Home from Ravinia

[Glebb]

Posted: 9/4/04 at 1:34am

Just got home from Ravinia.
I had not seen "Sunday in the Park With George" since it's original Broadway run. Beautiful music. Not sure I loved the staging and not sure Audra was right for the part (voice wise). I love her anyway and she is very beautiful in person. I saw her in the hall backstage when I went back to meet Patti. Patti was real nice and talkative. Very kindly signed my program and was glad to hear that I had seen her in EVITA, ANYTHING GOES, MASTER CLASS and SWEENEY at Avery Fischer Hall. Cerveris was good as George. I hadn't know before that his sister is the former NYCB dancer Merissa Cerveris.

[Broadwayboobs]

Posted: 9/4/04 at 1:36am

Glad you enjoyed it. Did you run into KMF_NYC ? He was there tonight too.

[Glebb]

Posted: 9/4/04 at 1:42am

Unfortunately I don't know KMF_NYC.

I didn't even know I was going to attend until I was given tickets today at work.

[Broadwayboobs]

Posted: 9/4/04 at 1:44am

Too bad...you guys could've met up. He left from NYC this afternoon. He's a very sweet guy.

[Glebb]

Posted: 9/4/04 at 9:33am

Wow! Someone is coming from NYC to see this?
That is an honor. :)
Ravinia was beautiful last night and Patti LuPone felt that the performance was good. The night before had been an open dress rehearsal.
I know that Mr. Sondheim is there for a pre-performance talk today and I assume he was there last night though I did not see him.

[BT]

Posted: 9/4/04 at 9:44am

Let's hope the Sondheim trend at Ravinia continues next year. I always love a trip to the windy city....

[Glebb]

Posted: 9/4/04 at 9:53am

It is my understanding that Ravinia has a five year commitment to presenting Sondheim, next year being the last. I've always been on tour in the summer and have missed every other production at Ravinia.

I've actually very much enjoyed Chicago Shakespeare's Sondheim productions a lot. :)

[BT]

Posted: 9/4/04 at 9:58am

You go Chicago!!!! DC is also a good place to get a Sondheim fix - the Signature theater here always has something in its lineup. I got my issue of the Sonheim Review and it has a list of all of the performances of Sondheim shows and the list is impressive. I don't know if the productions will be impressive, but that isn't the point- more people are being exposed. That's the key. Exposed to Sondheim, that is.

[Glebb]

Posted: 9/4/04 at 10:00am

Yes, I think we are also the only two cities who had BOUNCE.

[chinkie azn jai]

Posted: 9/4/04 at 10:05am

Woot, I'm going today and im so excited. Unfortunatly I will be sitting in the lawn and not in the pavillion, but hopefully i will be able to stand along by the pavillion and watch it that way. Was there a big turnout last night?

[Glebb]

Posted: 9/4/04 at 10:11am

The turn out - Pavillion and Lawn - huge.

[Glebb]

Posted: 9/4/04 at 12:31pm

Just realized the director Lonnie Price also recently directed the New York Philharmonic CANDIDE with Kristin Chenoweth. I was not able to see it. Was it good?

[Millie42]

Posted: 9/4/04 at 1:11pm

I am so jealous. I kept thinking about it yesterday at work.
I am glad you enjoyed it! Give us some more details about the performance!

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 9/4/04 at 7:55pm

I posted my thoughts of the concert on the main board thread.