Some of the Herman shows are star vehicles and as such, depend upon a star interested in reviving them. For example, "Mame" needs a comic/singer of a certain age and the show will work when there is someone (I can't think of anyone today. But Sutton Foster will age, so maybe?) who can invest the _part_ with interest. Even if the plot has little.
Actually, it's interesting mentioning Sutton Foster. "Anything Goes" is not a great musical although it has some great songs. SF revived it rather well. "Annie Get Your Gun," which didn't work well for Bernadette Peters but turned out to be a great success for the totally unknown on Broadway Reba McIntyre. I mean, these star vehicles can come back...with a star!
Star vehicles: almost anything that originally starred Ethel Merman, Carol Channing, and maybe Mary Martin, plus others. |
