What show do you want to be revived on Broadway? — Page 5

#101

re: What show do you want to be revived on Broadway?

Posted: 9/4/06 at 7:49pm

Mame
West Side Story
Shenandoah
Evita

I have seen all of these either on tour, or in regional productions in the past year and would love to see any of them on Broadway.

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#102

re: What show do you want to be revived on Broadway?

Posted: 9/4/06 at 8:46pm

PIPPIN
Rodgers and Hammerstien's CINDERELLA..which has never been to Broadway
Annie
Meet Me In St.Louis
Hello, Dolly!
BYE BYE BIRDIE

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#103

re: What show do you want to be revived on Broadway?

Posted: 9/4/06 at 8:51pm

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#104

re: What show do you want to be revived on Broadway?

Posted: 9/4/06 at 9:04pm

West Side Story
Dreamgirls
Bye Bye Birdie
Funny Girl with Kristin Chenoweth as Fanny
Sound Of Music
BKLYN

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#105

re: What show do you want to be revived on Broadway?

Posted: 9/4/06 at 9:13pm

-A Little Night Music
-Hello Again (either off or on Broadway)
-The Human Comedy
-Grind
-Do I Hear A Waltz?
-Baby
-Sunday in the Park With George

And just out of curiosity, why does everyone want shows revived that JUST closed? I mean seriously, bring back some of the older stuff that hasn't seen the stage in a while. As great as "Urinetown" is, it is performed EVERYWHERE, so why would we need a revival? I just think it's silly, but that's just my opinion. And my other thing was, I do think Idina is talented, but there are other people out there equally if not more talented than she. It just boggles my mind that everyone immediately puts her first place as the lead in all these "dream" revivals. Again, just my opinion.

#106

re: What show do you want to be revived on Broadway?

Posted: 9/4/06 at 11:48pm

No, No, Nanette
Crazy for You
The Mystery of Edwin Drood

#107

re: What show do you want to be revived on Broadway?

Posted: 9/5/06 at 12:02am

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers!

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#108

re: What show do you want to be revived on Broadway?

Posted: 9/5/06 at 8:35am

Chess
Drood
Follies

#109

re: What show do you want to be revived on Broadway?

Posted: 9/5/06 at 8:45am

ANYONE CAN WHISTLE -- the score is so 60s-cool and the book is so bang on to today, I'm surprised no one's thought of it.

PRETTYBELLE -- only because it's so terminally offensive. If Mel Brooks can get away with it, so can Prettybelle.

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#110

re: What show do you want to be revived on Broadway?

Posted: 9/5/06 at 10:39am

I'm not getting the Funny Girl thing. Why can't someone else take on the role? It's not like it's sacred or something. Sure, it's "Barbra's role" but she isn't the only talented person who could do it. That's a strange reason to not want it back.

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#111

re: What show do you want to be revived on Broadway?

Posted: 9/5/06 at 11:02am

For the same reason adamant fans of a certain rock band get incredibly POd when someone else covers the songs.

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#112

re: What show do you want to be revived on Broadway?

Posted: 9/5/06 at 11:06am

We scheme about, we dream about, and we've been known to scream about, that certain thing called

THE BOY FRIEND!

*starring Jessica Grove as Polly*

and featuring Sutton Foster as Maisie.

Won't you Charleston with me?

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#113

re: What show do you want to be revived on Broadway?

Posted: 9/5/06 at 11:10am

I like the idea of Ana Gasteyer in Funny Girl.

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#114

re: What show do you want to be revived on Broadway?

Posted: 9/5/06 at 11:21am

I agree that FUNNY GIRL is nothing without a great Fanny Brice. I just disagree that Barbra is the ONLY great Fanny Brice.

What, every other generation is just supposed to write off an entire musical because someone is so closely associated with the role? Whoever steps into those shoes will have her work cut out for her...but there are some who could do it (currently, I believe the woman who would do the BEST job is Steph...but she is also not the only one!).

#115

re: What show do you want to be revived on Broadway?

Posted: 9/5/06 at 11:21am

Side Show

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#116

re: What show do you want to be revived on Broadway?

Posted: 9/5/06 at 11:40am

Parade
The Last 5 Years
A New Brain
Into The Woods
SWEENEY TODD

#117

re: What show do you want to be revived on Broadway?

Posted: 9/7/06 at 1:14am

I'm not getting the Funny Girl thing. Why can't someone else take on the role? It's not like it's sacred or something. Sure, it's "Barbra's role" but she isn't the only talented person who could do it. That's a strange reason to not want it back.

I'm not meaning to offend you in anyway, peggyandvelma, but Funny Girl is the show that made Barbara a star. Not only a Broadway star, but a movie star- I mean, she won an Oscar for the movie! Pretty much her entire career is due to that role. I think that because Funny Girl kick-started Barbara's career, many talented actress who would be great in the role would be afraid to take it. Who wants to follow in Barbara's footsteps?

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#118

re: What show do you want to be revived on Broadway?

Posted: 9/7/06 at 8:23am

I'm sure there were trepidations of anyone ever playing Dolly Levi or Mama Rose, but someone eventualy stepped up to the plate and made it happen.

It's just a role, sorry. Yes, it made Streisand's career, but that doesnt mean we should retire it like a baseball jersey number.

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#119

re: What show do you want to be revived on Broadway?

Posted: 9/7/06 at 9:48am

TOMMY (I noticed a few others posted this; I thought it was all but forgotten! I enjoyed the original production so much I'd like to see it done the same way again.)

Assassins (I know it was just recently revived, but I missed it).

Chess

Passion (Either full-scale or just concert)

Aspects of Love

Evita (Transfer of London revival)

Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Probably off-Broadway)

#120

re: What show do you want to be revived on Broadway?

Posted: 9/7/06 at 9:57am

Pippin.

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#121

re: What show do you want to be revived on Broadway?

Posted: 9/7/06 at 11:25am

Ragtime, Parade, West Side Story, Miss Saigon, The Last Five Years (might be a decent idea seeing as how it's gained its own little following now)

And She Loves Me with Kelli O'Hara as Amalia! Seriously. ... or she could be María in WSS. Either would make me happy.

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#122

re: What show do you want to be revived on Broadway?

Posted: 9/7/06 at 11:26am

Nothing!

I want NEW works that will become classics and in 30 years on BroadwayUniverse.com's forum, people will want these shows revived.

#123

re: What show do you want to be revived on Broadway?

Posted: 9/7/06 at 11:52am

PROMISES, PROMISES

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#124

re: What show do you want to be revived on Broadway?

Posted: 9/7/06 at 11:54am

Funny Girl
Dreamgirls
West Side Story
Sunday in the Park With George
A Little Night Music
Evita
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Kiss of the Spider-woman

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#125

re: What show do you want to be revived on Broadway?

Posted: 9/7/06 at 12:06pm

I just feel that way about Funny Girl because there is not actress in the whole world that I've heard of that I could see doing it. Babs was just soo perfect in every single way. Just even with the smallest of small gestures or vocal inflections, she made that role special. She really was made for that part, and that part was made for her. Maybe I'll be proved wrong and someone just as great (or dare I say better) will come along, but right now it just seems like a huge impossibility to me.