"DEAR WORLD" Memories.

[explorer]

"DEAR WORLD" Memories.#1

Posted: 9/26/08 at 5:21pm

I love the score to DEAR WORLD & never saw the show on Broadway as I was 13 years of age! Any memories?

[Jon]

re: 'DEAR WORLD' Memories.#2

Posted: 9/26/08 at 7:17pm

Hardly anyone saw it. It had a very short run.

[rwlevin]

re: 'DEAR WORLD' Memories.#2

Posted: 9/26/08 at 8:52pm

I was in it in 8th grade. The songs were horrendous. I mean "Make your recovery quick, world, we're sick of having a sick world, we're not quite ready to trade you for the moon..." Yeah, not much fun.

Incidentally, my mother saw the production when it was in previews on Broadway and knew it would be a big ol' flop.

Waiting for tickets to Hair August 2008

[bschneid76]

re: 'DEAR WORLD' Memories.#3

Posted: 9/26/08 at 9:10pm

Sure "Dear World" the song doesn't have terrific lyrics, but look at some of the other numbers:

"He stood and looked at me. And I was beautiful. For it was beautiful, how he believed in me!"

"There was a time, when garbage was a pleasure when you found the sound of good and plenty gurgling in your drain"

"Chatter Chatter Chatter, there are voices in my pantry, that are wishing me a hearty appetite!"

There are some wonderful songs in the show.

"Love the Art in Yourself. Not Yourself in the Art." -- Stanislavski

[sondheimgeek]

re: 'DEAR WORLD' Memories.#4

Posted: 9/26/08 at 9:14pm

How can you say it is horrendous? Maybe it was because you were in eigth grade, but I would call it far from horrendous. Did you just sing the title song? It seems the show is a little too mature for an eigth grader.

"Light the candles! Get the ice out! Roll the rug up, it's today!"

[theaterkid1015]

re: 'DEAR WORLD' Memories.#5

Posted: 9/26/08 at 10:47pm

Actually, DEAR WORLD has one of my favorite Herman ballads: "I've Never Said 'I Love You'".

Some people paint, some people sew, I meddle.

[rwlevin]

re: 'DEAR WORLD' Memories.#6

Posted: 9/26/08 at 11:25pm

We did the whole show. You should have seen our garbage dance, it was quite...disjointed. And in the grand tradition of boys not being into theatre in high school, the mute and two of the bad guys were played by women. The actor who was supposed to play the garbage man got the chicken pox two weeks before production so the only other non middle school boy in the chorus took on the role.

Waiting for tickets to Hair August 2008

[BigFatBlonde]

re: 'DEAR WORLD' Memories.#7

Posted: 9/26/08 at 11:29pm

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardid=1&boardname=bway&thread=860368#2000444

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardid=1&boardname=bway&thread=964266#3536261

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardid=1&boardname=bway&thread=966223#3556900

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardid=1&boardname=bway&thread=937360#3063279

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardid=1&boardname=bway&thread=865420#1368844

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardid=1&boardname=bway&thread=863241#1319848

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardid=1&boardname=bway&thread=860368#1279806

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardid=1&boardname=bway&thread=859179#1237058

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardid=1&boardname=bway&thread=825766#826899

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardid=1&boardname=bway&thread=932030#2945589

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardid=1&boardname=bway&thread=915395#2592102

What great ones do the less will prattle of

[FrontRowCenter2]

re: 'DEAR WORLD' Memories.#8

Posted: 9/27/08 at 4:58am

And "The Tea Party" is one of my favorite songs from any show. Great overture! I saw it and I always thought the main problem was that it was over produced, every number was a production number, but as usual, Angela was awesome.

[Mr Roxy]

re: 'DEAR WORLD' Memories.#9

Posted: 9/27/08 at 12:11pm

Sadly a few numbers from the show are not on the CD

It was a very odd piece as I recall. Lansbury & the score saved it. I think The Spring Of Next Year is a wondeful song.

Poster Emeritus

[BigFatBlonde]

re: 'DEAR WORLD' Memories.#10

Posted: 9/27/08 at 1:44pm

Is anyone else not the LEAST BIT surprised that Mr. Roxy admires THE SPRING OF NEXT YEAR?

I imagine that is something like his personal manifesto.. set to a catchy tune.

What great ones do the less will prattle of

[Mr Roxy]

re: 'DEAR WORLD' Memories.#11

Posted: 9/27/08 at 1:47pm

Your angry man routine against me is getting a bit tired now

Give it a rest. Try not to read something political into everything. I guess if I said I liked Tomorrow you would have a witty (not) remark about it.

My personal manifesto indeed. This is quite funny .

Poster Emeritus

[BigFatBlonde]

re: 'DEAR WORLD' Memories.#12

Posted: 9/27/08 at 1:58pm

Oh sweetie... how can this so-called "angry man" routine of mine be tired? I don't recall ever confronting you before.. I may have... but I doubt more than once.

...but this time was TOO juicy to pass up.

I knew you had no sense of humor.. and this response of yours only supports that point. So while you claim I read politics into everything (?) I propose you read personal attack into everything. Your paranoid routine is getting tired. Give it a rest.

And as for your theory about how I would respond if you posted that you like the song TOMORROW (I'm assuming from the show ANNIE)... we can test that theory VERY EASILY:

Simply respond to this post with the words:

I like the song TOMORROW from ANNIE.

and see how I respond.

Simple.

What great ones do the less will prattle of

Updated On: 9/27/08 at 01:58 PM