Dont forget that the Tornado's costume had a bright white CBS eye smack over her midriff. That little grace note was one of the funniest things in the show.
There was a production in the UK a couple of years ago that *slightly* modified the score to give it more of a 80s-90s feel; they had to, actually -- this was the whitest cast I've ever seen for that show. But it worked, surprisingly well. It was more HEDWIG than Andre DeShields, but it was a hoot to watch.
Can we expect the possibility of a revival on Broadway this upcoming season?
*crosses fingers*
"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
It all depends on how well the La Jolla production is received. Performances begin at the end of the month. If it gets raves, it'll probably transfer at some point.
"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie
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"The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney
If it does transfer, we'll have 5 revivals lined up for the season:
A Chorus Line Company Les Miserables 110 in the Shade The Wiz
I could easily see the Les Mis revival get the shaft Tony nomination-wise if we were to have five like this.
"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
If you go to THE SITE THAT SHALL NOT BE NAMED you can see a nice preview clip for the new Danish production.
Holy Crap. IT LOOKS AMAZING!
I saw the Wiz when they did it in Houston a while back (I was so young I don't remember if it was a tour or not)
but i just remember loving it and that i got quite into theater afterwards, though it would take a production of Into the Woods with Leslie Uggums to really do it for me.
I digress...
I would LOVE to see 110 AND The Wiz pan out! How awesome would that be!?
"Picture "The View," with the wisecracking, sympathetic sweethearts of that ABC television show replaced by a panel of embittered, suffering or enraged Arab women" -the Times review of Black Eyed
There's a book of Geofrey Holder's art and it contains original costume sketches and pictures. Can't remember what it's called but i'm sure if you google his name something will come up.
A Google search says that the Netherlands production opens on September 10. I oculdnt find anything about a Danish one; does anyone have any more info on that?
Since there are a resounding lack of photos available of the original production design, I thought I would scan a few from my souvenir book, of one of the national tours...
And you gotta love this one. Look who was in the chorus of this tour...
"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."
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These pics I posted are of the touring cast, headed by Deborah Malone as Dorothy (seen above).
Gary Q. Lewis was the Scarecrow, later of Broadway's Sophisticated Ladies (and the DVD version too)... and lovely to look at, I might add.
And Annie Jo Edwards was Evilene... and you can see her in a hilarious turn in the movie "Bullets Over Broadway" as Jennifer Tilly's snarky maid Venus.
"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."
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