Original Revival Cast of OVER HERE?

Bring back Patty Andrews!

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It's a fun show with an absurd sensibility, but I'm not sure I'd ever call it great or timely. It was a vehicle for the surviving Andrews Sisters, and the pastiche score is so fashioned to their talents and their personalities, that I think reviving it on Broadway would be a huge challenge, unless driven by stars of equal magnitude. One thing the show does not need are new arrangements - Michael Gibson's original orchestrations are to die for.

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Saw the original & really liked it. In addition to Travolta, Marilu Henner was in it. Janie Sell appeared to disappear after this one.

The Overture was out of sight. The music was fun but the whole thing would not work now.

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A score I never tire of hearing. The Broadway production was perfection by any standard, with the great Phyllis Somerville, John Driver, April Shawhan, and all the aforementioned talent. It was a perfect night out. I remember seeing in on a Friday in June of the year it opened and being transported. Everything worked, the company, the tone, the use of the Andrews Sisters. And it looked terrific. But the Patricia Birch choreography was homage and thrilling. I was 25, had no knowledge of the 40's, and I was transported to a magical place. It's a kitsch entertainment that comes close to being something else, thanks to the Sherman Brothers' score: pastiche that transcends. The real deal.

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