James Barbour is in Tale! — Page 3

Shame Santoriello isn't Dr Mannette/involved, but glad to see it's J Mark McVey.


Does it not seem to anyone else that this might not be a typical concert format? Or they are just in rehersals in squirts..?


Also: anyone know when Brandi plans to come back to Mamma Mia! ?

Agree about Earley's voice-- He performed at a few of James'
concerts at "Sardi's", and he was great !

CyCoSpAz2 - Brandi Burkhardt is out of Mamma Mia from June 19-25 because she's in London :)

Updated On: 6/21/09 at 12:45 AM

"""This recording just better not fall in the can........or if it does it better be like the "DRACULA, the musical" one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Sorry, not understanding this comment. And it looks like the recording in underway and with some different cast members: http://jmarkmcvey.blogspot.com/ "

Thanks for posting the link!

And I just meant that all this work/re-writes/additions went into the "concept" album for DRACULA, the musical and then they just pulled the plug on it. Somehow it got leaked to the internet and now a lot of people have it / it's on that site (YT) even I think...!"

Ah - thanks for the clarification - and you are welcome about the link.....

"They just finished third day of the CD ("Tale...") recording - Ok... I need it NOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Oh there is NO way I can wait until December for this!

"Should we go to the west end board and offer bribes to people to rob the studio?"
Ha, totally!


Does anyone know if the Charles Darnay looks anything like James Barbour? I had hoped they would have casted Derek Keeling again, who I thought looked appropriate opposite Barbour. But it looks like it's a British guy? Any idea??

"Could this be him?"

Sure looks like that is him - he does resemble Barbour.

Thanks for the link

I couldn't open the myspace page, but I think I know who it is, already (his name was mentioned in ATC before, and I had looked him up).
Since I am a bit late coming unto this thread (busy week!), I'd like to comment on a couple of things:

"Oh there is NO way I can wait until December for this!"
...me EITHER! It will be like torture to wait for SOOOO long to get to hear this amazing cast, singing these amazing songs, which like everyone here, has been something I've longed and sighed for since Tale closed.
Ummm...I kind of like the Eris0303 idea!

Whatcouldbebetter...(taking on your name, that is) well, that you posted the link to Mcvey's site! Thanks!

And DAME, we are not "sick", just better informed than you are, apparently. I don't want to start another senseless discussion here, so PLEASE, don't go on about it, since I will not respond, but perhaps you might want to do some research about the "accuser", and how this case came about. It was established long ago that Barbour is NOT a pedophile, and continuing to suggest so is totally unfair and outdated. This guy is a phenomenal singer/actor, and he has tremendous dedication to his craft...like we all, he deserves a chance to work, and if you want to call it a "second" chance, so be it, but move on, we beg! Thank you!

More info, from James' blog...

http://jamesbarbour.blogspot.com/

"We've finished recording the CD of Tale and I think it's going to be great."

Must. have. this. now.

THANKS SO MUCH for that Simon Thomas link!! Seems to look a bit like Keeling, and def looks more like Barbour than Aaron Lazar did!


Great to see all those updates - but it looks like I may have guessed right on the concert thing. Having a narrator telling the story, "walking down the street where the guillotine was"/"where Charles Dickens was..." etc. with the songs in between. Irregardless, glad to see that the DVD is happening.

Still cannot wait until December!

In the Sarasota run the show ended with Sydney climbing the steps and Charles, Lucie, and Lucie standing together highlighted by a spotlight.

In the novel Charles and Lucie had another child, a boy, named Sydney. The surprise could be about that.

I didn't dislike the the way the show ended on Broadway. It was so abrupt and that really played on your emotions. He's standing there singing and then the curtain came down. It really tugged on your heartstrings more than having the Darnay family standing there.

ETA: Maybe Resurrection Man is back. The song, itself, was not bad nor was it performed poorly. In fact, the song on its own is very enjoyable. It just seemed ill-placed. Perhaps with the new format James refers to it fits better.

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Updated On: 6/21/09 at 11:06 PM

I really feel like this is going to be a series of narrators highlighting the plot, and then cut: song (with the cast in costume/sort of on a set that resembles what is was...); then narrator / repeat.

I wish they did that on Broadway. I can honestly say there was maybe .. two or three huge problems from the Broadway version: the directing was just amateur-ish and unoriginal, even lazy at parts (like the ending...so much I feel could have been done?). I highly doubt that would have changed the reviews...but who knows.

Maybe "Until Tomorrow" will have been replaced too. I always felt that was the only huge problem Jill should have changed. In fact, I rather like it and I can tell there was no intention of immitating "One Day More," but adding the Sydney lines made it more ODM-esque, not to mention the titles are synonyms...!

Also: interesting you bring up that plot point, I could certainly see that being it...

What about the song "No One Else," also by Cruncher in Act II? (or by the Concept Album standards...?) I sort of always liked that song since hearing the concept album maybe 2 or 3 years ago, but don't know how it fits into the story...? Maybe some bonus tracks will have it.


Ahh I really cannot wait at all!

Updated On: 6/21/09 at 11:18 PM