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| Hey Look Me Over-HUNCHES on its potential succes or failure?? | |
| Posted by: NJGUY 05:51 pm EST 12/18/17 | |
| In reply to: Bebe Neuwirth, Vanessa Williams, & More Coming to City Center - Official_Press_Release 05:09 pm EST 12/18/17 | |
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| This could be awesome or absolutely terrible. What do others think? | |
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| re: Hey Look Me Over-HUNCHES on its potential succes or failure?? | |
| Posted by: SRMHAYES 04:12 am EST 12/19/17 | |
| In reply to: Hey Look Me Over-HUNCHES on its potential succes or failure?? - NJGUY 05:51 pm EST 12/18/17 | |
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| Ummmmm.....why don't they just do one of the damn shows???? I'm always up to hear a full orchestra playing the overture from "Mack & Mabel". Terrific show. Put it up there....don''t sing three songs and then move on to "The Girl Who Came To Supper"! | |
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| re: Hey Look Me Over-HUNCHES on its potential succes or failure?? | |
| Posted by: Thom915 08:22 am EST 12/19/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Hey Look Me Over-HUNCHES on its potential succes or failure?? - SRMHAYES 04:12 am EST 12/19/17 | |
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| I bet Encores would do Mack and Mabel in a second if Jerry Herman would let them. Maybe if it gets a good response in this, Herman will relent. | |
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| re: Hey Look Me Over-HUNCHES on its potential succes or failure?? | |
| Posted by: SRMHAYES 09:25 am EST 12/19/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Hey Look Me Over-HUNCHES on its potential succes or failure?? - Thom915 08:22 am EST 12/19/17 | |
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| WHY wouldn't he let them? Is he still waiting for the full-scale revival that will NEVER happen unless he lets Encores do it? (Hello, "Chicago"????) | |
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| A Violation of Subscribers' Expectations | |
| Posted by: bsonarts 11:15 pm EST 12/18/17 | |
| In reply to: Hey Look Me Over-HUNCHES on its potential succes or failure?? - NJGUY 05:51 pm EST 12/18/17 | |
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| A good (not great) cast -- Where are the men? But, this is not why I, and I am sure many others, subscribe to this series at fairly high prices. The core mission, they say, is to present forgotten or less revived musicals. The enjoyment for the audience is discovery, enlightenment about the form, and experiencing a show in its original state (or at least close). This could be a very enjoyable evening, but it is not why people subscribe year after year. | |
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| re: A Violation of Subscribers' Expectations | |
| Posted by: garyd 11:36 pm EST 12/18/17 | |
| In reply to: A Violation of Subscribers' Expectations - bsonarts 11:15 pm EST 12/18/17 | |
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| There are men. | |
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| re: A Violation of Subscribers' Expectations | |
| Posted by: SRMHAYES 04:14 am EST 12/19/17 | |
| In reply to: re: A Violation of Subscribers' Expectations - garyd 11:36 pm EST 12/18/17 | |
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| I'm sure there are, Gary. Who are they?????? | |
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| re: A Violation of Subscribers' Expectations | |
| Posted by: garyd 12:21 pm EST 12/19/17 | |
| In reply to: re: A Violation of Subscribers' Expectations - SRMHAYES 04:14 am EST 12/19/17 | |
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| see link | |
| Link | https://www.nycitycenter.org/pdps/hey-look-me-over/?utm_source=wordfly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MKT18DecembereNewsletter&utm_content=version_A&PromoCode=22108 |
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| re: Hey Look Me Over-HUNCHES on its potential succes or failure?? | |
| Posted by: stevemr 07:29 pm EST 12/18/17 | |
| In reply to: Hey Look Me Over-HUNCHES on its potential succes or failure?? - NJGUY 05:51 pm EST 12/18/17 | |
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| An entire evening of great opening numbers runs the risk of being exhausting, and ultimately too similar in tone | |
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| re: Hey Look Me Over-HUNCHES on its potential succes or failure?? | |
| Posted by: garyd 11:33 pm EST 12/18/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Hey Look Me Over-HUNCHES on its potential succes or failure?? - stevemr 07:29 pm EST 12/18/17 | |
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| True, but where does it say this is to be an evening of opening numbers? | |
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| re: Hey Look Me Over-HUNCHES on its potential succes or failure?? | |
| Posted by: SRMHAYES 04:16 am EST 12/19/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Hey Look Me Over-HUNCHES on its potential succes or failure?? - garyd 11:33 pm EST 12/18/17 | |
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| I have a feeling they're not gonna do "You're A Liar". | |
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| re: Hey Look Me Over-HUNCHES on its potential succes or failure?? | |
| Posted by: garyd 12:29 pm EST 12/19/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Hey Look Me Over-HUNCHES on its potential succes or failure?? - SRMHAYES 04:16 am EST 12/19/17 | |
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| Oh, I don't know, "they" might. (Useless anecdote)... I begged my grandmother for a stereo for my 13th birthday. She gave me one along with the "Wildcat" OBC recording. I still have it. |
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| Link | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ccFUefv7ZQ |
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| re: Hey Look Me Over-HUNCHES on its potential succes or failure?? | |
| Posted by: Nydiva 07:14 pm EST 12/18/17 | |
| In reply to: Hey Look Me Over-HUNCHES on its potential succes or failure?? - NJGUY 05:51 pm EST 12/18/17 | |
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| Having JUST seen Sweeney for the second time, I booked my ticket for this immediately. I do not miss Carolee if I can help it. Super talented lady (understatement) and she could not possibly be nicer. | |
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| re: Hey Look Me Over-HUNCHES on its potential succes or failure?? | |
| Posted by: MockingbirdGirl 07:02 pm EST 12/18/17 | |
| In reply to: Hey Look Me Over-HUNCHES on its potential succes or failure?? - NJGUY 05:51 pm EST 12/18/17 | |
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| This could be awesome or absolutely terrible. What do others think? I think the more likely scenario is that it will just be kinda 'meh'. |
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| re: Hey Look Me Over-HUNCHES on its potential succes or failure?? | |
| Last Edit: BroadwayTonyJ 06:43 pm EST 12/18/17 | |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 06:40 pm EST 12/18/17 | |
| In reply to: Hey Look Me Over-HUNCHES on its potential succes or failure?? - NJGUY 05:51 pm EST 12/18/17 | |
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| They actually did a similar show in 2007. They called it Stairway to Heaven -- it was an evening of well known songs and some skits from the great Broadway revues of the 30's and 40's. I enjoyed it -- the songs were well performed by a strong cast; unfortunately the skits were very hit or miss. I would imagine that Hey Look Me Over will be an enjoyable (if somewhat slight) evening. I've been able to catch 18 Encores shows over the years. I have really enjoyed all of the them. Until quite recently each one was very well attended. However, when I saw Zorba in 2015 and The Golden Apple this year, I was shocked at how poorly sold both productions were. I assume that is one of the reasons they are doing a rather inexpensive show like Hey Look Me Over in order to save money and keep the series going. |
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| re: Hey Look Me Over-HUNCHES on its potential succes or failure?? | |
| Posted by: owk 11:57 pm EST 12/18/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Hey Look Me Over-HUNCHES on its potential succes or failure?? - BroadwayTonyJ 06:40 pm EST 12/18/17 | |
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| Just for the record, it was called STAIRWAY TO PARADISE. Stairway to Heaven is a rock classic by Led Zeppelin. My recollection of it was that the first sketch got the longest and loudest laughs I had heard in years (it was mostly about sneezing) and the second one was kind of a dud. But the numbers were very strong. One thing no one has yet commented on is that the "reason" for HEY LOOK ME OVER is to celebrate Encores!' 25th birthday. That seems like a fair reason to do something like this. 25 years is a pretty good run. |
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| re: Hey Look Me Over-HUNCHES on its potential succes or failure?? | |
| Posted by: bmc 10:10 pm EST 12/18/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Hey Look Me Over-HUNCHES on its potential succes or failure?? - BroadwayTonyJ 06:40 pm EST 12/18/17 | |
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| I keep calling the Encore Stairway to Heaven the Revue revue. It was the first time I Saw Kristen Chenoweth on stage. MY! the lady filled the whole theater, just extraordinaire==As for the show itself,the second half, which began with the first post WW II review, was somewhat weaker, because the material in the reviews began to thin out....This time around, I planned my week in NYC around THE GOLDEN APPLE. But I later added in The Great Comet, and on my last day in town, went to 2pm Dolly, and 7pm APPLE, a delirious sunday in the Thee -ay-tuh I wish there were more recordings mad The NEW YORKER woyuld be a wonderful 'album' If I were a Rich man, the would all be recorded as a sign of love and care for us out=of=towners. I f I were a New Yorker, I would subscribe to every season.,. | |
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| re: Hey Look Me Over-HUNCHES on its potential succes or failure?? | |
| Posted by: BruceinIthaca 05:54 pm EST 12/18/17 | |
| In reply to: Hey Look Me Over-HUNCHES on its potential succes or failure?? - NJGUY 05:51 pm EST 12/18/17 | |
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| My guess, given the lineup, is the quality of performances will be very strong--whether the evening feels "necessary" (in the sense of really making cases for either the shows or the individual songs) remains to be seen. If I were in town and had the opportunity to go, I would, but I wouldn't make a special trip for it. | |
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| re: Hey Look Me Over-HUNCHES on its potential succes or failure?? | |
| Posted by: JohnDunlop 11:59 pm EST 12/18/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Hey Look Me Over-HUNCHES on its potential succes or failure?? - BruceinIthaca 05:54 pm EST 12/18/17 | |
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| Aren't there videos of some of the songs by the original casts available on the Internet, especially Lucille Ball singing "Hey, Look Me Over." | |
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| re: Hey Look Me Over-HUNCHES on its potential succes or failure?? | |
| Posted by: SRMHAYES 04:20 am EST 12/19/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Hey Look Me Over-HUNCHES on its potential succes or failure?? - JohnDunlop 11:59 pm EST 12/18/17 | |
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| Yep. And she ain't bad!!!! | |
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