James Barbour concert at Hofstra Univ. June 27

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 6/14/09 at 6:57pm

James Barbour will be doing a concert to benefit his alma mater's scholarship funds on Saturday June 27 @ 8 p.m.

http://www.hofstra.edu/pdf/Community/HOFENT/hofent_barbour_broadway.pdf

[Eris0303]

Posted: 6/14/09 at 7:01pm

A friend of mine is stage managing the concert

[Dollypop]

Posted: 6/14/09 at 9:34pm

And James has cut his hair for the event!

[PiraguaGuy2]

Posted: 6/14/09 at 9:38pm

AND NOW IT'S TIME TO PLAY AMERICA'S FAVORITE GAME SHOW...

CHOOSE YOUR JOOOOKE!

Will it be:
a) "I bet he has plenty to teach those young students!"
b) "And some very lucky co-eds get backstage passes!"
or
c) "He'd make a great Miss Hannigan!"

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[bwaybabe2]

Posted: 6/15/09 at 2:44am

PiraguaGuy 2 irritating, or whatever...you must not have much of a life, have you, since you waste so much of our time with your...let's just say, posts. Surely, by now, you must have figured out how tiresome, redundant, distasteful, and UNWANTED your comments about threads like these are...??? (and not even funny at all, BTW).
Apparently not! If you have nothing to contribute to "anything" Barbour, please, do us all a favor and stay out of these threads. Please, get a hobby! I hope the mods are getting tired , too, and will do something about it. Thank you! >{

To a more positive note. Here's a nice quote about Barbour:

"How many of James Barbour's 1988 Hofstra classmates predicted this? The beloved Broadway baritone ("Tale of Two Cities," "Carousel," "Beauty and The Beast") returns to campus June 27 to benefit Hofstra graduate scholarships"...quote from link bellow.


http://www.newsday.com/news/local/suffolk/ny-nyhen2412797726may23,0,5515451.column Updated On: 6/15/09 at 02:44 AM

[ZONEACE]

Posted: 6/15/09 at 2:48am

Ugh, the acoustics in Adams Playhouse are TERRIBLE.

[Dollypop]

Posted: 6/15/09 at 8:02am

Long Island really needs a concert venue with good acoustics. The Tilles Center is abominable, the Adams Playhouse is terrible and the Staller Center is mediocre.

[madscientist]

Posted: 6/28/09 at 12:36am

Bumping this because I'm hoping if anyone went that they will post reviews about it. How were the acoustics? And what songs did he sing?

[philly03]

Posted: 6/28/09 at 12:44am

Also would love to hear a review!

And did he make an reference to the A TALE of TWO CITIES Cast Recording / DVD ??

[bwaybabe2]

Posted: 6/28/09 at 1:41am

Ummm...I think those who made it to the concert are probably still in the after party

I guess we will have to wait a bit longer for this one =[

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 6/28/09 at 8:05am

Nice little show. Mentioned that he just returned the day before from Tale of Two Cities in London; it'll air on PBS in December. Show was filmed in 4 20-minute increments; very condensed version. Did a solid mix of songs - Longer I Live, Sail Me Away, If I Loved You, etc, etc.
Updated On: 6/28/09 at 08:05 AM

[bwaybabe2]

Posted: 6/28/09 at 1:35pm

Yankeefan007...first, thank you for posting your comments :) Now, do you think you could fill us in more on what went on in the concert...? And what other songs he sang? More than just me will appreciate it...thanks :I

[philly03]

Posted: 6/28/09 at 1:38pm

He sang "The Longer I Live" from DRACULA, the musical?? Wow, I always thought he'd sing "Loving You Keeps Me Alive"..go figure!

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 6/28/09 at 1:42pm

I can't honestly remember the bulk of the set list..."On the Street Where You Live" was there, "Sarah" from THE CIVIL WAR, "If I Would Ever Leave You," a Maltby/Shire song, opened with a song from HUNCHBACK written by the guy from Styx, closed with a Wildhorn song I don't remember, something about being a man.

ETA - I'm sorry, it was "Loving You Keeps Me Alive." My mistake. Updated On: 6/28/09 at 01:42 PM

[Dollypop]

Posted: 6/28/09 at 1:45pm

That's all fine and dandy, but how does James look with a haircut?

[philly03]

Posted: 6/28/09 at 1:46pm

He probably closed with "Measure of a Man" from Wildhorn's 'RUDOLF - The Last Kiss,' as I've heard he's been doing that sicne Tale closed (but I can't see a Rudolf transfer necessarily happening? - Drew Sarich starred in it this past year with the Austrian premiere).

And I LOVE his version of "On the Street Where You Live,"...I'd love it if somehow someone whacky would make it into a duet and him & Linda Eder could do it together.

Thanks for the review BTW!

[madscientist]

Posted: 6/28/09 at 3:23pm

Oh yea! How short did he cut his hair? Sounds like the concert was fun!

[CyCoSpAz2]

Posted: 6/28/09 at 3:52pm

Oh I would love to hear James Barbour sing "The Measure of a Man"

[Testing1232]

Posted: 6/28/09 at 6:33pm

He sang "Measure of a Man" at the "Sardi's" concerts--- (opened most of the shows with "Loving You Keeps Me Alive"- (both AMAZING !!!)

And "Sarah" is such a beautiful song !!!

Sounds like he used most of the set list from the "Sardi's" concerts-- great set list !

[bwaybabe2]

Posted: 6/29/09 at 12:19am

Didn't somebody say about a friend being stage manager...? Can we get more details, maybe?

Sarah is a beautiful song...one of my faves from the show in DC.

Has anyone found the lyrics for Measure of a Man? Seems they cannot be found at Wildhorns' sites, at all. I've tried.

[CyCoSpAz2]

Posted: 6/29/09 at 12:23am

Has "Measure of a Man" changed a lot since the 2005 demo?

[philly03]

Posted: 6/29/09 at 1:59am

"Measure of a Man" was...of course re-orchestrated. It's slightly different, just imagine the demo being done "fully" orchestrated. (Rumor has it Frank/Kim did a lesser-than-full orchestra) Also some notes are changed here and there, but only because of thte language difference!

I bet the only way to get the lyrics would be find the AUSTRIAN CAST RECORDING (released April? 2009) starring Drew Sarich in the title role and translate it as best as you could. In the Austrian production (I Don't think Hungary released a cast recording ,but I could be wrong - the Sarich one may be available for purchase on i Tunes!) the song is called:Mut Zur Tat.

Good luck!

[bwaybabe2]

Posted: 6/29/09 at 2:13am

So, Philly03, I did look it up, and they translate it as "Courage to Act"...? Is this the same as MOAM?

[CyCoSpAz2]

Posted: 6/29/09 at 3:34am

Thanks Philly! I gave the Vienna version a listen and it is still beautiful, even if I had no idea what he was singing.

EDIT -- I haven't taken the song off repeat since I got it. Updated On: 6/29/09 at 03:34 AM

[philly03]

Posted: 6/29/09 at 12:40pm

I don't know the full out story line, but I do know it wouldn't transfer too well to American stage -- it's essentially a sappy love story, with a twist only at the end. From my understanding, (apart from the sappy love story which I believe is an affair?), Drew Sarich/James Barbour's potential character (which he is too old to do I think anyway!) is the crown-prince-of-Austria and wants to change some things in country, especially helping the poor.

Two big songs of his note his want for the change - Measure of a Man (so I guess Courage to Act could work as well - it's essentially about what he is willing to do to see change - I THINK!) and On the Steps of Tomorrow, which is another fantastic number.