#26
Posted: 1/17/08 at 5:38pm
Most excellent. Thank you for posting...the Youtube links took me to some other cool clips I hadn't seen yet too.
Clips of 'Great Performances' Company Posted! — Page 2
#27
Posted: 1/17/08 at 5:52pm
Seriously. It only looks good if you never saw the original. The OBC was beyond amazing, the voices stellar, the orchestra was bleeping fantastic (and they never missed a note which drove me NUTS in this re-imagining) and that set was, well, it elevated scenic design on Broadway, IYKWIM.
Sorry guys, this version is Reader's Digest, poorly printed.
Sorry guys, this version is Reader's Digest, poorly printed.
http://www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.cfm?thread=972787#3631451
http://www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.cfm?thread=963561#3533883
http://www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.cfm?thread=955158#3440952
http://www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.cfm?thread=954269#3427915
http://www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.cfm?thread=955012#3441622
http://www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.cfm?thread=954344#3428699
#28
Posted: 1/17/08 at 5:54pm
Alrighty then.
Well, I have to admit I was not a fan of this revival, and left at intermission. Watching this video, I'm glad I did!
Too bad you didn't stick around for "Being Alive"
Well, I have to admit I was not a fan of this revival, and left at intermission. Watching this video, I'm glad I did!
Too bad you didn't stick around for "Being Alive"
The morning star always gets wonderful bright the minute before it has to go --doesn't it?
#29
Posted: 1/17/08 at 5:55pm
^^^Apology accepted.
I saw it and loved it.
I saw it and loved it.
Updated On: 1/17/08 at 05:55 PM
#30
Posted: 1/17/08 at 6:05pm
Raul is a stud.
"Y'know, I think Bertolt Brecht was rolling in his grave."
-Nellie McKay on the 2006 Broadway production of The Threepenny Opera, in which she played Polly Peachum
-Nellie McKay on the 2006 Broadway production of The Threepenny Opera, in which she played Polly Peachum
#31
Posted: 1/17/08 at 6:43pm
I am really looking forward to it being broadcast so I can put it on DVD.
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#32
Posted: 1/17/08 at 7:01pm
Fans of COMPANY - remember to throw money (if available) at PBS during the broadcast to thank them for this programming. I usually re-subscribe in December but this time I'm waiting to "vote" for COMPANY with my pocketbook.
#33
Posted: 1/17/08 at 7:56pm
Those clips are lovely!
I envy those of you whose PBS stations will actually broadcast this. As of right now, KCET in Los Angeles (hello, the second biggest market in the country!) has no plans to air Company in the foreseeable future, either on February 20th or later. (And I will be thrilled beyond words if something happens to prove me wrong.)
I have to hope that KOCE, the Orange County station (that also serves the Los Angeles area), will behave in a more enlightened fashion.
I envy those of you whose PBS stations will actually broadcast this. As of right now, KCET in Los Angeles (hello, the second biggest market in the country!) has no plans to air Company in the foreseeable future, either on February 20th or later. (And I will be thrilled beyond words if something happens to prove me wrong.)
I have to hope that KOCE, the Orange County station (that also serves the Los Angeles area), will behave in a more enlightened fashion.
Sarcasm is an allergic reaction to stupid people.
#34
Posted: 1/17/08 at 7:58pm
Fantastic! Thanks for the links!
Updated On: 1/17/08 at 07:58 PM
#35
Posted: 1/17/08 at 8:11pm
I HAVE THE DVD OF THE PERFORMANCE THAT WILL AIR NEXT MONTH.. THE SHOW IS LOVELY AND THEY DID A FANTASTIC JOB EDITING IT!
#36
Posted: 1/17/08 at 8:43pm
I adore these clips. And how fabulous is Kristin Huffman? Her every line and look to the audience is so, so Sarah.
#37
Posted: 1/17/08 at 8:55pm
Thanks soooooooooooo much for bringing this to our attention. I've been so bummed that I didn't get the chance to see this on stage. Can't wait for the full version.
#38
Posted: 1/17/08 at 8:58pm
Can't wait... Now I can see the Broadway production. I saw it in Cincy pre-Broadway, so I'm curious to see the changes.
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9/18 - Brian Stokes Mitchell, Cincy Pop's
9/28 - Death Of A Salesman, Wright State
#39
Posted: 1/17/08 at 9:23pm
Her every line and look to the audience is so, so Sarah.
That's what I thought, too! They got some really nice shots of her that captured her character perfectly.
I'm going to try and call in that night if I can
That's what I thought, too! They got some really nice shots of her that captured her character perfectly.
I'm going to try and call in that night if I can
The morning star always gets wonderful bright the minute before it has to go --doesn't it?
#40
Posted: 1/17/08 at 10:23pm
Words cannot express how excited I am for this. Those clips were awesome.
"Blow out the candles, Robert, and make a wish. Want something. Want something."
Wishes come true, not free.
Wishes come true, not free.
#41
Posted: 1/18/08 at 12:23am
"Too bad you didn't stick around for 'Being Alive' "
My guess is that WestVillage would have hated Esparza's "Being Alive" as much as I did.
So unless you think he should have suffered (as perhaps you do), it's probably just as well he left.
Although I'm glad I stayed for the whole painful thing.
My guess is that WestVillage would have hated Esparza's "Being Alive" as much as I did.
So unless you think he should have suffered (as perhaps you do), it's probably just as well he left.
Although I'm glad I stayed for the whole painful thing.
#42
Posted: 1/18/08 at 4:07am
I agree with Wiz about it looking a bit lifeless (the What Would We Do Without You? sequence which is the only clip I got to see). To be fair, it was more fun to watch live. However, having seen the clip of the anniversary performance of the original cast, I can tell that Michael Bennett's perfect staging of that number puts Doyle's to shame.
One thing I never did figure out is why Doyle had the girlfriends on stage singing this sequence. The lyrics make absolutely no sense if sung by the girlfriends. I understand if he wanted to have them for the orchestra but singing???? Why????
No.
Honestly, not a fan of the revival at all, though I must say this: I miss Heather "should have been nominated for a Tony" Laws.
One thing I never did figure out is why Doyle had the girlfriends on stage singing this sequence. The lyrics make absolutely no sense if sung by the girlfriends. I understand if he wanted to have them for the orchestra but singing???? Why????
No.
Honestly, not a fan of the revival at all, though I must say this: I miss Heather "should have been nominated for a Tony" Laws.
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
#43
Posted: 1/18/08 at 12:02pm
Thanks for posting!
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#44
Posted: 1/18/08 at 12:11pm
Thanks. I am so excited to see this. Not the biggest fan of Raul's singing, but I was bummed I couldn't get to NY to see it. Now I can!
#45
Posted: 1/18/08 at 12:11pm
Ugh...I have to wait until I get home from work. YouTube is blocked on my job!
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