Kennedy Center FOLLIES to Transfer to Broadway's Marquis Theater This Summer! — Page 10

Ron Raines ALSO posted it on his twitter..and it wasn't a copy/paste from Facebook i.e. it is unlikely that it was an accidental slip up of the month.

ATC posts that Jan's show starts at 12pm on the 31st. Although it is extremely tight, it is plausible that they can work out..i.e. she races to FOLLIES

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE LET THIS HAPPEN!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Updated On: 6/20/11 at 01:25 AM

They pretty much have to get Jan for this, the only other person who seems a possibility for doing Phyllis is Donna Murphy and after all of Murphy's talking about missing her kid and tearing up in interviews and such and talking about going on vacation and family time in the summer, it doesn't look like Murphy's going to be doing any shows until at least fall.
Production's ****ed without Maxwell, I'm sure they're scrambling to make this work. Personally not that worried, they'll make it happen-- production needs Maxwell, Maxwell needs this production.

Finally got there for Sat. nite's performance. LOVED the production, but did have some problems with the cast.

Regine should've been fired. She couldnt have cared less about delivering that song. We got la la's for the whole second verse. I've forgotten lyrics onstage like every other performer, but what the eff does she do all day? Clearly she's got better things to do than learn her damn lines.

Paige just didnt get Carlotta. She played the whole song as a vamp and it was just terrible. I loved both Ann Miller and Polly Bergen who had very different takes on the song/role. I was disappointed because I liked her voice for it...and she did cover her english accent pretty well. I'm hopeful she will not bother following this production into NYC.

Raines was good, and in glorious voice...but a bit too wooden. That would've been okay as a character choice, if he actually broke down during Loveland, but he didnt seem to get it right for me.

I adored Lavin, and was so pleasantly surprised. I've never liked her as a singer, but she was just terrific and sexy. White was stunning as Stella. She can MOVE! I loved, loved, loved her...and the number is one of my favorites. It was a bit idiotic that she handed out shoes from an old box..."Here Sally, these seem like your size!"

Loved the four younger selves, especially Lora Lee Gayer as Young Sally.

"One Last Kiss", one of my favorite moments in the whole show, was delicious! I told my hubby, "Young Heidi better hit the high note at the end!" as I always do. What was lovely is that Leah Horowitz didnt oversing it at all! That note was stunning! They blended beautifully...and the costume was great! Her entrance and exit....LOVE!

Peters was very good as Sally, though I'm not sure if it was her or is it just that I dont like Sally. I think the character is the biggest problem in the book. She's such a simpering fool I have no patience for her. Peters did her best and she looked great! I just dont think it was a great performance and I didnt care for the music changes in "Losing My Mind".

The show belongs to Maxwell and Burstein. They were both perfect. I cant say more than what everyone else has said.

We were in the box seats and had a great view...during the overture I immediately shushed a whole family in the box next to us. At intermission, someone from our box went to the "dad" next door and thanked "the senator" for all of his good work, LOL. Just because you're a senator doesnt mean you can yap during the overture around me!

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I didnt care for Peters' vocal choices at the end of the song.

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That's cool, but I just find it gimicky, especially since she went down for the myyyy then to falsetto. It wasnt natural to me.

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Maxwell's best moment for me, I forgot to mention, was her exit, struggling to figure out how to say goodbye and realizing she simply cant...so she looks at Ben and they wander out.

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I assume that we'll get an official announcement sometime this week.

/Random but I remember walking past the Marquis theatre on Times Square and having no idea where the entrance was....where is it??

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You go into the hotel and take the elevator or escalator to the third floor. I think it's the third floor.

Never mind. ljay beat me to it. 2nd Floor.

Updated On: 6/21/11 at 02:54 AM

I think the consensus is, you walk in to the hotel then stumble around until you find the theatre. Or a bar.

One moment I liked in this production is during "Waiting Around for the Girls Upstairs", when the youngsters are doing the "I thought you said tonight would be Tony's/This joint is just as grand etc" part, their older counterparts and standing stage right and softly mouthing the words as they're spoken, clearly recalling the moment.

Was this done in previous productions? I've only seen Roundabout, but don't recall it.

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Looks like Regine is being replaced.

According to ATC, an audtion went out for Solange, Hattie, Heidi, and Theodore Whitman. It says other roles might be added on 6/21, which leads me to think they are still negotiating with a few people.

The following roles are available. Other roles may be added on 6/21; check Breakdown again.


SOLANGE LA FITTE: (late 60’s to early 70’s) A star of the Follies who turned herself and her Frenchness into a brand, she’s a perfume maven. Everything about her is a little bit too much, including her style and her accent. Sings “Ah, Paris”. In good shape, must move well. A character. Strong character belt with solid low range.

HATTIE WALKER: (60s) Once and always a Broadway Baby. She lives life to its fullest. Married five times, a grandmother who has spent a lifetime in the theater and still knows how to land a number as well as a husband. Sings “Broadway Baby”. Strong, brassy belt voice with very solid low range.

HEIDI SCHILLER: (70s) German, once a great soprano for whom famous composers wrote, aging and lost in memory. Sings “One More Kiss”. Legit soprano to an F.

THEODORE WHITMAN: (60s) With wife Emily, once a part of a Follies song-and-dance team, now the owner of a dance school. Sings “Rain on the Roof” - Must be an excellent partner dancer. Light, charming Baritone.