Ariana DeBose to lead THE BAKER'S WIFE at Classic Stage Company- Page 6

[quizqueen101]

Posted: 11/15/25 at 8:00pm

Is this transferring to Broadway?

[Ensemble1711444445]

Posted: 11/15/25 at 9:29pm

Was it Ken Davenport? 

Falsettolands said: "Springtime said: "A producer is now promoting this show as ‘Broadway bound’ on social media. Opening is tonight."

And they're most certainly not wrong."

 

[Ke3]

Posted: 11/16/25 at 2:24pm

As a member of gen z I only knew about the idea of Meadowlark as overplayed because it was mentioned in some book I was reading. I think millennials grew up hearing it was overdone at auditions and so by the 2000s it was dead. 

BroadwayBox used to do this series where performers would sing cuts from their dream roles and Jai'Len Josey sang it in her episode. It was the first time I had ever heard it and I found it so affecting knowing nothing about it. It really is such a beautiful art song that I think can still be powerful when heard without the baggage. 

[Bentwood Chair]

Posted: 11/16/25 at 7:19pm

It's a sweet show.  It doesn’t have the loveliness or political statement of Dear World, and it’s not as exciting as The Queen of Versailles, a superior score than this, but it’s cute.  It really loses steam in the second act with the lack of drama. It all gets resolved too easily as she ends up back in town after one song. It kind of reminds me of a Sondheim show contemplating love and life.

I didn't like the priest at all, Will Roland plays it in a satirical kind of way which defeats the point of the character being there. Kevin del aguila had the same smiley amused drunk face on the entire time, the guy playing Dominique's singing voice was as pitchy as his accent and only seemed to be there because he's tall and handsome. Judy Kuhn was lovely as always, beautiful voice. It is a wonderful performance by Scott Bakula, Ariana does a nice job but there's simply not much there for her to work with. Another terrific Jason Sherwood set.
 

I saw quizking in the first row, the people behind him were complaining about him

[mar6411]

Posted: 11/16/25 at 7:28pm

Really quizqueen, crusty bagel, Broadway flash, Philly pinto, etc etc etc

And taking another shot at quizking. 

 

[wiggum2]

Posted: 11/16/25 at 8:17pm

Is  Ariana's meadowlark anywhere online?

[halfhourcheckwithmerman]

Posted: 11/16/25 at 9:01pm

Whether Bentwood Chair is BroadwayFlash or not, I do appreciate the two frames of reference in their review being DEAR WORLD and THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES. I hope that every review of any show on this board from here on out first tells us how it compares to DEAR WORLD, and then how it compares to VERSAILLES. 

[EricMontreal22]

Posted: 11/16/25 at 9:40pm

I've been defending Queen of Versailles' score (mostly because I think it's stronger and more interesting than it's gotten credit for--not that it's top Schwartz) but... compared to Baker's Wife?

Ummm...

Updated On: 11/16/25 at 09:40 PM