Profile for Robert McDonald

I always thought Kill Bill could be adapted for opera.

Some more of LMM’s original demos would've been a nice inclusion as opposed to some of the stuff that did make it on.

Knowing how and when to delegate is among the most important skills for a director. Or, for that matter, for a creative looking to have their art realized.

I’ve listened to Act I so far and I think Boggess is great, including on ‘I'll Know’. It's rare for a Sarah to upstage an Adelaide, but so far she has. Her ‘If I Were a Bell’ is indeed fantastic, you can tell she had a ton of fun with it. Other than her, the recording is alright. A few of the songs have slower tempos than I would prefer, and it kind of saps the energy from them, including the title song. But the clarity of the instruments is far superior to the Jay version, where everything s...

Rumpelstiltskin said: "(because I want to suggest her for everything even if entirely inappropriate for the role) Jackie Hoffman."I actually think Jackie Hoffman would be fantastic.

Out in a few days. Though, was this same concept not already done first on Jay Records' 1996 Guys and Dolls recording? I’m guessing this one is an even more thorough recording of every single instrumental cue. Though the 1996 version has the benefit of including four extra songs (one cut number and three composed by Loesser for the film adaptation), which is fun.

jimmycurry01 said: "I have not read through this yet, but how dies the murder mystery plot work? I know the first draft was scrapped after Hal Prince said they should move away from the mystery aspect."No real murder mystery in this version, so maybe this isn’t the earliest draft. Closest thing is that Sally finds a pistol after her breakdown and considers shooting each of the other three principals. She fires at Ben, but it doesn’t work for some reason not adequately explained in this script...

joevitus said: "Wish you were more specific and, you know, provided a link for where "out there in the ether" it's located."I wasn't sure if I would get in trouble for providing a link, but on second thought, this is an ancient WIP script which has never been staged or produced, so…https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/4wbedwzgmsdjlyg2crwq9/Girls-Upstairs-script-Goldman-Sondheim-April-1968.pdf

Has anybody else read the very early (1968) draft script for Sondheim and James Goldman's Follies, from back when it was still titled 'The Girls Upstairs'? I recently came across the whole thing and was enraptured. I had no idea it was out there in the ether. It's clearly a first draft, but the story is complete with two acts fully written. Several of the songs were already written to completion at this stage, some with virtually no lyrical differences from the final version, but there are al...

Well it can’t be any worse than the actual Charlie and the Chocolate Factory musical

Another fun Baker's Wife tidbit: Maybe They're Magic was originally a full length song rather than the short little ditty it ended up as. There's a recording out there of Joanna Gleason singing it in a very early reading. I definitely get why it was cut down, the rest of it was pretty redundant, but the lyrics and music were fun and it's too bad they haven't been preserved elsewhere.

rattleNwoolypenguin said: "15 years ago, Meryl would've been perfect."She could still make a great Carlotta. I’d love to hear her take on I’m Still Here.

While trying to research this, I stumbled upon this website instead:https://www.mycast.io/stories/folliesSome of these casting choices really crack me up, although I gotta admit, the idea of Whoopi Goldberg as Carlotta is quickly growing on me.

How Can Love Survive from the Sound of Music. Bear with me on this. While this is kind of a love song, the two characters are not actually the ones in love.

You’re Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile! It may be a given since it is the traditional irrelevant act II opener, but it’s one of the most well known songs from the score and Burt Healy does not exist outside the one scene.

Alex Kulak2 said: "For me, I've always been partial to "The Last One You'd Expect" fromGentleman's Guide."Pretty much any song from A Gentleman’s Guide has hysterical lyrics.I raise “Can That Boy Foxtrot!”, cut from Follies. Especially Carole Cook’s rendition from the S.T.A.G.E. concert.