re: Songs with a 'stolen' ending
Jun 23
2006, 03:10:47 PM
How about "No One is Alone" and "The Candy Man?"
(apologies, Mr. Sondheim)
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re: Walked out of INISHMORE...
Jun 23
2006, 03:04:14 PM
So glad to hear that about the attendance. Nothing against "History Boys," but in my opinion, this is far and away the best play on Broadway right now.
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Bored by Sondheim shows?
Jun 23
2006, 11:47:25 AM
Flawed or not, his musicals give an audience member more lasting resonance and meaning to take away than anyone else's.
That being said, I saw the original cast perform "Passion" on Broadway, which I thought was one of the most thrilling, moving, brilliant things I had ever seen.
Last year I saw a regional production of the same show, and found it not only boring, but unintentionally hilarious in many spots. When a work is that layered and complex, direction and acting are rea
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re: You're Gonna Love Me
Jun 23
2006, 11:35:14 AM
What I was blown away by in seeing Jennifer Holiday perform this in its entirety for the first time in a long while was the staging that divided and built the song physically as it built musically and emotionally. Michael Bennett was truly a genius. I wish he were still around.
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re: Songs with a 'stolen' ending
Jun 23
2006, 11:15:15 AM
At least Ashman and Menken were stealing from themselves in that case.
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re: Am I the only one who thinks...
Jun 22
2006, 09:51:59 AM
I think, therefore I thwim.
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re: Judy in Sweeney Reviews
Jun 22
2006, 09:46:59 AM
I'm so happy to see this kind of response. She's really an incredible performer. I'll be seeing her in August as well.
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re: Favorite Sondheim
Jun 22
2006, 09:31:57 AM
I truly find that different shows of his manage to be my favorites depending on what I'm experiencing in my life at any specific time.
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re: Merman's Ghost
Jun 22
2006, 09:28:48 AM
Ah, Dick Tracy and Audrey Hepburn. What a team.
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re: Beyonce's Acting in Dreamgirls
Jun 19
2006, 06:47:03 PM
I think she'll be perfect. It's the one piece of casting for this film that made absolute sense to me the second I heard it. I hope they do the piece justice.
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re: Broadway Question Game
Jun 19
2006, 06:40:41 PM
Orange, but only because Bea Arthur insisted.
Next question:
Where did this nice idea all go wrong?
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re: Judy in Sweeney Pics
Jun 19
2006, 06:18:21 PM
Having seen her perform many times, I think she'll be great. Part of the fun of seeing different actresses perform this role is that it's largely up to them how manipulative and co-conspiratorial they make the character. She won't be Patti, but then, Patti wasn't Angela Lansbury or Dorothy Loudon, either - both of whom were also brilliant.
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re: McMartin, Stillman, Potts Join Ebersol and Wilson in Grey Gardens
Jun 19
2006, 03:05:47 PM
I agree that recasting that role will be an improvement.
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re: Carol Burnette as Mrs Lovette in Sweeney?
Jun 19
2006, 02:59:39 PM
Patti Lupone - Lovett
Bill Smitrovich - Sweeney
Kellie Martin - Johanna
Chad Lowe - Anthony
Chris "Corky" Burke - Tobias
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re: Prudish dad can't handle Big River
Jun 19
2006, 02:48:09 PM
Wow, everything that children see acted out onstage in a show with a far-removed setting and a specific moral message is suddenly "...validated as somehow socially acceptable?" I guess we'll have to remove the Big Bad Wolf from "The Three Little Pigs." And what about those stepsisters in "Cinderella?"
Children have a gift this gentleman doesn't posess: the ability to place a character's actions in the context of a story. Besides, I for one want children to know the ugly, hurtful hist
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re: Harvey @ Lieutenant of Inishmore Tonight
Jun 16
2006, 12:49:58 AM
Much as I loved "History Boys," this show just keeps staying in my mind far more. Absolutely brilliant.
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re: DOLLY can't seem to dance !
Jun 16
2006, 12:43:35 AM
Bummer, but I'm still going to see it. Choreography is only a small part of what I personally want to see "Dolly" for. I particularly want to see this production because I've absolutely loved Tovah Feldshuh in everything I've seen her in. Can't wait.
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re: Neil Patrick Harris on Regis and Kelly
Jun 15
2006, 05:02:44 PM
Wait, does this mean "Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle" is fiction?
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re: Phylicia Rashad in 'Into the Woods'
Jun 15
2006, 04:52:55 PM
I saw her do the role. She was terrific. I especially remember the soulful, rhythmic vibe she gave the "greens, greens, and nothing but greens. Parsley, peppers..." sequence. I also thought Cleo Lane was great in the tour.
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re: Bill Irwin on Great Performances
Jun 15
2006, 03:27:21 PM
I saw it last night. It was absolutely wonderful. I was really struck by how well filmed so many of his live performances were. Anyone know if they were archival, or if a lot of his shows were broadcast?
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