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Happy 50th Anniversary to THE ROAR OF THE GREASEPAINT - THE SMELL OF THE CROWD
Happy 50th Anniversary to THE ROAR OF THE GREASEPAINT - THE SMELL OF THE CROWD#25
Posted: 5/20/15 at 7:37pm
Kathy, Kelsey Grammer seems tailor-made to play Sir; but having seen his sloppy and often pitchy Sweeney Todd, I'm not sure I'd trust him with such a large role. But that is definitely the right idea.
I saw Roger Rees in 1776 in LA and he seemed rather small even to play John Adams. I don't see him as Sir and I doubt he could sing Cocky.
But I'm sure there are others who can. Joel Grey in his day, certainly.
Happy 50th Anniversary to THE ROAR OF THE GREASEPAINT - THE SMELL OF THE CROWD#26
Posted: 5/20/15 at 7:54pm
"i too LOVE the score...having never seen the Broadway production i listen to the score all the time...from THE BEAUTIFUL LAND...to THE JOKER...to LOOK AT THE FACE the score is one of the most singable scores written..."
Trivia note: I read an interview with Newley years ago (long before "links") in which he said he and Bricusse always started with a Richard Rodgers song and then altered it enough to make it their own. (And did so well: I've never been able to point to a song in GREASEPAINT and say, "Oh, they started with such-and-such Rodgers song.")
But when it comes to "singability", you can't go wrong aping Rodgers.
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Posted: 6/7/15 at 1:10am
I just stumbled across some more production photos:
Happy 50th Anniversary to THE ROAR OF THE GREASEPAINT - THE SMELL OF THE CROWD#28
Posted: 6/7/15 at 3:18am
I saw The Roar of the Greasepaint the Smell of the Crowd in Boston Pre Broadway Tryout. I saw most of them (inc. Wonderful Flops)from 1964 thru 1977 beginning attending alone as a child. The music was so memorable It still can echo in my mind. Thanks for the poster and photos attached...nice memory also of Newley and Ritchard.
Happy 50th Anniversary to THE ROAR OF THE GREASEPAINT - THE SMELL OF THE CROWD#29
Posted: 6/7/15 at 6:42am
Saw it as a kid at the Shubert- remember hearing that Who Can I Turn To was the big hit- did not understand any of it- it left me completely in the dark- but so did so many of the plays I saw a kid- I understood many of the shows- but was baffled by many as well- did not understand The Price- Arthur Miller- Great White Hope, The Wild Duck- at the Lyceum- Ibsen, I think- Any Wednesday- I think Sandy Dennis starred-and others I cannot even remember. Remeber loving The Impssible Years with Alan King, Skyscraper with Julie Harris, Flora with Liza, The Apple Tree, Golden Rainbow- to name a few. Liked but did not love as a kid- Sweet Charity- and saw Lansbury and Bea Arthur in Mame- but had lousy seats- and did not fully appreciate it.
Updated On: 6/7/15 at 06:42 AMHappy 50th Anniversary to THE ROAR OF THE GREASEPAINT - THE SMELL OF THE CROWD#30
Posted: 6/7/15 at 8:12am
Yes, indeed, thanks for the extra pictures. It's easy to see how a show that small would have been lost in the Shubert.
Happy 50th Anniversary to THE ROAR OF THE GREASEPAINT - THE SMELL OF THE CROWD#31
Posted: 6/7/15 at 9:22am
Probably not a great show, but liked it far more than STOP THE WORLD, score was great, Cyril Ritchard was wonderful. I was also an unsophisticated teen at the time, and probably didn't get it all, but remember having a great time watching it (from the Shubert's second balcony). Thanks for all the photos and remembrances.
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Happy 50th Anniversary to THE ROAR OF THE GREASEPAINT - THE SMELL OF THE CROWD#32
Posted: 6/7/15 at 11:34am
This might sound crazy but a show like this might thrive @ NWS.
It does not look like a big show and the orchestra need not be huge.
Thoughts about a revival here?
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Posted: 6/7/15 at 8:24pm
Jay, I think the great thing about ROAR is that the story somehow works even if one doesn't get all the references to class struggle. There's still a small musical about a friendship there. And that's why I like it better than STOP THE WORLD: in a story with two characters there is conflict; with only one main character there is simply introspection.
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