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| very sadly, that MERRILY never did get a second chance | |
| Last Edit: Chazwaza 05:03 pm EST 11/19/22 | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 05:01 pm EST 11/19/22 | |
| In reply to: Favorite Flop recordings you play a lot (that haven't had many revival "second chances") - PlayWiz 01:02 pm EST 11/19/22 | |
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| If there's one flop recording I play most it is absolutely the original Merrily. The show has been revised heavily... and made worse in almost all respects. Love it or not, I think the original deserved a second chance without being massively rewritten and reconceived ... no production or recording of the revision I've seen/heard has ever come close to the original in my opinion. Many don't agree with me and that's fine. But it doesn't change that the show we get now, is not one I'd have fallen in love with like I did the original. I know we'll never get a major production, or any production, that uses the original script and score... but that's what I'd like to see have a second chance. |
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| re: very sadly, that MERRILY never did get a second chance | |
| Posted by: peter3053 05:10 pm EST 11/19/22 | |
| In reply to: very sadly, that MERRILY never did get a second chance - Chazwaza 05:01 pm EST 11/19/22 | |
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| Amen! With reservations... I'd love to see the graduation framework returned, but wouldn't want to lose "Growing Up" - also, am happy with the conflating of the "Like It Was" and "Franklin Shepard Inc." scenes. The thing about Merrily is, it's on a universal theme of life, and one of musical theater's greatest gems, so will live on forever. But yes, it would be nice to have all the elements what made the first version so good as well. |
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| re: very sadly, that MERRILY never did get a second chance | |
| Posted by: JohnDunlop 05:59 pm EST 11/19/22 | |
| In reply to: re: very sadly, that MERRILY never did get a second chance - peter3053 05:10 pm EST 11/19/22 | |
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| The first version on Broadway was not a success. And for good reasons. I also fell asleep watching it. |
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| re: very sadly, that MERRILY never did get a second chance | |
| Posted by: winters 08:30 am EST 11/20/22 | |
| In reply to: re: very sadly, that MERRILY never did get a second chance - JohnDunlop 05:59 pm EST 11/19/22 | |
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| And you admit this publicly. Very brave. |
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| re: very sadly, that MERRILY never did get a second chance | |
| Posted by: peter3053 11:34 pm EST 11/19/22 | |
| In reply to: re: very sadly, that MERRILY never did get a second chance - JohnDunlop 05:59 pm EST 11/19/22 | |
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| Ah, but did you fall asleep first and then wake up, that is, in reverse? | |
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