Profile for CarlosAlberto

joevitus said: "Garland should have been cast in the movie. With all her erratic qualities at that point in her career, what would have wound up on the screen would have been worth it. Russell was awful (great in the right role--this wasn't the right role for her) and Merman might not have faired so well, either, as what she had didn't really translate to the screen.

Liza as Louise, though, on stage or screen would have been a waste of her. Louise is supposed to la

Merkin2 said: "I think a 16 week limited engagement would do well. Why is A Chorus Line niche and yet Dreamgirls and Damn Yankees and Evita and Fiddler on the Roof coming in."

You might want to rethink the shows you chose to make your point. Of the five you listed, one hasn’t had a proper Broadway revival since its original 1981 production.

Dreamgirls has had zero Broadway revivals since 1981—the national tour’s brie

quizking101 said: "verywellthensigh said: "Is Kushner ever going to write for the stage again?"

Considering he seems to be elevating many stage writings to a screen treatment (see the recent WSS and his AIA miniseries), I think this is a great way of helping theatrical works be accessible to the masses.

I give him points on the scoreboard for that."

I give him points on the scoreboard for simply putting pen to paper. That man

nycward said: "I enjoyed this considerably mostly because It's a title that I thought I'd never see staged. Much to enjoy if you enter a Time Machine and return to 1964. I did have trouble with the ending because Blythe Spirit does not end that way. There he is left being tormented by both of the ghosts which is a funny ending and offers much room for physical comedy and special effects to end the show on a high note. Was this the actual ending of the musical or was this tink

Jarethan said: 
I was actually surprised that Encores selected it, since I thought there were a lot of other old musicals from the 60s / early to mid-70s with better scores that I do not think have been done, e.g., The Roar of the Greasepaint; Over Here; Purlie; (don't laugh) Coco!, Hallelujah! Baby!, The Happy Time, Darling of the Day, Half a Sixpence! and even Drat! The Cat!, to name some off the top of my head."

Encores! staged Purlie

QueenAlice said: "I suppose there is a small niche audience who still sees ROCKY HORROR as cutting edge and / or embraces the show as a symbol for weirdopride that lives in us all - but - to get real - the show is 50 years old and as much a popular staple at regional and community theatres as Rodgers and Hammerstein is.

The show, like Grease was written in the 70s as a nostalgic parody of the 1950s -in the case of The Rocky Horror Show, the popular "B" horror mov