Company London — Page 15

Rosalie brings new life to the song Someone Is Waiting. Dang she sounds good.

Updated On: 2/7/19 at 02:34 PM

A Netflix taping would be excellent. They need to do more of these.

Listened to the cast recording today and I know I have to reserve judgement for seeing it in the theater. But what is initially bothering me is...I don't buy the guys caring that much or worrying that Bobbi doesn't have a "fella" (ugh Sondheim you are God but who says fella?!). No guy I know cares like that haha. They wouldn't worry about their female friend not settling down. They'd be more like, lucky girl is getting hers. Also, Have I Got a Guy for You doesn't work for me in this version either. Women of a certain age are not that obsessed with sex unless they are Samantha Jones. (Hee!) I get the point, "whaddya wanna get married for?" but the way I see it married sex can often lose that fire. The biggest change in marriage is lack of romance/passion and that's what most women crave. I can't see her female friends talking like this. They would be setting her up with a guy who has it all, not just in the sex department.

For those who have seen it, does it work in a different way through direction and staging that make you believe it? Or is it just me?

Oh, and I don't know if this just me being a selfish woman (ha!) but I don't love the male voices on the songs written for women. Maybe its just because that's what I'm used to. Drive a Person Crazy sounds fun, but.. meh. Another Hundred People....ouch. But it seems like from the word around here is AHP is a weak link and Getting Married Today on recording isn't doing the performance justice

Updated On: 2/15/19 at 06:11 PM

Patti is out of the show tonight! Devastating for audiences. I honestly believe she is the most important actor in this show.

10 minutes??? Her entire club scene is longer than 10 minutes alone. Although, it's definitely a featured role, Elaine Stritch was nominated in the leading category. Its certainly larger than a 10 minute role.

Ben Brantley has weighed in on Company in London and...it's an unqualified rave! After this review, I would be shocked to see anyone except Rosalie Craig as Bobbie on Broadway. If the producers were waiting for a stamp of approval to bring it to New York, here it is. If they need another boost, the Olivier Awards are on April 7 (so noms will probably be out in the next few weeks). Though it's a stacked Revival field this year with Company, Fiddler, and Caroline.

But maybe the most interesting thing here is that he loves the new revival of Caroline, Or Change, a show that he famously dismissed in 2003. Perhaps this could make its way across the pond, too? He has high praise for Sharon D. Clarke, so that should put to bed any chatter of recasting with someone like Audra or Renée Elise Goldsberry.

So wait - if it does film for a streaming service, then it wouldn't come to Broadway?

I pray it doesn't because I really want to see it live.

I do wonder whether it will transfer at all. Marianne has another production set to happen and I would hate for the momentum drop to make this a harder sell to investors in a year. I also wonder if Rosalie being a mom would greatly deter her from crossing the pond with the production. As good as her reviews are, the regular American public are still more likely to show up with Anne Hathaway in the title role than with Rosalie.