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re: Encores The Most Happy Fella Dress Rehearsal

Posted by: owk 12:51 am EDT 04/02/14
In reply to: re: Encores The Most Happy Fella Dress Rehearsal - enoch10 12:32 am EDT 04/02/14

What a band! What a score! What orchestrations! A straightforward version of the show, but with all the required elements in place, acting, singing, staging, which almost never happens any more. And the second couple are a wonderful, funny jolt of energy too. Don't miss it.


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re: Encores The Most Happy Fella Dress Rehearsal

Posted by: MarjorieMae 08:31 am EDT 04/02/14
In reply to: re: Encores The Most Happy Fella Dress Rehearsal - owk 12:51 am EDT 04/02/14

NYCO's production sounded glorious thanks to its fine orchestra.


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re: Benanti and the flu

Posted by: lowwriter 10:08 am EDT 04/02/14
In reply to: re: Encores The Most Happy Fella Dress Rehearsal - MarjorieMae 08:31 am EDT 04/02/14

I'm seeing this show on Friday and Sunday. How is Benanti going to make through all these performances?


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re: Benanti and the flu

Posted by: AlanScott 10:11 am EDT 04/02/14
In reply to: re: Benanti and the flu - lowwriter 10:08 am EDT 04/02/14

FWIW, I do not recall Viertel saying she had the flu. He said that something was running through the cast, but I was thinking he meant a cold. But perhaps he did say flu and I missed it as people were getting settled around me.


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No kissing

Posted by: seeseveryshow 10:58 am EDT 04/02/14
In reply to: re: Benanti and the flu - AlanScott 10:11 am EDT 04/02/14

Viertel did not say she had the flu. He just referred to something running through the cast and made an allusion to other illnesses in other previewing Broadway shows. I think the purpose of his announcement was to explain why Benanti would not be kissing anyone during the show. There were a couple of places (Act 1 finale especially) where she should be lip-locked with either Joey or Tony, but instead we saw only hugging last night.

Viertel expected the kissing to be back in tonight.

Benanti looked and sounded fine throughout. Viertel said she made it through many performances of INTO THE WOODS with a broken neck, so performing with a cold or something was cake for her.


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