All female 1776

[Dre2387]

All female 1776#1

Posted: 7/21/10 at 1:29pm

What do people think of this?

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/141331-Tony-Winning-Musical-1776-Will-Get-All-Female-Staging-in-Kansas-City

I would love to see/also be in it.

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[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

All female 1776#2

Posted: 7/21/10 at 1:32pm

I'm fine with it. Most people seem not to be. Jordan Catalono realllly doesn't like it.

[Unknown User]

All female 1776#2

Posted: 7/21/10 at 1:36pm

An All-Female 1776? I have never heard of such a thing. It raises myriad questions, all of which will need to be explored in depth.

[Dancin Thru Life]

All female 1776#3

Posted: 7/21/10 at 4:54pm

New revenue stream for the Edwards family.
They must be thrilled!

Being staged as a "concert" production only leads to the obvious question -- could they get away with an all female cast any other way???

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Updated On: 7/21/10 at 04:54 PM

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

All female 1776#4

Posted: 7/21/10 at 5:19pm

Yeah, that wouldn't have been my question.

[TimesSquareRegular]

All female 1776#5

Posted: 7/21/10 at 7:29pm

I'm hoping for an all-Quaker revival of SHENENDOAH .....

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[Mr Roxy]

All female 1776#6

Posted: 7/21/10 at 7:47pm

Can an all male Little Women be far behind?

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[Glitter and be Gay]

All female 1776#7

Posted: 7/21/10 at 8:36pm

I want to know if they have transposed the score or if they are singing it as written. Nothing I have read so far from any news source has addressed this.

[castlestreet]

All female 1776#8

Posted: 7/21/10 at 8:42pm

Glitter- I was wondering the same thing about the score-

Funny note- when I did 1776, the director had this thing about always casting a woman in a guys role and hoping nobody would notice- so he cast Samuel Chase with a woman and only listed her intials in the program- didn't work- my parents opening night said - you were able to find all those men and came up short 1- you couldn't have moved some people around so they didn't have to use that butch woman?

[mpd4165]

All female 1776#9

Posted: 7/21/10 at 10:27pm

I live in Kansas City, and MTH does some really wonderful concerts (their Big River last year was top-notch), so I might take in the show. I actually don't know a whole lot about 1776 besides catching the middle of the movie during the 4th.

[Schmerg_The_Impaler]

All female 1776#10

Posted: 7/21/10 at 11:35pm

Well... I am mindbogglingly excited about this. I am so glad there's now precedent, since this has been my dream for as long as I can remember. I've never wanted to live in Missouri before!

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[Okayfine]

All female 1776#11

Posted: 7/22/10 at 9:54am

Oy vey. Another idiotic idea by people who spend more time coming up with "stunt" ideas than creating new works.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

All female 1776#12

Posted: 7/22/10 at 11:43am

Lord. Have. Mercy.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

All female 1776#13

Posted: 7/22/10 at 11:49am

I've never wanted to live in Missouri before!

After spending a few days there, you'll never want to live there again!

[AEA AGMA SM]

All female 1776#14

Posted: 7/22/10 at 1:29pm

Now, now, I've lived in both KC and St. Louis and loved my time in both those cities. Now, as for everything else between them, I'll just say there's not much to say.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

All female 1776#15

Posted: 7/22/10 at 2:38pm

Well, whatever floats your boat, I suppose. I spent a good portion of my life in St Louis and every time I return there I just want to claw my skin off.

[thenewmoon]

All female 1776#16

Posted: 7/22/10 at 5:12pm

One question, but I think I already know the answer: How is the all-male "Forum" at Williamstown Theatre Fest considered a brilliant idea, and an all-female "1776" condemned as "idiotic"?

"1776" is one of my all-time favorite shows, and I think this is a great idea and I wish I could see it. I for one think it would be thrilling to hear some of those great ballads power-belted out by a great female performer! And I would bet that there is fun to be had making sly references to the women in the current political scene, as the book of "1776" always seems to be relevant to current events and personalities. For a show with set in such a definite time and place, it's amazingly timeless.

[BenKaye]

All female 1776#17

Posted: 7/22/10 at 7:51pm

"One question, but I think I already know the answer: How is the all-male "Forum" at Williamstown Theatre Fest considered a brilliant idea, and an all-female "1776" condemned as "idiotic"?"

Well, if I do recall, the director of the all-male "Forum" (whose name I'm blanking on right now) stated that the concept is more of an homage to Greek theatre, when all plays were performed with just men. Therefore, that concept makes sense. A female 1776, on the other hand, does not IMHO

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[Patash]

All female 1776#18

Posted: 7/22/10 at 8:43pm

can an all female version of La Cage aux Folles be far behind? And I can't wait to see a woman play Tevye. Or a man play Eliza Doolittle.

Huh, what is the point of this?

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

All female 1776#19

Posted: 7/22/10 at 9:08pm

Where did the all-male forum come from and who called it idiotic?

I don't get why people are so vexed by this.

[Kad]

All female 1776#20

Posted: 7/22/10 at 9:11pm

I just prefer my bold concepts to have some sort of merit behind them, rather than "Hey, wouldn't it be cool if..?".

"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

All female 1776#21

Posted: 7/22/10 at 9:46pm

I don't see what's so bold about it. Maybe if it were an actual production, but it's just a concert.

[Dancin Thru Life]

All female 1776#22

Posted: 7/22/10 at 11:07pm

Nobody has mentioned it in the midst of terms like "vision" and "bold concept", but if this keeps up its really a slap in
the face to male actors.

Is it "Vision" or "Discrimination"??

I don't particularly feel that way, but some may.
Just sayin...

From the local news tonight:

http://www.wivb.com/dpp/news/buffalo/Macbeth-with-all-female-cast-opens?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wivb_local+%28WIVB.com+-+Local+News%29

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