Will Rogers Follies Revival, Yay or Nay?

I personally think it’s time. The show holds a special place in my heart for being my first broadway show. Tommy Tune created a wonderful show through his directing and choreography and making Will Rogers life a Vaudeville show. It had some great songs like Willomania, Give a Man Enough Rope, Our Favorite Son and, I’ve Never Met a Man I Didn’t like.



Now, I know this show is divisive, people either love it or hate it. So, do y’all think it should be revived or only stay in our memories.

if Hugh Jackman wanted to do it...

I would absolutely love to see a revival of this! And there is an audience - but I'm not sure they're going to NYC. Didn't this play for a very extended run in Branson with a fading country star? The only way I could see this working in NYC is perhaps with Blake Shelton (and he might actually be pretty good) or some other country star (with some crossover appeal) and at a non-profit in NYC. Or it could play a limited engagement in NYC with a big star and hope to make it's money by touring as a "direct from B'way" show. That might actually be the best model for this to actually happen.

I loved it, but it has to be a huge splashy spectacle like the original in order to work. And these days, it would need a major box office name to star. I don't see Roundabout or MTC doing it justice.