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re: The usual reaction.

Posted by: PlayWiz 01:50 pm EDT 05/10/15
In reply to: re: The usual reaction. - lowwriter 01:20 pm EDT 05/10/15

"1776" has a section where it's about 30-40 minutes between songs. Encores was originally all about the score. Granted, "1776" is a great show, but it has a much bigger book than other shows, plus it is done pretty regularly. So, they'll have somebody chop up the book section? This is really a rather waste of a space that could have gone to something else like a Jerry Herman show or "Redhead" or "Hallelujah, Baby!", both of which won Tonys for the Best Musicals of their year, but are rarely mounted nowadays.

"Do I Hear A Waltz?" is a good selection; "Cabin in the Sky" has a movie version, but it's probably pretty truncated so it might be nice to hear the full score.


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re: The usual reaction.

Posted by: MarjorieMae 04:22 pm EDT 05/10/15
In reply to: re: The usual reaction. - PlayWiz 01:50 pm EDT 05/10/15

I think "Happiness Is Just A Thing Called Joe" was written for the film version of Cabin in the Sky, so I'm guessing they won't include it. Pity, what a wonderful song.


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re: The usual reaction.

Posted by: Renfield1950 05:54 pm EDT 05/10/15
In reply to: re: The usual reaction. - MarjorieMae 04:22 pm EDT 05/10/15

Oh, I bet they jam it in there somewhere to give Audra something extra to sing.


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re: The usual reaction.

Posted by: owk 03:41 pm EDT 05/10/15
In reply to: re: The usual reaction. - PlayWiz 01:50 pm EDT 05/10/15

Or Take me Along or Palin and Fancy...
I doubt they'd do Hallelujah Baby and Cabin in the Sky in the same season. To me 1776 is worth it to hear those Eddie Sauter orchestrations played by this band. I don't think it's the greatest score in the world, but those charts are out of this world. The original Cabin dances were by Balanchine, so there's probably a lot of Vernon Duke music that's not in the film that we'll get to hear too. Overall, I'm happy.


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re: The usual reaction.

Posted by: Thom915 03:55 pm EDT 05/10/15
In reply to: re: The usual reaction. - owk 03:41 pm EDT 05/10/15

Palin and Fancy? Well, it is an election year.
1776 I understand will be chopped up . there will be only 11 colonies.
I seriously hope they pay careful attention to the casting of Do I Hear a Waltz. This is one I want to hear! I also look forward to Cabin in the Sky but feel they wil vocally do that well.


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re: The usual reaction.

Posted by: Chromolume 09:27 pm EDT 05/10/15
In reply to: re: The usual reaction. - Thom915 03:55 pm EDT 05/10/15

1776 I understand will be chopped up . there will be only 11 colonies.

New York abates...courteously? ;-)


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re: The usual reaction.

Posted by: AlanScott 02:14 pm EDT 05/10/15
In reply to: re: The usual reaction. - PlayWiz 01:50 pm EDT 05/10/15

I think only two of the songs (maybe three) in the film version of Cabin in the Sky are from the show. The Off-Broadway revival, which produced a cast recording, added songs and cut songs from the original score and is also generally considered to have been inadequately performed. And, of course, the original orchestrations were not used.

So Cabin in the Sky is really an ideal choice, exactly the kind of show that we're always saying they should be doing.


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