SISTER ACT- what changes should be made between London and Broadway — Page 3

#51

re: SISTER ACT- what changes should be made between London and Broadway

Posted: 7/22/09 at 11:32pm

Nothing major to add here except that Leslie Kritzer should be Mary Roberts.

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#52

re: SISTER ACT- what changes should be made between London and Broadway

Posted: 7/23/09 at 6:00am

Why should Broadway get it first? The West End is on the same level of performances as is seen in New York.

Actually, in London at the moment there is alot more variety of what to see than what is on Broadway.

#53

re: SISTER ACT- what changes should be made between London and Broadway

Posted: 7/23/09 at 6:16am

It has always been cheaper to mount show in London that in New York, so I think of the London run as a very long tryout.

#54

re: SISTER ACT- what changes should be made between London and Broadway

Posted: 7/23/09 at 6:32am

Not many have seen this show from their comments on here esp the mislead original poster!

#55

re: SISTER ACT- what changes should be made between London and Broadway

Posted: 7/23/09 at 7:32am

Having seen the show in London the set and the performances are not the weak aspect!

Im not saying the show doesnt need work, the score and book are hit and miss, but if you havent actually seen it it seems unfair to talk about changes

#56

re: SISTER ACT- what changes should be made between London and Broadway

Posted: 7/23/09 at 10:00am

I guess with most the posters from the West End board who's actually SEEN the show and either liked it or loved it are all supporting it... it pretty much shows that it doesn't really need huge changes to go across the pond!

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#57

re: SISTER ACT- what changes should be made between London and Broadway

Posted: 7/23/09 at 10:42am

Does anyone know how well it's selling?

#58

re: SISTER ACT- what changes should be made between London and Broadway

Posted: 7/23/09 at 11:34am

Aparently well on weekends and ok through the weeks. It is in one of the biggest theatres in London though, and has good word of mouth.

#59

re: SISTER ACT- what changes should be made between London and Broadway

Posted: 7/23/09 at 11:56am

Its selling well but not outstanding

Its hard to get tickets on weekends except right at the back but weekdays seem to have a quite a good few seats available, i think discounts are available from some places to for weekdays

The Palladium does however hold 2,286 so thats a lot of seats to fill

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#60

re: SISTER ACT- what changes should be made between London and Broadway

Posted: 7/24/09 at 1:03am

Rachel Dratch as Mary Lazerous!

#61

re: SISTER ACT- what changes should be made between London and Broadway

Posted: 7/24/09 at 2:00am

Has this show set a date to come to NY?

#62

re: SISTER ACT- what changes should be made between London and Broadway

Posted: 7/24/09 at 2:03am

I want to say March 2010.

#63

re: SISTER ACT- what changes should be made between London and Broadway

Posted: 7/24/09 at 2:05am

Everything I've heard has indicated an October 2010 transfer for next season.

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Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.

#64

re: SISTER ACT- what changes should be made between London and Broadway

Posted: 7/24/09 at 4:33am

As a humble Brit........Cloris Leachman as Lazarus!!!!!!

And of the Brit cast, Patina obviously, but she's american anyway.........what about Claire Greenway as Sr Mary Pat?

#65

re: SISTER ACT- what changes should be made between London and Broadway

Posted: 7/24/09 at 8:29am

So it's selling well enough that it is breaking even and could come to Broadway and sell really well?

#66

re: SISTER ACT- what changes should be made between London and Broadway

Posted: 7/24/09 at 12:19pm

Why not NINE TO FIVE 2? I mean if we're really gonna go this middlebrow...

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#67

re: SISTER ACT- what changes should be made between London and Broadway

Posted: 7/24/09 at 12:40pm

^Have you even seen Sister Act? It is actually a very good show.

#68

re: SISTER ACT- what changes should be made between London and Broadway

Posted: 7/25/09 at 6:53am

and actually, the sales have gone right up - the last two weeks have been almost full. It dipped during the heatwave, but I'm sure every show did.

#69

re: SISTER ACT- what changes should be made between London and Broadway

Posted: 7/26/09 at 3:48pm

Keep:
Take Me to Heaven
Fabulous, Baby! (best song in the score)
Do the Sacred Mass
Raise Your Voice
Fabulous, Baby! reprise
The Life I Never Led
Sister Act
Spred the Love

Adjust:
Here Within These Walls
How I Got My Calling
When I Find My Baby
Sunday Morning Fever
Bless Our Show

Cut and/or Replace:
I Could Be That Guy
Lady in the Black Dress
All reprises except Fabulous, Baby!

#70

re: SISTER ACT- what changes should be made between London and Broadway

Posted: 7/26/09 at 3:52pm

And it'd be criminal to replace Patina Miller. She has a fabulous voice that fits the music perfectly.

#71

re: SISTER ACT- what changes should be made between London and Broadway

Posted: 7/26/09 at 3:56pm

Miller is absolutely phenomenal. The creative team couldn't be any happier with her, so she'll certainly be making the move with the show to Broadway.

BobbyBubbly, "I Could Be That Guy" and "Lady in the Long Black Dress" work much better both visually (the sight gags are what make them score) and in the hands of better performers, as they did in the U.S.

I'm sure those numbers will go over well with new actors in New York, though they both already elicit strong responses in London.

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Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.

Updated On: 7/26/09 at 03:56 PM

#72

re: SISTER ACT- what changes should be made between London and Broadway

Posted: 7/26/09 at 4:01pm

I'd also like Deloris to have a big uptempo at the end.

Yeah, the supporting London cast sounds pretty lackluster. I'm sure their NY counterparts will be superior.

#73

re: SISTER ACT- what changes should be made between London and Broadway

Posted: 7/26/09 at 4:05pm

The over-amplified sound of the OLCR also doesn't do the score any favors.

#74

re: SISTER ACT- what changes should be made between London and Broadway

Posted: 7/26/09 at 4:09pm

'Here Within These Walls' sounds like something from Grey Gardens.

#75

re: SISTER ACT- what changes should be made between London and Broadway

Posted: 7/26/09 at 4:17pm

I actually like this score. It's nothing revolutionary, but it's cute enough. And I agree that Fabulous, Baby! is the best song in it. Patina sings the hell out of this whole score, and she is clearly the best part about it.
And I think I have heard around here that it may have opened in the West End so it would avoid having to die a possibly horrible, quick death on Broadway. And, as seen by Brantley's short, scathing review, it might have done just that. It can run a while in London, then go to Broadway with some experience under its belt.

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