Peggy Sue Got Married

[rosscoe(au)]

Posted: 10/31/07 at 7:56am

Did anyone have the chance to see it and also was there ever a Cast Recording made?

[Janki]

Posted: 10/31/07 at 8:01am

I saw it at least 6 times and loved it! They were heading into the studio to record it when all of the sudden September 11. happenend and they decided to close instead! Such a shame, cause it was brilliant!

[rosscoe(au)]

Posted: 10/31/07 at 8:13am

Janki,

Who was it in and how long did it run for?

[WickedBoy2]

Posted: 10/31/07 at 8:16am

It was a pretty lame show with very unispired music and lyrics. It played the Shaftesbury in Aug 2001 and closed 7 weeks later. The critics mauled it. Thee are some OK songs in it and it looked great on stage. I have a CD of the show but havent played it for years.

Updated On: 11/1/07 at 08:16 AM

[Janki]

Posted: 10/31/07 at 8:24am

WickedBoy2, I personally think it's (or was) better than Grease (the stageshow, not the film)

And Rosscoe(au)

Peggy Sue Got Married is a West End musical adapted from the Francis Ford Coppola film of the same name. It opened on August 20, 2001 at the Shaftesbury Theatre but closed on October 31 of the same year despite receiving mostly positive reviews praising Ruthie Henshall's performanceThe early closing was said to be due to the reduced numbers of people visiting London after the events of 9/11, during which many theatrical shows in West End performed poorly. The musical featured Ruthie Henshall as Peggy Sue of the title, a role that earned her an Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical. The book was written by Arlene Sarner and Jerry Leichtling, music composed by Bob Gaudio, lyrics by Jerry Leichtling and directed by Kelly Robinson.


Cast:

Ruthie Henshall as Peggy Sue
Andrew Kennedy as Charlie

Other principals: Terence Hillyer, Tim Howar, Samuel James, Gavin Lee, Melanie Marcus, Sara Weymouth.

Supporting: Gerard Bentall, Dawn Buckland, Shirley Hafey, Dean Maynard, Lucy Moorby, Stuart Nurse, Paul Peacock, Andrew Playfoot, Vicki Simon, Donna Steele.

Ensemble: Verity Bentham, Chris Crompton, Pippa Gebette, Francesca Newitt, Melitsa Nicola, Richard Peakman, Wayne Perry, Neil Reynolds, Tanya Robb, Scarlett Strallen, Sam Strasfeld, Ian Waller.

Songs:

Act one

You Still Sing to Me
Yesterday Tonight
Crown of Love
One of the Guys
When You Get a Girl Alone
This Time Around
New Car Smell
Like An Angel
It's Gotta Be Now
The Truth of Youth
Raw Youth
I Can't See Myself Without You
Two Kinds of Fire

Act two

Bad Girls Do (What Good Girls Won't)
I've Done Nothing But Love You
When You Get a Girl Alone (reprise)
Bongo Beat
Did Ya Do It
You're Carrying My Dreams
Nights Like This
Finale: Crown of Love - All That Love Can Do - I Can't See Myself Without You

[ruthiefan_felix]

Posted: 10/31/07 at 9:15am

I thought it was an average musical with some really great moments. I mean the solo songs Ruthie sings were AMAZING and also the act 1 finale was AMAZING! But everytime this show is mentioned I have to go awwww cuz its the show where Ruthie and Tim met!

[Janki]

Posted: 10/31/07 at 9:32am

Awwwwww....I wish it was the show where I met Andrew Kennedy...hehe..he was such a cute Charlie!
"I've got the smile, I've got the hair" I'm your guy!" *LOL*
But I do agree that Ruthie carried the whole thing on her shoulders, and boy was she good!

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 10/31/07 at 10:01am

I attended the opening as one of my roommates at the time was in the chorus. Other than This Time Around, there really wasn't anything outstanding or even very memorable about the show. The 50s pastische songs were good, but so many songs were wildly out of place and style (Two Kinds of Fire, powerfully sung and blandly staged, sounded very 80s), especially when enough attention had been paid to create the pastische numbers in the first place. My Baby Has That New Car Smell is in the running for worst lyrics in a musical and it didn't help that the scene and choreography so closely resembled Greased Lightning from Grease. The book was bland and the jokes fell flat. The staging was pedestrian and rather uninspired. The choreography was completely forgettable. Ruthie performed the material about as well as it could be performed, and This Time Around was a truly awesome show-stopping moment, but the show itself simply wasn't good. I don't think 9/11 had anything to do with the closing of this show. If the disaster had not occurred, maybe it could have run an additional month or so, but I doubt it.

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 10/31/07 at 10:09am

i have a certain not so legal recording of this and watched it as well at the shaftsbury.I kinda liked it but it was in all honesty all very average but it was an entertaining evening.Sept 11th happened and impacted a lot of shows but i think peggy sue would have closed anyway, critics were not impressed and audiences stayed away.

[WickedBoy2]

Posted: 10/31/07 at 10:25am

Thats what i posted SADM2 but they wouldnt listen. Even at the hight of the summer season in London BEFORE 9/11 the show wasnt even doing 50%. The second time i saw it, again before 9/11 it was playing to stalls/ orchestra only!
(Im just wondering why is this not posted on the WE board?)

[rosscoe(au)]

Posted: 10/31/07 at 1:26pm

The reason it was not posted on the west end board, was because i had no idea where the musical opened, is that all right with you?

Janki, Mister Matt and song and dance man, thank you for the info, also song and dance if you ever want to share the recording don't be afaird too!

[WickedBoy2]

Posted: 10/31/07 at 1:36pm

OK OK! i wasnt being funny honestly, just asked!!!! I thought you would have know its origins if your asking about it in the first place?

[mpw607]

Posted: 10/31/07 at 1:43pm

I saw it and enjoyed it. Contrary to what some have said, it was not "mauled" by the critics. I'd say the average rating was about 3 out of 5.

The interesting point is that the music was written by Bob Gaudio of the Four Seasons. The critics did think his music was better than the book. This was Bob Gaudio's first foray into musicals and maybe it whetted his appetite and led to his involvement with Jersey Boys.

I have heard a rumour that Bob might consider a revival, subject to revising the book. However, this might lead to a sense of disappointment: nothing will come close to the phenomenal success of Jersey Boys.

[rosscoe(au)]

Posted: 10/31/07 at 11:27pm

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Updated On: 11/1/07 at 11:27 PM