Hello, Apocalypse: Trevor Nunn directing West End FOLLIES

[Pgenre]

Posted: 1/3/10 at 5:21pm

"Trevor Nunn, the director of the new revival of Night Music, said in an interview that he had aimed for a production that was a good deal more Chekhovian in its intentions than a lavish spectacle might have achieved. He added that he was soon hoping to mount a revival of Mr. Sondheims Follies, the 1971 musical about a reunion of showgirls and others who were part of a Ziegfeld Follies-like company, and that he would seek a similarly intimate feeling, though it would be performed in a larger space than the Menier Chocolate Factory in London, where the current Night Music originated."

::places barrel of shotgun in mouth::
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Kill. Me. Now.

[binau]

Posted: 1/3/10 at 5:22pm

HAHAHA *DIES*. God.

Updated On: 1/3/10 at 05:22 PM

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 1/3/10 at 5:24pm

Dear God,
Mister come home talkin' bout how he directin' Follies. Nettie better hurry and come back so's I can get the hell outta here. Dis man crazy.

Love,
Celie.

[once a month]

Posted: 1/3/10 at 5:29pm

"Careful watch you wish for"...

I think he'll do a fantastic job. Naysayers be damned...I loved A Little Night Music. I feel that his creative input helped make The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby the best show I've ever seen, and this from a man who adores musicals. I just might have to fly there for the first time to experience Follies once again.

THANKS for the good news!!

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 1/3/10 at 5:29pm

Do you want Rob Marshall instead?

[Pgenre]

Posted: 1/3/10 at 5:31pm

Well, I'm sure he is dead set on proving that the Roundabout version was far from as bad as it could get.

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[binau]

Posted: 1/3/10 at 5:32pm

Eric Schaeffer (Kennedy Center) vs Trevor Nunn (West End) Follies.

Who will win the race to Broadway?

[ljay889]

Posted: 1/3/10 at 5:42pm

That's a great article. I don't think a chamber FOLLIES would work. I would imagine the forthcoming Kennedy Center production (if good) would transfer over Nunn's.

I really hope we do get one more new Sondheim musical.

[wickedfan]

Posted: 1/3/10 at 5:43pm

Wonderful, I've always wondered what a 5-hour long Follies would be like.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 1/3/10 at 5:45pm

When Buddy, Phyllis, Ben and Sally leave the theater at the end of the show, they can open the door on the actual sun coming up.

[timote316]

Posted: 1/3/10 at 5:54pm

I saw a production of FOLLIES in Boston somewhat recently in a 200-seat theatre, with a performance space just bigger than you'd see in a black box theatre. While the performances weren't all that great, the material was just fine in that type of setting, with just the principles and the ghosts. I can't comment on Nunn's pacing and other directing tasks, but the size of the production shouldn't be an issue.

Also, it must be said: heaven forbid anyone actually SEE Nunn's FOLLIES before flipping out about it.

[MusicSnob1]

Posted: 1/3/10 at 5:59pm

I've seen FOLLIES in an 80 seat dinner theatre. It made me feel dirty and strange...

xoxo

[Mattbrain]

Posted: 1/3/10 at 6:01pm

So I take it the new revival of Night Music has pacing issues?

[ljay889]

Posted: 1/3/10 at 6:03pm

Well they did reduce the running time by 10-15 minutes since the first preview. So the pacing has certainly improved.

[orangeskittles]

Posted: 1/3/10 at 6:03pm

Maybe he'll go with his original "concept" for the Night Music cast- the characters will all be 35 and their younger counterparts can be 16.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 1/3/10 at 6:05pm

Like Muppet Babies, we can have FOLLIES Babies.

[binau]

Posted: 1/3/10 at 6:13pm

Hannah Waddingham for Carlotta!

[Play Esq.]

Posted: 1/3/10 at 6:15pm

Shoot, Pgenre! Please!

[orangeskittles]

Posted: 1/3/10 at 6:15pm

Oh my god Jordan, I could die happy if I saw Miss Piggy perform I'm Still Here.

[pinoyonbroadway]

Posted: 1/3/10 at 6:16pm

Oh Boy, A Diet Follies...

[Pgenre]

Posted: 1/3/10 at 6:22pm

CZJ for Hattie!

Aaron Lazar and Leigh Ann Larkin for Vincent And Vanessa!

Angela Lansbury for Loveland, now a character instead of a place!

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[gvendo2005]

Posted: 1/3/10 at 6:26pm

And the award for Snarkiest Post of the Year goes to the indie writer who thinks he has a future! Savor the award, P. Only one you'll ever win.

[Brick]

Posted: 1/3/10 at 6:55pm

I must say, this seems like a tricky one to imagine chamber style....

[MusicSnob1]

Posted: 1/3/10 at 7:02pm

gvendo - I'm assuming that award was given only for the mere fact that Pee Genie is no longer with us? I'll accept on his behalf.

xoxo

[Pgenre]

Posted: 1/3/10 at 7:05pm

It's like when Anne Bancroft sent Joan Crawford to accept her Best Actress Oscar over also-ran Bette Davis.

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