#76
Posted: 12/14/04 at 2:44am
Two Gentlemen of Verona was really of its time. the John Guarre script and lyrics are quite good though and the score is energetic--if nowhere as good as Galt's previous Hair score.
Follies I think can't be seen as a flop as it did get a revival (albeit not a great one) and the original went thru multiple cast changes and had a limited second engagement in LA--hardly a flop. It didn't make back its profits--but that's cuz it was outrageously expensive for its time, and had a *massive* original cast--if it had been Company, say, it woulda made a small profit.
Company ran for 2 and a bit years (it ran while FOllies was running) and is the third longest running sondheim show (after Forum and Into the Woods)--made a profit, had a London production withthe same production and a very successful tour. Hardly a flop. And a midly successful revival.
I'm in agreement with LaChiusa's Wild Party, as I mentioned I think. I don't care for Lippa's--some fun performances and songs but it misses the whole feel and tone IMHO. LaChiusa's is GREAT, had a killer cast, his most accessible score, and is spot on in its atmosphere. It was probably too much for audiences--there was hope it'd win the some Tonys and run longer but it was shut out largely (poor LaChiusa was up 4 times that year--for book and score for both marie Christine and Wild Party--brilliant brilliant scores and lost to... Aida. UGH)
Shame more of LaChiusa's work at the least hasn't all been recorded...
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Follies I think can't be seen as a flop as it did get a revival (albeit not a great one) and the original went thru multiple cast changes and had a limited second engagement in LA--hardly a flop. It didn't make back its profits--but that's cuz it was outrageously expensive for its time, and had a *massive* original cast--if it had been Company, say, it woulda made a small profit.
Company ran for 2 and a bit years (it ran while FOllies was running) and is the third longest running sondheim show (after Forum and Into the Woods)--made a profit, had a London production withthe same production and a very successful tour. Hardly a flop. And a midly successful revival.
I'm in agreement with LaChiusa's Wild Party, as I mentioned I think. I don't care for Lippa's--some fun performances and songs but it misses the whole feel and tone IMHO. LaChiusa's is GREAT, had a killer cast, his most accessible score, and is spot on in its atmosphere. It was probably too much for audiences--there was hope it'd win the some Tonys and run longer but it was shut out largely (poor LaChiusa was up 4 times that year--for book and score for both marie Christine and Wild Party--brilliant brilliant scores and lost to... Aida. UGH)
Shame more of LaChiusa's work at the least hasn't all been recorded...
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Updated On: 12/14/04 at 02:44 AM
