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Post by 49thand8th on Aug 23, 2019 21:16:20 GMT
All signs point towards the show going into the Jacobs Theatre. Still no word on dates. Deleted, but lives on: |
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Post by ali973 on Aug 24, 2019 13:56:22 GMT
I felt that several of the design choices were based around RC’s very specific ‘look’ too. Interesting. Can you elaborate? |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2019 15:36:16 GMT
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Aug 24, 2019 17:35:56 GMT
I felt that several of the design choices were based around RC’s very specific ‘look’ too. Interesting. Can you elaborate? Just because the whole thing was muted cool matt grey tones and then there’s RC bouncing around the set with that amazing bright red hair, a clashing orange dress and very white skin. It was hard to draw your eyes away from her. |
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Post by ali973 on Aug 24, 2019 17:38:41 GMT
Sure - but that didn't bring anything new to the table beside the fact that it was actor musician. Everyone dressed like they were in '90s cocktail business attire. This production - which will March into Broadway proclaiming its limited run - has a lot more going on for it and can create a lot more publicity than the previous one (which was over ten years ago). |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2019 18:30:33 GMT
Sure - but that didn't bring anything new to the table beside the fact that it was actor musician. Everyone dressed like they were in '90s cocktail business attire. This production - which will March into Broadway proclaiming its limited run - has a lot more going on for it and can create a lot more publicity than the previous one (which was over ten years ago). I was merely responding to the factual nature of your assertion that it is the first major revival of Company. It is not.
And the actors as musicians did bring something "new to the table." The concept and Doyle as director generated major buzz as Company was on the heels of Doyle's similarly staged Sweeney Todd (starring Lupone), a production that extended multiple times on Broadway.
The London transfer is no doubt going to also be quite popular for the other reasons you note. I enjoyed it several times myself while over on business.
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Post by andrew on Aug 24, 2019 18:32:06 GMT
I felt that several of the design choices were based around RC’s very specific ‘look’ too. Interesting. Can you elaborate? Maybe they'll make Jessie Mueller go strawberry blonde? It's very sweet of people to say that this production 'needs' any of the West End principles, but I really don't see it that way. They were all fantastic, but I don't think anyone was irreplaceable. Joanne always works well with a diva, or someone with a big personality, it doesn't have to be Lupone. If the producers are confident in the concept and the production (which I think they can be) then they don't need to start messing around with Equity deals. |
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Post by 49thand8th on Aug 25, 2019 3:44:49 GMT
Sure - but that didn't bring anything new to the table beside the fact that it was actor musician. Everyone dressed like they were in '90s cocktail business attire. This production - which will March into Broadway proclaiming its limited run - has a lot more going on for it and can create a lot more publicity than the previous one (which was over ten years ago). I was merely responding to the factual nature of your assertion that it is the first major revival of Company. It is not.
And the actors as musicians did bring something "new to the table." The concept and Doyle as director generated major buzz as Company was on the heels of Doyle's similarly staged Sweeney Todd (starring Lupone), a production that extended multiple times on Broadway.
The London transfer is no doubt going to also be quite popular for the other reasons you note. I enjoyed it several times myself while over on business.
Right. What makes something a "minor" revival? A 6-week stint at Lincoln Center, maybe, but a revival is still a revival. It's like being a little bit pregnant. |
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Post by ukpuppetboy on Aug 25, 2019 11:27:19 GMT
Maybe they'll make Jessie Mueller go strawberry blonde? It's very sweet of people to say that this production 'needs' any of the West End principles, but I really don't see it that way. They were all fantastic, but I don't think anyone was irreplaceable. Joanne always works well with a diva, or someone with a big personality, it doesn't have to be Lupone. If the producers are confident in the concept and the production (which I think they can be) then they don't need to start messing around with Equity deals. Did I miss this casting announcement? The BWW board was getting all worked up and convinced it was Katrina Lenk last time I checked, but that seemed to be entirely based on nothing. JM would be a great choice. Though I was hoping for a kick ass Lena Hall version if I’m honest. |
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Post by andrew on Aug 27, 2019 21:45:57 GMT
No I was just riffing on what exactly it was about Rosalie Craig that was “incorporated into the design of the show”. No idea who itll be.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Aug 28, 2019 7:24:02 GMT
No I was just riffing on what exactly it was about Rosalie Craig that was “incorporated into the design of the show”. No idea who itll be. In Tick Tock they were all wearing ginger wigs for starters! And wasn’t it the case that Tick Tock was dropped when RC was off those few times? |
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Post by andrew on Aug 28, 2019 7:52:50 GMT
No I was just riffing on what exactly it was about Rosalie Craig that was “incorporated into the design of the show”. No idea who itll be. In Tick Tock they were all wearing ginger wigs for starters! And wasn’t it the case that Tick Tock was dropped when RC was off those few times? That's what I was saying, will the Broadway actress have to go strawberry blonde? But also I mean you could just have the red dress and an appropriate wig for whomever is playing the lead. Having 'decoys' look like an actor is done quite often and isn't usually referred to as a 'design', although I guess that scene really took that concept to the nth degree. I guess we'll see how things shape up when they get around to casting this critical role... |
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Post by Being Alive on Aug 28, 2019 9:35:01 GMT
From what I've heard there's an announcement due end of next week.
They have a theatre (which I think we've already established) and they have a Bobbie (who's name has appeared on this thread)
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2019 12:41:15 GMT
For what it's worth, I think they'd probably rather spring for a new set of wigs than limit themselves to actresses who already have Rosalie Craig's hair.....  |
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Post by latefortheoverture on Aug 28, 2019 12:41:19 GMT
As much as I'd love it to be Rosalie, I doubt it will be sadly. If it were down to me this whole cast would go; not a weak link insight.
Hair transferred to London with the whole cast, so it's not impossible.
Whilst it's amazing it's going to broadway, I fear it won't have that spark that it had in London.
I look forward to seeing who's going to play Bobbie, and see some clips of someone else in the role!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2019 15:56:10 GMT
As much as I'd love it to be Rosalie, I doubt it will be sadly. If it were down to me this whole cast would go; not a weak link insight. Hair transferred to London with the whole cast, so it's not impossible. Whilst it's amazing it's going to broadway, I fear it won't have that spark that it had in London. I look forward to seeing who's going to play Bobbie, and see some clips of someone else in the role! Any particular reason you feel this way? Some good synergy exists with it being the 50th anniversary of the original production, Sondheim's 90th bday, and a somewhat weak mix of musicals in the forecast next year. |
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Post by latefortheoverture on Aug 28, 2019 16:34:03 GMT
As much as I'd love it to be Rosalie, I doubt it will be sadly. If it were down to me this whole cast would go; not a weak link insight. Hair transferred to London with the whole cast, so it's not impossible. Whilst it's amazing it's going to broadway, I fear it won't have that spark that it had in London. I look forward to seeing who's going to play Bobbie, and see some clips of someone else in the role! Any particular reason you feel this way? Some good synergy exists with it being the 50th anniversary of the original production, Sondheim's 90th bday, and a somewhat weak mix of musicals in the forecast next year. No doubt it'll be great but for me personally, and expressed by many others on here, it was a landmark occasion that was hyped for years! Of course it will be great and people will be excited, but nothing will match the excitement of jumping on here every night before I went seeing people loving it, reading twitter etc. and then the feeling of finally getting to see it myself. It was just magical!! |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2019 16:48:46 GMT
^^ Ah, got it. Yes, it is unlikely to spark that kind of magic in NYC.
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Post by Mark on Aug 29, 2019 22:27:10 GMT
Lenk & Lupone lead.
March 2020.
Shaping up to be a great season!
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Post by ali973 on Aug 29, 2019 23:28:17 GMT
Is this real though or is it some fanfic nonsense?
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Post by frontrowcentre on Aug 29, 2019 23:37:06 GMT
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Post by lonlad on Aug 30, 2019 0:02:50 GMT
Opening on Sondheim's 90th. Bobbi can advise on the candle blowing !
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Post by Being Alive on Aug 30, 2019 0:21:44 GMT
Is this real though or is it some fanfic nonsense? It’s real. Casting I was aware of in Lenk. Interesting choice - also they are going into the Bernard B Jacobs (in case anyone wasn’t sure) |
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Post by lonlad on Aug 30, 2019 0:32:23 GMT
With Lenk in the role, this Bobbie may well be a European emigree fleeing Brexit Britain who finds herself in Manhattan ..... well, stranger things have happened tho' I do feel for Rosie around whom the production was first built.
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Post by lonlad on Aug 30, 2019 0:44:57 GMT
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