The Utter Glory of Morrissey Hall...
The Utter Glory of Morrissey Hall...
#1The Utter Glory of Morrissey Hall...
Posted: 8/29/12 at 7:41am
Seven previews and one performace at the Mark Hellinger in the Spring of 1979.
http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=3944
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Utter_Glory_of_Morrissey_Hall
Does anyone have any memories of it that they would like to share?
CHURCH DOOR TOUCAN GAY MARKETING PUPPIES MUSICAL THEATER STAPLES PERIOD OIL BITCHY SNARK HOLES
#2The Utter Glory of Morrissey Hall...
Posted: 8/29/12 at 7:45amI have some memories of listening to the cast recording that I'd like to forget!
Marie: Don't be in such a hurry about that pretty little chippy in Frisco.
Tony: Eh, she's a no chip!
After Eight
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/5/09
#2The Utter Glory of Morrissey Hall...
Posted: 8/29/12 at 8:51am
The cast recording is wonderful, and the songs are an absolute delight. It's one of the cds I play the most, and with the most pleasure.
Just listening to the priceless Celeste Holm doing songs like "Proud, Erstwhile, Upright, Fair," (my favorite), "Way Back When," or "Give Me That Key," with the starch and exasperation of an oh-so-proper headmistress of a girl's boarding school fills me with joy.
Oh, Celeste, how we miss you!
The girls' songs are sweet, cute and whimsical as well. It's a lovely score.
The show, however, was something of a mess. It dealt with the hijinks of a mischievous group of girls at a British boarding school. The problem is it was unfocused, and all over the map. In the fog of it ll, the humor of the songs didn't resonate as they do on the cd. The audience really didn't know what to make of it. But Celeste Holm was properly befuddled through it all.
Whatever its flaws, I would take it a thousand times over the horrors that have won Tony Awards these past years.
iluvtheatertrash
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/9/04
#3The Utter Glory of Morrissey Hall...
Posted: 8/29/12 at 9:14amAfter Eight, we've often seen eye to eye on here, but forgive me: of ALL things you DO like, you like THIS?
"I know now that theatre saved my life." - Susan Stroman
Smaxie
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/26/05
#4The Utter Glory of Morrissey Hall...
Posted: 8/29/12 at 9:18amA somewhat amazing story about opening night of The Utter Glory of Morrissey Hall was that with the closing notice already posted, the wardrobe supervisor was in the wings, grabbing the costumes off of the actors and packing them in a trunk as the show was being performed.
Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end: then stop.
After Eight
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/5/09
#5The Utter Glory of Morrissey Hall...
Posted: 8/29/12 at 9:52am
Iluv,
As I explained, I love the score, the show, not so much.
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