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London Revival of "The Rink"
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Posted: 4/13/18 at 12:58pm

http://www.playbill.com/article/strictly-ballrooms-gemma-sutton-will-join-caroline-oconnor-in-london-revival-of-the-rink

Glad someone in the world gets to see a production of this flawed, but fun show!

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Posted: 4/13/18 at 1:40pm
Still waiting for Patti LuPone to do it.
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Posted: 4/13/18 at 2:28pm
Got my tickets I'm pumped!
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Posted: 4/13/18 at 3:00pm

TotallyEffed said: "Still waiting for Patti LuPone to do it."

Yes yes YES. 

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Posted: 4/13/18 at 3:33pm

Oh man, this is score has some really TERRIFIC numbers in it, especially when delivered by someone like Chita.  But yeesh, the book and plot are realllllly rough.  This will need a dynamic director to push past all the plot holes (I remember the part where they talk about the disco ball being taken out of the rink, and the scene right after is the disco ball almost crashing on one of the characters?) and messy dialogue to make it work.  Caroline O'Connor will be fantastic in the role.

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Posted: 4/13/18 at 3:42pm

When will Encores learn and do a whole Kander and Ebb season with "The Rink", "The Happy Time", and "Flora, the Red Menace"? Hopefully before or after a Jerry Herman season of "Dear World", "Mack and Mabel", and 'The Grand Tour".

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Posted: 4/14/18 at 2:18am

TotallyEffed said: "Still waiting for Patti LuPone to do it."

Patti LuPone with someone like maybe Lena Hall would be fierce AF

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Posted: 4/14/18 at 7:55am

Well didn't people here want Patti with Laura Benanti? Kind of like a Gypsy reunion.

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Posted: 4/14/18 at 10:50am

TotallyEffed said: "Still waiting for Patti LuPone to do it."

With Sutton Foster as Angel. Please......

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Posted: 4/14/18 at 10:57am
Lena would be amazing!!!

Sutton would be all wrong.
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Posted: 4/14/18 at 10:57am
Lena would be amazing!!!

Sutton would be all wrong.
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Posted: 4/14/18 at 12:44pm
Maybe Lesli Margherita


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