Obsessions come and go in my life with frightening regularity. But a few never change. And one of them is Terrence Mann. Why do I love the man? Well, first of all, how many actors are there out there who could play an enchanted prince, a tomcat, a presidential assassin, and a French policeman (well, ok, he did that twice), among others? And make them all believable? How many men can say �told you so� quite like Terrence? There are lots of men out there who make me swoon. Lots of men whose voices literally move me to tears. But no one�s voice makes me sigh in quite the same way Terrence�s does. And he�s so adorable! :-) So, anyway, I decided to make this little tribute page to the man who started my Javert fetish, the man responsible for my cat being named Rum Tum Tugger, the reason I taped that Angela Lansbury Mrs. Santa Claus special when I don�t even like Angela Lansbury ... well, I could go on, but I won�t. :-)
Most recently Terrence was appearing on Broadway in The Rocky Horror Show. That show has now closed and he is apparently working on composing a new musical version of Romeo and Juliet. Besides being a Tony-nominated actor, Terrence is well respected as a director, and I for one am thrilled to see him branching out in yet another direction. I�m sure he�ll be as great at composing as he is at everything else! Good luck, Terrence! There are a lot of us out here pulling for you!
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I finally got a chance to meet Terrence in November of 2001 and he was as charming and gracious as I had heard he would be. He was obviously exhausted after two performances, but he took time to speak to everyone who was waiting.
After being a fan for more than ten years, it was a huge thrill, and I came away from his performance and the meeting with more admiration than ever for Terrence as an actor and as a person.
Wander back to my wacky world,
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