Holy.
Fucking.
Shit.
That's right. I said it. And I meant it.
Tonight, Jeff Bowen and I made our Broadway debut. It absolutely, positively defied any expectations I might have had. Actually, I didn't really have any expectations. I hoped to get all my lines out in the correct order. I hoped to remember my dance steps. I hoped that I would properly execute all my directives from Michael Berresse. Then something crazy happened....
The show started.
When Larry stepped out onstage, the crowd went nuts. Really nuts. Like, apeshit nuts.
Then things calmed down a little bit.
Then Hunter and Jeff appeared on stage, and the crowd went nuts again.
Then they calmed down a little bit.
Then, when Heidi and I came onstage, the nuttiness ensued again.
Now, I realize that tonight was a very special, highly irregular night because a lot of our SuperTossers were there (WORD TO YOU, SUPERTOSSERS!!) It was such a vibrant, heightened night! Performing for that audience was like surfing on a tasty ocean of SuperTosser waves! So delicious.
So, we did the show. My biggest mistake: I took too long saying one of my lines in Die Vampire Die, and fucked Jeff Bowen, who jumped in enthusiastically with his response solo ("Tell us, Susan!!"). Sorry about that, Jeff...I ran out of breath...I'll try to tighten that up in the future. I didn't mean to skunk you during your Broadway debut.
After the show, we got to see some really fancy people. Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley and Brian D'Arcy James and Donna Murphy and Nancy Opel and Stephanie Block were crammed into our low-budge little green room. It was f'ing crazy.
Then....
Our Company Manager came in and told us that we had to go meet our public immediately or else the police were going to come. I didnt know what he meant.
This is what he meant...
Again, I say:
Holy.
Fucking.
Shit.
I kissed a lot of hands and shook a lot of babies. It was nuts. A nice lady made me a monkey in a [tos] onesie (it's the cutest f'in thing ever). I liked seeing a lot of tossers rocking the duct tape and home-made [tos] gear!! I expecially enjoyed seeing parents there with their progeny. That rocked me. Good work, open-minded parents!
I don't think it will always be this loop-dee-loo. But it sure was fun to feel supes special for one glorious Broadway debut night.
Thank you to everyone who came out to cheer us on. Your participation in tonight's events defies my descriptive powers. It was truly magical. I think the thing that made it most special is that I got to experience it with my best friends in the whole world. And I will never, ever forget it.
Thank you to everyone who was there...
(Special thanks for John K for making us this video, proving the whole thing was not a dream...)
Welcome to Broadway
Jul 06, 2008 by Susan | Add commentSean/Jarrod/Matt & Steff
Jul 05, 2008 by Jeff | Add commentSo, if you've been following the adventures of Sean Bryan and his cohorts as they do their damndest to get to NYC for [title of show] from down under, here's some big news...
Woohoo!
Woohoo!
Well...
Jul 05, 2008 by Hunter | Add commentJuly 5th is here. It's on people. To our tossers that got us here. Thank you. We're gonna do our best to rock all of your collective tosasses. Broadway...here we come....holy crap. Broadway. It's so classy!
Gypsy Run
Jul 04, 2008 by Jeff | Add commentWhen I came down the hallway towards the stage for our places call, I was shocked to hear how many people were in the house tonight for the gypsy run. Most of you peeps who made it were either involved with the show, knew someone pretty high up, or you stole them from our intern, Leah Harris. I honestly thought there would only be about 20 people there. I was wrong.
My apologies to Hunter for dropping about 6 lines in our opening scene. Hunter, are you still mad at me? I got nervous to call "line" to Leah (who was on book in the front row) because I think it would have scared her more that I called for a line than me not knowing what I was supposed to say. Not that she's not a fantastic prompter, but c'mon people that has to be nerve-racking to be in charge of calling out actor lines for a Broadway dress rehearsal. Leah just recently graduated high school, so I equate her experience with the fantasy of: if I were on-book for "City of Angels" in 1990. I would've been terrified of James Naughton and Rachel York. JNaugton is of course the equivalent to "Jeff" and Rachel York is of course, "Hunter."
Since no one has ever seen the bway version of the show before, no one has any idea what lines were dropped...so that's good.
I love being back in the arena with my tos cohorts. FIRST PREVIEW this Saturday. Holy balls, people. This is happening.
My apologies to Hunter for dropping about 6 lines in our opening scene. Hunter, are you still mad at me? I got nervous to call "line" to Leah (who was on book in the front row) because I think it would have scared her more that I called for a line than me not knowing what I was supposed to say. Not that she's not a fantastic prompter, but c'mon people that has to be nerve-racking to be in charge of calling out actor lines for a Broadway dress rehearsal. Leah just recently graduated high school, so I equate her experience with the fantasy of: if I were on-book for "City of Angels" in 1990. I would've been terrified of James Naughton and Rachel York. JNaugton is of course the equivalent to "Jeff" and Rachel York is of course, "Hunter."
Since no one has ever seen the bway version of the show before, no one has any idea what lines were dropped...so that's good.
I love being back in the arena with my tos cohorts. FIRST PREVIEW this Saturday. Holy balls, people. This is happening.
Monday Morning Dance Party!
Jun 29, 2008 by Hunter | Add commentSo it's Monday. Maybe you rocked it hard at a Gay Pride party. Maybe you rocked it with the Lord at church. Maybe you rocked it at a pride church party...[tos] loves you all, but the point is, you might be at a cubicle or a touch sleepy. I say log on, buy a bunch o tix for [tos] on Broadway, tell your co-workers you've done this then crank these two videos for Lundi Musique [tos]Dance Party.*
*Note: [tos]Dance Party may cause you to get fired. We don't what that, so hopefully your boss is cool and has mad-ass moves. Now dance it up tossers. We'll be teching the show for you!
*Note: [tos]Dance Party may cause you to get fired. We don't what that, so hopefully your boss is cool and has mad-ass moves. Now dance it up tossers. We'll be teching the show for you!
TicketGanza 2008
Jun 29, 2008 by Susan | Add commentA minute ago, we had a TicketGanza in the lobby of the Lyceum Theatre. I thought maybe 20 or 30 people would come out to wish us well and get some half-price tickets. The turn out turned out to be more than we expected. It was so much fun to meet all sorts of people who are tossers.
Here's a photo of the tiniest tossers getting their tos on...

Come on!
Here's a photo of the tiniest tossers getting their tos on...

Come on!
Wanna know what's weird?
Jun 29, 2008 by Heidi | Add commentLooking out the stage door of the Lyceum Theatre on 46th street and seeing the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre down the street where The Little Mermaid is playing. I mean, I miss my fish, but come on. Who else was gonna play Heidi in [title of show]? Heidi Klum? She could do the bra scene, but I don't know if she can handle all them lines... There's Heidi Montag! But she's too busy being famous for nothing... Wait! Can Heidi Fleiss sing? If she can belt a D I think she could really put butts in the seats... Just sayin'...
Kids aside, being in that theatre yesterday rocked my world. I feel so lucky to be apart of this whole thing and whatever happens to us and our show, I'm so grateful and glad to be on the ride.
Broadway on 3. One. Two. Three. BROADWAY!
Kids aside, being in that theatre yesterday rocked my world. I feel so lucky to be apart of this whole thing and whatever happens to us and our show, I'm so grateful and glad to be on the ride.
Broadway on 3. One. Two. Three. BROADWAY!
Wow.
Jun 29, 2008 by Hunter | Add commentHey tossers. So just home from the first day in the Lyceum Theatre and I have so many feelings. It was a surreal day. The theatre is stunning and the fact that our little engine is chuggin there on Broadway is well...cramazing. Lots o work to do, but I'm game, so keep telling nine people. We heart you guys so much. In fact we heart you so much we are installing new seats in the Lyceum so that we're all in shape for swim suit season! Our tos show rock star John Kazlauskas sent us this video and we couldn't resist ordering them. I hope the Shubert Organization doesn't mind.
Moving Into our New Home
Jun 28, 2008 by Jeff | Add commentSo, I'm super excited because we move into the Lyceum today. Astonishing.
I can't wait to decorate my dressing room and get to know all the staff at our new home. It's crazy y'all! [tos] is starting performances on Broadway in A WEEK!!! AAAAAHHHH! That is me screaming in both delight and terror -- but mostly delight.
For those of you tossers who are coming to see us when performances begin and have mentioned coming to the stage door, you should know that the Lyceum is one of those theatres where the stage door is in the back of the theatre. So as you audience folk enter the Lyceum from 45th street, us cast folk enter the stage door on 46th street. So, if you want your playbill signed by Susan, you better run fast when the show comes down and book it around the block or her invisible jet will have left.
I can't wait to decorate my dressing room and get to know all the staff at our new home. It's crazy y'all! [tos] is starting performances on Broadway in A WEEK!!! AAAAAHHHH! That is me screaming in both delight and terror -- but mostly delight.
For those of you tossers who are coming to see us when performances begin and have mentioned coming to the stage door, you should know that the Lyceum is one of those theatres where the stage door is in the back of the theatre. So as you audience folk enter the Lyceum from 45th street, us cast folk enter the stage door on 46th street. So, if you want your playbill signed by Susan, you better run fast when the show comes down and book it around the block or her invisible jet will have left.
CREATION NATION....tonight!
Jun 24, 2008 by Jeff | Add commentIt's last minute peeps, but the [tos] gang will be appearing as guests at Creation Nation on Tuesday night June 24th...THAT'S TONIGHT at the Zipper Theatre. Visit http://www.thezipperfactory.com/shows.html for more info. This thing sells out super-fast and is a laugh riot. Come check it out if you're free!
PS. That popcorn video below is a hoax, so quit trying to make it work at home.
PS. That popcorn video below is a hoax, so quit trying to make it work at home.