Which of the BIG 6 R&H is next up for B'WAY? — Page 2

givesmevoice, if there's any R&H show that Leigh Ann Larkin is perfect for, it's SOUTH PACIFIC. She'd surely be an excellent Nellie Forbush.

In regards to R&H shows that should be revived on Broadway, the current London revival of THE SOUND OF MUSIC is absolutely marvelous.

If they were to bring it over here with original star Connie Fisher (who is probably the only good thing that will have ever come from a reality t.v. casting show,) it would be a real treat for New York audiences.

I'm actually rather surprised Andrew Lloyd Webber hasn't already expressed interest in a transfer, with it being such a commerically appealing property (though he has openly discussed the idea of wanting to use Fisher in a potential West End revival of FUNNY GIRL.)

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Updated On: 6/5/08 at 06:35 AM

I think it is too soon for any of the major works to have a revival. Allegro, Me and Juliet, and Pipe Dream would all tank.

I think the King and I would be magnificent! Although I do love the idea of Carousel!
Ideal king and I casting:
Laura Benanti--Anna
Henry Hodges--Louis
Tuptim--Newbie
Lun Tha--aaron j. albano/jose llana/telly leung
King--Francis Jue from TMM? Or maybe you need a larger name for the king? I dunno these are just my thoughts. go ahead and bash them.

OMG Allegro with Leslie Kritzer?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! BEST IDEA EVER.

Of the "big six", however, I would most like to see a new revival of Carousel.

Whichever is revived, I just hope the production strives to break new ground - really find new life in these pieces. I think Carousel would be fascinating if it were not done as a period piece - if it had a contemporary setting. Same for the King and I.

I feel like these shows have timeless messages and lessons that we can't seem to learn, and we have to mine for new gold in these shows. People think R&H are getting stale. I think, if the duo (especially Hammerstein) were alive, they would love to see us really see how we can shake up his work to keep those timeless messages just as current and moving today as they were back in the Golden Age.

I think we all like to forget about it, Jay.

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Jose Llana already did the last King and I. Let someone else do it. Like me. :)

I'd love to see Carousel. It's the most beautiful and tragic of them all.

Cast Benanti in anything R&H and I'll be there. Her voice would be beautiful. I guess she already starred in The Sound of Music, so maybe any other show.

~Steven

I’m probably in the minority, but I would like to see a remounting of Hytner’s Carousel. I regret not seeing it when I had the chance. I was too young then and I don’t think I would have appreciated it had I seen it. I can’t even find bootlegs floating around, not that that would be the ideal way to experience it, but it’s just a production I would of loved to have seen.

I think it is probably too soon for any of them, but the next one done should definitely be Carousel, its their best work IMO.

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The R&H Organization officially announced the mounting of the updated "Cinderella" in 2009 after its tour in Asia. The tour Cinderella is going to be played by Lea Salonga. There are no other details of the US mounting nor whether Ms. Salonga will continue the role.

Personally, I wouldn't mind seeing this updated version. Seeing "The King and I" in 1996, I wouldn't mind seeing another revival of that production. "Carousel" would also be another good revival. Patrick Wilson should also reprise the lead role.

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