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Posted: 3/16/17 at 8:26am

PThespian said: "Whst other shows would benefit from a barebones revival with a huge orchestra ?"

Sunday in the Park with George?

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Posted: 3/16/17 at 9:53am

I would say Chess.

PThespian said: "I knew someone was going to say that. Lol

I would agree but, while it works well, it's still not on the same scale as Sunset.

In fact the orchestra is relatively small."

Yes, I was being cheeky. The Sunday "set" is essentially non-existent (especially compared to Sunset) and the orchestra is much smaller.

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Posted: 3/16/17 at 12:29pm

Funny Girl, if only for that brilliant overture. And also because I cannot believe that show has never been revived!

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Posted: 3/16/17 at 12:42pm

sparepart973 said: "I would say Chess.

I need this to happen.

I think it would work with Follies, one day.

A little swash, a bit of buckle - you'll love it more than bread.

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Posted: 3/16/17 at 6:02pm

^^^ Based on the production at the Ahmanson in LA, I'd say the last FOLLIES revival pretty much WAS in the minimal set realm. (And I loved it, BTW, but the setting didn't compare to the original, certainly.)

I always thought the original SUNSET BOULEVARD set was a huge miscalculation. Yes, it looked amazing at first glance, but once it lifted into the air, marble and terrazzo were revealed to be plywood. I suppose that may have been the point in a "Paper Moon" sort of way, but it didn't work for me. (And BTW and FWIW, in LA, Close played Norma Desmond as if she were Cruella DeVille.)

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