#1
Posted: 5/16/18 at 12:02pm
Breaking: New York City Center Gala Will Tribute A CHORUS LINE; LADY IN THE DARK, I MARRIED AN ANGEL Included in Encores! Line-Up
#2
Posted: 5/16/18 at 12:27pm
What a great lineup!
#3
Posted: 5/16/18 at 12:28pm
And STILL no DEAR WORLD!
#4
Posted: 5/16/18 at 12:34pm
There was a studio cast recording of Lady In The Dark with the late great Rise Stevens. I hope Encores will consider the part of Liza Elliot to be a soprano with an operatic range like Rise had. Perhaps Audra Macdonald. ? Someone who sings well like Barbara Cook and Julie Andrews had. Please.
#5
Posted: 5/16/18 at 12:36pm
Skip23 said: "And STILL no DEAR WORLD!
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Doesn't Jerry Herman generally not allow Encores to do his works?
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
#6
Posted: 5/16/18 at 12:40pm
They did Lady In The Dark in - what? the second season? - with Ebersole, Patrick Cassidy, Ed Hibbert, etc. It was fine. I don't think the role plays to Clark's strengths, but who really cares?
#7
Posted: 5/16/18 at 12:47pm
Herman truly believes all his shows are worthy and are going to get "first class" revivals like Dolly (and likely Mame will in a few years). He thinks "well, if we just fix the book a little" on everything from Mack and Mable to Dear World will make it a big success and doesn't want to weaken buzz on any of them by appearing at Encores when, if anything, it would do the opposite.
#8
Posted: 5/16/18 at 1:32pm
BWW's press release is a confusing mess. The lineup of Encores! shows is:
Call Me Madam (February 6-10), I Married an Angel (March 20-24) and High Button Shoes (May 8-12). Lady In The Dark is a separate event with MasterVoices and Victoria Clark.
https://www.broadway.com/buzz/192212/call-me-madam-i-married-an-angel-high-button-shoes-set-for-city-center-season-a-chorus-line-gala-also-on-tap/
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-Kad
#9
Posted: 5/16/18 at 1:55pm
Thank you. Trying to make sense of that press release was giving me a migraine.
#10
Posted: 5/16/18 at 5:06pm
Horrible article, but exciting lineup!
I can forgive a repeat considering the other two shows are really returns to form for the seres. Exciting!!
Keeping BroadwayWorld Illustrated
#11
Posted: 5/16/18 at 6:13pm
Really exciting to see these shows. It feels very true to the Encores! mission and I'm excited to be introduced to these shows in top-notch productions!
A Chorus Line is honestly underwhelming. Isn't it on tour right now? And it will be the original production restaged (as it should be, imo), but I was hoping for Ragtime or something where we'd see something brand new with it. Does any know what I mean? Just a little less exciting than Brigadoon was.
#12
Posted: 5/16/18 at 7:00pm
givesmevoice said: "BWW's press release is a confusing mess."
Yes, but where else can you find tribute used as a verb as often as a BWW article?
#13
Posted: 5/16/18 at 8:56pm
My friend and I just renewed our subscriptions. We’ve been subscribers since the first season, and we love it.
[Edit] I misquoted the ticket price REALLY BADLY, so I apologize for that! LOL
Anyway, I’m very excited for the season: two of these shows are rarely done!!
Updated On: 5/16/18 at 08:56 PM
#14
Posted: 5/16/18 at 9:01pm
Will Chorus Line and Lady in the Dark be fully staged? What is their definition of tribute?
#15
Posted: 5/16/18 at 9:03pm
Curious, are your tickets at the same location?
#16
Posted: 5/16/18 at 9:04pm
They're finally doing HIGH BUTTON SHOES!!!!!!!
"Long live God!" (GODSPELL)
#17
Posted: 5/16/18 at 9:10pm
Play Esq. said: "Curious, are your tickets at the same location?"
Yes. We switched once, but we have the same seats every year.
#18
Posted: 5/16/18 at 11:13pm
Sutton Foster as Cassie, please.
#19
Posted: 5/16/18 at 11:28pm
Please....no.
#20
Posted: 5/16/18 at 11:33pm
I said it when we were dreamcasting the Hollywood Bowl production, and I stand by it now. I think Julianne Hough would be a sensational Cassie. And if not Julianne, I'd love to see one of the other Dancing With The Stars pros do it like Sharna Burgess or Witney Carson. I know Sharna has a singing background.
#21
Posted: 5/16/18 at 11:36pm
Also I would be okay with Sutton as Cassie, but I would LIVE for Megan Hilty to do Val
#22
Posted: 5/16/18 at 11:36pm
Littleshopofcarrie said: "Sutton Foster as Cassie, please."
I think even Foster herself knows how horribly miscast she’d be as Cassie and probably has too much respect for dancers to take on the role. I hope they go the AMERICAN IN PARIS route and cast dancers who can pull off that beautiful choreography. I recall Megan Sikora doing some beautiful dancing in CURTAINS and APPLAUSE at City Center. Is she a trained dancer? I’d love to see her in this. In a way, Broadway musicals seem to rely on a different kind of choreography today that makes identifying the Donna McKechnies or Ann Reinkings of today a little more difficult. Hopefully those of you who are familiar with the great Broadway dancers of today can come up with some potential casting suggestions.
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#23
Posted: 5/17/18 at 3:08am
Ariana DeBose would be a great Cassie I think, they should excuse her from Summer when the time comes.
#24
Posted: 6/4/18 at 12:16pm
Any other members get Chorus Line tickets this afternoon? Pleasantly surprised to see that prices weren’t horrific.
#25
Posted: 6/4/18 at 12:44pm
Even though Baayork Lee and Bob Avian are involved, I REALLY hope this CHORUS LINE has fresh elements and doesn't just use the actors from the recent revival/tours/regional productions that Baayork worked on. New York needs a new, fresh, vibrant production of ACL. It's one thing to use some of the iconic Bennett choreography and the gold costumes, but do we actually need another version with the original staging? I just want this to be better/different than the 2007 revival & subsequent spinoffs.
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