#101
Posted: 5/2/07 at 7:44pm
Yipee! Yipee! Yipee! Yipee! Yipee! Yipee!
This news made my day!
Yipee!
This news made my day!
Yipee!
Cabaret returns to Studio 54 — Page 5
#102
Posted: 5/2/07 at 8:00pm
As excited I am that CABARET is returning.. the best part of that column had to be this
" And it was.
I made a grave error in my column last week when I wrote that "Legally Blonde" hadn't received a single Outer Critics Circle nominations. In fact, it got one - for Judy's client, Orfeh, the powerhouse singer who plays Pauline, the manicurist.
I switched on my computer a few minutes later, and was inundated with e-mails. One writer said he was "appalled" by what I'd done.
Orfeh's certainly got fans - and they're scary!
So I stand corrected. I'm in awe of her talents, and I predict a Tony nomination in her future.
So leave me alone. Please!"
Frickin' hilarious.
" And it was.
I made a grave error in my column last week when I wrote that "Legally Blonde" hadn't received a single Outer Critics Circle nominations. In fact, it got one - for Judy's client, Orfeh, the powerhouse singer who plays Pauline, the manicurist.
I switched on my computer a few minutes later, and was inundated with e-mails. One writer said he was "appalled" by what I'd done.
Orfeh's certainly got fans - and they're scary!
So I stand corrected. I'm in awe of her talents, and I predict a Tony nomination in her future.
So leave me alone. Please!"
Frickin' hilarious.
#103
Posted: 5/2/07 at 8:02pm
Hopefully they'll have the tables as rush seats again. What a way to see the show.
Hopefully they'll have tables.
Hopefully they'll have tables.
#104
Posted: 5/2/07 at 9:17pm
Wow, I'm surprised that they're doing this so soon. Exciting nonetheless.
#105
Posted: 5/2/07 at 9:23pm
Ooh, I've wanted Jane Krakowski to be Sally for years. That...would actually be pretty cool.
#106
Posted: 5/2/07 at 9:47pm
I have one VERY big concern.
Who is directing this production?
Will it be treated like a replacement rehearsal period, with blocking taught by assitants, and Sam Mendes and Rob Marshall coming in for a day or two?
That seems the most plausible since both men are quite busy.
The quality of the production, which will get re-reviewed, could dip if the entire production has such a half-a***d rehearsal period, in my opinion.
(Having seen the production several times, with several replacement casts, I often found the replacements to be giving adequate performances but only rarely near the level of detail and depth that the original cast had - possibly due to casting choice and that the original cast had WEEKS of rehearsals with the directors.)
I just find this to be questionable since it is essentially going to be a revival of this production (like Les Miz) and the tone and quality are highly dependent on who is at the helm. (Most recently, Brantley found differences in the current "tinny" Les Miz and the original.)
And what about casting choices other than alan? Replacement-level casting (i.e. tv stars)? or casting closer to original or first and second-string replacements (i.e jennifer jason-leigh)?
im excited about the possibilities - and to have the production back - but there are some decisions that could seriously affect the shows ability to create the same success it had the first go-around.
Who is directing this production?
Will it be treated like a replacement rehearsal period, with blocking taught by assitants, and Sam Mendes and Rob Marshall coming in for a day or two?
That seems the most plausible since both men are quite busy.
The quality of the production, which will get re-reviewed, could dip if the entire production has such a half-a***d rehearsal period, in my opinion.
(Having seen the production several times, with several replacement casts, I often found the replacements to be giving adequate performances but only rarely near the level of detail and depth that the original cast had - possibly due to casting choice and that the original cast had WEEKS of rehearsals with the directors.)
I just find this to be questionable since it is essentially going to be a revival of this production (like Les Miz) and the tone and quality are highly dependent on who is at the helm. (Most recently, Brantley found differences in the current "tinny" Les Miz and the original.)
And what about casting choices other than alan? Replacement-level casting (i.e. tv stars)? or casting closer to original or first and second-string replacements (i.e jennifer jason-leigh)?
im excited about the possibilities - and to have the production back - but there are some decisions that could seriously affect the shows ability to create the same success it had the first go-around.
#107
Posted: 5/2/07 at 10:19pm
that's exactly what I thought - I really want to hear about the creative team behind this thing
The morning star always gets wonderful bright the minute before it has to go --doesn't it?
#108
Posted: 5/3/07 at 4:52pm
I think this is excellent news. Yes, it might be too soon. So what? If it's the same production, it will be wonderful. And the chance to see Alan Cumming (outside of YouTube) ... I'll be there.
#109
Posted: 5/3/07 at 6:13pm
"I made a grave error in my column last week when I wrote that "Legally Blonde" hadn't received a single Outer Critics Circle nominations. In fact, it got one - for Judy's client, Orfeh, the powerhouse singer who plays Pauline, the manicurist."
Funny.. I thought Orfeh played Paulette!
Leave it to Reidel to make an error in his correction of an error.
Funny.. I thought Orfeh played Paulette!
Leave it to Reidel to make an error in his correction of an error.
Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
#110
Posted: 5/3/07 at 11:06pm
I am playing Sally Bowles.
lol
now wouldn't THAT 'alienate' some people
LOL
lol
now wouldn't THAT 'alienate' some people
LOL
#111
Posted: 5/3/07 at 11:07pm
Brian,
PLEASE audition.
You would be fabulous somewhere...ANYWHERE in this production.
PLEASE audition.
You would be fabulous somewhere...ANYWHERE in this production.
"I love talking about nothing. It is the only thing I know anything about." - Oscar Wilde
#112
Posted: 5/4/07 at 4:11am
I see the initials BCR written all over it. Even as the airy tenor on the recording of Tomorrow Belongs To Me? Just for us? 
#113
Posted: 5/4/07 at 3:33pm
My Frau Schneider choice is Jill Haworth. What is she up to? Still alive?
or
Just tell Donna Murphy that LoveMusik has transfered to to Studio 54.
or
Just tell Donna Murphy that LoveMusik has transfered to to Studio 54.
What great ones do the less will prattle of
#114
Posted: 5/4/07 at 3:34pm
Jill is still alive and apparently living well in NYC last I read.
#115
Posted: 5/4/07 at 3:36pm
Does anybody know when it will be playing?
#116
Posted: 5/4/07 at 3:40pm
All the article said was "after SUNDAY IN THE PARK WIT GEORGE."
"I love talking about nothing. It is the only thing I know anything about." - Oscar Wilde
#117
Posted: 5/4/07 at 6:23pm
I know this goes against the reason they're reviving this revival - to make a safe buck - but I wish they'd bring over the new London production instead! I prefer it to the Mendes one. I did love the Mendes one, but it didn't make me obsessed with the show as the new London production has. I think it's a far more ambitious and interesting take on the material, and it's visually and musically far superior to the Mendes version.
Also, there's just nothing in the entire Mendes production that comes close to the sheer theatricality of the moment in Rufus Norris' production when Ernst says "welcome to Berlin!" and the massive metallic frontcloth flies away to reveal the glorious, grotesque green and purple Berlin...
Also, there's just nothing in the entire Mendes production that comes close to the sheer theatricality of the moment in Rufus Norris' production when Ernst says "welcome to Berlin!" and the massive metallic frontcloth flies away to reveal the glorious, grotesque green and purple Berlin...
#118
Posted: 5/4/07 at 7:08pm
The idea is that they're doing it for Alan Cumming and Kate Winslet (makes sense, as her husband is Sam Mendes). That's the word on the street at least...
#119
Posted: 5/6/07 at 3:43pm
Let me just say the one time I saw this production live, the emcee was Jon Secada. That's all I need to say (granted, I was young and was not at all critical of performers/Broadway, so thought he did a great job, but of course knowing what I do now, I would be so thrilled to see ANYONE else.) So I am thrilled to hear this news, no matter who plays the emcee, but especially if it's Alan.
Kate Winslet could be an interesting Sally.
In fact, I'd be thrilled to just see this production with my increased...participation(?) in Broadway, to see it a few times. Cabaret I think is up there with some of the most brilliant shows ever produced, so this is just beyond awesome.
And for the record, I would jump for joy if Miss Saigon was revived on Broadway.
Kate Winslet could be an interesting Sally.
In fact, I'd be thrilled to just see this production with my increased...participation(?) in Broadway, to see it a few times. Cabaret I think is up there with some of the most brilliant shows ever produced, so this is just beyond awesome.
And for the record, I would jump for joy if Miss Saigon was revived on Broadway.
"If there was a Mount Rushmore for Broadway scores, "West Side Story" would be front and center. It snaps, it crackles it pops! It surges with a roar, its energy and sheer life undiminished by the years" - NYPost reviewer Elisabeth Vincentelli
#120
Posted: 5/6/07 at 3:47pm
I'm glad this production is coming back. Please don't let Jon Secada EVER reprise the role, whoever is in charge.
#121
Posted: 5/6/07 at 3:48pm
So I guess that means there's no chance of Sunday extending? I suppose that would've been fairly unlikely anyway given the London cast. I'm so excited about both shows.
#122
Posted: 5/6/07 at 4:59pm
Rush seats, and not money, make the world go around.
#123
Posted: 5/6/07 at 6:27pm
I for one am happy about this as the tour with NBL was the first broadway esque experiance I ever had. If and when they are doing replacements they should go with Raul again. He was as good if not better than Cummings.
<------ Me and my friends with patti Lupone at my friends afterparty for her concert with audra mcdonald during the summer of 2007.
"I am sorry but it is an unjust world and virtue is only triumphant in theatricle performances" The Mikado
"I am sorry but it is an unjust world and virtue is only triumphant in theatricle performances" The Mikado
#124
Posted: 5/6/07 at 6:32pm
Yeah I'm one of the few that isnt too crazy about Cumming either
The morning star always gets wonderful bright the minute before it has to go --doesn't it?
#125
Posted: 5/6/07 at 6:37pm
Did you even see Alan Cumming live? I don't see how one can prefer a replacement over the original, considering every replacement Emcee was basically told to copy his portrayal- Raul included. Well, unless your preference has little if anything to do with the character portrayal and more about how he looks...
Like a firework unexploded
Wanting life but never knowing how
Wanting life but never knowing how
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