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February musicals

Posted by: showtunetrivia 10:37 pm EST 01/06/14

Musical Theatre Guild is giving me a nice birthday present with the West Coast premiere of Maury Yeston's DEATH TAKES A HOLIDAY on February 9 at 7 PM at their temporary home in Santa Monica at the Moss Theatre. No word if Kevin Earley, an MTG alum, might be back as Death. But hey, a girl can dream!

Theatre West will offer the rarely performed Rodgers and Hart show, BY JUPITER as the 4th Annual Staged Reading for the Betty Garrett Musical Workshop. February 8-9 and 15-16.
They're using the revised book (Fred Ebb) from 1967, not the 1942 original, which kind of disappoints the historian in me.

Laura


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watch out that curve is coming up fast

Posted by: dramedy 01:40 pm EST 01/07/14
In reply to: February musicals - showtunetrivia 10:37 pm EST 01/06/14

some of the lyrics and songs for Death are surprisingly bad. I didn't see it in nyc, but listened to the cd. maybe it works better on stage. i'd see it if it were local here in sf.


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re: watch out that curve is coming up fast

Posted by: showtunetrivia 09:53 pm EST 01/07/14
In reply to: watch out that curve is coming up fast - dramedy 01:40 pm EST 01/07/14

I like the music a lot, but I like most of Yeston's work. I agree, some of the lyrics kind of clunk. The other interest for me is the source material, which I've loved since I was about thirteen. I also like the idea of a chamber musical--it's an intimate story.

Laura


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i'm one of the few that loved Meet Joe Black

Posted by: dramedy 11:32 am EST 01/08/14
In reply to: re: watch out that curve is coming up fast - showtunetrivia 09:53 pm EST 01/07/14

but that also was partly due to my love of Brad Pitt.


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re: i'm one of the few that loved Meet Joe Black

Posted by: showtunetrivia 08:25 pm EST 01/09/14
In reply to: i'm one of the few that loved Meet Joe Black - dramedy 11:32 am EST 01/08/14

I'll take Fredric March and leave you Brad Pitt!

De gustibus and all that!

Laura


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re: February musicals

Posted by: bicoastal 10:51 pm EST 01/06/14
In reply to: February musicals - showtunetrivia 10:37 pm EST 01/06/14

Thanks for the reminder re: DEATH TAKES A HOLIDAY. And I hadn't heard about BY JUPITER, I will also get tix for that!


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