So I've been listening to Merrily quite a lot this week, and I was wondering what is up with the title of the show. Why do you think Sondheim/Furth (Kaufman and Hart, really) chose a popular song from the 30s as the title of their musical/play? To me it's always sounded a bit too wordy.
Random question for all Show Boat lovers out there: In the original production (1927), Norma Terris played both Magnolia Hawks and her daughter, Kim. I really can't figure out how it worked. Aren't Magnolia and Kim together on stage (along Ravenaw) for the last scene(s) of the musical?
Also, wouldn't it be wonderful to get a revival back on Broadway? It's been been over 20 years since the last one.
Anyone heard who's directing/any word on the creative team? I know that Rachel Rockwell was attached. She would have done wonderful things with the material.
This is one my favorite childhood movies and would love for it to transfer to Bro
It's a shame that The View doesn't promote Broadway as much as they used to. We hardly see any musicals performing on the show.
I always enjoy it when they have Broadway guests though. I've also noticed that Sunny Hostin is an avid theatre-goer! Whenever a guest (specially actors in straight plays) comes to the show, she's seen the production.
I saw Frozen last Saturday and, while I enjoyed the musical, I wasn't a big fan of the production. The same happened with The Little Mermaid back when I saw it in 2008. I then saw Glenn Casale's staging and thought the show worked way better than on Broadway.
Have you seen any regional production of a Disney musical that stood out on its own/didn't make you miss the original?
I also really liked the shortened versions of Beauty and the Beast a
