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| LOVE LIFE (Spoilers) | |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 12:45 pm EDT 06/20/19 | |
| In reply to: re: LOVE LIFE - PlayWiz 01:50 am EDT 06/20/19 | |
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| I was able to see 16 Encores shows between '98 and '12, and they were all pretty much sold out or at least well sold. Unfortunately, beginning in '15, 3 of the 4 shows I attended (Zorba!, The Golden Apple, High Button Shoes) had tons of empty seats in the balcony section where I was seated. I agree that Kate Baldwin would have been excellent casting for Sara in Shoes. I suggested Benanti as Susan because Love Life is more of a satire than comedy. Susan is often pointedly critical of Sam's decisions, and their marriage is a contentious one. They eventually divorce, although there is hope at the show's end that they may reconcile. Of course, James and Baldwin played Bick and Leslie in Giant so they would be familiar with the territory. Originally I had thought of Steven Pasquale and Benanti as Sam and Susan, but that casting might be too much like life imitating art. Encores did already stage Pipe Dream in '12 so I assume you meant Me and Juliet, which I certainly would fly to New York to see as I'm fond of the score and have never seen the show. We are also on the same page regarding New Girl in Town and (especially) Redhead, which has a thoroughly delightful score. |
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| re: LOVE LIFE (Spoilers) | |
| Last Edit: PlayWiz 01:05 pm EDT 06/20/19 | |
| Posted by: PlayWiz 01:00 pm EDT 06/20/19 | |
| In reply to: LOVE LIFE (Spoilers) - BroadwayTonyJ 12:45 pm EDT 06/20/19 | |
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| Yes, my mistake. I meant that I would like to see "Me and Juliet". I saw the Encores "Pipe Dream" which was very enjoyable, especially Leslie Uggams, though at the talkback I didn't appreciate one of the guys from R&H Organization kind of denigrating Judy Tyler as only that person from "Howdy Doody". She sang beautifully and held her own with famous Wagnerian Helen Traubel on the original cast recording and died much too young in an auto accident shortly after making a terrific impression in "Jailhouse Rock" with Elvis Presley. But "Me and Juliet" never seems to get done, and it seems to be an experimental kind of musical in its telling of the story, kind of like a backstage musical forerunner of "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern". As far as "Love Life" Ray Middleton was a baritone, and I hope they cast a baritone as opposed to a tenor in his role. For instance, I was just listening to tenor Patrick Wilson on the recent "Brigadoon" recording and while he has an attractive voice, he hasn't quite the vocal heft/grounding in that baritone role as David Brooks had on the original cast recording or that other baritones like Martin Vidnovic had in the role. Speaking of which, I like Vidnovic's daughter, Laura Benanti, an awful lot too, but I think Kate Baldwin is a lot closer to Nanette Fabray in type and would like to have some kind of approximation of the impact of "Love Life" since it is so rarely done. But we'll see who they eventually cast. |
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