They're Playing Our Song- Page 2

[SondheimTesori]

Posted: 7/23/25 at 12:53pm

I've recently been dreaming of Sara Bareilles and Brian D'Arcy James doing this at Encores. They have such great chemistry, and I think this is one of the scores in the canon that would truly fit Bareilles' voice like a glove (in addition to the meta songwriting aspect for the character). And a great vehicle for her charm too. 

Agree with others that I cannot imagine this show needing a showcase beyond an encores run, but think it would be fun and worthwhile to do it there. 

[Jarethan]

Posted: 7/23/25 at 4:58pm

BentleyB said: "I saw it with Klein and Arnaz. It’s what I call and “one and done.” Glad I saw it, don’t care to ever see it a second time, unless someone very compelling was in it. I think Parker/Broderick would have been great. It is so dated and I found the music bland along with the writing."

Exactly.  One and done.  I was entertained while in the theatre and barely remembered it a week or two later.  I have seen a lot of Neil Simon movies in the past year, mainly out of curiosity.  I was expecting most of  them to be dated, but I was surprised at how boring they were.  Three that come particularly to mind were California Suite, The Prisoner of Second Avenue, and Plaza Suite.  Of the true comedies, IMO only Barefoot in the Park and The Odd Couple have really held up, and I suspect the former was more to do with the incredible cast, particularly Jane Fonda, who I had forgotten was so wonderful as Corrie.  I suspect Song would fare even worse, since there was even less to its story, and the songs really were Tier 2 or 3.