figure the musical out game

[apdarcey]

Posted: 3/29/06 at 10:45pm

so yesterday i met the president of the kennedy center (in dc), michael kaiser. we had a very elaborate discussion of musical theatre and its future here in dc and the nation. we focused a lot on the upcoming "mame" with baranski. the other thing he told me though was that the kennedy center is working on a show that it will produce within the next 2-3 years. a big production of a musical from the last 20 years. it was written for only piano accompaniment, and has been considered a "small" show. the kennedy center has been working and is continuing to work on making a full 20-piece orchestration for the musical. kaiser was reluctant to give the name though because the official announcement has not been made. anyway, i thought i would put my other musical theatre junkies to work, any ideas?

recap:
-from the last 20 years
-generally considered a small show
-written for only piano accompaniment.
Updated On: 3/29/06 at 10:45 PM

[noahrp3]

Posted: 3/29/06 at 10:53pm

The Fantasticks?

Myths and Hymns (Saturn Returns)

[apdarcey]

Posted: 3/29/06 at 10:56pm

myths and hymns and elegies were my two thoughts. the fantasticks is more than 50 years old. so not that.

[ALWrules]

Posted: 3/29/06 at 11:04pm

Long shot wild guess, but "By Jeeves" maybe? I know it makes no sense whatsoever, but I can't think of any others. Maybe "Rent," which maybe in its early stages only used piano." I don't honestly have a clue though...

[musicman117]

Posted: 3/29/06 at 11:06pm

Myths and Hymns is a great guess

I know that this is a little old, but could it be the Falsettos Trilogy? Or Nunsense?

i dont know, but i am definitely intrigued.

[apdarcey]

Posted: 3/29/06 at 11:08pm

well he said that it's always performed with only piano. this would be the first time big orchestrations were being used. i would love falsettos, but i believe it was written with orchestrations, and is generally performed with them at least.

[Smaxie]

Posted: 3/29/06 at 11:10pm

Ruthless?

[ALWrules]

Posted: 3/29/06 at 11:11pm

Even most small shows use something other than "just piano" so it is a bit perplexing. The Fantasticks had harp and percussion as well as piano, and it was about as small as a show gets.

[Smaxie]

Posted: 3/29/06 at 11:12pm

The Fantasticks also had a touring version some years ago, with a full orchestration.

[ALWrules]

Posted: 3/29/06 at 11:13pm

Really?! What did the orchestrations sound like? How did it affect the show?

[apdarcey]

Posted: 3/29/06 at 11:15pm

needless to say, apparently it's going to sound amazing to hear this score with a 20 piece orchestration.

i'm really thinking myths and hymns...

floyd collins had full orchestration, right?

[Smaxie]

Posted: 3/29/06 at 11:17pm

It was a "30th Anniversary" tour in 1990, starring Robert Goulet as El Gallo. I didn't see it, so I don't know what it sounded like. But the full orchestration is available for rental at Music Theatre International.

[ElphabaRose]

Posted: 3/29/06 at 11:52pm

The Cradle Will Rock has traditionally been performed with only piano. Its last revibal was almost 60 years though. There was a movie made in 1999 with some pretty big names.

[BwayBaby18]

Posted: 3/30/06 at 12:16am

This is a long shot but Last 5 Years

[zzannahk]

Posted: 3/30/06 at 12:17am

that would be nice, it is actually a "small show"

[buffyactsing]

Posted: 3/30/06 at 12:18am

Cradle Will Rock is the first thing I thought of too...

[apdarcey]

Posted: 3/30/06 at 12:36am

cradle will rock is from 1927!

last 5 has orchestration.