BWW Reader Feedback - 11/8/09

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Photo Coverage: MARILYN - FOREVER BLONDE
Posted: 11/8/2009
I went to see Sunny’s play at the Leicester Square Theatre, London a week last Thursday, I must admit I went with trepidation......having been so disappointed in the past when actresses have attempted to capture Marilyn. I have gone into the theatre or watched films with great expectations only to be bitterly disappointed and come out feeling thoroughly let down. Not on that Thursday! From the moment the curtains were pulled back and I saw and heard Sunny I was captivated! She does our girl proud! She looks absolutely stunning...so like Marilyn you would swear you were in the same room with her! She is the 1962 Marilyn as this is the time zone when the play was taking place. And boy does she look like the 1962 Marilyn! What a performance! Sunny is on stage throughout the play on her own.....some interjections from cleverly recorded and replayed soundtracks and backdrop pictures. You might think this would be boring....not so!.....not for one second did my mind wander.....I was mesmerised! TBC

Photo Coverage: 'The Lover and the Poet' The Acting Company Benefit Performance 2009/11/03
Posted: 11/8/2009
It doesn’t get much better than this--celebrating my wife’s birthday on an evening with Kevin Kline, Meryl Streep, Shakespeare and Cole Porter. Kevin Kline starts with a Cole Porter tune from Kiss Me Kate: “Brush up your Shakespeare (which my wife and I did for two weeks) Start quoting him now Brush up your Shakespeare and the women you will wow” It set the mood for a light hearted romp over heady Shakespeare. After the performance we had cocktails and dinner with the two stars (and a hundred or so other folk)—delightful! Kline came to our table at the behest of another proud husband to wish his wife a happy birthday. Then two charming young ladies at our table asked Kline to introduce them to Meryl; which he graciously did. A “Delovely” evening.

Photo Coverage: MARILYN - FOREVER BLONDE
Posted: 11/8/2009
Continued..... Sunny Thompson is absolutely magical in capturing Marilyn and deserves all the accolades she has won and will win for this part. She portrays Marilyn as the very warm, funny, fun loving and at times unhappy woman that she was ......we all know Marilyn was no angel and that is partly why we love her so much...warts and all.....she was real! And Sunny brings to the stage a jaw dropping convincing portrayal of the woman we so admire and love. Sunny received a standing ovation at the end of the show which was thoroughly deserved. For a Marilyn fan this performance of Marilyn Forever Blonde is an absolute must....not to be missed at any cost! Since then I have been to see the show another 3 times, making 4 in all. Going again next Thursday and then for the last night! I can't keep away....it is like spending time with Marilyn! You can see Sunny in Marilyn Forever Blonde at the Leicester Square Theatre, 6 Leicester Place, London, WC2H 7BX until 18th November 2009. Book now…Box Office 0844 847 2475

PHANTOM Sequel LOVE NEVER DIES to Premiere March 2010 in London, November 2010 in New York
Posted: 11/8/2009
I love the Phantom of the Opera, but sequels never pay off. Lloyd Webber should leave the story at the cliff hanger. To do a sequel is too big a risk. I do not think the story line fits in with the Phantom's character. I think developing the characters dilutes the mystery of the whole concept and the mystery is the glue which bound the story together. I do hope it is successful, though.

Photo Coverage: The Cast of Paper Mill Playhouse's ON THE TOWN Meets the Press! 2009/11/05
Posted: 11/8/2009
Hi Brian! This is your cousin Beth Russell Berry in Dallas, TX. My mom sent me link via your mom. WOW, I am so proud of you. Would LOVE to see you live - someday, I will. love, Beth