Kander & Ebb's "The Visit"
Kander & Ebb's "The Visit"
#1Kander & Ebb's "The Visit"
Posted: 3/14/09 at 7:25pm
What is the likelyhood that this will ever make to Broadway and also that we could get a cast recording out of it?
Secondly, in the recent DC production - what was the significance of everyone in yellow shoes? What was it supposed to symbolize?
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morosco
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/10/04
#2re: Kander & Ebb's 'The Visit'
Posted: 3/14/09 at 7:31pmThe yellow shoes represented the townspeople's desire for material possessions.
morosco
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/10/04
#2re: Kander & Ebb's 'The Visit'
Posted: 3/14/09 at 7:52pmIf we don't get a full out Broadway production (Chita would be a must!) I hope we can eventually get a recording of the show with Chita and George Hearn. The Visit has one of the most haunting and achingly beautiful scores that I have ever heard. Why no label has jumped on this by now I'll never understand.
Borstalboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/9/04
#3re: Kander & Ebb's 'The Visit'
Posted: 3/14/09 at 7:59pm
The chances of THE VISIT coming to Broadway in this theatrical and economic climate is slim. I think this musical (by two of the most successful songwriters in musical history starring a bona fide Broadway legend) is generally considered too "dark" and "edgy" for Broadway (even though the play its based on first played on Broadway 50 some-odd years ago). What this says about the theatrical situation is....sad.
Its a pity because if it opened tomorrow it could actually do good, if not necessarily stellar, business. For serious grown-up musical lovers who aren't interested in seeing a corporatized musical, it would be the only game in town.
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#4re: Kander & Ebb's 'The Visit'
Posted: 3/14/09 at 8:14pm
I would buy a ticket.
I would buy the CD.
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esparza 333
Broadway Star Joined: 7/24/07
#5re: Kander & Ebb's 'The Visit'
Posted: 3/14/09 at 9:33pmYou know I want this to come to broadway just because there are not many Kander and Ebb projects left to put on stage and every show we get is a treasure. I hope this comes especially like morosco and borstalboy said it is one of Kander and Ebbs most dark, edgy and haunting scores. You would think producers would leap at the idea of having a Kander and Ebb Musical with broadway legends Chita Rivera and George Hearn but I guess in this recession they are playing safe and sticking to Movie adaptations. I just hope it makes it to broadway sometime.
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Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#6re: Kander & Ebb's 'The Visit'
Posted: 3/14/09 at 11:38pmThere's talk of a London production.
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homeimp
Leading Actor Joined: 10/2/08
#9re: Kander & Ebb's 'The Visit'
Posted: 3/15/09 at 12:38pmHey, I want to see The Vist on Bdwy and I want to see those corpooratized musicals as well. The best of all possible worlds!
WiCkEDrOcKS
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Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#11re: Kander & Ebb's 'The Visit'
Posted: 3/15/09 at 3:59pmThe feeling is that the London production would lead to a Broadway mounting.
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esparza 333
Broadway Star Joined: 7/24/07
#12re: Kander & Ebb's 'The Visit'
Posted: 3/15/09 at 4:41pmWow Dolly that is great news. It really would be a treasure to bring such a stunning, haunting and thrilling musical by such legends to the Great White Way.
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philcrosby
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/17/04
#13re: Kander & Ebb's 'The Visit'
Posted: 3/15/09 at 5:16pm
The production at the Signature outside of DC was astounding. Chita and the rest of the cast were spot on, and the score marvelous.
It's a very dark piece, but no more than ASSASSINS or SWEENEY. Though I agree if it played NYC, it would be safest done at a nonprofit theater.
#14re: Kander & Ebb's 'The Visit'
Posted: 3/15/09 at 5:40pmI wonder who is actually talking about a London production. Besides us, I mean. It could be totally true, but given the source, it hardly inspires confidence.
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CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#15re: Kander & Ebb's 'The Visit'
Posted: 3/15/09 at 5:58pm
esparza, THE VISIT was also a play and a movie starring Ingtid Bergman.
Get it on Broadway now!
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#16re: Kander & Ebb's 'The Visit'
Posted: 3/15/09 at 6:05pmMister Matt, it isn't April Fool's Day...yet.
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Timmer
Broadway Star Joined: 2/21/06
#17re: Kander & Ebb's 'The Visit'
Posted: 3/15/09 at 6:19pmDid you see the procudtion number "Yellow Shoes"? Remember, they couldn't afford the yellow shoes (which are apparently some sort ofstatus symbol in that town), but her offer to save teh town provides the possibility that they will finally be able to afford things like that.
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