AADA81 said: "I remember reading, about 20 years ago, about an early-70's musical called 'Up'. Supposedly, one of the opening night reviews for 'Up' was one word: Down. There was no reference to that in the article and the story may be apocryphal but here's a good one: It playedat the newly opened Uris (now Gershwin) Theatre for maybe one performance. From the street, only 2 words were visible on the marque: Up and Uris.Classic."
As mentioned in Steven Suskin's "The Sound of Broadway Music", when Richard Rodgers as producer was reviving some of his (and others' older shows he was not opposed to having the orchestrations re-done to bring them in line with contemporary tastes - make of that as you will.
AADA81 said: "When the musical "Up" opened at the Uris Theatre (now the Gershwin) in the early '70s, the creative team was sure that theater management was responsible for the show's quick demise. When the show was licensed for subsequent productions, they changed the name to "Up Uris"."
Not quite true, but the real story is still pretty funny - once they saw the name on the marquee they realised they'd made a mistake, and it was chang
Assuming that the producers want to avoid a repeat of the Comet shamozzle, that they're still hanging on when Jason's contract expires, and that he'd even consider a supporting role; sure, why not?
Jan 26
2019, 10:44:07 PM
I wonder whether they have any cast attached already? I really can't imagine anyone being able to push past awkward parody.
It's not dated at all, (ok, the letters would probably be snapchats or whatever), but because of the episodic nature of the 'plot', and the fact that the audience only gets her side of the story, the audience is left feeling empty. There's no resolution to her problems, there's no growth, there's no real dramatic or emotional arc. It's hard to feel for her after the third bad relationship. She doesn't even have a name!
In THE CRUCIBLE there's a character who comes on simply to announce the arrival of another character at the beginning of act 4. One sentence. What's more, it's not like there's an ensemble for them to join for the rest of the show. Killing time backstage was so dull I forgot to take off my watch one night...
older shows he was not opposed to having the orchestrations re-done to bring them in line with contemporary tastes - make of that as you will.
