What Should the Encores! Line-Up Look Like This Season?

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What Should the Encores! Line-Up Look Like This Season?

Posted: 6/2/07 at 10:37pm

So with the new Encores! season being announced by the end of June, I was wondering what shows would be great to see Encores! tackle and what stars should be in each show (I guess the three shows have been picked so this is kind of a moot point but it's still fun to speculate/hope).
If they are going for a theme like they did this past season, they should do Michael Bennett celebration given that 2006-2007 brought back A CHORUS LINE to great success as well as the DREAMGIRLS film, so how about:
February-SEESAW
March-SUBWAYS ARE FOR SLEEPING (Bennett's first Broadway show) or COCO
May-BALLROOM

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re: What Should the Encores! Line-Up Look Like This Season?

Posted: 6/2/07 at 10:40pm

I like the idea of Seesaw. I think that Gentleman Prefer Blondes should be given a second chance. We should just ignore that revival.

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re: What Should the Encores! Line-Up Look Like This Season?

Posted: 6/2/07 at 11:07pm

Well, Encores! did FOLLIES and the revival only happened 6 years ago so they could do GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES.
I'd love to see Debbie Gravitte, Sara Gettelfinger, Sherie Rene Scott, or Joely Fisher starring in SEESAW in the Michele Lee role with Marc Kudisch, Raul Esparza or David Pittu in the Ken Howard role.

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Posted: 6/2/07 at 11:16pm

I think that they should also do Irma La Douce.

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Posted: 6/2/07 at 11:20pm

What was the theme this season?

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Posted: 6/2/07 at 11:24pm

I don't think they go with "themes" each season. IF you were to think of one for this one though, I'd say "nostalgia"?

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Posted: 6/2/07 at 11:30pm

I LOVE the Michael Bennett idea.

I would love to see Henry Sweet Henry in the Encores series.

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Posted: 6/3/07 at 1:23am

Irma La Douce is a phenomenal choice.

I'd also like to see Juno and A Time for Singing. Also, maybe they'll cave and we'll get Fanny.

~Kev

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re: What Should the Encores! Line-Up Look Like This Season?

Posted: 6/3/07 at 1:40am

Infinite, I thought about HENRY SWEET HENRY as well if they went with the Michael Bennett idea.
I would just love to have SEESAW and BALLROOM on Encores! The casting possibilities are so exciting.

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#10

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Posted: 6/3/07 at 1:43am

I'm all about Subways are for Sleeping...

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Posted: 6/3/07 at 1:49am

Alexandre Buffort was apparently unhappy with the English translation of IRMA LA DOUCE and his estate won't let it be performed anymore. Its a shame because it would have been a great choice for Encores!

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re: What Should the Encores! Line-Up Look Like This Season?

Posted: 6/3/07 at 6:08am

I was just thinking about BALLROOM, and Dorothy Loudon was just in her late 40s when she did this show. That means Donna Murphy is not too young for the role. I'd love to hear her renditions of "There's A Terrific Band and a Real Nice Crowd" as well as her "Fifty Percent" of course.

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#13

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Posted: 6/3/07 at 8:13am

No, No Nanette
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Good News

Encores should be doing old time musicals

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Posted: 6/3/07 at 11:38am

This season will include Spring 2008. Therefore, the one show that absolutely, positively MUST be included is none other than Carrie.

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Posted: 6/3/07 at 11:41am

I wish they would do Superman, they were planning to, but then 9/11 happened.

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Posted: 6/3/07 at 12:25pm

ray, if they do "Seesaw" and cast it the way you're thinking, I will crawl up to New York to see it.

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re: What Should the Encores! Line-Up Look Like This Season?

Posted: 6/3/07 at 12:50pm

I don't think that there needs to be a theme, necessarily. My ideal Encores! season would be:

Anyone Can Whistle (Judy Kaye, Emily Skinner, Jason Danieley)
I Can Get It For You Wholesale (Leslie Kritzer as Miss Marmelstein)
New Girl in Town (Christiane Noll or Alice Ripley as Anna)

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Updated On: 6/3/07 at 12:50 PM

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re: What Should the Encores! Line-Up Look Like This Season?

Posted: 6/3/07 at 1:36pm

i'm so excited for this next season! i, too, would love to see Seesaw. i would add Bajour to this list but i see Mufti is going to do that in July so i'll be alright with only Mufti doing it. :)

i'd also love to see Holy Golightly and Irma La Douce sounds fabulous! i love the idea of Coco as well. but didn't they already do that?

Updated On: 6/3/07 at 01:36 PM

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Posted: 6/3/07 at 2:27pm

That's la DOUCE. Not douche. That would be a different show altogether.

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Posted: 6/3/07 at 2:33pm

hahahaha omg i can't believe i typed that! i'm so retarded. forgive me.

#21

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Posted: 6/3/07 at 2:43pm

I agree with Lvpblues. JUNO and FANNY. They both have magnificent scores and are strong dramatically.

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Posted: 6/3/07 at 2:54pm

I'd like to see A TOUCH OF VENUS or MEET ME IN ST LOUIS, possibly

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Posted: 6/3/07 at 3:03pm

Do you mean One Touch of Venus? If so, they've already done that.

And folkyboy-no, they have not done Coco. I've never heard the score with the exception of the Tony performance. Without the costumes, is there much of a score/show?

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Posted: 6/3/07 at 3:06pm

thanks wickedfan, thats what i meant
and sorry, i didnt know theyve done that
my mistake.

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#25

re: What Should the Encores! Line-Up Look Like This Season?

Posted: 6/3/07 at 3:08pm

I would love them to do Anyone Can Whistle! Also, I think Gentlemen Prefer Blondes would be really fun. I just read the book, so now I'm really into the idea.