Scott was at UCLA (I sooo should sell BCK t-shirts and caps before events like these; you guys could pack the front rows and freak out pleasantly surprise Charlie), and chips in with his review:

Celebrities sighted: Kevin Nealon, Tina Holmes (who played James Cromwell's daughter on “Six Feet Under”), and Curtis Hanson (who, of course, directed
Meryl Streep in “River Wild” and played her significant other in “Adaptation”).

“Anomalisa” definitely had a Kaufman-esque sensibility about it, even if it
didn't share the “meta” qualities of his best-known work. The off-kilter
sensibility (like the straight-faced treatment of “customer service” as a serious
field of study) and surreal touches (like the dream sequence in the hotel
basement) make me feel like it was definitely CK's work.

The actors were truly brilliant and it was especially apparent in the live
setting. You could see how quickly they had to jump back and forth between
characters. Tom Noonan may never again be cast as female customer service
representative, and Peter Dinklage will probably never play another middle-aged black
man (as he was in the next play), but this format allowed them both to show
how versatile they can be when released from the constrains of their physical
types.

Jennifer Jason-Leigh's warbling performance of “My Heart Will Go On,” was
delightful and a definite highlight. She perfectly captured that this woman
might not have been a professional singer, but she carried it off with enough
sincerity to be very endearing. The audience broke into applause when she
finished. Her later reprise of the Sarah Brightman version, in Italian, was
hysterical. And, yes, her little Japanese sex-toy song during the finale was truly
haunting.

I hope there was a recording made of this performance of “Hope Leave the
Theater,” because there were several adjustments made specifically for the West
Coast venue. During the small talk “prologue,” Meryl mentions that she could
watch Jennifer Jason-Leigh “read the phone book.” And Hope Davis' character
remarks on the Isabelle Huppert-starring production that's scheduled to open
there in October. (There were flyers for it all around the theater, so it was an
“in joke” that everyone in the auditorium definitely got.) I haven't heard the
recording of NY performance, but I wonder if there were similar “local”
references inserted for them, and different ones for the London shows, as well.

It was a really magical night, and thanks for posting the MP3's. I hope all
the versions of all the plays become available (in some format) eventually.

Scott and Anthony's thoughts have both been added to the page that has everybody else's thoughts.

Here's something, if you're interested. Actually, here's something even if you don't care. It's the Bio of Charlie Kaufman that appears in the “Theater of the New Ear” playbills (or at least in Brooklyn and London; I'm assuming it wasn't changed for UCLA):

Hope Davis gives that bio a mention during the play. And before I start getting emails: no, he's not really dead.

The MP3s are still online and kickin'. Don't forget, I may take them offline around Saturday night (US time). Don't come crying if you miss out. Sissies.

Nobody, I've noticed, has mentioned the ‘Mick' line from “Hope Leaves the Theater.” Pffft.