Profile for thedrybandit

Listener said: "I clearly asked if the Broadway show was filmed during its 35 year run. Any cast, at any point. That was the question.... I'm basically just trying to get a sense here of which performances in 35 years may have been taped with real cameras for whatever reason."

It definitely was filmed several times. I believe the 10,000th performance, the 25th anniversary performance, re-opening on Broadway, and original cast were filmed, and there were poss

Penna2 said: "Your argument that it was still Hal Prince isn't relevant to that question. It had nothing to do with Cammack wanting to change the production. No one wants to lose millions of dollars to prove a point. The failure of the show only proved it wasn't a draw anymore. The show was losing $1,000,000 a week, for whatever reason. Other shows opened and did well with the openings - The Music Man for one, Funny Girl was another after that mess was straightened out, so th

defenses said: "Wow! This is a very old thread but it’s fascinating to see that some things don’t change. The title track you hear is recorded until “sing my angel of music” then again for the high note. I’m pretty sure the actors usually sing over it (at least it sounded like they did when I was close), and sometimes you can clearly hear the Christine hit that note at the end over the recording.

(They stopped using the doubles, though, so the

ElephantLoveMedley said: "Really not loving how message board posts are now shoved in between two dense columns (articles and videos). It's so much text all at once. I wish posts had more horizontal real estate instead of 1/3 of the page (when they're 100% of the reason I'm even on that page to begin with)."

Yeah this is incredibly messy, and I find it incredibly hard to read the message board. There's just too much stuff happening around it. This fee

pmensky said: "A lot of this is true, but it’s sort of like robbing Peter to pay Paul."

I actually fully agree with this statement. It's all about cutting down on total costs, not eliminating them entirely. As far as the actor pay goes, they don't pay young people less just because they're young, but the London cast is all quite young which was done intentionally. Casting younger (especially in the ensemble) means casting less established actors, wh

pmensky said: "I don’t understand how the show could come back cheaper when it currently uses technology that is 35 years old, and the show recouped? My understanding is that the most recent tour that was scaled down was scaled down to play smaller venues, not because it was less expensive."

By closing the original production, they can add automation, have a younger cast that wouldn't push for higher salaries, and cut down on the royalties that get paid to

defenses said: "I thought he might have shined with Elizabeth Welch last night, but he didn't. Paul seems like a really nice guy, so I wish he would put a little more of himself into his character!"

Yeah I was hoping last night being her final show would have brought something out in him, but I've seen him three or four times over the years as Raoul and he only gets worse, which is really unfortunate when they have several other cast members who are fantastic