I would totally go see this. I love my VHS tape of the original. Yes, I said VHS. I also got the OBCR at the flea market too.
"I don't want the pretty lights to come and get me."-Homecoming 2005
"You can't pray away the gay."-Callie Torres on Grey's Anatomy.
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As big a Sondheim fan as I and most of the posters here are, the last thing I'd want to see is ol' Stephen being murdered onstage in his own show.
But on reflection, I'd agree with Jordan-- there's something delicious about the ITW cast that's been run ragged all night finally taking revenge on their creator. A twist of which Pirandello would be proud.
Ummm...the narrator's death isn't gruesome or anything. It's funny. The fact that they'd break the fourth wall to throw the guy telling the story to the giant is hilarious, and with it not only being the narrator, but the creator of the show, it would be hysterical. Plus, as stated, there's still the Mysterious Man. I'd love to hear Sondheim sing "No More" with Chip Zien. Talk about a musical nerdgasm! Not only that, but it would make the show an even bigger draw and worth watching, IMO.
To see Sondheim himself as the Narrator/Mysterious Man at an anniversary celebration would be... just... wow.
Bernie, Joanna and Chip together again. Another amazing thought.
"TO LOVE ANOTHER PERSON IS TO SEE THE FACE OF GOD"- LES MISERABLES---
"THERE'S A SPECIAL KIND OF PEOPLE KNOWN AS SHOW PEOPLE... WE'RE BORN EVERY NIGHT AT HALF HOUR CALL!"--- CURTAINS
Can Peters still sing the Witch? I've read so many complaints about what she does with Sally. I'm not a musician, but I think the Witch's vocal part sounds more difficult.
Alright... original cast (or as much as can be mustered)... Sondheim as narrator/mysterious man... any requests for the material? One wolf or two in "Hello, Little Girl"? Full version of "Our Little World" or abbreviated? Original or revised ending of "On the Steps..."? Alternate "Last Midnight" or no?
"There is no problem so big that it cannot be run away from."
~ Charles M. Schulz
Kay McClelland seems to have returned to her home town of Atlanta and semi-retired. Her last NYC credit was standing by for Donna Murphy (and later Faith Prince) in the KING AND I revival around 1997.