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[shesamarshmallow]

re: This Year's ACTOR'S FUND All-Star Concert Suggestions#25

Posted: 4/21/07 at 2:43pm

I second On The Town.

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[ray-andallthatjazz86]

re: This Year's ACTOR'S FUND All-Star Concert Suggestions#26

Posted: 4/21/07 at 2:55pm

KISS OF THE SPIDERWOMAN would be great. FALSETTOS could be fun as well...how about SEESAW or PROMISES, PROMISES????
Love the SHE LOVES ME idea as well.

"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"

[Sykes24]

re: This Year's ACTOR'S FUND All-Star Concert Suggestions#27

Posted: 4/21/07 at 2:57pm

Hello, Dolly starring Victoria Clark.

[sweetestsiren]

re: This Year's ACTOR'S FUND All-Star Concert Suggestions#28

Posted: 4/21/07 at 2:59pm

I really hope that they do something with a bit more of a rock/contemporary feel rather than a traditional show. I've enjoyed Dreamgirls, Chess and Hair quite a bit more than, say, On the Twentieth Century and Funny Girl.

[munkustrap178]

re: This Year's ACTOR'S FUND All-Star Concert Suggestions#29

Posted: 4/21/07 at 3:13pm

I would love if they did PROMISES, PROMISES.

"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy." -Charlie Manson

[theaterdude87]

re: This Year's ACTOR'S FUND All-Star Concert Suggestions#30

Posted: 4/21/07 at 3:17pm

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[Barnaby12345]

re: This Year's ACTOR'S FUND All-Star Concert Suggestions#31

Posted: 4/21/07 at 3:18pm

I definitely agree with Tommy! And Seven Brides would be fine also!

[Rathnait62]

re: This Year's ACTOR'S FUND All-Star Concert Suggestions#32

Posted: 4/21/07 at 3:18pm

SIDE SHOW with Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick.

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[husk_charmer]

re: This Year's ACTOR'S FUND All-Star Concert Suggestions#33

Posted: 4/21/07 at 3:23pm

Rath-
I would definitely go see it.

Still sticking with "Carrie". Seth has been making a LOT of noise about it, Buckley and D'Amboise have both said they would do it again, and the timing might be almost right (Although it would fit better next year, being the 20th Anniversary)

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[Rathnait62]

re: This Year's ACTOR'S FUND All-Star Concert Suggestions#34

Posted: 4/21/07 at 3:29pm

SIDE SHOW with Sally Struthers and Debra Monk.

Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson

[rgaywrites]

re: This Year's ACTOR'S FUND All-Star Concert Suggestions#35

Posted: 4/21/07 at 3:37pm

I too love the suggestion of City of Angels. It was one of the first shows I ever worked on in college. Very fun show.

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re: This Year's ACTOR'S FUND All-Star Concert Suggestions#36

Posted: 4/21/07 at 3:41pm

I think West Side Story or Porgy and Bess could be cool.

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[munkustrap178]

re: This Year's ACTOR'S FUND All-Star Concert Suggestions#37

Posted: 4/21/07 at 3:49pm

These are concert stagings...WEST SIDE STORY would loose a lot of oomph and be pretty pointless in a concert staging.

PORGY AND BESS is coming to Broadway.

"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy." -Charlie Manson

[CFK]

re: This Year's ACTOR'S FUND All-Star Concert Suggestions#38

Posted: 4/21/07 at 3:57pm

CAROUSEL
HELLO DOLLY
CAMELOT

I'd love to see an old classic dusted off...I doubt that's what will happen.

[NathanLaneStalker]

re: This Year's ACTOR'S FUND All-Star Concert Suggestions#39

Posted: 4/21/07 at 4:01pm

Although I know they'd never do it, I've said this before, I would love to see them do PAGEANT.

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[CapnHook]

re: This Year's ACTOR'S FUND All-Star Concert Suggestions#40

Posted: 4/21/07 at 4:10pm

MACK AND MABEL
HELLO, DOLLY!
PROMISES, PROMISES
CARRIE

are all good candidates, too.

"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle

[NathanLaneStalker]

re: This Year's ACTOR'S FUND All-Star Concert Suggestions#41

Posted: 4/21/07 at 4:23pm

I might end up being Carrie. I think Seth has had his mind on that for a while.

"I'm tellin' you, the only times I really feel the presence of God are when I'm having sex and during a great Broadway musical." - Nathan Lane - Jeffrey

[munkustrap178]

re: This Year's ACTOR'S FUND All-Star Concert Suggestions#42

Posted: 4/21/07 at 4:25pm

YEs- we have to remember that this is Seth.

I think that CARRIE, CITY OF ANGELS, FALSETTOS, PROMISES PROMISES would be more something he'd choose.

"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy." -Charlie Manson

[NathanLaneStalker]

re: This Year's ACTOR'S FUND All-Star Concert Suggestions#43

Posted: 4/21/07 at 4:28pm

OOO! I hope it's Falsettos!

"I'm tellin' you, the only times I really feel the presence of God are when I'm having sex and during a great Broadway musical." - Nathan Lane - Jeffrey

[SueSnell]

re: This Year's ACTOR'S FUND All-Star Concert Suggestions#44

Posted: 4/21/07 at 5:34pm

I suggest SOMETHING'S AFOOT starring Angela Lansbury as Miss Tweed. No recording was ever made- true it is a somewhat slight score- but I think Angela as the Miss Marple-ish detective would be amazing. My dream cast would be:

Miss Tweed - Lansbury
Nigel Rancour- Stephen Bogardus
Geoffrey- Stephen Pasquale
Col. Gillweather- Len Cariou
Hope Langdon- Laura Benanti
Flint - Gavin Lee
Dr. Grayburn- Gary Beach (the original Nigel!)
Lady Grace Manley-Prowe- Christine Ebesole, Patti Lupone or Michele Pawk
Lettie- Andrea McArdle
Clive- Bob Martin

If it is PROMISES, PROMISES I hope Andrea McArdle is one of the Frans. I think she would sing the heck out of KNOWING WHEN TO LEAVE.

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[SueSnell]

re: This Year's ACTOR'S FUND All-Star Concert Suggestions#45

Posted: 4/21/07 at 5:59pm

What about DEAR WORLD with Lansbury returning to the role of the Countess? Put Georgia Engel ("dickie") and Joanne Worley ("voices") as the other two madwomen. Cast Aaron Lazar as the nephew, the young belter of the moment in the Pamela Hall role and the rest would be easily cast. I think it would be a thrilling evening- as long as the dreadful title song is dropped.

Bad Jazz Singing- The Agony of Defeatism, The Thrill of It All

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

re: This Year's ACTOR'S FUND All-Star Concert Suggestions#46

Posted: 4/21/07 at 6:51pm

I don't think Seth Rudetsky would go for something like MACK & MABEL, and really, do we need yet another concert staging of MACK & MABEL? I'd love to at least see a semi-staged Encores! concert instead of it getting the usual concert treatment with a plethora of actors singing each number.
PROMISES, PROMISES would be right up Seth's alley and it's a great show with a great score. Plenty of chances for different stars to get a good number and it'd be successful.
FALSETTOS is definitely something I'd see Seth doing as well and it'd be fun to see who gets cast.

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[ElphabaRose]

re: This Year's ACTOR'S FUND All-Star Concert Suggestions#47

Posted: 4/21/07 at 7:48pm

SueSnell, I've heard Andrea sing "Knowing When to Leave" and it is fantastic.

Whatever happened to class?

[bryan]

re: This Year's ACTOR'S FUND All-Star Concert Suggestions#48

Posted: 4/21/07 at 10:23pm

how about good vibrations, inner city, maggie flynn.

[FOAnatic]

re: This Year's ACTOR'S FUND All-Star Concert Suggestions#49

Posted: 4/21/07 at 10:34pm

Please do SMILE!

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