Kad said: "The point is the character is at an age where she should be settled down and isn’t. Lenk is only in her early 40s. Harping on her age is silly."
I completely agree, I have seen several actors playing Bobby that were either younger or older than 35. Nobody cares. Well, except a few grub worms but that doesn't matter. This will sell very well because Patti LuPone happens to be in it and the gender swapping is a brilliant, fresh take.
Can't wait!
ljay889 said: "How exciting we will inevitably get another cast recording of this production! Do we think they will be lowering some keys for Lenk’s much sultrier voice?"
I hope they do play around with some of them. I thought Craig sounded great, but there were some jarring moments in group numbers that really took me out of it. That “really ABOUTTTTTT” in the opening isn’t great. Maybe Lenk could just do it down the octave.
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zainmax said: "CATSNYrevival said: "Pose2 said: "This will sell very well because Patti LuPone happens to be in it..."
I agree with you, but apparently Stephen Sondheim gave a radio interview where he questioned Patti LuPone'sbox office draw. I guess we'll see."
Link?"
I think it's in this Graham Norton podcast that LuPone and Sondheim did together, but I'm not 100% sure.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p06ndrj0
Yes, this is in fact the interview. Sondheim's comments on this start around the 31:00 mark.
ljay889 said: "He was basically saying there aren’t broadway stars anymore who really sell tickets. Patti pushed back in the joint interview, but he wasn’t explicitly referring to her or her presence in thisproduction."
If I'm hearing it correctly he told Patti point blank "I don't think the general public knows your name. It's people interested in the theatre and maybe even movies and TV, but the general public knows only, essentially, TV stars."
To me he was saying Patti is a Broadway star who will only sell tickets to people like us who follow theatre, and the general public isn't buying a ticket to Company to see Patti LuPone.
ljay889 said: "The orchestra is not tiny in this. The new orchestrations are sumptuous and far better than any Tunick’s reductions. Nothing will top Tunick’s originals, but his reductions are disappointing. Cullen did a great job rejuvenating the sounds of the score. "
And hopefully they retain Cullen’s orchestrations from London. But perhaps worth mentioning that (like all things) it costs a lot less to employ musicians in the West End than on Broadway. So I wouldn’t be surprised if they ended up doing some further reduction. But hopefully not...
i for one, and i know nobody here cares what i think about Katrina playing Bobbie..will wait and read about this new revival production when it plays a few performances before i commit to spend any monies to come see it on Broadway...on the other hand if all the main players from the West End had been brought over, i would have already purchased my flight and hotel stays!...just saying...
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CATSNYrevival said: "ljay889 said: "He was basically saying there aren’t broadway stars anymore who really sell tickets. Patti pushed back in the joint interview, but he wasn’t explicitly referring to her or her presence in thisproduction."
If I'm hearing it correctly he told Patti point blank "I don't think the general public knows your name. It's people interested in the theatre and maybe even movies and TV, butthe general public knows only, essentially,TV stars."
To me he was sayingPatti isa Broadway star who will only sell tickets to people like us who follow theatre, andthe general public isn't buying a ticket to Company to see Patti LuPone."
Sorry, Cats. You are correct. Just relistened and that is what he said. I didn’t take it specifically In regards to Company though.
QueenAlice said: "ljay889 said: "The orchestra is not tiny in this. The new orchestrations are sumptuous and far better than any Tunick’s reductions. Nothing will top Tunick’s originals, but his reductions are disappointing. Cullen did a great job rejuvenating the sounds of the score. "
And hopefully they retain Cullen’s orchestrations from London. But perhaps worth mentioning that (like all things) it costs a lot less to employ musicians in the West End than on Broadway. So I wouldn’t be surprised if they ended up doing some further reduction. But hopefully not..."
Cullen is listed in some of the press releases. So that is great.
Jordan Catalano said: "I thought the orchestra sounded great in London."
I'm listening to the London recording and the orchestra sounds so...tinny? Small? lacking energy? Can't put my finger on it. Maybe it's just how it was recorded. I'm so used to the BOOM, brass and thrusting percussion of the original. I'll wait to hear it in person to fully judge.
I figured we weren't going to be getting a huge ensemble, though, since it's going into a somewhat smaller theatre.
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My favorite number in the London cast recording is surprisingly "Someone Is Waiting" - I don't even like that song normally, but Craig's voice is simply breathtaking in that one song and so are the orchestrations. Her take on that particular song is also a lot more palatable to me than when a male Bobby sings it (probably some double standard here but whatever, I am a product of the society I grew up in). Everything else I would personally love to hear from the American cast. Even "Ladies Who Lunch" doesn't pack the punch which I wanted.
ljay889 said: "Matt Doyle is playing Jamie."
I don't think there has been anything official over Doyle so far, but his name has been floating in this thread at least since Leak was mentioned, so I would not be surprised. Probably going to have to wait for February to get the full cast list if we go at the rate these announcements have going ha.
ljay889 said: "Matt Doyle is playing Jamie."
I don't think there has been anything official over Doyle so far, but his name has been floating in this thread at least since Leak was mentioned, so I would not be surprised. Probably going to have to wait for February to get the full cast list if we go at the rate these announcements have going ha.
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