What should the next Encores! musical be? — Page 3

I just said it in the "Dream Revivals" thread, but I'd love to see them mount Fade Out-Fade In with Leslie Kritzer as Hope Springfield/Lila Tremaine. She has the comedic skills needed for the portions of the score that were tailored to Burnett's personal style such as "Call Me Savage," and would certainly have no problems bringing the more dramatic moments like "Go Home Train."

After her stunning performance of “Chain of Love” on her new love album, I’d love to see Audra do Grass Harp.

Henry, Sweet Henry has a magnificent score that far outweighs any flaws in the book.

The Rink would also be killer with some top notch casting. LuPone and Benanti are ideal casting.

If they could get a powerhouse lead, Seesaw would be fun to see.

I’m sure City of Angels is on their radar. People always claim it’s an expensive show to produce, but I think a creative director could handle it.

Hey, Look Me Over felt like a test for some possible fully staged shows. Mack and Mabel is long overdue.

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I could never see this happening, but I would LOVE to see Off-center do the 2004 version of Bare. 

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The question, if they ever did Smile, would be this: will they perform the much-maligned original Broadway version with "The Horny Dermatologist?" Or will they finally give a major production to the more critically acclaimed licensing version, which more accurately reflects the show the creators had wanted to write in the first place?

I'd hope they would do the licensing version- a big portion of the show's ongoing mystique comes not from the mostly-forgotten Broadway draft, but from the synth-heavy reference recording. (Honestly, at this point, hearing the show with an orchestra would be jarring- I'd almost like to see it performed with a drum and three eighties keyboards, because that's the "sound" of the show to a great extent.)

Urinetown would be nice!

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I would love to see:

Caroline or Change 

Funny Girl

Sondheim's Saturday Night

Parade 

I DO I DO......Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker in the Robert Preston and Mary Martin roles.  They are a real married couple and very talented to pull it off.

Re the I Do, I Do casting above, you found the two performers in the whole world I would LEAST like to be stuck watching in a 2-hander with no-one else onstage for 2 Acts. Kill me now.

Updated On: 5/16/18 at 12:25 PM

THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN  with Kristin Chenoweth as Molly.  She'd be great.

MILK AND HONEY  with Mandy Pitankin and Rebecca Lucre. 

SUGAR BABIES with Robert Morse and Michelle Lee.