Secret Garden Revival?
Secret Garden Revival?
smallvillefan16
Featured Actor Joined: 1/26/08
#1Secret Garden Revival?
Posted: 12/23/13 at 11:51amI've been a big fan of the recording for as long as I can remember, but very little footage exists [sans Tony Award footage]. Why has there yet to be a revival for this show? It won for best musical, right? Did anyone see the show? Care to detail what the show was like?
bobs3
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/8/12
#2Secret Garden Revival?
Posted: 12/23/13 at 12:04pm
The score was beautiful and should have won the Tony over Cy Coleman's score for "The Will Rogers Follies". Daisy Egan gave a wonderful performance as Mary. The set was one of the most haunting I've ever seen on the stage. But the show had a lot of detractors -- many thought the director was out her league, Mandy Patinkin seriously overacted his role (Frank Rich wrote: "Mr. Patinkin's vocal histrionics are calcifying into schtick."), Rebecca Luker, Allison Fraser and John Cameron Mitchell all got mixed reviews.
A West End production with a new director and cast fared better but it was still a financial failure.
Updated On: 12/23/13 at 12:04 PM
#2Secret Garden Revival?
Posted: 12/23/13 at 12:07pmI hope Encores does this next year with Sydney Lucas from Fun Home.
#3Secret Garden Revival?
Posted: 12/23/13 at 12:44pm
The Tony Award for Best Musical that year went to The Will Rogers Follies. It was an exceedingly strong season for new musicals, as along with Secret Garden and Will Rogers Follies, the other best musical nominees were Miss Saigon and Once On This Island.
Updated On: 12/24/13 at 12:44 PM
mjohnson2
Broadway Star Joined: 11/2/13
#4Secret Garden Revival?
Posted: 12/23/13 at 1:43pmDamn that was a good year for musicals.
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#5Secret Garden Revival?
Posted: 12/23/13 at 1:57pmMaybe someday a revival directed by Bartlett Sher...
SporkGoddess
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/05
#6Secret Garden Revival?
Posted: 12/23/13 at 11:37pmI'd love to see Kelli O'Hara as Lily.
Jimmy, what are you doing here in the middle of the night? It's almost 9 PM!
blaxx
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
#7Secret Garden Revival?
Posted: 12/23/13 at 11:51pm
the other best musical nominees were Miss Saigon and Once Upon This Island.
Once on this Island, love.
Listen, I don't take my clothes off for anyone, even if it is "artistic". - JANICE
Ed_Mottershead
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/20/05
#9Secret Garden Revival?
Posted: 12/24/13 at 12:54amI pray to God that it will never be revived again. Pretentious beyond belief.
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