Superman in Dallas - Orfeh?

[bbgate]

Posted: 6/18/10 at 2:52am

Superman 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?

[CATSNYrevival]

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

[husk_charmer]

Posted: 6/18/10 at 3:01am

No, Orfeh and Kritzer are not in it...they may be there for opening or something odd, but otherwise no.

[bbgate]

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

[husk_charmer]

Posted: 6/18/10 at 3:30am

I am 99.9% sure that's a typo.

[allofmylife]

Posted: 6/18/10 at 4:42am

And the program has no list of scenes or musical numbers. Strange.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 6/18/10 at 10:47am

I 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.

[husk_charmer]

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.

[CATSNYrevival]

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

[husk_charmer]

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.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 6/18/10 at 11:34am

Awesome.

[darquegk]

Posted: 6/18/10 at 12:29pm

Interesting- 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.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 6/18/10 at 3:13pm

I 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.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 6/18/10 at 5:53pm

It appears as it is not being revised but the original is being totally rewritten. Interesting to see which numbers get chopped.

[bwayguy22089]

Posted: 6/18/10 at 5:59pm

Do you think any additional numbers will be added by Strouse?

[allofmylife]

Posted: 6/18/10 at 6:00pm

The downloaded program has sequentially-numbered pages and no list.

[Scarywarhol]

Posted: 6/18/10 at 6:02pm

They 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.

[stagedoorslacker]

Posted: 6/18/10 at 7:52pm

Someone posted this link on ATC. Interesting article about the process.....
Superman Musical

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 6/18/10 at 8:25pm

There's a lesbian character now? What? Why?

[AC126748]

Posted: 6/18/10 at 8:31pm

Roberto 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.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 6/18/10 at 8:37pm

I'm still curious. The book does desperately need some work.

[Mildred Plotka]

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.

[bwayguy22089]

Posted: 6/18/10 at 10:01pm

I'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.

[Scarywarhol]

Posted: 6/18/10 at 10:11pm

Haven'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.

[stagedoorslacker]

Posted: 6/18/10 at 10:14pm

Playbill posted some pictures.....
Photos