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#1

Any word on Doyle's Company?

Posted: 12/2/05 at 12:21pm

Don't know if any mention has been made of this, but a friend of mine has been cast in Company, with the same director as the current Sweeney Todd, and it will open in Cincinnati (I believe) early next year. If its a success, there's the usual talk of it coming to Broadway. The cast plays all the instruments in the manner of Sweeney Todd's current incarnation. I love the show itself, and hope this turns out to be wonderful - partially for my friend who deserves a break on Broadway - and partially because I always love well-written Sondheim shows. Keep your fingers crossed, folks.
"I don't really get the ending,all i can go with is when after several months,Judith saw Pat sang,and later she kissed him on the toilet,after that the story back to where Pat went down from the stage after he'd sung,and he went to the italian lady.I just don't get it,what Judith exatcly meant when he kissed Pat that she had seen,and did Pat end up together with The Italian Lady?Please help me,thank u very much!" Quote from someone on IMDB in reference to a movie he/she didn't understand. Such grammar!
#2

re: Any word on Doyle's Company?

Posted: 12/2/05 at 12:27pm

Congrats to your friend!

Raúl Esparza is playing Bobby, and it's running in Cincinatti from March 14 to April 14.

Broadway.com's press release on Raúl:
http://www.broadway.com/Gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=521209

They're obviously still working out the details of the concept. The cast will play instruments, like in Sweeney, but Bobby might not be included in the intstrument-playing.

I'm so excited; I hope I can go out and see it.
A work of art is an invitation to love.

Updated On: 12/2/05 at 12:27 PM

#3

re: Any word on Doyle's Company?

Posted: 12/2/05 at 12:29pm

I surely won't get to cinci - but if it makes it to B'way with my friend intact in her role, I'll definitely see it (though I'm not an Esparza fan, though I do love Barbara Walsh, who is playing Joanne)
"I don't really get the ending,all i can go with is when after several months,Judith saw Pat sang,and later she kissed him on the toilet,after that the story back to where Pat went down from the stage after he'd sung,and he went to the italian lady.I just don't get it,what Judith exatcly meant when he kissed Pat that she had seen,and did Pat end up together with The Italian Lady?Please help me,thank u very much!" Quote from someone on IMDB in reference to a movie he/she didn't understand. Such grammar!
#4

re: Any word on Doyle's Company?

Posted: 12/2/05 at 1:41pm

Dem's fightin' words for Emcee!:)

Congrats for your friend, redhot!
#5

re: Any word on Doyle's Company?

Posted: 12/2/05 at 1:51pm

Is Diane going to play Stand Up Bass?
I got rid of my teeth at a young age because... I'm straight. Teeth are for gay people. That's why fairies come and get them
#6

re: Any word on Doyle's Company?

Posted: 12/2/05 at 1:59pm

I hope that this isn't going to be just a rehashing of Sweeney Todd. Not that Sweeney Todd isn't wonderful (I haven't seen it, but can only imagine how wonderful it may be), but I wouldn't like for Doyle to get stuck in a rut and become a one-trick musical monkey.
You promised me poems. ~Tricky
#7

re: Any word on Doyle's Company?

Posted: 12/2/05 at 6:01pm

Does Esparza play any instruments?
"Ev'ry-buddy wants ta get into de act!" - Jimmy Durante "Breathe from your hoo-hoo." -Kristin Chenoweth
#10

re: Any word on Doyle's Company?

Posted: 12/2/05 at 7:55pm

Hey, vodka, whisky...I'm sure Joanne will find as many bottles as possible. Does anyone else believe La Stritch should reprise the role of Joanne?...Just kidding!
Anyways, I doubt John Doyle will use the same concept he used in Sweeney, he'll probably find another ingenous way to make the actors play the instruments. I guess some of the Michael Bennett choreography will be sacrificed though. Wonder which actresses are playing Kathy and Amy.
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
#11

re: Any word on Doyle's Company?

Posted: 12/2/05 at 8:02pm

Oh the things I would do to be cast in this show.... Or any of John Doyle's shows for that matter!

*Picks back up instrument*

"What a mystery this world. One day you love them and the next day you want to kill them a thousand times over." The Masked Bandit in THE FALL
#12

re: Any word on Doyle's Company?

Posted: 12/2/05 at 8:16pm

I look forward to seeing what all the Esparza hype is about if this comes to Broadway. But it's really looking like I'll never get the Company I wanted now.
#13

re: Any word on Doyle's Company?

Posted: 12/2/05 at 8:23pm

Is the buzz that high about this version coming to Broadway? I would love to see any COMPANY, but since it has only been 10 years since the last revival would this really transfer?

*Thinks about taking trumpet out of storage for a role in FORUM*
re: Any word on Doyle's Company?
I stand corrected, you are as vapid as they say.
#14

re: Any word on Doyle's Company?

Posted: 12/2/05 at 8:31pm

I'm two steps ahead of you, Penguin!
"What a mystery this world. One day you love them and the next day you want to kill them a thousand times over." The Masked Bandit in THE FALL
#15

re: Any word on Doyle's Company?

Posted: 12/2/05 at 8:35pm

I somehow doubt we would be competing for the same part. re: Any word on Doyle's Company?
I stand corrected, you are as vapid as they say.
#16

re: Any word on Doyle's Company?

Posted: 12/2/05 at 8:37pm

In that case, go blow that horn! re: Any word on Doyle's Company?
"What a mystery this world. One day you love them and the next day you want to kill them a thousand times over." The Masked Bandit in THE FALL
#17

re: Any word on Doyle's Company?

Posted: 12/2/05 at 10:19pm

I can't imagine itd be the same as Sweeny. Although I wonder if he'll take a stylized approach to this Sondheim show as well? Its a show that lends itself well to stylization because of its non-linear book. How is it that Cinn. snatched up such a great show? Would this show be full-scale Broadway already, or would it be a more scaled down regional theater version? Just wondering. And i'm not sure if there's hype about this production, but considering it doesnt open until April, I wouldn't think it really would.
#19

re: Any word on Doyle's Company?

Posted: 2/4/06 at 1:08am

I am so tempted to go to Cincinnati and see this. I don't know how likely that is, though, so I really hope it comes to Broadway.
#20

re: Any word on Doyle's Company?

Posted: 2/4/06 at 1:15am

I can not freaking wait. I absolutely DETEST flying on planes, but I'm going to see this.

*has priorities*
A work of art is an invitation to love.

Updated On: 2/4/06 at 01:15 AM

#22

re: Any word on Doyle's Company?

Posted: 2/4/06 at 1:31am

I might! Honestly, that scares me less than a plane does. I absolutely HATE flying. Thankfully the flight from NYC to Cincinnati isn't very long.
A work of art is an invitation to love.
#24

re: Any word on Doyle's Company?

Posted: 2/4/06 at 1:13pm

But we just had a Company revival ONLY 10 years ago.

Sunday In The Park With George, is a Sondheim show that deserves a revival before this.

I am curious how this will turn out though.
#25

re: Any word on Doyle's Company?

Posted: 2/4/06 at 1:23pm

I didn't get to see it though, and I remain fascinated by the actor/musician concept, and that revival does not seem to have been very good. All that together means I could get behind this one. Although my gut feeling is this will not transfer.

A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC and SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE are the two that desperately need revivals.
Please actually bring them to Broadway (I am really tired of the "rumors" of ALNM, it seems that production is doomed, let someone else do it. Maybe the current British SITPWG could transfer, it looks like SWEENEY is going to pay off, BRING IT!
I stand corrected, you are as vapid as they say.

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