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Kiss Of The Spiderwoman Revival?
Owen22
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/24/11
#25Kiss Of The Spiderwoman Revival?
Posted: 5/7/20 at 10:37pm
ljay889 said: "HeyMrMusic said: "I’d love to see an all-Latino production."
Me too! Karen Olivo would be fabulous, but she's more of a "mover" than a dancer. Moulin Rouge did an excellent job of concealing her limitations and highlighting what she is capable of dance wise. Acting and singing wise, she'd be perfect."
Didn't she win a Tony for playing the " female dance LEAD" in West Side Story?
Tag
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/19/05
#26Kiss Of The Spiderwoman Revival?
Posted: 5/7/20 at 11:11pm
^Yes, but everyone knew she couldn't dance it.
#27Kiss Of The Spiderwoman Revival?
Posted: 5/7/20 at 11:22pm
Didn't she win a Tony for playing the " female dance LEAD" in West Side Story?
Yes, but her dancing was often pointed out as being weaker than her predecessors. Her acting and singing were so strong that it didn’t really matter to most people, but Chita she is not.
#28Kiss Of The Spiderwoman Revival?
Posted: 5/7/20 at 11:46pmIt seemed like the choreography was modified for her. Don’t know if it was actually watered down or if that’s how she performed it, but the dance was not what her Anita was remembered for. Her long hair probably helped sell the physicality more.
StephieElise
Featured Actor Joined: 11/12/12
#29Kiss Of The Spiderwoman Revival?
Posted: 5/8/20 at 7:52amBroadway is welcome to borrow Ainsley Melham again to play Molina. His performance in Melbourne last year was honestly one of the best I have ever seen from any actor in any medium.
#30Kiss Of The Spiderwoman Revival?
Posted: 5/8/20 at 7:59am
Valentina3 said: "My current dream cast for this would be starring Amber Gray, with Ben Winshaw as Molina and Raúl Esparza as Valentin.
(sorry about that gasp you just uttered)."
The amount of air that just exited my lungs. Holy.
#31Kiss Of The Spiderwoman Revival?
Posted: 5/8/20 at 8:02am
HeyMrMusic said: "It seemed like the choreography was modified for her. Don’t know if it was actually watered down or if that’s how she performed it, but the dance was not what her Anita was remembered for. Her long hair probably helped sell the physicality more."
It was indeed modified by Joey McKneely. At the time, PalJoey and others named all of the changes. The most famous modification was the ending of “America,” unfortunately I don’t know what that particular dance move is called, but many weren’t happy that it was changed.
Now in 2020, WSS has been completely changed, lol.
pmensky
Broadway Star Joined: 7/18/11
#32Kiss Of The Spiderwoman Revival?
Posted: 5/8/20 at 12:26pm
I saw both Chita and Vanessa Williams in the original production. Chita was wonderful, but Vanessa was thrilling in the title role. Vanessa is also currently a few years younger than Chita was when she did it. She would be an ideal pick for the revival. Other than Karen Olivo, I can’t think of a bigger name in the Broadway community who could successfully headline a revival at this time.
bryan2
Broadway Star Joined: 12/19/06
#33Kiss Of The Spiderwoman Revival?
Posted: 5/8/20 at 12:52pm
hav
ing seen Chita in this 4x and i also saw MCAlonzo…i have a hard time picturing Audra McDonald....I also never liked the Vanessa recording it seemed they slowed down the music and it lost its energy when she sang..her voice was great just seemed dull to me...I think Vanessa live was very different because of her youth
#34Kiss Of The Spiderwoman Revival?
Posted: 5/8/20 at 1:47pm
The new show on CW Katy Keane did a pretty good job of interpreting Kiss just a few weeks back. All the characters in the story got to perform songs from the show, as the main story line is that one character is actually performing in his off Broadway debut. They even put the cast album out on iTunes/mp3's.You should give it a listen or see if you can DVR the episode.
I Can Has Cheezburger With This?
Owen22
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/24/11
#35Kiss Of The Spiderwoman Revival?
Posted: 5/8/20 at 2:01pm
StephieElise said: "Broadway is welcome to borrow Ainsley Melham again to play Molina. His performance in Melbourne last year was honestly one of the best I have ever seen from any actor in any medium."
He really wasn't that great. Adequate. But far from definitive. We have a dozen or so Molina's that would easily outdo him.
#36Kiss Of The Spiderwoman Revival?
Posted: 5/8/20 at 6:40pm
A revival would very likely have new choreographies, so it's impossible to say how dance-heavy the role of Aurora is going to be. It's not like simplifying Robbins' original choreography for Olivo in WSS, she would be dancing a new choreo built entirely around her. That said, what made the role so thrilling was to see great dancers and triple threats like Chita or Bene Neuwirth fully showcasing their talent(s): a non-dancer Aurora like Audra or Donna would take away a lot of the excitement of the part.
Updated On: 5/8/20 at 06:40 PM
#37Kiss Of The Spiderwoman Revival?
Posted: 5/8/20 at 7:24pm
StephieElise said: "Broadway is welcome to borrow Ainsley Melham again to play Molina. His performance in Melbourne last year was honestly one of the best I have ever seen from any actor in any medium. "
That Melbourne production was one of the worst things I’ve ever seen done by MTC. Dean Bryant should never be allowed to direct a musical ever again. Poor Caroline O’Connor who came out looking like a washed up drag queen who has seen better days. Nothing about that production worked.
One is thankful that Covid19 stopped Bryant destroying Fun Home this year
Well I didn't want to get into it, but he's a Satanist.
Every full moon he sacrifices 4 puppies to the Dark Lord and smears their blood on his paino.
This should help you understand the score for Wicked a little bit more.
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#38Kiss Of The Spiderwoman Revival?
Posted: 5/8/20 at 10:14pm
'you tell 'em darl'....................I agree.
#39Kiss Of The Spiderwoman Revival?
Posted: 5/9/20 at 5:54am
Caroline certainly played the role very camp..but in some ways isn't the point of her scenes that they are trying to escape the horrible situation and get lost in the 'song and dance'? (at the very least, she sounded great!). I can see it maybe being a little bit more interesting and rewarding if they toned down the Camp and made her seem more mysterious and glamorous though.
"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: 5/9/20 at 05:54 AM
#40Kiss Of The Spiderwoman Revival?
Posted: 5/9/20 at 10:56am
I'm finding this show to be SUPER topical right now.....2 men trapped in a cell and using their imagination/desperation to conjure up a fantasy to help them 'escape'. Very relatable lately.
Updated On: 5/9/20 at 10:56 AM
Owen22
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/24/11
#41Kiss Of The Spiderwoman Revival?
Posted: 5/9/20 at 11:54am
rosscoe(au) said: "StephieElise said: "Broadway is welcome to borrow Ainsley Melham again to play Molina. His performance in Melbourne last year was honestly one of the best I have ever seen from any actor in any medium. "
That Melbourne production was one of the worst things I’ve ever seen done by MTC. Dean Bryant should never be allowed to direct a musical ever again. Poor Caroline O’Connor who came out looking like a washed up drag queen who has seen better days. Nothing about that production worked.
One is thankful that Covid19 stopped Bryant destroying Fun Home this year"
This, this and this.
Owen22
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/24/11
#42Kiss Of The Spiderwoman Revival?
Posted: 5/9/20 at 12:00pm
qolbinau said: "Caroline certainly played the role very camp..but in some ways isn't the point of her scenes that they are trying to escape the horrible situation and get lost in the 'song and dance'? (at the very least, she sounded great!). I can see it maybe being a little bit more interesting and rewarding if they toned down the Camp and made her seem more mysterious and glamorous though."
I LOVE Caroline O'Connor. One of the reasons for my Oz trip was to see her in this. But she was just SOOOO wrong for the role. Now, she could dance and sing it. And a few years ago, somehow, she was able to overcome her miscasting as Phyllis in Chicago Shake's "Follies".--it was wonderful to see a full triple threat Phyllis. But. Aurora is a 40's screen vamp, statuesque, mysterious. Caroline, as I'm sure I've said on these boards previously, came off a bit like a cartoon.
