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[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 2/13/05 at 9:18am

I already have figured out a substitute for blowing up city hall to make it more palatable today

[magruder]

Posted: 2/13/05 at 10:57am

I wouldn't say Robert Cuccioli or Robert Evan. Burke Moses would be my first choice. Cheyenne would also be excellent (and he's 6'3", uvegotcooties).

For those that haven't seen the show, "The Strongest Man in the World" is hilarious on stage - at least as staged at Goodspeed. Superman is alone in his apartment, pouring his heart out, and he is unwittingly bending and breaking every piece of furniture as he's pouring his heart out.

Goodspeed also made the eerie choice of changing the musical's villainous Chinese acrobats to a gang of hapless Middle Eastern terrorists. And that was a good 10-15 years ago. Pretty scary, right?

[jim]

Posted: 2/13/05 at 11:13am

Oh, that TV version.Not very good. Very busy, lacked charm. In addition to Lesley Ann Warren, the cast included Loretta Swit (Lavin's role), Kenneth Mars(Jack Cassidy's role), David Wayne and newcomer David Wilson as Clark Kent/ Superman. The orchestrations were updated for disco sensibilities, or whatever was popular at the time.The ending was changed a bit from the stage book.Lots of pow! zap! bam! cartoon graphics that were used in place of stage flying, fighting and choreography.The graphics were similar to the same ideas iused for the TV adaptation of DAMN YANKEES from 1967. One major ensemble number in the beginning. That was about it for SUPERMAN!choreography. Some of the songs were cut for the two hour time slot. Lots of commercials preceded by the announcer proclaiming: "will Superman rescue Lois...will Lois find herself in the clutches of the evil mad scientist???...before EVERY commercial. Cute at first but annoying with each commercial break.