New Private Reading of Revised bare Set for 11/1- Page 2
New Private Reading of Revised bare Set for 11/1
#25New Private Reading of Revised bare Set for 11/1
Posted: 11/1/10 at 11:24am
Perfectly valid points; however, revising a flop rarely results in success (I can't come up, on the spur of the moment, with any positive examples).
I do like the changes made to Merrily, but there is a huge school that don't care for the revisions to other Sondheim shows (Company and Follies in particular), and who also feel that the Schwartz revisions to his shows are also not improvements.
There is always something to be said for "tinkering" - Madama Butterfly certainly benefited from post-opening changes. However, in theatre, second-guessing after the fact doesn't appear to pay off, on the whole.
And for a fan to say, "There must be a hit there because I like it," although self-congratulatory, can also be self-deluding. I liked Play On! but realize that there's no reason to focus years of energy on trying to resuscitate it. There's a wealth of new material out there that offer such a better development investment.
#26New Private Reading of Revised bare Set for 11/1
Posted: 11/1/10 at 11:33am
husk_charmer, I said Dodger Stages, not the Dodgers, my point being that the multiple theatres at Dodger Stages housed many shows during the time period the one earmarked for Bare sat fallow.
As for your comment "I also think that you are just determined to hate it no matter what, so any one trying to debate with you is really just debating with dead air," well, that's just a pointless thing to say, unless you're perfectly willing to accept that "you are just determined to love it no matter what, so any one trying to debate with you is really just debating with dead air."
I saw the show, I saw a heavily flawed piece of writing, I saw that they couldn't garner sufficient interest to mount a commercial production, and I now see a lot of energy being (as I see it) wasted on applying lipstick to a pig, when there's a wealth of new, unexplored work out there, yearning for the kind of development attention that this mediocrity is receiving. A perfectly valid point of view; if you disagree, you can be a grown-up and say so, but to state that my point of view stems from nothing more than contrariness is a needlessly demeaning thing to say and doesn't contribute to an actual exchange of informed adult opinion.
Zingingtobway
Stand-by Joined: 2/4/10
#27New Private Reading of Revised bare Set for 11/1
Posted: 11/1/10 at 3:36pmI think with some Re-Writes it would make a great piece. I don't know if it's right for a Broadway run but an Off-Broadway run would be great. I wish they were using Romelda Benjamin as Sister Chantelle... She was bloody funny in the show when I saw it in what seems like ages ago.
There is nothing in the world better than Live Theater.
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#28New Private Reading of Revised bare Set for 11/1
Posted: 11/1/10 at 7:21pmI don't care for a lot of the changes they made for the double-disc. A lot of the vocal lines - like Peter's in "Wedding Bells" just seems boring and disconnected.
#29New Private Reading of Revised bare Set for 11/1
Posted: 11/2/10 at 10:08amWas anyone there that would care to comment?
#30New Private Reading of Revised bare Set for 11/1
Posted: 11/2/10 at 8:46pm
'bare' is an absolutely beautiful show and DESERVES another life in NYC! I would hardly call it a flop! It also has quite a cult following.
Updated On: 11/21/10 at 08:46 PM
dramageek1211
Swing Joined: 8/3/08
#31New Private Reading of Revised bare Set for 11/1
Posted: 11/4/10 at 4:02pmIs there still no update on this? No one was there or has heard anything?
broadwayguy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/03
#32New Private Reading of Revised bare Set for 11/1
Posted: 11/4/10 at 4:42pm
dramageek,
I think that the majority of people will be hard pressed to uncover details from this reading. Small cast and ONE 'performance', for a VERY small invited audience, with confidentiality contracts for everyone there... If people start posting specifics about the reading (this soon afterward, no less), it would be VERY easy to trace back.
#33New Private Reading of Revised bare Set for 11/1
Posted: 11/4/10 at 11:20pm
Here's to hoping this show gets a revival, Off-Broadway or on.
BARE is much more relevant then it was 8 years ago. (length of time could be wrong)
"Oh look at the time, three more intelligent plays just closed and THE ADDAMS FAMILY made another million dollars" -Jackie Hoffman, Broadway.com Audience Awards
#34New Private Reading of Revised bare Set for 11/1
Posted: 11/6/10 at 1:25amBig fan of Bare and hope there is interest. Find it particularly relevant right now actually. I put my album on the other day and instantly started singing along. It's great stuff and would appeal to ALOT of different people. I feel like there is someone for everyone to relate to in this show. I saw the show a couple times a local production and would jump to have a chance to see a production in NY.
So, that was the Drowsy Chaperone. Oh, I love it so much. I know it's not a perfect show...but it does what a musical is supposed to do. It takes you to another world, and it gives you a little tune to carry with you in your head for when you're feeling blue. Ya know?
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