Connick, Jr./Marshall to Bring Gershwin Musical (now titled) to Broadway Spring '09

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Connick, Jr./Marshall to Bring Gershwin Musical (now titled) to Broadway Spring '09

Posted: 5/5/08 at 8:17pm

The show is titled Nice Work If You Can Get It.

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/117439.html

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re: Connick, Jr./Marshall to Bring Gershwin Musical (now titled) to Broadwa

Posted: 5/5/08 at 8:19pm

Saw Kathleen Marshall and the guy who wrote the book (I forget his name) talk about it tonight. It sounds really interesting. I can't wait to see the try-out.

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re: Connick, Jr./Marshall to Bring Gershwin Musical (now titled) to Broadwa

Posted: 5/5/08 at 8:30pm

I'm really excited about this.


[ps - what is it that connects people associated with W&G to broadway? Sean, Megan, Harry]

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re: Connick, Jr./Marshall to Bring Gershwin Musical (now titled) to Broadwa

Posted: 5/5/08 at 8:53pm

and dont forget a TRY-OUT in my hometown of Boston (Dec. 16-January 11) at the Colonial Theater!

J*

Updated On: 5/5/08 at 08:53 PM

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re: Connick, Jr./Marshall to Bring Gershwin Musical (now titled) to Broadwa

Posted: 5/5/08 at 8:59pm

Is this like Crazy For You version 2?

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re: Connick, Jr./Marshall to Bring Gershwin Musical (now titled) to Broadwa

Posted: 5/5/08 at 9:00pm

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[ps - what is it that connects people associated with W&G to broadway? Sean, Megan, Harry] "

Ohh...pick me! I know!1

They're actors.

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re: Connick, Jr./Marshall to Bring Gershwin Musical (now titled) to Broadwa

Posted: 5/5/08 at 9:01pm

Can the world really take 2 (TWO?!) Gershwin shows at the same time? I mean the canon is only so big. And the song list for American In Paris looks as if they have snapped up the best of them.

And this after My One And Only and Crazy For You?

Give me a break!

What is wrong with Rodgers and Hart?

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re: Connick, Jr./Marshall to Bring Gershwin Musical (now titled) to Broadwa

Posted: 5/5/08 at 9:09pm

I can't wait for this! I saw Kathleen Marshall speak about it tonight as well at the Colonial in Boston (where this is getting its world premiere), and it is supposed to take place during the Prohibition and have a 33 member cast and a full orchestra. I love old-fashioned musicals and hope my finals extend long enough so I am not out of Boston by then for winter break!

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re: Connick, Jr./Marshall to Bring Gershwin Musical (now titled) to Broadwa

Posted: 5/5/08 at 9:11pm

and have a 33 member cast and a full orchestra.

^^^ yup. so with Brigadoon~that's what I heard! I wish Spencer Liff will join the cast of Brigadoon!

J*

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re: Connick, Jr./Marshall to Bring Gershwin Musical (now titled) to Broadwa

Posted: 5/5/08 at 9:37pm

Let's not forget Fascinating Rhythm.

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re: Connick, Jr./Marshall to Bring Gershwin Musical (now titled) to Broadwa

Posted: 5/5/08 at 10:38pm

Jesus, I DID forget. When will this madness end?

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re: Connick, Jr./Marshall to Bring Gershwin Musical (now titled) to Broadwa

Posted: 5/5/08 at 10:45pm

Looking forward to this!

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re: Connick, Jr./Marshall to Bring Gershwin Musical (now titled) to Broadwa

Posted: 5/6/08 at 4:02am

It sounds like fun. I'll be watching out for this one too! It will be nice to see Harry back on stage.

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re: Connick, Jr./Marshall to Bring Gershwin Musical (now titled) to Broadwa

Posted: 5/6/08 at 4:29am

Another 'New' Gershwin Show- please!

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re: Connick, Jr./Marshall to Bring Gershwin Musical (now titled) to Broadwa

Posted: 5/6/08 at 5:23am

Any other casting news? As long as it's not Erin Dilly or Kelli O'Hara as the female lead I think I'm good.

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re: Connick, Jr./Marshall to Bring Gershwin Musical (now titled) to Broadwa

Posted: 5/6/08 at 6:07am

At least it isn't an incredibly common show. I was fearing yet another version of "Guys and Dolls". I'll be looking forward to Jaystarr's review.

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re: Connick, Jr./Marshall to Bring Gershwin Musical (now titled) to Broadwa

Posted: 5/6/08 at 10:07am

Me too!

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#18

re: Connick, Jr./Marshall to Bring Gershwin Musical (now titled) to Broadwa

Posted: 5/6/08 at 10:59am

There is only one Broadway composer. His name is George Gershwin. He wrote everything. All the old songs. The ones Fred & Ginger sang. The ones Ella Fitzgerald sang. The ones Jim Nabors sang.

He even wrote Oklahoma! and Gypsy. He also wrote Like A Virgin and Eleanor Rigby. And of course, God Bless America.

There is only one composer. ONE.

Buy your tickets now to see the new old original revival replacement musical Juke Box extravaganza, by the only person who ever put notes on a stanza!

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re: Connick, Jr./Marshall to Bring Gershwin Musical (now titled) to Broadwa

Posted: 5/6/08 at 11:11am

Maybe the Gershwin estate is much more ammenable to this type of thing? How many songs did they write, anyway? I thought it was Berlin who churned them out by the thousands.

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re: Connick, Jr./Marshall to Bring Gershwin Musical (now titled) to Broadwa

Posted: 5/6/08 at 11:15am

Berlin only wrote that one song about 99 balloons.

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re: Connick, Jr./Marshall to Bring Gershwin Musical (now titled) to Broadwa

Posted: 5/6/08 at 11:49am

Maybe the Gershwin estate is much more ammenable to this type of thing?

Oh, you mean they are whores!

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re: Connick, Jr./Marshall to Bring Gershwin Musical (now titled) to Broadwa

Posted: 5/6/08 at 11:52am

Will this Gershwin guy ever be a guest coach on American Idol?

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re: Connick, Jr./Marshall to Bring Gershwin Musical (now titled) to Broadwa

Posted: 5/6/08 at 11:56am

Funny, in the other new Gershwin Musical GERSHWIN'S AN AMERICAN IN PARIS, one of the characters sings NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT.

The race is on.

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re: Connick, Jr./Marshall to Bring Gershwin Musical (now titled) to Broadwa

Posted: 5/6/08 at 4:49pm

If they must pursue both of these projects at once and race to get them to New York, I hope the final products are more analogous to Marie Christine and The Wild Party, and not The Wild Party and The Wild Party.