What should the next Encores! musical be?- Page 2

[Fetus]

Posted: 4/29/18 at 8:50pm

Disappointed to hear about Ana, she's got a lovely voice. Did she at least apologize?

[sco676767]

Posted: 4/29/18 at 11:04pm

Hm got it. Is Grand Hotel the 'youngest' show they've done?

[little_sally]

Posted: 4/30/18 at 10:00am

Nine (imagine the cast they could have)

Parade

Mack and Mabel

[kaykordeath]

Posted: 4/30/18 at 10:35am

City of Angels

Stop the World I Want to Get Off

 

[VintageSnarker]

Posted: 4/30/18 at 11:12am

GeorgeandDot said: "Ana did backstab the Latin community with her (now deleted) tweet about how Sierra B can "find her inner Puerto Rican." Lol.

I wonder if Herman would finally let Encores! do Mame or Mack & Mabel.

Also, Allegro.

And Kiss of the Spiderwoman."

Well, that's unfortunate, but the way people were talking, I thought she murdered someone.

I would love to see Nine. When was the revival? Is it long enough?

They already did Bells Are Ringing. They've already covered a fair number of shows I would suggest... Allegro, Pal Joey, The Boys From Syracuse, Do Re Mi, On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, Wonderful Town, Hair, The Pajama Game, No Strings, The Apple Tree, Kismet, Follies, Finian's Rainbow, Pipe Dream, The Most Happy Fella, Annie Get Your Gun, Paint Your Wagon, Do I Hear A Waltz, Violet, A New Brain, The Wild Party, Assassins, Brigadoon, etc. Now, I didn't see the majority of those productions but it doesn't feel like they're leaving a lot of stones unturned. I wouldn't mind if they revisited some of these if they had perfect casting in mind.

I will always want to see Ragtime. And I'm hoping they do Caroline or Change or Bridges of Madison County in my lifetime or there's a decent revival somewhere. I'm hesitant to think of anything with a big production since, while they've been able to work some magic, the shows do come together over a very short period of time.

[givesmevoice]

Posted: 4/30/18 at 11:15am

sco676767 said: "Hm got it. Is Grand Hotel the 'youngest' show they've done?"

Yes, technically, but there was less time between Chicago's original premiere in 1975 and its Encores! production in 1996 than Grand Hotel's premiere in 1989 and its Encores! production in 2018.

 

That being said, I am all about a production of Darling of the Day in the future. 

[little_sally]

Posted: 4/30/18 at 11:18am

VintageSnarker said: "GeorgeandDot said: "Ana did backstab the Latin community with her (now deleted) tweet about how Sierra B can "find her inner Puerto Rican." Lol.

I wonder if Herman would finally let Encores! do Mame or Mack & Mabel.

Also, Allegro.

And Kiss of the Spiderwoman."

Well, that's unfortunate, but the way people were talking, I thought she murdered someone.

I would love to see Nine. When was the revival? Is it long enough?

They already did Bells Are Ringing. They've already covered a fair number of shows I would suggest... Allegro, Pal Joey, The Boys From Syracuse, Do Re Mi, On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, Wonderful Town, Hair, The Pajama Game, No Strings, The Apple Tree, Kismet, Follies, Finian's Rainbow, Pipe Dream, The Most Happy Fella, Annie Get Your Gun, Paint Your Wagon, Do I Hear A Waltz, Violet, A New Brain, The Wild Party, Assassins, Brigadoon, etc. Now, I didn't see the majority of those productions but it doesn't feel like they're leaving a lot of stones unturned. I wouldn't mind if they revisited some of these if they had perfect casting in mind.

I will always want to see Ragtime. And I'm hoping they do Caroline or Change or Bridges of Madison County in my lifetime or there's a decent revival somewhere. I'm hesitant to think of anything with a big production since, while they've been able to work some magic, the shows do come together over a very short period of time."

The Nine revival was 2003 so it seems long enough. Besides, they did SITPWG only 9 years after the 2008 revival.

I'd also love to see Mame or Kiss of the Spiderwoman.

[Demitri2]

Posted: 4/30/18 at 12:03pm

HIGH SPIRITS

How I'd love to hear that score performed LIVE again. The two female leads are wonderful parts. I could easily see Andrea Martin in the Madame Arcati role. However finding someone as wonderful as Tammy Grimes as Elvira wouldn't be as easy. I can still remember early childhood memories of her singing "Home Sweet Heaven" in front of the curtain and bringing down the house. Her special ethereal quality so fitting for the character would be hard to top. And as Angela Lansbury proved in the BLITHE SPIRITS revival, the book is still a classic theatre piece that holds up beautifully.

Updated On: 4/30/18 at 12:03 PM

[North2009]

Posted: 4/30/18 at 5:07pm

Well if revivals of these shows are not on for the near future then I suggest:

OF THEE I SING
CITY ON ANGELS
KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN
THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS
LOVE LIFE (1949) - Kurt Weil + Alan Jay Lerner

[Phillytheatreguy10]

Posted: 4/30/18 at 5:14pm

The Life

[GeorgeandDot]

Posted: 4/30/18 at 7:22pm

City of Angels and The Life would be brilliant, I agree.

[qafgenius122]

Posted: 4/30/18 at 8:51pm

I have a long, but I think well deserved list of shows I think Encores! should be doing win the following years:

Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

The Rink

Shenandoah

The Life

Mack and Mabel

[S394206H]

Posted: 4/30/18 at 9:32pm

Me and My Girl with Christian Borle as Bill has actually been my dream Encores show for a while now! That being said, I'd love to see Parade with Brandon Uranowitz, some sort of staged production of Elegies, and Side Show as well!

[SmoothLover]

Posted: 4/30/18 at 10:16pm

I would love to see a Maltby and Shire; perhaps Baby.

[goldenboy]

Posted: 4/30/18 at 10:46pm

for Broadway Series:
 

Dear World

Henry Sweet Henry (please don't let it rain on this poor little person)

Golden Rainbow

Minnies Boys

Flora the Red Menace

Redhead

Golden Boy

Darling of the Day

 

Walking Happy

Half a Sipence

High Spirits

Seesaw

 

 

 

 

 

 

for Off Broadway

Your Own Thing

Salvation

[Phantom of London]

Posted: 5/1/18 at 5:44pm

Sweeney Todd

[Harriet Craig]

Posted: 5/1/18 at 6:06pm

A tribute to Barbara Cook's early career (although I'm not sure who could take the Barbara Cook roles):

Flahooley

Plain and Fancy

The Gay Life

The Grass Harp

[codywlong2]

Posted: 5/2/18 at 1:42pm

The score to "Mack and Mabel" is so delightful. It's a pity the book is so bad. Any idea if Herman or Stewart's estate would allow someone to work on it. I would love to see Annaleigh Ashford as Mabel. 

[BobBenson]

Posted: 5/2/18 at 3:52pm

SMILE!

MACK AND MAYBELLE

DEAR WORLD

OVER HERE

REDHEAD

FLORA THE RED MENACE

I LOVE MY WIFE

[missthemountains]

Posted: 5/4/18 at 2:11am

Smile is an obvious choice. That would be fantastic.

Kiss Of The Spiderwoman, The Scottsboro Boys, Urinetown, It's A Bird It's A Plane, The Grass Harp are the ones I'd love to see the most.

In my dreams, Lolita My Love. But that will never happen.

[AGussBway]

Posted: 5/4/18 at 10:09am

what about baby? rags? babes in arms? 

[ShowToonz]

Posted: 5/4/18 at 1:22pm

Is it too soon to consider Hamilton?

[AGussBway]

Posted: 5/4/18 at 2:50pm

"Is it too soon to consider Hamilton?"

Ha!!

[ScottyDoesn'tKnow2]

Posted: 5/4/18 at 4:31pm

If they do “New Girl in Town”, I’d love it if they could somehow recreate the original Fosse choreography including his famous cathouse ballet.

[uncageg]

Posted: 5/15/18 at 10:46pm

I just wish they would announce the cast for this season's production of SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD. It's driving me crazy! It is my birthday gift to myself.

I don't know all of the shows they have done but I would also love to see ALLEGRO done.

Three that popped into my mind were THE RINK, SHENANDOAH and SOPHISTICATED LADIES

Updated On: 5/15/18 at 10:46 PM