May 21, 2004

• [#68] Greates Show of All! (–and you know I’m gonna say that)

  
  

  Many friends came to either of the Sunday shows. I was glad. It made me a proud man coz the shows (especially the last one) went beyond my/the entire crew’s anticipation, in another word, blew the audience/ourselves away. Especially the last show.

  
  

  We all knew that it’s gonna be the last show and everyone couldn’t be more serious. Before the show began, think every actor/ess pushed him/herself to get the best energy level they could and after the curtain was up, each scene just slided away so smoothly. I was standing back stage and had lots of  chances to see the audience. After each scene was finished, the actors came back behind the curtains and would give a huge triumph pose. Also when songs such as ‘L’Chaim’ and ’Wedding Dance’ were going on the stage, all people hidden behind curtain would go frenzy and dance with the actors at back stage, just as to enjoy the last few moments and feel the happiness along with each scene for one last time…coz this was the damn last show. It’s truly touching. It’s almost ridiculous that we worked so hard for months but only had chance to give 6 shows…there is always something about the money isn’t there?

  
  

  It really touched me when I saw a few audience wiping their tears with handkerchives or just their hands during the last song ‘Anatevka’. We worked hard and touched them, now they cried and touched us. What a nice give-and-return process! And at the end of the show, the ovation just seemed lasting forever! And it’s such a joyfull moment even for us standing at the backstage. I kept urging Jack, my friend aka stage manager to go out onto the stage but he always refused. He was doing an amazing job and this show wouldn’t exist if were not for him yet most people dun know how hard and how stressful his job is! After the curtain is finally down, twice, behind it were screams of joy and thousands of hugs. We had a great time and everyone knew that we were also going to leave SunMall Theatre aka Anatevka! Outside the theatre was packed with people, as usual yet a little different after the last show. I was, too, enjoying my friends telling me how good the show was. Then we had to load out. Stressful work I have to say, and it’s also bit bitter to see all those props we used for 6 shows were all dismentaled in 1-2 hours and mostly turned into garbage.

  
  

  After loading everying onto the lorry, it was already 1am…but the party just began! We went to Fuji, the bar I love to go all the time and flooded this tiny Karaoke bar with 20+ people! The master must be happy We put in ‘Sunrise Sunset’ and 20 people sang together…who needs a microphone!? And we all knew our parts just like on stage and we could do such harmony which made it the best Karaoke in the world! So much fun that night and I didn’t go home until 3am! Wish I dun have work to do the next day!!! Grrrr.

  
  

  It took me so long to update this last one because I was working on the hundreds of fotos I took during the whole process of the show, reheasals, parties, dress rehearsals, real show… A zillion of them and finally I put them on the web…so have a look HERE!

  
  

  

  
  

  ‘How often does a man get complement like that!?’

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