Happy New Year Cyrano!!!

January 3, 2008 · Filed under Carman Lacivita

Kevin Kline
January 1st, and we return from the New year’s Eve aftermath.  It was a relatively uneventful New Year’s especially for me.  I went to dinner by myself and ate at my fave Thai Place Pam Real Thai Food.  It is the best Thai food in the city, no argument on that front. I have taken a few cast members to this place and unfortunately they did not like it, we wet on a Sunday and you should not eat there on that day, not the same chef, however I digress. We went to anther thai place and they loved it.  Incidentally Jennifer Garner joined us and she isn’ t too familiar with Thai food or phrases, and she was very sweet to the staff, who were fawning over her.  I got to order for the table at this particular meal, and it was a good time by all.  I think the best was hearing Jennifer speak Thai to the staff, saying thank you in the language.

So the PBS crew is here and everything is a bit brighter, shinier and lustier so the cameras can pick us up.  They will be shooting us for a few days.  It’s kind of exciting to have these extra crew men here in the last week of performance.  There is definitly an air of excitement permeating the theater as they get ready to shoot us tonight.  The producers and the director also returned for tonight’s performance.  PBS in the house The cast was sharing their thoughts about how the night went and it was definitly a wonky night.  Jennifer slipped twice in the same spot, same day, two different shows, and both times at the curtain call.  The audience gasped, but of course the Garner bounded up with such grace.  Kevin Kline comes in after her to take a bow, and he would mime slipping to take the focus off what could have been a disaster.  The audience responded both times with cheers and applause.This January 2nd performance also marked the first time the entire cast was back.  We haven’t been together for a while, due to illness, injury, and or vacations, but it was great to have the entire energy of the cast restored.At Rosie O’Grady’s Another incident happened during my on stage fight with Mr. Kline.  As soon as our swords connected at the time I attack him, just before I die, Cyrano’s sword broke off and flung into the onstage crowd, smacking an actress in the face. So, Kevin is left with the hilt of the sword in his hand, and he mimes a stab to my chest.  At that point I have a sword and he does not.  What was I supposed to do?  I just drop my sword, fall down and he mimes a stab to my chest!  I wanted to giggle about it, but I was to busy writhing across the stage to see where the damn sword flew!  No one stage was moving, so I figured nothing was wrong, so I roll over and die.  We get off stage and I see this actress holding her face.  The sword smacked her but luckily did not cut her.  She was clearly shaken, as was I.  Thank God, it wasn’t worse.  The show continued and we still got the usual standing O!Nance Williamson and Chris Sarandon  

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