COMPANY starring Katrina Lenk and Patti LuPone will open March 22 - Page 41
COMPANY starring Katrina Lenk and Patti LuPone will open March 22
#1000Phone rings, door chimes, in comes COMPANY!
Posted: 1/29/20 at 12:36pm
NYCblurb said: "Pretty excited to see this on Broadway! Having seen it in London, worry that Patty was a snore-through-bored-performance effort. I hope Lady Lupone wakes up and appears to care in the role.
Gorgeous reimagining by Elliott.
Did anyone else find Lupone a snore times two in London?"
No.
#1001Phone rings, door chimes, in comes COMPANY!
Posted: 1/29/20 at 12:47pm
ljay889 said: "Also, I am very pleasedon how they put together a completely diverse ensemble/non-principal cast. There were some diversity concerns in the beginning, but they’ve put together an awesome group."
Co-sign
Miss Keisha? Miss Keisha? Miss Keishhhaaaa?
#1002Phone rings, door chimes, in comes COMPANY!
Posted: 1/29/20 at 1:44pm
ElphabaGoodman said: "Wick3 said: "Emmaloucbway said: "ljay889 said: "John Arthur Greene has joined the cast, which makes sense as he’s a very obvious cover for Andy."
Stanley Bahorek and Tally Sessions have also joined the cast."
Love Tally! Who will be Katrina Lenk's understudy?"
Britney Coleman will be standing by for Bobbie"
That's sooo awesome! I love Katrina Lenk but will admit that I'd also love to see a person of color perform as Bobbie!
#1003Phone rings, door chimes, in comes COMPANY!
Posted: 1/29/20 at 2:04pm
squip said: "I have a screenshot, but I can't figure out how to upload pictures.
Here is the list of non-principal cast members as it appeared on Anisha's story:
Kathryn Allison: New Yorker, U/S Jenny, Susan, Sarah
Stanley Bahorek: New Yorker, U/S David, Paul, Theo
Britney Coleman: New Yorker, U/S Jenny, Bobbie, Sarah
John Arthur Greene: Dance captain, U/S PJ, Theo, Andy, Paul, Jamie
Philip Hernandez: New Yorker, U/S Harry, Larry, David
Javier Ignacio: New Yorker, U/S Jamie, Peter, Andy
Anisha Nagarajan: New Yorker/Bobbie Double, U/S Susan, Joanne
Tally Sessions: U/S Larry, Harry, Peter, PJ"
I'm absolutely loving the diversity of these understudies. Almost makes up for the mostly white and brunette main cast. My only hope is as the show extends, these folks will begin to take over the roles full-time and we can see the diversity more representative of the city.
"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008
#1004Phone rings, door chimes, in comes COMPANY!
Posted: 1/30/20 at 5:43am
TotallyEffed said: "NYCblurb said: "Pretty excited to see this on Broadway! Having seen it in London, worry that Patty was a snore-through-bored-performance effort. I hope Lady Lupone wakes up and appears to care in the role.
Gorgeous reimagining by Elliott.
Did anyone else find Lupone a snore times two in London?"
No.
"
Mmmm. I saw LuPone 3 times and she was hilarious and in strong voice each time. I can’t say Craig was anywhere near as consistent. She will win the Tony.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
Damiensta
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#1005Phone rings, door chimes, in comes COMPANY!
Posted: 1/31/20 at 1:02amClayborne Elder was at Skivvies tonite and I might just pay for front row tix just for him. He has zero percent body fat at this point. Jesus that body
#1006Phone rings, door chimes, in comes COMPANY!
Posted: 1/31/20 at 2:13am
Damiensta said: "Clayborne Elder was at Skivvies tonite and I might just pay for front row tix just for him. He has zero percent body fat at this point. Jesus that body"
Okay? I don’t think we are going to see him clad in nothing in the show though.
#1007Phone rings, door chimes, in comes COMPANY!
Posted: 1/31/20 at 7:53amThe character of Andy does strip down to only wearing a brief.
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#1008Phone rings, door chimes, in comes COMPANY!
Posted: 1/31/20 at 2:37pm
everythingtaboo said: "I'm absolutely loving the diversity of these understudies. Almost makes up for the mostly white and brunette main cast. My only hope is as the show extends, these folks will begin to take over the roles full-time and we can see the diversity more representative of the city."
For whatever's it's worth, 21.4% (3 out of 14) of the playing cast is African American. The most recent Census notes a 25.1% Black/African American population of NYC (compared to 12.3% nationally).
#1009Phone rings, door chimes, in comes COMPANY!
Posted: 2/3/20 at 11:13pm
Katrina sang "Someone Is Waiting" at the Guggenheim tonight, for the Works and Process series. There were other performances too. There was also a moderated discussion with Elliot, LuPone, and Lenk. Hopefully something will be posted soon, so we can finally hear how Katrina sounds singing the score.
Updated On: 2/3/20 at 11:13 PM
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Posted: 2/4/20 at 2:07pm
Hoping there'll be a lottery for this, I find the Shubert-sponsored ones to be the most user-friendly...
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#1011Phone rings, door chimes, in comes COMPANY!
Posted: 2/4/20 at 2:14pmNice lady in the box office said there will be rush and it will be crazy hard to get
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Broadway Legend Joined: 8/26/19
#1012Phone rings, door chimes, in comes COMPANY!
Posted: 2/4/20 at 2:17pm
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#1013Phone rings, door chimes, in comes COMPANY!
Posted: 2/4/20 at 3:24pm
ljay889 said: "Katrina sang "Someone Is Waiting" at theGuggenheim tonight, for the Works and Process series. There were other performances too. There was also a moderated discussion with Elliot, LuPone, and Lenk.Hopefully something will be posted soon, so we can finally hear how Katrina sounds singing the score."
She sounded great, and made some choices that I found very interesting. In an unrelated part of the conversation, she said they're still making discoveries of the character and her interpretation, so I'm sure things will change between now and when performances begin. They recorded it, and I'm sure it'll be posted like the War Paint one was.
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
#1014Phone rings, door chimes, in comes COMPANY!
Posted: 2/4/20 at 3:49pmThank you, givesmevoice! I know some were concerned about that accent she tends to sing in. Any trace of that?
#1015Phone rings, door chimes, in comes COMPANY!
Posted: 2/4/20 at 3:57pmYes, I could hear traces of an accent. I wonder if that’s just the way she produces sound when she sings.
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
#1016Phone rings, door chimes, in comes COMPANY!
Posted: 2/8/20 at 2:31pm
The official Instagram account posted clips from their Guggenheim Works in Process performance. First bits of Katrina as Bobbie
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Posted: 2/8/20 at 3:07pmI wish they’d post the full performances.
#1018Phone rings, door chimes, in comes COMPANY!
Posted: 2/8/20 at 3:16pmAlso, Patti looks absolutely sensational.
#1019Phone rings, door chimes, in comes COMPANY!
Posted: 2/8/20 at 3:19pm
It's only a 5 second clip but I am onboard with those vocals of "Someone is Waiting", which already sound more interesting and expressive to me than Craig's performance. The hand waving might be a little over the top. But I am a fan. This is shaping up well.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
#1020Phone rings, door chimes, in comes COMPANY!
Posted: 2/10/20 at 11:35am
Here is a great interview with producer Chris Harper.
Some highlights
- They've wanted an all American cast on Broadway from very early on
- He says Lenk is "utterly enrapturing"
- There are surprises, sets and scenes have been reworked, including the staging of "Another Hundred People, which many people disliked in London
- They are hoping for a Broadway cast recording!
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Industry-Interview-How-Chris-Harper-Brought-a-Brand-New-COMPANY-Back-to-Broadway-20200210
#1021Phone rings, door chimes, in comes COMPANY!
Posted: 2/10/20 at 12:20pm
trpguyy said: "everythingtaboo said: "I'm absolutely loving the diversity of these understudies. Almost makes up for the mostly white and brunette main cast. My only hope is as the show extends, these folks will begin to take over the roles full-time and we can see the diversity more representative of the city."
For whatever's it's worth, 21.4% (3 out of 14)of the playing cast is African American. The most recent Census notes a 25.1% Black/African American population of NYC (compared to 12.3% nationally)."
I'm not really sure if this is mean to support my argument or not :
but it's not just the Black cast, it's also the inclusions of Asians and Latins of the understudies cast that I'm excited to see and wish we saw in the playing cast.
"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008
#1022Phone rings, door chimes, in comes COMPANY!
Posted: 2/10/20 at 12:20pm
trpguyy said: "everythingtaboo said: "I'm absolutely loving the diversity of these understudies. Almost makes up for the mostly white and brunette main cast. My only hope is as the show extends, these folks will begin to take over the roles full-time and we can see the diversity more representative of the city."
For whatever's it's worth, 21.4% (3 out of 14)of the playing cast is African American. The most recent Census notes a 25.1% Black/African American population of NYC (compared to 12.3% nationally)."
I'm not really sure if this is mean to support my argument or not but it's not just the Black cast, it's also the inclusions of Asians and Latins of the understudies cast that I'm excited to see and wish we saw in the playing cast.
"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008
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Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/04
#1023Phone rings, door chimes, in comes COMPANY!
Posted: 2/10/20 at 12:44pmIf this was mentioned already I apologize. Does anyone else wish this could’ve played the Sondheim theater? I just want ONE Sondheim show to play his namesake theater in his lifetime.
"Grease," the fourth revival of the season, is the worst show in the history of theater and represents an unparalleled assault on Western civilization and its values. - Michael Reidel
#1024Phone rings, door chimes, in comes COMPANY!
Posted: 2/10/20 at 1:48pm
jonartdesigns said: "If this was mentioned already I apologize. Does anyone else wish this could’ve played the Sondheim theater? I just want ONE Sondheim show to play his namesake theater in his lifetime. "
Yes! I was hoping this was going to go into the Sondheim theater WITH Jessie Mueller as Bobbie.
I am excited for Katrina Lenk, though!
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