An Act of God in LA

asmith0307
#1An Act of God in LA
Posted: 8/26/15 at 12:11am

Looks like An Act of God is headed to LA with Sean Hayes! I'd be interested to see it again.

 

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Lord-Almighty-AN-ACT-OF-GOD-is-LA-Bound-with-Sean-Hayes-as-God-20150826

Updated On: 8/26/15 at 12:11 AM

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skies
#2An Act of God in LA
Posted: 8/26/15 at 12:23am

Interesting coincidence.

Both being TV stars.


"when I’m on stage I see the abyss and have to overcome it by telling myself it’s only a play." - Helen Mirren
Updated On: 8/26/15 at 12:23 AM

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#3An Act of God in LA
Posted: 8/26/15 at 12:42am

I'm sure he'll be great! 

 

I'm not surprised at all that they are doing this. Though the play itself is far from perfect, it's very entertaining, and it's a great way to show off whichever comedic actor you cast. It seems like the kind of thing they could have kept open for a long time, while frequently switching out the star (a la Hedwig or Love Letters) and keeping the jokes up to date. 

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VernonGersch
#4An Act of God in LA
Posted: 8/26/15 at 1:58am

Incredibly excited for this - Sean is such a talent - and anything directed by Joe Mantello is always elevated to extraordinary levels.  I heard great things about the show out of NYC as well.

For all the bitching and moaning I've done about the lack of a great season at the Ahmanson, once again, they pull out a great surprise - as they have done in seasons past bringing Broadway productions like FOLLIES and BLITHE SPIRT - and heck even that Christopher Plummer one man show a few years ago.

 

 

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#5An Act of God in LA
Posted: 8/26/15 at 2:58am

While I will see this, the rumored transfer for an LA season only of Gypsy from London would have been my first choice! 


Well I didn't want to get into it, but he's a Satanist. Every full moon he sacrifices 4 puppies to the Dark Lord and smears their blood on his paino. This should help you understand the score for Wicked a little bit more. Tazber's: Reply to Is Stephen Schwartz a Practicing Christian

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#6An Act of God in LA
Posted: 8/26/15 at 3:17am

Can we have a female God or gender-less ? The possibilities are endless !

mamaleh
#7An Act of God in LA
Posted: 8/26/15 at 9:06am

Wish Sean Hayes would have done the play here.  In that case, I'd have opted to see it. Parsons seems a one-trick pony to me most of the time--the exception being THE NORMAL HEART. 

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#8An Act of God in LA
Posted: 8/26/15 at 10:49am

I thought the final show was going to be between Little Dancer, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, or Ragtime. This is such a surprise. I've heard only great things about this play. Can't wait to see it. Sean will be great. I loved him in Promises, Promises.

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#9An Act of God in LA
Posted: 8/26/15 at 12:21pm

After months of waiting we finally get an answer on the empty slot in the 2015-2016 CTG/Ahamnson season.   I, too, was hoping that the show would be "Little Dancer", "Hedwig" or maybe even "The Visit" or another musical in development (just wishing).  And if "Gypsy" really came to LA with Imedla Staunton I would once again bow down at CTG's feet like I did when they brought out "Follies".  I can only imagine how difficult it is to find and schedule a show that needs to fit into a narrow window at the beginning of the year. I'm sure CTG pursued a number of options.   So "Act of God" with Sean Hayes is a fine choice.  And it was one of the shows I decided not to see on my 15 show marathon in New York last spring so I'm looking forward to seeing it.

Updated On: 8/26/15 at 12:21 PM

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newintown
#10An Act of God in LA
Posted: 8/26/15 at 12:38pm

Interesting that they're going with a type so similar to Parsons - what they might have called "flamboyant" in the 50s or 60s. I don't recall anything in the text that specifies the character must have a queeny persona, but Parson's did generate more laughs than a different type might have (I thought).

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cglaid
#11An Act of God in LA
Posted: 8/26/15 at 1:37pm

Now here's a reason to see the show. Looking forward to seeing Sean. Do you think Christopher Fitzgerald will join him?

Updated On: 8/26/15 at 01:37 PM

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darquegk
#12An Act of God in LA
Posted: 8/26/15 at 6:16pm

Isn't the conceit that God has inhabited the body of a famous person? Jim Parsons isn't playing God, Jim Parsons is playing God in the body of Jim Parsons. If effete-and-quirky-but-not-exactly-flaming worked well for the first major staging, it makes sense they'd look for a different celebrity in that mold. 

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#13An Act of God in LA
Posted: 8/26/15 at 8:30pm

Saw it with Parsons in NY and won't be bothering to re-visit it in LA.

 

I felt it was little more than a stand-up routine with fairly obvious jokes. Not terrible, but instantly forgettable.  An OK way to kill an evening for $25. At over $100, it's obscenely overpriced.

Updated On: 8/26/15 at 08:30 PM

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VernonGersch
#14An Act of God in LA
Posted: 8/27/15 at 12:38am

wait, there was talk on bringing over Imedla Staunton's GYPSY from the West End?  whoa, that would have been ahhh-ma-zing.

 

 

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rosscoe(au)
#15An Act of God in LA
Posted: 8/27/15 at 5:52pm

Vernon, from what I hear it's not dead yet, the gypsy transfer. Heard about it during the run of bent 


Well I didn't want to get into it, but he's a Satanist. Every full moon he sacrifices 4 puppies to the Dark Lord and smears their blood on his paino. This should help you understand the score for Wicked a little bit more. Tazber's: Reply to Is Stephen Schwartz a Practicing Christian

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VernonGersch
#16An Act of God in LA
Posted: 8/27/15 at 9:30pm

having Gypsy with Imelda Staunton in Los Angeles would be sublime

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#17An Act of God in LA
Posted: 8/27/15 at 9:57pm

I'd love for CTG to get Gypsy anytime in the near future.

Updated On: 8/27/15 at 09:57 PM

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#18An Act of God in LA
Posted: 11/24/15 at 3:32pm

Ahmanson Theatre replaced Titanic with Grey Gardens starring Rachel York and Betty Buckley jul2-aug14

http://www.centertheatregroup.org/Global/Production/2016/bridges-madison-county/FINAL%20Program,%20'Bridges'.pdf

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#19An Act of God in LA
Posted: 11/24/15 at 3:52pm

Wow!

Adair Haywind
#20An Act of God in LA
Posted: 11/24/15 at 4:53pm

Ahmanson Theatre replaced Titanic with Grey Gardens 

THIS MAKES ME SOOOO HAPPY!

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emo_geek
#21An Act of God in LA
Posted: 11/24/15 at 5:15pm

Has there been an announcement? Titanic is still on the website, but it does appear that it is true....


"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

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JoseLee_
#22An Act of God in LA
Posted: 11/24/15 at 5:19pm

It's inside The Bridges program (my link) and on the Ahmanson facebook page they dont even include titanic in their banner. They will delete it.. it's not like it was available for tickets at the time.

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rosscoe(au)
#23An Act of God in LA
Posted: 3/10/16 at 2:45am

Saw this tonight, Sean Hayes was wonderful. Very funny show with some very insightful ideas 


Well I didn't want to get into it, but he's a Satanist. Every full moon he sacrifices 4 puppies to the Dark Lord and smears their blood on his paino. This should help you understand the score for Wicked a little bit more. Tazber's: Reply to Is Stephen Schwartz a Practicing Christian

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VernonGersch
#24An Act of God in LA
Posted: 3/10/16 at 3:31am

agreed - one of my favorite things I've seen at the ahamnson.