BBTY 1964 Part 2 on Monday, June 18

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bumping this up because it's tomorrow!

And because I have a question: Where is the stage door at Town Hall, and do people usually wait to get autographs after these types of things (I've never been)?

Will this be recorded for a CD like past BBTY concerts have been?

I saw the lineup for this on a flyer somewhere and was excited and considered getting tickets until I realized that I had already made a reservation for Tom Kitt. Enjoy the show tonight; I bet it'll be great. Aren't they always?

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exactly infinite! I always wait for them to pop up on TDF before I buy them through the box office. Can't wait for tonight. I'm hoping Beth Leavel sings something from Hello Dolly since she performed the title character in college! Check out the link for a pic of Beth as Dolly!
http://www.uncg.edu/ure/news/stories/2006/May/LeavelNominatedforTony053106.htm

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Re ticket pricing, I feel that $40-$45 dollars is a great deal to see Broadway leads in these shows. Something that I would save up my pennies to see.

Can't wait til the summer series of shows re operetta, etc. goes up.

Milla

So, I sucked it up and bought a ticket. It was great!

Some highlights for me:

Liz Callaway was phenomenal. I'd never seen or heard her before, but she's got a real way with lyrics, not to mention a beautiful voice. I couldn't keep my eyes off her while she was singing. She was a crowd favorite.

Devin Richards sang a song, I don't remember which, and I don't think it's in the playbill, "unplugged" in honor of the year that Broadway "plugged in"- 1964. (It was Carol Channing's fault, apparently.) He brought the house down with that. AMAZING projection.

Sarah Uriarte Berry sang a really cute song about elbows, also not in the program, that I really liked. Can anyone remember the name and the show?

Beth Leavel sang a gorgeous rendition of the cut song from "Funny Girl", "Funny Girl".

Stephanie J. Block was fantastic. She was my favorite part of the show. (I'm going to include lots of details for Popular and other SJB fans .)She sang her first song perched atop the piano. I'm sorry, I forget the name of the song. Then she sang You are Woman, I am Man, from Funny Girl, which was sort of staged around a piano bench. She and Beth Leavel sang the cut song "There's Always a Woman" from "Anyone Can Whistle", in which they came out in almost matching dresses and had a little love/hate relationship feud thing. It was cute. She ended the show (except for the final group number) with "Don't Rain on My Parade", which was phenomenal. She brought down the house. Lots of "Bravo!"s after that one. While waiting at the stage door (she didn't come out, unfortunately), there were some older women waiting for her as well, RAVING about her. "They have found the next Fanny Brice", they said. "She was incredible." Something along those lines. She wore three beautiful dresses, for anyone who cares.

Everyone was fantastic, but the above were the highlights for me. I learned a lot about the year 1964, both about Broadway and off. I'm really glad I decided to go. If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask.

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Updated On: 6/18/07 at 11:45 PM

Arg, I'm really not sure, because I forgot to encode the name of the song in my memory. The program they gave us is not at ALL the same as what was performed, lots of cuts, and some additions, so I really couldn't say. My best guess from what I have in front of me is "Anyone Can Whistle", but I'm not sure. I know it's not three of the songs they did from that show, but it *could* be one of the other two. Sorry, that's not helpful at all. But it was a very pretty song.

Also, Scott Siegel told a little story about her: How in 2002, there was a blizzard or something during BBTY, and Stephanie was supposed to perform, but she lived in New Jersey, so they thought she wouldn't make it. However, she did make it, and he was so glad. He called her "The Ice Queen" for that (tribute to PQ).

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"Liz Callaway was phenomenal. I'd never seen or heard her before, but she's got a real way with lyrics, not to mention a beautiful voice. I couldn't keep my eyes off her while she was singing. She was a crowd favorite."

I saw Liz Callaway perform with the Boston Pops. She really enjoys the 60s - her concert segment was all 60s songs. She sang a song from Hair as well as "The Beat Goes On" and a few other songs I cannot remember.

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Wait, so they *did* perform a song from High Spirits? Why do I not remember Scott Seigel mentioning anything about the show or the writers, as he did for the others? That's wierd. But thanks!

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ELphie, here is what someone else who went told me...

To Life - Fiddler
You'd Better Love Me - High Spirits
You are Woman, I am Man - Funny Girl (was it with Greg Edelman?)
There's Always a Woman - Anyone Can Whistle (with Beth Leavel)
Don't Rain on My Parade - Funny Girl
Keep the Home Fires Burning - Oh, What a Lovely War (featuring Liz Calloway)

I agree with everyone. SO many highlights. The evening was fantastic.

For those newfound Liz Callaway lovers out there, check out her CDs! They are among the best recordings I own. I LOVE The Beat Goes On, The Story Goes On, her Frank Loesser album... She is WONDROUS.

SJB singing Don't Rain on My Parade was mindblowing. What a great concert! I did wish they'd included more from Fade Out- Fade In. Anyone know if they did in the first edition of Bway Musicals of 1964? I would've loved to hear Block take on "Lila Tremaine" or "Go Home Train" or even "The Usher in the Mezzanine".

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