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| re: Amen. Yeah, Encores! is a terminal case right now. | |
| Posted by: AlanScott 12:26 am EST 02/17/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Amen. Yeah, Encores! is a terminal case right now. - Seth Christenfeld 09:53 pm EST 02/16/22 | |
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| I don't have a long list of productions handy, but I would not say that it was forgotten, although a bit underappreciated. But it was definitely showing up in productions. Not as much as the standard-rep shows, but it was getting done in community theatres, dinner theatres, and so on, after the tours based on the original production that continued into 1982 or so. There was a London concert Crusaid benefit in 1990, and the famous Long Beach production mentioned by KingSpeed. It certainly was not forgotten in New York or the Encores! would not have been completely sold out in advance, the first time that had happened (and it hasn't happened much since). |
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| re: Amen. Yeah, Encores! is a terminal case right now. | |
| Posted by: ChattaMatta 01:54 pm EST 02/17/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Amen. Yeah, Encores! is a terminal case right now. - AlanScott 12:26 am EST 02/17/22 | |
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| But Chicago was not a household musical they way it is now, despite sporadic productions. I remember in college in the 90s, our musical theater professor introduced us to "All That Jazz." He presented it as a rare musical appreciated by insiders, but not widely known. This felt correct because none of us young rabid fans had heard of it. There wasn't even a CD, I believe, because a year or so later, they issued a CD and I recall being thrilled to FINALLY hear this full score. Then the '96 production hit and the rest is history. |
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| I recall that a student production of CHICAGO was done at my college in 1991... | |
| Posted by: MeredithChandler1973 07:25 am EST 02/17/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Amen. Yeah, Encores! is a terminal case right now. - AlanScott 12:26 am EST 02/17/22 | |
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| Everyone thought, "What's CHICAGO?" | |
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