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#0Are there ever good revues?
Posted: 2/18/05 at 2:33pm

Is there ever a good revue.

The only good ones I have ever seen was Fosse. And Mamma Mia is kind of pushing it.

But all the revue's I have seen have made me regret seeing it.

When someone blunders, we say that he makes a misstep. Is it then not clear that all the ills of mankind, all the tragic misfortunes that fill our history books, all the political blunders, all the failures of the great leaders have arisen merely from a lack of skill in dancing. - Moliere

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#1re: Are there ever good revues?
Posted: 2/18/05 at 2:34pm

try PUTTING IT TOGETHER. re: Are there ever good revues?

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#2re: Are there ever good revues?
Posted: 2/18/05 at 2:35pm

25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is getting raves.

"Do you know what pledge time is, Andrew"? said the PBS Executive. "Yes", Lloyd Webber replied. "My 50th birthday special must be one program that gets done a lot." "No", mused the man from PBS heedlessy. "Not so much. Our Stephen Sondheim Carnegie Hall concert. That's a big one." Spoons, forks and knives seemed suddenly to suspend their motion in horror, all around the table.

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#3re: Are there ever good revues?
Posted: 2/18/05 at 2:35pm

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#4re: Are there ever good revues?
Posted: 2/18/05 at 2:36pm

she wrote revue not review. re: Are there ever good revues? Updated On: 2/18/05 at 02:36 PM

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#5re: Are there ever good revues?
Posted: 2/18/05 at 2:37pm

I've enjoyed SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD and SMOKEY JOE'S... and suprisingly, a group locally did the MTI revue called BLAME IT ON THE MOVIES, and it was quite entertaining.

And if she'll say, "My darling, I'm yours!" I'll throw away my striped tie and my best pressed tweed, all I really need is the girl...

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#6re: Are there ever good revues?
Posted: 2/18/05 at 2:38pm

AIN'T MISBEHAVIN is a classic of the genre (and won the Tony for Best Musical). There's also SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM, SOPHISTICATED LADIES, DANCIN', and JACQUES BREL

"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie [http://margochanning.broadwayworld.com/] "The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney

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#7re: Are there ever good revues?
Posted: 2/18/05 at 2:39pm

Oh never mind...

"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
Updated On: 2/18/05 at 02:39 PM

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#8re: Are there ever good revues?
Posted: 2/18/05 at 2:39pm

Ok I really didn't think of that Songs for a New World is good, but have you guys seen Working? Beehive? Leader of the Pack? A my name is alice? all shook up?

They are just BAD

I mean it is very very difficult to have a good revue.

When someone blunders, we say that he makes a misstep. Is it then not clear that all the ills of mankind, all the tragic misfortunes that fill our history books, all the political blunders, all the failures of the great leaders have arisen merely from a lack of skill in dancing. - Moliere

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#9re: Are there ever good revues?
Posted: 2/18/05 at 2:40pm

Is tick tick boom a revue?

When someone blunders, we say that he makes a misstep. Is it then not clear that all the ills of mankind, all the tragic misfortunes that fill our history books, all the political blunders, all the failures of the great leaders have arisen merely from a lack of skill in dancing. - Moliere

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#10re: Are there ever good revues?
Posted: 2/18/05 at 2:40pm

REVUE = A plotless musical theatre piece

REVIEW = A critical assessment

"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie [http://margochanning.broadwayworld.com/] "The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney

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#11re: Are there ever good revues?
Posted: 2/18/05 at 2:41pm

No, I misread the question.

"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

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#12re: Are there ever good revues?
Posted: 2/18/05 at 2:43pm

Oh Revue...

Here are some really good ones:

Closer Than Ever
Listen to My Heart
Starting Here, Starting Now
And the World Goes 'Round


Maybe you don't prefer revues...

"Do you know what pledge time is, Andrew"? said the PBS Executive. "Yes", Lloyd Webber replied. "My 50th birthday special must be one program that gets done a lot." "No", mused the man from PBS heedlessy. "Not so much. Our Stephen Sondheim Carnegie Hall concert. That's a big one." Spoons, forks and knives seemed suddenly to suspend their motion in horror, all around the table.

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#13re: Are there ever good revues?
Posted: 2/18/05 at 2:43pm

However, I thought Movin Out was a very good revue.

"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

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#14re: Are there ever good revues?
Posted: 2/18/05 at 2:44pm

Oh yeah. Last year I saw an excellent regional theatre REVUE of 'And the World Goes Rounds' featuring songs by Kander and Ebb. If memory serves, the original revue was off-bway. See music.msn.com/album/?palbum=10618425&album=10092148 for the track listing of the OCR.

Late addition: Didn't realize that Justice beat me to the punch.

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Updated On: 2/18/05 at 02:44 PM

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#15re: Are there ever good revues?
Posted: 2/18/05 at 2:45pm

Chrys...
Movin' Out isn't a revue...
It's a Ballet.

"Do you know what pledge time is, Andrew"? said the PBS Executive. "Yes", Lloyd Webber replied. "My 50th birthday special must be one program that gets done a lot." "No", mused the man from PBS heedlessy. "Not so much. Our Stephen Sondheim Carnegie Hall concert. That's a big one." Spoons, forks and knives seemed suddenly to suspend their motion in horror, all around the table.

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#16re: Are there ever good revues?
Posted: 2/18/05 at 2:45pm

Smokey Joe's Cafe is the longest running Broadway revue.

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#17re: Are there ever good revues?
Posted: 2/18/05 at 2:47pm

Yeah actually Movin Out is a revue

It just happens to also be a ballet kind of

Everyone dances but there is a singer

When someone blunders, we say that he makes a misstep. Is it then not clear that all the ills of mankind, all the tragic misfortunes that fill our history books, all the political blunders, all the failures of the great leaders have arisen merely from a lack of skill in dancing. - Moliere

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#18re: Are there ever good revues?
Posted: 2/18/05 at 2:48pm

Jerome Robbins' Broadway (really more a greatest hits collection of scenes than a traditional revue)
Bubbling Brown Sugar
Sugar Babies
Tintypes
Leader of the Pack
Black and Blue
Five Guys Named Moe
It Ain't Nothin' But The Blues
Swing!

"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie [http://margochanning.broadwayworld.com/] "The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney

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#19re: Are there ever good revues?
Posted: 2/18/05 at 2:51pm

I thought SWING! was sensational.

"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy." -Charlie Manson

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#20re: Are there ever good revues?
Posted: 2/18/05 at 2:51pm

Movin Out is an evening of modern dance, not a revue. By definition a revue has no plot and Movin Out tells a story (with a beginning, middle and end) through dance with defined characters and conflicts.

"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie [http://margochanning.broadwayworld.com/] "The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney
Updated On: 2/18/05 at 02:51 PM

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#21re: Are there ever good revues?
Posted: 2/18/05 at 2:51pm

Aint' Nothin' But the Blues was a favorite of mine.

Stunning singers (particularly the spectacular Grethe (sp??) Boston) and a fascinating history.

"I'm so looking forward to a time when all the Reagan Democrats are dead."

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#22re: Are there ever good revues?
Posted: 2/18/05 at 2:52pm

I LOVED Five Guys Named Moe. Saw the tour 5 times...

"Do you know what pledge time is, Andrew"? said the PBS Executive. "Yes", Lloyd Webber replied. "My 50th birthday special must be one program that gets done a lot." "No", mused the man from PBS heedlessy. "Not so much. Our Stephen Sondheim Carnegie Hall concert. That's a big one." Spoons, forks and knives seemed suddenly to suspend their motion in horror, all around the table.

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#23re: Are there ever good revues?
Posted: 2/18/05 at 2:54pm

'AINT NOTHIN BUT THE BLUES is probably the worst, most boring professional production I have ever seen.

"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy." -Charlie Manson

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#24re: Are there ever good revues?
Posted: 2/18/05 at 2:55pm

Ooh, I hated Swing!, then again it was an 8th grade field trip, we sat all the way up, and I thought I was seeing a show, not a revue. Only Broadway event I ever fell asleep during..

Well no mentioned it, I think it counts as a revue...my favorite one is Forbidden Broadway! I mean that's plotless but to any true broadway fan it's really, really worth seeing and certianly the most entertaining revue I've ever seen.

And I'm also considering seeing The musical of musicals: the musical. Would that count as a semi-revue?

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