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| Last Edit: PlayWiz 02:01 am EDT 06/20/19 | |
| Posted by: PlayWiz 01:50 am EDT 06/20/19 | |
| In reply to: LOVE LIFE - BroadwayTonyJ 06:48 pm EDT 06/19/19 | |
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| Encores did do "The Golden Apple" a few years ago. It was enjoyable to see, but there were quite a few empty seats, as it hadn't really been on the radar of Broadway audiences probably since around 1956 or 57 and by present time was known only really to the cognoscenti. Kate Baldwin would be great for Nanette Fabray's role in "Love Life" as she has the similar kind of energy and stage presence, especially apparent in her appearances in "Finian's Rainbow" and "Hello, Dolly!" as well as the voice. I really would have liked to have seen her in "High Button Shoes" as I think she would have elevated it. Yes, I'd like to see "Pipe Dream" since I've never even seen it being done anywhere at all. The show does have the names of Rodgers and Hammerstein attached to it, plus a hit song "No Other Love", as well as some other good numbers in the show. Plus it was a kind of unusual way of telling a story, which may not have worked, but it might be worth seeing what the authors were trying to do. I just listened recently to "New Girl in Town" on CD, which might have been great years ago with Cyndi Lauper as Anna (with dancing to whatever her abilities), but by now Lauper might actually be a fun Marthy, Thelma Ritter's role! It has some really beautiful and fun songs in the score, and is a rather good musicalization of Eugene O'Neill's play. Plus after "Fosse/Verdon" would love to see if anyone was around who could pull off "Redhead", another fun score and very rarely done Tony Best Musical winner. Years ago, Verdon was asked who she thought could do her role. She said that she had someone in mind who she thought could pull it off, but she never publicly named her. I wonder if Nicole or anyone else knows? |
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