From: sws8n@faraday.clas.Virginia.EDU (Stefan William Sittig)
Subject: Re: I wish I had seen...
Organization: University of Virginia
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 18:18:08 GMT

In article <C17qxM.AAB@dartvax.dartmouth.edu> scott.mcelfresh@dartmouth.edu writes:
>In article <MURRAY.93Jan20205858@aristotle.ils.nwu.edu>
>murray@aristotle.ils.nwu.edu (Thomas Murray) writes:
>
>> What are the top ten (if you can name that many) productions (B'way or
>> othewise) you wish you had seen.  And why?  This is not limited to
>> musicals (for those of us who find plays their principal attraction to
>> theatre).  This also isn't limited to recent shows (though maybe we
>> should try to stay within the 20th century?).
>
>1.  I, too, would like to have seen the original SHOW BOAT, as well as
>many of the later revivals.  
>
>2.  Ethel Merman in Gypsy.  I've  listened to the cast album, but I
>wish I could have seen it.  Many people say that the role is still
>hers, even though I enjoyed Tyne Daly very much.
>
>3.  Pearl Bailey in Hello, Dolly!   There were a couple of these.  I
>would like to have seen her.  (I guess I would have also liked to have
>seen Carol Channing in it, as well.  I've at least heard the cast
>recording with her.)
>
>4.  Rex and Julie in My Fair Lady.  (Surely I don't need to give their
>last names in this group, do I?)  I'm a Julie fan, and this has become
>a classic production.
>
>5.  Angela Lansbury in Mame.  I've never seen a production of it, and
>it would be nice to be in the theater with her performing.
>
>6.  A Little Night Music.  I've never seen a production of it, but
>would like to, and I would have liked to have seen Glynis Johns and
>Hermione Gingold.
>
>7.  Robert Preston in the Music Man.  My favorite musical.  I would
>have liked to have seen him on stage.
>
>8.  Harve Presnell in Annie. (Of course, I may get something similar
>soon.) I've never been able to picture him playing Daddy Warbucks.  
>
>9.  I guess I would have to say the opening of one of the Rodgers and
>Hammerstein musicals.  Which one, I couldn't say, perhaps Flower Drum
>Song.
>
>10. Paige O'Hara in Evita.  I'm curious as to how she did in the role. 
>I don't even know if it was a local production or a tour or what.  (and
>I don't have my Show Music issues handy)
>
>
>-Scott

Well couldn't resist doing my top ten list of shows I would have like dto have seen...there might be more than 10 though..I'll narrow it down.


1) SOng and Dance (with the fantastic Bernadette Peters)-love the music and the storyline and her.

2) The original MY FAIR LADY with Julie Andrews and Rex Harrison.

3) CAMELOT with Andrews and Burton and Goulet and Mcdowell.

4) THE PAJAMA GAME with Raitt

5) PIPPIN with Vereen-love this show one of my favorite and of course Fosse's choreography would be enough to put this on anyone's top ten.

6) SWEET CHARITY with Verdon

7) CHICAGO with Verdon and Chita Rivera

8) BABY 

9) INTO THE WOODS with Peters (I have seen it on Broadway with Nancy Dussault
as the witch, she was wonderful, but no one beats Ms. Peters.)

10) JUDY GARLAND at Carnegie Hall -I heard it was an extra-terrestrial expereience!!  Loved to have been there..of course, today I would be about 30 years older but everything has a price.

						-Stefan
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