Kander & Ebb

We still have 3 unproduced K & E musicals:

Curtains
Over & Over
The Visit

4 if you count their 1 st musical never produced Golden Gate

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Updated On: 1/15/06 at 05:23 PM

what about "The Visit"?

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Skin of Our Teeth is Over & Over, which, along with The Visit, Curtains and The Minstrel Show are the Kander & Ebb shows yet to hit NYC.

Oops , I meant the visit. I have corrected my post Thanks

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Well that's good.

Will it?
Well I hope so. I think with a big name (David Hyde Pierce) starring in it, it might. Let's cross our fingers!

Didn't Chita Rivera herself said she was still hoping The Visit would go on Broadway? I've read is a bit too dark which is completely expected from a Kander & Ebb show, I love the story line so I wish they released a recording of the score. Curtains sounds like it will make it, the other shows are still in limbo I believe.

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From IBDB:

1 70, Girls, 70 [Musical, Book by Fred Ebb] (Apr 15, 1971 - May 15, 1971)
2 Cabaret [Musical, Book by Joe Masteroff] (Nov 20, 1966 - Sep 6, 1969)
3 Cabaret [Musical, Book by Joe Masteroff] (Oct 22, 1987 - Jun 4, 198
4 Cabaret [Musical, Book by Joe Masteroff] (Mar 19, 1998 - Jan 4, 2004)
5 Chicago [Musical, Book by Fred Ebb] (Nov 14, 1996 - Present)
6 Chicago [Musical, Book by Fred Ebb] (Jun 3, 1975 - Aug 27, 1977)
7 Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life [Musical, Written by Terrence McNally] (Dec 11, 2005 - Present)
8 Flora, The Red Menace [Musical, Music by John Kander] (May 11, 1965 - Jul 24, 1965)
9 Fosse [Musical] (Jan 14, 1999 - Aug 25, 2001)
10 Hay Fever [Play, Written by Noël Coward] (Dec 12, 1985 - Mar 29, 1986)
11 Kiss of the Spider Woman [Musical, Book by Terrence McNally] (May 3, 1993 - Jul 1, 1995)
12 Liza [Special, Music by John Kander] ( - Jan 26, 1974)
13 Steel Pier [Musical, Book by David Thompson] (Apr 24, 1997 - Jun 28, 1997)
14 The Act [Musical, Book by George Furth] (Oct 29, 1977 - Jul 1, 197
15 The American Dance Machine [Special] (Jun 14, 1978 - Dec 3, 197
16 The Happy Time [Musical, Music by John Kander] (Jan 18, 1968 - Sep 28, 196
17 The Madwoman of Central Park West [Musical, Book by Phyllis Newman] (Jun 13, 1979 - Aug 25, 1979)
18 The Rink [Musical, Book by Terrence McNally] (Feb 9, 1984 - Aug 4, 1984)
19 Woman of the Year [Musical, Book by Peter Stone] (Mar 29, 1981 - Mar 13, 1983)
20 Zorba [Musical, Book by Joseph Stein] (Oct 16, 1983 - Sep 2, 1984)
21 Zorba [Musical, Music by John Kander] ( - Aug 9, 1969)

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There is a good film version of The Visit starring Ingrid Bergman, so if you see it, you'll get a good idea of the plotline.

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i know a little bit about the plot of "The Visit" and "Over and Over" but what are the basic stories for "Curtains" and "The Minstrel Show"?

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On the matter of The Visit being dark-
I don't think any Kander and Ebb show can get much darker than Kiss of the Spider Woman. Kander and Ebb were known for dark material in both dramas (Spider Woman, Cabaret, Zorba) and comedies (Chicago, the revival of Flora, the Red Menace). I don't see why that's an issue.
I think producers are just affraid of something that isn't a colorful, fun musical comedy. Hopefully, with Piazza and Color Purple being done sucessfully, maybe producers will give dramas another chance.

I'd also love to see some of their lesser known stuff get revived. I mean, we've seen "Guys and Dolls" 4 times! How about the revised script of "The Happy Time" they talked about in "Colored Lights" or even "The Rink?"

Updated On: 1/16/06 at 10:15 AM

Looks like Over & Over/Skin of Our Teeth/All About Us has had a name change once again, as it is apparently now being called People Like Us.