Why did they cut that!? Scenes or songs cut from shows in previews that should have stayed. — Page 2

I've always wondered if the song "Ti Moune" was written before or after "Come Down..." because the way it was placed in the story would make it one ballad too many, but I think that they cut one of the best tunes, if not songs from the show.

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The whole beginning of Ballroom out-of-town should not have been cut.

I don't mind "The Show Biz" having been cut from Ragtime, since Houdini and Nesbit get parts in "Atlantic City." I do think it's tragic that the touring production cut "He Wanted to Say," though.

There are some songs that were appropriate to cut for the sake of the story but are brilliant songs anyway. I've been listening to the revue of cut Sondheim songs, Marry Me a Little, quite a lot lately. I love "Can that Boy Foxtrot" and "Uptown/Downtown," both cut from Follies. And there's no way I'd ever give up "Being Alive," but "Marry Me a Little" and "Happily Ever After" are so interesting to consider as alternative conclusions to Company.

Updated On: 3/10/07 at 09:56 PM

I was just thinking about a similar topic as I recently listened to the INTO THE WOODS OBCR. I think it's too bad they didn't use the extended version of "A Very Nice Prince" in the actual show (though they did bother to record it). I like it much better than the snippet they ended up using, and it sets up character developtment/motivations (where Cinderella/Baker's Wife are concerned).

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I really love "L'Un Vers L'Autre" from Les Miserables, but they replaced it with "On My Own."

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Its really a shame that "Give Them What They Want" was replaced for the tour of DRS. The new opening bored me and it was nowhere near as smart as the original.

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I really like "Why We Like Spelling" from Spelling Bee, but I understand why it needed to be cut.

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