chat_guest2001: Any final questions for Stephen?
bummer2323: Where you surprised by the fan following?
japjoea: What did you do in between takes to relax?
Jordi32196: Just tell Stephen I thought he was wonderful in his role. :-)
chat_guest2001: on relaxing....
sirenia2525: Yes, he was a great Captain
Mayfair51: And that we miss him, all of you!
chat_guest2001: he drank tea, coffee, and smoked cigarettes
chat_guest2001: and did the cryptic crosswords
japjoea: You will all be sorlly missed!!
indianajgirl44: yep!!!
japjoea: HAHAHA!
bummer2323: WE LOVE YOU GUYS!!
sirenia2525: is he good at those puzzles?
chat_guest2001: He says he misses you as well!
Jordi32196: Tell him to visit the message board soon, I'll have something up there for you guys. :-)
chat_guest2001: on the puzzles - I helped him with the harder ones
blacky_blacky: he made a perfect foil for Jack!!!
jackaltrades: Did he do any improvisation on the "infamous" licking scene with Blackbeard?
bummer2323: We've really enjoyed chatting with you both, it would be so nice to see you both on the message board when possible
japjoea: We would love it if he could do this again soon.
chat_guest2001: on Blackbeard.....
chat_guest2001: he says the problem was the touching up of the makeup
bummer2323: Ewwww...
chat_guest2001: Hori kept licking the makeup off
jackaltrades: (I thought his expressions were hilarious during that scene!)
sirenia2525: LOL!
bummer2323: yuck!
indianajgirl44: yuck!
indianajgirl44: heheheh
chat_guest2001: (they knew each other before the shoot)
blacky_blacky: i loved Blackbeard!!! and Nardo!!!
bummer2323: LOL!
chat_guest2001: on the fan following....
Jordi32196: LOL
jackaltrades: I believe they both had parts in The Piano Lesson?
japjoea: That was a great scene. Especially, considering he made it though it at all
Shirley_LeVasseur: Hori is like a living cartoon
sirenia2525: Hori did, I know
chat_guest2001: He wasn't really surprised, because he felt the show had a real quality to it
sirenia2525: or The Piano
japjoea: Without laughing I mean.
chat_guest2001: It's all shot on 35 mm film
chat_guest2001: but the cost is so low here
jackaltrades: (Sorry, that's what I meant.)
chat_guest2001: so you can create a high quality visual look
chat_guest2001: you can see an enormous depth in the scenes
chat_guest2001: the effect of the light is more subtle and has more depth
japjoea: They should release all the eps on video.
Shirley_LeVasseur: dvd
bummer2323: both
blacky_blacky: never mind the videos...just put the show back on!!!
japjoea: Bummer's right, both.
Shirley_LeVasseur: lol
bummer2323: LOL
chat_guest2001: Stephen is now off the line
bummer2323: NO!
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chat_guest2001: and he wishes everyone a Merry Christmas
japjoea: BRAVO BLACKY!!
Shirley_LeVasseur: :)
indianajgirl44: that's nice
Mayfair51: It was so nice of him to join us!
chat_guest2001: I'm still here, however! :)
sirenia2525: yes, it was
bummer2323: Yippee
indianajgirl44: **cheers**
jackaltrades: Merry Christmas + thanks for the good work entertaining us all!
bummer2323 applauds
Jordi32196: Stuart, thank you for getting Stephen into contact with us! I'd
hoped to hear from him. :-)
Mayfair51: We love you Stuart!
Shirley_LeVasseur: how long did you play Frank N Furter?
bummer2323: Love your stuff!
blacky_blacky: tell me something...why did napoleon and thegovernour have two
different last names?
indianajgirl44: yeah!
chat_guest2001: on Frankenfurter....
Mayfair51: Different fathers?
bummer2323: never thought of that, blacky
chat_guest2001: we did a 6 month tour in NZ
chat_guest2001: it was such fun!
Shirley_LeVasseur: I bet!
chat_guest2001: It was called the *New* Rocky Horror Show
bummer2323: didn't napoleon change his to sound more french?
blacky_blacky: and why did the governor's wife have an american accent?
(excuse the spelling!!)
chat_guest2001: it was directed and designed in Australia
chat_guest2001: very very high tech
chat_guest2001: an excellent cast
japjoea: Hey, that's great, the party ain't over yet. But please wish Stuart
a merry Christmas for all of us
chat_guest2001: when I got the call to audition for it
chat_guest2001: I thought I was auditioning for the Narrator
bummer2323: i'd like to see stuart in rocky horror
Shirley_LeVasseur: lol "no neck"
chat_guest2001: because I was 43 at the time
bummer2323: LOL...rude awakening
japjoea: How much did he enjoy playing Franky in Rocky
chat_guest2001: I thought it was blow for people over 40
chat_guest2001: I really enjoyed it
bummer2323: If you could play any role at all, what would it be?
Shirley_LeVasseur: cool
chat_guest2001: when they shifted the scene (i.e. moved the production) from Auckland to Wellington
chat_guest2001: in the opening scene, when Frank comes down the elevator...
chat_guest2001: his heels are 5" heels
Shirley_LeVasseur: OMG
sirenia2525: yikes!
chat_guest2001: I had gotten used to the feel of the set and the steps
Mayfair51: Sexy! LOL!
indianajgirl44: whoa!
chat_guest2001: they had lowed the floor by 3 inches (from the Wellington setup) without telling me
japjoea: What is your favorite memory from the show, either in front of or
behind the sceancs
Shirley_LeVasseur: uh oh
sirenia2525: oh boy
chat_guest2001: with those heels, that's quite a difference
chat_guest2001: so I very nearly fell over
bummer2323: OUCH
indianajgirl44: ouch
Mayfair51: Kodak moment!
sirenia2525: oh no
sirenia2525: lol Mayfair
chat_guest2001: Mark Hadlow (who played King George) was Riff Raff
Shirley_LeVasseur: ha!
japjoea: My favorite character!
chat_guest2001: Jennifer Ward Lealand was Janet Weiss
joxersfan: I have to go! Thank you for chatting, Stuart! Say Hello to Stephen
for me! Please join the JoaT MB! We'd love to have you there!
chat_guest2001: I saw her last night in fact (ed. note: at the Auckland
Theatre Company's Christmas party, where he "plugged" the chat to Kevin Smith and
others)
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Shirley_LeVasseur: Weisssssss!
chat_guest2001: she just finished playing the Witch in "Into The Woods" for the
Aukland Theatre Co.
chat_guest2001: She sends her regards to everyone
Shirley_LeVasseur: :)
japjoea: Bye Joxersfan, will you be on later?
chat_guest2001: Michael (her husband, Michael Hurst) is directing a Xena episode at the moment
bummer2323: jenna is already gone...
jackaltrades: I was wondering if you appeared in the Canadian-NZ
co-production "The Ray Bradbury Theater"?
chat_guest2001: His feature film "Jubilee" did very well here...
japjoea: Oh well, I'll drop her a line later.
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japjoea: I missed that
Mayfair51: Stuart, if would you like to do something more than acting?
Directing, perhaps?
Mayfair51: What did I say?LOL
chat_guest2001: "Vertical Limit" has just opened over there, and I believe
Angie is over in America with Tem (i.e. Temuera Morrison) for the premiere
chat_guest2001: so that's why she's not here
bummer2323: DARNIT
sirenia2525: oh wow
indianajgirl44: no wonder!
chat_guest2001: To Shirley -by the way, I think the website you've made for Josh is
wonderful!
japjoea: Oh well...
Shirley_LeVasseur: gosh *blush*
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Shirley_LeVasseur: (thanks! It's all Josh's fault))
chat_guest2001: Actually, Maribel, I started out as a director
chat_guest2001: I've done an awful lot of stage and radio and television work
Mayfair51: Cool!!!
chat_guest2001: no film work yet
sirenia2525: Stuart, it was nice chatting with you. Thank you for doing this.
I have to go now. Merry Christmas!
chat_guest2001: And I have no particular preference between stage and television work
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bummer2323: you're on a first name basis, mayfair!
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Jordi32196: Later Melody...
Mayfair51: Blushes!!
bummer2323: what's your favorite role that you've played so far.
chat_guest2001: My favorite role....
chat_guest2001: that's a tough one
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chat_guest2001: Certainly on television, it would be Croque
chat_guest2001: on stage....
bummer2323: KNEW IT
indianajgirl44: of course! :D
chat_guest2001: it would be Arnold from "Torch Song Trilogy"
bummer2323: cool
chat_guest2001: (The Harvey Fierstein character)
chat_guest2001: and Uncle Vanya - in the Chekhov play
bummer2323: I would love to see more of your work, hopefully someday.....
jackaltrades: Is there any specific style of comedy (or drama) that you
particularly enjoy doing?
Shirley_LeVasseur: cool (Uncle Vanya)
blacky_blacky: if you dont mind my asking...how old are you?
chat_guest2001: my favorite style of comedy or drama.....
chat_guest2001: I like the kind of comedy that Croque represents
chat_guest2001: About 15 years ago I was in The Miser" by Moliere
chat_guest2001: and I played the title character - a similar character to Croque
chat_guest2001: I like to play characters that have weaknesses
chat_guest2001: the narrow universe that those characters have provides a lot
of possibilities
chat_guest2001: characters with a lot of blind spots are fun to play
Mayfair51: I know what you mean
chat_guest2001: and of course they teach you about your own blind spots
bummer2323: Then Croque must have been great fun!!
jackaltrades: In many of his interviews Bruce Campbell has mentioned the same
thing: that he doesn't enjoy playing characters/heros that are perfect but
would rather play flawed ones.
Mayfair51: Do you sing?
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chat_guest2001: I agree.
chat_guest2001: Bruce's hero was incredibly bumbling
Mayfair51: But cute!
bummer2323: loved it when he fell into windows....
chat_guest2001: Jack had a strong desire to be Zorro, but didn't quite get
there
Shirley_LeVasseur: lol
indianajgirl44: 4 real!!!
jackaltrades: (It's one of the reasons I enjoyed the show: the characters
were comedically human!)
bummer2323: that's what made him so loveable. he was human
Jordi32196: LOL :-)
chat_guest2001: That's what gives him the humanity
chat_guest2001: he wasn't perfect
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bummer2323: exactly!
chat_guest2001: on singing
chat_guest2001: I do
Mayfair51: Wow!
bummer2323: zorro...I like that...LOL
chat_guest2001: I'm not a trained singer
chat_guest2001: but I'm an actor who can move
chat_guest2001: and an actor who can hold a tune
bummer2323: i'd like to hear that...see what we're missing!
chat_guest2001: I've done 10-12 musicals over the years
chat_guest2001: Rocky Horror
chat_guest2001: Into the Woods
chat_guest2001: Assassins (both by Stephen Sondheim)
blacky_blacky: then Croque should have performed the opera he wrote
himself!!!! hahaha
bummer2323: Wow...10-12..??
indianajgirl44: hehehehehehe
Mayfair51: That would have rocked!
chat_guest2001: Kiss Me Kate (as one of the gangsters - "Brush up your
Shakespeare")
bummer2323: LOL
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jackaltrades: (True, instead of that notorious hack, Gianni (spelling?))
Mayfair51: I love Kiss me Kate!
chat_guest2001: Noel and Gertie (about Noel Coward and Gertrude Lawrence)
chat_guest2001: For years, I thought I couldn't sing
jackaltrades: (Sorry, was that Luciani? from Mad Opera!)
chat_guest2001: then I worked with a musical director who told me I could
chat_guest2001: Of course it's hugely technical (i.e. singing)
chat_guest2001: but we become embarrassed about singing, when we shouldn't - it's like a mental block
japjoea: Help, I keep getting tossed out of this room!!
Mayfair51: But the talent is there
chat_guest2001: don't let anyone tell you that you can't sing
chat_guest2001: it's as natural as speaking
bummer2323: there you go!
Mayfair51: Great advice!
indianajgirl44: uh-huh!!!
Jordi32196: What sort of personal hobbies are you interested in, Stuart?
chat_guest2001: Hobbies...well, those would include....
chat_guest2001: gardening
bummer2323: You know, I liked Stuart before, but this has just reinforced
that ...
chat_guest2001: reading about history and psycholgy
chat_guest2001: and writing letters to politicians
japjoea: What kind of music do you enjoy
Jordi32196: LOL
bummer2323: ack...politics
chat_guest2001: (I only harass our NZ politicians though)
Mayfair51: Send Bush one,hee, hee.
chat_guest2001: I make it a point to disagree with anyone who is power
indianajgirl44: hahahahaha!!
jackaltrades: Are there any particular periods or cultures in history, or
subjects in psychology that you enjoy reading about?
chat_guest2001: History...
bummer2323: maybe you should run for office..LOL
Mayfair51: I'm with ya, Stuart
Jordi32196: We can't get away from politics in Florida these days...
bummer2323: LOL
chat_guest2001: I like the period from the Elizabethan Era to about 1700 - I find it
fascinating
indianajgirl44: hehehhe
chat_guest2001: Our modern political systems in NZ were initially formed in England at
that point
japjoea: "Hi, I live in Florida, but can I be recounted
chat_guest2001: My daughter is very good in history
bummer2323: i bet august's fingers are about to fall off
jackaltrades: (Please come to Canada.... so many of our politicians deserve
to be disagreed with!)
Shirley_LeVasseur: ha
chat_guest2001: she got the history prize in her final year in high school
japjoea: Yeah really
blacky_blacky: how many children do you have?
Shirley_LeVasseur: what does your daughter think of JOAT
japjoea: She must be very proud of you
indianajgirl44: VERY!!
chat_guest2001: I have one daughter
chat_guest2001: called Laurel
chat_guest2001: she's 17
bummer2323: what a pretty name!
japjoea: I would love it if my parent were doing this for a living.
blacky_blacky: very pretty!
japjoea: I love her name!
indianajgirl44: yep
chat_guest2001: Laurel has done quite well...
Mayfair51: Do you encourage her to act?
chat_guest2001: part of my contract has been if I am away...
chat_guest2001: for a long time, she gets a round trip to visit
Mayfair51: Cool!
chat_guest2001: so she's been all over the country with me
bummer2323: very cool
indianajgirl44: wow
chat_guest2001: I didn't encourage her to act, but she does
bummer2323: LOL
jackaltrades: Given your penchant for comedy, are you a fan of any comedy
groups (e.g. Monty Python)?
chat_guest2001: she actually won a competition on one of our TV channels
chat_guest2001: It was called "Young Film Makers"
chat_guest2001: she was one of the finalists
Mayfair51: Following ger dad's footsteps
indianajgirl44: hehehehe
chat_guest2001: her 8-minute film was shown on national television!
blacky_blacky: did she ever do a shot obn JOAT?
chat_guest2001: and she did that all by herself, really, although of course I was available
if she wanted to ask me the odd question
bummer2323: something to be proud of , for sure!
bummer2323: good question!
chat_guest2001: No, she never did JoAT
chat_guest2001: when she came to the set...
bummer2323: too bad!
japjoea: I unfortunatly have to take me leave now. I will see some of you on
the board tommorow. I'm glad that both of our guest took this time out of
their busy schedual. I want to wish them both a very merry christmas and a
happy new year. As for the rest of you guy's I'll see you later. Bye
chat_guest2001: she said "This is outrageous that you have so much fun, and
get paid for it!"
bummer2323: bye, joe!
bummer2323: LOL!!
Shirley_LeVasseur: LOL
indianajgirl44: hehe
jackaltrades: (Bye!)
indianajgirl44: c-ya jap
Shirley_LeVasseur: the best kind of job
bummer2323: must be nice to be paid for having fun!
Shirley_LeVasseur: bye joe
chat_guest2001: on Python
chat_guest2001: yes, very much
jackaltrades: (It must be one of the great pleasures of life to work at
something that you really enjoy doing!)
chat_guest2001: they've just started repeating it on one of the channels here
chat_guest2001: it's a very English style of humor
chat_guest2001: It certainly is a pleasure
chat_guest2001: If you don't enjoy it, it's the worst job in the world
bummer2323: like any other job.....sigh
chat_guest2001: Our job is like being a "psychonaut"
Shirley_LeVasseur: what's the New Zealand style of humor, compared to British
or American?
chat_guest2001: an astronaut for the psyche
bummer2323: LOL
Mayfair51: Good one!
bummer2323:
jackaltrades: (cool neologism)
chat_guest2001: I've done Macbeth and Uncle Vanya...
chat_guest2001: where you have to mine the darker side of human nature
chat_guest2001: you have to be quite vehement in doing that
bummer2323: I'd like to see him in macbeth
chat_guest2001: Ultimately it teaches you about compassion
Mayfair51: Ever thought of doing a Broadway show?
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chat_guest2001: on Broadway...
chat_guest2001: well, in my dreams
bummer2323: ACK...LOL
Jordi32196: Maybe you can answer something that's been bugging me. Was
Bruce's ponytail real? LOL
blacky_blacky: i think you would be awesome in the iceman cometh!!
Mayfair51: All of our dreams, too
jackaltrades: Speaking of compassion: one of main reasons I enjoyed JOAT was
that it wasn't mean-spirited. Even though the characters had an adversarial
relationship, it was just played for laughs.
chat_guest2001: I did one project in America
chat_guest2001: about 12 years ago
Mayfair51: Yes?
chat_guest2001: called "221B Baker Street"
bummer2323: ??
Mayfair51: Holmes!
Shirley_LeVasseur: Holmes? :)
chat_guest2001: It was an interactive video game
chat_guest2001: It was based on a board game
bummer2323: wow....
indianajgirl44: cool
chat_guest2001: of the same name
Shirley_LeVasseur: who were you?
chat_guest2001: Mark Hadlow was in it too
chat_guest2001: I was Holmes
Shirley_LeVasseur: cool!
indianajgirl44: tight!!
Mayfair51: I knew it!
Shirley_LeVasseur: great character
blacky_blacky: i hate to back track but was the pony tail real? i was
wondering that myself...espesially in the pig sty
chat_guest2001: Also I've worked in Britain and Europe for about 3 years, 20
years ago
indianajgirl44: i doubt it blacky
chat_guest2001: I want to continue to work in NZ, however
bummer2323: OH....for margui.....was the mask in ....what was that
episode....where Jack pulls it out of his vest......was it a real mask of
not????
chat_guest2001: the audience is here
chat_guest2001: and of course, the global audience is changing
Mayfair51: How so?
blacky_blacky: well it was fastened really tight then cause she had a really
tight grip on it!!!
chat_guest2001: My daughter Laurel has been chosen to go to London to work at
the Globe Theatre for 3 weeks
bummer2323: OOHH, cool honor
Shirley_LeVasseur: sweet
jackaltrades: (quite prestigious!)
chat_guest2001: That sort of opportunity is available today for young people
Jordi32196: It was Monkey Business, bummer. *g*
chat_guest2001: due to the changing nature of global economy
Mayfair51: She must be very good, then
bummer2323: thanks, jordi! My memory is failing me tonight....for some
reason....
chat_guest2001: New Zealanders are great travellers
chat_guest2001: You can't spend your entire life here
chat_guest2001: you have to realize there is another world out there
Mayfair51: All islanders are, right, August?
chat_guest2001: whereas the States are so huge
Shirley_LeVasseur: but New Zealand is wonderful
blacky_blacky: but some parts of it are really small like where i live
chat_guest2001: And no, sadly Jack's pony tail was not real
jackaltrades: (It has one of the largest ranges of different
habitats/climatic zones)
bummer2323: HA!
indianajgirl44: told ya!
blacky_blacky: but your advice is right on the mark
bummer2323: cool tidbit
chat_guest2001: The North Island of NZ is volcanic;
bummer2323: i figured it wasn't....but
blacky_blacky: you must think were crazy but the smallest detail puts us into
orbit!!!
jackaltrades: (.... and giant squids! ...maybe)
Jordi32196: Aww, phooey... LOL
chat_guest2001: the south island is glacial, with fjords
chat_guest2001: very diverse geography and topography
Jordi32196: Em pulled it so hard! LOL
indianajgirl44: hehehehhee
blacky_blacky: what place to you is the most beautiful youve ever seen?
bummer2323: just chalk it up to Bruce's acting ability, Jordi!
blacky_blacky: well she had to pull it hard he was stuck in the
mud...literally!!!! lol
jackaltrades: (and AD's: she made it look like she was pulling it)
Shirley_LeVasseur: (pinin' for the fjords)
jackaltrades: (... Lumberjack of all Trades....)
bummer2323: did i miss the mask answer?
Jordi32196: LOLOL Jackal...
bummer2323: LOL...lumberjack??
indianajgirl44: he didn't answer it bummer
blacky_blacky: what was the mask question? im sorry i got distracted
Jordi32196: Nope Bummer...
jackaltrades: (... since the Dead Parrot sketch goes right into the
Lumberjack song)
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