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From: Erika_L_Blumberg@quickmail.cis.yale (Erika L. Blumberg)
Subject: re: WSS
Followup-To: rec.arts.theatre
Organization: Public Macs, Academic Computing, Yale University
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 05:04:40 GMT

I dont know the answers to all of your questions, but I do know that the
cast album also has Dear kindly judge your honor/they say go earn some
dough/like be a soda jerker/which means like be a shmo in Krupke instead
of the original Dear kindly judge your honor/they say go earn a buck/like
be a soda jerker/which means like be a schmuck.  Fascinating eh.
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From: murray@aristotle.ils.nwu.edu (Thomas Murray)
Subject: WINGS at Goodman in Chicago...
Organization: The Institute for the Learning Sciences, Evanston, IL
Distribution: rec
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 14:36:16 GMT

Someone asked about the new musical WINGS a couple months ago.  It is
based on the play of the same name, by Arthur Kopit.

There is a nice, long article in the Sunday NY Times about the show
that is currently premiering at the Goodman Theatre here in Chicago. 

The show is currently "the hit" in Chicago, and everyone is cramming
the small 135-seat Studio Theatre to see it.  Its run extends to Dec.
6.  Personally, I wasn't that crazy about it, when I saw it during
previews (the second night).  I sometimes think the show's success is
a result of a self-perpetuating "frenzy", i.e. it must be great,
because everyone else says it is great.  But that's just my cynical
side rearing it's head.  Besides, I saw it so early in previews.
Apparently, it has gotten alot better (must be doing well, if the NY
Times does a story on it - "This is a show that matters.")

Well, judge for yourself.  I am going to skip my own review of the
play, since it's been a while since I saw it.  The NY Times article
does a real nice job describing the production.

From the enthusiasm generated for this show, I wouldn't be surprised
if they try to send it to NY.

Enjoy!

-tom
From: ct2f+@andrew.cmu.edu (Crystal Linn Trexel)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.theatre
Subject: Re: Threepenny Opera in OH and PA
Date: 16 Nov 92 17:31:16 GMT
Organization: Sophomore, IM - H&SS Track, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA

I know our Drama Department (Carnegie Mellon) is doing this show
sometime this year.  It is a Master's student production.  The dates for
the show are March 17-20 next year (i.e. 1993).

This is what we were given as a description:

>THE THREEPENNY OPERA
>Musical Play by Bertolt Brecht; Music by Kurt Weill
>March 17-March 20, 1993
>Directed by Nigel Maister
> 
>This MFA production of the Brecht-Weill masterpiece will have a very
>limited run so it~s essential that you purchase your tickets as soon as
>possible. We expect Mack the Knife himself to be scalping (no pun
>intended) tickets for this production!
> 
>For ticket information contact the box office at 268-2407. Subscriptions
>are available.


And that phone number would have a 412 area code if anyone is interested.



Crystal Trexel
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From: wilson@binah.cc.brandeis.edu
Subject: Re: The Rink
Reply-To: wilson@binah.cc.brandeis.edu
Organization: Brandeis University
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 00:40:12 GMT

The Rink was a Kander and Ebb musical that bombed on broadway a few years ago
I just read a review of Kander and Ebb's latest: a musical of Manuel Puig's
Kiss of the Spiderwoman. Spiderwoman is now in London and may come to 
broadway if reviews are favorable. Boston Globe thought sets and lighting
designs would be Tony material, but the production as a whole was
misguided and perhaps doomed.
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From: burt@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (burton.d.fried)
Subject: Lady Be Good
Organization: AT&T
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 18:53:17 GMT


Hooray! Tommy Krasker and Roxbury Records have done it again. They've
given us another great recording of a vintage Gershwin musical. This time
its Lady Be Good. All I'll say about the recording is that everything about 
it is terrific. The leads Lara Teeter and Ann Morrison (Fred & Adedle Astaire)
do splendid job, but the best was (my personal favorite) John Pizzarelli
who sang Fascinatin' Rhythm and Little Jazz Bird ala Cliff Edwards (and with
a ukelele).

I can't wait to see which Gershwin score they record next!


Burt

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From: jab55062@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (The World Reknown Jason Boskey)
Subject: Re: Music of ALW
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 09:27:54 GMT

I don't know about much in the original cast, but I know Ray Shell was Rusty
in the London Production.  Not only was he on the soundtrack, but he also 
sang in "The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber" when it came to Champaign, and it
said he originated the role of Rusty.


Bosk--jab55062@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu

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From: c8838460@cc.newcastle.edu.au
Subject: Sondheim: a Celebration (I think)
Organization: University of Newcastle, AUSTRALIA
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 01:12:01 GMT


Seeing Alex's posting reminded me that I was going to post y'all about
the Stephen Sondheim special LAST Sunday ... It was at the Carnegie Hall
and entitled "Sondheim: a Celebration" (I think) ... and it was totally
and utterly the most excellent thing I've seen ... and I've realised how
many Stephen Sondheim musicals I HAVEN'T heard ... and yes, this is the
one with Glenn Close singing "Send In The Clowns". She wasn't so bad, guys!

	Ahem. Anyway, the presenter, Peter Ross, said this was the first
time this concert had been screened on television in the world. Does that
mean we got to see if on the box before the US?? (Gee, I guess it does.)

Highlights for me were:
	Daisy Eagan singing "Broadway Baby"
	"Losing My Mind"/and another song from Company
	"Sooner or Later" from Dick Tracy.

					Leanne Richard
					The University of Newcastle
					Australia

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From: st923058@pip.cc.brandeis.edu (Jessica Raine)
Subject: re: Music of ALW
Reply-To: st923058@pip.cc.brandeis.edu
Organization: Brandeis University
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 21:28:43 GMT

	I saw this in Boston with Sarah Brightman. It was excellent, but I
just had one query--why, oh why, did she not sing "Memory"? It's one of ALW's
best songs for someone with a wide range. And don't tell me that it was
'cos she doesn't like to sing stuff that's largely in a low range, 'cos
she sang stuff like "I don't Know How..." and some stuff from "Song and
Dance", and those were pretty damn low.
	While we're on the subject of ALW, I have three questions:

	1. Why does he write so many things that are too low for a lot of
sopranos? Is it in the nature of a moral imperative, or a religious thing,
or does he just want to be a pain in the arse?

	2. Why is it considered uncool among lots of "real" musicians (like
the ones in my department here at school) to admit that you like ALW?

	3. STARLIGHT EXPRESS--the one without El DeBarge. Can someone who
knows, tell me who played the leads? I'm fairly certain that Frances Ruffelle
was Dinah, and I recognized the voice of Danny John-Jules from RED DWARF
as one of the Rockys, and I thought I heard D. Michael Heath (who was also
in the "Music of ALW" I saw--sang the title track from "Phantom" with SB)
playing Greaseball, but I'm not sure. Can someone post this, if they
know it? Also, who played Greaseball in the recording _with_ El DeBarge? I
have a bet on with a friend about this.
						Jess
From: ian.evans@bville.gts.org (Ian Evans) 
Newsgroups: rec.arts.theatre
Subject: Re: Donny Osmond in "Joseph"
Date: 16 Nov 92 00:24:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: Baudeville BBS - Toronto, Canada 416-283-0114 2200+ conferences
Reply-To: ian.evans@bville.gts.org (Ian Evans) 


Rumour has it that Sherman Chen said to All:

SC>Heard that Joseph will be going to broadway soon.

But not with Donny.  ALW doesn't want the LIVENT production there as he
wants to produce it himself.

The LIVENT's Canadian Production of Joseph will leave the Twin Cities and
return home to Toronto from Dec 12 to May ??.  From there the next destina-
tion is Vancouver, with Chicago rumoured to follow after that.

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From: murray@aristotle.ils.nwu.edu (Thomas Murray)
Subject: Re: Music of ALW
Organization: The Institute for the Learning Sciences, Evanston, IL
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 13:47:07 GMT

THE MUSIC OF ALW was in Chicago in late October.  I believe the
Chicago stop was to be the last for Michael Crawford.  He was supposed
to have dropped out of the tour when that engagement was over.

-tom murray


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From: rs54@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Richard Sucgang)
Subject: E! on musicals!
Reply-To: rs54@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Richard Sucgang)
Organization: Columbia University
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 20:12:08 GMT

Those of you with cable TV and get E! Entertainment Television
are in for a treat. Recently, they did a behind the scenes look
at Ms Saigon, with some tidbit interviews with the cast and a look
at the set. Last night, I caught the tail end of a look at the 
Phantom of the Opera production in LA. 

Since I can't seem to predict when these things happen,
I only stumble onto to them by chance. Anybody who know
about these in advance, please let the net know!

-rich
rs54@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu
From: pfk00@DUTS.ccc.amdahl.com
Newsgroups: rec.arts.theatre
Subject: Porter and Berlin
Date: 22 Nov 92 14:38:23 GMT
Reply-To: pfk00@DUTS.ccc.amdahl.com ()
Organization: Amdahl Corporation, Sunnyvale CA


Sony have released a clatter of broadway muscials  on CD (I presume) for

Christmas. Two that caught my eye were Porters "Out of this world" and
Berlins "Mr President". Both CDs are original cast recordings. As far
as I know "Mr President" was Berlins last show and wasn't very sucessful.
I'm not very familiar with the score. "Out of this world" isn't exactly
one of Porters more famous shows but there is some pretty damn good
music in it. I haven't heard either of these CDs yet so any one who
has might post their opinions.
                               G'luck
                                      Peat.
From: hapka-christopher@yale.edu (Christopher Hapka)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.theatre
Subject: Re: G&S
Date: 23 Nov 1992 23:11:26 -0500
Organization: Yale University Science & Engineering UNIX(tm), New Haven, CT 06520-2158
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In article <1992Nov23.185133.8462@news.cs.brandeis.edu> st923058@pip.cc.brandeis.edu writes:
>	Anyone wanna start a Gilbert and Sullivan thread? I think they're
>too wonderful to ignore, even in this heyday of musicals that could pass as
>soap operas or rock concerts.

I'll bite.  We could compare the Malcom Sargent recordings to
the D'Oyly Carte recordings (not that we could find anyone to
argue for the Sargent :) ), or we could make lots of arcane
references that the rest of the net would never catch (what,
never?  No, never!...), or, we could...

How about this:  I think _Yeomen_ is the best of the G&S canon.
How do you feel about this?

Maybe we need alt.fan.g&s...

Chris Hapka,
who just finished producing a production of _Trial by
Jury_ and would like to talk about a different show now,
thank you very much.
From: morej@augustana.ab.ca
Newsgroups: rec.arts.theatre
Subject: RE: Fugard Title
Date: 17 Nov 92 11:28:43 MST
Organization: Augustana University College, Camrose, aAlberta

Regarding the Fugard play.  The program which carried the story on his new play
was CBS Sunday Morning.  The talked of his newest production and interviewed
him on the production and his change in writing style(thematic).
I believe the new play is in productiona nddue to open.  The Title is
The Playground, or A Playground.  For more info I suggest you contact 
CBS Sunday Morning for a transcript of that segemnt.
Goodluck I was interested in seeing also.

Morej
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Subject: Tim Rice's Lesser Known Work
From: kcbetts@ualr.edu
Date: 17 Nov 92 23:46:33 GMT
Organization: University of Arkansas at Little Rock


	I read somewhere in my hazy past about a musical that Tim Rice
wrote called "Blondel" that was somewhat like JosephATATDC but instead
of being based on the Bible, it was based on the legends of King Arthur
or something to that effect.
	I have yet to find it and I have looked everywhere from second hand
record shops to music store order catalogs.  Has anyone out there ever
heard of it or better yet, know how I can get a copy of it?  If so, any
help would be greatly appreciated!


						Thank you very much,
						    Kimberly C.
From: cn577@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Cyberspace Vanguard Magazine)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.theatre
Subject: PATRICK STEWART in "A Christmas Carol" -- discount
Date: 17 Nov 1992 17:41:38 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: cn577@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Cyberspace Vanguard Magazine)
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[NOTE to those on other systems:  Feel free to post this wherever
you feel it will be seen.]

As some of you probably know, every year Patrick Stewart does his
own rendition of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol."  This year
it will be at the Broadhurst Theater December 15 through January 3.
This is one week longer than last year, when the play broke box
office records for a one-man show.

Patrick Stewart is a 25 year veteran of the Royal Shakespeare Company.

For those of you in the New York area (or those who will want to
be) the theater is offering a SPECIAL STAR TREK ADVANCE DISCOUNT
of $5 if you order your tickets by December 1.  To get the discount
coupon, write to this account.  We have scanned the coupon (with
permission) and it is available in PICT, TIFF, and PostScript
formats.  Please let us know which you prefer.

These tickets will be for the first week of performances, which
INCLUDES OPENING NIGHT.

Tickets are also available by calling Tele-charge at 212-239-6200.
They are $45 regularly, or $40 with the discount.

For more information on the show, see the upcoming issue of Cyberspace
Vanguard Magazine, due on the net approx. December 1, 1992.

(We are not associated with either Mr. Stewart or the Broadhurst
Theater, but we thought it would be a shame for people to miss out
on this offer.)

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From: Ann.Feeney@launchpad.unc.edu (Ann Feeney)
Subject: Re: Music of ALW
Organization: University of North Carolina Extended Bulletin Board Service
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 20:35:14 GMT

>
>	2. Why is it considered uncool among lots of "real" musicians (like
>the ones in my department here at school) to admit that you like ALW?
>
>						Jess

All the following strongly IMHO!

I can enjoy ALW musicals, because they're superb stage peices, but find
them (post Evita, halfway through Cats) to be just a bit too much
manipulation and not enough "sincerity," though that's completely
subjective.  

The stories of Cats and PTO are basically your "underappreciated person's
fantasies," of being noticed and rescued and called wonderful and
beautiful and cuddled.  Very powerful pulls on emotions, but a bit too
slick.  

And I find the music, especially of PTO, to be watered down operatic
music, impressive largely by orchestration.

I can't put my finger on what happened between Evita, which I loved, and
Cats, which had a fun concept and some genuinely creative music, and the later
works, Aspects and Phantom, which are eminently forgettable, IMHO.
Ann F.
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From: adolphso@mizar.usc.edu (adolphson)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.theatre
Subject: Re: monlogues wanted
Date: 18 Nov 1992 14:39:03 -0800
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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In article <1992Nov18.210712.9075@scott.skidmore.edu> 
croth@scott.skidmore.edu (catherine roth) writes:

> i'm looking for something
> contemporary and fun, something powerful yet not too flashy.
> something for a female, but not too frail and frilly (i hate playing
> frail and frilly).  any suggestions?  i need you!

Leona's long monologue about her brother who had pernicious
anemia from Tennessee Williams' "Small Craft Warnings".  OK,
so it's not exactly contemporary, but it's a knockout.

Arne
Newsgroups: rec.arts.theatre
From: litterst@pecan.cns.udel.edu (Nat'l Mediocre Soc.)
Subject: Barnum???
Organization: University of Delaware, Newark
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 08:27:26 GMT

Does anyone know of any professional productions of the musical "Barnum"
going on or in the works?  Saving that, any videotapes of the show?
I have three-quarters of Michael Crawford's version from a `86 West End
production.  I love this musical, and would kill to see it again.  To work
on the show would be a dream come true.  (My version of Heaven is a gigantic
theatre where those who love to act, get to act, those who love Tech, do that
and everyone else has a blast watching it.)  Thanks in advance :-)

						Steve

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From: st923058@pip.cc.brandeis.edu (Jessica Raine)
Subject: Re: Music of ALW
Reply-To: st923058@pip.cc.brandeis.edu
Organization: Brandeis University
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 18:48:24 GMT

	I agree with lots of you. Basically, I love CATS, JC Superstar and
Joseph. Also Starlight Express, which I think most people underestimate as
being for kids. Aspects, according to the recording I've heard, bites. Song
and Dance is okay, as is Evita. Good showcases for contraltos. 
	I saw Phantom in Boston. (Kevin Gray/Nat Chandler/forget who played
Christine.) I liked it, but I'd spent to much time subscribing to Phantom
hype, that actually seeing the show was something of an anticlimax. (My
big problem is that I am a camp counselor at a PA camp in the summer, and
occasionally a vocal coach for adolescents in the winter, and all my
students are Phantom phreaks. So Phantom is all I hear...:()
	I like Sondheim better, too. Also Stephen Schwartz, and Maltby and
Shire, and whoever did Once On This Island.
				Jess
"His priorities are...blonde."
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From: valjean@leland.Stanford.EDU (Scott Putterman)
Subject: live recordings
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 92 21:20:49 GMT

I was just wondering if anyone out there was interested in collecting
and/or trading live recordings.  

I was also wondering if anyone collects foreign versions of popular
musicals.  I've got some foreign Les Miserables and other musicals
and wanted to know what others think of them.

Scott

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From: myrab@cbnewsg.cb.att.com (myra.bronstein)
Subject: Re: MY FAVORITE YEAR
Summary: Tim Curry a.k.a. Alan Swann a.k.a. BRILLIANT!!!
Organization: AT&T
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 23:33:13 GMT

In article <1992Nov16.174608.13609@HQ.Ileaf.COM>, davidf@HQ.Ileaf.COM (David Fristrom) writes:
[Review of My Favorite Year deleted due to space]

I also saw "My Favorite Year" this weekend.
In general I liked it a lot more than David Fristrom--
in fact I LOVED it.  (I think it's going to be a HUGE hit,
though lets keep it quiet, just between the few zillions of us,
so that I can go see it a few more times before it opens and
reviews come out and the seats all fill up.)

In particular though, we couldn't disagree MORE about Tim Curry.

I do understand the viewpoint that he doesn't look quite
as worn out and washed up as we would expect of the Swann
character, but I think it works fine, because it's a
different slant on the role.  As O'Toole (also one of my 
very favorite actors BTW) played it he was more dysfunctional,
used up, and touchingly pathetic.  As Curry plays it, he's more
irresponsible, rakish, and out of control,
albeit full of remorse about past mistakes and inadequacies 
But just as touching.  
And they both escape into the bottle.
 
I think different actors often interpret roles differently.
As far as I'm concerned, O'Toole and Curry were different
but equal.  Although I doubt O'Toole can sing.

Curry sure as heck can sing, in fact he can do it all.
He is so so *SO* TALENTED, *EXTRAORDINARY* in fact.

This is one of the very few roles that adequately 
showcases his vast talents.
His voice, again, one of the most gorgeous on the planet, is
in top form.  His movement are elegant and hypnotic.  He *LOOKS*
*fantastic* (especially in tights :-)).
His acting is poignant and riveting during the dramatic parts, 
and always appropriately flamboyant as befitting a *star* of
Swann's magnitude.  Curry does have *star quality*, 
and it takes someone like that to make the
Alan Swann character larger than life, as he should be.
I can't think of anyone else as well-suited to the role.
It's *the* perfect role for him.  His best role in years.
He's wonderful.

Maybe you could take your eyes off him, I sure couldn't.

Myra
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From: myrab@cbnewsg.cb.att.com (myra.bronstein)
Subject: Re: MY FAVORITE YEAR
Summary: "Anecdotes" you say???
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 22:14:19 GMT

In article <wf4GulG00iUxE4nOka@andrew.cmu.edu>, "Clay R. Zambo" <cz23+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
> Thanks for the early reviews of MFY.
> 
> Fall before last, when I was teaching musical theatre skills at a
> private arts high school in southern California, Tim Curry visited us
> for a day to chat with theatre students (this was right before his
> Stephen King-clown TV movie played, whatever its name was).
> 
> Tim was extraordinarily polite and lovely to us, not at all a star-snob.
>  (He came because his hairdresser on the film was a student's mother;
> she talked him into it.)
> 
> The students were properly awed, and, as predicted, enjoyed most his
> ROCKY HORROR-on-stage anecdotes..  I asked if he'd ever consider doing
> another musical; he said he didn't rule it out, but it would be tough
> for him to imagine a project that he found inspiring enough.
> 
> I'm glad he has.  I can't wait to see MY FAVORITE YEAR.
> 
> -Clay

Thanks for the posting.  That's great to hear that he's a 
gracious kinda guy, seeing as how he's one of my favorite
performers (which you know if you saw my previous post).
It also suits the role well; Alan Swann is a
*gracious kinda guy*.
I think his boffo performance reflects his inspiration 
with the role.

Hope you enjoy MFY.

BTW, I'll go to my grave being incredibly jealous that
he came to "chat" with you.  A real *time capsule* memory eh?
Sooooooooo, not to make you regret bringing this up,
but are there any of those "ROCKY HORROR-on-stage anecdotes" that
really stand out that you'd be willing to share with a
Curry-starved net public?  

Thanks!

Myra
Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA