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| re: Can we please get a new Broadway production of Grand Hotel | |
| Posted by: KingSpeed 12:20 am EDT 03/16/22 | |
| In reply to: Can we please get a new Broadway production of Grand Hotel - PurpleMoney 08:38 pm EDT 03/15/22 | |
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| A few years ago, they did it at City Center and Josh Rhodes got raves for his direction/choreography. Let’s see that production on Bway. | |
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| GRAND HOTEL w/CYD CHARISSE | |
| Posted by: shocktheatre 10:58 pm EDT 03/17/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Can we please get a new Broadway production of Grand Hotel - KingSpeed 12:20 am EDT 03/16/22 | |
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| Unforgettable. Elder abuse. | |
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| re: Can we please get a new Broadway production of Grand Hotel | |
| Posted by: hugoP 07:57 am EDT 03/17/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Can we please get a new Broadway production of Grand Hotel - KingSpeed 12:20 am EDT 03/16/22 | |
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| I was lucky enough to see that Encores production and I thought it was tremendous. I remember going on the board and suggesting (begging) for a Broadway transfer. I liked the original production a lot, but I thought it was mainly because of the staging. When I saw the Encores version I got to focus on the show and the score, and I was entranced. I was also 30 years older, so there's THAT... | |
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| re: Can we please get a new Broadway production of Grand Hotel | |
| Posted by: dczoo 11:48 am EDT 03/16/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Can we please get a new Broadway production of Grand Hotel - KingSpeed 12:20 am EDT 03/16/22 | |
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| One of the very best Encores! | |
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| re: Can we please get a new Broadway production of Grand Hotel | |
| Last Edit: PlayWiz 12:30 pm EDT 03/16/22 | |
| Posted by: PlayWiz 12:29 pm EDT 03/16/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Can we please get a new Broadway production of Grand Hotel - dczoo 11:48 am EDT 03/16/22 | |
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| It was very good indeed, but it really used quite a lot of Tune's original staging. "We'll Have A Glass Together" seemed to be very similar (using the ballet barre, for example) to the original minus the incredible Michael Jeter, but still having quite an impact. The show has some very good songs, but seeing it again, I think with an even better overall score it could have been one of the great ones. Still very impressive and exciting though. | |
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| re: Can we please get a new Broadway production of Grand Hotel | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 06:03 pm EDT 03/16/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Can we please get a new Broadway production of Grand Hotel - PlayWiz 12:29 pm EDT 03/16/22 | |
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| The show has some very good songs, but seeing it again, I think with an even better overall score it could have been one of the great ones. IMHO, other than "Maybe My Baby Loves Me" (and probably "Who Couldn't Dance With You"). I would get rid of the Wright/Forrest material and commission Yeston to write the remainder of the score. (I agree that "We'll Take A Glass Together" provided Jeter with an unforgettable tour de force dance turn, but I have to confess I've never loved the song itself.) |
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