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Posted by: StageDoorJohnny 11:12 pm EST 12/06/13
In reply to: re: Hammerstein did not write stage book for SOM - JereNYC 12:35 pm EST 12/06/13

SOM was the 4th longest running NY musical when it closed [about 3 1/2 years] with a longer run than King and I and almost twice as long as Carousel. The longer runs were My Fair Lady, Oklahoma! and South Pacific. In London the run was about 6 months longer than the NY Oklahoma! [at just under 6 years] and was the 2nd longest running musical in London history--after Oliver!. The movie would not have been made without the huge success of the stage show.


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double horse hockey

Posted by: Chromolume 11:50 pm EST 12/06/13
In reply to: horse hockey - StageDoorJohnny 11:12 pm EST 12/06/13

I'm seeing a number of posts lately that seem to be confusing success with quality. No one is denying that the run of the original production was successful. So was the run of Cats, of Mamma Mia, of Oh Calcutta...;-)


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Posted by: PlayWiz 02:11 am EST 12/07/13
In reply to: double horse hockey - Chromolume 11:50 pm EST 12/06/13

"The Sound of Music" didn't feature nudity to get to its long run. Though I wouldn't put it past someone like Calito Bieito or some other outlandish avant-garde director in a Euro-trash version to insert it somewhere.

But the original cast did have in addition to starring Mary Martin, a chorus that included, amazingly enough, Joey Heatherton, and opera divas to be Patricia Brooks and Tatiana Troyanos.


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