William Finn's MAKE ME A SONG will be stage in LONDON.

(per playbill)
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/114658.html

Tony Award winner Frances Ruffelle will be among the stars of the London premiere of Make Me a Song: The Music of William Finn, which is scheduled to launch March 3 at the Off West End Players Theatre.

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Ehem... but when are they going to release the OfBC? I'm still waiting !!! London will have a different director not Rob Ruggiero- speaking of him... I will see his THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED at Hartford's Theater Works with CHAD ALLEN this weekend..
Can't wait!

J*

Updated On: 1/29/08 at 12:06 PM

The London production added 1 more actor too.. the off-broadway has 4?!

Updated On: 1/29/08 at 03:20 PM

Frances Ruffelle can do no wrong, IMO. We need more albums featuring her. One can only listen to "On My Own" so many times.

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H isn't exactly my favourite to see in this show but bless him he did take the postgrad at RAM after being a celeb and learned from the best for a year. So shall go see him with an open mind. The others are solid pros who should deliver..Gareth Snook has been around for years and never lets you down..Dearman also has a large voice that should really soar on Finn's music. I know what I am doing in March!

What theatre is this actually at as I tried googling the "Off West End Players Theatre" and it didn't find anything (I personally think the addition of H from steps is a bonus, not in a musical way but a I used to have a crush on him as a child way)

H is a name. People in London know who he is. He was part of one of the best selling bands in the UK. So don't tell me he's not high caliber, because he is. And though some people may not personally like Frances, she is a name as well. A-list theater performer in the UK. So both stars are high caliber, just as Clay Aiken is high caliber in Spamalot, it doesn't mean he's the most amazing performer, but he is a name. Oif!

*end defense of former teen idols, Les Miserables veterans, and American Idol Runner-ups*

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Updated On: 1/30/08 at 09:58 AM

High calibre and high profile are not synonymous.

I have no doubt that the cast is high caliber or calibre, but your reasoning was that "H is a name. People in London know who he is. He was part of one of the best selling bands in the UK. So don't tell me he's not high caliber, because he is." Just because "people know who he is" does not mean he is "high caliber". Just like someone who is not well known is not necessarily of lesser quality. They are independent of one another.

Your original statement may very well be valid (although, even though no one knew who they were, I thought the off-Broadway cast was excellent). However, your following comments do nothing to back up that statement.

And, from dictionary.com: "Also, especially British, cal·i·bre."

Updated On: 1/30/08 at 10:23 AM