I saw it, but honestly couldn't tell you much about it. The novelty of seeing Collins and Evans, was for most, good enough, regardless of whether the show was.
I vaguely recall (but could be wrong!) that most of the staged fighting happened upstage on a balcony and out of sight, which was a letdown.
Interestingly, Joe Farrell was in the cast, and at the time he was (somewhat) known as the host of the Trading Spaces Family version. Which was
I'm not so sure the other factors like the chocolate shop cut in favor of the "Chicago" company.
Are we to believe the people at "Chicago" knew nothing about his partner having lost his income, and lots of all these factors mentioned? Even if not that: Are we to believe that no one in management knew they were taking away his and his partner's only source of income, whether they knew about the chocolate shop or not?
Always surprised this show didn't tour more. It's such a great show, and feel like it would do well elsewhere. Sit down in San Fran or something.
They screwed themselves over at their height of it's popularity and opted for an exclusive Vegas sit-down with the stipulation that it wouldn't tour North America. When it finally was allowed to tour, it was too late.
In the will, Mr. Bennett directed Bob Avian, his longtime collaborator, and John Breglio, his attorney, to establish a trust for the commercial development of the original interview tapes with Broadway dancers that formed the basis of the musical ''Chorus Line.'' Mr. Avian and Mr. Breglio are each to receive one-quar
Another element nowadays is that sometimes the orchestra is physically spilt up in different locations. Some in the pit, some in a random room buried in the basement, some on deck, etc. Although they all would have a monitor view of the conductor, a click track helps to keep them in sync.
Also, especially on shows where the conductor is playing at a keyboard (more common now), their hands are not usually visible.
Perhaps they were doing production photos with her. Even though Rudin doesn't like to release them, you can (EDIT: whoops CAN'T!) advertise the tour across the US with a pic of Bette.
Here's an article with more info. Including this quote: According to producer Karl Sydow, “The book has been completely rewritten. Virtually nothing of John Logan’s work remains. Entire characters and plot lines have been replaced or cut.” It is this vers
