Broadway in Bryant Park Kicks Off with Wonderful Town, Bombay Dreams, 42nd St., Mamma Mia!July 8

[BwayTheatre11]

Posted: 7/8/04 at 1:03am

Sounds like a fun summer concert series. Is anyone attending this today at noon?
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/87222.html

[POLisPOL]

Posted: 7/8/04 at 1:03am

Is there any way to hear it/watch it through internet?

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[Corine2]

Posted: 7/8/04 at 5:52am

I hope the weather clears in time.
If it pours though maybe the cast of Bombay Dreams can do Shakalaka Baby without a fountain.
Ha ha ha.

[mominator]

Posted: 7/8/04 at 9:05am

That was my thought Corine!

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[ChristineDaae]

Posted: 7/8/04 at 7:33pm

So did anyone go??

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[shesings]

Posted: 7/8/04 at 8:21pm

I missed it - but I'll DEFINATLY be there on the 29th. Can't wait!

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 7/8/04 at 8:36pm

I was there and it was freaking hot! The stand out performances were as follows:

Wonderful Town- Ohio, 100 Easy Ways, What A Waste, It's Love (Linda Mugleston and Susan Derry sang the leads; Gregg Edelman was there, too).

Bombay Dreams- the one song I recognized was Shakalaka Baby (the rest were unmemorable performances)

42nd Street- Young and Healthy, I Only Have Eyes For You, Quarter to Nine, Shuffle Off To Buffalo (which was cut off in an odd place to accomidate the lack of an ensemble), Lullaby of Broadway (also cut off in an odd place)

Mamma Mia- Lay All Your Love, Money Money Money, Mamma Mia, Dancing Queen (Dee Hoty was there, as was the full ensemble and was the best show of the day.)

[mojomonkeyface]

Posted: 7/8/04 at 9:17pm

Does anyone know how early I should get there to get a decent seat next week?

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 7/8/04 at 9:36pm

11:30 AM, if you want a spot in the first few rows. you'll have to sit through the soundchecks, though, which give away the whole show. basically, youll be seeing all the actors perform twice.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 7/8/04 at 9:49pm

How crowded does it get, Yankee?

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[BwayTheatre11]

Posted: 7/8/04 at 10:15pm

Wow! They perform a lot of numbers!

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CCM '10!

[broadwaystar2b]

Posted: 7/8/04 at 10:25pm

Can you hear NY 106.7 on the radio?

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 7/9/04 at 6:49am

It gets pretty croweded, the whole park is filled up. You can hear 106.7 on the radio in NY but not the concert.

[ChristineDaae]

Posted: 7/9/04 at 3:59pm

who was there for 42nd Street?

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"Life will be frozen peaches and cream. Baby, dream Your Dream" ~ SC

[ChristineDaae]

Posted: 7/9/04 at 3:59pm

who was there for 42nd Street?

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"Life will be frozen peaches and cream. Baby, dream Your Dream" ~ SC

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 7/9/04 at 4:05pm

NADINE ISENEGGER
Peggy Sawyer

PATTI MARIANO
Maggie Jones

FRANK ROOT
Bert Barry

JESSICA KOSTIVAL
Dorothy Brock

and an understudy for David Elder, whose name I cannot remember

[flaemmchen]

Posted: 7/9/04 at 7:40pm

The fabulous understudy who sang Billy Lawlor was Jeremy Benton. From what I understand, he just started on with the show and his performance in Bryant Park was his first as Billy. All I can say is, he has a tenor rich enough to rival David Elder's. And Jessica Kostival was equally fabulous as Dorothy Brock--her renditions of I Only Have Eyes For You and A Quarter To Nine were seamlessly delivered in her beautiful soprano.
And Patti Mariano wasn't there. That was Alana Salvatore, playing Anytime Annie and singing Maggie Jones's lines in Lullaby of Broadway.

Like Yankee said, the only performance that WASN'T noteworthy was Bombay Dreams. Shakalaka Baby was fun, but the rest just left me bored and fidgety. Wonderful Town was amazing--particularly Ms. Linda Mugleston's fierce rendition of One Hundred Easy Ways. She's just a natural comedienne with a voice of steel, and nothing feels forced from her. Mamma Mia was a blast. Dee Hoty was refreshingly different from the incredible Louise Pitre, and the girl who plays Sophie has a wonderfully solid belt. Who is she?

I also got to the park at around 11:30, and I got a prime seat, so that seems like the best time to get there, though if you don't you can see and hear the show from most areas in the park. Make sure you wear sunscreen, because I got such a burn from sitting out there under the sun. It's a really fun event, particularly if you're out to see understudies, because the regular performers almost never appear at these concerts.

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Updated On: 7/9/04 at 07:40 PM

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 7/9/04 at 7:43pm

Jenny Fellner plays Sophie in Mamma Mia

[Here_I_Go_Again]

Posted: 7/10/04 at 12:52am

not to keen of ms jenny fellner... DEE HOTY is AMAZING!!!!

[silent]

Posted: 7/10/04 at 2:13pm

Lite FM broadcasts the concert on the radio?

[LesMizazz]

Posted: 7/10/04 at 3:10pm

Would Equity strikes affect these performances?

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