Which musical should Lincoln Center revive next? — Page 3

The All Male forum is happening in Red Bank NJ, probably eyeing Broadway. KISMET would be wonderful.

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But I would be up for quite a few of the other suggestions...

Updated On: 7/29/15 at 09:12 PM

"The All Male forum is happening in Red Bank NJ, probably eyeing Broadway. KISMET would be wonderful.
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Roundabout was in negotiations at one point to bring in the all-male production of Forum, but discussions broke down over the fact that Roundabout wanted to bring in a bigger star to lead it (I never heard if they had a specific star in mind or just wanted to open the door and see who they could get), but the director insisted on the cast remaining the same from the Williamstown production. I'd be curious if one party or the other would be willing to budge on their stance now a couple years later, or if a commercial producer is circling the property after the revival starring James Corden never came to fruition.

whats up with roundabout and turning women roles into men roles? I just don't see the purpose of it. That production of Forum made Hero, Miles, and Senex gay?

"whats up with roundabout and turning women roles into men roles? I just don't see the purpose of it. That production of Forum made Hero, Miles, and Senex gay?"

Let's address the first part of the problem here. Using some basic reading comprehension one should be able to deduce that Roundabout didn't "turn" any women's roles into men's roles, because Roundabout has not produced this production. It premiered at Williamstown Theatre Festival and, as I stated, though Roundabout was in talks to bring it in a few years ago but discussions fell through.

Secondly, a quick Google search of "Williamstown all male forum" brings up plenty of articles so that you can see that the reason it was staged that way was as a nod to the original plays by Plautus and the fact that they would have been staged with men playing the women's roles, as women were banned from the stage at that point in history. No characters were "made gay."

For someone who wants to be taken seriously you should really consider doing some fact-checking before posting.

(And now how long before you state you weren't wrong, you just were told the wrong thing and you blindly repeated it?)

The Firebrand of Florence, maybe?

It has to be something with some size or grandeur or importance, so it can't be a strict musical comedy.

And it has to be enough of a director's opportunity for Bartlett Sher to take it on, so it can't be something that has only one visual interpretation or is rooted in naturalism.

And it can't be something obscure, or it won't command the attention of the subscribers and the media, the was South Pacific and King and I have done. And it has to have some social import, touching on race or history or some other "big" theme, like they have.

Too bad Porgy and Bess was just done--and in a diminished form--or it would have been a great candidate for Bartlett Sher production.

And it's too soon for another Follies--although his, when he does it, will be vastly superior to the recent revival.

And I don't think it would be wise for Lincoln Center to compete with its own success with Carousel.

So that pretty much leaves up with 1776 or Camelot.

Or Ragtime.

Updated On: 7/30/15 at 03:21 PM

I love City of Angels, but I worry that a revival couldn't live up to the original staging and even worse, rely mostly on LED screens.

The recent Goodman production of Brigadoon in Chicago deserves to be on Broadway. I'd love to see that open in any theatre.

But even more than a revival, I'd like to see Paul Gordon's Sense and Sensibility at Lincoln Center. It still needs a bit of polish, but the show was simply beautiful (and I'd jump at the chance to see it again). And the Shakespeare Theatre in Chicago is almost like a smaller-scale Vivienne Beaumont, so I can easily picture the show transferring to that space.

The book of Lady in the Dark doesn't work any longer.

"I love City of Angels, but I worry that a revival couldn't live up to the original staging and even worse, rely mostly on LED screens. "

I have the same concerns, but if anyone possibly could do a revival justice would be the Lincoln Center. Otherwise the staging is just too challenging for most.

Brigadoon! Or a transfer of Donmar Warehouse's production of CITY OF ANGELS

When was the last time we actually had a My Fair Lady? Or is one in the works commercially?

Also. I know the Carousel and Show Boat revivals in the 90s were rapturously received, but as a 90s child I've never gotten to see either. Would the people who already love those shows really not be up for another go-round at this point?

A revival of the original "Funny Face" that starred Fred and Adele Astaire in the 1927 prodution, such lovely songs.

Or why not "The Boyfriend".