Actors Fund Concert 2005 is........
Actors Fund Concert 2005 is........
Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#0Actors Fund Concert 2005 is........
Posted: 6/27/05 at 7:37pm
On the Twentieth Century
Monday, September 26, 2005 at 7:30 PM
#1re: Actors Fund Concert 2005 is........
Posted: 6/27/05 at 7:42pmLet the casting speculation begin! I know nothing about the show, though. boo.
#2re: Actors Fund Concert 2005 is........
Posted: 6/27/05 at 7:44pm
Marc Kudisch as Oscar Jaffe
Rachel York as Lily Garland
#3re: Actors Fund Concert 2005 is........
Posted: 6/27/05 at 7:45pmSee, the real question is where are we putting Adam and Raúl? Obviously.
timote316
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/04
#4re: Actors Fund Concert 2005 is........
Posted: 6/27/05 at 7:46pm
Adam as... well, someone. He always does these. As does Raul. Both these things are good things, right emcee? 
bwayballerina
Broadway Star Joined: 11/14/04
#5re: Actors Fund Concert 2005 is........
Posted: 6/27/05 at 7:46pm
Awww, it isn't JCS like we thought/wanted it to be.
Not that I'd be able to go see it anyway. But there is hope for a CD...
#6re: Actors Fund Concert 2005 is........
Posted: 6/27/05 at 7:47pmI have to actually GO this year. If they're both in it, my head will explode. That's a lot for me to take!
#7re: Actors Fund Concert 2005 is........
Posted: 6/27/05 at 7:54pmMarc's thrilling "I Rise Again" at Broadway Under the Stars was all the audition that he needed...
#8re: Actors Fund Concert 2005 is........
Posted: 6/27/05 at 7:54pm
awww man... why not JCS? 
well, this is the musical version of "Twentieth Century", right? at least I liked the play...
#9re: Actors Fund Concert 2005 is........
Posted: 6/27/05 at 7:59pm
On the Twentieth Century is the musical version.
Great Ensemble songs.
#10re: Actors Fund Concert 2005 is........
Posted: 6/27/05 at 8:12pmVery disappointed with this choice. I've been to all of the others, but I think I am going to pass this year.
The truly beautiful should be lawfully restricted from wearing clothing; and the truly butt-ugly should be lawfully mandated from going naked.
#11re: Actors Fund Concert 2005 is........
Posted: 6/27/05 at 8:38pm
Wasn't Chenoweth announced at one point to play Lilly Garland in a revival of this show? Might mean we see a cameo from her. And I'll second Marc making a big, thrilling performance. 
"Y'all have a GRAND day now"
#12re: Actors Fund Concert 2005 is........
Posted: 6/27/05 at 8:46pm
They should have chose SEUSSICAL.
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
--Aristotle
#13re: Actors Fund Concert 2005 is........
Posted: 6/27/05 at 9:21pm
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/93761.html
I need to do my research on this musical. There need to be parts for those two, or I won't be a happy camper.
morosco
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/10/04
#14re: Actors Fund Concert 2005 is........
Posted: 6/27/05 at 10:16pmI would love to hear Carolee Carmello as Lily.
BwayBaby18
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/19/05
#15re: Actors Fund Concert 2005 is........
Posted: 6/27/05 at 10:20pm
Kristin or Rachel for Lily
Elaine Strech as Primrose
Seiber as Oscar
Chrysanthemum62001
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/14/04
#16re: Actors Fund Concert 2005 is........
Posted: 6/27/05 at 10:26pmI've gotta say, I was hoping for something totally different. And, I agree with Em. I wanna see a couple of talented men involved with this.
"What a mystery this world. One day you love them and the next day you want to kill them a thousand times over." The Masked Bandit in THE FALL
#17re: Actors Fund Concert 2005 is........
Posted: 6/28/05 at 12:51am
I must say I'm also disappointed. Don't love this show. There are some fun songs in it but...I dunno, I've gotten used to the more 'rock/pop' shows and this one isn't from what I remember. It's funny but...I'm curious to see who does it.
Remembering the music, it's not the forte for so many people who've done this in the past that I'd love to see come back, Adam, Raul and Lillias for example...
If I show you the darkness I hold inside, will you bring me to light?
Kayla426
Understudy Joined: 6/18/03
#18re: Actors Fund Concert 2005 is........
Posted: 6/28/05 at 8:37am
Yeah - I'm a bit let down. Actually a lot let down. To go from shows like Dreamgirls, Funny Girl, and Hair to this show...mrehhh. I love Seth R. soooo much but not too thrilled at the Actor's Fund for this choice. It's a bland show. See who they cast, that might change my mind, but the cast would have to blow my mind for this show. I could barely sit through a regional production of this.
Speaking of crazy amazing casts - I need to get my Hair CD
Sigh.
-k
gavin creel online
#19re: Actors Fund Concert 2005 is........
Posted: 6/28/05 at 9:09am
Disappointing, yeah, but I'm thinking we can trust Seth to make it something worth seeing.
If a certain someone who's been in California of late is cast, I go.
#20re: Actors Fund Concert 2005 is........
Posted: 6/28/05 at 9:40amI'm not familiar with this show at all.
#21re: Actors Fund Concert 2005 is........
Posted: 6/28/05 at 11:25am
ONe of my favorite scores. Very operatic and complex.
It'll be interesting to see who they cast. Chenoweth was announced for the Reprise production/concert in La, and was replaced by Carolee Carmello, who I'd love to see in this show.
Get the cast recording!
Great cast.
#22re: Actors Fund Concert 2005 is........
Posted: 6/28/05 at 11:28amI would have to say it is an interesting choice. Makes me miss Madeline Kahn though.
"For me, THEATRE is an anticipation, an artistic rush, an emotional banquet, a jubilant appreciation, and an exit hopeful of clearer thought and better worlds."
~ an anonymous traveler with Robert Burns
timote316
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/04
#23re: Actors Fund Concert 2005 is........
Posted: 6/28/05 at 11:34amJCS would have been perfect for the man Emcee is talking about. However, now that I think about it, there is only one female role, and no real big stars sing as low as Pilate goes... meh, I love that show, I'd still rather they chose that...
#24re: Actors Fund Concert 2005 is........
Posted: 6/28/05 at 1:21pm
Was this show a big hit when it had Madeline Kahn, Kevin Kline, et,al? I always hear people referring to it fondly, but rarely hear about a revival in the works...why not?
For casting:
Definitely Carolee Carmello as Lily Garland. The role of Oscar needs to be filled by someone who can ham it up pretty well, maybe a Nathan Lane type?
I am only familiar with the play and Lombard/Barrymore movie, though...
"My dreams, watching me said, one to the other...this life has let us down."
