Superman in Dallas - Orfeh?
Superman in Dallas - Orfeh?
Superman in Dallas - Orfeh?#1
Posted: 6/18/10 at 2:52amSuperman opens in Dallas tomorrow with Matt Cavenaugh - I read where Orfeh and Leslie Kritzer are supposed to be in it as well. - Is that true?
Superman in Dallas - Orfeh?#2
Posted: 6/18/10 at 2:58am
Not according to the cast list in the program. You can download it on the website.
http://www.dallastheatercenter.org/index.php/superman
Superman in Dallas - Orfeh?#2
Posted: 6/18/10 at 3:01amNo, Orfeh and Kritzer are not in it...they may be there for opening or something odd, but otherwise no.
Superman in Dallas - Orfeh?#3
Posted: 6/18/10 at 3:09am
Check this article out - It says they are in it
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Matt_Cavenaugh_to_Star_in_ITS_A_BIRDITS_A_PLANEITS_SUPERMAN_In_Dallas_618725_20100617
Superman in Dallas - Orfeh?#4
Posted: 6/18/10 at 3:30amI am 99.9% sure that's a typo.
Superman in Dallas - Orfeh?#5
Posted: 6/18/10 at 4:42amAnd the program has no list of scenes or musical numbers. Strange.
Superman in Dallas - Orfeh?#6
Posted: 6/18/10 at 10:47amI know! I was hopping it would have a song list, but I figured it may be an insert as the song list might still be changing -- or there's just no song list.
Superman in Dallas - Orfeh?#7
Posted: 6/18/10 at 11:20am
Where did you get a program?
The guy who does it at DTC is a joke, when "Give it Up" played in the winter, they cut two songs, and wrote another few, but they didn't update the song list or give an insert, which means no song list.
Guess I'll take a note pad.
Superman in Dallas - Orfeh?#8
Posted: 6/18/10 at 11:24am
You can download the program on the website. The link is on the bottom left side.
http://www.dallastheatercenter.org/index.php/superman
Superman in Dallas - Orfeh?#9
Posted: 6/18/10 at 11:30am
Hmm, that is interesting.
It's also possible that they just aren't including it on the website. Either way, I'm going with a note pad.
Superman in Dallas - Orfeh?#11
Posted: 6/18/10 at 12:29pmInteresting- they stil have not written in (or acquired the rights to) Jimmy Olsen or Lex Luthor, and are using the obvious stand-ins of Torchy and Max Mencken in their places.
Superman in Dallas - Orfeh?#12
Posted: 6/18/10 at 3:13pmI don't think they were ever going to write out Max, where they? I figured Lex would replace Dr. Sedgwick. And I kind of like Torchy better than Jimmy.
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Superman in Dallas - Orfeh?#13
Posted: 6/18/10 at 5:53pmIt appears as it is not being revised but the original is being totally rewritten. Interesting to see which numbers get chopped.
Superman in Dallas - Orfeh?#14
Posted: 6/18/10 at 5:59pmDo you think any additional numbers will be added by Strouse?
Superman in Dallas - Orfeh?#15
Posted: 6/18/10 at 6:00pmThe downloaded program has sequentially-numbered pages and no list.
Superman in Dallas - Orfeh?#16
Posted: 6/18/10 at 6:02pmThey must have had legal troubles with DC comics...they were going to write in a whole bunch of villains and supporting characters, but all sorts of unrecognizable character names are in their places, instead. (Torchy is Jimmy obviously, as pointed out eaerlier.) Very unfortunate.
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Superman in Dallas - Orfeh?#17
Posted: 6/18/10 at 7:52pm
Someone posted this link on ATC. Interesting article about the process.....
Superman Musical
Superman in Dallas - Orfeh?#18
Posted: 6/18/10 at 8:25pmThere's a lesbian character now? What? Why?
Superman in Dallas - Orfeh?#19
Posted: 6/18/10 at 8:31pmRoberto Aguirre-Sacasa is one of the most talentless hacks currently being foisted on New York theatregoers (Chris Shinn also instantly comes to mind), largely by non-for-profit theatres who think producing young, alternative playwrights instantly makes them hip and contemporary. I wouldn't want to get anywhere near anything he's involved in. I shudder to think what he's doing with this delightful, if dated, musical.
Superman in Dallas - Orfeh?#20
Posted: 6/18/10 at 8:37pmI'm still curious. The book does desperately need some work.
Superman in Dallas - Orfeh?#21
Posted: 6/18/10 at 9:24pm
I think the book is more preposterous than it is dated. The made up villains doesn't do the show any favors. And it seems they weren't able to get permission this time around, either.
That score is a gem, though.
Superman in Dallas - Orfeh?#22
Posted: 6/18/10 at 10:01pmI'm excited to hear the 4 new songs. I'm sure the "lesbian characters" are minor.I like that he's looking at this as the old fashioned musical comedy it was meant to be.
Superman in Dallas - Orfeh?#23
Posted: 6/18/10 at 10:11pmHaven't read the article, but there has been a lesbian policewoman character in the Superman comics (and, much more subtly, Saturday morning cartoons) for a few decades.
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