Anyone Can Whistle in 3 Acts?

[CukorLover]

Posted: 4/6/10 at 12:40pm

Just wondering if they're planning to do it in three acts as it was done originally.

[ljay889]

Posted: 4/6/10 at 12:49pm

I doubt it. MTI licenses the show in 2 acts.

[husk_charmer]

Posted: 4/6/10 at 12:56pm

^ They have done revisions before. They changed the middle section of "Applause" to reflect the Encores! series. Changing it back to 3 Acts really won't be a drastic change. If Laurents and Sondheim approve it, there's not a damn thing MTI can do about it.

[ljay889]

Posted: 4/6/10 at 1:03pm

But I believe the two act version has a slightly different song order.
I highly doubt it will be in 3 acts.

[husk_charmer]

Posted: 4/6/10 at 1:09pm

^ Not much of one. I kinda hope they do the three act version.

[newintown]

Posted: 4/6/10 at 1:15pm

I, too, would like to see it performed as originally written. Isn't that (sort of) the mission of Encores? (Not that they really seem to have any kind of mission anymore...)

I mean, the David Ives book re-writes are shorter than the original books, but not really better. So why change a 3-act show to 2 acts? Just to get your tired old audience home sooner?

[CukorLover]

Posted: 4/6/10 at 2:09pm

and to get them out of those miserable, uncomfortable seats !

[Hank]

Posted: 4/6/10 at 8:12pm

Wasn't No No Nanette done in 3 acts at Encores a few years back? I kind of remember that. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 4/6/10 at 9:00pm

Yes, it was 3 acts.

[adamgreer]

Posted: 4/7/10 at 7:29pm

Just got a text from Withoutatrace, who's at the dress tonight, that the show is being presented in 2 acts, according to the Playbill. The song "Simple" ends act 1, and it appears (based on the song list) that act 2 is longer.

[wonkit]

Posted: 4/7/10 at 7:46pm

So they are combining Acts 2 and 3.

[Trish2]

Posted: 4/7/10 at 7:59pm

Thanks ! Leave it to withoutatrace-our musical theatre moped !

[Mildred Plotka]

Posted: 4/7/10 at 8:09pm

Any news if "There's Always a Woman" is in?

[Mildred Plotka]

Posted: 4/7/10 at 8:44pm

From a friend on facebook, "There's Always a Woman" is not in. Pity.

[ljay889]

Posted: 4/7/10 at 9:16pm

^ UGH. Seriously? How disappointing.

If they are still going to end act 1 with Simple, then they should have just done it in 3 acts. Act two is going to be extremely long. I like the licensed two act song order better than what they are doing here.

I just suddenly lost some excitement about seeing this. "There's Always a Woman" is such a GREAT song. But no wonder they aren't adding it, considering act 2 is going to be so long now.

[Mildred Plotka]

Posted: 4/7/10 at 9:18pm

Ljay, is "There's Always a Woman" in the licensed version? I only have the published script.

[ljay889]

Posted: 4/7/10 at 9:20pm

^ Nope. But I assume they could have easily added it as the Carnegie Hall and Ravinia concerts did.

[Mildred Plotka]

Posted: 4/7/10 at 9:22pm

Those 2 concerts were on book, correct? Perhaps Murphy and Foster didn't want another number in an already stacked song list for both.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 4/7/10 at 9:46pm

It's an awful, misogynistic song. Also, it makes no sense for Fay. Cora, sure, but Fay, no.

[ljay889]

Posted: 4/7/10 at 9:48pm

No. It's a great song.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 4/7/10 at 9:50pm

No, it's not.

[ljay889]

Posted: 4/7/10 at 9:52pm

K.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 4/7/10 at 9:53pm

Boo. You weren't supposed to give up!

I just don't like the song. Sue me!

[Mildred Plotka]

Posted: 4/7/10 at 9:55pm

Lol, don't you have a Take Back the Night rally to got to?

Better?

[ljay889]

Posted: 4/7/10 at 9:55pm

Haha! It's ok. We all have different tastes. No biggie.