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re: Rothschilds & Sons - did anyone go?

Posted by:	larry13 05:42 pm EST 11/19/14
In reply to:	re: Rothschilds & Sons - did anyone go? - JayBee 05:10 pm EST 11/19/14

Basically, yes; there certainly was no love interest for Nathan which it is my understanding--never having seen the musical before--makes up most of the second act and led at least some people to believe damaged the show's success.(When Mayer dies, the pivotal character is gone and the rest isn't as compelling.) I think this version works and may even, with very reduced forces needed, have some life in small theaters. I would hope that the original version would still be available for any company willing to put it on. I didn't mind the "book heavy" scenes except at the very beginning when, without any overture, it seemed an awfully long time until we got to the first familiar and wonderful Bock/Harnick song. It's also especially grim at the start, which may very well be the aim of the creators of this new version. At the reading I attended, it was thrilling to be able to see both Sherman Yellen(book)and Sheldon Harnick(lyrics)in the audience. The book(much of the dialogue taken from Frederic Morton?)is excellent. Its brilliance in detailing arguments and thinking recalled for me 1776, on Broadway at the exact same time. And every song is a gem. The entire cast was superb; I have never heard Marc Kudisch in better voice.(That there were no microphones was, of course, another pleasure.)

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