Summer Encores 2016:Your Picks
Summer Encores 2016:Your Picks
Summer Encores 2016:Your Picks#1
Posted: 7/20/15 at 2:10am
I guess they have had requests for Promenade. I would like to see a Maltby and Shire, perhaps Closer Than Ever.
Summer Encores 2016:Your Picks#2
Posted: 7/20/15 at 2:22am
MAN WITH A LOAD OF MISCHIEF
THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY
It would be interesting to see IN TROUSERS seeing as the FALSETTOS revival will no doubt still be running then.
Broadway Star Joined: 11/16/13
Summer Encores 2016:Your Picks#4
Posted: 7/20/15 at 2:43am
Children of Eden, Bakers Wife, World Goes Round, Putting It Together, The Rink, Steel Pier, Bat Boy, Mack and Mabel, Songs for a New World
Summer Encores 2016:Your Picks#5
Posted: 7/20/15 at 6:01am
This year was a very exciting line up with interesting casting that brought in a lot of young people. I hope the line up next year is just as exciting.
Summer Encores 2016:Your Picks#6
Posted: 7/20/15 at 7:33am
I'd say there's little to no chance of them doing CLOSER THAN EVER. That show just had an acclaimed, long-running Off Broadway three years ago, which spawned a cast album. I don't foresee Encores using one of its slots to bring back a show so recently seen in New York.
IN TROUSERS is a great suggestion. On the subject of Bill Finn, I'd love ROMANCE IN HARD TIMES, although he wants to bring a production of that show to New York in a full production and thus might not want it done at Encores.
Others: GOD BLESS YOU, MR ROSEWATER; FLOYD COLLINS; A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE; THE SPITFIRE GRILL; LUCKY STIFF; OIL CITY SYMPHONY.
Summer Encores 2016:Your Picks#7
Posted: 7/20/15 at 7:40am
Alan Mencken has already (unofficially) announced that ROSEWATER will be one of next year's shows.
Summer Encores 2016:Your Picks#8
Posted: 7/20/15 at 7:47am
High Spirits
Summer Encores 2016:Your Picks#9
Posted: 7/20/15 at 8:15am
REEFER MADNESS would be ideal for this type of series.
Broadway Star Joined: 5/27/04
Summer Encores 2016:Your Picks#10
Posted: 7/20/15 at 8:19am
Anthony Stimac's Fashion, get a great cast of women (and maybe not so) together - could be a blast
Summer Encores 2016:Your Picks#12
Posted: 7/20/15 at 10:01am
HELLO AGAIN
THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL
DEBBIE DOES DALLAS
ROAD SHOW
ASSASSINS
Also REEFER MADNESS, mentioned above.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
Summer Encores 2016:Your Picks#13
Posted: 7/20/15 at 10:05am
Would love to hear the Rosewater score.
Summer Encores 2016:Your Picks#14
Posted: 7/20/15 at 10:55am
GOD BLESS YOU, MR. ROSEWATER -- which has a wonderful score with some of the most gorgeous music Menken's ever written (one song tops the title song of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST in terms of gorgeousness)
A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE
FLOYD COLLINS
All three, while having strong male leads, also employ smallish ensemble casts, which would be a great opportunity for both established and up and coming actors. And the musical "palate" of each is different-- ROSEWATER is sort of "Americana"-ish, MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE is Irish, and FLOYD COLLINS is bluegrass by way of Guettel.
Is that too "guy-centric?" I don't know. If there is indeed a revival of FALSETTOS next spring, I would suggest they do IN TROUSERS, too. It would be interesting for someone to see that on the Saturday matinee and then head to FALSETTOS at night. (Then again IN TROUSERS is "guy-centric", too, even if it's about Marvin's relationships with the women in his life.)
Summer Encores 2016:Your Picks#15
Posted: 7/20/15 at 11:45am
REEFER MADNESS (Megan Hilty as Sally and Lesli Margahrita or Ana Gasteyer as Mae)
BAT BOY
SAVED
ZOMBIE PROM
YOU'RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN
[title of show]
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
Updated On: 7/21/15 at 11:45 AM
Summer Encores 2016:Your Picks#17
Posted: 7/20/15 at 11:50am
I love the Rosewater score, that is worth a trip to New York.
The Rink would be wonderful as well, and it's time The Life got a fresh airing
Summer Encores 2016:Your Picks#18
Posted: 7/20/15 at 11:57am
The summer series is a little confusing. I had thought it was for off Broadway shows that had not previously been on Broadway, but they did Little Shop this summer. So is it for shows that STARTED off Broadway?
Summer Encores 2016:Your Picks#19
Posted: 7/20/15 at 12:24pm
I think their primary focus is to breathe second life into off Broadway shows that never continued on to "greater" things in NYC (i.e. Broadway), but they'll occasionally feature material that became established due to its off Broadway run, regardless of whether or not it eventually went on to play Broadway.
I won't be surprised if Off Center continues to feature shows whose original Broadway productions were classified as "revivals" because of the classics rule; in other words, I can see them featuring shows like LITTLE SHOP and ASSASSINS, but not shows like GREY GARDENS or CAROLINE, OR CHANGE.
Updated On: 7/20/15 at 12:24 PMSummer Encores 2016:Your Picks#20
Posted: 7/21/15 at 1:12am
"I'd say there's little to no chance of them doing CLOSER THAN EVER. That show just had an acclaimed, long-running Off Broadway three years ago, which spawned a cast album. I don't foresee Encores using one of its slots to bring back a show so recently seen in New York.
IN TROUSERS is a great suggestion. On the subject of Bill Finn, I'd love ROMANCE IN HARD TIMES, although he wants to bring a production of that show to New York in a full production and thus might not want it done at Encores.
Others: GOD BLESS YOU, MR ROSEWATER; FLOYD COLLINS; A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE; THE SPITFIRE GRILL; LUCKY STIFF; OIL CITY SYMPHONY."
I must have been living on another planet. You would think in 3 years time I would have noticed it was playing somewhere. So of course you are right.
Then may I suggest Starting Here Starting Now.
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/3/14
Summer Encores 2016:Your Picks#21
Posted: 7/21/15 at 1:32am
The Cradle Will Rock was presented in the off-Center series, despite it being a Broadway show. I think they can do whatever they want. I'd like to see Downriver or Colette
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