Shows you wish would come back — Page 2
#27
Posted: 11/14/13 at 10:47am
* Candide -- '99 book and song-stack, '73 staging and design, '56 orchestrations
* Dance of the Vampires -- re-shaped to more closely resemble the German version, and probably with a new title to lessen the 'flop smell'
* Cabaret -- treated as more Brechtian, with a three-act structure as originally planned (and then dropped) in the '66 out-of-town tryout (I even developed a rough outline; check out the link below)
* Jekyll & Hyde -- the last revival really screwed the pooch, and I know how to fix this one, too; the same people who hate Wildhorn will loathe it, the same people who like Wildhorn will love it, but at least the show will make sense and have a chance of catching on with a wider audience
* Chess -- in this case, a production utilizing the widely circulated fan revision of the Nelson book, which is much better
* Jesus Christ Superstar -- people have gotten certain elements over the years, but no one has completely nailed it yet; a well-defined version that bridges the gap between concert and spectacle would be the best setting
I'm sure there are more that will come to mind.
Cabaret: Completist's Edition
* Dance of the Vampires -- re-shaped to more closely resemble the German version, and probably with a new title to lessen the 'flop smell'
* Cabaret -- treated as more Brechtian, with a three-act structure as originally planned (and then dropped) in the '66 out-of-town tryout (I even developed a rough outline; check out the link below)
* Jekyll & Hyde -- the last revival really screwed the pooch, and I know how to fix this one, too; the same people who hate Wildhorn will loathe it, the same people who like Wildhorn will love it, but at least the show will make sense and have a chance of catching on with a wider audience
* Chess -- in this case, a production utilizing the widely circulated fan revision of the Nelson book, which is much better
* Jesus Christ Superstar -- people have gotten certain elements over the years, but no one has completely nailed it yet; a well-defined version that bridges the gap between concert and spectacle would be the best setting
I'm sure there are more that will come to mind.
Cabaret: Completist's Edition
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joined: 5/1/05
Blocked: After Eight, suestorm, david_fick, emlodik, lovebwy, Dave28282, joevitus, BorisTomashevsky, Seb28
Updated On: 11/14/13 at 10:47 AM
#28
Posted: 11/14/13 at 5:52pm
City of Angels
Kiss Me Kate
Drowsy Chaperone
Torch Song Trilogy
Crazy For You
Kiss Me Kate
Drowsy Chaperone
Torch Song Trilogy
Crazy For You
#29
Posted: 11/14/13 at 5:54pm
American Idiot
Next to Normal
Shrek the Musical (don't judge me)
Next to Normal
Shrek the Musical (don't judge me)
#30
Posted: 11/14/13 at 5:59pm
On the Twentieth Century (I was totally banking on Chenoweth bringing this back, but she seems more interested in scheduling EVERYTHING ELSE ON THE PLANET besides this)
I don't believe Chenoweth is the producer for the revival.
I don't believe Chenoweth is the producer for the revival.
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
#31
Posted: 11/14/13 at 6:07pm
THE ROAR OF THE GREASE PAINT THE SMELL OF THE CROWD...I just love this score so much
THE KING AND I
CANDIDE -- '99 book and song-stack, '73 staging and design, '56 orchestrations ---
thx g.d.e.l.g.i.
CHESS
FALSETTOS
THE WIZ
THE KING AND I
CANDIDE -- '99 book and song-stack, '73 staging and design, '56 orchestrations ---
thx g.d.e.l.g.i.
CHESS
FALSETTOS
THE WIZ
Updated On: 11/14/13 at 06:07 PM
#32
Posted: 11/14/13 at 6:17pm
Next to Normal
Taboo
Into the Woods
Spelling Bee
Assassins
Carousel
Taboo
Into the Woods
Spelling Bee
Assassins
Carousel
"I wish the stage were as narrow as the wire of a tightrope dancer, so that no incompetent would dare step upon it." Goethe
#34
Posted: 11/14/13 at 7:09pm
Next to Normal
City of Angels
Carousel
Chess
City of Angels
Carousel
Chess
#35
Posted: 11/14/13 at 7:23pm
<----THAT ONE
also:
Ragtime
Scottsboro Boys
Passing Strange
Kiss of the Spiderwoman
Next to Normal
Catch Me If You Can
also:
Ragtime
Scottsboro Boys
Passing Strange
Kiss of the Spiderwoman
Next to Normal
Catch Me If You Can
#36
Posted: 11/14/13 at 8:28pm
Beauty and the Beast
Into the Woods
The Sound of Music
My Fair Lady
Into the Woods
The Sound of Music
My Fair Lady
#37
Posted: 11/14/13 at 9:07pm
I mean, seriously, why is everyone wanting shows that were JUST here to come back already?
RENT? Really???? It was just here. And so was Drood, Next to Normal, and a bunch of other titles named in this thread.
How about shows not seen in NY in many years (and yes, some good suggestions have been named here too.)
My own suggestion: Once on This Island.
RENT? Really???? It was just here. And so was Drood, Next to Normal, and a bunch of other titles named in this thread.
How about shows not seen in NY in many years (and yes, some good suggestions have been named here too.)
My own suggestion: Once on This Island.
#38
Posted: 11/14/13 at 11:52pm
Prob because that's as far back as their viewing experiences extend. If Next to Normal feels old, my advice to "newbies" would be to go to the library and check out as many cast recordings as you can. There's so much information on the internet now that you can really get a feel for what these shows were like and why they were (and still are) so great.
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