In an earlier Broadway time almost every star had solo albums (luckily many available on CD):
Julie Andrews, Mary Martin, Carol Lawrence, Barbara Cook, Ethel Merman, John Raitt, Dolores Gray, Gwen Verdon (a favorite), and dozens more. I am glad that this welcome contribution to our music continues! Sometimes the arrangements were unique perhaps giving a 50s or 60s flavor to the songs that they didn't have in their OBC recordings.
Am really loving all your excellent reporting from Chicago. It is fascinating to me and I look forward each day to what you have discovered. Thanks for sharing with us. You make me really want to see this show and I can't wait to see it someday!!! Your reporting is invaluable!
I can only get to NYC for a Sunday performance. So if I am reading/understanding correctly, Ms. Benanti does Sundays but not Tuesdays (which is different than Lauren Ambrose)
BrodyFosse123 said: "Countless now classic musicals never recouped butwere consideredhits: WEST SIDE STORY, GYPSY, THE SOUND OF MUSIC, FUNNY GIRL, FOLLIES... the list is endless.
Just because a show doesn't recoup doesn't make it a failure. A financial failure? Yes. A failure as a show? Absolutely not. Are you sure that the originals of Sound of Music, Gypsy, and Funny Girl didn't recoup? I thought SOM for sure was a huge money maker. I would imagine
Goodness knows I am no fan of Miss Fleming (especially in any kind of popular music), and I didn't even like the "extra" stuff they gave for her to sing eg "What's the Use of Wondrin" and the end of "You'll Never Walk Alone" which I didn't care for from the recording. Just my opinion.
But I am not sure what the poster is referring to here. I have seen at least 1/2 dozen productions of "Carousel" and even ap
Is Carousel really going to make it all the way to January 2019?
These are rather low grosses for a really "big" show.
The last time they grossed over a million was 6 weeks ago.
So they have gone from approximately 1.1 million to approximatley 675K. That is a big drop over 6 weeks. And if I am reading the charts right the lowest grosses since they opened.
Interesting to see how it all plays out. Perhaps the replacement for Ms.
Is Carousel still turning a profit with the grosses it has been having? I would think it is an expensive show to run with a larger cast and also a large dance corps.
I was on their website and no performances are listed past 7:30 pm, Sunday January 6th, 2019
Is this the closing date? Maybe this has always been the date? Curious as I know that the box office has not been stellar in the past few weeks. I am also interested as to whom will replace Renee Fleming who goes out 9/2 according to her website. Is she planning to return in late October or November? Her website is mum on that subject. But there are gaps in listed engage
OK I agree that the announcement of the alternate Eliza (who is splendid by the way) would be an unpleasant one for folks who had purchased tickets specifically to see Ms. Ambrose on that day. Although I was offered the chance for a refund at the performance I went to in May --- I happily said no. It was the *show* I wanted to see not the talented Ms. Ambrose! I would have been thrilled to see her as well as her understudy.
However all of those who talk about the difficulty
Susan Graham would be inspired casting but she is booked all of September and parts of October.
Are Deborah Voigt, Jessye Norman and von Stade still actively performing? Maybe they could be lured back from (semi) retirement. Voigt does sing concerts on occasion, but Norman and especially von Stade you see the names less and less. von Stade is actually in Philly during September. Norman doesn't seem to have an engagements calendar that I can find.
I wonder if Fleming's replacement might be Stephanie Blythe? She did at with the NY Phil not that long ago and I believe also with the Houston Grand Opera.
If you check her engagement schedule she is free until November when she has performances at the Met Opera.
Just the kind of "earth mother" voice I like in that role!
I love her gorgeous voice also. I believe she is appearing in Provincetown this summer with Seth Rudetsky.
July 15 and 16th. I would give anything to hear her again on Broadway also. Her concerts are pretty amazing, though.
Carousel Principals' Attendance Jun 20
2018, 01:20:37 PM
Can you tell me the name of the understudy? I think Julie and Carrie have more than one. Thanks! I think one person might do both parts.
Carousel Principals' Attendance Jun 20
2018, 01:20:15 PM
Can you tell me the name of the understudy? I think Julie and Carrie have more than one. Thanks! I think one person might do both parts.
Just gave this a listen. Very little that I loved actually I wouldn't put this at the top of my list of favorite "Carousel" recordings by any means. I put it far behind the OBC, the 1965 with John Raitt and the movie soundtrack and the TV soundtrack. Not to mention a true favorite of mine, the Command recording with Drake, Peters, Treigle and Venora.
The worst offender is the awful "You'll Never Walk Alone" at the end. They make it soun
How were the understudies? I think the same lady is understudying both Carrie and Julie? So did she do one role one day and the other the next? That is amazing!
I saw this from house seats and I had the fortune of Eliza walking right by me as she made her exit.
(My Eliza BTW was Kerstin Anderson - who did a splendid job)
First of, I have never heard such a hush during the moments of silence that preceded Eliza's exit. The theater was waiting with collective breath held to see what would happen.
And when Eliza walked by me --- she had a wonderful half grin on her face, it was almost an expression of triumph -- or victory
