Marshall and producers back out of Gershwin musical
Marshall and producers back out of Gershwin musical
#1Marshall and producers back out of Gershwin musical
Posted: 6/3/08 at 1:31pm
https://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=28569
"Irreconcilable differences?" Sounds like a major divorce to me.
Was it something Connick said? He's the only one left, along with the writers.
"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."
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Dolly_Levi
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/8/04
#2re: Marshall and producers back out of Gershwin musical
Posted: 6/3/08 at 2:00pmThey saw "Grease" perhaps?
Laughter is much more important than applause. Applause is almost a duty. Laughter is a reward.
Carol Channing
#2re: Marshall and producers back out of Gershwin musical
Posted: 6/3/08 at 2:10pmDolly Levi beat me to it.
millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#3re: Marshall and producers back out of Gershwin musical
Posted: 6/3/08 at 2:12pmI wish the best for this show...it sounds like it'll be great!
"We like to snark around here. Sometimes we actually talk about theater...but we try not to let that get in our way." - dramamama611
#4re: Marshall and producers back out of Gershwin musical
Posted: 6/3/08 at 2:20pmI don't understand why Reidel isn't all over this...isn't this kind of backstage drama his forte?
"My dreams, watching me said, one to the other...this life has let us down."
#5re: Marshall and producers back out of Gershwin musical
Posted: 6/3/08 at 2:25pm
Riedel's column comes out Wednesdays and Fridays. Hopefully we'll get some scoop from him tomorrow.
Whatever happened, it sounds like it was for the best if it means Marshall is a goner.
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
#6re: Marshall and producers back out of Gershwin musical
Posted: 6/3/08 at 2:33pmah...I see. I'll check it tomorrow then.
"My dreams, watching me said, one to the other...this life has let us down."
Smaxie
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/26/05
#7re: Marshall and producers back out of Gershwin musical
Posted: 6/4/08 at 4:17am
Sure enough...
'Nice Work' in Riedel's column
Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end: then stop.
Updated On: 6/4/08 at 04:17 AM
#8re: Marshall and producers back out of Gershwin musical
Posted: 6/4/08 at 6:15amLol, Smaxie. Thanks for posting.
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
#9re: Marshall and producers back out of Gershwin musical
Posted: 6/4/08 at 8:26amI'm sorry, but when did Kathleen Marshall become the go-to director for shows that needed fixing? I understand that she's a great choreographer (except for in Grease), but her direction isn't anything special. The Pajama Game was good because of the components, including the chemistry between Harry and Kelli. Wonderful Town was nicely done, but it was hardly the most thrilling direction that's been on Broadway. They definitely don't need her on the show to make it successful.
Trish2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/20/06
#10re: Marshall and producers back out of Gershwin musical
Posted: 6/4/08 at 8:50amThey say its similar to Crazy For You. I say when you need a fluff director, bring in the STRO !
keen on kean
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/1/06
#11re: Marshall and producers back out of Gershwin musical
Posted: 6/4/08 at 9:15amHow do you "fix the book" on a piece of fluff? Isn't a mild-mannered book the point in fluff?
lovesclassics
Broadway Star Joined: 10/7/05
#12re: Marshall and producers back out of Gershwin musical
Posted: 6/4/08 at 10:15amMichael Blakemore and Jack O'Brien are much better directors for farce. They have much greater comic sensibilities than Kathleen Marshall and their conceptual footprints really make a show sparkle. I'd love to see either one of them tackle this.
SueleenGay
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/9/03
#13re: Marshall and producers back out of Gershwin musical
Posted: 6/4/08 at 10:34am
This show ain't necessarily so needed anyway.
PEACE.
#14re: Marshall and producers back out of Gershwin musical
Posted: 6/4/08 at 11:55amSee Riedel's column for the story. Sorry I have no link.
Faced with these Loreleis, what man can moralize!
Ziegfeld7
Swing Joined: 6/4/08
#15re: Marshall and producers back out of Gershwin musical
Posted: 6/4/08 at 12:47pm
"..but her direction isn't anything special. The Pajama Game was good because of the components, including the chemistry between Harry and Kelli"
Which was casting by Kathleen Marshall, the director.
Anyways, I wonder what Rob Ashford is doing. This seems like a really good project for him. Although I know he is very, very close with Kathleen Marshall (I'm referring to her tony speech when she says something along the lines of them moving to New York together back in the day). So i'm not sure if he would get involved. Or even Jerry Mitchell if they wanted to keep it director/choreographer instead of seperating it.
I hope William Ivey Long is costuming this.
Updated On: 6/4/08 at 12:47 PM