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| re: Song of Singapore cast recording without Donna Murphy | |
| Posted by: JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 11:32 am EDT 03/17/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Song of Singapore cast recording without Donna Murphy - BroadwayTonyJ 07:41 am EDT 03/17/21 | |
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| I saw a tour of SONG OF SINGAPORE in the mid-90's that starred Loretta Swit as Rose of Rangoon. It seems like odd, incongruous casting, but I remember that Swit was actually terrific and the whole production was really funny and a great time. All these years later, the friend that I saw this with and I will sometimes still randomly say to one another, "Do you know there's a dead man in the bar?" And the other will start singing. |
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| re: Song of Singapore cast recording without Donna Murphy | |
| Last Edit: BroadwayTonyJ 01:19 pm EDT 03/17/21 | |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 01:16 pm EDT 03/17/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Song of Singapore cast recording without Donna Murphy - JereNYC 11:32 am EDT 03/17/21 | |
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| The Chicago Tribune reviewed the off-Broadway production in '91 and raved about both the show and Donna Murphy's breakout performance. When the upcoming Chicago version was announced in '95, my partner and I were really looking forward to seeing it. I just found an article about it. The Song of Singapore Cafe and a 320-seat venue were constructed over the Second City mainstage in Piper's Alley. If I'm understanding the article correctly, the construction cost $700,000 and the production itself was budgeted at $459,000. That's a lot of dinero for a local version of a well-reviewed, but not particularly well known off-Broadway musical, especially in 1995. Then the show opened -- the reviews were brutal -- and then the show closed. I was inspired by this thread to dig out the London cast album CD and listen to it during my walk at the gym this morning. The score is quite sprightly and entertaining -- Issy van Randwyck is great as Rose of Rangoon. |
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