COMPANY starring Katrina Lenk and Patti LuPone will open March 22 - Page 4
COMPANY starring Katrina Lenk and Patti LuPone will open March 22
#75COMPANY eyeing a spring 2020 transfer at a Shubert theater
Posted: 7/1/19 at 10:59am
Mike Barrett said: "Isn’t the Brooks Atkinson a Shubert house? Honestly I could see Waitress packing things up this January and making way for a spring opening there."
It's not. That's a Nederlander house.
#76COMPANY eyeing a spring 2020 transfer at a Shubert theater
Posted: 7/1/19 at 1:55pmAh, I see. Well I’d say it’s the Bernard Jacobs then is my guess
#77COMPANY eyeing a spring 2020 transfer at a Shubert theater
Posted: 7/1/19 at 2:32pm
Still, I'd like to see a new production of 'Company' on Broadway. Maybe it would help erase the memory of that godawful production of John Doyle's "everybody-plays-an-instrument" version in 2006.
It worked for me. I loved everything about this new production in London. I thought Rosalie Craig was terrific, but if they went with an American actress, my first choice would probably be Renee Elise Goldsberry. And I don't think the actress playing Bobbie has to be the "bankable" name to sell tickets. The London production had several actors that were recognizable TV personalities (and all delivering terrific performances on stage) that helped bolster the positive reviews and word of mouth.
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
#78COMPANY eyeing a spring 2020 transfer at a Shubert theater
Posted: 7/1/19 at 5:51pmThe London production had a strong start but sales tapered off. I would not say its books would have people rushing to invest without some caution.
"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
#79COMPANY eyeing a spring 2020 transfer at a Shubert theater
Posted: 7/1/19 at 5:53pm
broadwayindie said: "Big name with a filming schedule - I'm thinking Cynthia Erivo"
You're thinking wrong.
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#80COMPANY eyeing a spring 2020 transfer at a Shubert theater
Posted: 7/1/19 at 5:54pmIsn't it Anne Hathaway? That rumor has been around for a while here now.
Pose2
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#81COMPANY eyeing a spring 2020 transfer at a Shubert theater
Posted: 7/1/19 at 6:01pm
"YvanEhtNioj said: "I wonder if Sutton Foster was ever / is in consideration for the role of Bobbi at all. "
Everyone on this board knows when she wraps up her TV show next Spring, she will be preparing for The Music Man. So, no.
#82COMPANY eyeing a spring 2020 transfer at a Shubert theater
Posted: 7/1/19 at 6:14pm
Pose2 said: "Everyone on this board knows when she wraps up her TV show next Spring, she will be preparing for The Music Man. So, no."
Ahh gotcha. Not a fan of the Music Man (haven't been following any news about the upcoming revival) so I ain't know that. Regardless, I would've loved to see her in this role, though.
Miss Keisha? Miss Keisha? Miss Keishhhaaaa?
Updated On: 7/1/19 at 06:14 PM
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#83COMPANY eyeing a spring 2020 transfer at a Shubert theater
Posted: 7/1/19 at 7:18pm
ukpuppetboy said: "When Graham Norton interviewed Sondheim and LuPone on his BBC Radio2 Saturday show at the start of Company’s London run he said in no uncertain terms that Patti’s fanbase was limited to a very specific theatre demographic and not broad enough to make a show a wider financial success. She protested, as much as she could but he didn’t back down. It made for some tense but very entertaining radio."
I had to go find this. Entertaining indeed. I was cracking up when he told her, essentially, “You ain’t no Cher.” For anybody interested, the exchange starts at around 32:00.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p06ndrj0
#84COMPANY eyeing a spring 2020 transfer at a Shubert theater
Posted: 7/1/19 at 7:31pmI absolutely adore LuPone, but she sounds delusional in that interview.
#85COMPANY eyeing a spring 2020 transfer at a Shubert theater
Posted: 7/1/19 at 7:35pmJust as delusional as the Queens on this board who freak out when this exact topic is brought up.
#86COMPANY eyeing a spring 2020 transfer at a Shubert theater
Posted: 7/1/19 at 7:38pm
Jordan Catalano said: "Just as delusional as the Queens on this board who freak out when this exact topic is brought up. "
And I oop-
Miss Keisha? Miss Keisha? Miss Keishhhaaaa?
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Featured Actor Joined: 7/24/06
#87COMPANY eyeing a spring 2020 transfer at a Shubert theater
Posted: 7/1/19 at 11:33pm
Ok, speculating on the “big name” being considered, Taylor Swift? Just guessing! Ps I Loved Rosalie Craig in the role!!!
#88COMPANY eyeing a spring 2020 transfer at a Shubert theater
Posted: 7/1/19 at 11:50pm
Yes. It’s Taylor Swift. That’s who it is.
How did you ever guess?
#89COMPANY eyeing a spring 2020 transfer at a Shubert theater
Posted: 7/2/19 at 12:20am
Londonskyguy said: "Ok, speculating on the “big name” being considered, Taylor Swift? Just guessing! Ps I Loved Rosalie Craig in the role!!! "
Phone rings, door chimes, in comes, absurdity...
Caption: Every so often there was a rare moment of perfect balance when I soared above him.
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Broadway Star Joined: 4/24/19
#90COMPANY eyeing a spring 2020 transfer at a Shubert theater
Posted: 7/2/19 at 12:43am
Yes. It's Taylor Swift. Bullseye.
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#91COMPANY eyeing a spring 2020 transfer at a Shubert theater
Posted: 7/2/19 at 12:50am
I just pray that some of the posters on here have no aspirations of going into casting.
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#92COMPANY eyeing a spring 2020 transfer at a Shubert theater
Posted: 7/2/19 at 12:50amGirl, she couldnt sing this 8x a week...
#93COMPANY eyeing a spring 2020 transfer at a Shubert theater
Posted: 7/2/19 at 1:24amGirl, she couldn’t sing this 1x a week..
"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
#94COMPANY eyeing a spring 2020 transfer at a Shubert theater
Posted: 7/2/19 at 1:45amGuys do you think it’s Ariana Grande? I bet it is.
#95COMPANY eyeing a spring 2020 transfer at a Shubert theater
Posted: 7/2/19 at 2:01am
LLW2 said: “I had to go find this. Entertaining indeed. I was cracking up when he told her, essentially, “You ain’t no Cher.” For anybody interested, the exchange starts at around 32:00.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p06ndrj0"
Thanks for tracking this down LLW2. I gave up after a brief search on YouTube. I figured Patti had had it erased from history. Perhaps you could unearth the footage of Bebe Neuwirth in Kiss of the Spiderwoman that I always wanted as you seem to have skillz. Her rendition of the title song was perfection.. Maybe she’d make for a great Joanne? She totally nailed Lilith.
#96COMPANY eyeing a spring 2020 transfer at a Shubert theater
Posted: 7/2/19 at 2:25am
At the risk of veering this thread off topic, I have to say I find Sondheim's take on TV stars pretty irksome. He's probably right that there are few, if any, stars known predominately for Broadway who draw the general public on their name alone. But he is so condescending and flippant toward people who have made their name on TV. Patti was quite right to point out that a TV/film star on Broadway could have the skills necessary to do perform well, given the right material.
Not only that, but consider how many current TV/film stars got their start onstage, or have an proven track-record onstage, or have theatre training, or maybe even are just talented performers who *GASP* are able to do both naturally. We constantly see TV and film actors produce extraordinary onstage performances. There are truly too many examples of these to count, yet Sondheim brushes TV fame off like it's nothing but shallow, artless, money-grabbing.
#97COMPANY eyeing a spring 2020 transfer at a Shubert theater
Posted: 7/2/19 at 8:29am
Does Anna Kendrick read too young for 35?
#98COMPANY eyeing a spring 2020 transfer at a Shubert theater
Posted: 7/2/19 at 9:09am
Guys do you think it’s Ariana Grande? I bet it is.
Stop it.
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
#99COMPANY eyeing a spring 2020 transfer at a Shubert theater
Posted: 7/2/19 at 10:32am
g.d.e.l.g.i. said: "broadwayindie said: "Big name with a filming schedule - I'm thinking Cynthia Erivo"
You're thinking wrong."
These type of cryptic messages are both my favorite and least favorite type of BWW posts. Favorite because it implies that there's something real brewing and we're not just wasting time dreaming. Least favorite because someone seemingly knows real information and I don't and I just... want to know NOW lol. :)
Caption: Every so often there was a rare moment of perfect balance when I soared above him.
