
"I have got to have some professional music!" - Big Edie
#57re: Pirate Queen final performance: Reviews, Pictures, etc...
Posted: 6/18/07 at 12:05amI liked The Pirate Queen quite a lot, actually. I do, however, get infuriated at the untapped potential of the show. If you want to see me get annoyed, you can do it for free online by seeing Popular shill The Pirate Queen like TicTacs at a Bad Breath Convention.
-Benjamin
--http://www.benjaminadgate.com/
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#58re: Pirate Queen final performance: Reviews, Pictures, etc...
Posted: 6/18/07 at 12:13am
I will add to my previous post that the probblems with this show were in no way the cast's fault. Each and every one of them was stellar, and they only did what they were getting paid to do. I wish everyone in the cast the best of luck.
And as a side note I will definitley be the first in line at my local Best Buy to buy the cast album.
Rant, Wickud, Rant, Wickud, Rant! We're not gonna pay Rant! 'Cause everythink is Wickud!
"Leave Walt Disney Theatricals new sparkling production of The Little Mermaid on Broadway alone!!!"
lakezurich will be played by Paul Groves in the BWW musical
"Leave Walt Disney Theatricals new sparkling production of The Little Mermaid on Broadway alone!!!"
lakezurich will be played by Paul Groves in the BWW musical
ElphieDefiesGravity
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/27/04
#59re: Pirate Queen final performance: Reviews, Pictures, etc...
Posted: 6/18/07 at 12:17am
I wasn't there today. I would have liked to be, but my funds are limited. 
However, I was there this past Thursday, and the entire cast did a wonderful job. I'm sad to see this show go, I would have liked to see it last at least a few more months. Best of luck to the entire cast and crew!
Does anyone know if the show was sold out/was the theatre full?
"Blow out the candles, Robert, and make a wish. Want something. Want something."
Wishes come true, not free.
Wishes come true, not free.
#60re: Pirate Queen final performance: Reviews, Pictures, etc...
Posted: 6/18/07 at 12:40am
I just want to thank those of you who shared your experiences at the show today.
The rest of the crap in this thread is just too ridiculous to respond to. For a wannabe composer Ben sure talks a lot of crap. One day he'll realize how small this world is and that it doesn't revolve around him, but I'm guessing he'll have burned too many bridges by the time that happens.
#61re: Pirate Queen final performance: Reviews, Pictures, etc...
Posted: 6/18/07 at 12:41am
SJB will croon my torch songs some day. 
-Benjamin
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#62re: Pirate Queen final performance: Reviews, Pictures, etc...
Posted: 6/18/07 at 12:43amPopular...people are going to say what they what whether you or anyone else likes it or not. Your beloved show is gone but I still wish them all the best. People take this way too seriously.
I'm not gonna hate you in the magazines,
(I'm better than that)
I'm not gonna compromise my Christianity,
(I'm better than that)
You know I'm not gonna diss you on the Internet
Cause my momma taught me better than that.
#63re: Pirate Queen final performance: Reviews, Pictures, etc...
Posted: 6/18/07 at 12:44am^Seriously. Thank you for saying it.
-Benjamin
--http://www.benjaminadgate.com/
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#64re: Pirate Queen final performance: Reviews, Pictures, etc...
Posted: 6/18/07 at 12:46amcan the drama just please stop? I hate drama.
Rant, Wickud, Rant, Wickud, Rant! We're not gonna pay Rant! 'Cause everythink is Wickud!
"Leave Walt Disney Theatricals new sparkling production of The Little Mermaid on Broadway alone!!!"
lakezurich will be played by Paul Groves in the BWW musical
"Leave Walt Disney Theatricals new sparkling production of The Little Mermaid on Broadway alone!!!"
lakezurich will be played by Paul Groves in the BWW musical
#65re: Pirate Queen final performance: Reviews, Pictures, etc...
Posted: 6/18/07 at 12:48amTotally agree, Lakezurich. A thread that should've been full of well wishing became a mean spirited thing. That's sad we cannot even agree to send a show out with well wishes for the cast, crew, and creative teams without turning it into a bickering match. I may have hated the show but really felt this thread was created with the best of intention. Oy!
I'm not gonna hate you in the magazines,
(I'm better than that)
I'm not gonna compromise my Christianity,
(I'm better than that)
You know I'm not gonna diss you on the Internet
Cause my momma taught me better than that.
#66re: Pirate Queen final performance: Reviews, Pictures, etc...
Posted: 6/18/07 at 12:52am
thank you Worded, if all of you who are bickering would just stop posting this board would be a much happier place. We could all sit around a camp fire and hold hands and sing Koombaya... or something...
Rant, Wickud, Rant, Wickud, Rant! We're not gonna pay Rant! 'Cause everythink is Wickud!
"Leave Walt Disney Theatricals new sparkling production of The Little Mermaid on Broadway alone!!!"
lakezurich will be played by Paul Groves in the BWW musical
"Leave Walt Disney Theatricals new sparkling production of The Little Mermaid on Broadway alone!!!"
lakezurich will be played by Paul Groves in the BWW musical
#67re: Pirate Queen final performance: Reviews, Pictures, etc...
Posted: 6/18/07 at 12:55am
WordedGrace - It WAS created with good intentions and I'm glad that was apparant. Yes, I realize people can and are going to say whatever they want. I didn't think that asking for this thread to remain civil was too much but apparantly it was. I've been reading these boards long enough to know better but the rudeness never fails to shock me.
That's sad we cannot even agree to send a show out with well wishes for the cast, crew, and creative teams without turning it into a bickering match.
Agreed!
Updated On: 6/18/07 at 12:55 AM
#68re: Pirate Queen final performance: Reviews, Pictures, etc...
Posted: 6/18/07 at 12:57am
Yes, a very enthusiastic audience this afternoon. The cast was certainly giving it their all, and I'm glad I got to witness the final performance. It was my fourth time seeing this, and to be honest, the whole thing is such a bore. There was one good moment in Act 1 (I'll Be There) and one good moment in Act 2 (She Who Has All), but other than that, I just wanted some excitement, some decent music, and a comprehensive book...is that too much to ask?
Still, the cast was fantastic and I'm sure they will all work again in something more worthy of their talents. As a huge fan of Stephanie Block, I will say that she is SO MUCH BETTER than this show allowed her to be and I'm looking forward to seeing her in another project more tailored to her talents.
Elphie4ever
Featured Actor Joined: 3/18/07
#69re: Pirate Queen final performance: Reviews, Pictures, etc...
Posted: 6/18/07 at 12:57am
to honestly tell everyone the truth i actually loved pq and sjb very much to god. i am sad pq closed it could have been better like what everyone is saying
#70re: Pirate Queen final performance: Reviews, Pictures, etc...
Posted: 6/18/07 at 12:57am
KOOMBAYA MY LORD...
KOOMBAYA
Rant, Wickud, Rant, Wickud, Rant! We're not gonna pay Rant! 'Cause everythink is Wickud!
"Leave Walt Disney Theatricals new sparkling production of The Little Mermaid on Broadway alone!!!"
lakezurich will be played by Paul Groves in the BWW musical
"Leave Walt Disney Theatricals new sparkling production of The Little Mermaid on Broadway alone!!!"
lakezurich will be played by Paul Groves in the BWW musical
#71re: Pirate Queen final performance: Reviews, Pictures, etc...
Posted: 6/18/07 at 1:03amHumming...Kumbaya as he writes this. Popular, glad you agree with me for a change, lol.
I'm not gonna hate you in the magazines,
(I'm better than that)
I'm not gonna compromise my Christianity,
(I'm better than that)
You know I'm not gonna diss you on the Internet
Cause my momma taught me better than that.
#72re: Pirate Queen final performance: Reviews, Pictures, etc...
Posted: 6/18/07 at 1:04am
it's just so catchy... isn't it?
and nottice how the drama has stopped... for now?
Rant, Wickud, Rant, Wickud, Rant! We're not gonna pay Rant! 'Cause everythink is Wickud!
"Leave Walt Disney Theatricals new sparkling production of The Little Mermaid on Broadway alone!!!"
lakezurich will be played by Paul Groves in the BWW musical
"Leave Walt Disney Theatricals new sparkling production of The Little Mermaid on Broadway alone!!!"
lakezurich will be played by Paul Groves in the BWW musical
galindagirl2
Stand-by Joined: 12/22/06
#73re: Pirate Queen final performance: Reviews, Pictures, etc...
Posted: 6/18/07 at 2:48am
Bye, Pirate Queen! Sorry to see you go.
God bless and best wishes to the cast. You are a truly phenomenal group.
millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#74re: Pirate Queen final performance: Reviews, Pictures, etc...
Posted: 6/18/07 at 3:47am
"I can't believe that so many young people would rather see STAGE PORN."
I wouldn't consider SA stage porn, Lady Italy. There was one sex scene with very minimal nudity. As a young adult, I found that although I couldn't relate to the show 100%, I did find some aspects of it I could relate to, such as dealing with parents and going against authority. That's one of the reasons why it is pretty popular among young people - a lot of issues presented throughout the show is what WE are dealing with. So, in a way, it can be uplifting and inspiring, depending how you look at it.
My mother would probably have the same opinion as you; she isn't necessarily rushing to see this show. I think a majority of parents might feel this way about the show. Hey, you're entitled to your opinion.
Getting back to the subject, again, I wish I got to see Pirate Queen before it closed! I was going to go with someone on Saturday, but he backed out. Boo.
"We like to snark around here. Sometimes we actually talk about theater...but we try not to let that get in our way." - dramamama611
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