I am not sure about Warren Carlyle directing THE SECRET GARDEN revival. He is primarily known as a choreographer (I loved his work on A CHRISTMAS STORY) and I don't tend to think of THE SECRET GARDEN as a dancing show. I think of it more as a show that has some very intricate, nuanced, and complicated acting, which would therefore benefit from an "actor's director". I think this is Carlyle's first time directing a Broadway musical and THE SECRET GA
I am not sure if anyone can sing that opening the way R. Luker did in the original. I was always very impressed how she took a breath after "pansies" and then no breaths until after "chill". And "cold" is a long high note requiring a lot of breath. She did it in the theater the same way. After hearing her do it on the cast recording I wanted to hear if she did it in the show, so I paid close attention to her breathing
Yes, I have always loved that Ed Sullivan Show performance because it is one of the few films of Jones as Dodger, and Brown as Nancy. I especially love watching the interchange between Jones and Brown, the way she keeps knocking his hat off and smakcing him in the face, but he just keeps on going. Looks like they had a very playful rapport on stage .
I don't think the actor playing Fagin is Clive Revill, but he has very little to do in the video so it is understan
I have seen OOTI twice and I plan on seeing it again. I saw CAROUSEL once and will never see that production of it again. It was not well done at all. While the singing is terrific, there is no nuance to the performances. They are all acting so big and over the top. It reminded me of one of those old black and white movies where everyone over acts, back of the hand to the forehead, swooning, eyes bulging; it is THAT kind of acting. Maybe I am spoiled becaus
Just received a video of a 1962 BBC television production of OLIVER TWIST, done in 8 half hour episodes. It might be interesting to musical theater fans because, while it is not a musical, it has two cast members playing the same roles they played in the original Broadway production of OLIVER!
Bruce Prochnik plays Oliver Twist in the TV production, a role he originated in the Broadway musical. He is also featured on the Broadway cast recording. Also in the TV sh
I can find video clips (professionally released for press/publicity purposes) for just about every production to ever hit Broadway in the past ten years. Recent productions like ONCE ON THIS ISLAND, MY FAIR LADY, HARRY POTTER, etc. all have video clips of their shows available online. But nothing for the new CAROUSEL revival. Why not?
I saw it last month and it seemed as if all the cast came out to greet the audience at the stage door. Lea was out the day I saw the show, so I can't speak to her availability, but everyone else not only came out but spent a great deal of time interacting with those waiting. Pictures, signatures and lots of conversations. I would say they are some of the friendliest cast members I have ever seen at a stage door. Lots of smiles on both sides of the rope.
When I saw the show I sat in row D which was perfect. But, I noticed the people sitting in row A were awfully close to the stage (since there is no orchestra pit) and the stage looked awkwardly high; in fact, the person next to me commented that they would not want to sit in row A due to the height of the stage. I would think a sore neck would accompany anyone sitting in row A.
I think OLIVER! is long overdue for a revival. The last time it was on Broadway was back in the 80s, and that was just a recreation of the original staging with Sean Kenny's set, which was groundbreaking in the early 60s, not so much in the 80s. It did include Ron Moody recreating his original stage (and film) role as Fagin, and Patti Lupone as Nancy. But as I recall, Frank Rich's review was merciless and it closed rather quickly (though Moody got a Tony nom. out of
I don't think Broadway deserves THE LITTLE MERMAID. With a weak, undramatic book, flat and uninteresting characters, and new songs and scenes that only add to the show's length, it is the weakest of the Disney musicals, regardless of the production values and/or innovative direction.
Broadway already has THE LITTLE MERMAID it deserves, it's called ONCE ON THIS ISLAND and it is close to perfection.
BILLY ELLIOT performing "Angry Dance" made no sense. The number doesn't work without the buildup of the scene that precedes it. "Electricity" would have been a better choice,but that number had already been performed on TV numerous times. So, a shortened version of "Solidarity" would have been ideal.
Do I really need to show up one hour before curtain? I heard it was suggested due to the amount of time for the security check. Unless they are pulling people over to undress or wanding people, I don't see why it would take longer for the ushers to check bags than at any other theater. But I am seeing both parts on the same day so showing up an hour prior to part 2 really makes dinner a crunch. Is it necessary? Thanks.
"You searched too many times and Ticketmaster flagged you as a potential bot."
Well, that is unfortunate that Ticketmaster does not like me looking to see if I can get a better seat. I am only buying one ticket. Wouldn't a bot be buying multiple tix?
I have tried buying tickets numerous times online (not on line) via the TICKETMASTER site; I choose the date, they show me my seats, I fill in all of my payment information, and when I hit SUBMIT I get an error message. "Sorry. Something went wrong. Please try again."
So, I try again, sometimes ending up with the same seats, same message. Anyone else having the problem?
If only they had hired Nicholas Hytner to come back and do an update of the Lincoln Center/NT production he directed back in the 90s. Only this time, let him cast actors who can sing. Let him recreate Bob Crowley's breathtaking design, and everyone would be very happy. That production was ravishing.
I had doubts about this as soon as I heard who the director was. I thought O'Brien's THE SOUND OF MUSIC tour was dull and unmoving. A
