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Post by punctuator on Dec 27, 2006 20:29:59 GMT -5
Punctuator, I was wondering if any of his fans freaked out on him at all? I know that probably didn't happen, but I was just wondering if anyone swooned.lol. I am hoping on going to the play in march. I know it is on until the 7th. Maybe by then Neve will do a better job. I was also wondering if he meets with people after every play. I didn't expect that. I just plan on taking a peek. I don't think I will approach him. No freaking out, none at all. No fainting spells, either. Just a bit of giggling and hyperventilating, far as I could tell!  The thing is, the stage door is where it is-- and if the actors want in or out of the theatre, that's where they have to go. There aren't any security people outside, so if there's a gauntlet of fans, Cillian and company pretty much have to deal with it. Neve's the least comfortable with it, as far as I could tell. I think it's because of the "Scream" movies: some of the guys waiting for her were, well, uh, downright creepy-looking, and she tended just to blow right past 'em, going in. Michael McKean is sly and affable; Kristen Johnston is a big sweetie-- heck, one night she dragged ME in for a picture-- "You're here AGAIN?!? C'mere--!" Cillian tolerates the autograph situation. As I've said, you can tell it's not his favorite part of the process-- actually, I think he thinks it's a little daffy-- but he's certainly not rude. (Unless you're a brainless ninny who hits him with the "Silly-an" thing-- and then you had it coming, right?  ) So my advice is this: APPROACH HIM. Be polite; have him sign your program (and be darn sure to have a Sharpie on-hand). I mean, my philosophy's this: I didn't go four thousand miles NOT to approach him. How many chances do we get to do things like this, eh...? Just a note: The actors tend to start arriving about an hour before the show, and there's nothing preventing people from hanging out near the stage door and waiting. Cillian tends to cut it close, time-wise-- Beane has nothing tricky in the way of makeup or wardrobe! So grab a cup of coffee up on Monmouth or over on Neal and chill.... |
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Post by ghmugglegirl on Dec 27, 2006 20:54:21 GMT -5
Punctuator,
I am sorry to keep asking you questions but when someone meets cillian i just can't help wanted as much info as I can soooo...
Does he carry a briefcase or bag?
What does he smell like? (i know i'm weird)
did he smile at you or anyone?
did he walk from a tube station or was there a car?
is his eyes blue as they are in pics?
THANK YOU
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Post by punctuator on Dec 27, 2006 21:24:56 GMT -5
Punctuator, I am sorry to keep asking you questions but when someone meets cillian i just can't help wanted as much info as I can soooo... Does he carry a briefcase or bag? What does he smell like? (i know i'm weird) did he smile at you or anyone? did he walk from a tube station or was there a car? is his eyes blue as they are in pics? THANK YOU 1. Black backpack. 2. Pleasant, very light musk with a hint of something sweet. Catching either the nylon in his jacket or whatever dressing he's using to grease up his bangs. 3. Mumbly and a little detached with the autograph people, slight smiles through the beard. You can tell he'd like to be on his way, and he says it: "T'anks-- Gotta go--" When I approached him those two times more on our own, so to say, he was more relaxed: I'd tally it as one surprised grin and one "Aw, shucks--" smile. But I am old and homely and shameless: what do I know...? 4. He was on foot through the stage-door alley to Monmouth, as far as I could tell. He came in on foot, too-- from the north. Press night, Yvonne came up to him-- I didn't hear what she said, but it seemed to be something along the lines of "The car's over there--" meaning the south(?) end of the stage-door alley, near the theatre entrance. (But that was the night they were all heading down to the Jewel Bar for the after-party. Far as I could tell, there is NO PUBLIC PARKING in London. At all. ZIP. And no gas stations, either. I think when you buy a car in London, they give you a tankful of petrol, and when it runs out, THAZZIT. Roll out the Oyster card, bucko: yer goin' back underground! ) He seemed to be mainly on foot most nights; possibly he's catching the Tube at the Covent Garden station. 5. His eyes are more sapphire in person. It's shadowy in the stage-door alley; that shocking blue that folks associate with his eyes is partly a product, I think, of film lighting and flashbulbs. The deeper blue is lovely. Okay, okay: *sigh*...! |
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Post by katrina on Dec 27, 2006 23:26:29 GMT -5
aww yay. i just love the way you describe him punctuator lol.
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Post by hedwigsgal on Dec 28, 2006 1:56:30 GMT -5
aww yay. i just love the way you describe him punctuator lol. I have to agree with you katrina. Punctuator you really do tell a good recap. Also punctuator you made a real good point. If I am going all the way to London I should atleast meet him. I know you mentioned he is uncomfortable. I would like a picture with him. Maybe I will try. I want to see the play atleast 3 times. Maybe one of those days I will have the guts to ask for one. |
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Post by bitterpigs on Dec 28, 2006 11:09:19 GMT -5
ohhh that was great! thanks punctuator, i was dying when i read the part about his eyes! (but of course Hollywood makes them an eery blue on camera)
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Post by Miho on Dec 28, 2006 16:49:11 GMT -5
aww yay. i just love the way you describe him punctuator lol. I do too. It's one lovely description of him, makes it feel as if we were there. Thanks punctuator |
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Post by punctuator on Dec 29, 2006 13:56:09 GMT -5
Yep, it's a tough job, talking about him-- yep, sure is, uh huh-- but I suppose I'll just have to soldier on!  And now, for the completists in the group-- YEAH, RIGHT!! ;D-- I'm about ninety percent sure that these are the shoes he was wearing: www.zappos.com/n/p/p/7257407/c/1654.htmlComfy! And reasonable, too! |
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Post by Miho on Dec 29, 2006 19:07:13 GMT -5
So my advice is this: APPROACH HIM. Be polite; have him sign your program (and be darn sure to have a Sharpie on-hand). I mean, my philosophy's this: I didn't go four thousand miles NOT to approach him. How many chances do we get to do things like this, eh...? Punctuator... I'm all for your philosophy. You're soooo right. Hedwigsgal, you should at least give it a try. I would if I made it to London. Guess your words inspired me Punctuator, CB for you and Happy New Cillear ;D |
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Post by punctuator on Dec 29, 2006 21:32:50 GMT -5
Thanks, mihoyubari! Happy Cillyear to you, too! |
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Post by hedwigsgal on Dec 30, 2006 3:47:29 GMT -5
oooohhh, nice shoes Cillian.lol
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Post by pluto16 on Dec 30, 2006 11:12:57 GMT -5
I saw the play three times, and enjoyed it immensely. Cillian was brilliant in it. I saw it with Joan Regan replacing Kristen Johnson and considering she had no rehearsal time, the chemistry between her and Michael McKean was terrific.
With respect to "fans", there were a couple of people at the stage door who were just aggressive. Many were clearly autograph hounds as opposed to fans of any of the cast.
Cillian was polite but clearly uncomfortable with the whole stage door thing. He did, under duress, take a picture with a pushy "fan" the first night I saw it. However, two nights later, he was standing in front of me when someone asked to have a picture taken with him and he said and I quote "I prefer not to" and he let her take a picture of him and signed her autograph.
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Post by punctuator on Dec 30, 2006 11:49:31 GMT -5
Good grief, I hope that wasn't me. It's like we should wear name tags when they let us out in public. We were probably standing right next to each other! Know what you mean by the "pro" autograph hounds. Puts a whole new dingy gloss on stuff you see on eBay, doesn't it...? Glad you enjoyed the show! I saw Romy Tennant's first performance after Kristen fell ill; she lost a few lines, and some covering went on-- but the next night, she'd found her rhythm. Her accent was jarring, but she made a solid effort. Didn't get to see Molly when she came over-- that would have been interesting: Romy was a couple of years too young to play effectively off of Michael McKean in a husband/wife/middle-age scenario. Pity you didn't get to see Kristen, though-- her comic timing is perfect (one night she got a show-stopping round of applause after Joan's "call in sick"), and she's just a force of nature. Would have loved to have seen her as Sylvia Fowler in "The Women." Yes: Cillian's brilliant. All that sweet intensity and sadness. But the play itself triggered my editor side-- seems like, after all these years, I can't just turn it off. Without me heading in to a full-on rant, let's just say I know how I'd fix it. Nothing horrifically drastic: I just think it's missing two key elements. (Oh, and the "panties" line: that has to go. Gone. Goodbye. "Panties" and "thud" in the same sentence, Mr. Kolvenbach? Don't know who does your lingerie-- or, for that matter, your imagery in general-- but, really: Not in this reality. Not unless Spancrete and Hanes have a co-division I don't know about. ) |
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Post by punctuator on Dec 30, 2006 12:17:30 GMT -5
And wait-- there's more! Three more tunes from the "Love Song" playlist, courtesy of the manager at the New Ambassadors:
"Under the Influence of You," by James Morrison-- which slides in to "La La Love You," by the Pixies; and "I Can't Stop This Feeling I've Got," by Razorlight.
YAY--! Trying to I.D. that Morrison/Pixies thing was making me INSANE!
(And helllloooo, phone bill...! ;D)
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Post by katrina on Dec 30, 2006 23:29:25 GMT -5
Sweet! More people on the forum have seen the play. ;D
Gah! Yay! Thanks for more Love Song tunes punc. hoorraahh!
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