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| A CHORUS LINE, I MARRIED AN ANGEL and LADY IN THE DARK at City Center | |
| Posted by: bwayjoey 12:10 pm EDT 05/16/18 | |
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| Looks like only one of the 3 Encores! shows has been announced. See link below. |
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| Link | City Center |
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| that torrential downpour of a "press release" was too much for me... | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 01:57 pm EDT 05/16/18 | |
| In reply to: A CHORUS LINE, I MARRIED AN ANGEL and LADY IN THE DARK at City Center - bwayjoey 12:10 pm EDT 05/16/18 | |
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| My god how many words can they use to announce 3 shows? I couldn't even find information about the shows... | |
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| I don't know. However, I am apparently a "laurel" | |
| Posted by: garyd 11:45 pm EDT 05/16/18 | |
| In reply to: that torrential downpour of a "press release" was too much for me... - Chazwaza 01:57 pm EDT 05/16/18 | |
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| bring on the empty spectrographs | |
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| re: that torrential downpour of a "press release" was too much for me... | |
| Posted by: MikeR 02:06 pm EDT 05/16/18 | |
| In reply to: that torrential downpour of a "press release" was too much for me... - Chazwaza 01:57 pm EDT 05/16/18 | |
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| From Playbill: The Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical A Chorus Line will head to New York City Center this fall as the organization’s annual gala presentation. Performances, helmed by the original production’s co-choreographer and cast member/dance captain Baayork Lee, will run November 14–18. City Center's upcoming Encores! slate will feature Irving Berlin, Howard Lindsay, and Russel Crouse's Call Me Madam (running February 6–10, 2019); Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart's I Married an Angel, choreographed by Joshua Bergasse and starring his fiancée, New York City Ballet’s Sara Mearns (March 20–24); and Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn, and Stephen Longstreet's High Button Shoes (May 8–12). Additionally, MasterVoices will present Kurt Weill and Ira Gershwin’s Lady in the Dark, starring Tony winner Victoria Clark (running April 25–26, 2019). |
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| Link | http://www.playbill.com/article/new-york-city-center-will-present-a-chorus-line-gala-sets-20182019-encores-season |
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| Kudos to Playbill's Ryan McPhee | |
| Posted by: TimDunleavy 03:17 pm EDT 05/16/18 | |
| In reply to: re: that torrential downpour of a "press release" was too much for me... - MikeR 02:06 pm EDT 05/16/18 | |
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| For turning that turgid press release into something readable. | |
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| Isn't it CALL ME MADAM, I MARRIED AN ANGEL and HIGH BUTTON SHOES? | |
| Posted by: portenopete 01:01 pm EDT 05/16/18 | |
| In reply to: A CHORUS LINE, I MARRIED AN ANGEL and LADY IN THE DARK at City Center - bwayjoey 12:10 pm EDT 05/16/18 | |
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| And isn't that a terrific line-up? Revisiting CALL ME MADAM seems a little unnecessary but it is 20+ years since they last did it. And the other two seem total bullseyes for Encores! mandate and what people have been clamouring for. | |
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| re: Correct. Don't know why the initial articles only mentioned one of the 3. NMI | |
| Posted by: bwayjoey 01:05 pm EDT 05/16/18 | |
| In reply to: Isn't it CALL ME MADAM, I MARRIED AN ANGEL and HIGH BUTTON SHOES? - portenopete 01:01 pm EDT 05/16/18 | |
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| re: Correct. Don't know why the initial articles only mentioned one of the 3. NMI | |
| Posted by: portenopete 01:52 pm EDT 05/16/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Correct. Don't know why the initial articles only mentioned one of the 3. NMI - bwayjoey 01:05 pm EDT 05/16/18 | |
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| There was a lot of info in that City Centre press release and I think people weren't expecting non-Encores! musical offerings? Excited for these three (or at least two). |
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| re: A CHORUS LINE, I MARRIED AN ANGEL and LADY IN THE DARK at City Center | |
| Posted by: larry13 12:31 pm EDT 05/16/18 | |
| In reply to: A CHORUS LINE, I MARRIED AN ANGEL and LADY IN THE DARK at City Center - bwayjoey 12:10 pm EDT 05/16/18 | |
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| Thanks. But don't you mean "only one of the 3 Encores! shows has" NOT "been announced?" Namely the February first show of the 2019 season. I love Victoria Clark--who doesn't?--and look forward to seeing her play Liza but has Encores really run out of titles to do that they're repeating shows? |
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| re: A CHORUS LINE, I MARRIED AN ANGEL and LADY IN THE DARK at City Center | |
| Posted by: AlanScott 04:37 pm EDT 05/16/18 | |
| In reply to: re: A CHORUS LINE, I MARRIED AN ANGEL and LADY IN THE DARK at City Center - larry13 12:31 pm EDT 05/16/18 | |
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| It's funny but just a few days ago on Facebook, I mentioned the possibility that Encores! might start to repeat more shows, as they've done with Fiorello! So I'm not entirely surprised. Still, I agree that there really is no shortage of truly worthy shows that might be done, and I'm not talking about marginal titles of the sort that often get suggested here. Still, it's been a long time since the first Call Me Madam, and starting to repeat one show a season from the early years is not really a bad idea. | |
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| hasn't it become more a question of shows that might sell to audiences/actors than deserving shows? | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 11:21 am EDT 05/17/18 | |
| In reply to: re: A CHORUS LINE, I MARRIED AN ANGEL and LADY IN THE DARK at City Center - AlanScott 04:37 pm EDT 05/16/18 | |
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| I think their mission has become a bit more about a season with some stuff that will sell tickets based on title or based on the talent it attracts (cast or creative) than about getting through all the scores that deserve to be showcased. | |
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| re: hasn't it become more a question of shows that might sell to audiences/actors than deserving shows? | |
| Posted by: AlanScott 10:16 pm EDT 05/17/18 | |
| In reply to: hasn't it become more a question of shows that might sell to audiences/actors than deserving shows? - Chazwaza 11:21 am EDT 05/17/18 | |
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| I think they have to balance seasons. We'd all love seasons of the very obscure stuff, but that's a recipe for them to run such high deficits that they can't go on. Next season actually is the kind of season many of us say we want them to do. And by the time they do Call Me Madam, it will have been 24 years since they last did it. I suspect they've got a big star interested in CMM, but maybe i'm wrong. I'm a bit sorry that they've once again bypassed any of the older operettas, but overall I think we've got to remember they've got a big theater and a lot of performers and musicians to pay and so of course they've got to program some stuff that will sell tickets. I'd love a season of Reuben Reuben, Sandhog and Lolita, My Love but that's a recipe for the end of Encores! If I had tens of millions of dollars, I'd finance a company to do such things. |
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| re: hasn't it become more a question of shows that might sell to audiences/actors than deserving shows? | |
| Posted by: PlayWiz 10:59 pm EDT 05/17/18 | |
| In reply to: re: hasn't it become more a question of shows that might sell to audiences/actors than deserving shows? - AlanScott 10:16 pm EDT 05/17/18 | |
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| I'd love to see "Reuben, Reuben" and see how many people walk out. Apparently Eddie Albert, who was starring in it, was punched in the face after one of its performances by someone who had disliked the show so much that they took it out on him. The show was supposed to be fascinating but also very difficult to sit through, if I recall Ken Mandelbaum's description of it. | |
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| re: hasn't it become more a question of shows that might sell to audiences/actors than deserving shows? | |
| Posted by: AlanScott 11:24 pm EDT 05/17/18 | |
| In reply to: re: hasn't it become more a question of shows that might sell to audiences/actors than deserving shows? - PlayWiz 10:59 pm EDT 05/17/18 | |
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| I think the story — and it is just a story — is that Blitzstein, not Albert, was punched by an audience member. As I recall it, the Albert story was about how he got very upset with Blitzstein when the latter came in with his changes after a week, which amounted to changing recitative to spoken dialogue, with the rhymes intact. And Albert loved the show, but he knew it wasn't connecting with audiences and something needed to be done. | |
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| re: hasn't it become more a question of shows that might sell to audiences/actors than deserving shows? | |
| Posted by: PlayWiz 11:30 pm EDT 05/17/18 | |
| In reply to: re: hasn't it become more a question of shows that might sell to audiences/actors than deserving shows? - AlanScott 11:24 pm EDT 05/17/18 | |
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| Yes, sorry, the story I referred to was regarding Blitzstein. Thanks for your comments, Alan! | |
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| re: A CHORUS LINE, I MARRIED AN ANGEL and LADY IN THE DARK at City Center | |
| Posted by: Roz5678 02:25 pm EDT 05/16/18 | |
| In reply to: re: A CHORUS LINE, I MARRIED AN ANGEL and LADY IN THE DARK at City Center - larry13 12:31 pm EDT 05/16/18 | |
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| Larry, your thinking "has Encores really run out of titles to do that they're repeating shows?" echoes my thinking. I had a strong feeling that Encores would not announce a 2019 season or that they would take a gap year. I enjoyed Grand Hotel and thought Me and My Girl was pretty good but that Hey, Look Me Over didn't work for me at all. And I thought, that's it, they're done. Mainly because they don't want to revive shows that are too recent and I agree with that premise. But it can't be that they've run out. ATC-ers keep shouting titles on this board and I'm wearing everyone out I'm sure with Mack and Mabel. | |
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| re: A CHORUS LINE, I MARRIED AN ANGEL and LADY IN THE DARK at City Center | |
| Posted by: PlayWiz 03:29 pm EDT 05/16/18 | |
| In reply to: re: A CHORUS LINE, I MARRIED AN ANGEL and LADY IN THE DARK at City Center - Roz5678 02:25 pm EDT 05/16/18 | |
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| There are plenty of shows that could be done, but sometimes some of the more obscure titles, titles which denizens of this board most likely have at least heard of, don't sell out to the general public. Things like "The Golden Apple" and "Juno" had quite a number of empty seats, and there are reports that even "Me and My Girl" had seats available. It's possible they thought "Me and My Girl" would be a safe sellout, too. I also believe that certain shows when pitched to decision-makers like Jack Viertel are summarily dismissed; perhaps they have been raised before and discussed, but personal taste does amount to a sieve which keeps certain shows from being done. Also, in the case of Jerry Herman, it has been said that Herman is holding out for a Broadway revival of his shows and doesn't want them to go the Encores route. | |
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| re: A CHORUS LINE, I MARRIED AN ANGEL and LADY IN THE DARK at City Center | |
| Posted by: Snowgrace 12:41 pm EDT 05/16/18 | |
| In reply to: re: A CHORUS LINE, I MARRIED AN ANGEL and LADY IN THE DARK at City Center - larry13 12:31 pm EDT 05/16/18 | |
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| Ahhhh, but LADY IN THE DARK is such a gem...& Liza a dream role. With the glorious Victoria Clark playing her, at least I won't feel envious...!!!!! | |
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| Per the Times article, LADY IN THE DARK is MasterVoices, not Encores!--BWW messed that up. (NM) | |
| Posted by: Seth Christenfeld (tabula-rasa@verizon.net) 12:29 pm EDT 05/16/18 | |
| In reply to: A CHORUS LINE, I MARRIED AN ANGEL and LADY IN THE DARK at City Center - bwayjoey 12:10 pm EDT 05/16/18 | |
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| Seth, waiting for the other two | |
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| re: Per the Times article, LADY IN THE DARK is MasterVoices, not Encores!--BWW messed that up. (NM) | |
| Posted by: bwayjoey 12:34 pm EDT 05/16/18 | |
| In reply to: Per the Times article, LADY IN THE DARK is MasterVoices, not Encores!--BWW messed that up. (NM) - Seth Christenfeld 12:29 pm EDT 05/16/18 | |
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| I suspected it wasn't Encores! because it's only a 2-day run. | |
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