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Post by mattnyc on Mar 17, 2023 0:04:57 GMT
I’m up for a “Forum” revival as long as Corden stays a million miles away from it.
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Post by singingbird on Mar 17, 2023 9:26:53 GMT
Such amazing news! And I'm sure it'll make its way to this side of the Atlantic before too long. I agree though that Square One is a much better title. Here We are is very nondescript and generic, to the extent I keep thinking it's called Here We Go.
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Post by anthony40 on Mar 17, 2023 13:47:37 GMT
We’ll have “Sweeney” (by many considered his best), “Merrily” (his biggest flop) and this, his newest and last all playing at the same time. A fascinating trio of shows playing together. I guess it's a matter of opinion but for me- as brilliant as Sweeney is (and it really is) Sunday is a work of art (no pun intended) and is completely in a league of its own.
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Post by mattnyc on Mar 17, 2023 14:54:53 GMT
We’ll have “Sweeney” (by many considered his best), “Merrily” (his biggest flop) and this, his newest and last all playing at the same time. A fascinating trio of shows playing together. I guess it's a matter of opinion but for me- as brilliant as Sweeney is (and it really is) Sunday is a work of art (no pun intended) and is completely in a league of its own. Everyone has their own VERY strong opinion about which Sondheim show is his best. For me, it’s an easy answer. “Into the Woods”. But a good friend of mine says it’s “Do I Hear a Waltz” and can list a hundred (wrong) reasons why it’s so. But I love how so many theater people could, without any preparation, get up in front of a room and give a 90 minute speech on why their favorite Sondheim show is his best.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2023 16:37:20 GMT
Everyone has their own VERY strong opinion about which Sondheim show is his best. For me, it’s an easy answer. “Into the Woods”. But a good friend of mine says it’s “Do I Hear a Waltz” and can list a hundred (wrong) reasons why it’s so. But I love how so many theater people could, without any preparation, get up in front of a room and give a 90 minute speech on why their favorite Sondheim show is his best. Wait. Am I the only one who practices this speech on the first of every month ... just in case? Oh my.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jun 15, 2023 12:49:54 GMT
No word on when tickets are released and I'm not enjoying the wait. Grump!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2023 9:28:24 GMT
No word on when tickets are released and I'm not enjoying the wait. Grump!
You are in very good company. We may need to form a support group.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jun 16, 2023 12:09:56 GMT
Support grump I think!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2023 1:36:33 GMT
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Post by karloscar on Jul 17, 2023 17:27:44 GMT
Tracie Bennett originating a Sondheim role. There's a surprise.
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Post by anthony40 on Jul 18, 2023 8:36:22 GMT
Tracie Bennett originating a Sondheim role. There's a surprise. I read a tweet from her this morning stating that her first professional show was a Sondheim and now she'll be performing in his last- she's come full circle.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jul 18, 2023 10:13:31 GMT
Tracie Bennett originating a Sondheim role. There's a surprise. It's for the second time, she was Celeste in Saturday Night at the Bridewell.
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Post by jaggy on Jul 18, 2023 13:28:29 GMT
Tracie did the first UK production of Merrily in Manchester in the 80s. She played Mary.
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Post by karloscar on Jul 18, 2023 14:21:57 GMT
Tracie Bennett originating a Sondheim role. There's a surprise. It's for the second time, she was Celeste in Saturday Night at the Bridewell. I always forget that the Bridewell did Saturday Night first because I saw the New York version with David Campbell and Andrea Burns many moons ago. I'm not in any way doubting Tracie's abilities, it's just there's no shortage of American actresses of a similar age and type who might have been interested in originating a Sondheim role.
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Post by apubleed on Jul 18, 2023 15:05:02 GMT
People have already begun speculating that it's going to transfer to Broadway with Bernadette Peters lol. Is it possible that Traci is actually an equity swap while Bernadette does 'Old Friends' in London?
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Post by Marwood on Aug 27, 2023 13:21:46 GMT
I’m seeing it on 23rd December from one of the cheap(er) seats: like I’ve said elsewhere, I’m not one to give an informed opinion on Sondheim, or musicals in general but I’ll be quick to let you know if I thought it sucked 😝
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Post by Someone in a tree on Aug 28, 2023 19:27:08 GMT
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Post by theatrescribe on Aug 28, 2023 20:36:02 GMT
Denis O'Hare! He was absolutely brilliant as Charles J Guiteau in Assassins
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Post by AddisonMizner on Aug 29, 2023 11:36:53 GMT
Is this likely to be seen in London at some point do we think? Maybe at the Menier?
I hope we also get a cast recording to preserve his last score.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2023 14:38:55 GMT
I think we're likely to have a better sense of what, if any, future this production has once it actually starts playing in a month.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Aug 29, 2023 15:43:40 GMT
I’ve reread the article.
I love the link between Oklahoma and Here we are.
The choice of venue makes perfect sense. I suspect after the premier other venues will be considered
I’m excited at the prospect of the spoken interludes. I think the mention of using a “dance arranger” is to manage our expectations. I suspect / hope that with Tunick and Gemignani onboard it going to be a bit more than underscore and perhaps something veering into sprechstimme.
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Post by c4ndyc4ne on Aug 30, 2023 7:45:54 GMT
Do we know if the score is completely finished?
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Post by juicy_but_terribly_drab on Aug 30, 2023 11:32:08 GMT
Do we know if the score is completely finished? If you read the article it gives the sense that Sondheim was happy for it to be produced in its current state and they as a creative team were happy considering it a complete package. Whether, as was customary with Sondheim, he would have gone in and tinkered with it during previews or for any subsequent productions is another story but it seems that they were all satisfied with the show and any perceived lack of music in the second Act was a creative decision to reflect the state of the characters in the piece, borne out of Sondheim's inability to conceive of a way of musicalising the events of the second Act.
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Post by c4ndyc4ne on Aug 30, 2023 17:19:55 GMT
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Post by Someone in a tree on Aug 30, 2023 18:14:24 GMT
Interesting that both DB & CM said they never thought it would happen. I'm guessing they never knew the full story as detailed in the Vulture article.
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