Most Overdue Revival — Page 2

Valentina3 said: "Ooof tantalizing. If this is actually true, I really hope that powers that be decide to bring Carolee back as Mrs Lovett because she was a miracle in that role at Barrow Street production a couple of years ago. Although, if this is indeed a Broadway revival, she might not be a big enough name."

She'd better than who they have in mind, who is about equal in name status as far as I'm concerned. Co-starring with Jake Gyllenhaal in a previous Sondheim revival isn't exactly the sole criterion I'd be interested in, but hey, I ain't them.

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g.d.e.l.g.i. said: "Valentina3 said: "Ooof tantalizing. If this is actually true, I really hope that powers that be decide to bring Carolee back as Mrs Lovett because she was a miracle in that role at Barrow Street production a couple of years ago. Although, if this is indeed a Broadway revival, she might not be a big enough name."

She'd better than who they have in mind, who is about equal in name status as far as I'm concerned. Co-starring with Jake Gyllenhaal in a previous Sondheim revival isn't exactly the sole criterion I'd be interested in, but hey, I ain't them."

Lol, I see. Assuming we are talking about Ashford, I can totally see her in the role easy but she'd read very young for the role. I suppose you can't also drop not hints about the lead they have in mind? Haha.

Dreamgirls, Me & My Girl, Aida, The Full Monty, Parade.

One of the most underrated musicals in my opinion

CHESS!

dramamama611 said: "Urintetown. What's it been 17? 18 years?"

More like 20 years! It opened in late September 2001, just weeks after 9/11. I would like to see a revival.

Valentina3 said: "Lol, I see. Assuming we are talking about Ashford, I can totally see her in the role easy but she'd read very young for the role. I suppose you can't also drop not hints about the lead they have in mind? Haha."

Well, the last time we saw him, he hit the earth like a Great Comet, and replacing him proved to be quite a chore on that production.

Lordy, lordy, make it so.

RENT is not overdue, but I could see Jeffrey Seller or Kevin McCollum trying to revive it. Perhaps a 30th anniversary revival in 4 years? I think it's time for Michael Greif to say goodbye to the show, though...time for a new director to put their stamp on it. Same situation with A CHORUS LINE, which I know John Breglio has said will have a 50th anniversary revival, and I hope will have an all-new staging.

Also not overdue, but feels like we're a few years out from good revivals of GUYS & DOLLS and SOUND OF MUSIC (or at least revivals that want to be good, since they're such perennial favorites).

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I would like to see Mame the most, but I agree with the last poster that it needs someone great in the role. The book will need a little work, but I don't think that much. It IS a period piece.

I agree with all the posters for Dreamgirls and would add Nine to the list. IMO the original production of Nine was one of the most perfect productions ever, and the revival was just terrific.

In the Sondheim canon, the one that I actually want to see the most is A Funny Thing Happened. I would have added the reimagined Maria Friedman Merrily, and I have gotten my wish there. Hopefully, prices will not be totally absurd.

Next for me is The Pajama Game, which has a great score and an enjoyable book. The revival in the early 70s -- couldn't get tickets for the one with Connick and O'Hara -- was really wonderful, even if was not a hit; but that was the days when revivals were generally relegated to short runs at the City Center.

It's also time for Show Boat, but I would vote to recreate the Hal Prince version. OF course, the problem is that it would be prohibitively expensive.

The Producers, if they can get someone who can make people forget Nathan Lance.

I would never have said The Sound of Music, but a production that I saw at the Asolo Theatre just before the Pandemic exceeded my expectations in every way. And it was actually darker than any version I have previously seen.

I would love to see Chess if someone could figure out how to make it work. The closest I have seen to date was the Signature Theatre in Virginia about a decade ago.

Never gonna happens, but I can dream: The Happy Time in a production scaled for the Booth (saw a spectacularly good production years ago at Signature): Over Here (Lupone and Peters in the Andrews Sisters roles...not actually huge roles, but both had showstopper numbers); Hallelujah,Baby, with a reworked book (the concept was excellent, the musical numbers were excellent, and an opportunity for some great performances;

Finally, I would not have previously said Camelot, but the idea of a Bartlett Sher / Aaron Sorkin production is very appealing

SI have zero interest in City of Angels (I hated it and a lot of others apparently did, based on its shortish run, with many months of 3/4 filled houses, even with TKTS) or Grand Hotel. I enjoyed it when I saw it, but remember thinking that once was enough. Twenty years later, I feel the same way. What a lousy score. Not ready for Gypsy, Fiddler, Man of La Mancha, Les Mis...all favorite shows. I think the last revival of A Chorus Line set the record straight that it was never a great show, and I have no interest in it.

Shows that I feel are one-timers and would not be hits a second time include: Me and My Girl, Urinetown (unless Roundabout or off-Broadway -- a terrific show, but I don't see it working economically), Barnum, Raisin and Sophisticated Ladies.

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "MAME and DREAMGIRLS seem to be the shows thrown around the most, but the former needs a new book and a major star, and the latter needs a dynamite cast and physical production.

URINETOWN should always be running somewhere until it stops being relevant. I could see that doing well in a commercial Off-Bway revival, not unlike LSOH (except it requires a larger cast than LSOH, which might not make it feasible).

CITY OF ANGELS is a good choice (or a feature film) or GRAND HOTEL. Don't know that either would do well financially, but I'd see em a few times!"

I enjoyed West Side Story but thought through the entirety that I'd rather have seen Spielberg's take on City of Angels (or Sunday in the Park with George, or Kiss of the Spider Woman, or....)

Dreamgirls, Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Sound of Music, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Mame, Ain't Misbehavin' , Damn Yankees and Hairspray

g.d.e.l.g.i. said: "Valentina3 said: "Now I'm daydreaming about Mandy and Bernadette in the lead roles... ?"

If only it was them instead..."

Re-reading your hint, I realized that's not what you were saying, as Mandy never performed Comet. I'm guessing, then, that you must be talking about Groban. Which doesn't seem to be a good fit. (Although I'll listen to his recording.)