SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM First Preview??

#1

SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM First Preview??

Posted: 3/19/10 at 12:29am

Who will be there tonight? I will be, and cannot wait!
Apparently the production will include a brand new Sondheim song written for the show. Very exciting.

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/137969-Sondheim-on-Sondheim-a-New-Musical-Reflection-of-a-Life-in-Art-Begins-on-Broadway

Updated On: 3/19/10 at 12:29 AM

#2

SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM First Preview??

Posted: 3/19/10 at 12:36am

me.

#3

SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM First Preview??

Posted: 3/19/10 at 12:36am

I can't wait to see what songs they've included.

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#4

SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM First Preview??

Posted: 3/19/10 at 12:38am

Me either. I assume the Playbill won't include a song-list yet.

Updated On: 3/19/10 at 12:38 AM

#5

SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM First Preview??

Posted: 3/19/10 at 12:39am

It will include a song list, but not who sings what. There's also a note that says the songs are subject to change. It's all coming together!

#6

SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM First Preview??

Posted: 3/19/10 at 12:42am

Ahh, interesting! According to Playbill.com, they are in "developmental previews."

#7

SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM First Preview??

Posted: 3/19/10 at 12:48am

I'll be there...and I'm so excited!! Barbara Cook back on the Broadway stage!!

#8

SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM First Preview??

Posted: 3/19/10 at 12:50am

Seeing it Saturday. Can't wait.

I hope all those who see early preview will remember to be kind. Those who were lucky enough to see early performances of Lapine and Sondheim's Sunday in the Park at Playwrights Horizons saw a very exciting but lesser show than what ultimately opened and then arrived on Broadway.

The second act barely worked at all. It was late in the process that Sondheim added BOTH "Children and Art" and "Move On." Imagine what those first previewers thought of the second act without those two songs.

So be wary of making premature negative pronouncements you might later regret.

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#9

SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM First Preview??

Posted: 3/19/10 at 1:19am

There was no second act until late into the run

#10

SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM First Preview??

Posted: 3/19/10 at 3:57am

This article says Barbara Cook will be performing "In Buddy's Eyes," "Loving You," and "Send in the Clowns." Was hoping they would give the first two to other people since we have heard Cook perform them so many times. Still, I'm sure she'll bring a fresh interpretation to them and do the wonderful job she always does. I'm really curious to see what people think of this.

Diva Talk: Barbara Cook

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Updated On: 3/19/10 at 03:57 AM

#11

SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM First Preview??

Posted: 3/19/10 at 7:55am

I'll be there tonight.

#12

SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM First Preview??

Posted: 3/19/10 at 8:11am

I'll also be there tonight, and I plan on going after it opens to see any changes/developments.

This is the show I am most excited about this season; Sondheim and Lapine working together on Broadway again!

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#13

SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM First Preview??

Posted: 3/19/10 at 11:21am

I'll be there, too! Can't wait!

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#14

SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM First Preview??

Posted: 3/19/10 at 12:26pm

I already have tickets for when the show is frozen already (the weekend before it opens), but I'm excited to hear what people think about it tonight!

~Steven

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SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM First Preview??

Posted: 3/19/10 at 12:43pm

I'll be there tonight too, and I sincerely hope the red carpet is rolled out for Barbara Cook's return to Broadway!

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#16

SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM First Preview??

Posted: 3/19/10 at 12:55pm

I'll be there! Very, very excited. I hope to catch it again after they officially open as well!

#17

SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM First Preview??

Posted: 3/19/10 at 1:08pm

I'll be there Monday.

#18

SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM First Preview??

Posted: 3/19/10 at 1:20pm

Roundabout has a TV commercial for the show, and some audio samples.

http://www.roundabouttheatre.org/54/sneak_peek2.htm

If those are really the orchestrations for the show, I don't know how I feel about them.

#19

SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM First Preview??

Posted: 3/19/10 at 2:36pm

I don't like that jazzy version of "You Could Drive a Person Crazy". It makes me miss the upbeat version in Company. Hopefully, other songs will be better.

#20

SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM First Preview??

Posted: 3/19/10 at 9:24pm

I like it so far! Clever use of the set and screens. There are some very funny moments. Cast is quite good.

#21

SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM First Preview??

Posted: 3/19/10 at 10:29pm

can someone who went post who sang what?

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#22

SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM First Preview??

Posted: 3/19/10 at 10:54pm

^^^ I completely second that request. I dying to know how Leslie Kritzer is used!

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Into the Woods, Beauty and the Beast, RENT, Mamma Mia!, Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde, Evita (with Julia Murney), Hairspray (with Paul Vogt), Peter and the Starcatchers (with Christian Borle), Lion King, Altar Boyz, Legally Blonde (with Lauren Zackrin).

#23

SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM First Preview??

Posted: 3/19/10 at 11:05pm

Kritzer's only real individual feature is the A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC cut song "My Husband The Pig," which is part of a sequence of other numbers that leads into her and the other women singing "Every Day A Little Death."

She has a few other featured parts, including the Mary Flynn track in "Opening Doors" and the Sara Jane Moore track in "The Gun Song," but that's it.

As is, she nails everything they've given her, but she absolutely deserves her own individual solo number.

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Updated On: 3/19/10 at 11:05 PM

#24

SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM First Preview??

Posted: 3/19/10 at 11:11pm

I just got a text from someone saying it was horrible.

I REALLY hope his opinion is in the minority.

#25

SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM First Preview??

Posted: 3/19/10 at 11:43pm

It was very good! A well done revue. It needs to be shortened. The first number I would cut is Vanessa's Ah, But Underneath, but I doubt she would be happy about that. Act 2 is just too long right now. But they have a full month to work out the kinks. Act 2 did have some powerful moments involving his mother.
The song selection was pretty good, but poor Pacific Overtures is only used as the entreacte.
Orchestrations aren't great, but they are what you would expect from a revue. Loved the revolving screens.
On my phone, post more later.