TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA Love Thread — Page 2

Rosario without the auto tune... Wonder how that was

Thanks! and thanks as well for the Taro Meyer LP cover. I used to own that record, but it wasn't very good. It was released while she was appearing in VERONA. I never heard about her again until she appeared in ZORBA many, many years later with Anthony Quinn.

The Finale: 2005 Delacorte production

Renee Elise Goldsberry and Norm Lewis perform...


"Night Letter" from TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA

Updated On: 3/13/13 at 01:01 AM

Here's "Where's North" from the 2005 production...love the choreography!


WHERE'S NORTH

Updated On: 3/13/13 at 01:14 AM

Just catching up on this wonderful thread! I love Two Gentlemen of Verona. Those pics are great Carlos. And egghumor, your comments about the original production are likewise.

No one ever mentions "Symphony" when they list off the great songs in this show. I love that song.

Also, Bring All The Boys Back Home and Mansion are standouts.

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After I heard Night Letter on SIRIUS, I was hooked on this musical. The songs are so catchy and the lyrics are so playful.The video in the NYPL archives shows a joyful production (save for a bored Rosario Dawson). I did a dramaturgical project for class on a potential staging in Miami...I just really need to see it live.

My favorite lyric:
"Don't keep her a prisoner of your imagination
This magic dove will find my love in his jungle destination" (Love Me)

Updated On: 3/13/13 at 07:18 AM

I was a fan of the recording until I finally saw the 2005 Delacorte production and this show shot up to one of my all-time favorites. It was the single most joyous experience I ever had watching a musical. While the production could have used a little tweaking in the direction and choreography, it was still an utter delight from beginning to end. I'll never forget the audience reaction to Bring All the Boys Back Home, which still gives me chills. So many amazing moments: Night Letter, Love Me, Thurio's Samba, Where's North and even Eglamore had utterly brilliant visual moments that had to be seen to truly understand how this show reaches its potential. Only Urinetown made me laugh as much.

It's a real shame the production didn't transfer to Broadway for a revival, especially during the Bush years. Thank you so much for this thread and the photos.

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In the 2005 production, Norm Lewis and Rene Elise Goldsberry stole the show. Oscar Isaac and Rosario Dawson were mediocre.

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Yeah, the Julia in London was played by Jean Gilbert. I remember seeing a photo of her and she appeared very Caucasian. I assumed all the hispanic references had been dropped. Though it was interesting to hear Julia's songs performed with a more legit singing voice. It is too bad the London recording is so severely truncated (as is the Swedish cast recording). I would love to have a fresh new recording of the score (especially if it captured the vocals of Lewis and Goldsberry) if it could capture the spirit and the energy of that 2005 production. The OBC is great, but some of the vocals are strained and the mixing/editing really needs to be cleaned up (especially Follow the Rainbow).

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Yeah, but they were only ever released on LP and hard to track down. The London recording is particularly interesting because it includes the song Howl which replaced Mansion. They felt the real estate references made in Mansion were too American for British audiences to pick up.

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Updated On: 3/13/13 at 02:32 PM

I saw Larry Kert as Proteus on the road, complete with back-flips.

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Updated On: 3/13/13 at 07:47 PM