What instrument will LuPone's Lovett play? — Page 2

well i think it's cool that there experimenting with different ways to tell the story but i dont know if i really like this idea..i would rather watch the show with a full chorus and a orchestra pit...but i am going to keep an open mind cause people seem to have loved it in london.

Is there any way to know how long (in weeks or months?) this show might run? I have to start planning my trip to NYC! Patti is the greatest!

Thanks.

For people who want to have a glance at how the production in London looked, here is a link:
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So far, the concept is not dragging me to the theate, only my love for this, my favorite musical, and the fact that I think LuPone and Cerveris are absolute brilliance together.

Lots of folks never would have believed a minimalist production of CHICAGO would work. The set of the original CHICAGO was rather elaborate. This production of SWEENEY sounds thrilling to me. I am very excited about seeing this. I hope Lupone's name will keep the show running for a while. As we know, sadly, most Sondheim shows don't run very long and the revivals don't run very long either.......In the last few years revivals of FOLLIES, INTO THE WOODS,ASSASSINS, PACIFIC OVERTURES and COMPANY all came and went very, very fast. Folks just seem to most enjoy Sondheim works on video or on recording. His work is genius, intricate, layered, textured and is greater each time you see it or hear it. Perhaps that is why they don't tend to "run." There is simply too much to absorb, savor, etc......and the "mass audiences" just don't wanna invest the time to know the work prior to seeing it or don't want to invest the money in the tickets to a show they suspect they will not fully appreciate on first viewing.

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Very Brechtian in look. Hope that Lupone and Cerevis can help the concept come alive rather than hinder it.

Oh, I'm not saying I won't see it. It's my favorite musical. Ever. 100%. And I LOVE LuPone as Lovett and hate that I missed the Philharmonic concerts. And I also love Cerveris.
I'll be first in line. I'm just not digging the concept and I hope, hope, HOPE I'm not thrown by watching actors, in a moment, sit down and accompany themselves on an instrument.

WISH, to address your Sondheim revival question, all but ITW were Roundabout productions, and they usually do limited runs only (I know Assassins and PO were). I don't know about ticket sales or anything, but just because they closed doesn't mean that people didn't buy them.

I personnally am fascinated with this production. I'm not too familiar with Sweeney (I know, I know. Blasphemy), but this sounds wonderful. I, for one, would go to see this just to see how it works. I doubt I'll be able to see this, but thats another story.

How do you say "suck up" in Polish?

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I'm still passionate about the musician thing. Remember when we were all so passionate about the reduction of the size of orchestras these days? Why can't we have a NEW, UNCONVENTIONAL, DARING, UNUSUAL, and CHALLENGING staging of Sweeney with 9 actors AND a full orchestra in the pit?

Updated On: 4/28/05 at 05:29 PM

I think that all the revivals except ITW were intended as limited runs but Assassins did extend at least once and didn't it also become open-ended at some point? However limited runs do become open-ended sometimes if ticket sales warrant, IIRC, Cabaret was a limited run at first. I would love for a Sondheim revival to last at least a year. Here's hoping for ALMN next year!

I am thrilled about this. I've been in two productions of Sweeney (once as Pirelli, once as the Beadle), and boy am I glad I didn't have to learn to play an instrument for it! Does anyone know what the full instrumentation was in the London showing? (E.g., Lovett - trumpet), etc. I can get some idea from the pictures linked above but I'm not exactly sure I'm even right about which characters are which.

i believe the official erp listing called for todd and lovett to play either the triangle or the cymbal

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