Manic LuPone Jun 4
2013, 02:33:47 PM
I conducted Patti on Broadway in ANYTHING GOES. We got along very well, but before I took over, I went to the show. The producers were concerned that all of the tempos had gotten way too fast. We took care of the problem. The problem is that when things are so fast, you can't understand the lyrics. I had done the road company with Leslie Uggams, and took over the Broadway run. She is an amazing performer, but as the run goes along, she tends to push tempi. She was fine about making adjustments,
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Miss Saigon Movie Cast Feb 25
2013, 04:19:45 PM
Aaron Tveit looks like an all-amercan boy, and has a fabulous voice!
The original engineer was a British white man, Jonathan Pryce.
He wasn't Asian originally.
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Jessie Mueller to replace Kelli O'Hara in NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT on April 2! Feb 21
2013, 02:07:01 PM
She is incredibly versatile. I saw her in SHE LOVES ME in Chicago as Amalia and she was glorious. She is indeed an incredible talent. I don't know how anyone can't see that. She can do anything with her voice and she is a wonderful actress!!!
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In defense of Patti LuPone's diction. Dec 7
2012, 07:23:31 PM
Patti is Patti in everything she does. You never forget that it's Patti Lupone. That is not to say that she is untalented. She isn't.
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LES MISERABLES Film Official Reviews Dec 7
2012, 07:20:58 PM
THE MASTER was pretentious, long. The acting was very good, but the movie was big yawn.
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Remember? Nov 4
2012, 01:48:30 PM
Why was she replaced with Judy Kaye in TALES OF THE CITY? I heard that she was not a team player, and Judy Kaye certainly is. I know from personal experience, having done SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM, WINDY CITY, THE MERRY WIDOW and ANNIE GET YOUR GUN with her.
I think Betty Buckley is a fabulous talent, but she is very hard to work with. When she did GYPSY at Paper Mill, there were lots of problems, missing shows, and lots of other things. We would see a lot more of her on Broadway and
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Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/14/12 Oct 17
2012, 07:09:48 PM
I also am rooting for CHAPLIN. I haven't seen it, but the fact that its is an original piece of work and not a revival is a plus. Plus, from what I have heard, and the people that I know who have seen it, the audiences really love it. I sometimes think that we theatre people can become jaded and stop rooting for each other. Every show doesn't have to be perfect to be successful. We do it for the audience!
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ANNIE: Why was Dorothy Loudon so great? Oct 17
2012, 07:02:47 PM
Dorothy Loudon had her own brand of comedy. It was steeped in realism. Her performance in ANNIE was the funniest performance by a woman I have ever seen on Broadway or anywhere else. I had the pleasure of working with her when she replaced Angela Lansbury in SWEENEY TODD. She was an original, that's all there is to say. It's too bad her performance in ANNIE was not preserved for all to say. I'm pretty sure it exists at the Lincoln Center Library for the performing arts. What a joy she was
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re: I honestly think the best Sondheim score ever is Sep 10
2012, 06:42:04 PM
My favorites are Sweeney Todd, and A Little Night Music. Having worked on them both for years, they wear better than any other shows. Just my opinion, but I never tire of them.
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NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT Reviews Apr 25
2012, 05:15:54 PM
3 out of 4 stars is a good review. 2 stars would be mixed!
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Streetcar Named Desire revival artwork Feb 21
2012, 03:37:38 PM
Do we need another revival of this play? I loved the revival of CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF, because the casting was brilliant. I don't think the casting for this is anywhere near what it should be. Just my opinion. This will be the fourth revival...first with the great Rosemary Harris, then Jessica Lange, then Natasha Richardson, and now this one. Rosemary Harris was brilliant, the other two were okay.
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BWW Carrie Preview Jan 23
2012, 12:39:38 PM
I saw the original, and I really can't believe that they are reviving it.
It was horrifying. I am very glad that I saw it, and I will never the Richard Eder review in the Times in speaking of the choreography:
" Debbie Allen should waste no time in returning to her television career!" I love Debbie Allen, but that has always stuck with me. Yes, Betty Buckley was amazing, but the plastic tarp with the pig blood on it was too much. OY!!!!!!!!!!
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So--who will replace Bernadette? Dec 22
2011, 01:42:08 PM
Donna McKechnie! She was brilliant in the Paper Mill Production!
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Shows You Loved, But Hated By The Critics? Dec 13
2011, 04:02:50 PM
Titanic
Seesaw
Ballroom
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BWW TV: Prepare Ye - First Look at GODSPELL in Rehearsal! Sep 27
2011, 07:22:33 PM
Dated, dated, dated! Why do we need another production of this show? The rehearsal footage was very uninspired. Great voices, but that staging!
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A DOLL'S LIFE to return to NYC Sep 11
2011, 03:07:34 PM
I think that George or Betsy would definitely talk to you about the show. I know the story that Betsy tells about going to the callback. She was there with Glenn Close and Meryl Streep, and was positive one of them would get it, and was floored when she got it. Hal Prince loves Betsy, but she struggled with the role. I'm not sure where she is now, as I haven't heard from her in years.
Best of luck,
Jim Coleman
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The Orchestra at Follies Sep 11
2011, 03:01:08 PM
He also conducted the revival of RAGTIME.
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A DOLL'S LIFE to return to NYC Sep 10
2011, 06:24:18 PM
I saw it originally on Broadway, the final performance. Betsy Joslyn and George Hearn are friends of mine from SWEENEY TODD. I think the score is very good. The whole thing felt really disjointed, and as much as I love her, Betsy was miscast and knew it. It was too big. The production was huge in a huge theatre, the Mark Hellinger, and the story is very intimate. I feel it would have fared far better as a chamber piece. Best of Luck!
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Rosalind Elias - turban? Aug 31
2011, 06:05:14 PM
I have worked with Rosalind and she has been wearing turbans for years! She doesn't like her wig hair!
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Rosalind Elias - turban? Aug 31
2011, 06:04:44 PM
I have worked with Rosalind and she has been wearing turbans for years! She doesn't like her wig hair!
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