Great Plays for 1 Male 1 female cast Sep 19
2013, 11:23:55 PM
marry me a little, craig lucas, stephen sondheim
marie and bruce, wallace shawn
this property's condemned, tennessee williams
the fourposter, jan de hartog
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Best Song Written for the Theatre in a Decade? Sep 4
2013, 04:40:42 PM
Gonna Pass Me a Law, Caroline or Change
The Great Compromise, Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson
I Miss the Mountains, Next to Normal
Burn That Bridge, Hands on a Hard Body
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Tick Tock- Company Jul 2
2013, 09:50:45 PM
I have loved reading this thread.
I found this on that other site and thought i'd share.
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What was the most shocking Tony Win/loss ever? Mar 17
2013, 02:02:35 PM
it's my understanding that Geraldine Page's loss for Blithe Spirit is often described as quite surprising.
were dana ivey's duel nominations for hearbreak house and sunday in the park considered shocking?
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Casting without Considering Appearance Jan 16
2013, 01:02:58 AM
This is from Vijay Prashad's Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting
"When Martin Luther King Jr. and others turned to the question of poverty ( to launch the "poor people's movement), they made a claim for a maximalist notion of "human rights" - not just the right to civil liberties, but also to a home, to a job, to education, and to dignity (artlces 23-27 of the 1948 declaration.) Instead of taking on this more comprehensive demand, the civil rights movement was offered a modest program
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2013 Broadway Dec 5
2012, 02:12:47 PM
Hands on a Hard Body
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Broadway documentaries Nov 26
2012, 02:50:09 AM
I would also add
O.T.: Our Town
Somewhere Over the Raindbow: The Music of Harold Arlen
Johnny Mercer The Dream's On Me
Jerome Robbins Something to Dance About
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Did Anyone See Swados' RUNAWAYS? Nov 25
2012, 11:52:04 AM
I first encountered runaways at a michigan high school theatre competition. It was done by a high school as their entry for a fully staged production. Other selections that year (i think) were cat on a hot tin roof (with skipper wandering around as a ghost), waiting for lefty, and quilters. we submitted ramon delgado's the little toy dog.
as an adult i've looked at the piece for musical scenes and monologues for students. the material seems a like one might hear from parents about
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dramatic one man shows? Oct 30
2012, 03:30:12 PM
Thom Pain, based on nothing, Will Eno
Krapp's Last Tape, Beckett
The Fever, Wallace Shawn (although I believe it's written as a female)
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Plays w/ Mother-and-Son Connection Oct 30
2012, 03:27:18 PM
A Breeze from the Gulf, Mart Crowley
The Shadow Box, Michael Cristofer (depending on age - the son may be too young; although there is a good scene with brian, beverly and mark)
The Goat
There are also the bigger american dramas that feature family dynamics
Long Day's Journey
Death of a Salesman
The Glass menagerie
Cat - although the big mama isn't as tasty as amanda
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If Shirley MacLaine were to return to Broadway... Oct 27
2012, 12:28:23 PM
^ instead of vanessa?
re carlotta: yes, from follies. not phantom. although she might make a fabulous page boy.
ann miller was an older carlotta wasn't she? - not that it would make the age work, but precedent has been set correct?
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If Shirley MacLaine were to return to Broadway... Oct 27
2012, 03:56:06 AM
IIRC, most of her stage work was in musicals. I agree that Mme Armfeldt would be very interesting.
her carlotta would be plausible to me.
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Most versatile stage actors working today? Oct 23
2012, 05:01:51 PM
I would add, Audra McDonald, Elizabeth Marvel and Boyd Gaines
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The casual theater star picture post megathread Sep 14
2012, 02:43:47 PM
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The casual theater star picture post megathread Sep 14
2012, 02:42:43 PM
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The casual theater star picture post megathread Sep 14
2012, 02:41:39 PM
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The casual theater star picture post megathread Sep 14
2012, 02:40:07 PM
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Next Sondheim Revival? Sep 7
2012, 08:09:43 PM
i've also always been rather fond of Marry Me a Little. I think in part because of the rueful tone to the piece. IIRC, the premise is two lonely people on a Saturday night. the songs explore the central theme of loneliness. It has always seemed in line with Sondheim's other work. I think it's a lovely little gem of a show. Cheap to produce, but with a really nice meaty material.
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Next Sondheim Revival? Sep 7
2012, 07:07:04 PM
If KC ever pursued Sondheim Festival 2.0 mainstage productions could include
Anyone Can Whistle
Pacific Overtures
Saturday Night
Road Show
with readings of the original librettos of Merrily We Roll Along, Follies, The Frogs
Maybe a Cabaret Series featuring NY Talent performing a series of intimate concerts all devoted to Sondheim.
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Plays Everyone Should Read Aug 31
2012, 07:34:13 AM
Aunt Dan and Lemon, Wallace Shawn
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, Peter Nichols
Rhinoceros, Eugene Ionesco
A Delicate Balance, Edward Albee
M Butterfly, David Henry Hwang
The Heidi Chronicles, Wendy Wasserstein
The Piano Lesson, August Wilson
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