Singing in the Rain on Broadway
Singing in the Rain on Broadway
MrMarkCharlieBrownCohen
Stand-by Joined: 4/5/05
#0Singing in the Rain on Broadway
Posted: 1/10/06 at 5:13pm
Was this show ever on Broadway?
I know there's a stage musical of it, just curious if anyone has any details or an idea of what the stage show is like.
#1re: Singing in the Rain on Broadway
Posted: 1/10/06 at 5:18pmI saw the Australian production which toured to Hong Kong and thought it was FAB!
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tcoppola
Understudy Joined: 10/15/03
#2re: Singing in the Rain on Broadway
Posted: 1/10/06 at 5:59pm
Yes it was on Broadway. And I believe it was severely panned...
Singin in the Rain
jasobres
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/9/05
#3re: Singing in the Rain on Broadway
Posted: 1/10/06 at 6:16pmI saw the musical version of it, and sadly, the movie is way better. The onstage rain did not make up for the destruction done to the show.
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#4re: Singing in the Rain on Broadway
Posted: 1/10/06 at 6:18pmThat's a shame. I think it could work really well onstage if done right.
Rebekah
Understudy Joined: 5/16/05
#5re: Singing in the Rain on Broadway
Posted: 1/10/06 at 6:22pm
Our local production of Singin in the Rain was wonderful! I forget the name of the lead right now but he was great and danced really good. He was somebody "Big' and I'm sure someone here would know his name but I CAN'T REMEMBER IT!
The rain scene was fantastic!
morosco
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/10/04
#6re: Singing in the Rain on Broadway
Posted: 1/10/06 at 6:25pmThis show needed Tommy Tune, not Twyla Tharp as director.
IMissNYC
Stand-by Joined: 1/7/06
#7re: Singing in the Rain on Broadway
Posted: 1/10/06 at 6:27pmI saw it in London in 1989. It was cute but not that memorable.
#8re: Singing in the Rain on Broadway
Posted: 1/10/06 at 6:27pmI don't see why this movie was ever turned into a stage show, the beauty about it is how cinematic it is. I love it as a movie and understand why it didn't work on Broadway.
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#9re: Singing in the Rain on Broadway
Posted: 1/10/06 at 6:29pmAh the movie, you have to love Debbie Reynolds.
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#10re: Singing in the Rain on Broadway
Posted: 1/10/06 at 6:44pmThe stage version that is released is actually wonderful. Everything is directly from the movie with the exception of Lina's song "What's Wrong With Me?" which is beyond fabulous. The Broadway version was quite flawed in using Twyla as the director/choreographer and not sticking very closely to the book. The London production with Tommy Steele was even worse. Had the "regional" version been on Broadway it would have faired very well I believe. Paper Mill has a recording out with the uber fabulous and dear Michael Gruber as Don. If you come across it grab it! I did a production of it in 1995 with Dirk Lumbard who was phenominal as well.
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#11re: Singing in the Rain on Broadway
Posted: 3/11/07 at 9:01pm
Michael Gruber has done several productions of the show. I've seen two; the last one, a mini-tour in Houston, Seattle and Sacramento, was fabulous.
Michael Gruber Singin' in the Rain tour
Josephine2
Leading Actor Joined: 9/29/06
#12re: Singing in the Rain on Broadway
Posted: 3/11/07 at 9:05pmI saw it this past summer at North Shore Music Theatre, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. That was the first (and only so far) stage version I had (have) seen. I think Randy Skinner would do a great job choreographing this show. He has a great grasp of that "Golden Era of Hollywood musicals," in aesthetics and style.
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