Replica Revivals

[zainmax]

Other than A CHORUS LINE, what other revivals have been exact copies of the original productions?? I'd LOVE to see another version of the original SUNSET BOULEVARD

[TheGingerBreadMan]

Cabaret

[zainmax]

TheGingerBreadMan said: "Cabaret"

OH YES!

[JBroadway]

TheGingerBreadMan said: "Cabaret"

 

Sort of...IIRC, the 1987 revival did use Hal Prince's original staging, but there were several differences in which songs were included, which sort of disqualifies it from being an "exact copy" IMO. Unless you meant the recent revival, which was, of course, a replica of an earlier revival, not a copy of the original. 

The upcoming revival of How I Learned to Drive has started a bit discussion on this board due to its being a remount of the original. This was a similar situation to Blackbird a few years ago, which was also considered a revival.

I believe the recent revival of Cats was pretty much the same as the original, with some changes to the staging, and some updated choreography by Blankenbeuhler. 

[HogansHero]

No Cabaret revival was not an exact copy of the original. 

[zainmax]

JBroadway said: "TheGingerBreadMan said: "Cabaret"



Sort of...IIRC, the 1987 revival did use Hal Prince's original staging, but there were severaldifferences in whichsongs were included, which sort of disqualifies it from being an "exact copy" IMO. Unless you meant the recent revival, which was, of course, a replica of an earlier revival, not a copy of the original.

The upcoming revival of How I Learned to Drive has started a bit discussion on this board due to its being a remount of the original. This was a similar situation to Blackbird a few years ago, which was also considered a revival.

I believe the recent revival of Cats was pretty much the same as the original, with some changes to the staging, and some updated choreography by Blankenbeuhler."

I imagine re. HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE that the script has been revised.

[BrodyFosse123]

The staging/set design of the 1986 Broadway revival of SWEET CHARITY was a recreation of the original 1966 Broadway production. Costumes were different.

[JBroadway]

zainmax said: "
I imagine re. HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE that the script has been revised."

 

Any particular reason for believing that? I saw the plays at Second Stage back in 2012 but I don’t remember it well enough to recall if there are any specific parts of the script that call for updating. 

 

[CATSNYrevival]

Wasn’t the first Les Miserables revival a recreation of the original?

The recent Cats revival was very similar to the original but they did change some of the choreography and dance music and they cut Growltiger.

[zainmax]

JBroadway said: "zainmax said: "
I imagine re. HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE that the script has been revised."



Any particular reason for believing that? I saw the plays at Second Stage back in 2012 but I don’t remember it well enough to recall if there are any specific parts ofthe script that call for updating.

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I'm just thinking that, over the years, certain lines are being revised a little. Nothing drastic!!

[FANtomFollies]

I just assumed when they said "Cabaret" they were referring to the 2013(?) production being a replica of the 1998 production....because that was most definitely a replica, save for a couple minor costume changes.

[gleek4114]

My answer is kinda cheating, but there was a time period between 2005-2013ish that The Grinch, Elf, and A Christmas Story would be brought back every year, sometimes on Broadway, sometimes not.

[JBroadway]

FANtomFollies said: "I just assumed when they said "Cabaret" they were referring to the 2013(?) production being a replica of the 1998 production....because that was most definitely a replica, save for a couple minor costume changes."

 

Yes, but not a replica of the original production as the OP asked 

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Return engagements or "recreations" happened a lot more during the golden age. It was actually more rare to have a revival that deviated substantially from the original production; some of that may have been due to the fact that the original creators were still alive and working, or the revival came in as a tour stop (aka, the set was scaled back). 

Off the top of my head in no particular order:

Pal Joey
On Your Toes
West Side Story
Oklahoma!
Fiddler (all pre-2006 revivals)
Dreamgirls
A Chorus Line (2006)
Mame 1983
Hello, Dolly! in the 70s and 90s and even 2017
A few different productions of My Fair Lady, King and I, and La Mancha that weren't carbon-copy revivals but were pretty damn close in the staging, design, and even casting.

The success of No, No Nanette in 1971 might have had something to do with people realizing that it's GOOD to reexamine an older show! (And something like Show Boat, which has never had two of the same production.)

[FANtomFollies]

Would the recent Cats on broadway count as a replica? I know there were changes but they seemed minor.

[CATSNYrevival]

FANtomFollies said: "Would the recent Cats on broadwaycount as a replica? I know there were changes but they seemed minor."

Depends on who you ask. Personally, I thought the changes were pretty drastic, irritating and distracting. I would have preferred a replica production but that’s just me.

[aliceripleyofficial]

My first act as mayor of nyc will be to ban all replica revivals