SUNDAY... Post Your Thoughts & Opinions- Page 3

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 1/26/08 at 3:14pm

Aw, I'm missing Kelsey Fowler, oh well.

[inlovewithjerryherman]

Posted: 1/26/08 at 3:20pm

sounds thrilling!!!! does anyone know if there is a rush this weekend? or at least cheap seats available?

[Scripps2]

Posted: 1/26/08 at 3:45pm

LimelightMike: In response to your requests for thoughts from across the pond, I saw this production in preview at the Chocolate Factory and also on its transfer to the West End and it evolved greatly during that time. At the Chocolate Factory I thought it was just another pedestrian production of Sunday like others I had seen in Washington and Leicester. I was then gob-smacked when I saw it again at the Wyndhams as it seemed a completely different production. All the observations made elsewhere in this thread about this being the only occasion when CGI has added value to the writing rather than being a novelty or a distraction (as in The Woman in White and Miss Saigon touring production)are true. This helps so much to integrate Act I and II and create an overall narrative. I found the scene towards the beginning of Act II where the painting moves through time as astonishing as the formation of the painting at the end of Act I.

Walt SummersPI: I thought the Chromulume was supposed to be any piece of performance art and therefore not limited to being a machine. I don't think I've ever seen a production of Sunday where the chromulume was a machine.

areyoukiddingme: At the Chocolate Factory Daniel Evan's performance was much more intense and driven. Although I'm not a theatre professional, I happenned to speak to a very tough female American director who was also in the audience and she disliked his performance but for the very opposite reasons to those you suggest. His performance then seemed to soften on transfer to the West End. Ofcourse he should connect to some degree with Dot - we're not talking Sweeney and Mrs Lovett here. And why should both Georges be the same? You acknowledge they shouldn't yourself by stating that the "new George has the chance to grow" but it is not necessarily the absence of chance that prevents the Act I George from growing. It is more likely to be because of his different character and personality. It is the one-George concept that has possibly weakened the second act in other productions. And what makes someone want someone else in late ninteenth century Paris is very different from the nature of attraction today.

Although I have to say, as a gay man, Daniel Evans does it for me everytime, whatever he's in.

[paphillyguy]

Posted: 1/26/08 at 4:39pm

I do not understand all the praise, I was bored. The only part I enjoyed was the end of the first act.

[ljay889]

Posted: 1/26/08 at 4:41pm

^ If you were bored with the video of the original too, I don't think you should have seen the revival. People who hate the original most likely won't love the revival. But if this was your first exposure to the show, I would have recommended seeing some of the original to get a taste for the material.

[WickedGeek28]

Posted: 1/26/08 at 4:41pm

Thanks for posting the reviews!

Sunday is one of my favorite scores and overall shows, I can't wait to see the revival!

[neddyfrank2]

Posted: 1/26/08 at 5:05pm

Sondheim usually always attends his first previews, oh well.

Sondheim should have been there, although don't be surprised if you didn't see him.

He takes his seat after it is dark, and leaves before the curtain call. He HATES being seen in public at his own shows. He absolutely HATES it. And if you did see him, he would nicely ask that you don't draw any attention to him, and he won't sign.

[obsessedjb]

Posted: 1/26/08 at 5:06pm

^^^ He did sign at COMPANY.

[TheActr97J]

Posted: 1/26/08 at 5:23pm

They were selling Sondheim signed scores and librettos?!?

[ljay889]

Posted: 1/26/08 at 5:24pm

He was at the first preview of COMPANY, but he didn't sign then. Also he doesn't leave before Curtain Call, he goes backstage to congratulate the actors. The performers after the first preview of COMPANY said he did. He also left out of the stage door quickly and discreetly that first preview, so I missed him. But I do remember hearing about one performance of COMPANY when he signed.
Updated On: 1/26/08 at 05:24 PM

[obsessedjb]

Posted: 1/26/08 at 5:26pm

sorry I should have mentioned that it wasn't the first preview it was in late June.

[LimelightMike]

Posted: 1/26/08 at 5:28pm

Does anyone think they'll be selling signed scores/librettos for the entire run? 'cause yeah, I'd fork over $$$ for one!

[ljay889]

Posted: 1/26/08 at 5:29pm

I heard they only had 15 signed librettos for $30 and 10 signed vocal scores for $100.
I could have gotten one. But I made a bad decision and passed up on the libretto, instead for a poster and t-shirt. I guess I was still in the fantasy world that I would meet him in person. ugh.

[TheActr97J]

Posted: 1/26/08 at 5:30pm

Only 30 bucks?! Now I'm regretting not buying a ticket to the first preview.

[LimelightMike]

Posted: 1/26/08 at 5:31pm

You don't think they'd get *more* as the run progresses? Surely they're *rather popular*, no? I'd give ANYTHING to have one!

[ljay889]

Posted: 1/26/08 at 5:33pm

I have no idea if they'll have him sign more. Now I'm really starting to feel crappy for passing up on the libretto

[TheActr97J]

Posted: 1/26/08 at 5:33pm

You could have bought it and given it to ME!

[neddyfrank2]

Posted: 1/26/08 at 5:36pm

Also he doesn't leave before Curtain Call, he goes backstage to congratulate the actors.

You are half right. He leaves during the Curtain Call and goes backstage. He is always out of the theater before the end of it, with maybe the exception of Company. I have never heard of him staying until the end of a Curtain Call.

But, he is notorious for not signing when seen in Public. He didn't at Assassins, Pacific Overtures, or Sweeney in recent years.

[ljay889]

Posted: 1/26/08 at 5:42pm

You are also half right. The opening night of GYPSY at CC they brought him on stage FOR the Curtain Call. Unfortunately I missed that too. Updated On: 1/26/08 at 05:42 PM

[ljay889]

Posted: 1/26/08 at 5:56pm

For those who saw the first preview (or after you see another preview) which Tonys do you think it will be nominated for?

I'm thinking

Best Musical Revival
Best Actor - Daniel Evans
Best Actress- Jenna Russell
Best Featured Actress - Jessica Molaskey or Mary Beth Peil
Best Featured Actor- Michael Cumpsty or Alex Gemignani
Best Director
Best Lighting Design
Best Set Design

I honestly think it deserves nominations in all those catergories.

[neddyfrank2]

Posted: 1/26/08 at 6:01pm

You are also half right. The opening night of GYPSY at CC they brought him on stage FOR the Curtain Call. Unfortunately I missed that too.

I'm not talking about Opening Night. I am talking about the first preview performances, which is what this thread is about.

I doubt anyone from SUNDAY will get nominated for Featured Actress in a year that is jam packed with featured performances that aren't just "good" but steal the whole damn show.
Updated On: 1/26/08 at 06:01 PM

[LimelightMike]

Posted: 1/26/08 at 6:08pm

neddy, the thread was created for SUNDAY (in general) - all facets - from preview performances onward...

Thank you,
- Mike

[ljay889]

Posted: 1/26/08 at 6:17pm

I doubt anyone from SUNDAY will get nominated for Featured Actress in a year that is jam packed with featured performances that aren't just "good" but steal the whole damn show.


- Maybe you should see the revival first before judging. Dana Ivey, the original Yvonne was nominated. If Mermaid and Frankenstein are snubbed, Jessica or Mary Beth will definitely have a chance.
Updated On: 1/26/08 at 06:17 PM

[neddyfrank2]

Posted: 1/26/08 at 6:34pm

I am not going to turn this into a Tony thread but I am saying that they have pretty small chances of being nominated. It will also be interesting to see if the nominating committee embraces the set of SUNDAY since they HATE projections (and have snubbed shows that use them in past years).

And I saw the show in London, and regardless of the actresses I don't think those roles will get a nomination.

[ljay889]

Posted: 1/26/08 at 6:36pm

The projections are done in perfect taste. They won't hate it. The shows that were snubbed SUCKED, Woman In White, anyone?