if you haven't reserved a ticket for TLS wednesday nite to see steve as gideon, better call (323.653.4481), they're almost full.

here's another review from nashville.

and check it out, laura & andy are in intheater magazine.  cool :-)

BT: i got about 16 gazillion pictures from adam yesterday from ft. lauderdale & greensboro - by far my favorite is the line picture - LOLOL! - you guys ROCK!  :-)

call now for tickets to see steve as gideon next week, they're going fast! the number is (323) 653-4481.   tickets are $25 with proceeds benefiting Being Alive.

speaking of Being Alive and The THEORY, thank you carrie!   i got the articles, thank you s000 much, you're great!

i love the way daphne says "and she looked good".  she's s000 cute! :-)

check out rent in finland!

BT: good review outta nashville - we have a convert :-)  but why is norbert shown as one of the village people?   LOLOL!

check out a clip of ant's new movie (man of the century) - currently at slamdance.

vcr alert: ant will appear with the cast of charlie brown on rosie on february 5th.

dean's "mimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii".  i like :-)

AT: i put josh's pictures up, they're cute :-)

jesse supposedly made *five* new episodes of ally - w00!  or yeowwwwwwwwww, lol :-)

here's another daph eulogy, love the giggle.

and nice save dean!  trey completely forgot "angel's death won't be in vain" here :-)

omg, i have to put this up - this is a wav becky sent me of daph's eulogy this past weekend - she's too funny!  there's tons more but i hate putting wavs up.  hmmm, should i?

i put up a link over there <- on the menu (down at the bottom) to the angel tour section.   there's articles and stuff there now too.

i'm being told boston is still not officially confirmed, no matter what the newspaper says.  we'll see boys :-)

what's the deal with the new rent promotion stuff?  first the australian poster, then the london poster, now this new york commerical they're showing with all these happy, shiny people running down the street singing.  they all look like gap commercials to me, not RENT.

chris talked to wilson in new york yesterday :-)

milwaukee's doing rush, but only one ticket per person.  bizarre.

thank you jonathan

congratulations staci & ben, have a great honeymoon in new york :-)

the show was great, i really like trey's mark.  he reminds me of how some people used to complain about anthony sounding whiny sometimes - i like it.  i love kamilah and erin is so funny.  their tmolm last night kicked ass, i agree with blue, i haven't seen that since kenna/carla. and um, christian & danielle during contact, ummmmm.... you'll have to see it to know what i'm talking about, LOL!   and i loved dean's glory last nite, he talked, choked thru part of it, i loved it.

what more can i say about daphne but Oh My God.  this is the real thing.  she's absolutely electrifying.

and my camera batteries died before half the cast came out.  sigh.

so, um, what's the benny cast doin', orlando?  :-)  danielle greaves is taking over for moe, did we know that?   she said she'll be here until the 31st.

i'm off to a wedding...

here's the first BT (bennytour) review from orlando.  and the second :-)

AT (angeltour):  here's some more pictures from preview nite. i know i said i'd write more but i'm p00ped and trying to get to the show tonite (and work today).  it's rockin' out here - you guys that arent here, get out here!   tania, frank, craig, sherri - you listening?  :-)

there were some technical problems in the beginning, trey's mic wasn't working (at all) but he went ahead singing and at dean's "are you talking to me?" trey responded with his "not at all" and it was hilarious (cuz no, he wasn't talking to anyone, nobody could hear him!).  at dean's "this won't tune" and trey's "so we hear" the audience burst out laughing and clapping and cheering because, NO - we still couldn't hear much of trey at all (terrific audience btw) (they appreciated that too, i talked to christian after the show and he said it was great to have the audience so behind them).

i have so much to say, i just loved this whole show.  it was so g00d to see mark j. again, happy and relaxed, and alan and alan.  and we kept introducing steve to everyone and saying "this is steve schlachlin, the author of "the last session" and then they'd start talkin' shop :-)  and deme, i think i'm gonna hire you, you can be my publicist or something, lol :-)

the cast was great, all of 'em.   and everyone was there last nite, wow, i don't think we've all been together like that since l.a. closing, it was really fun to have everyone at "church" again :-)

more tomorrow.... it's late... but this cast and this show rock.

mandy loves me. heh heh :-)

tonite = rent l.a. = angel cast = daphne.  is anyone not going tonite, lol?

the cast is singing this morning on KTLA (channel 5 in l.a.) morning news (the news is from 6am - 9am, so probli 8:45 :-)

in case you missed this on the board: "Before OR after you've seen the Angel cast at the Shubert, just bring your tickets or stubs to see THE LAST SESSION.  Get 2 for 1 tickets for any performance, just present your tickets at the TIffany Theater Box office.  For more information call the TLS-LA
offices at 323/653-2899".  this is a *great* deal for a great show, take advantage of it!

and:

"Living In The Bonus Round" - a concert with comment featuring Steve Schalchlin, composer/lyricist of THE LAST SESSION (with special appearances by cast members of THE LAST SESSION).

Admission: $12.00 (proceeds benefitting BEING ALIVE)
Wednesday, January 27, 8:30 p.m.
HIGHWAYS
1651 18th St. (1/2 block north of Olympic)
Santa Monica
310/315-1459

and: 

"Steve Schalchlin plays Gideon in a special performance of THE LAST SESSION on February 3, 1999.

See Steve Schalchlin, composer/lyricist of THE LAST SESSION, play the role which he orginated at the Zephyr Theatre in one of TLS's first incarnations. For more information and tickets, call the TLS-LA offices at 323/653-4481."

i stole amber's whole photo album this weekend, lol :-)  but i'm starting with the most recent TLS pics (click on l.a.)

here's an article from orlando.

me and my girl :-)

i'm really behind on email and won't be here today, i'll catch up with y'all as soon as i can.

thank you carrie for all your work on The THEORY, you're great!

live from new york :-)

so who's gonna be angel in the angel cast here?

i updated the bios, i think it's right (sheesh! :-)

"Only 300 tickets will be sold to "The Rent Event," a benefit for Humanities Outreach in Tennessee. The event includes a pre-performance dinner at 12th & Porter, premier tickets to Rent, and a post-performance dessert with the cast of Rent at Cafe 123".

and both lori and karen c. won the l.a. times contest for RENT tickets - HAHAHAHAHAHA!  cool!  and karen's takin' me :-)

a little blurb from nashville, and another about auditions.

see that post on the board about "fighting gravity"?   i need this cd :-)

the TLS production and cast have been given the "garland award" by backstage west. the awards show is monday, january 25th at the geffen playhouse in westwood... seats for the awards are free, but call 323-525-2356 to reserve a ticket no later than wednesday.

meet the cast:  orlando at the downtown public library:  wednesday, january 20th at 12 noon. 101 east central blvd.  call the library at (407) 425-4694 for more info.

here's an article from orlando - uh, it kinda starts off about RENT, but boy, moves quickly to RANT.

sherri, bring craig out here!  i need to see some flyin' pants :-)

busy busy busy

here's an article about line drama in ft. lauderdale - he thinks we're crazy :-)

y'all heard moe's last is february 7th in nashville.

chris, i taped your show and will watch it later in the week (can't watch it tonite cuz, ya know, buffy's on, lol :-)

and our very own chris (ThatActor) is on tonite on lifetime's "hit & run".

and there's a 30 min. special on Rent in florida tonite on fox 35 at 10:30.  somebody tape!

here's some of janelle's pictures from san antonio - thanks janelle :-)

from nashville:

Ironically, Rent's creator, Jonathan Larson, died of an aortic aneurysm just hours before his musical's final dress rehearsal off-Broadway and wasn't able to see his work capture the 1996 Tony for Best Musical or the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. His musical, which explores the lives and struggles of a group of Bohemian artists, is considered one of the most original American works in years and consistently sells out in Chicago and New York. It is also considered one of the most daring productions to visit Nashville's stages due to its language and subject matter.  Next to "Footloose," of course.

i do hope they're kidding!   HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

and again, you guys are amazing - the responses i'm getting about The THEORY are fantastic.   calling all med students or friends of med students or researchers or anyone you can think of to look into this - pass it on!

here's a couple of reviews from ft. lauderdale (check the january '99 link). this one description of "out tonight" cracked me up - "a stalkers theme song"?   LOL!

i put up some cute pictures from leigh's last in san antonio.

and all of marie-reine's from TLS new years weekend.

i got home really late last nite, no time, no time.

here's some more more selina's pictures from san antonio, thanks selina :-)

congress reconvenes today.   geez like they're going to accomplish anything.

more contests:

KTLA morning news, channel 5 is also having a RENT ticket giveaway... go to KTLA, and check under the morning news section - contests (thanks richard)

oh and i forgot to say:   "deme's brilliant". lol :-)

here's a buncha staci's pictures from greensboro - thanks staci!  :-)

and in case you missed it on the board:

WIN FREE RENT -- The Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning smash hit Broadway musical, "Rent" is returning to Los Angeles! And you can win free tickets, along with $1,000 cash towards your rent. Listen to K-BIG 104 this week for the "Rent" trivia answer you will need in order to enter the sweepstakes. Then look in Thursday's LA Times Calendar Weekend section for the entry form and your chance to win!"

HIT AND RUN. a LIFETIME original movie of the week. chris plays the lead detective's sidekick.... the premiere is on monday, january 11th, 9pm. there are additional showings on 1/14 (9pm), 1/17 (4pm), 1/23   (6pm), and 2/21 (12 noon). 

and ron is back to replace curt?   wow!  and i was just about to finally take him off the cast list, lol.

went to TLS again last nite, bry was in town and max and karina came too - yay!  :-)  i love you blue, you crack me up :-)

and i like the way this guy worded this about RENT   :-)

TLS was also named one of the year's best by the la times :-)

from youthresource.com:

Although Wilson may be best known for his work on My So Called Life, he shined in 1998. Among his roles, Wilson played Angel in the LA Cast of Rent. Taking on challenging roles, and taking seriously his role in our community, Wilson is one star to look out for.

you all know this:  adrian's gone from RENT, and it sucks.

do NOT let me forget this!  "The Ally Mcbeal episode "In DREAMS" which will mark the return of JESSE L. MARTIN as Dr. Greg Butters will be shown on January 11, 1999."

"i can't believe a year went by so fast."  i can't believe it's 1999 (yay prince).   it's been a great year everyone, thanks :-)

spent the evening at TLS with a buncha rentheads and a buncha sessionauts, 'twas very cool.  and thanks karen c. for paging me right as the lights went down and the show started, lol.  no harm, no foul :-)