Pieces of the Past: Bring On The Men: Pre-Broadway 1995 (Linda Eder)
Pieces of the Past: Bring On The Men: Pre-Broadway 1995 (Linda Eder)
#1Pieces of the Past: Bring On The Men: Pre-Broadway 1995 (Linda Eder)
Posted: 3/14/23 at 2:08pm
This is fantastic footage. https://youtu.be/Yi8ad93Nj5w
"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)
#2Pieces of the Past: Bring On The Men: Pre-Broadway 1995 (Linda Eder)
Posted: 3/14/23 at 5:35pm
Thanks for posting. Love LE!
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#3Pieces of the Past: Bring On The Men: Pre-Broadway 1995 (Linda Eder)
Posted: 3/14/23 at 5:43pm
Here is the video, directly from the master tape:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI1sBE9IPPg
#4Pieces of the Past: Bring On The Men: Pre-Broadway 1995 (Linda Eder)
Posted: 3/14/23 at 6:14pm
cutting this number from the Broadway production was an EPIC mistake
Slotted spoons don't hold much soup
#5Pieces of the Past: Bring On The Men: Pre-Broadway 1995 (Linda Eder)
Posted: 3/14/23 at 6:44pm
I love the moment in the complete cast recording when all the men in the bar (a multitracked Frank Wildhorn?) shout out “no!” in unison instead of a more organic response.
#6Pieces of the Past: Bring On The Men: Pre-Broadway 1995 (Linda Eder)
Posted: 3/14/23 at 8:36pm
I’ll always wonder how Jekyll & Hyde would have faired on Broadway had the 1995 tour version landed on the boards instead of the one we got. Granted, the Broadway production still managed a decent run and outlasted the other new musicals from that season but could it have run even longer or would it have bombed?
blaxx
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
#7Pieces of the Past: Bring On The Men: Pre-Broadway 1995 (Linda Eder)
Posted: 3/14/23 at 8:38pm
The8re phan said: "cutting this number from the Broadway production was an EPIC mistake"
Oh no. As bad as the show was, at least Good and Evil made sense in context.
Great song for cabarets, etc.
Listen, I don't take my clothes off for anyone, even if it is "artistic". - JANICE
#8Pieces of the Past: Bring On The Men: Pre-Broadway 1995 (Linda Eder)
Posted: 3/14/23 at 10:26pm
blaxx said: "Oh no. As bad as the show was, at least Good and Evil made sense in context."
Does it though? It makes sense to the audience because we know we’re watching a show called Jekyll & Hyde but why would Lucy be singing a song like that as a showcase in a pub over one that would likely be more appealing to her clientele?
#9Pieces of the Past: Bring On The Men: Pre-Broadway 1995 (Linda Eder)
Posted: 3/14/23 at 11:08pm
I remember reading a comment that Linda Eder made about J & H. Linda commented that she wished she had made a diva stand and convince the producers to keep "Bring On The Men" for the Broadway production.
"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)
#10Pieces of the Past: Bring On The Men: Pre-Broadway 1995 (Linda Eder)
Posted: 3/15/23 at 9:11am
I was just thinking that Linda Eder would have been wonderful in "Victor, Victoria". Thoughts?
"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)
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