Bernarda Alba - Still Missed - but now with CD!

[BSoBW2]

Posted: 4/7/06 at 8:16pm

So begins the last week of a great show that got completely lost this season!

Anyone going for its last weekend?

CR in May-ish.

I need another LaChiusa show soon, before I go into withdrawal.





Updated On: 6/27/06 at 08:16 PM

[WesternSky2]

Posted: 4/7/06 at 8:32pm

I'll hopefully be seeing it tomorrow!

[Katurian2]

Posted: 4/7/06 at 8:59pm

I saw it a few weeks ago. It was a pretty great show. I'll be sad to see it go.

[neomystyk29]

Posted: 4/7/06 at 9:35pm

Saw this a while ago. Thought it was good, not the best show I've seen and not the best for of Lachiusa's but it certainly wasn't a bad show. It had it's standout performances and moments. I'm sad to see it go but I can't wait for a cast recording.

[TheEnchantedHunter]

Posted: 4/7/06 at 10:04pm

NOT forgotten? It barely made an impression.


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[BrunetteBombshell]

Posted: 4/7/06 at 10:14pm

I'm sad that I'm never going to see it.

[starletta8]

Posted: 4/7/06 at 10:25pm

I'll be there for the closing performance. I'm looking forward to seeing this show!

[Blue J]

Posted: 4/7/06 at 10:26pm

I saw it a couple nights ago and LOVED it! I'm glad it got recorded because it definitely deserves too. The cast is amazing.

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 4/7/06 at 10:30pm

anyone know if it was a success or flop or what.

[starletta8]

Posted: 4/7/06 at 10:32pm

It's being produced at LCT, so it's hard to consider it a success or a failure.

I'm pretty sure it grossed well, but that's about all you can tell from not-for-profit productions.

[melissa errico fan]

Posted: 4/7/06 at 10:56pm

Shows produced by non-for-profit theatre companies aren't considered "hits" or "flops" commercially because grosses are not an issue.

Whether the shows are artistic hits or flops is a whole other story...

[lesmisforever]

Posted: 4/7/06 at 10:59pm

I wish I could have seen it (distance is a problem) because I read it in my intro to drama class and I thought it was really good. Very sad.

[Roninjoey]

Posted: 4/8/06 at 2:55am

Saw it again tonight. Am excited for the CD. On second hearing, there are a lot of lovely songs.

[BSoBW2]

Posted: 4/8/06 at 2:59am

The second time I saw the show I was amazed at how much MORE I love every aspect of it.

And the cast seemed to have gotten a lot stronger.
And the audience was really into it.

[Roninjoey]

Posted: 4/8/06 at 3:16am

The understudy for Poncia was on tonight, but she was actually quite good.

[BSoBW2]

Posted: 4/8/06 at 11:25am

She's been on before.

I'd hate to miss Candy - who has toned down (just a bit) her gossip-ness.

They all seemed sick when I went - but still gave great performances.

This time last Saturday I was getting ready to go down to Lincoln Center to get a rush ticket for this show!
Updated On: 4/8/06 at 11:25 AM

[WickedGeek28]

Posted: 4/8/06 at 11:32am

I saw it last Sunday and LOVED it! It was so artistic and beautiful, I can't wait for the CD!

[WickedGeek28]

Posted: 4/8/06 at 11:38am

Does anyone know the exact day that the cast recording comes out?

I've checked a few places and can't find an exact answer. I thought it was May 21st.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 4/8/06 at 11:48am

You can't find it because there isn't one yet.

I'm excited for it, as well. I think this is the kind of thing that will grow on you with more listening.

Updated On: 4/8/06 at 11:48 AM

[Thesbijean]

Posted: 4/8/06 at 1:32pm

lesmisforever,

You mean you read the play which this musical production is based on.

[bwayfan3]

Posted: 4/8/06 at 2:02pm

"The understudy for Poncia was on tonight, but she was actually quite good."

And apparently Michael John thought saw too. Read this in today's Daily News gossip column:
The cast of the new musical "Bernarda Alba" is said to have the jitters after getting a disquieting E-mail from the show's composer, Michael John LaChiusa.

The Broadway favorite caught a recent performance with an understudy in the role normally played by actress Candy Buckley.

"The next day, he sent an E-mail to the entire company telling them how good, in so many words, the show was without Buckley in it," says a backstage blabbermouth. "The company is a little on edge, and Buckley, understandably, is p—ed."

Well you would be, wouldn't you? "Bernarda Alba," starring Phylicia Rashad and Daphne Rubin-Vega, is playing at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre at Lincoln Center.

A rep for the show did not return calls.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/gossip/story/407065p-344651c.html

Interesting.

[BSoBW2]

Posted: 4/9/06 at 3:42am

That doesn't sound like something he'd do.

But I dunno.

ONE MORE DAY!

Well, at least Bernarda is part of the gossip column! Updated On: 4/9/06 at 03:42 AM

[WickedGeek28]

Posted: 4/9/06 at 8:58am

You can't find it because there isn't one yet.

I'm excited for it, as well. I think this is the kind of thing that will grow on you with more listening.

I know, I was referring to the release date. Do you know it?

[EverythingIsRENT]

Posted: 4/9/06 at 9:33am

wait, it closed already??? No, I had no idea!! I am so upset!!

[wickedrentq]

Posted: 4/9/06 at 4:20pm

Wow. That's interesting.

I saw Candy's understudy as well, and thought she did a fine job.