Road Show at Encores! Off-Center (post your thoughts here)- Page 6

[binau]

Posted: 7/31/19 at 3:16pm

If she played Nellie it would also make sense why she didn't continue with the show..

[ljay889]

Posted: 7/31/19 at 3:25pm

I believe she played Nellie when I guess they were toying around with keeping that character. The character was written by Hal Prince’s (RIP) request.

[ljay889]

Posted: 7/31/19 at 3:38pm

Who remembers when the show was still called BOUNCE until only a couple of months before previews of the Public production? Sondheim announced the title change to playbill.com and clarified that the Bounce melody mostly remained in the new opening number (Waste).

[binau]

Posted: 7/31/19 at 3:45pm

I didn't realise they kept onto the name for so long, but in any case whoever's decision it was to change the lyrics from Bounce to Waste was definitely right. Similarly, restoring "It's In Your Hands Now" works much better for me. 

[ljay889]

Posted: 7/31/19 at 3:54pm

I found the original article! He explains the title change here.
http://www.playbill.com/article/exclusive-sondheim-explains-evolution-from-bounce-to-road-show-com-152437

I agree, “It’s In Your Hands Now” is much better than the fluffy “Opportunity.”

[binau]

Posted: 7/31/19 at 4:48pm

ljay889 said: "I believe she played Nellie when I guess they were toying around with keeping that character. The character was written by Hal Prince’s (RIP) request."

Hilariously there appears to have been an article in the NYtimes about this. 

https://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/30/theater/adding-a-sexy-spring-to-levitate-bounce.html