Musicals that were heavily revised for their revival?
Musicals that were heavily revised for their revival?
#1Musicals that were heavily revised for their revival?
Posted: 7/11/08 at 1:01am
I'm curious how many musicals were heavily revised for their revival.
Revisions I'm counting
- book changes
- new songs/cut songs
- new orchestrations
I can think of
No, No, Nanette (1971)
Follies (1987) London
Anything Goes (1987)
Damn Yankees (1994)
Cabaret (1998 )
Kiss Me Kate (1999)
Annie Get Your Gun (1999)
Sweet Charity (2005)
The Threepenny Opera (2006) a new translation
The Pajama Game (2006) would this count???
Pal Joey (2008 ) *Upcoming revival
Brigadoon (2008-2009?) *Upcoming revival
I am glad Encores! present shows in their original format. Most of these shows don't need all these revisions.
What others?
Updated On: 7/11/08 at 01:01 AM
#2re: Musicals that were heavily revised for their revival?
Posted: 7/11/08 at 1:03amFlower Drum Song
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#2re: Musicals that were heavily revised for their revival?
Posted: 7/11/08 at 1:10amAnything Goes has gone through several changes. Many songs have been added and subtracted and the plot has changed drastically in its different revivals.
#3re: Musicals that were heavily revised for their revival?
Posted: 7/11/08 at 1:12amThe only other one I can think of that underwent major changes was Grease for both the 1994 revival and the current revival.
#4re: Musicals that were heavily revised for their revival?
Posted: 7/11/08 at 1:12amHaha. I just added ANYTHING GOES as you posted that.
#5re: Musicals that were heavily revised for their revival?
Posted: 7/11/08 at 1:14amOh, and Peter Pan.
#6re: Musicals that were heavily revised for their revival?
Posted: 7/11/08 at 1:25amLes Miz.
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#7re: Musicals that were heavily revised for their revival?
Posted: 7/11/08 at 2:05amI totally agree with PETER PAN. I have both the Mary Martin and Cathy Rigby versions, and man they are different!
#8re: Musicals that were heavily revised for their revival?
Posted: 7/11/08 at 2:07amWhat did they change in Les Miz? I thought it wasn't really a "Revival", and they just brought it back to Broadway in its original form?
#9re: Musicals that were heavily revised for their revival?
Posted: 7/11/08 at 2:15amFrom what I've heard, Side Show is very different this time around, which I'm not so happy about. I really hope they didn't cut We Share Everything...
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#10re: Musicals that were heavily revised for their revival?
Posted: 7/11/08 at 3:03amHow about the 1997 Revival of Once Upon a Mattress? Along with the revised and broadened Spanish Panic, there were other changes of the book and song lyrics.
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#11re: Musicals that were heavily revised for their revival?
Posted: 7/11/08 at 3:45amIt seems that nearly every time Candide gets revived it has a new book and includes different songs.
#12re: Musicals that were heavily revised for their revival?
Posted: 7/11/08 at 4:07am
I thought of a few more. Both Company and Follies ended up having completely revised books for their revivals, Into the Woods incorperated a few book and lyric revisions and The Scarlet Pimpernel underwent some major book revisions, song cuts and song additions by the time it reopened at the Neil Simon Theatre. though I don't believe Pimpernel was considered a revival at the time. Or was it?
Updated On: 7/11/08 at 04:07 AM
#13re: Musicals that were heavily revised for their revival?
Posted: 7/11/08 at 4:20amCANDIDE definitely comes to mind, as well as CABARET, ANYTHING GOES, and the Garber/Neuwirth DAMN YANKEES.
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#14re: Musicals that were heavily revised for their revival?
Posted: 7/11/08 at 4:34am
What did they change in Les Miz? I thought it wasn't really a "Revival", and they just brought it back to Broadway in its original form?
Not that much.
It wasn't "heavily" revised.
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#15re: Musicals that were heavily revised for their revival?
Posted: 7/11/08 at 6:17am
Les Miz was pretty much just condensed as the producers felt that it needed a more intimate feel. So...
Altered Smaller Sets
Less focus on general design of show
Smaller Orchestrations...
ok...CRAP ORCHESTRATIONS - Most of the string, brass and woodwind section were replaced by synthesizers...
That's Chris Jahnke for you...MAKING US ORCHESTRATORS PROUD!
A little known fact is that in the original screenplay, Pan's Labyrinth was Pan's FLAByrinth. Hmmmmmmm...glad they changed it.
#16re: Musicals that were heavily revised for their revival?
Posted: 7/11/08 at 6:59am
i can't believe no one mentioned this but:
SHOW BOAT - the 1927 version is drastically different than the 1994 version Hal Prince did
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#17re: Musicals that were heavily revised for their revival?
Posted: 7/11/08 at 8:03amI totally think the 2006 Pajama Game counts. It is very different. And I think some of those book revisions were needed. Although the basic story is the same, Sid is a different man in the revival, not quite the womanizing jerk the original paints him as.
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#18re: Musicals that were heavily revised for their revival?
Posted: 7/11/08 at 8:26amI was going to say Grease as well.
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#19re: Musicals that were heavily revised for their revival?
Posted: 7/11/08 at 8:52am
From what I've heard, Side Show is very different this time around, which I'm not so happy about. I really hope they didn't cut We Share Everything...
Slight threadjack - hate to break it to you, but I've seen a song list from the reading and... 
#20re: Musicals that were heavily revised for their revival?
Posted: 7/11/08 at 8:55am
Carousel?
Chicago?
Assassins?
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#21re: Musicals that were heavily revised for their revival?
Posted: 7/11/08 at 9:12am
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Carousel, Chicago and Assassins have barely changed. In fact, other than one song being added and a minor role assignment change, Assassins was the same as it was in 1991.
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#22re: Musicals that were heavily revised for their revival?
Posted: 7/11/08 at 9:13amIsn't the answer virtually every musical?
#23re: Musicals that were heavily revised for their revival?
Posted: 7/11/08 at 9:13amI believe 110 in the Shade had numerous script and musical arrangment changes.
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#24re: Musicals that were heavily revised for their revival?
Posted: 7/11/08 at 9:16amFolky, I don't think a single version of Show Boat is the same as the next.
