COMPANY starring Katrina Lenk and Patti LuPone will open March 22 - Page 38
COMPANY starring Katrina Lenk and Patti LuPone will open March 22
Phone rings, door chimes, in comes COMPANY!#925
Posted: 1/1/20 at 10:13am
ljay889 said: "Rehearsals are ready to begin!
Just confirming, for those who saw it in London, these new large block title letters are a new set piece right? It seems like they’re going to be prominent in the transfer.
https://twitter.com/companybway/status/1212387039833939974?s=21"
SO exciting!! Definitely one of the top shows I'm looking forward to this year!
Phone rings, door chimes, in comes COMPANY!#926
Posted: 1/1/20 at 12:15pm
ljay889 said: "Rehearsals are ready to begin!
Just confirming, for those who saw it in London, these new large block title letters are a new set piece right? It seems like they’re going to be prominent in the transfer.
https://twitter.com/companybway/status/1212387039833939974?s=21"
The tweet and the new letters are getting some backlash from those that saw it in London. Curious how much is going to be changed?
Phone rings, door chimes, in comes COMPANY!#927
Posted: 1/1/20 at 12:39pm
Elliot said in August that it won’t be a replica of the London production. Also, designer Bunny Christie wrote on Instagram that she is inventing new ideas for Broadway.
I’m not surprised that this team is reworking the production.
Phone rings, door chimes, in comes COMPANY!#928
Posted: 1/1/20 at 12:51pm
I only see one person complaining in response to that tweet.
Broadway Star Joined: 5/26/07
Phone rings, door chimes, in comes COMPANY!#929
Posted: 1/1/20 at 1:08pmThe production design in London was nearly perfect. Not sure why they would change it
Phone rings, door chimes, in comes COMPANY!#930
Posted: 1/1/20 at 1:22pm
Midnight Radio said: "The production design in London was nearly perfect. Not sure why they would change it"
Agreed! It was beautiful in London.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
Phone rings, door chimes, in comes COMPANY!#931
Posted: 1/1/20 at 2:16pmBacklash? Puh-lease. A changed set design isnt EVER going to effect ticket sales.
Phone rings, door chimes, in comes COMPANY!#932
Posted: 1/1/20 at 5:12pmI wonder where/when/if these letters will be used?
Phone rings, door chimes, in comes COMPANY!#933
Posted: 1/1/20 at 5:21pmThey’re definitely being used. They were in Bunny Christie’s sketches that she posted on Instagram.
Phone rings, door chimes, in comes COMPANY!#934
Posted: 1/1/20 at 6:54pm
Random prediction, what if they have actors pushing them on or around stage at random times or scene changes - letter by letter - something a bit ‘conceptual’. Then by the time ‘Being Alive’ is sung on stage they are all there (instead of the existing Company neon backdrop). I will admit that the stage always seemed a little bare for Being Alive. So it would help fill space and also help tie all the scenes together for Being Alive?
Phone rings, door chimes, in comes COMPANY!#935
Posted: 1/1/20 at 8:36pm
I agree, it’s definitely going to be conceptual. The sketch on Christie’s Instagram shows the letters scrambled/mixed up, which Like you said could happen in the beginning and they come together in order by the end when Bobbie makes her decision.
Updated On: 1/1/20 at 08:36 PM
Phone rings, door chimes, in comes COMPANY!#936
Posted: 1/1/20 at 9:12pm
It's interesting how varied the productions of this show have been--it seems to me more so than anything else in the Sondheim canon, barring Merrily (also a Furth book), but the latter really is more related to changes in the script which then necessitate a change in the staging concept. Company has used (essentially) the same script in each production, but those productions vary enormously in terms of their staging concepts.
Phone rings, door chimes, in comes COMPANY!#937
Posted: 1/1/20 at 9:22pm
Who else has noticed that from the letters in COMPANY you can spell NYC?
(Also COPAY, CAMPY and PONCY, but that's neither here nor there.)
Phone rings, door chimes, in comes COMPANY!#938
Posted: 1/1/20 at 10:26pm
My wife and I just bought tickets to see this show, and I could not be more excited. I really enjoyed the London cast recording, adore Marianne Elliott's, and have been in love with Katrina Lenk since The Band's Visit. And need I even mention the inimitable Ms. Lupone?
All that being said, I can't help but think: that Marianne Elliott sure does love neon, huh?
Phone rings, door chimes, in comes COMPANY!#939
Posted: 1/1/20 at 10:27pm
Phone rings, door chimes, in comes COMPANY!#940
Posted: 1/1/20 at 10:29pm
Phone rings, door chimes, in comes COMPANY!#941
Posted: 1/11/20 at 1:12pm
Phone rings, door chimes, in comes COMPANY!#942
Posted: 1/11/20 at 1:55pm
I wonder when they're going to announce the rest of the cast? Was there an ensemble in the London production or were they just used as understudies?
Phone rings, door chimes, in comes COMPANY!#943
Posted: 1/11/20 at 2:08pmTheir Facebook just posted PJ’s look for this production, and its even worse than George Blagden’s look in London. What are they thinking?
Phone rings, door chimes, in comes COMPANY!#944
Posted: 1/11/20 at 2:38pm
London cast had 14 as well
Phone rings, door chimes, in comes COMPANY!#945
Posted: 1/11/20 at 5:23pm
Robbie2 said: "London cast had 14 as well
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The London cast also had 5 understudies, I wasn't sure if they did any ensemble work or not.
Phone rings, door chimes, in comes COMPANY!#946
Posted: 1/11/20 at 6:32pm
ljay889 said: "I wonder when they're going to announce the rest of the cast? Was there an ensemble in the London production or were they just used as understudies?"
Company never had an ensemble. The original production had a "vocal minority" who also understudied various roles. No previous revivals have used the vocal minority.
Phone rings, door chimes, in comes COMPANY!#947
Posted: 1/11/20 at 6:40pm
I know Company doesn’t have an ensemble, although the Philharmonic concert did, but that doesn’t really count.
I didn’t know if this production used any extra bodies for the wedding and club scenes or not.
Phone rings, door chimes, in comes COMPANY!#948
Posted: 1/11/20 at 6:54pm
ljay889 said: "I wonder when they're going to announce the rest of the cast? Was there an ensemble in the London production or were they just used as understudies?"
According to The Ensemblist, the show will not be employing an ensemble.
Phone rings, door chimes, in comes COMPANY!#949
Posted: 1/11/20 at 6:57pmSo I guess the five understudies that haven’t been announced yet are basically standbys, they were listed as understudies in London.
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