#1
Posted: 12/7/11 at 2:50pm
Think about it: a series of songs that further mood character and theme over plot, set up as characters looking back on the past, they both have had three Broadway productions, a number near the beginning of the show about looking back (Summer Nights, Waiting for the Girls Upstairs), they both debuted in the 1972 Tony Season and lost to TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA.
Only exceptions? GREASE lost every award it was nominated for, FOLLIES won seven, including best score. GREASE went on to become the longest running Broadway musical. FOLLIES closed after less than 600 performances, not making a dime. GREASE is now a staple musical, performed everywhere from Broadway to your local community church. When I see it, I want to claw my eyes out. FOLLIES is one of the most under-produced Sondheim shows, and though contains perhaps the most perfect score in musical theatre history, it remains unknown to most current theatre students (though hopefully the revival will correct that
). And I love that show with every fiber of my being... However, ask any one of the street what the story of Lucy and Jessie is, they'll either think you're crazy or direct you up or downtown but if you ask them what goes with awopbabalobop, and they'll most certainly answer awhopbamboom.
...just a thought :)
Only exceptions? GREASE lost every award it was nominated for, FOLLIES won seven, including best score. GREASE went on to become the longest running Broadway musical. FOLLIES closed after less than 600 performances, not making a dime. GREASE is now a staple musical, performed everywhere from Broadway to your local community church. When I see it, I want to claw my eyes out. FOLLIES is one of the most under-produced Sondheim shows, and though contains perhaps the most perfect score in musical theatre history, it remains unknown to most current theatre students (though hopefully the revival will correct that
). And I love that show with every fiber of my being... However, ask any one of the street what the story of Lucy and Jessie is, they'll either think you're crazy or direct you up or downtown but if you ask them what goes with awopbabalobop, and they'll most certainly answer awhopbamboom. ...just a thought :)
:)
