COMPANY to get another filmed performance, possibly FOLLIES?
COMPANY to get another filmed performance, possibly FOLLIES?
#1COMPANY to get another filmed performance, possibly FOLLIES?
Posted: 11/23/10 at 11:50pm
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/SONDHEIM_Lead_Producer_Ellen_Krass_Talks_SWEENEY_x2_Upcoming_New_COMPANY_Concert_FOLLIES_More_20101123_page2
This is pretty interesting.
Would rather the $$$ was put in a NIGHT MUSIC filming..she does seem to like Bernadette!
But does she only film Lonny's concerts? (I guess cause he was in Merrily he was too young to direct the 85 Follies concert). It would make more sense to film one of the upcoming FOLLIES productions.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
Updated On: 11/23/10 at 11:50 PM
#2COMPANY to get another filmed performance, possibly FOLLIES?
Posted: 11/23/10 at 11:55pmA new COMPANY concert seems kind of random.
#3COMPANY to get another filmed performance, possibly FOLLIES?
Posted: 11/24/10 at 12:02amIt's finally a way to get Patti LuPone a chance to play Joanne.
#5COMPANY to get another filmed performance, possibly FOLLIES?
Posted: 11/24/10 at 12:48amNot that I'd ever object, but it does seem kind of random. Last April was the 40th anniversary. I guess it doesn't really have to be apropros of anything! Very curious to see who plays Bobby.
callitquits
Understudy Joined: 9/24/04
#5COMPANY to get another filmed performance, possibly FOLLIES?
Posted: 11/24/10 at 1:16pmNow that we know she can do patter because of Women on the Verge, I'd KILL to see Laura Benanti as Amy.
#6COMPANY to get another filmed performance, possibly FOLLIES?
Posted: 11/24/10 at 4:11pm
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LOVE A MILLION TIMES. ARIELLE TEPPER MADOVER, WEISSLERS, WHOEVER, GET ON DAT SH*T
#7COMPANY to get another filmed performance, possibly FOLLIES?
Posted: 11/24/10 at 4:40pmAnd Steven Pasquale as Paul!!! It would be kind of cool if they filled it up with real-life Broadway couples, like Laura and Steven, Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley, Sebastian Arcelus and Stephanie J. Block.
callitquits
Understudy Joined: 9/24/04
#8COMPANY to get another filmed performance, possibly FOLLIES?
Posted: 11/24/10 at 5:24pmI love that! I'd like Marin and Jason as Sarah and Harry (Jason's "Sorry-Grateful" would be gorgeous). Audra and Will Swenson as Jenny and David? It'd be hilarious to see Audra really let loose in the smoking scene, and she would, of course, sound BEAUTIFUL on Jenny's parts in "Not Getting Married" and "Poor Baby."
#9COMPANY to get another filmed performance, possibly FOLLIES?
Posted: 11/24/10 at 8:17pmMy sources are saying Dan Fogler has signed on as Bobby.
Ed_Mottershead
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/20/05
#10COMPANY to get another filmed performance, possibly FOLLIES?
Posted: 11/24/10 at 9:48pmIf your sources are correct, all I can say is UGH!
BroadwayEd
wonkit
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
#11COMPANY to get another filmed performance, possibly FOLLIES?
Posted: 11/25/10 at 4:14pmI assumed that was a joke. No?
CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#12COMPANY to get another filmed performance, possibly FOLLIES?
Posted: 11/25/10 at 10:02pm
The idea of real couples is interesting,
add Danny and Rebecca in the mix.
And I believe Neil Patrick Harris is ready to give us a perfect Bobby.
#13COMPANY to get another filmed performance, possibly FOLLIES?
Posted: 11/26/10 at 12:21am
My dream cast:
Bobby: Aaron Lazar/Cheyenne Jackson/Matthew Morrison, I'm not a HUGE Neil Patrick Harris fan but I'd be open to seeing him too.
Sarah: Marin Mazzie
Harry: Jason Danieley
Susan: Rebecca Luker
Peter: Danny Burstein
Jenny: Audra McDonald
David: Will Swenson
Amy: Laura Benanti
Paul: Steven Pasquale
Joanne: Patti LuPone
Larry: Boyd Gaines
April: Diana DeGarmo
Marta: Sara Ramirez
Kathy: Megan Sikora
#14COMPANY to get another filmed performance, possibly FOLLIES?
Posted: 11/26/10 at 12:23amA friend of mine suggested Norbert Leo Butz for Bobby, which sounds like a pretty good idea to me.
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
bestfreakinshoes
Stand-by Joined: 1/5/08
#15COMPANY to get another filmed performance, possibly FOLLIES?
Posted: 11/26/10 at 8:55am
Andy Karl would be a nice change. Although I'd rather see him in the full show (yes, I know it was just revived) than a concert. I think he's more talented than a lot of people think he is and is ready to step into a leading man role.
