What Kander and Ebb show should be revived?

[Steel Pier Fan]

Posted: 6/3/11 at 6:43pm

I think Steel Pier (obviously)and i wish Cabaret could stay open forever

[MermansMan]

Posted: 6/3/11 at 6:49pm

IMHO, Kiss of the Spiderwoman & I'd love to see Scottsboro Boys make a triumphant return (After it wins it's Tonys...) Ican dream, can't I?

[Matt2]

Posted: 6/3/11 at 6:55pm

I'll second what you said about Cabaret. I think Zorba, in the right hands, would be a great idea. I also have a soft spot for The Rink, though I have no idea on who would be good in the two leads, I can't imagine the show without Chita Rivera and Liza Minnelli.

[charlesjguiteau]

Posted: 6/3/11 at 6:56pm

One vote for Zorba! Didn't love the Anthony Quinn revival but the score is great, and a great part for an aging latin spitfire (hello, Chita!)

One anti-vote for Steel Pier (sorry to be blunt, dear fan). The show made NO sense the first time around, and the score alone doesn't put it in the top tier of the Kander and Ebb catalogue for me.

And by all means, one vote for The Scottsboro Boys! It was gone way too soon.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 6/3/11 at 6:58pm

Someone a few weeks ago suggested a RINK revival with Patti and Laura, which I thought was an exceptional idea.

[Steel Pier Fan]

Posted: 6/3/11 at 7:01pm

Charles, doesn't offend me if you don't like a show you don't like a show and yea Scottsboro was gone way too soon.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 6/3/11 at 7:08pm

Flora, the Red Menace with Laura Osnes.

[broadwaydanwi]

Posted: 6/3/11 at 7:18pm

Instead of a revival, I would love to see THE VISIT with Chita Rivera open on Broadway. The score is haunting and beautiful, and Chita's performance was stunning at The Goodman in Chicago.

[broadwaydevil]

Posted: 6/3/11 at 7:22pm

Scottsboro Boys so more of us (ie. me) can see it.

[pinoyidol2006]

Posted: 6/3/11 at 7:24pm

I'd really like to see Scottsboro Boys back on Broadway. I don't want a "revival" of this show in the sense that a new creative team will try to re-interpret the material. Instead, I just want that old production back. Well, are revivals still revivals if it's pretty much exactly like the original production? I think so.


EDIT: I'm also on the "Revive Cabaret" train. Someone do it (well)!

Updated On: 6/3/11 at 07:24 PM

[PopAria]

Posted: 6/3/11 at 7:26pm

I'd Love to see Scottsboro Boys back on stage with some even bigger stars. Like celebrity status big.

And cabaret.

That's all. :)

[ColorTheHours048]

Posted: 6/3/11 at 7:31pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkEOmxQYxE8

I wouldn't mind seeing Chita back on Broadway one bit. Any of their shows that could be a vehicle for her, I would enjoy.

[broadwaydevil]

Posted: 6/3/11 at 7:34pm

Pinoy - it wouldn't even be a revival, right since they need to wait something like 3 years after the previous revival closes in order to be considered for the Tony's?

I agree - I meant more of a return of the same production that everyone raves about.

[egghumor]

Posted: 6/3/11 at 7:35pm

Just in terms of score alone, I LOVE Zorba (but actually prefer the original film). I've always wanted to see a strong production of 70 Girls 70, but not necessarily on Broadway (people ain't gonna pay Bdwy prices for that one). I think Kiss of the Spiderwoman is their masterwork, and so I'd like to see that one revived. I'm also in agreement with those who would like to see a production of The Rink led by LuPone and Benanti.

[Kad]

Posted: 6/3/11 at 7:47pm

Is the Antonio Benderas-led Zorba not happening anymore?

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 6/3/11 at 8:15pm

We need to see The Visit & Skin Of Our Teeth first

[Q]

Posted: 6/3/11 at 8:40pm

"Is the Antonio Benderas-led Zorba not happening anymore?"

I was curious about that, as well.

[charlesjguiteau]

Posted: 6/3/11 at 9:03pm

Agree wholeheartedly with The Rink! Saw the OBC 4 times-- but you'd have to revive it in Peter Larkin's original and staggeringly beautiful set, please God! Frankly Lupone is perfect casting in my book although Benanti as a wallflower isn't a great fit for me.

And Yes, please for The Visit. How have some of you heard the score already? Please share.

Lastly, much as I love Banderas in anything onstage, isn't he WAY too young for a Zorba who's supposed to be an old and feeble grandpapa? Wacky casting, no? (This is personal-- got a hug I'll never forget from Antonio back in '91-- a story for another time...)

[chewy5000]

Posted: 6/3/11 at 9:21pm

Chicago. But done properly.

[nasty_khakis]

Posted: 6/3/11 at 9:28pm

I was the one who suggested a revival of The Rink. I still think it could be great.

I'd also love to see a production of The Visit. What I've heard was beautiful.

I think they lost the rights of The Skin of Our Teeth and aren't actively trying to reclaim them.

[tazber]

Posted: 6/3/11 at 9:32pm

Definitely would want to see The Visit over a revival.

But I would love to see a powerhouse performer take on a revised version of The Act.

"The Money Tree" is one of my favorite K&E songs.

Updated On: 6/3/11 at 09:32 PM

[tjjster]

Posted: 6/3/11 at 9:36pm

I saw the Reprise! production of Zorba back in '05 I think. It was amazing what director David Lee did with the show. Also as far as Banderas being too old, Marc Kudisch played Zorba in that production and was fantastic.

Also in the cast: Stan Chandler as Niko; Judy Kaye as Hortense; Camille Savioly as the Leader; and Leslie Margharita as the Widow.


Can't praise this production enough.

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 6/3/11 at 9:38pm

Obviously THE VISIT.

But I would also love THE HAPPY TIME with Hugh Jackman and ZORBA with...someone other than Antonio Bandares.

Posted: 6/3/11 at 9:42pm

The Visit still needs work, but is an insanely intriguing show and deserves a New York production of some sort. (Whereas the only other somewhat "lost" Kander and Ebb musical, I think it was called Over and Over based on Skin of Our Teeth, is just a flat out, ill-conceived mess, and pretty unsalvageable from what I've heard of it).

(Charles Guiteau, recordings from the Goodman production of The Visit with Chita are pretty easy to find...)

My major vote for revival goes for Zorba (isn't one constantly in the works?) However I think it only works in the much darker Hal Prince original production (with those gorgeous Boris Aronson designs). All the revisions to make it more upbeat completely go against the work, even if audiences seem to enjoy them more (well, when a movie star's in the lead anyway). While by no means a perfect show, it's kinda annoying that it's sorta forgotten--in many ways you can see Prince's "concept musical" technique going from Cabaret (granted, which has stronger material), to after Zorba the Sondheim shows.

I think it's still too soon for a Kiss revival, but maybe that's just cuz I have the original production (my grandma took me to the tour with Chita when I was 15) still firmly ingrained in my head, and can't see it being bettered. (Interesting that Kander and Ebb seemed to only really be in their element when they had a strong director--Prince, Fosse, etc--at the helm.)

[Steel Pier Fan]

Posted: 6/3/11 at 10:04pm

Also I only think Steel Pier should be revived because I think it has fantastic score ( personally I think better than Titanic, okay you may throw tomatoes at me) and the dance marathon idea was so great. But it was done so poorly, I mean the book is almost impossible.