A local college here in Pittsburgh recently canceled their production of ADDING MACHINE the musical because of outrage that the piece was too "disturbing." I was intrigued to see something a little different and unusual among the endless Into the Woods and Drowsy Chaperone productions, but the masses spoke and it was canned.
I'm not really that familiar with the piece but does anyone else have issues with it? Is it actually worth this kind of backlash or is it a
Talk about delayed gratification. Definitely going to have to pick it up, even though I was disappointed they didn't reconstruct it closer to the original show.
How did I forget her stellar performance in the Papermill FOLLIES. Hands down my favorite "Who's That Woman!"
It's a pity she never got a starring role of her own in a Broadway musical. The closest she came was the wacky computer dating musical HOW DO YOU DO, I LOVE YOU in the late 60s where she introduced such Maltby & Shire standards as "Just Across the River."
I had no clue who she was, and they definitely did not tell us in any obvious manner. But yea it was a douchey thing to say..
And would a star actor on a major network TV show really have much contact with one of the writers, let alone his wife? I may not know anything about TV production but it seems unlikely.
I found the dichotomy of the broadcast fascinating - the sweep THE BAND's VISIT had was totally at odds with the blatant shoe horning of celebrities at every chance.
What a weird Broadcast.. taking every opportunity to distract us from the Theatre community with pop and TV celebrities. Was not a fan of Bareilles and Groban as a duo - their styles really CLASH and they're awkward in that setting.
Some really bizarre performances too.. are there any 2 legends with careers that overlap LESS the ALW and Chita?? Not to mention the fact that their speeches weren't televised but then they did a rushed sloppy dual tribute anyway. CAROUSEL doing &qu
WOW what a beautiful recording. That overture is one of the most sumptuous things put to a cast album in many a year. It has an openness that so few modern recordings have, whether the reverberation is natural or synthetic it sounds great.
Anyone know anything about this production? It was to star Jane Summerhays and open the fall of 1978. Played Toronto and The Kennedy Center but never made it in.
In London she's a big star, but here she's a nobody. Highly doubt she'd come to America unless she had a vehicle prepared that would make her the talk of the town ala Cynthia Errivo a few years ago.
