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| Posted by: TheatreGuy 01:30 pm EST 12/27/18 | |
| In reply to: The Cher Show vs. Summer - castro 08:26 am EST 12/27/18 | |
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| I thought they were both terrible. Can we now put an end to bio-musicals with multiple versions of the central figure? Been there, done that. | |
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| re: The Cher Show vs. Summer | |
| Posted by: TheatreGuy 02:45 am EST 12/28/18 | |
| In reply to: re: The Cher Show vs. Summer - TheatreGuy 01:30 pm EST 12/27/18 | |
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| I don’t have a problem with biomusicals. I saw Ain’t Too Proud already and can’t wait to see it again. I just don’t need the high concept part of it. Just tell the story. | |
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| re: The Cher Show vs. Summer | |
| Posted by: TheHarveyBoy 07:42 am EST 12/28/18 | |
| In reply to: re: The Cher Show vs. Summer - TheatreGuy 02:45 am EST 12/28/18 | |
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| Just think, we could have 15 Temptations onstage! | |
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| re: The Cher Show vs. Summer | |
| Posted by: PurpleMoney 06:03 pm EST 12/27/18 | |
| In reply to: re: The Cher Show vs. Summer - TheatreGuy 01:30 pm EST 12/27/18 | |
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| I've seen Summer three times and found more to enjoy each time. Cher is a one and done. If you don't like bio-musicals, don't go to them. Lock your doors as Tina is coming to Broadway in a year and I thought it was both good and cringeworthy. I'm going back in January to see it again just be be sure. The star of Tina is just amazing but the second half is clunky with a concert at the end. (That's not a spoiler, they tell you with a audio message at the top of the show that if you feel the need to sing along please wait until the end when you will have ample opportunity) I like the when Tina flows but for God's sake, they didn't need to use all of her best selling songs. Some could have been used at the end during the concert portion. Rest assured, there's only one Tina on that stage! For me it's about the theatricality of creating the bio-musical. I don't think having three Donnas or three Chers really worked in either show, although if I had to choose, Summer did it much better. |
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| re: The Cher Show vs. Summer | |
| Posted by: Shutterbug 01:04 pm EST 12/31/18 | |
| In reply to: re: The Cher Show vs. Summer - PurpleMoney 06:03 pm EST 12/27/18 | |
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| The problem in both of these shows are weak books. That said, I had a good time at each for different reasons. The Cher Show is flashier with the endless costume changes, the scenes of the TV shows being recreated and, of course, Cher's natural sass. Summer: The Donna Summer Musical was more concise and less meandering. It was heartfelt and had the sentimental factor going for it, as we lost Donna too soon to a terminal illness. There was also a chance for Donna, through the writing team, to try and make amends to the gay community. I felt incredibly sad at the end of Summer. SUMMER tends to humanize Donna while THE CHER SHOW heightens Cher's already bigger than life persona. Both shows have fantastic central performances from LaChanze as Donna and Stephanie J. Block as Cher. They're both knockouts and deserving of any accolades they get or are/were nominated for. |
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| The Upcoming Andrews Sisters Musical | |
| Posted by: Jax 02:19 am EST 12/28/18 | |
| In reply to: re: The Cher Show vs. Summer - PurpleMoney 06:03 pm EST 12/27/18 | |
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| "Bei Mir Bist Du Schon" will be performed by nine actresses. So get ready | |
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| re: The Upcoming Andrews Sisters Musical | |
| Posted by: PurpleMoney 06:50 pm EST 12/28/18 | |
| In reply to: The Upcoming Andrews Sisters Musical - Jax 02:19 am EST 12/28/18 | |
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| That would be hysterical! Does anyone know how many Broadway shows play or musicals had 3 or more actors play the same character? |
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| re: Two other plays with a multiple central figure | |
| Posted by: MFeingold 11:39 am EST 12/31/18 | |
| In reply to: re: The Upcoming Andrews Sisters Musical - PurpleMoney 06:50 pm EST 12/28/18 | |
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| In Arthur Laurents's A CLEARING IN THE WOODS, produced on Broadway in 1957, the heroine, played by Kim Stanley, confronts four younger versions of herself. And in Joe Pintauro's BESIDE HERSELF, produced Off-Broadway by Circle Rep in 1989, the heroine confronts three younger versions of herself. I pointed out the similarity when I reviewed the Pintauro play, provoking an irritable letter from Joe in which he declared that neither he nor anybody else had ever heard of the Laurents play. |
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| re: Two other plays with a multiple central figure | |
| Posted by: larry13 02:12 pm EST 12/31/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Two other plays with a multiple central figure - MFeingold 11:39 am EST 12/31/18 | |
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| And, if we go beyond plays, dance offers several examples. The one that stands out the most for me is Martha Graham's great SERAPHIC DIALOGUE with three aspects of Joan of Arc danced by three dancers. | |
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| re: The Upcoming Andrews Sisters Musical | |
| Posted by: keikekaze 11:37 pm EST 12/28/18 | |
| In reply to: re: The Upcoming Andrews Sisters Musical - PurpleMoney 06:50 pm EST 12/28/18 | |
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| It's possible to interpret all three of the actresses in Three Tall Women as playing the same character, at different stages of her life. There are probably other plays that use a similar device, and I might think of some more if I put my mind to it. | |
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| re: The Upcoming Andrews Sisters Musical | |
| Posted by: keikekaze 06:30 pm EST 12/29/18 | |
| In reply to: re: The Upcoming Andrews Sisters Musical - keikekaze 11:37 pm EST 12/28/18 | |
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| I thought this was true, but I had to look it up to be sure I was remembering correctly: In Peter Ustinov's Photo Finish, produced on Broadway in 1963, John Horton, Donald Davis, Dennis King, and Ustinov himself all played the character Sam at various stages of his life. Ustinov played the very old Sam, who was dying and being visited by the others--even though Ustinov was a generation younger than Dennis King, who played one of his younger selves! | |
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| re: The Upcoming Andrews Sisters Musical | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 10:46 pm EST 12/28/18 | |
| In reply to: re: The Upcoming Andrews Sisters Musical - PurpleMoney 06:50 pm EST 12/28/18 | |
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| Lennon. Other than that, off the top of my head, I can think of a number of shows with a role (or roles) split between two performers, but none that involved three or more. Grey Gardens may be unique in the way it uses 3 women to play the 2 leads - but even in that case, there are no more than 2 women splitting a single role. Even in the case of Avenue Q, I don't think it takes more than 2 puppeteers to create any one character. ;-) |
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| re: The Upcoming Andrews Sisters Musical | |
| Posted by: larry13 10:51 pm EST 12/28/18 | |
| In reply to: re: The Upcoming Andrews Sisters Musical - Chromolume 10:46 pm EST 12/28/18 | |
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| I haven't seen CHER so maybe I'm misunderstanding the question, but aren't there MANY shows with a role split between three or more actors? Right now, FUN HOME immediately comes to mind. | |
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| re: The Upcoming Andrews Sisters Musical | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 11:21 pm EST 12/28/18 | |
| In reply to: re: The Upcoming Andrews Sisters Musical - larry13 10:51 pm EST 12/28/18 | |
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| FUN HOME immediately comes to mind. Wow - how could I have missed that one? Thank you! (But - any others?) |
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