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[Mister Matt]

Riedel: PORGY AND BESS canceling Broadway run? #150

Posted: 9/12/11 at 2:03pm

I thought the single mutual agreement the Hatfields and McCoys shared was that despite his attitude, Riedel was so darned accurate. This only reinforces my trust issues.

"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian

[Ed_Mottershead]

Riedel: PORGY AND BESS canceling Broadway run? #151

Posted: 9/12/11 at 2:20pm

A little late to bring this up, but I take issue with Riedel's comment that Porgy's demise will assure that Follies will take the Tony for Best Musical Revival. There's a little item called Evita due here in March, not to mention Godspell, Jesus Christ Superstar, Clear Day and Funny Girl. Let's see if Follies can brave the months of January and February before starting to make any predictions. IMO.

BroadwayEd

[AC126748]

Riedel: PORGY AND BESS canceling Broadway run? #152

Posted: 9/12/11 at 2:26pm

Let's see if Follies can brave the months of January and February before starting to make any predictions.

Since FOLLIES is and has always been a limited run, the real questions is whether it will be remembered against currently running shows in April/May. It seems like when you're trying to forecast award nominations, every performance is THE great performance until the next great performance comes along.

"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe." -John Guare, Landscape of the Body

[SondheimFan5]

Riedel: PORGY AND BESS canceling Broadway run? #153

Posted: 9/12/11 at 2:32pm

Follies is a strictly limited run thru the very beginning of January

[Play Esq.]

Riedel: PORGY AND BESS canceling Broadway run? #154

Posted: 9/14/11 at 5:14pm

Looks like its on...

P&B Updated On: 9/14/11 at 05:14 PM

[PalJoey]

Riedel: PORGY AND BESS canceling Broadway run? #155

Posted: 9/14/11 at 11:56pm

Meanwhile, one of the producers, Jeffrey Richards, said in an interview that director Diane Paulus and her creative team were continuing to consider changes to the show; some alterations that they mulled during rehearsals, such as a new ending, were dropped during previews last month. Mr. Richards said it was too soon to know if those or other changes would be included in the Broadway version.

[CATSNYrevival]

Riedel: PORGY AND BESS canceling Broadway run? #156

Posted: 9/15/11 at 12:16am

Yay! I'm just hoping for a recording. Sondheim can suck it.

[marknyc]

Riedel: PORGY AND BESS canceling Broadway run? #157

Posted: 9/15/11 at 12:40am

Yeah - I can't wait to own a recording that documents the complete destruction of one of the greatest scores of the 20th century.

[CATSNYrevival]

Riedel: PORGY AND BESS canceling Broadway run? #158

Posted: 9/15/11 at 12:49am

[marknyc]

Riedel: PORGY AND BESS canceling Broadway run? #159

Posted: 9/15/11 at 2:50am

Deleted, since the post I was replying to (above) was deleted.
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[Gypsy9]

Riedel: PORGY AND BESS canceling Broadway run? #160

Posted: 9/15/11 at 5:50am

The NYTimes article about PORGY AND BESS in today's paper suggests that changes will continue to be made. If this means re-creating the original orchestrations, I will gladly see it. Otherwise, I will skip it. What a business!

"Madam Rose...and her daughter...Gypsy!"

[Gypsy9]

Riedel: PORGY AND BESS canceling Broadway run? #161

Posted: 9/15/11 at 5:51am

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"Madam Rose...and her daughter...Gypsy!"

Updated On: 9/15/11 at 05:51 AM