Liza And Lorna On Broadway!

[MamasDoin'Fine]

Posted: 10/26/08 at 7:22am

What a shame that the production of 'White Christmas' playing Broadway this Christmas isn't starring Lorna Luft as it has done the last two Christmas' in the U.K.
For a short, brief two weeks Lorna and Liza would have been across the road from each other!
Lorna gave a fantastic performance in the U.K production.
This year she is going green and playing The Wicked Witch in 'The Wizard Of Oz'

[PalJoey]

Posted: 10/26/08 at 8:49am

In a musical version of Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 10/26/08 at 9:53am

Having them in a reworked production of the musical adaptation of WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE? is sheer perfection!

I'm sure Liza would be up to it if it were a limited run with a selective performance schedule instead of the prequisite 8 performances a week schedule, which has kept many the former Broadway personality from returning to their roots (Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, etc).

[Kristie-K2]

Posted: 10/26/08 at 10:58am

I love it...What part would Miss Lorna play?...Jane or Blanche

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 10/26/08 at 11:48am

Oh, that goes without saying... Lorna as Baby Jane and Liza as Blanche. The parallels to each of the women and their characters would be creepy... plus Liza gets to perform the entire musical in a wheel chair! Okay, a flashback dance number I'm sure she'll be up for.

Remember... Blanche became the bigger star than Baby Jane ever was, hence the whole plot of the story.

[Kristie-K2]

Posted: 10/26/08 at 12:14pm

Okay, as long as Lorna can sing an updated version of "I've Written a Letter to Daddy...

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 10/26/08 at 12:52pm

LIZA MINNELLI is Blanche Hudson
and LORNA LUFT is Jane Hudson
in


Book by Henry Farrell (who wrote the original 1960 novel... not the 1962 screenplay), music by Lee Pockriss, and lyrics by Hal Hackady.

Synopsis
The action takes place in and around the Hollywood mansion of the Hudson sisters in the early 60s and the movie stage of International Pictures in the 30s.

Musical Numbers
BABY'S ACT: WHAT WOULD I DO? / *I'VE WRITTEN A LETTER TO DADDY / DADDY ( Baby Jane and Daddy)
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE? (Company)
NEXT DOOR TO A STAR (Mrs Bates)
FOUR WALLS (Blanche)
'COS YOU'RE THERE, BLANCHE (Jane)
TALENT (Jane)
TWO WHO MOVE AS ONE (Young Blanche, Martin & Company)
*I'VE WRITTEN A LETTER TO DADDY (Jane)
SISTERS (Blanche and Jane)
WHAT D'YA THINK (Jane)
I STILL HAVE TOMORROW (Blanche)
HE'S HERE (Jane & Edwin)
WHEN AM I GONNA BE ME? (Jane & Company)
IF THIS HOUSE COULD TALK (Mrs Bates & Company)
DO I CARE? (Young Blanche & Company)
LET'S HAVE A PARTY (Blanche)
HER (Jane)
FINALE: TWO WHO MOVE AS ONE

*added from the original 1962 film.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 10/26/08 at 1:52pm

I meant this as a joke, because I used to have a beautiful picture of the two of them together, but all I could find this morning was the one of Lorna escorting Liza from the hospital in the wheelchair. Hence the Baby Jane reference.

But I guess it WAS a good idea...

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 10/26/08 at 2:02pm

It now only was a good idea... but IS a good idea!

Fran? Barry? Anyone?

[PalJoey]

Posted: 10/26/08 at 2:06pm

But does it HAVE to involve the unfortunately named Hal Hack-a-day?

[iluvtheatertrash]

Posted: 10/27/08 at 11:22am

This is sheer genius.

I can't wait for December 10th (when I see Liza's show).... the anticipation is killing me!

[PalJoey]

Posted: 10/27/08 at 11:32am

Maybe they could interpolate "Sisters, sisters. There were never SUCH devoted sisters..."