An Officer and a Gentleman musical
An Officer and a Gentleman musical
bigbelterbaby
Broadway Star Joined: 7/5/10
#1An Officer and a Gentleman musical
Posted: 11/22/16 at 11:19pm
this musical premiered in Australia - not sure what the plans are for it and haven't read much about it - I know it's based on the film and the film has some good songs including " Up Where We Belong " . Anyone know anything else about it ?
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#2An Officer and a Gentleman musical
Posted: 11/22/16 at 11:24pm
I saw it and thought it was terrible (think very generic pop romantic musical - nothing particularly interesting). The sales were also dismal so I'm guessing it has been laid to rest.
Australia was penned in media as a great new place to 'try out' new musicals but after Dr Zhivago and An Officer and a Gentlemen it seems that not many are willing to take the risk again. The issue though is and has always been the shows. If you get it right, we are a lucrative market.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
Updated On: 11/22/16 at 11:24 PM
#3An Officer and a Gentleman musical
Posted: 11/23/16 at 5:23am
I quite enjoyed it. It got scathing reviews and certainly not worth seeing more than once but I enjoyed it enough. Some good performances.
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ggersten
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/06
#4An Officer and a Gentleman musical
Posted: 7/18/19 at 1:21pm
Is the just announced US tour the same version (or presumably at least modified) as this Australian production?
tourboi
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/15/05
#5An Officer and a Gentleman musical
Posted: 7/18/19 at 6:28pmThis appears to be a reworked version with 80s songs and a new book entirely.
