and an old one from tucson last year with anika - missed it at the time.

if you missed it on the board, steve's gonna sing his new songs sunday afternoon at the tiffany, around 5:30.  we'll be there :-)

michael has a new understudies board up - go post :-)

i'm s00000 incredibly busy at work.  ack.

geez it's almost april and i have no travel plans 'cept san francisco.  sux.

have you seen this in austin?  we kinda missed the 'early ticket sales' but they did some nice advertising.   thanks karen c :-)

i'm waaaaaaay behind on email again.  i'm not ignoring you, just waaaaaaaay behind :-)

i finally went and saw "shakespeare in love" yesterday - i loved it.  and saw TLS saturday - and the ad all the fans paid for was in the paper yesterday - cool :-)

i'm so out of it, i didn't even know this existed.

and here's some of adam's pictures from l.a. (angel tour)

stacy, patty, katy - weren't some of you planning a y2k rent party?  looks like the show'll be in st. paul, close enough for you?   (and no, i'm still not coming, it's too damn cold!  nice gif from the ordway tho :-)

remember jess's play i posted here a little while ago?  john mandes picked it up and is going to produce it in denver, along with another one of hers.  how cool is that!?   congratulations jess - road trip comin' up! :-)

yeah, so kenna's replaced alia on broadway.  cool.

tickets for steve's reprise performance as gideon in TLS april 14th are selling out. call barry at Being Alive (310.289.2551) to get your name on the ticket reservation list soon if you plan to go!

chris, where the hell are you?  did you lose all your money in vegas and can't get back to l.a?  :-)

from indianapolis: "Its success, which has been recreated on the road, is a phenomenon not unlike the Grateful Dead, with Rent groupies seeing the show over and over."  heh :-)

indianapolis is kickin' into gear - thanks mike, melissa & kyle!   here's article #1 (good stuff from scott) and article #2 (five million? well, at least they tried, eh melissa? ;-) and a "who's who".

i only said it like that cuz roger says it like that. heh  :-)
i'm thrilled - summer's comin' -  heat! yeaaaaahhhhhh!  :-)

here's another article from east lansing (about the lifecafe).

this article's for lars.

next week is equality begins at home week.

randomness that made me laugh :-)

and another one about christian.

and the first review from east lansing.

some more AT closing night l.a. pictures (click on "l.a. closing" when you get there).

don't miss steve's reprise performance as gideon in TLS april 14th! call barry at Being Alive (310.289.2551) to get your name on the ticket reservation list.

so.  san francisco.  april 11th matinee.  daphne's last.  mandy, stacey & i will be there - the rest of you - get up there.

and here's one from charlotte.  we already knew the run had been extended there, but 400 subscribers asked for their money back.  sherri and i found the reason amusing - thanks sherri :-)

and damn, this is a lovely article/review about TLS.

~ congratulations TLS! ~

los angeles drama critics circle awards:  best musical direction (bob & barry), best writing (lyrics - steve), best writing (book - jimmy), and best featured performance (maisey).  wow!  congratulations everyone! :-)

karen c. brought me a charlie brown t-shirt, playbill & cd from new york. thank you - too cute! :-)

oh, and traffic school sucked. next time it can just go on the damn record.

this is good news, now let's get them to pass it.

stacy's angel tour pictures are up (click on 'pictures' when you get there - thanks stacy :-)

AT:   a san francisco review is up - check out the pictures in this review - click on the thumbnails.  i wish we had shots like that of that boy above :-)  thanks karen c!

i'll be in A13 on april 11th (unless i win the lottery which i suck at) (then again, nadia will be there and she works wonders :-)

i updated the locations where you can buy 'maracujah' - there's more than we thought.  thanks melanie :-)

here's the first review from milwaukee.

if you missed steve playing gideon last month, don't miss it again!

the lack of further updates today is the fault of el nino ;-)

"we're all circling the drain, waiting for the big suck".  hahahahaha!

road trip comin' up :-)

just something else that caught my eye -
other top news in dayton:
"ugly emu on run from owners" :-)

and another couple of articles from milwaukee (click on march '99 when you get there).

a note from steve:
(and i can't wait to hear this new material)

"Lots of news: First of all, I as I said in the last diary, on Monday I am going into the studio to record (at least) five new songs -- some of which I've done live in my concerts, including A Simple Faith. It will be a simple piano/vocal recording and if you want one, it will cost $10.

BUT I am not using this money to fund the CD as I said. I am going to direct this money to pay for a big ad in the LA Times Sunday Calendar. It's been a source of continual frustration here that we cannot get one iota of electronic media in this town. No TV, no radio, no nuthin.

Consequently, the show attendance is beginning to suffer. People just do not know that we are here!

So, I need to raise $3000 by a week from Tuesday and the only way I know how to do that is to offer music in exchange for money. So, here's the deal, don't send money yet. Send, instead, a pledge to cd@bonusround.com and tell me if you'll pledge to buy one of the cassettes.

You can also pre-order the new CD for $15. Again, don't send money. Just send a note telling me you want to be included on this deal. So, your email would say, "I want the new cassette so I pledge $10." Or "I want both the new cassette and the new CD so I pledge $25."

If anyone wants to pledge a larger amount for the ad, above and beyond the $10 that would be GREATLY appreciated. I've never done anything like this before, but I felt like it was my last recourse. Martha pledged $100 and challenged others to do the same."

maaaan, TLS was good yesterday. jimmy went on for p.m and michael (buster) went on for jeff.  the show was terrific.  jimmy was hilarious and michael was fantastic! :-)  then we went over to this easter seals tv taping thingy that the cast was singing on... 'cept we left cuz it looked like it wasn't going to end anytime this weekend - hope the cast made it back for the late show :-)

and the first review from dayton (thanks mike :-)

you can still order 'maracujah' from www.spiritriver.com - they are taking orders.  get this cd, it's great!

l.a. - get to TLS tonite - important!

blbc cast party:

what i want to know is, do they really think there'll be anything left in this room once they start renting it out?  ;-)

SAN FRANCISCO -There's no day like today to experience the newest addition to the Hotel Triton's popular designer suite collection: Room for Rent. Like Rent, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning Broadway musical, this unique suite celebrates the heart and spirit of a generation.

Available to the public on Friday, March 5, 1999, the Room for Rent opening coincides with Rent's San Francisco premiere. Performances of Rent begin on March 3, 1999 at the Golden Gate Theatre.

Room for Rent reflects Rent's youthful energy and eclectic mix of styles and tastes. Inspired by Puccini's La Boheme, Rent is a joyous, breathtaking and often bittersweet musical that celebrates a community of artists as they struggle with the soaring hopes and tough realities of today's world.

Designed by Matthew Maraffi, Rent Assistant Set Designer, the Room for Rent comes complete with heat, electricity and all the comforts of home (keys provided at the front desk - we won't ask guests to wait on the street while the key is tossed out the window). Maraffi integrates several of the loft's signature elements and themes including, a China lantern, stainless steel coffee table, and beaded lamp shades. Leopard-print carpet throughout (a nod to Mimi's boots), and a geometric print bedspread fashioned from fabric used for Roger's shirt.

The exterior of the door features the same criss-cross chain and pad lock that Benny affixes to Mark and Roger's door when he attempts to evict them from their apartment. The suite also contains a mural by artist Billy who created the artwork displayed at the Nederlander Theatre in New York, in addition to artifacts, photos and other images from the production.

In the bedroom, the bedside tables, armoire and desk are distressed and painted. The walls are glazed Rent blue over white. The custom-tailored bedspread and headboard are made from the black and white geometric print shirt fabric used for the character Roger. A side arm chair and the sofa are upholstered in what would best be described as "tacky chic" velour stripe. The private bar contains a variety of products form the production for the purchase including, CD's, temporary tattoos, stationary, and T-shirts.

The bathroom walls are painted to look like brushed aluminum. The pocket shower curtain contains props and accessories based on Angel's costume. A skirt that hangs from the bathroom sink is made from Mimi's trademark turquoise plastic pant fabric. Framed art from the production hangs on the walls. The closet, located just outside the bathroom, contains three costumes from the show: Angel's Santa suit, Roger's shirt and a tie-dyed T-shirt.

Furnishings for the Room for Rent are on loan from the production company's private collection or handcrafted exclusively for the Hotel Triton. Original cast recording available on Dreamworks Records, CD's and cassettes. The Hotel Triton is located at 342 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, Calif., 94108.

Guests of the Hotel Triton can experience the Room for Rent for $299, single or double occupancy, based on availability. Call (800) 433-6611 or (415) 394-0500 for reservations.

this TLS flamewar on the board is cracking me UP.  good GOD people, if you don't want to hear about anything but rent, go start your own damn board - this one is *mine* and we'll post whateverthehell we want to post about. 

my favorite moment: at curtain the entire cast turned around, got down on their knees and bowed to the band.  i loved that! :-)

and mark's collins was the best i've ever seen him do it.  love trey & kamilah. alan's solo rocked :-)i took lots of pictures but no time to do anything with them until maybe tonite.

mandy, you rock :-)  i can't even tell you guys all that this girl has done for me in the last month.  thank you :-)  and thanx everyone else (bry, deme, chrissy, everyone) for the ticket help last nite - man, i FUCKED that up :-)

i actually did update saturday, i just didn't upload it, so now it's in the archives <- over there on the menu.