Broadway - Page 7

DeltAlum · #1 09-25-2005, 12:57 PM

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On another note, West Side Story is slated for a revival in 2007 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the show. Seems like they will cast them young so the cast will be appropriate to the characters.

That's good news for our youngest who graduates in May wants to do regional theatre for the summer and then move to NY.

OK, about Wicked last night.

It was very good. It's tough to compare it to the Original Broadway cast that I saw, but the show, if not as good, was nearly so.

Pretty much exactly what you expect from a good touring company. Most of the participants have fairly extensive NY credits of their own.

I don't feel like writing a critique this morning, but sufice to say that there was a particularly weak (male) character, and the two (female) leads were outstanding -- better than the originals in a few things and weaker in others.

We sat next to a family of about eight who had flown in from Salt Lake City to see the show (including a high school theatre student) and they were absolutely thrilled. That was really run.

ZTAMich · #2 09-25-2005, 08:32 PM

Saw Fiddler on the Roof last night. Harvey Fierstein & Rosie O'Donnell were fabulous. Great show all around.

Wicked is next on the list!

moe.ron · #3 10-13-2005, 05:20 PM

Seems like Sweeney Todd is getting rave reviews. A friend of mine went to the preview and he absolutely loved it. As he put it, "Patti Lupone is simply divine."

AChiOAlumna · #4 10-13-2005, 05:29 PM

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Seems like Sweeney Todd is getting rave reviews. A friend of mine went to the preview and he absolutely loved it. As he put it, "Patti Lupone is simply divine."

I saw Patti LuPone in London in the original cast of Sunset Blvd. She was incredible!!! I would love to see any production she's in!!!

We have tix for Avenue Q in Las Vegas. We saw it in Broadway, but living on the West Coast, Avenue Q is only coming to LV, it'll be the closest to get to it, so we've got tix...can't wait to compare it to Broadway and see it again.

DeltAlum · #5 10-13-2005, 06:18 PM

Just caught this thread again. As mentioned above, I've also heard that Spam-a-lot will go to Vegas, but unlike Avenue Q, it will do a national tour, but will not have any performances in California or Nevada as part of the overall deal.

Glad I saw them both in NY, because Vegas isn't my favorite place.

Munchkin03 · #6 10-13-2005, 07:49 PM

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That's good news for our youngest who graduates in May wants to do regional theatre for the summer and then move to NY.

Has it been 4 years already? WOW.

A few weeks ago, a friend and I saw Avenue Q. It was great, and I recommend it highly.

DeltAlum · #7 10-14-2005, 09:28 AM

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Has it been 4 years already? WOW.

A few weeks ago, a friend and I saw Avenue Q. It was great, and I recommend it highly.

Yes, time sure flies -- to coin a phrase.

I agree on Avenue Q -- it's a lot of fun.

tinydancer · #8 10-14-2005, 10:05 AM

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Originally posted by ZTAMich
Saw Fiddler on the Roof last night. Harvey Fierstein & Rosie O'Donnell were fabulous. Great show all around.

That just sounds like a weird duo, but I bet they were good. I think I would have to see it for myself.

dzrose93 · #9 10-14-2005, 11:10 AM

I saw Les Miserables on Broadway and it was fabulous. I'm a huge theatre buff, and go whenever I have a chance. Unfortunately, my husband doesn't share my enthusiasm, so I have to go with my mom or my girlfriends whenever I go. (I wish he was more of a theatre fan like Delt Alum!)

In high school, I volunteered as an usher at our city's opera house, so I got to see a ton of plays. And now every year for Mother's Day, I get two tickets to one of the musicals showing at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta for my mom and me.

So far, I've seen:

Annie
Little Shop of Horrors
Oliver Twist
Phantom of the Opera
Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (with Ann Margret)
Cabaret (with Lea Thompson)
Guys and Dolls (with Tony Curtis)
Grease
West Side Story
Always Patsy Cline
Big River
The Lion King
The Nutcracker
Thoroughly Modern Millie
The Crucible
Sweeney Todd
Oklahoma
Evita
Brighton Beach Memoirs
Peter Pan

I know I've seen more than that, but can't recall all the titles. I think Cabaret is my favorite so far.

AChiOAlumna · #10 10-14-2005, 12:12 PM

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Originally posted by ZTAMich
Saw Fiddler on the Roof last night. Harvey Fierstein & Rosie O'Donnell were fabulous. Great show all around.

Wicked is next on the list!

That's so interesting!! I saw Harvey Fienstein on TV singing "If I Were A Rich Man" and I couldn't handle his voice for a 3- minute song. What part did Rosie O'Donnell play? I saw her in Grease as Rizzo years ago, and she wasn't that good....

moe.ron · #11 10-14-2005, 12:15 PM

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That's so interesting!! I saw Harvey Fienstein on TV singing "If I Were A Rich Man" and I couldn't handle his voice for a 3- minute song. What part did Rosie O'Donnell play? I saw her in Grease as Rizzo years ago, and she wasn't that good....

I also saw her in Grease and wanted to stab my ears. She was horrible. Seems like she's receiving very bad reviews.

She was hired as a publicity stunt.

AChiOAlumna · #12 10-14-2005, 12:20 PM

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She was hired as a publicity stunt.

I agree with this...which wasn't necessary as they had Sam Harris and some other really big names....Rosie was just a draw...Grease has a following within itself...like RENT, Grease could have absolutely NO names and still sell out every night!!

PM_Mama00 · #13 10-14-2005, 12:21 PM

My best friend's little sister is at the Conservatory for Music in Boston right now, so once she gets to Broadway I'm sure I'll appreciate it more!

DeltAlum · #14 10-14-2005, 12:43 PM

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My best friend's little sister is at the Conservatory for Music in Boston right now, so once she gets to Broadway I'm sure I'll appreciate it more!

That's neat. If our son had made a different decision, they might have been classmates.

He was accepted at Boston Conservatory, University of Cincinnati College Consevatory (CCM), Northwestern and Indiana University School of Music.

Thankfully, he decided on the big scholarship...

Maybe they'll meet in the big city.

SigmaChiCard · #15 10-16-2005, 03:38 PM

I'm going back to NYC for christmas and seeing Chicago this time...I really want to see wicked, but I just don't see it happening...so expensive! maybe i can get into spamalot