Bare: A Pop Opera — Page 6

For those who are trying to chase the show, I believe I saw something about a production in San Fran on Playbill....

Yup, a SF production is being planned for next year.
http://bare-sf.com/

^I COMPLETELY agree with pretty much everything. The show can be SO GOOD, but it definitely needs re-working in spots. And in most cases it's not so much the book. I think the way the book was off-Broadway was pretty darn tight. But I 100% agree with 911!Emergency. That song annoys me a great deal, mostly because in a sea of some WONDERFUL music, that song is just so... not good. It's a generic "oh, we need to add some soul/funk to the score so let's whip out this quick silly song to add some comic relief while we're at it" and it's just all together not nearly up to par with the other songs. It's a perfectly good IDEA, and obviously an important scene for the plot, but it just needs to be made better and..cooler.

And yeah, most of what else needs to be improved is the staging. The production quality in terms of the staging and set just didn't seem like it was up to Broadway standards. I agree with the idea of keeping it simple and more intimate, but it just needs SOMETHING more. Look at Spring Awakening- it's very simple, but GORGEOUS, with the set and the lighting! It needs to be upped like that


I really, really wish they would continue working on it though. Because it WOULD be SOOO good on Broadway if they fixed some of the kinks. It's such a beautiful, emotional show. It's too good just to live on in a few regional productions every once in a while!

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Shut UP, Foster.

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hey everyone! I'm glad everyone shares such a love for this great show. I'm from the baltimore cast! We are opening pretty soon (August 8!) and it will be the Baltimore Premiere! The cast is truly amazing, and I really look forward to seeing what this group of people do every night in rehearsals! If any of you all are close enough, we'd love to see you there!
bare in Baltimore!

re: BARE in San Francisco

The show is planned to begin next year. Right now, the production is looking for investors. For the next few weeks, there will be private sing-thrus for potential backers.

James Snyder is flying-out from NY to sing/perform as Jason in these backer-auditions. And Stafford Arima, who directed Altar Boyz Off-Broadway in 2005, is also involved. The role of Nadia is being sung at the backer-auditions by my friend and alumn, Sarah Farrell.

Last I heard the movie was dead in the water. Damon wanted to keep TOTAL artistic control and would not budge an inch on changes they wanted to make. The way the story goes he was QUITE unhappy with the changes that the NY production made (which is why they went back to the original lyrics for the cd recording.)

And while I like MANY, MANY aspects of the show, there are definite flaws to it. I also think (like Spring Awakening and [TOS]) will only have a limited audience appeal.

I think it would still have a great run if it came back to OFF B'way...and may have MUCH success around the country.

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DVD of... the show? One was never released. The DVD that came with the cast recording didn't have the show on it. It had interviews with the shows creators and cast, clips of the recording sessions and other mini features.

As for the bootleg, there's bootlegs of any and every show you could imagine. There's even bootlegs of Lestat... and I'm pretty sure Glory Days too. It's just a matter of finding it.

BTW, I didn't realize the San Francisco production of BARE was still happening. I thought it died off after lack-of-interest by investors.

I believe that Wild Oats, who recently did a lovely production of Zanna, Don't here in London, are planning to put on Bare in earlyish 2010 as their next project, though I don't know any more details.

Yeah, it's the official recording. Thank you so much!

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This is one of my favorite musicals, although I have to say that I was a little disappointed with the Studio Cast Recording, just because they made some changes to lyrics that I did not like, some lines that I felt were deep, were removed. I'm sure some of you know which ones I'm talking about. I also just much preferred Michael Arden in particular, and John Hill in the two leads. Don't get me wrong, I still like the recording, because I love the show.. But I was kinda disappointed. I saw the show in NY several times, and LOVED it. I was really disappointed when its transfer didn't happen, and the hopes that the Cast Recording be made from that cast had vanished

I hate that "Plain Jane Fat Ass" was replaced. It's definitely one of the most clever songs on the recording.

I adore the music though. It's haunting at times and pretty much uniformly melodic and memorable.

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I know it neither saved nor ruined the show, but to me it seems like BARE gained quite a following from the (ahemVIDEOahem). I mean people all over are fans of the show.

I doubt it would have gotten off the ground (after it was off-Broadway at all or performed at local theatres without the video.

I also don't think there would have been a full studio recording.

I predict Bare will be made into a movie around the same time that Patti Lupone and Mandy Patinkin both win Tonys for starring in a RENT revival as Mimi and Roger, respectively.

I would gladly eat my hat if a film were made, but I don't see that *ever* happening. They haven't even found a way to get enough interest in the show to bring it to Broadway. How the hell are they going to get people to invest several million dollars to produce a film?