Here she is in joozh mode outside the thartar before the deluge
And framed against the marquee
Nice to see lots of people made an effort (is that superfan Hollis under those eyelashes..?)
I had to meet Jeff Calhoun and his partner, Michael, to hand over tickets at the stage door and by the time I returned Miss L had been swept up and deposited on the red carpet with Miss Jacki Weaver being snapped by the papps! I eventually found her and in we went. Unlike the morguesih atmosphere of the London opening this Palace was abuzz with excitement.
Across the aisle you'll spot Barbara Walters
Look how Brian Thompson designed the front cloth from my Peter Tully brooch.
I didn't take ovation shots cos I wanted to savour the triumphant reception..and I'd done all that in Toronto anyway So on to the party.
We were limmoed to Chelsea Pier where a long reception of reporters bombarded the cast with lights and mikes.
Here is Gavin Lodge from the cast with Miss L..the first of many of the cast who came to greet her as she sat....
......in this flatteringly pink hallway all night having the world come to her. She would have lasted five minutes in the thump thump thump of the main hall
which had been turned into a glam version of an outback pub and a casino. Food to last a year was heaped round the room
and Swarovski crystals dripped from the ceiling
A huge Blahnik show posed for people to sit in
And here are people losing their boas at the tables
Many wonderful Oz friends had flown over or been invited and they included Natalie Gilholme who was in Mancha with me x years ago; the divine Isabel Anderson who played Kate in "Nick Nick"; Kathy Lette, John O'May, Phil Scott,.Michael Huxley, Rob Hewitt, Jennifer Murphy, Ian Phipps and
And finally Miss Lamond with an angel, Miss Jacki Weaver. Both burstingly proud of their son and friend.
I thought he was alright too!
Beautiful photos of a magical night, TT. Thank you for sharing it with your blog devotees. Miss Lamond looks wonderful. I hope you were snapped in your snazzy get up at some point in the evening too. xx
ReplyDeleteDear Jodie I think someone took a snap but who and when I have totally forgotten...and I don't drink! It was amazing. But we are glad these bashes are few and far between all my love tt
ReplyDeleteGorgeous pics of you and Miss Lamond, TT. You look fabulous and Miss L is dazzling!! xx
ReplyDeleteI don't know if you saw it Sheldy but there was a small article in the Herald Sun (Melbourne tabloid) about what a smash you have become on B'Way and a pic of you wearing the glasses. Now I know where you were wearing them. x paulie
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