Profile for Mr. de Winters

1. NEXT TO NORMAL- The music/lyrics win my heart from the get-go, but throw in a great book and amazing staging as well... definitely steals the top spot for me by a landslide. 2. REBECCA- The score and storyline are so flawless to begin with, I don't need a full-scale Broadway production to say it deserves the second spot. Honestly, as long as it gets a great English translation-- which I'm confident it will-- it will be flawless in the states. 3. THE WILD PARTY (LIPPA)- I think the book had...

I'd love to have the chance to see Blanchett in the role... she's one of my favorite actresses. Although I must say no one will ever compare with Vivien Leigh. The one other Blanche I'd kill to see, other than Vivien is definitely Uta Hagen. When I heard she had done the road show in the 1950s, I just about died. Why was I born about 40 years after?

Side Show Tunnel of Love: Emily's "I hope this never will end" and Alice's "Where is mine?" The Wild Party (Lippa) Raise the Roof: "Let's hope the Gods of love/Will shine above/And show the way" Next to Normal Just Another Day: "Every day is just another and another and another"