Revivals you would pay $100 to see — Page 2

#26

re: Revials you would pay $100 to see

Posted: 8/17/05 at 11:47am

PROMISES, PROMISES


...if somone would get wise and finally get around to doing it.

#27

re: Revials

Posted: 8/17/05 at 12:04pm

Very few revivals make money.

What Broadway needs is a non-commercial rep theatre staging 2-3 limited run revivals each season of classic musicals. I know we sort of have that with Roudabout, but a theatre company devoted expressly to classic musicals would be wonderful.

So many younger people have not had a chance to see the classics and know these shows only through the cast albums.

In the 1960s Richard Rodgers did something like this at the New York State theatre doing profitable revivals each summer.

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Cast albums are NOT "soundtracks."
Live theatre does not use a "soundtrack." If it did, it wouldn't be live theatre!

I host a weekly one-hour radio program featuring cast album selections as well as songs by cabaret, jazz and theatre artists. The program, FRONT ROW CENTRE is heard Sundays 9 to 10 am and also Saturdays from 8 to 9 am (eastern times) on www.proudfm.com

#28

re: Revials

Posted: 8/17/05 at 12:30pm

Sweet Charity (I'm sorry, I LOVE the current revival), Into the Woods, Godspell, Funny Girl

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#29

re: Revials

Posted: 8/17/05 at 1:03pm

Promises, Promises-definately
The Apple Tree
Carnival!
and Carrie

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#30

re: Revials

Posted: 8/17/05 at 1:05pm

Zero.

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"I don't really get the ending,all i can go with is when after several months,Judith saw Pat sang,and later she kissed him on the toilet,after that the story back to where Pat went down from the stage after he'd sung,and he went to the italian lady.I just don't get it,what Judith exatcly meant when he kissed Pat that she had seen,and did Pat end up together with The Italian Lady?Please help me,thank u very much!" Quote from someone on IMDB in reference to a movie he/she didn't understand. Such grammar!

#31

re: Revials

Posted: 8/17/05 at 3:37pm

Les Miserables

#32

re: Revials

Posted: 8/17/05 at 3:39pm

Sweeney Todd
Les Miserables
The Last 5 Years
Ragtime

hyper, a revival of Nine was just done about two years ago...

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#33

re: Revials

Posted: 8/17/05 at 3:43pm

Ragtime and Little Night Music...

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#34

re: Revials

Posted: 8/17/05 at 3:46pm

City of Angels!

...I'd pay the $100 to see this revived (properly, with full color/B&W effects).

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#35

re: Revials

Posted: 8/17/05 at 3:49pm

A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC

Yesterday, today and tomorrow...

#36

re: Revials

Posted: 8/17/05 at 3:50pm

agree with justme2. For $100 I demand that stage scene.

#37

re: Revials

Posted: 8/17/05 at 6:12pm

the sound of music <3 my favorite movie! :)

#38

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Posted: 8/17/05 at 6:15pm

I guess I have to say The Odd Couple since I paid $100 for my ticket.

#39

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Posted: 8/17/05 at 6:15pm

Dude, some of these shows haven't been gone long enough to give a proper revival to and some have recently been revived.

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#40

re: Revials

Posted: 8/17/05 at 6:18pm

A Chorus Line...

...oh, wait! :)

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#41

re: Revials

Posted: 8/17/05 at 6:27pm

not City of Angels....1989! in 4 years it'll be 20 years since that opened.

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#42

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Posted: 8/17/05 at 6:42pm

But it closed in 1992 darling.

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"For me, THEATRE is an anticipation, an artistic rush, an emotional banquet, a jubilant appreciation, and an exit hopeful of clearer thought and better worlds." ~ an anonymous traveler with Robert Burns

#43

re: Revials

Posted: 8/17/05 at 6:51pm

and that was too soon for me...as I was never able to see it. I only saw a San Jose AMT production of it a couple of years back and I want to see a FULL production of the show.

1992-2005 - 13 years isn't long enough? What's the cutoff, anyway? Should it be 20, 25, or should we go even further and make it one whole generation of the audience? What's the standard amount of time?

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#44

re: Revials

Posted: 8/17/05 at 7:01pm

I don't think anything should be revived under 20 years old unless it is being completely reworked. For instance, if they were to completely rework THE CAPEMAN for instance.

Technically are the second and third runs of THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL considered revivals?

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"For me, THEATRE is an anticipation, an artistic rush, an emotional banquet, a jubilant appreciation, and an exit hopeful of clearer thought and better worlds." ~ an anonymous traveler with Robert Burns

#45

re: Revials

Posted: 8/17/05 at 7:05pm

Good question about SP...and of course I have no idea what the answer to that one is!

20 years!!! I have to wait another 7 years for City of Angels then?

When you say completely re-worked, do you mean when they take the book of the musical and present an entirely different vision of the piece instead of what was originally done? If so...NOT for City of Angels...I want the original concept...so I'll wait!

Thanks again for all the info! :)

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#46

re: Revials

Posted: 8/17/05 at 7:09pm

Oh, I think when CITY OF ANGELS is revived the original will pretty much remain intact script, score and visually. It needs no reworking.

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"For me, THEATRE is an anticipation, an artistic rush, an emotional banquet, a jubilant appreciation, and an exit hopeful of clearer thought and better worlds." ~ an anonymous traveler with Robert Burns

#47

re: Revials

Posted: 8/17/05 at 7:10pm

I think I have a video of John Barrowman in Company.

#48

re: Revials

Posted: 8/17/05 at 7:17pm

I definitely second Promises, Promises...or Carousel.

#49

re: Revials

Posted: 8/17/05 at 7:17pm

I saw CARRIE, and it was interesting. I doubt that it will ever be revived. I cant see a Producer shelling out12 million dollars on one of the biggest flops In Broadway History. "Into the Woods", and a few others mentioned were just revived. Sweeney Todd is making its 2nd revival. Les Miz and Miss Saigon closed within the last 3 years. I think we should at least let 20 years pass between productions.

#50

re: Revials

Posted: 8/17/05 at 7:37pm

Gavrochegirl- Not really an excuse, I wasn't into theater at the time. ;_;

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