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Sondheim on Sondheim - aka Who's turn is it to drag Barbara around stage?
The person who said 'drag Barbara around stage' is an ASSHOLE#75
Posted: 4/5/10 at 2:56pmReliable source claims that they're putting in "Me & My Town" for Kritzer.
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The person who said 'drag Barbara around stage' is an ASSHOLE#76
Posted: 4/5/10 at 3:06pm
I was wondering about what else was going to be put in for Leslie Kritzer. Saw it two Sundays ago before the changes went in last week. Hope she gets a nice big number.
I loved it and can't wait when the show is frozen. A poster above made a great point about how songs took on a different meaning and weight after hearing Sondheim's personal story, with which, admittedly, I was not familiar.
I'd listen to Barbara Cook any day and twice on Sunday over many other singers 50-60 years younger than she. She was exquisite.
The person who said 'drag Barbara around stage' is an ASSHOLE#77
Posted: 4/5/10 at 3:08pm
Reliable source claims that they're putting in "Me & My Town" for Kritzer.
That reliable source is unreliable. They're putting in a much better song for her.
The person who said 'drag Barbara around stage' is an ASSHOLE#78
Posted: 4/5/10 at 4:39pmI'd love to see her do "Getting Married Today".
The person who said 'drag Barbara around stage' is an ASSHOLE#79
Posted: 4/5/10 at 4:56pmUnless they add that into the put it into the company segment it wont work...or do A mash-up up with Vanessa
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The person who said 'drag Barbara around stage' is an ASSHOLE#80
Posted: 4/5/10 at 4:57pmSince its length isn't a problem for me ... if I had one dream request, it would be to give Miss Cook "Stay With Me" from WOODS. One of Sondheim's simplest but most soul-bearing songs. Its maternal heartbreak just seems so right for her, and to me, it's still the defining lyric of that show's theme.
The person who said 'drag Barbara around stage' is an ASSHOLE#81
Posted: 4/5/10 at 5:00pmTHAT would make me melt.
The person who said 'drag Barbara around stage' is an ASSHOLE#82
Posted: 4/5/10 at 5:03pmPlease tell me that the production doesn't actually refer to them as mash-ups and this is just Gleecabulary on part of our posters?
The person who said 'drag Barbara around stage' is an ASSHOLE#83
Posted: 4/5/10 at 5:08pmI am sorry, but I was using that term before Glee came around, and I thought it was a word before Glee was on...I am sorry.
The person who said 'drag Barbara around stage' is an ASSHOLE#84
Posted: 4/6/10 at 8:54pmAs of tonight, Kritzer sings "Now You Know" from MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
The person who said 'drag Barbara around stage' is an ASSHOLE#85
Posted: 4/6/10 at 9:06pm
I told you it wasn't "Me and My Town," newintown.
Your reliable source must make things up.
The person who said 'drag Barbara around stage' is an ASSHOLE#86
Posted: 4/6/10 at 10:22pm
Now You Know? Good for Kritzer. It's a terrific song!
I really hope this turns into an open-ended run, rather than limited. I won't be able to get to the city until July, at the earliest.
The person who said 'drag Barbara around stage' is an ASSHOLE#87
Posted: 4/6/10 at 10:25pmWow, they're REALLY heavily featuring MERRILY in this show, I'd say more than any of his others musicals.
The person who said 'drag Barbara around stage' is an ASSHOLE#88
Posted: 4/6/10 at 10:30pmIt's probably one of the most autobiographical, as he himself admits (somewhat) in the "Opening Doors" sequence, so it makes sense that they'd pull a lot from it.
Everything in life is only for now. ~ Avenue Q
There is no future, there is no past. I live this moment as my last. ~ Rent
The person who said 'drag Barbara around stage' is an ASSHOLE#89
Posted: 4/6/10 at 10:46pm
And Roundabout is almost certainly doing it next season so they want to try out as much as they can.
"Now you know" is a perfect song for Kritzer!
The person who said 'drag Barbara around stage' is an ASSHOLE#90
Posted: 4/6/10 at 10:51pm
They feature Merrily and Follies heavily, which delights me.
Follies is the show that made me who I am, and Merrily has some of my all-time favorite lyrics. I can't wait to hear Leslie sing
I mean, socks have holes.
I mean, roads have bumps,
They make meatheads champs and nice guys chumps.
I mean, even Cream of Wheat has lumps.
And I hope they have her sing the words that Ann Morrison made so memorable even though it's just a throwaway: "Over here, hello!"
The person who said 'drag Barbara around stage' is an ASSHOLE#91
Posted: 4/6/10 at 11:02pm
"I mean, socks have holes.
I mean, roads have bumps,
They make meatheads champs and nice guys chumps.
I mean, even Cream of Wheat has lumps. "
Those lyrics are not in the revised (licensed) version though. I prefer the re-write. I wonder what they will use?
Updated On: 4/6/10 at 11:02 PM
The person who said 'drag Barbara around stage' is an ASSHOLE#92
Posted: 4/7/10 at 12:08am
You mean even Cream of Wheat was cut?
All right, now I know!
The person who said 'drag Barbara around stage' is an ASSHOLE#94
Posted: 4/7/10 at 12:10amOver here, hello!
The person who said 'drag Barbara around stage' is an ASSHOLE#95
Posted: 4/7/10 at 4:01amHas anything been added from Pacific Overtures? I enjoy the songs from Merrily so I'm glad there's more from that show, but I'd still like a nod to Pacific Overtures.
The person who said 'drag Barbara around stage' is an ASSHOLE#96
Posted: 4/7/10 at 9:17amAs of last Friday, when I saw it. It still only appeared in the Entre' Act
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