Who wants a "Drood" Revival?- Page 3

[Codeman109]

Posted: 10/28/08 at 3:07pm

Dennis O' Hare as Bazzard
Raul Esparza as Jasper (I like Brian D'Arcy James as well!)
Roger Bart as The Chairman...does he HAVE to be old?

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 10/28/08 at 3:38pm

Oooooohh, Reg! The Moonlight Quartet is definitely one of my favorite tracks. Although the first song I committed to memory when I bought the cassette in 1988 was No Good Can Come From Bad. I then bought the CD release with all the endings and was thrilled to have a compilation of the two recordings to include all the recorded tracks.

Sadly, I have never seen the show.

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 10/28/08 at 3:48pm

I saw the original production in Central Park; never caught it on Broadway.

I did see it at the Shaw Festival a few years ago. A friend who hadn't seen it on Bway but was obsessed with the album (and the Tony's medley) insisted we go. It really did hold up.

[BudFrump23]

Posted: 10/28/08 at 5:19pm

If not a revival, AT LEAST re-release the cast recording so those of us who haven't heard it can get a copy under 80 bucks~!

[best12bars]

Posted: 10/28/08 at 9:23pm

I saw it twice on Broadway. The first time... GREAT! The second time (over a year later)... not so much.

The cast and their chemistry with the audience as well as each other is critical. It's everything actually.

This is a British "saloon" show. A "Music Hall."

It's all about the personalities on stage and how they interact and connect with the audience.

If you can assemble a killer (no pun intended) cast, you've got it made.

But the cast was tired when I saw it the second time (with Donna Murphy, Karen Morrow and a very tired George Rose), and it was really in need of Geritol.

The first time with the full OBC, it was magic!

I think a revival would do very well with the right people in it.