Stage plays (ref. Wicked).
09-04-13, 11:56 AM
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Re: Stage plays (ref. Wicked).
I love the score too ("Our Time"--devastating), but this is one of the handful of Sondheim shows I've never seen on the stage. I saw Pacific Overtures in the Bay Area, Follies here in Seattle, even the infamous "gay" Company that was shut down. But MRWA, Saturday Night, Anyone Can Whistle, Bounce/Road Show, Marry Me a Little (doesn't really count) have never shown in my vicinity. I loved the showing of Company and would love to see this.I just checked Fandango and it's playing in my neighborhood!
The funny thing is that I was thinking of bumping this thread myself because of the recent clip of Kristin Chenoweth and Anna Kendrick (then Sarah Ball went viral), who does an admirable job--no Idina, for sure, but she was live and nervous. I saw Chenoweth in concert here, and she did the same thing of inviting an audience member (two in my case, one good, one barely audible) to sing For Good with her. I don't know the story behind the Kendrick appearance, but it makes for good speculation about movie casting (obviously she wouldn't be matched with Chenoweth because of age difference).
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09-04-13, 01:35 PM
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Re: Stage plays (ref. Wicked).
Ok, I know there are at least one or two other Stephen Sondheim fans here, so I thought I'd revive this thread to share this. It looks like the highly acclaimed recent London production of Merrily We Roll Along will be screening in theaters across the US next month: This is kind of a dream come true - for a while I was actually playing with the idea of flying to London just to see this. I love the score to MWRA, but I have yet to see a production of it that didn't leave me really disappointed. By most accounts, this is the best production of the show ever. Even those who weren't sold on the show in the past, like the New York Times' Ben Brantley, seemed to love it.
You can see which theaters will be showing it here.
And, like a lot of people, I really wish they could do this for a lot more shows after they end their Broadway (or West End) runs.
You can see which theaters will be showing it here.
And, like a lot of people, I really wish they could do this for a lot more shows after they end their Broadway (or West End) runs.
