All Things Beautiful Thread

Wow. This photo pretty much sums it all up. Found photo on @lightgreey

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This picture is just...amazing. You can see she poured her heart and soul into the show, and that it was the realization of one of her lifelong dreams.

BTS: https://twitter.com/BeautifulOnBway/status/1005136295600017408

I am seeing her perform At the Wednesday matinee. I was told by the box office that Mel will perform every show. So there should be no understudies!


Argo

Just got home from seeing Melissa on Broadway. Front row aisle seats and no more then 6 feet from the stage. Argo was right behind me and we had a nice conversation about our girl. Melissa hit a home run with all the songs that she sang. Plus we all know how great of an actress she is and she displayed her acting skills as well.
She spent a lot of time on our side of the stage and I did get a chance to flash her with the house of EL tee shirt. She smiled. After the show Argo and I and my lady friends went to the stage door with hopes of seeing her and getting her autograph which we did. She is more pretty in person and her smile is amazing. I told her that she is a very talented young lady and her and Chris are the Hepburn and Tracy of TV. Well, she was wowed and had a smile from ear to ear. She is a real sweetheart. Great time!

I have no shame in admitting that I am ABSURDLY jealous of you both. If I could afford a trip to NYC, this Summer, I'd definitely hit up a show.

I noticed on the Beautiful webpage that Melissa will not be doing the play on July 21 and 22, which is the weekend of San Diego Comic Con. Very much doubt that is a coincidence.

I noticed on the Beautiful webpage that Melissa will not be doing the play on July 21 and 22, which is the weekend of San Diego Comic Con. Very much doubt that is a coincidence.

Wooowhooo!! I was bummed at the thought of possibly having yet another ComicCon without Chyler and Melissa there at the same time. I would imagine we may have Jesse there, too, now that he's been but up to a regular.

I noticed on the Beautiful webpage that Melissa will not be doing the play on July 21 and 22, which is the weekend of San Diego Comic Con. Very much doubt that is a coincidence.

Wooowhooo!! I was bummed at the thought of possibly having yet another ComicCon without Chyler and Melissa there at the same time. I would imagine we may have Jesse there, too, now that he's been but up to a regular.

Well, look like the man from Rye, NY (a town near me) has pulled some strings. Brilliant, Berlanti! Now the whole gang can come...well less Jeremy given his downgrade, but Jesse given his upgrade. I wouldn't be shocked if the host of the Supergirl panel utters the words Broadway Star. Last year of course Chyler's father-in-law passed on forcing her to miss SDCC 2017.

Here's Mel's 23 minute AOL Build series interview. It's fantastic, and answered just about everything I've been wondering about her Beautiful journey.

Edit: There's even a Melissa/Chyler question

Build Series

You can always do "shoot arounds" without Mel being present. Then when she arrives, they will go full bore inboxed filming single scenes. A lot of times what appears to be a conversation is filmed separately. There are enough techniques in which Mel's missing 2 weeks of filming will not affect her performance.

Argo

You can always do "shoot arounds" without Mel being present. Then when she arrives, they will go full bore inboxed filming single scenes. A lot of times what appears to be a conversation is filmed separately. There are enough techniques in which Mel's missing 2 weeks of filming will not affect her performance.

Argo

Thanks, Argo. Oh and also...so excited you got to see Mel on Broadway. Jealous am I. But, loving the detailed experiences and such

Your comments made me think, I wonder if they may have also pre-filmed some of the first few scenes of Season 4, planning for Melissa's absence. Hmmm. I suspect they've already got it all worked out. And as Sully said, there's no real way Kara wouldn't be in Season 4 ep 1.

And knowing she'll be at Comic Con makes me so excited for our Comic Con week in the forum. With all of Eric and Kelsey's behind the scenes and such... Good times on here.

It’s possible they did some filming of season four before she left for NY. The tell on that will be if there’s any teaser footage at SDCC. I sure she’ll get the scripts. She could also do table reads by video conference on her day off. My montra is “I trust Greg Berlanti has the scheduling worked out.”

Looks like Mehcad was hanging with Melissa and Chris. If he was/is in New York I can't imagine he wouldn't catch the show.

Aaaaaaaawwe! I just love this...

Probably one of the best interviews I've heard...you have to download it....its safe.

https://twitter.com/olya_hikari/status/1017462695384289281

Superbill, be prepared to be blown away! Melissa live is beyond anything you see and hear on tape. Enjoy yourself!

Argo

Awwwa, that’s like double cherry’s on a sunday. No doubt Melissa’s Mom to go backstage and meet Carole too. To have her mom there to interact with one of both of thier mutual idols is really special.

Here's actually a picture where her mom's backstage with Carole King.. Mom's on the right of Melissa.

Awwwa, that’s like double cherry’s on a sunday. No doubt Melissa’s Mom got to go backstage and meet Carole too. To have her mom there to interact with one of both of thier mutual idols is really special.

Last night!!! Superbill, have a blast. Go to the side door and see if you get a chance to meet her!

Also, was just watching Beautiful's Instagram video of Carole King surprising Mel. And I realizing from THAT video, Melissa was saying, "MoM??" with a question mark, and then turns to Carole and said something like, "You knew my mom was here?" and Carole shakes her head yes. So, it appears Mel's mom being there was a secret, too.

Superbill, you captured a lot of my experience. Melissa is heading for the stars. (No pun intended.) She is a wonderful, talented actor and I am confident this is not the last we’re seeing her on Broadway! I was just blown away when I saw her. Live performances, in my opinion, really show acting ability. Melissa killed it.

Argo

Now that Melissa's run on Broadway has come to an end, I figured this thread would come to a close. But, I found these new uploads of Melissa as a Sophomore in college singing. Thought I'd share. Really highlights how amazing her voice was even then. Being this video was upload in 2009, but is just now starting to pop up under a Melissa Benoist search, I suspect the video might have been recently renamed, and perhaps more of these may start to pop up now that her name is now respected as a Broadway star.

As one would expect...Melissa Benoist will be interviewed on WPIX's PIX 11 Morning News, which airs from 4:30 to 9:00AM EST. She will be interviewed by the station's entertainment reporter Ojinika Obiekwe. Expect a talk about Beautiful and Supergirl to come up perhaps. And when the interview becomes available on social media, I hope to let you know.

Speaking of WPIX, this month is VERY special...it was on the 15th of this month 70 years ago, when WPIX, whose call letters are a variation on the word Picture (as in the motto of the NY Daily News, New York's PICTURE Newspaper), signed on the air.

And on the 15th and 16th some special programming will air. In promoting a one hour lookat WPIX's history (which is NEVER enough for me), PIX11 said...

PIX11 Celebrating 70 Years will look back at PIX11 from 1948 through today and relive some of the station’s most memorable broadcast moments. From the NY Giants to the Yankees to the Mets…from Cap’n Jack McCarthy to Officer Joe Bolton to Bozo the Clown…from Dawson to Buffy to Supergirl… From the PIX PIX PIX game* to the “Yule Log,” “PIX11 Celebrating 70 Years” will track the station’s growth from a small independent station to the powerhouse it is today.

Bold--Yup, she gets mentioned in the PIX pantheon of names that have been on WPIX since 1948. Matter of fact, WPIX’s first live broadcast began at 7:30pm on June 15, 1948 and ran 5 hours, 41 minutes. The star-studded gala inaugural featured Gloria Swanson, Ed Sullivan and Arthur Godfrey.

*That game was called TVPIXX, which in the early 80's had Intellvision or Atari like graphics for the games. To get the game going, kids had to shout into their phone "PIX!" Their score determined their prize. To qualify, kids had to identify the PIXX Pal of the day, one of the many characters who were on channel 11's broadcast lineup when asked to call in. The characters ranged at that time from Tom and Jerry to The Odd Couple. For the record, I did not participate in the game, but have been a channel 11 viewer for many years including the pre-CW and WB days.