Harry Connick Jr. to Star in ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER on Broadway!

[Rob]

Posted: 3/1/11 at 11:47am

Click Here to Read Harry Connick Jr. to Star in ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER on Broadway! Updated On: 3/1/11 at 11:47 AM

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 3/1/11 at 12:28pm

...and Kelli O'Hara?

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 3/1/11 at 12:30pm

I'd love to see this show on Broadway...but I cannot stand him.

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 3/1/11 at 12:33pm

Poor Brian D'Arcey James.

[newintown]

Posted: 3/1/11 at 12:36pm

Saw this leaden version at Vassar this summer and couldn't have been more bored. Everything fun and interesting about this quirky show has been ironed to a bland flatness. You might think changing "Daisy" to "Davy" would set up some interesting and unusual gender issues, but the doctor pays utterly no attention to Davy, only to Melinda. Breaking the role into two performers also eradicates any link between the two characters - they have absolutely nothing in common. The interpolated songs are standard "get on a stage and sing" numbers with utterly no connection to the story. And the presentation of Davy & Warren would lead one to believe that Stonewall created an instant and total liberation in NYC gay life. Witless.

Updated On: 3/1/11 at 12:36 PM

[sondheimfan2]

Posted: 3/1/11 at 12:39pm

I am confused....will the character of "David" Gamble be played by a male actor? Or will the role be played by a female actor who is playing a male (David) allowing her to do the role of Melinda? (Victor/Victoria anyone?)

Or...will the role of David be played by a male who will dress in drag when he is Melinda.

My head hurts thinking about this.

[newintown]

Posted: 3/1/11 at 12:41pm

At Vassar, Davy was played by a young man and Melinda was played by Anika Noni Rose. Melinda's entire story arc now consists only of her desire to be a singer - a desire that, by the way, has no significant obstacles.

[sondheimfan2]

Posted: 3/1/11 at 12:41pm

newintown - posted before I read yours..thanks for the clarification. I would rather see the actor playing David also play Melinda. That would make the whole thing much more interesting.

[newintown]

Posted: 3/1/11 at 12:44pm

I agree - and it would also be more interesting if the doctor's feelings for Melinda and Davy were linked and confused, with a more fluid view of sexuality. Of course, the producers probably fear that the tourists couldn't go for that.

[inlovewithjerryherman]

Posted: 3/1/11 at 1:17pm

hopefully strong revisions are mad for the broadway run, if all this is true, newintown. If its going straight to Broadway, though, looks like that won't be the case.

the producers are probably trying to aim for an older crowd (those that listen to crooners like Connick) and delight them with all those classic hits (which I'm honestly excited to hear)

Posted: 3/1/11 at 1:20pm

The thought of the Doctor being in love with Melinda (who is really David) was the only interesting part of this update. If they ignore that- which seems a bit like brushing an elephants teeth while you ignore it's trunk- what's the point?

[newintown]

Posted: 3/1/11 at 1:25pm

I'm not sure I'm getting your gist, Joe - the doctor falls in love with Melinda in the original, too, but because she's played by the same actress who plays Daisy, the line between the two is blurred.

In this new version, the line between Davy and Melinda is wide and sharp, and the doctor's feelings for Melinda never bleed over into any feelings for Davy. And Davy, despite a few comments about how cute the doctor is, never falls for him, either (because he and Warren are meant to be together in this version, a notion that the writer never invests with shades of gray).
Updated On: 3/1/11 at 01:25 PM

Posted: 3/1/11 at 1:29pm

I'd think there would be a big gulf between a heterosexual doctor falling for the alter ego of his female patient and a male one. He can be in love with Melinda, but she's really David- or at least, that's what the world sees, no?

[newintown]

Posted: 3/1/11 at 1:41pm

Oh, I see - yes, that's what you would think, but in the Vassar production, they kept the two identities utterly separate - no one but the doctor ever saw his interaction with Melinda, so there was no gender confusion whatsoever. A completely missed opportunity to show something interesting.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 3/1/11 at 4:13pm

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

On the bright side, there's already more revivals planned for next season(Clear Day, Dancin' & Evita) than there is for this season(only How to Succeed.. & Anything Goes)

Updated On: 3/1/11 at 04:13 PM

[sopranobiz]

Posted: 3/1/11 at 5:13pm

Harry and Kelli reunion????!!!!

[ACL2006]

Posted: 3/1/11 at 7:00pm

well, since he appeals to an older crowd, their performance schedule should be:

Mon. - DARK
Tues. @ 7pm
Wed. @ 2pm & 7pm
Thurs. @ 2pm
Fri. @ 3pm
Sat. @ 2pm & 8pm
Sun. @ 3pm

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 3/1/11 at 10:04pm

Won't this be a "stretch" for Kelli?

[sopranobiz]

Posted: 3/1/11 at 11:41pm

Kelli would be more than capable of "streching" for this show! Harry and Kelli were HOT in Pajama Game.

[newintown]

Posted: 3/2/11 at 9:57am

I believe the creative team are set on Davy being a man, and Melinda being a woman of color. As versatile as Kelli is, I think both are out of her range.
Updated On: 3/2/11 at 09:57 AM

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 3/2/11 at 10:01am

I hope they pull it together. This is one of my favorite scores of the sixties.

[Brick]

Posted: 3/2/11 at 11:48am

Wait, where does it say Kelli O'Hara is in it?

[newintown]

Posted: 3/2/11 at 11:49am

Nowhere, love, you need to read the whole thread sometimes, in order to find the sense in an isolated comment.