A Tale of Two Cities will play Al Hirschfeld Theater — Page 3

"Another gothic musical based on a Victorian novel on Broadway."

"A Tale of Two Cities" is anything but gothic.

Maybe Allison Janney can go all "Devil Child...Devil Child" on James and sprinkle him with holy water.

I saw him in "Urinetown" and was very impressed, but what he did (or was accused of) is very skeevy. I do think it faces an uphill promotional battle.

Can Barbour even do the show? According to the pictures posted in the BWW announcement, there were a couple of children in the cast (at least in the Florida run). I seem to recall something in one of the threads on his sentencing that he was not allowed to do shows with children in the cast or aimed towards children. (I searched, the article on Yahoo no longer exists.)

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I think you are comparing apples and oranges. But like my mom would say "it's all fruit".

I'm going to start off by saying that I didn't hate PQ. I tend to find something to like in everything I see. Not that I didn't see PQ's faults. I just didn't hate it.

I've seen both Pirate Queen and Tale of Two Cities so I'll do my best to show why I believe ToTC isn't the fiasco that PQ was.

Pirate Queen was a story that only a small demographic was familiar with. Heck, I'm very into my Irish heritage and I only barely knew of Grace O'Malley. Tale of Two Cities is a piece of classic literature that most people have at least heard of and can quote. It's a name that people already know and the familiarity could draw an audience. There's one difference right there.

I also think more people can connect with the story behind ToTC. Sacrificing everything for love. That's an element PQ had but didn't have the same impact as ToTC.

The Florida cast of ToTC could totally wipe the floor with the cast of PQ. With the exception of the two female leads I felt the Pirate Queen cast was more or less forgettable. There were some absolutely amazing performances in ToTC and I really hope we see many of the same faces in the New York production. The only exception for me was Jessica Rush. She just left me kinda cold. Everyone else was spot on. I know much of the ensemble probably won't be joining the NY cast - many of them are college students in Florida. But the leads were great.

There were times when PQ seemed unable to hold my attention and my mind would start to wander. ToTC captivated me from start to finish. I was never bored and never once thought about what was happening outside the theatre.

So, that's why I think Tale of Two Cities won't be another Pirate Queen. I'm sure there are others who have seen both shows who could add other things.

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Well, my mother and I may be the only two people who enjoyed this show out of town, but I am ecstatic about seeing it on Broadway. Yes, it needs a little work still, but I hope the broadway community will go see it before they start the judging. I know it's hard nowadays with online video, blogs, message boards, etc... but give it a chance. The designers are fantastic and Tony Walton's set is gorgeous. Hopefully they get the right actors and can woo an audience. Best of luck to the whole production.

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"Well, my mother and I may be the only two people who enjoyed this show out of town"

Based on this board alone pretty much everyone who saw it out of town enjoyed it. I loved it and there were other positive reviews from BWW members. Most of the naysayers haven't seen the show.

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I have a recording of one version of this (the concept recording? I'm not sure what it would be called. It stars Alex Santoriello). I really like it. Aside from a few weak spots, I think it's a terrific adaptation -- and "AToTC" is my favorite novel, so it's not like I was going to be easily pleased!

I just really, really hope they recast for Carton. If they do, I'll be making my way to New York to see this. I'm sure Barbour's a good actor and all, and it's not like I want to sit in judgment on every actor's private life, but . . . I just don't feel too great about this guy.

And if they kept the song where Carton sings to little Lucie, that could feel REALLY icky.

FINALLY! Guess my Fall trip is in October!

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Two fools? No Adults? Great Combination for a non-relationship. If she got what she wanted, there wouldn't have been a lawsuit, would there be?

No one is above the Law. Just ask Spitzer!

I dont understand why a 16 year old is being called a child.

She was 15 years old. It's the law. If you don't know this, than I would learn it real quick.

Songs/lyrics online here:
A Tale of Two Cities