Anyone seeing FOLLIES in LA tonight?- Page 15

[Gaveston2]

Posted: 5/14/12 at 10:32pm

It could be something as simple as the designer and Clark not thinking that neckline looked as good with Clark's girlish bob.

As for Collins, I remember her hair looking much more platinum in the actual show. Maybe it was just the shock of seeing her done up so glamorously after wandering around in the frumpy pink sweater-set all evening. (I still say wearing that outfit was heroic on Collins' part--and perfect for the character.)

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 5/14/12 at 10:54pm

But Victoria changed to a longer wig (which I also didn't like) so it could t have been that.

The dress is just unflattering, IMO.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 5/14/12 at 11:20pm

According to Chapin, that's Dorothy Collins own hair after they cut the Jean Harlow wig.

Updated On: 5/14/12 at 11:20 PM

[SingOutLouise2]

Posted: 5/15/12 at 12:45am

Can't wait to hear Ebersole do "Losing My Mind" again

Wicked Fanatic

Ebersole didn't sing "Losing My Mind" at the Sondheim concert at SCFTA.

Diva
The dress is now BLUE.

[Wicked Fanatic]

Posted: 5/15/12 at 3:29am

You're right SingOutLouise2 it wasn't "Losing My Mind" but "I'm Still Here" which got an incredibly long applause afterwards. Instead I'll just hope that she might sing "Losing My Mind" for this show as I'd love to hear her intepretation of the song.

[Gaveston2]

Posted: 5/15/12 at 7:00pm

But Victoria changed to a longer wig (which I also didn't like) so it could t have been that.

Thanks for the correction, Diva. I KNEW I should have taken notes. LOL.

[brettarnett]

Posted: 5/17/12 at 3:03am

I went again tonight and Losing my mind's Keys WERE LOWERED! It sounded so so so much better! Clark was an absolute wreck in the final scene which I worked wonderfully!

[binau]

Posted: 5/17/12 at 4:02am

Oh that's really good. Is it at the Encores! (original?) key now?

[HorseTears]

Posted: 5/17/12 at 5:08am

Seriously? Wow. Forget change.org. Just complain on theatre messageboards.

I'm so excited to see her interpretation. It's killing me that I have to wait until closing night.

[gcal]

Posted: 5/17/12 at 5:47pm

Did any other discount codes come through? Or have they all expired?

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 5/17/12 at 6:08pm

"The dress is now BLUE."

It's always been blue, it's the same dress.

[SingOutLouise2]

Posted: 5/17/12 at 6:19pm

Pulled from Wicked Fanatic's post
"The dresses did change from the 1st preview. The green was gone and definitely blue now. Even Danny Burstein changed his lines from green to blue when asking guests if they had seen his wife when describing the dress she was wearing."

The style of dress is the same, but the color has changed from blue green to blue. And Danny did say "blue green dress" and now says "blue dress". It's not the lighting. The color of the dress has changed.

Updated On: 5/17/12 at 06:19 PM

[emo_geek]

Posted: 5/17/12 at 6:55pm

Ah, I can finally comment on this thread and say: Yes! I am seeing Follies in LA tonight!!!!!!

[kdogg36]

Posted: 5/17/12 at 7:00pm

Have fun! I wish I could come out there and see it again myself.

[HorseTears]

Posted: 5/18/12 at 2:22am

gcal - I'd be surprised if we didn't see another block of Follies tickets up on GoldStar soon. And there's always day of show $20 tickets sold at the box office if that's an option for you.

[HorseTears]

Posted: 5/18/12 at 10:37pm

Yup. Another block of Goldstar tickets has been released for May 20-27th. No June tickets. Yet?

[ljay889]

Posted: 5/19/12 at 2:21am

I've been meaning to ask this....

Is the final scene still as somber as it was on Broadway with Bernadette? I would always feel so drained by the end. Does Clark cry as much as Bernadette?
Does Danny still put his arm out for Sally when they walk off together, and takes it away quickly, because Sally is completely oblivious to his presence? That's how it played with Bernadette, though it was even chillier in DC, with her walking off without Buddy, leaving him to follow her out.

Updated On: 5/19/12 at 02:21 AM

[HorseTears]

Posted: 5/19/12 at 2:52am

This new video just got posted on the official Follies Broadway YT page. I wonder if any of other Tony nominees will get similar profiles..


FOLLIES Set Designer Derek McLane Discusses the Inspiration Behind the Set

Posted: 5/19/12 at 2:57am

Saw it tonight. Loved it. Every musical theater fan in L.A. should see it. I hope to catch it again before the L.A. run ends.

[Brian Byrne]

Posted: 5/19/12 at 2:58am

Saw the show once again last evening. Just thrilling. There has never been a "Too Many Mornings" sung as brilliantly as Ron Raines and Victoria Clark. And... Jan Maxwell ..... Give her that TONY.

[Gaveston2]

Posted: 5/19/12 at 4:22pm

Does Danny still put his arm out for Sally when they walk off together, and takes it away quickly, because Sally is completely oblivious to his presence?

Yes, that was still the staging on May 8. I don't know if Sally is oblivious to his presence so much as Buddy is still walking on eggshells and afraid to upset her. I love that the production avoids the illusion (folly) that some magical transformation has solved all of anybody's problems.

I didn't see it in New York so I can't compare.

***

I agree with Brian about "Too Many Mornings." I've never heard a rendition that compares. For a few minutes at the end of Act I, FOLLIES comes very close to the feel of grand opera. (And then wisely backs off.)



Updated On: 5/19/12 at 04:22 PM

[binau]

Posted: 5/19/12 at 8:27pm

It's weird that Reidal claims the FOLLIES LA run is "pretty much sold out", when it is not the case at all

http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/theater/tony_road_show_parties_on_jktF6AaaFL49TIHPFg2XcN

[gcal]

Posted: 5/21/12 at 12:14pm

My brother grabbed some balcony seats for Friday night, so I drove down from San Francisco to see the show.

I had seen it in NY in January, and enjoyed it. But I was not blown away-- I thought "In Buddy's Eyes" was Bernadette's best work in the show, and everything else she did left me wanting more.

I was floored by Victoria Clark. She is more like the Sally I imagined. I could see why Buddy stayed with her Sally-- those moments where she had a "twinkle in her eye"... I saw a woman deteriorate throughout the night. The contrast between her entrance and exit... a really incredible performance.

What I wouldn't give to have this cast filmed!

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 5/21/12 at 12:26pm

Oooh I agree that this production should be filmed! I think the only officially filmed version of FOLLIES is the concert version starring Lee Remick as Phyllis, no?

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 5/21/12 at 12:39pm

Carlos, that video is mostly a documentary about the making of the concert. There's some footage of the show in it, but just clips.