Cook, Williams, Kritzer and Arden Will Sing SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM for Roundabout Broadway Premiere at Studio 54- Page 3
Cook, Williams, Kritzer and Arden Will Sing SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM for Roundabout Broadway Premiere at Studio 54
#50re: Cook, Williams, Kritzer and Arden Will Sing SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM for Ro
Posted: 10/2/09 at 1:36amWho's orchestrating this? It says "all new arrangements."
#51re: Cook, Williams, Kritzer and Arden Will Sing SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM for Ro
Posted: 10/2/09 at 2:07am
Oh, exciting!
If it's Michael Starobin than we may get the wonderful Not A Day Goes By/ What Can You Lose? Medley that was brilliantly performed by Billy Porter and Audra MacDonald.
I love medleys, especially when elegantly done. MOVING ON has a lot of nice stuff, but Starobin or Tunick could come up with some brilliant duets and trios.
Also, I hope there is a more esoteric focus... The SINGING OUT LOUD and DICK TRACY material is fantastic and a lot of FOLLIES would be wonderful. ANYONE CAN WHISTLE has a ton of great material, as well ("Me and My Towm", "Come Play Wiz Me", "Everybody Says Don't", "There Won't Be Trumpets", "There's Always A Woman", "Anyone Can Whistle", "With So Little To Be Sure Of", "See What it Gets You", "I've Got You To Lean On", ETC. -sheesh).
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Updated On: 10/2/09 at 02:07 AM
#52re: Cook, Williams, Kritzer and Arden Will Sing SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM for Ro
Posted: 10/2/09 at 3:31amSOOOO EXCITED...please god don't have Roundabout mess this up between now and March...
"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008
#53re: Cook, Williams, Kritzer and Arden Will Sing SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM for Ro
Posted: 10/2/09 at 7:13am
TONY AWARDS 2010:
BEST NEW MUSICAL: Sondheim on Sondheim
BEST REVIVAL: A Little Night Music
Yes please.
PS PGenre- I quite agree about Anyone Can Whistle!
#54re: Cook, Williams, Kritzer and Arden Will Sing SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM for Ro
Posted: 10/2/09 at 8:39amWow the thought of a Kritzer/Williams "Everyday A Little Death" gave me a mini-orgasm. That would be all kinds of fabulous.
"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"
#55re: Cook, Williams, Kritzer and Arden Will Sing SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM for Ro
Posted: 10/2/09 at 8:52amHow about Vanessa Williams singing Sooner Or Later from Dick Tracy?
"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg."
-- Thomas Jefferson
broadwayjim42
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/19/03
#56re: Cook, Williams, Kritzer and Arden Will Sing SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM for Ro
Posted: 10/2/09 at 9:08am
Sounds like I'll have to schedule a trip for this next spring.
Vanessa isn't a big deal in terms of CD sales anymore, but I do think she's gained a certain amount of respect in the theatre community over time. Other than Barbara Cook, she's the main draw for me.
#57re: Cook, Williams, Kritzer and Arden Will Sing SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM for Ro
Posted: 10/2/09 at 9:11amMight the Tonys categorize this as a special theatrical event rather than a new musical?
"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg."
-- Thomas Jefferson
#58re: Cook, Williams, Kritzer and Arden Will Sing SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM for Ro
Posted: 10/2/09 at 10:17am
Might the Tonys categorize this as a special theatrical event rather than a new musical?
Not unless they reinstate the category... Remember they got rid of it.
#59re: Cook, Williams, Kritzer and Arden Will Sing SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM for Ro
Posted: 10/2/09 at 10:19am
"Might the Tonys categorize this as a special theatrical event rather than a new musical?
Not unless they reinstate the category... Remember they got rid of it"
Which was one of their worst decisions ever.
David walked into the valley
With a stone clutched in his hand
He was only a boy
But he knew someone must take a stand
There will always be a valley
Always mountains one must scale
There will always be perilous waters
Which someone must sail
-Into the Fire
Scarlet Pimpernel
#60re: Cook, Williams, Kritzer and Arden Will Sing SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM for Ro
Posted: 10/2/09 at 10:56amMUST....SEE....MICHAEL ARDEN!!! MUST.....SEE....MICHAEL ARDEN!!! MUST....SEE....MICHAEL ARDEN!!!
"They're eating her and then they're going to eat me. OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!" -Troll 2
RyToast1
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/27/07
#61re: Cook, Williams, Kritzer and Arden Will Sing SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM for Ro
Posted: 10/2/09 at 11:16am
"Might the Tonys categorize this as a special theatrical event rather than a new musical?
Not unless they reinstate the category... Remember they got rid of it"
And even then, I think it'd come down to Wishful Drinking or Sondheim on Sondheim.
#62re: Cook, Williams, Kritzer and Arden Will Sing SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM for Ro
Posted: 10/2/09 at 11:37amNext spring is exciting for Sondheim enthusiasts... this, A Little Night Music will still be playing, and the Encores! production of Anyone Can Whistle.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
RyToast1
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/27/07
#63re: Cook, Williams, Kritzer and Arden Will Sing SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM for Ro
Posted: 10/2/09 at 12:31pmI'm having the hardest time figuring out what the other shows the letters are from.
Cape Twirl of Doom
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/2/05
#64re: Cook, Williams, Kritzer and Arden Will Sing SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM for Ro
Posted: 10/2/09 at 1:53pm
I'm having the hardest time figuring out what the other shows the letters are from.
Same here. I thought the N was from SUNDAY and the S was from ROAD SHOW, but now I can't find any artwork that matches. Are they really from Sondheim shows, or do we just think that because the O matches FOLLIES?
"It's Phantom meets Hamlet... Phamlet!"
#65re: Cook, Williams, Kritzer and Arden Will Sing SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM for Ro
Posted: 10/2/09 at 2:15pmIf they are from shows, then I'm sad that Sweeney gets no representation. If only the S in Sondheim was the bloody S from the original Sweeney logo.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
#66re: Cook, Williams, Kritzer and Arden Will Sing SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM for Ro
Posted: 10/2/09 at 2:27pmThis should be incredible. Why isn't it 2010 yet?
#67re: Cook, Williams, Kritzer and Arden Will Sing SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM for Ro
Posted: 10/2/09 at 2:29pm
I know it's already been stated in this therad..
but I cannot believe what an incredible season this will be for Sondheim fans
A Little Night Music
Anyone Can Whistle (Encores!)
Sondheim on Sondheim (basically replacing Roundabout's Merrily revival that fell through)
I do hope we get a Merrily revival soon though!
Updated On: 10/2/09 at 02:29 PM
#68re: Cook, Williams, Kritzer and Arden Will Sing SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM for Ro
Posted: 10/2/09 at 2:33pmCan someone please post a link to the poster? I can't see it for some reason
"They're eating her and then they're going to eat me. OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!" -Troll 2
#69re: Cook, Williams, Kritzer and Arden Will Sing SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM for Ro
Posted: 10/2/09 at 2:38pmAs excited as I am for this (and I am VERY excited) I do wish "Merrily..." was happening. It is one of my favorite plays and Broadway needs a good production of it.
David walked into the valley
With a stone clutched in his hand
He was only a boy
But he knew someone must take a stand
There will always be a valley
Always mountains one must scale
There will always be perilous waters
Which someone must sail
-Into the Fire
Scarlet Pimpernel
Cape Twirl of Doom
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/2/05
#70re: Cook, Williams, Kritzer and Arden Will Sing SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM for Ro
Posted: 10/2/09 at 2:51pm
Here's a larger version of the poster.
"It's Phantom meets Hamlet... Phamlet!"
#71re: Cook, Williams, Kritzer and Arden Will Sing SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM for Ro
Posted: 10/4/09 at 1:51pm
More about the show here.
They will be using 64 plasma screens!
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/01/lapine-on-sondheim-on-sondheim/
#72re: Cook, Williams, Kritzer and Arden Will Sing SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM for Ro
Posted: 10/4/09 at 3:00pm
I had trouble seeing the poster too so thank you for posting it!
A Little Night Music + Anyone Can Whistle + Sondheim on Sondheim? Oh my god, so exciting! Thankyouthankyouthankyou!
#73re: Cook, Williams, Kritzer and Arden Will Sing SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM for Ro
Posted: 10/4/09 at 3:12pmEven if the Special Theatrical Event category existed, which it doesn't, I couldn't see this being put there. It's clearly a revue. If Chita Rivera's show, which should have been a Special Event, qualified as a new musical this would too.
"Broadway...I'll lick you yet!"
#74re: Cook, Williams, Kritzer and Arden Will Sing SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM for Ro
Posted: 10/4/09 at 3:17pm
If FOSSE could win best musical, then this probably could too.
This is an extremely weak year for new musicals so far.
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