tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90562380630136995742024-03-18T23:29:22.498-04:00JK's TheatreSceneJKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04782634274496834578noreply@blogger.comBlogger2945125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056238063013699574.post-1888095904811519382024-03-18T06:30:00.002-04:002024-03-18T06:30:00.129-04:00Broadway Games: Name That Show! Hirschfeld: The Classics Edition<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSVK6RCP15NLwWValXCOZJswXGDG6FzKQTz6DEdN01cPNjh8WWzP1NshQr7_j1I5oEoBXtVR9na6l8ikQ1m0tH7IgysPAmvXpMvUj2NJy7OulSXe6d84yVwlpmTT2GeE-J6K0a-yWZdtO64yWkxpcy62JE3bW-3zik2fQswWtp3CGBLwxc8ubgEflRyS7J/s600/Al-Hirschfeld-1985-feature-image.webp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="600" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSVK6RCP15NLwWValXCOZJswXGDG6FzKQTz6DEdN01cPNjh8WWzP1NshQr7_j1I5oEoBXtVR9na6l8ikQ1m0tH7IgysPAmvXpMvUj2NJy7OulSXe6d84yVwlpmTT2GeE-J6K0a-yWZdtO64yWkxpcy62JE3bW-3zik2fQswWtp3CGBLwxc8ubgEflRyS7J/s320/Al-Hirschfeld-1985-feature-image.webp" width="320" /></a></div>We were so fortunate to be around the theater scene when Broadway caricaturist <b><span style="color: red;">Al Hirschfeld</span> </b>was alive and working. I remember checking out the Sunday <i>New York Times </i>any time a new show was about to open. His art accompanied many an article about the latest plays and musicals. It always amazed me how a few simple lines could capture not only the actors, but the essence of their performance and the show itself. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b>Broadway Games:</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b>Name That Show! </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b>Hirschfeld: The Classics Edition</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Here are Hirschfeld prints from 5 classic shows. Can you name the show being portrayed?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b>1.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQeEzY68iwVNYiw82AJEnvgeC0wgoF5xAtXteMljIMYeJNKNUKaf4NII1XrXuWPeWYvy5EyMbjwZ7_NGPJwGHLbjSo979ehwS6c0SnBacWH6l8OZVonTpWTVh0XFd_vOVhG6JLKwLG3Z_9VzA1qllg9KccPS1RDXBowV-Cj7eDEdTT_ZJ9vLBhpmCMkBlj/s361/images%20(1).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="140" data-original-width="361" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQeEzY68iwVNYiw82AJEnvgeC0wgoF5xAtXteMljIMYeJNKNUKaf4NII1XrXuWPeWYvy5EyMbjwZ7_NGPJwGHLbjSo979ehwS6c0SnBacWH6l8OZVonTpWTVh0XFd_vOVhG6JLKwLG3Z_9VzA1qllg9KccPS1RDXBowV-Cj7eDEdTT_ZJ9vLBhpmCMkBlj/w640-h248/images%20(1).jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>JKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04782634274496834578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056238063013699574.post-81980626299752133732024-03-14T21:42:00.001-04:002024-03-14T22:00:57.213-04:00REVIEW: The Notebook<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtpEEngBTA3BCkxxLxHZZiSWIizvy8rrbF9VhVDrkVxIr1vPhe_YCC1CIeWutqicJeX2gvoAG5pVcKHx0XutFgcn_grhIjZ7rikU_zcfX59cDfYuNs0DwsTjmSHwSmYy8JkpmcRXImFTECyRhHLfIn5u92b9dF7CS999BOzvXnvlPYPplDB3UJ3I8oTOhc/s450/The-Notebook-Playbill-2024-02-10_Web.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="285" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtpEEngBTA3BCkxxLxHZZiSWIizvy8rrbF9VhVDrkVxIr1vPhe_YCC1CIeWutqicJeX2gvoAG5pVcKHx0XutFgcn_grhIjZ7rikU_zcfX59cDfYuNs0DwsTjmSHwSmYy8JkpmcRXImFTECyRhHLfIn5u92b9dF7CS999BOzvXnvlPYPplDB3UJ3I8oTOhc/s320/The-Notebook-Playbill-2024-02-10_Web.jpg" width="203" /></a></div>Review of the Sunday evening preview performance on February 25, 2024 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre in New York City. Starring Maryann Plunkett, Dorian Harewood, Joy Woods, Ryan Vasquez, Jordan Tyson, John Cardoza, with Andrea Burns, Yassmin Alers, Chase Del Rey, Hillary Fisher, Juliette Ojeda, Carson Stewart and Charles E. Wallace. Book by Bekah Brunstetter. Music and lyrics by Ingrid Michaelson. Based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks. Orchestrations by John Clancy and Carmel Dean. Vocal arrangements by Ingrid Michaelson and Carmel Dean. Scenic design by David Zinn and Brett J. Banakis. Costume design by Paloma Young. Lighting design by Ben Stanton. Projection design by Lucy Mackinnon. Sound design by Nevin Steinberg. Choreography by Katie Spelman. Direction by Michael Greif and Schele Williams. 2 hours 20 minutes including one intermission.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">I had seen the film version of <i style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">The Notebook</span></i> for the first time only days before seeing an early preview of the new musical which opened last night. And I vaguely remember reading the novel decades ago. So I knew what to expect story-wise, but I did not expect what I saw on stage that night. This show does what all of the best stage adaptations of well-known properties do: it creates a fresh take in a purely theatrical way, leaning into, not away from what makes live theater so different from other mediums. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQnDLIdHE4rLhh2VxpKwXN7dCzSwOu1TMbPjv12a0GFWh2E7b6hR8b6CUiHHMglRq5UtGD9PgB8HJN1hWJcBhkIEVozzsOVV_7ZbIwh0tSJAHRRIoDUvWWeK2bv9UOOQus7nEA6RD4XlNtE3LYPlYhtiIUXwkwL7qhj75DJ2t8sSm2v481y7Bycq2Ufz5Q/s1463/03notebook-superJumbo.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="1051" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQnDLIdHE4rLhh2VxpKwXN7dCzSwOu1TMbPjv12a0GFWh2E7b6hR8b6CUiHHMglRq5UtGD9PgB8HJN1hWJcBhkIEVozzsOVV_7ZbIwh0tSJAHRRIoDUvWWeK2bv9UOOQus7nEA6RD4XlNtE3LYPlYhtiIUXwkwL7qhj75DJ2t8sSm2v481y7Bycq2Ufz5Q/s320/03notebook-superJumbo.jpg" width="230" /></a></div>There are just enough familiar things from the beloved film in <b><span style="color: #a64d79;">Michael Greif</span> </b>and <b><span style="color: #a64d79;">Schele Williams</span></b>' staging and <b><span style="color: #a64d79;">Bekah Brunstetter</span></b>'s tight book to appease fans of earlier versions. That kiss in the rain is there (and not just in the logo) much to the delight of the audience - you could feel a contented sigh as it happened. And dare I say that smelling the rain and hearing its patter on the floor while watching Noah and Allie share that kiss was even sexier and more romantic as a live experience?! By and large, this generational romance-through-the-ages tale embraces theatricality at every turn, and the result is an emotional, beautiful roller coaster ride.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="color: #a64d79;">David Zinn</span> </b>and </span><b style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Brett J. Banakis</span></b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">' set design along with <b><span style="color: #a64d79;">Paloma Young</span></b>'s costumes and <b><span style="color: #a64d79;">Ben Stanton</span></b>'s lighting combine to make everything both intimate and epic - perfect for a timeless (and throughout time) love story. With the "current" time in shadowy greys, the sterility and safety of the nursing home is conveyed wordlessly, while the "past" comes at us in swirls of earthy browns and sky/sea blues. Noah is always in those earthy browns, and Allie is always in those brilliant blues. One imagines those colors figure prominently in all of this couple's memories. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPd0gTz0r6zndveTkqDEo9xXWGA82CuKrk8jgVgQ1yA6WeZ29DqLpAxJ9yFxszlFUY0_FRL_aiw1BTylOuw6U3PZJW7dvtNWRSl4mcFaOfjy2sq5oELK64hzHsamw4k6UCoTQwY7apWrIU3ZeomNuLVjPv5MreTrQnbwAf1PdLIljusASK0BBLVQbxeNbx/s1000/notebook-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPd0gTz0r6zndveTkqDEo9xXWGA82CuKrk8jgVgQ1yA6WeZ29DqLpAxJ9yFxszlFUY0_FRL_aiw1BTylOuw6U3PZJW7dvtNWRSl4mcFaOfjy2sq5oELK64hzHsamw4k6UCoTQwY7apWrIU3ZeomNuLVjPv5MreTrQnbwAf1PdLIljusASK0BBLVQbxeNbx/w640-h426/notebook-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Greif and Williams' staging is, for the most part, very fluid, with land and water imagery very much a part of the action - not just the famous deluge, but also on a downstage pier-like walkway and water feature utilized to romantic effect, and the water's reflection on the walls and ceiling of the theater a constant reminder. By conveying the main characters at three stages of their lives, we can see in stage terms what is on the written page, and what it implies. Sometimes chronologically - they appear in order as the story progresses - but also often simultaneously, they appear together showing us how who they <i>were</i> informs who they <i>are</i>. Moving in and out of the action also allows us to see how blips of key events come and go in the mind of someone losing their memory at a tragically fast rate. The way the three couples (and various supporting characters) are used is simply beautiful.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">As mentioned earlier, Ms. Brunstetter's book is very tightly constructed - no mean feat considering the very nature of the story. (One imagines that in the preview period it got even tighter.) What strikes me about the book is how seamlessly it fits not only with the story and staging, but how it blends effortlessly with <b><span style="color: #a64d79;">Ingrid Michaelson</span></b>'s gentle, yet sweeping score. A newcomer to the world of musical writing, she's written a heartfelt tribute to love, loss and love again. Several of the songs have a similar feel, but with definite character driven motifs and playful changes in tempo and tone. The way they complement each other mirrors the reality of each moment, while almost swirling around each other as memories are revealed and lost to the abyss. In this case, the similarity between many of the songs works very well. The gorgeous orchestrations by <b><span style="color: #a64d79;">John Clancy</span> </b>and <b><span style="color: #a64d79;">Carmel Dean</span></b> really take the music to emotional heights.Two of the several score highlights for me were "Leave the Light On," sung with an endearing hopefulness Middle Noah, and the anthemic finale version of "Carry You Home," providing a cathartic moment for both audience and company.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">If I had to point to any particular weakness of the staging or the score it's that both push what I call the "<i>Dear Evan Hansen</i> Button" a few too many times. It's that modern tendency to have a singer stop dead center stage and sing like they are <i>Idol </i>contestants, complete with overwrought gestures and head movements, all leading to the obligatory option up/money note followed by an orchestral button that fairly begs for audience approval. A big 11 o'clock solo is a time honored Broadway tradition, but not 4 or 5 times a show. Most of the times that this happens it feels so...obligatory. All of the songs are strong enough not to be so overplayed.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghA4gFA934dKX-WNc17eVVxkxBwKMq1XLZkTF7xodJ6V05JuRkBRudZVXGfP0qcWr2bAExnbQ2QafJwyZD1fH4fklkV9mjCvRnDOQR9n7x7Cj5NEicFc2z0auHuKsyIW1LPqx_4QvsSyUjcDNnhagablFh6f8sqBzZo1ML_S9nROd6pb7Y39HQjUSXnA1R/s675/240209_TheNotebook_R2-39-F.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="675" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghA4gFA934dKX-WNc17eVVxkxBwKMq1XLZkTF7xodJ6V05JuRkBRudZVXGfP0qcWr2bAExnbQ2QafJwyZD1fH4fklkV9mjCvRnDOQR9n7x7Cj5NEicFc2z0auHuKsyIW1LPqx_4QvsSyUjcDNnhagablFh6f8sqBzZo1ML_S9nROd6pb7Y39HQjUSXnA1R/w400-h266/240209_TheNotebook_R2-39-F.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The company of actors is really above reproach, from small ensemble roles to the main characters, each contributes to the whole in such a way that I have to wonder how good it would be without each and every piece of this puzzle. Both <b><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Juliette Ojeda</span> </b>(on that night for <b><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Dorcas Leung</span></b>) and <b><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Chase del Ray</span></b> bring a special something in two small but pivotal roles, and <b><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Carson Stewart</span></b>, who makes a charming and funny debut as a persistent physical therapist and as Noah's young friend, is a breath of fresh air in the midst of sorrow. The always wonderful <b><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Andrea Burns</span></b> makes a meal out of two less than sympathetic characters - Allie's snooty mother and a hard as nails nurse. The beauty of her performance, though, is the humanity she finds in what could easily have been one-note villainy.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCrB8-zlubKBayTPzB5ksVGpR4WMpQIKhXZgZDX6k_J5Lt3FXbZ_8BcJcdhK0vSgTn6-sy4-Le1W31zEqtyVWhsEuCI7a2PAxRxA9lQhw0CBf-0I7E0_FDDfYVVO8MRijWbG5MlDSy5Vx3dVnD4u_5BhQz8EXtoCzLlv4lkmWc05VdY37XrFOoTeetcBEm/s675/240208_TheNotebook_R1-5-F.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="675" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCrB8-zlubKBayTPzB5ksVGpR4WMpQIKhXZgZDX6k_J5Lt3FXbZ_8BcJcdhK0vSgTn6-sy4-Le1W31zEqtyVWhsEuCI7a2PAxRxA9lQhw0CBf-0I7E0_FDDfYVVO8MRijWbG5MlDSy5Vx3dVnD4u_5BhQz8EXtoCzLlv4lkmWc05VdY37XrFOoTeetcBEm/w400-h266/240208_TheNotebook_R1-5-F.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Of course, the lion's share of the drama comes from the dream team pairings of "Young," "Middle," and "Older" Allies and Noahs. Each pair beautifully builds upon the prior generation and informs each other with finesse and depth. And when they are all in scenes together, it is musical theater bliss. <b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Jordan Tyson</span> </b>(in a terrific debut) and <b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">John Cardoza</span></b> are a joyful pair of young lovers, full of optimism until they are torn apart by forces out of their control. They both exude a playfully innocent sexual and emotional energy that makes you long for first love all over again. Mr. Cardoza, who we caught in <i>Jagged Little Pill</i>, is one of those actors you can't keep your eyes off of, his charisma is so intense, and Ms. Tyson just makes you smile. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0pJtrt6r9i5L_vosdndjU5DJVDey_rfP1kxwzRPxtvIKbpVCq9-GxkFwUhPP0fs-ERt0webTJf6nSVWuXAVQXPq7ZvukC5-1oDHZ8TkQGeBz5-jvy0nw386tmbDygwzG6UkLCvX0JTbaY8CMXmpjNqGz1PUg1zak6-3irdYpVAH383VXLv1ArU9D7O1eC/s675/240209_TheNotebook_R2-385-F.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="675" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0pJtrt6r9i5L_vosdndjU5DJVDey_rfP1kxwzRPxtvIKbpVCq9-GxkFwUhPP0fs-ERt0webTJf6nSVWuXAVQXPq7ZvukC5-1oDHZ8TkQGeBz5-jvy0nw386tmbDygwzG6UkLCvX0JTbaY8CMXmpjNqGz1PUg1zak6-3irdYpVAH383VXLv1ArU9D7O1eC/w400-h266/240209_TheNotebook_R2-385-F.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Showing two people torn apart and making do is a genuinely emotional experience with the magnetic pairing of <b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Joy Woods</span> </b>and <b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Ryan Vasquez</span></b>, who both continue their streak as performers to watch - both are destined for greatness. Ms. Woods lets us see just how fragile Middle Allie's coping with reality is, and how hard she fights to get control of her own life. And, man, can she sing! Similarly, Mr. Vasquez's Middle Noah struggles to keep that survivor's veneer of strength, and it all gets washed away the minute he is in his beloved's arms (that really is one hell of a rainstorm!). There is a sadness in his eyes that betrays an aching, defeated soul, that gives way to the power of love. Separately and together, they mesmerize.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm43deAP_YOcK-8ABYvrG7QjMHZyPs_zCzEkOFm8Uqc0uhz36drfQ88IH9BPdarTLtCou1VeCUduuwYJc0NXNdVy-ju5U0eSOt3X87o1FtLxmwe_6Weh6WwJ1prrhYTqQA3msOk0AjWjrBV6ZEjSjnqgMQ6d_AeknCKLB3qn91zMefKIQc69atiDO6xmEG/s675/240209_TheNotebook_R2-492-F.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="675" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm43deAP_YOcK-8ABYvrG7QjMHZyPs_zCzEkOFm8Uqc0uhz36drfQ88IH9BPdarTLtCou1VeCUduuwYJc0NXNdVy-ju5U0eSOt3X87o1FtLxmwe_6Weh6WwJ1prrhYTqQA3msOk0AjWjrBV6ZEjSjnqgMQ6d_AeknCKLB3qn91zMefKIQc69atiDO6xmEG/w400-h266/240209_TheNotebook_R2-492-F.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>But it is the Older Noah and Allie that really capture and break your heart. <b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Dorian Harewood</span> </b>conveys such patience and unwavering determination you find yourself willing Allie to remember right along with him. His Noah is so strong and gentle; he is the man all men should aspire to be. There is a very brief moment where you see <b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Maryann Plunkett </span></b>as Allie before her illness takes over, and it reminded me of her Tony Award-winning performance in <i>Me and My Girl</i>. Even nearly 40 years later, she exudes a bright, plucky energy. That all too brief glimpse makes the rest of her performance so emotionally devastating. When you see what was, what is is nothing less than tragic. Ms. Plunkett is, quite frankly, giving the performance of her career. She disappears into the role so completely, you forget that (fortunately) she herself isn't really afflicted. Her portrayal is right up there with the great Elaine May in <i>The Waverly Gallery</i> a few seasons back. </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">When the older couple shares their final joyful, love-filled moments together it is both heartwarming and heartbreaking.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">It seems now that a standing ovation is de rigueur, but this one started before the finale was over and continued even after the company left the stage. It really is that good.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">📸<b><span style="color: #a64d79;">: J. Cervantes</span></b></span></div>JKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04782634274496834578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056238063013699574.post-38937245251256447582024-03-13T06:30:00.503-04:002024-03-15T13:44:53.510-04:00At This Theatre: The Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQS8IqfDWyeJLOkAUOnSihfbA14jOFPUoftxByjSbDqMkDPASXb429mTW8u8_cA016qm5UgFG4wscScqB4o9FI4HlqOgxDO321STYGy397p5aApDD9PFCC5uRdlyNDr6x2fBHMRqmECi8EUmPjM8IjTdB8wVtQYT2AgjuJUERZuQ5HTbIzxkyZtf00v2Y8/s2592/05_full.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQS8IqfDWyeJLOkAUOnSihfbA14jOFPUoftxByjSbDqMkDPASXb429mTW8u8_cA016qm5UgFG4wscScqB4o9FI4HlqOgxDO321STYGy397p5aApDD9PFCC5uRdlyNDr6x2fBHMRqmECi8EUmPjM8IjTdB8wVtQYT2AgjuJUERZuQ5HTbIzxkyZtf00v2Y8/w400-h300/05_full.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>When I look over my lists of shows seen at each theater, the <b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre</span> </b>stands out as one of only a few where I have enjoyed every show I've seen there. And I've seen a wide variety of productions there, modern plays, classic revivals, and musicals from masters of their craft and newer voices. It's the theater where I've seen some of Broadway's most celebrated performers from icons like Angela Lansbury and James Earl Jones, to currently established actors like Jenn Colella and Jeremy Jordan, to the newest names and future stars, like Joy Woods and John Cardoza. Not every show has been a hit, but every show offered entertainment that lifted me up, made me think, and challenged the limits of theater.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Opening in 1917 as the Plymouth, the venue has housed premiers from such playwrights as Ibsen (<i>A Doll's House </i>and <i>Hedda Gabler</i>) and Simon (<i>The Odd Couple </i>and <i>The Star-Spangled Girl</i>). British plays included <i>Equus, Nicholas Nickleby, </i>and <i>The Real Thing</i>. Musicals also found a home there, like <i>Irma La Douce, </i>Tony-winner <i>Passion, Jekyll and Hyde, </i>and the long-running <i>Come From Away</i>. In 2005, the theater was renamed as the Gerald Schoenfeld.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEMJrfq8lBPVVYfViJka4GKgVAesxZNGLjVJD8ZB3B0ZO1mgIaCvdbU4TKteUAKGU_pKZFfoe047aNM9xsrND-UWFxvVmM5YAvQtGyClpKbnSZW84qO2Y1gfCDENc0XjYsooY_QXjV4SGraKWURSpWl15kPF4XM93GiCkbCY3cWPO8MnX-XpHVzK8mMQX1/s1914/Schoenfeld_Theater_-_Come_From_Away_(48193460457).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1914" data-original-width="1348" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEMJrfq8lBPVVYfViJka4GKgVAesxZNGLjVJD8ZB3B0ZO1mgIaCvdbU4TKteUAKGU_pKZFfoe047aNM9xsrND-UWFxvVmM5YAvQtGyClpKbnSZW84qO2Y1gfCDENc0XjYsooY_QXjV4SGraKWURSpWl15kPF4XM93GiCkbCY3cWPO8MnX-XpHVzK8mMQX1/s320/Schoenfeld_Theater_-_Come_From_Away_(48193460457).jpg" width="225" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNji5CAnQONDRN3hIuzR5R56LkcnHpIVGOeS3wHYuUONjqRiSnu9xGH9Auh9qYr6hZAVGMUwAyPaDGRWV32J1C6nP93GrhhZctX4W2q-EzK26-qfeCOZPGa7xtE74OE69QFKPYZT7BALzr-Zde98_ASB9Q_z7oBVz2pNUE6zgGt64XARnPKm06RWgvNrpP/s1915/schoenfeld%20at%20night.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1915" data-original-width="1348" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNji5CAnQONDRN3hIuzR5R56LkcnHpIVGOeS3wHYuUONjqRiSnu9xGH9Auh9qYr6hZAVGMUwAyPaDGRWV32J1C6nP93GrhhZctX4W2q-EzK26-qfeCOZPGa7xtE74OE69QFKPYZT7BALzr-Zde98_ASB9Q_z7oBVz2pNUE6zgGt64XARnPKm06RWgvNrpP/s320/schoenfeld%20at%20night.jpg" width="225" /></a><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b>At This Theatre:</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b>The Gerald Schoenfeld</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-weight: bold;">Shows We've Seen There:</span><b> </b><i>A Chorus Line</i> (2006), <i>All My Sons </i>(2008), <i>American Psycho, Bonnie and Clyde, Chronicle of a Death Foretold, Come From Away, Jekyll and Hyde </i>(1997), <i>Life of Pi, Passion</i>, Gore Vidal's <i>The Best Man </i>(2012), <i>The Bridges of Madison County, The Humans, The Notebook</i></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b style="color: #bf9000;">Our Favorite Shows Here: </b>Choosing my favorites here was like asking a parent to name their favorite child. I loved each one for different reasons. That being said here are my top five musicals and one play that stood out the most for me. Who knows? Ask me tomorrow, and I might name six entirely different productions!</span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Here they are, in alphabetical order:</span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="3000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCWwP_zqmql5pGIk_slYdHMNMRjALv79SNhtNhmYImm2TxPKciPMoNVv5n4484cjq0EoKofgk8kKkX527EepAKQx1QW_pm8rtVwJ2zmeNVwPjAqkYDyWG9SzjfzDfYpy1Q80LnWrFzh3w4VMnzKnxOuzngKXik5gD3m34-XhP5EpHpuhZr9CTYVYaRWRuG/w300-h240/614216ea24d5735cf8f9198e9584ad6e-val-mark-paul-diana.jpeg" width="300" /> <img border="0" data-original-height="749" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1J42b4BkHXR2T0aRH1bzEvFgRwspA9oY_mAwCF_a8aYirGRP6Q72ycwXMM_I4GLZGFy81474F_cHMpIGJVjf2gzJY_g7hr8COBHt7mKM47q36FBZvRIsKZv5jgb22Cbx4yPiqWHMGBrpHiE6yRuLVe3_fGPcrEOdKCILtQyNK_dEKP7_jUNaijQ9IqRxp/s320/red_dress-1d97bbb8bf1801fc3aa835d6278bfbb837bc74a8.jpg" width="320" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfOuo_uVGza7fNr9lLzTeh_UQTWiqqx1THX454vLk-jm5eo2QLCXIKaLXzMADZNBK97O6H_A0pa4aGxQog7yLPcLPDMUwgtULvTF1LKhOEGNZPI-jfP4b_cRN29b21oyjSgYS2k64aOCyr8QqjGw1v5zr0TAbrQ71sUTnkKZylUfkO4_vBP4WXQwYn0Pek/s800/e076424346e7381231bcb86e5a641b3a-choruslinemedia1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="434" data-original-width="800" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfOuo_uVGza7fNr9lLzTeh_UQTWiqqx1THX454vLk-jm5eo2QLCXIKaLXzMADZNBK97O6H_A0pa4aGxQog7yLPcLPDMUwgtULvTF1LKhOEGNZPI-jfP4b_cRN29b21oyjSgYS2k64aOCyr8QqjGw1v5zr0TAbrQ71sUTnkKZylUfkO4_vBP4WXQwYn0Pek/w640-h348/e076424346e7381231bcb86e5a641b3a-choruslinemedia1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH6L9yjrS-NdW0br5bYXvB_9d5jOWOM6CvhjeYxWBXydQb17NnvjWDzn092lS9Hcn1bjThQV_KPNzHDsTTwa-lKpP1OjBnwkjN0-dtv-zhkBKl8l4x52aKYG5UvdeZ-UdO-x0MDcqB_tWMXW5Vg1mUtMCqunhCNl65nCaxUNmwZWmZSd8-aGkeS7fcIA7S/s1000/41dqJvUuhzL._AC_UF894,1000_QL80_.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="632" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH6L9yjrS-NdW0br5bYXvB_9d5jOWOM6CvhjeYxWBXydQb17NnvjWDzn092lS9Hcn1bjThQV_KPNzHDsTTwa-lKpP1OjBnwkjN0-dtv-zhkBKl8l4x52aKYG5UvdeZ-UdO-x0MDcqB_tWMXW5Vg1mUtMCqunhCNl65nCaxUNmwZWmZSd8-aGkeS7fcIA7S/w126-h200/41dqJvUuhzL._AC_UF894,1000_QL80_.jpg" width="126" /></a></div>A Chorus Line</i>:</span> </b>This revival of my all-time favorite musical makes this list, not just because it was a pristine tribute to the original production, but because of the remarkable talent on that stage. Each dancer at the top of their game, including <span style="color: #bf9000;"><b>Charlotte d'Amboise</b>, <b>Deidre Goodwin</b>,<b> Tony Yazbeck</b>, </span><b><span style="color: #bf9000;">Jason Tam</span> </b>and <b><span style="color: #bf9000;">Michael Berresse</span></b>. It was, once again, a singular sensation.</span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #bf9000;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #bf9000;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #bf9000;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #bf9000;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #bf9000;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #bf9000;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIUDap0aXqdJeIE_dla1k0c6ly5D6h_w8mS7lpxH-chaxP-xdHf-acWQfbNRWGi8lb72i3bZZHC4Tph62RxJV4Y6c741OcthlMDAk_BLId48dt6CF7ZZ1ZHG97t_F9C_02FTrvxGVJYAm8vDHOdRMrUozVST07s6MSIZNk_l9Xoquz9GrunLaTm3KPK5kr/s460/allmysonsprod460d.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="460" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIUDap0aXqdJeIE_dla1k0c6ly5D6h_w8mS7lpxH-chaxP-xdHf-acWQfbNRWGi8lb72i3bZZHC4Tph62RxJV4Y6c741OcthlMDAk_BLId48dt6CF7ZZ1ZHG97t_F9C_02FTrvxGVJYAm8vDHOdRMrUozVST07s6MSIZNk_l9Xoquz9GrunLaTm3KPK5kr/w400-h274/allmysonsprod460d.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu91nDZtr-O7kdw73PdJNSqIhJ95oEPBjuvMEzrV9aGFfucgMh2Is3rNynwa1ucvxQSF8EigHXWgJkVMfXM-1tAq0aQaEN1uMU3XV62h9xhm-ApvqqU2LFXTobrSxqgSGlvLEeXhDBzPZAWrvYxjhA9bY9vyTYUHJUi-4H89uQNJ7jFW0n7XWh70a7Ayc2/s460/allmysonsprod460a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="460" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu91nDZtr-O7kdw73PdJNSqIhJ95oEPBjuvMEzrV9aGFfucgMh2Is3rNynwa1ucvxQSF8EigHXWgJkVMfXM-1tAq0aQaEN1uMU3XV62h9xhm-ApvqqU2LFXTobrSxqgSGlvLEeXhDBzPZAWrvYxjhA9bY9vyTYUHJUi-4H89uQNJ7jFW0n7XWh70a7Ayc2/w640-h438/allmysonsprod460a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9x2ZJr_CWhKlvzrCS47xFILuuV1doTAAeuf7hzrDxM6l1xELn7COhGte9-AcOCdRxoPRGOXTBycgiUJhvvNP75ZkmqUJWn6NS9UBuWAgipncoO7-u0uPbf1GNS3ewHo-8MU5dafISc8KhLU_Pajk0I9aQ7hpUnzFoTGra5Zi7fxrgnp9dU8wAinlAh75p/s630/poster_logo.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="408" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9x2ZJr_CWhKlvzrCS47xFILuuV1doTAAeuf7hzrDxM6l1xELn7COhGte9-AcOCdRxoPRGOXTBycgiUJhvvNP75ZkmqUJWn6NS9UBuWAgipncoO7-u0uPbf1GNS3ewHo-8MU5dafISc8KhLU_Pajk0I9aQ7hpUnzFoTGra5Zi7fxrgnp9dU8wAinlAh75p/w129-h200/poster_logo.jpg" width="129" /></a></div>All My Sons </i>(2008):</span> </b>The chance to share the room with the brilliant <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>John Lithgow</b>, <b>Dianne Wiest</b>, </span><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Patrick Wilson</span> </b>and, in her Broadway debut, <b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Katie Holmes</span></b> was an opportunity of a lifetime. But it wouldn't have mattered if the material wasn't equally brilliant - <b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Arthur Miller</span></b>'s masterpiece was as poignant in 2008 as it was in 1947, and remains a timeless classic.</span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="758" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipIhESJMcFgWQ8917i-X80sHTeaVPvr41_koxWCobv7IAv-ijkcoeMXy0UsTjhr6C6yq7VY_R5Qr2TN_hvMrMAmORd1fx2rz2m09gT5ftgftMqQR8kLNTaOjdW5MTbsj68lvofpFZLNQyaWn-8j_0Kamwl-lInDi77qOkpo0_nx1vgIfE1PVL-3bwdixxD/w307-h182/ef2fef9c2e352df4efbd7f19ad20cc08-psycho-hr02.jpg" width="307" /> <img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2370" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrVvnBsYp9RsyEF6nxqOVNAGOSdDlrG3uv1A_yLzj2PST_dKSG7j6yCK3n_Loj65iboCS6AjA22XrWfTd7umOei7qTNF8FytJASmRdtDGfYYTE2fPly6Z_CqcwEJGAcXobia4iJ9RhV9aTkiB1ri5T0Q4cVd-UVS7uOLykpnAqpmjzLCXhkWu0Mp3PVpvJ/s320/article_full@3x.jpg" width="320" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkRaFI2KJAeDO9Ls9E_C38hP0VwqYPgtzrMCJzI4rlgS_Uu4azEo9sijnk21BlUdhEDLhyphenhyphencmOJ4ypd03M3kLMUVolgrobVzrA8a1J5FHhD_qhp9Ysug-SYeQ6RViiL7t8-kXYwoYyD2e3aE1BUAt-QVcxNDZVFU2F2XcSbKV7lPxRGlXmbhY184p9jCCDy/s600/benjamin-walker-and-company-.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkRaFI2KJAeDO9Ls9E_C38hP0VwqYPgtzrMCJzI4rlgS_Uu4azEo9sijnk21BlUdhEDLhyphenhyphencmOJ4ypd03M3kLMUVolgrobVzrA8a1J5FHhD_qhp9Ysug-SYeQ6RViiL7t8-kXYwoYyD2e3aE1BUAt-QVcxNDZVFU2F2XcSbKV7lPxRGlXmbhY184p9jCCDy/w640-h426/benjamin-walker-and-company-.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcm4Rit2LUHeSzZmxEY3h6BtcpHDSgwWGJXmlBv7ldZxT66fOBk44rXOYTvM44wBqYW-HyJ8Somm3wGgxWuUfVD1yyGh0S0ClkLg-KlLsPYVgDfuDQCfU5U7pclcCpYczGC33Pficz0z7IqFiGFmJYhyiW4HRi8WmY61KsG_bjV7BWLcdCx2NAT7pD7DKj/s1600/s-l1600.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1006" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcm4Rit2LUHeSzZmxEY3h6BtcpHDSgwWGJXmlBv7ldZxT66fOBk44rXOYTvM44wBqYW-HyJ8Somm3wGgxWuUfVD1yyGh0S0ClkLg-KlLsPYVgDfuDQCfU5U7pclcCpYczGC33Pficz0z7IqFiGFmJYhyiW4HRi8WmY61KsG_bjV7BWLcdCx2NAT7pD7DKj/w126-h200/s-l1600.jpg" width="126" /></a></div>American Psycho</span></i><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">:</span> </span>Crazy, disorienting, violent and wickedly funny, this notorious flop will most certainly come back when Broadway is ready for it. <b><span style="color: #bf9000;">Duncan Sheik</span></b>'s 80s infused score (supplemented with re-orchestrated 80s hits) was as thrilling as the bloody staging. And who can forget <b><span style="color: #bf9000;">Benjamin Walker</span> </b>in his tightly whities, or <b><span style="color: #bf9000;">Alice Ripley</span> </b>making her big entrance atop a washing machine? </span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #bf9000;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #bf9000;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #bf9000;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #bf9000;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #bf9000;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #bf9000;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="643" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix0HaTmyluKKV4lmqAtXPX6Ihyphenhyphena4fcyk9er8B72T6GE7N1BBzsy1pIT4OY1N825atnCdfqUFv0i7GPZMVBl0RNCTlmoBKj4AsB-0NUEv07A0WUT9JDqbs2atc8eg08bQHrbRYY7XHxO8zZRs3X3biZGFEetk8IamEHjRG7gpgtRpQ11REdHORApoll2gEH/w304-h213/4d73cf49c457fd9a76c9a886096eceb1-bonnieclydeasolo11.jpg" width="304" /> <img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyb4EKpCvV6lHdjAWP7iMCoH26NHWIiwcFxeeg2REKc_HMVmWX7j625en4QsTQE127aP2Jw-BYAE-Nlh3qUl5wd57nVCfMOmkdm72CGtm5-l7WFCcCMSMZ5h6aTYYpP1Tu2IroGlGIF9X31RQIoyaJhSmlmqCAqRXKALAx7CU5WC5rKkLd-pCHQCRi-9Cl/s320/bc_03.jpg" width="320" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiip8I7_qJ-x2a-Af3lrvlBq3LQtuV126fU3IHwWtbWV5AriUxNr0ell-UKKq3xhUt9yHAwv_SJrgHyVDwkBXC05zysvV6465EFDAnsNhImmvOFkJx59BGkSdc2izCKalN5q5vaSvwiI5S93LU4R39mVEkDQBRF_wzdfw0GNwv2U1LdluJUQzsuiJWWuZjc/s300/bonnieandclyde11news.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="300" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiip8I7_qJ-x2a-Af3lrvlBq3LQtuV126fU3IHwWtbWV5AriUxNr0ell-UKKq3xhUt9yHAwv_SJrgHyVDwkBXC05zysvV6465EFDAnsNhImmvOFkJx59BGkSdc2izCKalN5q5vaSvwiI5S93LU4R39mVEkDQBRF_wzdfw0GNwv2U1LdluJUQzsuiJWWuZjc/w640-h427/bonnieandclyde11news.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs6goYPmGQDmBsyT0A0hvSOBXMFEMRsQlXiMh1mDWhO6Cjoz10gQRm9GUhJVvlyXArv5FPnrhi05e0RXjWBDAYgQZS5hXgK22IoFVasCGF5MkfhtTUqJ88HGmDMlNuONihhjEwf0bLJEbgQK3RbqMXNUVeG3qqf4FCrX_U69lctg0T8lzJFebnKrAHbpll/s1000/flat,750x,075,f-pad,750x1000,f8f8f8.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="630" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs6goYPmGQDmBsyT0A0hvSOBXMFEMRsQlXiMh1mDWhO6Cjoz10gQRm9GUhJVvlyXArv5FPnrhi05e0RXjWBDAYgQZS5hXgK22IoFVasCGF5MkfhtTUqJ88HGmDMlNuONihhjEwf0bLJEbgQK3RbqMXNUVeG3qqf4FCrX_U69lctg0T8lzJFebnKrAHbpll/w126-h200/flat,750x,075,f-pad,750x1000,f8f8f8.jpg" width="126" /></a></div>Bonnie and Clyde</i>:</span> </b>Another flop that I have a feeling we will see again, this troubling musical was captivating from start to finish there isn't a clunker in the entire <b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Don Black-Frank Wildhorn</span></b> score, and the company was utterly perfection. For my money, <b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Jeremy Jordan</span> </b>has never been better.</span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXPU-czUBWrQIZ7wEJsPDwTHiOjhzh_vhhRM5p09OPPia1xccLgMACa993a0kaovAL0aXtu2V_pLOP-rxRRDvyeQsTLNFx3Bwsf4tmbrZjK9ZnSVX5HeTdK3X4IVp5cr-rycpwySpaj-WtxmtA_A-m16kaxCMH07qdnBdApDPpAxi-WLET4FAiZqpkQEn5/s320/CFAClosingCast-1200x450-1-800x450.jpg" width="320" /> <img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaE1CLd3llkbuNFEl2g2P5qu_phJQ5gojCmOyxo541FzC2PIqdQ5PxHh7d0sJc5SS_07ziR6UL3iI92VlvtyU2BU0f4fnezNmqQRFi6nMbIIhS_tWfsgsrHWXPtOLe13x-rBUsIsepUEZeCcyCSkdRdYYv9qEmI6pfEbaqDaCLaFrFolT0uAJsxgcGEsUd/s320/comefrom1-videoSixteenByNineJumbo1600.jpg" width="320" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyndN1yNwwOozIH5iiEMZmDHmVwRWejWTTYA4crFV-v7ritwyWDs9b6qyQLNcTtHd59a176ROCXRRVgjG2TMfqZLEMYkbc9DxekAlWQ5_6dqULR6nGhnQ9L-5PTiyQ4Ucdpjr1cTL6gQiNegs9XuRn2gYpmH-2q2s9BVgJILCVhs7UhgrWKP-RM2Z9ATMF/s2100/comeawayfrom_wide-b2331515decb39a91308c69385eab54a3cdfcb86.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1181" data-original-width="2100" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyndN1yNwwOozIH5iiEMZmDHmVwRWejWTTYA4crFV-v7ritwyWDs9b6qyQLNcTtHd59a176ROCXRRVgjG2TMfqZLEMYkbc9DxekAlWQ5_6dqULR6nGhnQ9L-5PTiyQ4Ucdpjr1cTL6gQiNegs9XuRn2gYpmH-2q2s9BVgJILCVhs7UhgrWKP-RM2Z9ATMF/w640-h360/comeawayfrom_wide-b2331515decb39a91308c69385eab54a3cdfcb86.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiepYPBYX8V6uiFxIvL6Sn8K-Vol6qb0v7TYOHLbLh_MZZELTIUFMYfF5a4WWtUz4kE2kN3hyphenhyphenjUIvh_9JV1Lyl-Ucy0nmjU0z2tg6c7HFOkGnhuVVuLao4KM4qv4xxx8_ycd-QIvI5komphgHtYdeur6yqFADu3xk8FgfbNM6RQbTXGenW9yW-EAedPkeFW/s512/CFA-WindowCard.webp" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="329" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiepYPBYX8V6uiFxIvL6Sn8K-Vol6qb0v7TYOHLbLh_MZZELTIUFMYfF5a4WWtUz4kE2kN3hyphenhyphenjUIvh_9JV1Lyl-Ucy0nmjU0z2tg6c7HFOkGnhuVVuLao4KM4qv4xxx8_ycd-QIvI5komphgHtYdeur6yqFADu3xk8FgfbNM6RQbTXGenW9yW-EAedPkeFW/w129-h200/CFA-WindowCard.webp" width="129" /></a></div>Come From Away</i>:</span> </b>I don't think I was aware of anything happening around me for this show's 100 intermission-less minutes. I was <i>that</i> captivated. Everyday people turned heroes are pretty common in fanciful musicals, but when they are real-life actual heroes, it takes this show to an entirely different level. I was moved, and my faith in the basic goodness of humanity was restored. In fact, whenever that faith gets shaken, I pull out the cast recording or read the commemorative book to gain some of it back.</span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #bf9000;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #bf9000;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #bf9000;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #bf9000;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqQ-xwVZyVgRHrIPm7pjd6m4_eJppf-xoJpxdsuDGKQTPXGykqQHLpFe-QC2TlRgPCtI2RToPydVDEOqiP2NWh1orNkFfL7tLI6BvQ8Nx_0iQYa8fztx1mZTV3mggGAyVD9e17kV_9CtCtkkTC5fzNVi-jwMFBB_78GMm1hebNL47qIk3-kRrc_ZNwwzQu/s320/591839350-240229_nb_1600x1200_kg-photo5.webp" width="320" /> <img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgYOaKlLFl-C4KwgD2j1N0bWZF458xz_3kL0KTs1WDXgTM6muqIYahWxGphZ4rrZzpsmmPTdNZch_EHjBOIAjCE8xDheDACGGsie5O0qDOsYPmLRHwh4zMslAE7mUZE-anqit4UMtTC58ZJVaflj3yM5qrqdC4ZkCkj345XBp1sJTavLEM06215CV4JP0B/s320/591839344-240229_nb_1600x1200_kg-photo4.webp" width="320" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOzx0DuojWeJTbyFiSbwcwSg065RKTLddCpGBMBzR5Vj1Rpw7r_3FkqqKRB-tFr9f9u9bdNpCRke01LgCijp6qR24xo3AenQVM5HFaFKvc4v9HbjxPL7i2KKv-U9dn76JvlJMGCDk1gJccNWqPZeILlkoGaUxkxSlzNnTZmuYjII97dAKCZtttnlt-u2Wr/s266/download.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="190" data-original-width="266" height="457" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOzx0DuojWeJTbyFiSbwcwSg065RKTLddCpGBMBzR5Vj1Rpw7r_3FkqqKRB-tFr9f9u9bdNpCRke01LgCijp6qR24xo3AenQVM5HFaFKvc4v9HbjxPL7i2KKv-U9dn76JvlJMGCDk1gJccNWqPZeILlkoGaUxkxSlzNnTZmuYjII97dAKCZtttnlt-u2Wr/w640-h457/download.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidFvvbH4xeG3CvFB0EMmlDRLKLFdiojYn87WWlQN9K2Zx7QTNDCWOD2rGwbMPJcR5CVgZfmKqQfaysha5JnBPsNhSkWHSTSJYREJjgKUraZDj7hxrx5dbqRk5x2nuCWSJrrywjzIOQFXnpoKNktBiinwxsVoyMJMfsusLduUxIA5EBWSYERwDF7Xao_wpA/s1177/NTB_Windowcard.webp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1177" data-original-width="760" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidFvvbH4xeG3CvFB0EMmlDRLKLFdiojYn87WWlQN9K2Zx7QTNDCWOD2rGwbMPJcR5CVgZfmKqQfaysha5JnBPsNhSkWHSTSJYREJjgKUraZDj7hxrx5dbqRk5x2nuCWSJrrywjzIOQFXnpoKNktBiinwxsVoyMJMfsusLduUxIA5EBWSYERwDF7Xao_wpA/w129-h200/NTB_Windowcard.webp" width="129" /></a></div>The Notebook</i>:</span> </b>I was completely taken by this beautiful musical from the first note to the last. From the gorgeous design, to the fully theatrical book and staging, this adaptation took the popular book and film to a thrilling new level. Stars <b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Maryann Plunkett, Dorian Harewood, Joy Woods, Ryan Vasquez, Jordan Tyson</span> </b>and <b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">John Cardoza</span> </b>brought the tragic, moving love story of Allie and Noah to life. As I said, it was beautiful.</span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi95DMNhPHK-LQtlZeQp9oQxc0cAMNAffqaZq2GTveQBj0XveusXczcPXu_7A7of0CY3HJ59zU1GPow-spDxAv3RzgdwirbTmDQm_l7A3c_dxnlXLJW0Nrocy2GDaiHR609MMV14JFTNFKYvuEkd8jZe8MS74Y5dUWPPEn7QGmQaUDlbq4T6wVCdy5S1-Rh/s736/Schoenfeld%20front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="552" data-original-width="736" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi95DMNhPHK-LQtlZeQp9oQxc0cAMNAffqaZq2GTveQBj0XveusXczcPXu_7A7of0CY3HJ59zU1GPow-spDxAv3RzgdwirbTmDQm_l7A3c_dxnlXLJW0Nrocy2GDaiHR609MMV14JFTNFKYvuEkd8jZe8MS74Y5dUWPPEn7QGmQaUDlbq4T6wVCdy5S1-Rh/w640-h480/Schoenfeld%20front.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre Playlist:</span> </b>The songs that live on, from the new musicals that played there...</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #bf9000;">From <i>American Psycho</i>:</span> </b>"Selling Out," "Everybody Wants To Rule the World," "Cards"</span></li><li><b><span style="color: #bf9000;">From <i>Bonnie and Clyde</i>:</span> </b>"The World Will Remember Us," "How 'Bout a Dance?," "Dyin' Ain't So Bad"</li><li><b><span style="color: #bf9000;">From <i>Come From Away</i>:</span> </b>"Welcome to the Rock," "Screech In," "Me and the Sky"</li><li><b><span style="color: #bf9000;">From <i>Jekyll and Hyde</i>:</span> </b>"Facade," "Someone Like You," "In His Eyes"</li><li><b><span style="color: #bf9000;">From <i>Passion</i>:</span> </b>" Happiness," "I Read," "No One Has Ever Lobed Me/Finale"</li><li><b><span style="color: #bf9000;">From <i>The Bridges of Madison County</i>:</span> </b>"To Build a Home," "Before and After You," "One Second and a Million Miles"</li><li><b><span style="color: #bf9000;">From <i>The Notebook</i>:</span> </b>"Time," "Carry You Home," "I Love You More"</li></ul></div></div></span></div>JKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04782634274496834578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056238063013699574.post-38287081018819668902024-03-11T06:30:00.120-04:002024-03-11T15:10:27.881-04:002023 - 2024 Broadway Musical Logos: Lempicka<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjlZ2xkpqKM2gJ6nxJa22wtz_8CjNNjxRDKEuvOwy_8KjxJwoom6ma8b2SmMzXFo-KS-H5oBC0P8wVR6umnoUocFEePgBsn79veBJng55tJfPhpTP7u_AYCrteUcaWWw8TxRxUuXlZhw3_2K1_dxak8uMS1J4aSmjC4j7ywLKsiL4ph2uPBr3NFv8mfg2K/s260/green.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="260" data-original-width="194" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjlZ2xkpqKM2gJ6nxJa22wtz_8CjNNjxRDKEuvOwy_8KjxJwoom6ma8b2SmMzXFo-KS-H5oBC0P8wVR6umnoUocFEePgBsn79veBJng55tJfPhpTP7u_AYCrteUcaWWw8TxRxUuXlZhw3_2K1_dxak8uMS1J4aSmjC4j7ywLKsiL4ph2uPBr3NFv8mfg2K/s1600/green.jpeg" width="194" /></a></div>Tamara de Lempicka</span> </b>was a world famous art deco artist, whose works are still en vogue nearly 100 years after they were created. Arguably the most recognizable of her paintings was her 1929 self-portrait, <i>Tamara in the Green Bugatti</i>, and one must assume that that is why that identifiable piece figures so prominently in the logo for the musical about her life.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">It makes sense because it is actually <i>her</i> in the key art for <b><i><span style="color: #999999;">Lempicka</span></i></b>. But what is so telling about the woman <i>and</i> the show is how that image is presented. Much, like another musical about a strong woman in a world of strong men - <i>Evita</i>, of course - the image is presented as a black silhouette on a plain background. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoD4wfNM1SuWa-s56uqaimlb05_Cyuo-a4SXpVIrWDZGzAMLvwMzhjHb_XaY72OHCdrmWktcE9OrR5JPNLjCfhFPXyO0CaUHW1yjhzs4IlGrydz3jultD7DNYg_xL_1VOjsxePVEjFcAaH93JFkdg-MCDtwb-Mn-SLQz-I_ZE6jAy8UkucUohw5ii0cNf3/s362/images%20(3).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="139" data-original-width="362" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoD4wfNM1SuWa-s56uqaimlb05_Cyuo-a4SXpVIrWDZGzAMLvwMzhjHb_XaY72OHCdrmWktcE9OrR5JPNLjCfhFPXyO0CaUHW1yjhzs4IlGrydz3jultD7DNYg_xL_1VOjsxePVEjFcAaH93JFkdg-MCDtwb-Mn-SLQz-I_ZE6jAy8UkucUohw5ii0cNf3/w400-h154/images%20(3).jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Here, as there, it suggests a revolutionary figure whose stylized portrait has been spray painted on any wall it can hold. Revolutionaries have gotten that kind of "for the masses" treatment for decades, centuries, even. </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The background, a metallic silver with rivets, implies strength. It also appears to be a nod to her art deco style, known for its austere, industrial aesthetic.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG2cY9AIorTjDOhzVD6y5jqOlPEbRvlsH4N6teZX2bvmM_7ii-t2Aa0OlXzlbvfSUnWbjkgdAgutazbR4Fwg-ILc5mUls6OBdTJl7BTPPxqjMIfF2zo_HUZilgxczqUGTFZqCYu7mvwDvzQ-JnbYz3bs7BsMe0IaicqW7R9POPwS2PMMRxGrDca5CLBit3/s300/images%20(1).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="168" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG2cY9AIorTjDOhzVD6y5jqOlPEbRvlsH4N6teZX2bvmM_7ii-t2Aa0OlXzlbvfSUnWbjkgdAgutazbR4Fwg-ILc5mUls6OBdTJl7BTPPxqjMIfF2zo_HUZilgxczqUGTFZqCYu7mvwDvzQ-JnbYz3bs7BsMe0IaicqW7R9POPwS2PMMRxGrDca5CLBit3/s1600/images%20(1).jpeg" width="168" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTvb-3i_7GIaNZkh0UMiQdmNMnDQtYF2vC8j5YnaDaiDaXE4AG8QdXSGmFpOjqCDXYv8NRpat4Tw66KBjQQPn_uckWEPIbAju_eeQcarXjmJUFIvS1zyxZnrTSYj12SKkMfZrOgUDE6L_KntcyWg73xmfyFYiDAOmgakpw5Q6B8Qvtk4rZ7O_QVGRLvhA5/s259/images.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="259" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTvb-3i_7GIaNZkh0UMiQdmNMnDQtYF2vC8j5YnaDaiDaXE4AG8QdXSGmFpOjqCDXYv8NRpat4Tw66KBjQQPn_uckWEPIbAju_eeQcarXjmJUFIvS1zyxZnrTSYj12SKkMfZrOgUDE6L_KntcyWg73xmfyFYiDAOmgakpw5Q6B8Qvtk4rZ7O_QVGRLvhA5/w401-h300/images.jpeg" width="401" /></a></div><br />I think it is very interesting, and wise even, to adorn the Longacre Theatre not with the logo, but with Ms. de Lempicka's greatest (and provocative) works of art. They are certainly eye-catching and evocative. Passersby will likely pause on their way to take in the mini gallery. And as we know, that kind of pause leads to brand recognition, and then, tickets sales. At least one can hope.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>Grade: A</b></span></div>JKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04782634274496834578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056238063013699574.post-75020450131357736042024-03-08T06:30:00.444-05:002024-03-08T11:18:05.414-05:00Broadway Games: Where Haven't We Seen You Before?<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Most of our Broadway favorites have careers beyond the stage; others come to Broadway from TV and/or film. In any case, if we look around enough, they seem to be everywhere.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #fcff01; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b>Broadway Games:</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b>Where Haven't We Seen You Before:</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">This week's game asks you to pick the one acting credit each star below <i style="font-weight: bold;">didn't </i>work on.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="color: #01ffff; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSz6NmQ8grmfZ8XaosETbh8iCFxkkFciXpT7tBSEaHk7RJ4KV0yJuVvXIQIME9m67hIfPshwobfzL5NBGnUE16kA_gTzgMLm4bQUlfYxei92EjOK1BEOgf0ElwmNbZDak2i3f5t3WEX1LkpImxbvgZ_4HarVprvuplNPNG3o_yh1O9Po6x4XGpO-wx2vkS/s150/image-w856.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="150" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSz6NmQ8grmfZ8XaosETbh8iCFxkkFciXpT7tBSEaHk7RJ4KV0yJuVvXIQIME9m67hIfPshwobfzL5NBGnUE16kA_gTzgMLm4bQUlfYxei92EjOK1BEOgf0ElwmNbZDak2i3f5t3WEX1LkpImxbvgZ_4HarVprvuplNPNG3o_yh1O9Po6x4XGpO-wx2vkS/s1600/image-w856.webp" width="150" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Example:</b></div></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>Joe Locke</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b> <span style="color: #04ff00;">A.</span> </b>Stage: <i>Sweeney Todd</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i> </i><b><span style="color: #04ff00;">B.</span> </b>TV: <i>The White Lotus</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i> </i><b><span style="color: #04ff00;">C. </span></b>TV: <i>Heartstopper</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #01ffff;">Answer:</span> <span style="color: #04ff00;">B.</span> </b>He has <u>not</u> been in the HBO show <i>The White Lotus</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Good luck!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red; font-family: helvetica;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRC9J9-OsLmRGHJvmIz1R0VA-IjK0kFKEkOhG0nkOlsnzA1MwfCxdus6RR_4XgvH3Wf_qONfi71hwrZVjh1Z8hbxomFETDVJKU6yUd0nZGf_RJOwJaeCMZj26-hUQwwkL0uAiyU3jXYKO6PZmwpL4xBt1ByBPBgYVopKQ50W7n90krt5ANaclQsL2RU6Qw/s150/Den%C3%A9e_Benton,_May_2017.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="150" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRC9J9-OsLmRGHJvmIz1R0VA-IjK0kFKEkOhG0nkOlsnzA1MwfCxdus6RR_4XgvH3Wf_qONfi71hwrZVjh1Z8hbxomFETDVJKU6yUd0nZGf_RJOwJaeCMZj26-hUQwwkL0uAiyU3jXYKO6PZmwpL4xBt1ByBPBgYVopKQ50W7n90krt5ANaclQsL2RU6Qw/s1600/Den%C3%A9e_Benton,_May_2017.jpg" width="150" /></a></div>1.</b> <b>Denee Benton</b> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>A</b>.</span> TV: <i>The Gilded Age </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> <b><span style="color: #ffa400;">B.</span></b><i> </i>TV: <i>Days of Our Lives </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> <b><span style="color: #ffa400;">C.</span></b> Stage: <i>Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> <b><span style="color: #ffa400;">D.</span></b> Stage: <i>Hamilton </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="color: #fcff01;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkXgKbih3n9GmytcJiYhcBqfPljBdTS4JyKBRo0Zh9k1i19zTim_YP85ii5HLSfSun0i1iJWTgl4C9Ezhs53nbj6jXKnm8pLKLyBTvsqq3rSbPxTSezQ9urKUwjcAL5d9wUcjvmxBIMBVDqBl7gITv0PnW9bEYLcjTXos2JBpbDjcgKXh9jWZKPXWcb0li/s150/download.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="150" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkXgKbih3n9GmytcJiYhcBqfPljBdTS4JyKBRo0Zh9k1i19zTim_YP85ii5HLSfSun0i1iJWTgl4C9Ezhs53nbj6jXKnm8pLKLyBTvsqq3rSbPxTSezQ9urKUwjcAL5d9wUcjvmxBIMBVDqBl7gITv0PnW9bEYLcjTXos2JBpbDjcgKXh9jWZKPXWcb0li/s1600/download.jpeg" width="150" /></a></div>2. Betty Buckley</span></b> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> <b><span style="color: #04ff00;">A.</span> </b>Stage: <i>Triumph of Love </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> <b><span style="color: #04ff00;">B.</span> </b>Stage: <i>Carrie </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b> <span style="color: #04ff00;">C.</span> </b>TV: <i>Eight is Enough </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> <b><span style="color: #04ff00;">D.</span> </b>National Tour: <i>Sunset Boulevard</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #01ffff; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #01ffff; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #01ffff; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #01ffff; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #01ffff; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiTrZFmAnubjVISW5sr-cqS5uktlepaKymRdtDrgx07rKmQSKzsJGy479xGkL5ADG7LwM3tSo06yu6oPo7bk6CW7vqe13mWY0L3nkTieluIP4PVaZoaT1POSpX1XR8tpPB8aW5QZxMFVT8cXMCmjemp5JjfeA6sW0pB2vXiH1V_QUc1cLDEOmvJOpMkWwH/s150/MV5BNjE0NDg3YTItN2RlOC00MWM1LTlkYjQtOTIzMjI0YTEwMTllL2ltYWdlXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTY0OTM0MDk@._V1_.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="150" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiTrZFmAnubjVISW5sr-cqS5uktlepaKymRdtDrgx07rKmQSKzsJGy479xGkL5ADG7LwM3tSo06yu6oPo7bk6CW7vqe13mWY0L3nkTieluIP4PVaZoaT1POSpX1XR8tpPB8aW5QZxMFVT8cXMCmjemp5JjfeA6sW0pB2vXiH1V_QUc1cLDEOmvJOpMkWwH/s1600/MV5BNjE0NDg3YTItN2RlOC00MWM1LTlkYjQtOTIzMjI0YTEwMTllL2ltYWdlXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTY0OTM0MDk@._V1_.jpg" width="150" /></a></div>3. Victoria</b></span><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="color: #01ffff;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">Clark</span></span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> <b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A. </span></b>Stage: <i>Titanic </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b> <span style="color: #2b00fe;">B.</span> </b>Stage: <i>The Light in the Piazza </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b> <span style="color: #2b00fe;">C.</span> </b>Stage: <i>Passion </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b> <span style="color: #2b00fe;">D.</span> </b>Stage: <i>Kimberly Akimbo</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #800180;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #800180;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #800180;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #800180;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="color: #800180;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKmiwfDr_n_Z1T9svh-mXF2fS5SdTt2CnWdnHK9WlF6bPrd1AXL6xt_4bQAP2Gu9Ch2bafByhwtOERVuBQEXcRRwoB9W_ouKUZ0JBiPWiNzL7GaCvbcvkF3UcgN4xzhro5C6h9JNodq3tZrRttKAvgkP-WtIhrZTGCqRVyoVoSyed4VOqIGrJoEjAewlP3/s150/download.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="150" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKmiwfDr_n_Z1T9svh-mXF2fS5SdTt2CnWdnHK9WlF6bPrd1AXL6xt_4bQAP2Gu9Ch2bafByhwtOERVuBQEXcRRwoB9W_ouKUZ0JBiPWiNzL7GaCvbcvkF3UcgN4xzhro5C6h9JNodq3tZrRttKAvgkP-WtIhrZTGCqRVyoVoSyed4VOqIGrJoEjAewlP3/s1600/download.png" width="150" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">4. Darren Criss</span></span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> <b><span style="color: #ff00fe;">A.</span> </b>TV: <i>Glee </i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #ff00fe;"> B.</span> </b>Stage: <i>Spring Awakening </i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #ff00fe;"> C.</span> </b>Stage: <i>How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying! </i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #ff00fe;"> D.</span> </b>Stage: <i>Little Shop of Horrors</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTjoTnMsMqey1J6JSuebjHfJNgm_fT9BCZl_ObzGfsddknvSE0gRk09PJZCZzEXNblBVwzD557ENXitZNUht4w3tOS0WsLNWdjoCyujuIaQIO9Ugell7rVjZ1hRxUqwft3Fw5-ouEDak3xWIrvQVBpGrJBNdIO4HHiofTpw9QkH7ZyACU64950hxJGqYD3/s150/MV5BMTUzMDM1NzkxN15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwOTg0MzMwNDI@._V1_.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="150" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTjoTnMsMqey1J6JSuebjHfJNgm_fT9BCZl_ObzGfsddknvSE0gRk09PJZCZzEXNblBVwzD557ENXitZNUht4w3tOS0WsLNWdjoCyujuIaQIO9Ugell7rVjZ1hRxUqwft3Fw5-ouEDak3xWIrvQVBpGrJBNdIO4HHiofTpw9QkH7ZyACU64950hxJGqYD3/s1600/MV5BMTUzMDM1NzkxN15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwOTg0MzMwNDI@._V1_.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">5. Jonathan Groff</span></span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> <b><span style="color: red;">A.</span> </b>TV: </span><i style="font-family: helvetica;">Glee </i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"> </span><span style="color: red;">B.</span></b> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Stage: </span><i style="font-family: helvetica;">Spring Awakening </i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"> </span><span style="color: red;">C.</span></b> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Stage: </span><i style="font-family: helvetica;">How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying! </i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"> </span><span style="color: red;">D. </span></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Stage: </span><i style="font-family: helvetica;">Little Shop of Horrors</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="color: #04ff00;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="color: #04ff00;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="color: #04ff00;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="color: #04ff00;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="color: #04ff00;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_2ITEC6j0phqnDSTZa0L0bMKqoA5mdu7YrFszCX1QYbnSLmgRpFSs-KcQY-Q5Qu419SlzO1QC1e2kxbWwikOEIMbbBUgMUDrB3QpL7n7lfjayO1icS7d7mHSsdtKJMLG_FkRTOp9OmBxAZFAbUTti5DSxLXf-zWFZWgGoRTnK6A6RsLAWCcAmY_Lew8HS/s150/Telly-3-25-20190498--scaled-e1607446618279.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="150" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_2ITEC6j0phqnDSTZa0L0bMKqoA5mdu7YrFszCX1QYbnSLmgRpFSs-KcQY-Q5Qu419SlzO1QC1e2kxbWwikOEIMbbBUgMUDrB3QpL7n7lfjayO1icS7d7mHSsdtKJMLG_FkRTOp9OmBxAZFAbUTti5DSxLXf-zWFZWgGoRTnK6A6RsLAWCcAmY_Lew8HS/s1600/Telly-3-25-20190498--scaled-e1607446618279.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">6. Telly Leung</span></span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> <b><span style="color: #fcff01;">A.</span> </b>Stage: <i>Miss Saigon </i></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> <b><span style="color: #fcff01;">B.</span> </b>Stage: <i>In Transit </i></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #fcff01;"> C.</span> </b>Stage: <i>Godspell </i></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #fcff01;"> D.</span> </b>Stage: <i>Aladdin </i></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAvXp-_r1vRJFgTfW5mkF3_goZDcjuQ5GCorSErLpBZ5bThYZ5o_2_zkkZLsubLkpTJ1LwyC03WJWH16o_DxvukraxYFuQoRHlK4Bu1BHqbdNKJD2QT855sMAUa1Sllfhv7wTzQS1uuubvcrhEWsEoWMTgTSstQOKeUuLPO2oc7owqvrTCHgXx_UPZKK9y/s150/MV5BMTk4NTQ4NDQ2NF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwMDQ3MDUwMzE@._V1_.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="150" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAvXp-_r1vRJFgTfW5mkF3_goZDcjuQ5GCorSErLpBZ5bThYZ5o_2_zkkZLsubLkpTJ1LwyC03WJWH16o_DxvukraxYFuQoRHlK4Bu1BHqbdNKJD2QT855sMAUa1Sllfhv7wTzQS1uuubvcrhEWsEoWMTgTSstQOKeUuLPO2oc7owqvrTCHgXx_UPZKK9y/s1600/MV5BMTk4NTQ4NDQ2NF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwMDQ3MDUwMzE@._V1_.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">7. Lindsay Mendez</span></span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> <b><span style="color: #01ffff;">A.</span> </b>Stage: <i>Grease</i> </span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> <b><span style="color: #01ffff;">B.</span> </b>Stage: <i>Into the Woods </i></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> <b><span style="color: #01ffff;">C.</span> </b>Stage: <i>Wicked </i></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> <b><span style="color: #01ffff;">D.</span> </b>Stage: <i>Godspell</i></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2_3xdMFbZfqn7O-rDyErPTiEMw9_u-yS3cN5wsfSli20iqmiaRF8084-m78ECaXxnTZKraSyglS-hp4_xNP-ty26ReAcSmHzJOSq0paJRMV4E7xDDwn1-A3PYsOVIA5TnC0RO-JQrzJKozFg_I2u2WyDvkvpQLWPAToenW5EQJHI73ZlI0_A_wywylUaT/s150/leslieodomjr_christopherboudewynsthumb-700x0.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="150" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2_3xdMFbZfqn7O-rDyErPTiEMw9_u-yS3cN5wsfSli20iqmiaRF8084-m78ECaXxnTZKraSyglS-hp4_xNP-ty26ReAcSmHzJOSq0paJRMV4E7xDDwn1-A3PYsOVIA5TnC0RO-JQrzJKozFg_I2u2WyDvkvpQLWPAToenW5EQJHI73ZlI0_A_wywylUaT/s1600/leslieodomjr_christopherboudewynsthumb-700x0.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">8. Leslie Odom, Jr.</span></span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> <b><span style="color: #800180;">A.</span> </b>Stage: <i>Leap of Faith </i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> <b><span style="color: #800180;">B. </span></b>Stage: <i>Hamilton </i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> <b><span style="color: #800180;">C.</span> </b>TV: <i>Smash </i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> <span style="color: #800180;"> </span><b><span style="color: #800180;">D.</span> </b>Stage: <i>Slave Play</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="color: red;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz-bbjwpvRGj6CqD7BhWZX0UACUM2qTEIp9-40WTKV1guqweupAs7__LvYpFIq1CMvF6AvUora8P_uFst5Bx9dL1WxmCuakp0VXGhJugke5YxlSJraon1tcRRIZeTfbnEczSaUN3aR_JbYlg9BkesrVWPHlI5ZQyiMveVc7C8G6C2ZT2v5fDDLRUb14tuF/s150/CJLWBp4x_400x400.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="150" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz-bbjwpvRGj6CqD7BhWZX0UACUM2qTEIp9-40WTKV1guqweupAs7__LvYpFIq1CMvF6AvUora8P_uFst5Bx9dL1WxmCuakp0VXGhJugke5YxlSJraon1tcRRIZeTfbnEczSaUN3aR_JbYlg9BkesrVWPHlI5ZQyiMveVc7C8G6C2ZT2v5fDDLRUb14tuF/s1600/CJLWBp4x_400x400.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">9. Bernadette Peters</span></span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b> <span style="color: #ffa400;">A.</span> </b>Stage: <i>Company </i> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b> <span style="color: #ffa400;">B.</span> </b>Stage: <i>Follies </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b> <span style="color: #ffa400;">C. </span></b>Film: <i>Pennies From Heaven </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b> <span style="color: #ffa400;">D.</span> </b>Stage: <i>George M!</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #fcff01;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH3pztS4TfmEiI3WwTNmAkHk6kTYmLOvAmJeq8Zygu-A1gyGRrGn7FL9t_EYHhZJWP62c3ozNzEYBpn3l5_s6hU6EPlJCEco3h477dgL08-c1phOwGbX6IZi9vkvwphaZyXFoRovKaOk_Us4Ohra3_onQ-mWEphG16K-vPE64tqW8p7NXHHLBWjrdU4niw/s150/Dan-Color-Headshot-6-copy.webp" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="150" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH3pztS4TfmEiI3WwTNmAkHk6kTYmLOvAmJeq8Zygu-A1gyGRrGn7FL9t_EYHhZJWP62c3ozNzEYBpn3l5_s6hU6EPlJCEco3h477dgL08-c1phOwGbX6IZi9vkvwphaZyXFoRovKaOk_Us4Ohra3_onQ-mWEphG16K-vPE64tqW8p7NXHHLBWjrdU4niw/s1600/Dan-Color-Headshot-6-copy.webp" width="150" /></a></div>10. Daniel Radcliffe</span></b> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> <span style="color: #04ff00;"> </span><b><span style="color: #04ff00;">A.</span> </b>Stage: <i>The Cripple of Inishmaan </i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> <b><span style="color: #04ff00;">B.</span> </b>Stage: <i>Equus </i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> <b><span style="color: #04ff00;">C.</span> </b>Film: <i>Fantastic Beasts </i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b> <span style="color: #04ff00;">D.</span> </b>Film: <i>Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone</i></span></div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div>JKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04782634274496834578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056238063013699574.post-47373272378012169152024-03-06T06:30:00.081-05:002024-03-06T06:30:00.250-05:00Play It Again: Chicago's "When You're Good to Mama"<span id="docs-internal-guid-40ea65c8-7fff-c7db-6e0e-5aaf9b261ea4"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">PLAY IT AGAIN: </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Chicago</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">’s “When You’re Good to Mama” </span></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">For this new series, Jeff has invited me to choose some classic Broadway show tunes and compare versions of these songs from several different cast recordings. Wherever possible, I’ll link to the songs on YouTube, where I listen to most of them myself.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpr8QZsn8Q_x08h7w9jYipNZQQ17WFh9-jOVJ8_l1ogLzzQL4mOcq3Twurs1XonH0HtNDK3LxT0erHFYeuqc39is7PFKRscXqX9f-oWH9xhRcLu3hz0Bbei1Xv_f0E9CFSqme9YhAZPcfZqCakSBhRD36GyOS6fBD2oM56QgqHHxXxr-kT0riURgccxh1b/s1291/Screenshot%202024-03-05%2012.24.40%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="322" data-original-width="1291" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpr8QZsn8Q_x08h7w9jYipNZQQ17WFh9-jOVJ8_l1ogLzzQL4mOcq3Twurs1XonH0HtNDK3LxT0erHFYeuqc39is7PFKRscXqX9f-oWH9xhRcLu3hz0Bbei1Xv_f0E9CFSqme9YhAZPcfZqCakSBhRD36GyOS6fBD2oM56QgqHHxXxr-kT0riURgccxh1b/w640-h160/Screenshot%202024-03-05%2012.24.40%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />This week I consider four recordings of <b><span style="color: #999999;">“When You’re Good to Mama”</span></b> from <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Kander and Ebb</span></b>’s </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Chicago</span></b></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">, wherein Matron “Mama” Morton espouses her avaricious correctional philosophy through a series of suggestive jokes. The versions reviewed here include the original Broadway recording, the 1990s Broadway and London revivals, and the soundtrack to the Academy Award-winning film. All four singers do an excellent job, and there’s admittedly a little less variety among these entries than usual in terms of orchestration and overall sound. There is some variety in terms of singing, though, and I found that one performance emerged as the first among near-equals.</span><p></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">My overall favorite version is marked with two stars (<b><span style="color: #fcff01;">**</span></b>); one star (<b><span style="color: #fcff01;">*</span></b>) is used to indicate that a particular version stands out in terms of singing, orchestra, sound, or other miscellaneous qualities.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjISLp7U19DHE6vbPQmD9OiX_zwTn_sFcngdlHS0c9FVgPCsXQ6W905h8owuPUBlguJtM8mtnYoJV8XK5xmAlW8dhLUMOz_otAAOwH7kMMHUSsdfQm4m7vk7OwBE_uzNw-xmYXTD7xXBxLW7XEtFCdlXU6pJFyxO1LVv3f_6q22KTHdYnI8bvSM88VM6QDx/s250/Chicago%20(1975).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="250" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjISLp7U19DHE6vbPQmD9OiX_zwTn_sFcngdlHS0c9FVgPCsXQ6W905h8owuPUBlguJtM8mtnYoJV8XK5xmAlW8dhLUMOz_otAAOwH7kMMHUSsdfQm4m7vk7OwBE_uzNw-xmYXTD7xXBxLW7XEtFCdlXU6pJFyxO1LVv3f_6q22KTHdYnI8bvSM88VM6QDx/s1600/Chicago%20(1975).jpg" width="250" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #b45f06;"><br />ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST (1975)</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> - </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLEkK1GT4XY" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">YouTube</span></a><p></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Matron “Mama” Morton:</span> <span style="color: #999999;">Mary McCarty</span></b></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="color: #999999;">SINGING:</span> </b>McCarty’s voice is delightfully earthy, but she doesn’t quite sell the song and the character as well as her successors. She executes the “mother… hen” joke with aplomb, but other jokes (“tit for tat,” “up yours”) pass by without any particular attempt to really land them. (At least, of course, on the recording, which I realize only affords a very incomplete picture of what any performance was really like.)</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="color: #999999;">ORCHESTRA:</span></b> The three stage recordings (i.e. this one and the 1996 and 1998 installments) are all very similar to each other in the size and sound of the orchestra. The orchestration is, of course, dominated by the brass section, with lots of different playing styles that contribute color and contrast.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="color: #fcff01;">*</span><span style="color: #999999;">SOUND:</span></b> Of the four recordings, this one shows off the many orchestral details better than the others, such as the rhythmic tuba and the plucked violin that doubles the voice at the end of many phrases. The vocals are also very clear and in nice balance with the orchestra.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="color: #999999;">MISCELLANEOUS:</span></b> This version has a somewhat slower tempo than the others.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaTKla-OE0Xsia6tayC4aDpP0BgtMxhCKNzBAp8TgdNrLa9EvhKPVfwTqyKhuaWJiv5TIBAid-BTh5YxctzAdXHoOj24dA_Cx0Nyd27-mSUvPSImSB1j152peMXr4AxOmUzKs6cYAZArhQDjq_QET-W7tNANucoD5DBkqFvIdZ9JewAiX931GLOi65dERq/s250/Chicago%20(1996).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="250" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaTKla-OE0Xsia6tayC4aDpP0BgtMxhCKNzBAp8TgdNrLa9EvhKPVfwTqyKhuaWJiv5TIBAid-BTh5YxctzAdXHoOj24dA_Cx0Nyd27-mSUvPSImSB1j152peMXr4AxOmUzKs6cYAZArhQDjq_QET-W7tNANucoD5DBkqFvIdZ9JewAiX931GLOi65dERq/s1600/Chicago%20(1996).jpg" width="250" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br />BROADWAY REVIVAL CAST (1996)</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> - </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOHeo4qIhe4" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">YouTube</span></a><p></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Matron “Mama” Morton:</span> <span style="color: #999999;">Marcia Lewis</span></b></span></p><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #999999;"><b>SINGING:</b> </span>Lewis’ voice is a little thinner than the others, but it’s full of comic details that make up for it. She definitely lands all of the jokes.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="color: #999999;">ORCHESTRA:</span></b> Essentially the same as the 1975 and 1998 recordings.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="color: #999999;">SOUND:</span></b> Very clear, but the orchestra is a little too quiet on this one for my taste.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="color: #999999;">MISCELLANEOUS:</span></b> The tempo is slightly faster and features more shifts than the 1975 recording.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #fcff01;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #fcff01;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFt6ATYfKxg1de-WIJRFQ1ZG1zSHgtup3OG-_E4McGB69HZhiWJNSavMEmXk0W0-gH6UYXa9vZj7FTAWcJNa96y_o5JTL34mu1Bn1p3cub57XTd9WNihz-qKZTOnqUQovVpT5xqTqiRB6EMxnZxzCEY26Pk6pq7Npy6TXk9QvV0I8ZUyM6OPtZ9dr4mEak/s250/Chicago%20(1998).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="250" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFt6ATYfKxg1de-WIJRFQ1ZG1zSHgtup3OG-_E4McGB69HZhiWJNSavMEmXk0W0-gH6UYXa9vZj7FTAWcJNa96y_o5JTL34mu1Bn1p3cub57XTd9WNihz-qKZTOnqUQovVpT5xqTqiRB6EMxnZxzCEY26Pk6pq7Npy6TXk9QvV0I8ZUyM6OPtZ9dr4mEak/s1600/Chicago%20(1998).jpg" width="250" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #fcff01;"><br />**</span><span style="color: #cc0000;">LONDON REVIVAL CAST (1998)</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> - </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_2jhwIOLRw" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">YouTube</span></a><p></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Matron “Mama” Morton:</span> <span style="color: #999999;">Meg Johnson</span></b></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="color: #fcff01;">*</span><span style="color: #999999;">SINGING:</span></b> Johnson’s protean vocal style alternates vibrato-heavy traditional singing with gravelly low notes, deftly following the contours of Kander’s melody and Ebb’s lyrics. For me, she is the clear winner in terms of nailing the jokes and building an authentic character through her voice alone.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="color: #999999;">ORCHESTRA:</span></b> Essentially the same as the 1975 and 1996 recordings.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="color: #999999;">SOUND:</span> </b>Very clear and well-balanced throughout; a strong runner up in this category, but not quite as vivid as the original recording.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="color: #fcff01;">*</span><span style="color: #999999;">MISCELLANEOUS:</span></b> This one features the juiciest intro from the emcee. The pacing is brisk but varied, similar to the Broadway revival recording. This is the only one that includes Mama’s mid-song dialogue with an inmate about charging $50 for telephone calls.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwQB6icizvkX9PkYsQ6AMaWczfFkfwDXzu2SxBYv55MXI3q76dUMfLvS-eOI-HdojBFLc4xISvnnfNlrvNpmfxnTsJGZOYf3lpQhaGiRVT3AmeqmI6tYD9SXY1T_fVEzy8BLL11Bl_zbzbR2cSyLDttiwqz266fw_FckvJjCz6pStZdSdAB1VWb9NuDdVl/s250/Chicago%20(2002).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="250" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwQB6icizvkX9PkYsQ6AMaWczfFkfwDXzu2SxBYv55MXI3q76dUMfLvS-eOI-HdojBFLc4xISvnnfNlrvNpmfxnTsJGZOYf3lpQhaGiRVT3AmeqmI6tYD9SXY1T_fVEzy8BLL11Bl_zbzbR2cSyLDttiwqz266fw_FckvJjCz6pStZdSdAB1VWb9NuDdVl/s1600/Chicago%20(2002).jpg" width="250" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #b45f06;"><br />MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK (2002)</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"> </span>- </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFzQMviW1Mw" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">YouTube</span></a><p></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Matron “Mama” Morton: </span><span style="color: #999999;">Queen Latifah</span></b></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="color: #999999;">SINGING:</span></b> As a long-time fan of the </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Chicago</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> film - and Latifah’s performance - I expected this one to be my pick, but without her commanding physical presence, a little something is lost on the recording. It’s still a delectable vocal performance and is good for a solid second place. The end of this song provides an opportunity for a little improvised outburst, and I like Latifah’s choice the best.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="color: #fcff01;">*</span><span style="color: #999999;">ORCHESTRA: </span></b>The orchestration is not too different from the stage versions, but benefits from a larger ensemble. Extra layers can be heard in the brass accompaniment at times, and the percussion section, especially, is much more vivid and propulsive.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="color: #999999;">SOUND:</span></b> The loud brass passage right after the emcee’s introduction sounded a little washed out, but after that both orchestra and vocalist are crystal clear.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #999999;"><b>MISCELLANEOUS:</b> </span>This one has the fastest tempo of the four.</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div>JKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04782634274496834578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056238063013699574.post-40059551238807159072024-03-04T06:30:00.279-05:002024-03-04T06:30:00.128-05:002023 - 2024 Broadway Musical Logos: Days of Wine and Roses and Merrily We Roll Along<div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Logo lovers, today we offer you two-fer, with a closer look at the logos for the new musical <i style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Days of Wine and Roses</span> </i>and the revival of Sondheim's <i style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Merrily We Roll Along</span></i>. Both shows have some common elements and themes, but I chose to assess them together because their logos also share some commonalities. One logo, I think, is more successful than the other, though neither are really my cup of tea.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><i>The Days of Wine and Roses</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmHLfdQASGFubp4IHF1Sl93qQyFioZnlGYpsPUPCfUP1-m4G6jMwSVHtlnBk6o36ZW3EJROdydXXdkYrbJl3-8pY4zOIo98EQFUm42DHA7hLQ0Q2k881xdU8M5xbrZayiECb-elfbhRNCx3CYBjzUuyTC2PJtywT7SLEpSp4T8sLcae-gNRCIVoSZzCAUT/s389/images.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="129" data-original-width="389" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmHLfdQASGFubp4IHF1Sl93qQyFioZnlGYpsPUPCfUP1-m4G6jMwSVHtlnBk6o36ZW3EJROdydXXdkYrbJl3-8pY4zOIo98EQFUm42DHA7hLQ0Q2k881xdU8M5xbrZayiECb-elfbhRNCx3CYBjzUuyTC2PJtywT7SLEpSp4T8sLcae-gNRCIVoSZzCAUT/w400-h133/images.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Here is a new musical, critically acclaimed though it may be, has proven to be a tough sell. It makes sense that the most prominent feature of the key art is the photo of stars <b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Kelli O'Hara</span> </b>and <b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Brian d'Arcy James</span></b>. They are probably the biggest selling-point to a fair amount of the general public, and an even bigger portion of the regular theatergoer consumer group. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">At first glance, they seem to be in a somewhat romantic pose, nuzzled together, holding hands. But a closer look at the picture reveals that they may be holding each other, but neither is looking at the other, and they do not look particularly happy. Importantly, each of them is holding a rock glass with amber colored liquor over ice.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZ_HuDdfofSrXdsdzOqyZ8-d_atcnSyezD1z_E1v0MpKC0i1kvBE_3mUAkiLQGMAlAxcaDT4QocQFjeAYnJ_cl7vMnn0-sNe0I6WPtCaTm7YJbIECOn73C9XMu9mgQ8XeIHWAb39kqPuFlCslnCtIwZ4E9G6wBSld6gKcFrkXusyQip6d_kjcJZbxnPBw/s1203/DWR_Windowcard_1.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1203" data-original-width="771" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZ_HuDdfofSrXdsdzOqyZ8-d_atcnSyezD1z_E1v0MpKC0i1kvBE_3mUAkiLQGMAlAxcaDT4QocQFjeAYnJ_cl7vMnn0-sNe0I6WPtCaTm7YJbIECOn73C9XMu9mgQ8XeIHWAb39kqPuFlCslnCtIwZ4E9G6wBSld6gKcFrkXusyQip6d_kjcJZbxnPBw/s320/DWR_Windowcard_1.webp" width="205" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibwkCOUz5A0I-ycALR_jWNpFsCRUSFTCIlBvqSjiQ1QFiFmNCTe6Wx9H4TmsfMmUrZ2nlc2HTCVGBQluOtnh1wzo3T7_tSdtLuTyAOFyj6PUQ8hPpUD51HpuAcOjA4-265185xMNVpq2ApwzfaDl8D0TnsNENBj_yeMA546EH-pGw1XiaXK8q1NkWARUCd/s355/Days_of_Wine_and_Roses_Broadway_Poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="355" data-original-width="230" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibwkCOUz5A0I-ycALR_jWNpFsCRUSFTCIlBvqSjiQ1QFiFmNCTe6Wx9H4TmsfMmUrZ2nlc2HTCVGBQluOtnh1wzo3T7_tSdtLuTyAOFyj6PUQ8hPpUD51HpuAcOjA4-265185xMNVpq2ApwzfaDl8D0TnsNENBj_yeMA546EH-pGw1XiaXK8q1NkWARUCd/s320/Days_of_Wine_and_Roses_Broadway_Poster.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><br />The title is in a nondescript bold font, the words "days" and "and" slightly askew. A closer look shows that the title is actually slightly doubled. I'm guessing that these details are to suggest inebriation. With a light blue/dark blue coloring overall, this show art doesn't really stand out, and it is, well, boring. It feels like minimum effort was given to this branch of the show's advertising.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">As wonderful as the show is, this lackluster effort does nothing to sell it.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>Grade: F</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><i>Merrily We Roll Along</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTDHScmnJuxE3ydU_hd2XP8gCb2RI02pOVx-3G2GsBCRA6DL8gG7CHBgtnN1LPKtUtIu3pxI1D0jRtD7gurizyNblhjEuDFJX_thKHpznOJPXRyHvRSIo5F37x4zF4kHKMnhyphenhyphen8mlrboUPmgd95oqDB8qJf9pzYv1xIgZIQwP2r0KMCRlw2gCeuHUfROpV7/s318/images.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="159" data-original-width="318" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTDHScmnJuxE3ydU_hd2XP8gCb2RI02pOVx-3G2GsBCRA6DL8gG7CHBgtnN1LPKtUtIu3pxI1D0jRtD7gurizyNblhjEuDFJX_thKHpznOJPXRyHvRSIo5F37x4zF4kHKMnhyphenhyphen8mlrboUPmgd95oqDB8qJf9pzYv1xIgZIQwP2r0KMCRlw2gCeuHUfROpV7/w400-h200/images.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is a logo for a show that was also not a sure thing when it was announced - the original production is a notorious flop, and subsequent revivals were (mostly) only slightly more successful than the first version. Of course, this has proven to be the hottest ticket on Broadway since <i>Hamilton</i>. Like <i>Roses</i>, this logo emphasizes its stars, all three a draw for a variety of reasons. All are famous for different reasons, and all are accomplished theater veterans: <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Jonathan Groff</span></b>, known for his debut in <i>Spring Awakening</i>, and his Tony-nominated turn in <i>Hamilton</i>, also has a following from his television work, including the acclaimed HBO series, <i>Looking;</i> <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Lindsay Mendez</span></b>, long a stage favorite, returns after winning the Tony for her work in <i>Carousel;</i> and <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Daniel Radcliffe</span></b> is an international name, from <i>Harry Potter</i>, but has also earned his stage cred with such work as <i>Equus </i>and <i>How to Succeed... </i>among other roles.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTVz_A9_qtDYz-T7EU4dToTgChtuJJkxrQ5Mu9gvhqNnjLHmyC93T5QvtlJW9P6yGfcu8TYyzhN12WT6uROXAAohAQ-epEZLdsUXI6yKg8pY72i-ex3ptO6sHcjJsrcaGz4vjSSRkJWyT1NGsfFXJOk3TR6nPRxgroRARb0oK1j4k6FOHLkguhSexPTK68/w320-h320/8RlZsVZo_400x400.jpg" width="320" /> <img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1756" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLtkEiyN9ScnaboCmMPOSZ-0KR96kgujsZSDZeP5Jkpyoq42TlRHnDUOiYSWfWeGFpN6-kaybaOwJoJGqv0-H1xYoMSk6AMqRwoAkdqFy0oWPCf0PitoLEEimWfKWTSvbkNv5jRe3XIWViTwlFFwWLufabuMtL_rKoJcYPhB5hKa8xxx3_jO9ZGI-g2TRp/w221-h320/MER-0003W-KeyArt-PressAnnounce-v1-scaled.jpg" width="221" /></div><br />What makes their inclusion so notable with the show art is how it is presented... as old-time (as opposed to today's color digital version) photo booth picture strips. By and large, they look happy and optimistic, though knowing the show, it is interesting to note just how they are arranged. (No spoilers for the one or two of you who don't know the show!) The poster, Playbill and most versions of the logo also present the logo as being on a notepad with a penciled in line from the show, "It started out like a song," a perfect encapsulation of the show's driving story line. For Sondheim fans, it is also a sweet nod to his musical writing process, as he famously wrote almost all drafts and notes on legal pads in pencil.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeDB0oA8RRvkE-PSuAgCM33AC9x1WIiYyn37Tyh_4vApthDbBbWYokYH8mlpjw2aWmjm0r-4cu5Yv0JjCYJLf6OysFOCY9Q2znfKx0iXeR7eWRBuDpQ4RjPhxWZ9N4y4H0lQ56gRz-0HnhkpynabsAgkh3oqDH3Hyeci5SQmZzg5ZkKnliCxtwQ_y3ijOt/s340/download.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="148" data-original-width="340" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeDB0oA8RRvkE-PSuAgCM33AC9x1WIiYyn37Tyh_4vApthDbBbWYokYH8mlpjw2aWmjm0r-4cu5Yv0JjCYJLf6OysFOCY9Q2znfKx0iXeR7eWRBuDpQ4RjPhxWZ9N4y4H0lQ56gRz-0HnhkpynabsAgkh3oqDH3Hyeci5SQmZzg5ZkKnliCxtwQ_y3ijOt/w400-h174/download.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Finally, the red label strips that type out the title also speak to the process - folders labeled with those decidedly old style peel and stick bits of plastic, manually created on a plastic label gun. (I am really showing my age here, aren't I?!) The res really sticks out, and is a nice respite from this century's Word Art world of advertising.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Of the two logos using similar imagery, this one is much more successful.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Grade: B+</b> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div>JKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04782634274496834578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056238063013699574.post-48014103600268887492024-03-01T06:30:00.437-05:002024-03-01T06:30:00.135-05:00Looking Forward to Spring: March - May 2024<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDn8n-MVY6qZgpF_6yzWWs_ty8MUWEu5-WWTcTTu2_SSFauXT1RNXmzP81tPBsf5NqWV0N5BUc4U_TKfCmU2Zau-gro7rJ8Oi0LGO_dqVlohXuT3Jst9JHUs-ykdK2c9qJeqGaQ6kbR42CTG7g4CYM2XLJH5ZdHODNlJXbakP-EnqlONPAV6yKXNSsJ9R/s2560/52830736795_4818113f17_o-scaled.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1707" data-original-width="2560" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDn8n-MVY6qZgpF_6yzWWs_ty8MUWEu5-WWTcTTu2_SSFauXT1RNXmzP81tPBsf5NqWV0N5BUc4U_TKfCmU2Zau-gro7rJ8Oi0LGO_dqVlohXuT3Jst9JHUs-ykdK2c9qJeqGaQ6kbR42CTG7g4CYM2XLJH5ZdHODNlJXbakP-EnqlONPAV6yKXNSsJ9R/w400-h266/52830736795_4818113f17_o-scaled.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Looking Forward to Spring: March - May 2024</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">At the start of each calendar season, we look forward to what we are hoping to see in the coming three months, as well as the titles of productions we are keeping an eye on. As the weather begins to warm, and the theater scene begins to rev up, there are a lot of exciting things on the horizon. Seeing everything is simply not in the cards time wise or (especially) economically - a nice, if frustrating, problem to have. After all, I'd rather have too much to see than not enough!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Before I look ahead, though, I always like to look back. Starting this year, you may have noticed that I no longer give letter grades with our reviews. But for our purposes here, I'll simply name which shows we saw and whether or not we'd recommend seeing them. Between last December and February, we saw <span style="color: #ffa400; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Days of Wine and Roses, Harmony, Here We Are, The Notebook</span>,<i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i>the new cast of <i style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">Sweeney Todd</span></i>, and <i style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">Purlie Victorious</span></i>. As of this writing, three of those shows have closed, but I thought <i>Purlie Victorious </i>had the most to recommend, and I <i>still</i> think about <i>Harmony</i>, so there's definitely something there. </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">And as a fan of the master, I really appreciated the opportunity to experience </span><i style="font-family: helvetica;">Here We Are</i><span style="font-family: helvetica;">, and I mostly enjoyed it. </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i>Sweeney Todd</i>, my favorite of all the Sondheim masterpieces continues to thrill with its new trio of stars. </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">But my favorite new theater of the winter, and the show I'd most highly recommend, was the intense <i>Days of Wine and Roses</i>. (<i>The Notebook </i>has not yet opened, so I won't discuss my feelings about that piece here.)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="color: #fcff01; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b><u>Shows we have booked:</u></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk8oT4iOyv9MdaeedlWb5p4KHx6HAWyJMOSxXW3332hBkWN7Zo9vodGdCdcei9tJFS64cf0AqsjRF_yvu21epuCkmhuEmPJaoQOe0AKBgsePRZBvQAI7RvTcJUen-OrUg3xGRFFGisrUbmOlGMWFkY7QO3G-OSIgWfmEUIgI2-fp4Y6Jjr5Bbh5AiTOPQK/s1024/Merrily-We-Roll-Along-Playbill-2023-9-19_Web%20(1).jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="649" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk8oT4iOyv9MdaeedlWb5p4KHx6HAWyJMOSxXW3332hBkWN7Zo9vodGdCdcei9tJFS64cf0AqsjRF_yvu21epuCkmhuEmPJaoQOe0AKBgsePRZBvQAI7RvTcJUen-OrUg3xGRFFGisrUbmOlGMWFkY7QO3G-OSIgWfmEUIgI2-fp4Y6Jjr5Bbh5AiTOPQK/w127-h200/Merrily-We-Roll-Along-Playbill-2023-9-19_Web%20(1).jpg" width="127" /></a></div>Merrily We Roll Along </i>- Hudson Theatre</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">At long last! Finally going to see what all the fuss is about. Of course, we are looking forward to seeing the Big 3, but also the A-list supporting cast, like <b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Krystal Joy Brown</span> </b>and <b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Katie Rose Clarke</span></b>.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span></div><div><span><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span></div><div><span><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span></div><div><span><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span></div><div><span><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span></div><div><span><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span></div><div><span><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyZ3Q3iopF_9K9Rk0hgKSU0WcCZRq_GMCSXnHOZqQKcrGw9nAIM2jhoUzO1uBN0QDAXcxyqOLBpEZ8HOpeniVNDNfujJcqKklxhV36HkSmKHzYIOP-8n0H3kNGP5Lum9DBSsQFJV6KPPj8K_mMouT_5ZrJv7FVqGTlTQ4YWGEhki3fXab0QckRNymHl7hZ/s450/Lempicka-Playbill-2024-03-19_Web.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="285" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyZ3Q3iopF_9K9Rk0hgKSU0WcCZRq_GMCSXnHOZqQKcrGw9nAIM2jhoUzO1uBN0QDAXcxyqOLBpEZ8HOpeniVNDNfujJcqKklxhV36HkSmKHzYIOP-8n0H3kNGP5Lum9DBSsQFJV6KPPj8K_mMouT_5ZrJv7FVqGTlTQ4YWGEhki3fXab0QckRNymHl7hZ/w127-h200/Lempicka-Playbill-2024-03-19_Web.jpg" width="127" /></a></div>Lempicka </i>- Longacre Theatre</b></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The fabulous vocals of long-time favorite <b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Eden Espinosa</span></b> on the just as fabulous single from the show, "Woman Is" sold me on grabbing tickets fast. Then there's the top-tier supporting cast, including <b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Amber Imam, Natalie Joy Johnson, George Abud, Andrew Samonsky</span></b>, and the incomparable <b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Beth Leavel</span></b>. And I'm looking forward to maybe learning something along with the entertainment!</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGTVg8ahfi2_J4Uw_F-CU8Gc8GqFn_hPmQIMB8fIaOcoGaFajWg2aP-Vtb-CpnEnW66NEpl5-HZoCo81BfwAvSIBCo-qbQD_JLrQylk1CHWZuT97wRt621HsPo2pByitZC583-Xx4_uM7kZ7xe2StdY7LaxJTJUp7azQu2eJIynkNhyPF1nwKbudeibFy3/s394/Water-For-Elephants-Playbill-2024-02-24_Web.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="250" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGTVg8ahfi2_J4Uw_F-CU8Gc8GqFn_hPmQIMB8fIaOcoGaFajWg2aP-Vtb-CpnEnW66NEpl5-HZoCo81BfwAvSIBCo-qbQD_JLrQylk1CHWZuT97wRt621HsPo2pByitZC583-Xx4_uM7kZ7xe2StdY7LaxJTJUp7azQu2eJIynkNhyPF1nwKbudeibFy3/w127-h200/Water-For-Elephants-Playbill-2024-02-24_Web.jpg" width="127" /></a></div>Water For Elephants </i>- Imperial Theatre</b></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">I loved the book so much, and their logo/advertising has me intrigued. Here's another show where their music releases have me really excited. Also, looking forward to seeing <b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Grant Gustin</span></b> make his overdue Broadway debut, not to mention the palpable chemistry he shares with his leading lady, <b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Isabelle McCalla</span></b>. Broadway veterans like <b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Gregg Edelman</span> </b>and <b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Paul Alexander Nolan</span> </b>only sweetens the deal!</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihRM9MbUg02fqopxH91B4ilHHCwoy2Z4QET-944tQzy5RwMd6c4QdecT4nZbv1tDQOlsn5vOEPg6ZEOmri9zsLdTJ8Jcb580ofQL-A6IU3GpJt20d980i7YPfQIsiQzMNOW0VsNxTLhRii4os1YWBWJp3xuAWNPJHdO66EnbyYSJYmqugnCbelCMdIzUBi/s1024/The-Outsiders-Playbill-2024-03-16_Web.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="649" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihRM9MbUg02fqopxH91B4ilHHCwoy2Z4QET-944tQzy5RwMd6c4QdecT4nZbv1tDQOlsn5vOEPg6ZEOmri9zsLdTJ8Jcb580ofQL-A6IU3GpJt20d980i7YPfQIsiQzMNOW0VsNxTLhRii4os1YWBWJp3xuAWNPJHdO66EnbyYSJYmqugnCbelCMdIzUBi/w127-h200/The-Outsiders-Playbill-2024-03-16_Web.jpg" width="127" /></a></div>The Outsiders </i>- Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre</b></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Based on one of my all-time favorite young adult novels, I'm very excited by the potential of this one. Featuring a youthful cast (many making their debuts), and a book by a favorite playwright of mine, <b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Adam Rapp</span></b>, with <b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Justin Levine</span> </b>(who also co-writes the music and lyrics with <b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Jamestown Revival</span></b>). The potential here is big - I'm trying not to have unreasonable expectations... Can't wait to meet Ponyboy and Johnny again.</span></span></div></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos;"><span><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Tinos;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFbfgn27AFmZRIHIFIdeinL6byJCnXodZUdoIHP33ns2ryv2iDIzNyZtHT5Oe7SgQJfO13vWG28XyXAViqOgMJ0IpRGexnVq30hgaDrWUaZg4UO4Fu9gDpx4-K7SyM2bD2SLlchfDo_Lh-j1RzlXQaZs6YZjExTrAzENVwNF1QpDMvdixLG3A7RLGN0Mp8/s450/The-Whos-Tommy-Playbill-2024-03-08_Web.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="285" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFbfgn27AFmZRIHIFIdeinL6byJCnXodZUdoIHP33ns2ryv2iDIzNyZtHT5Oe7SgQJfO13vWG28XyXAViqOgMJ0IpRGexnVq30hgaDrWUaZg4UO4Fu9gDpx4-K7SyM2bD2SLlchfDo_Lh-j1RzlXQaZs6YZjExTrAzENVwNF1QpDMvdixLG3A7RLGN0Mp8/w127-h200/The-Whos-Tommy-Playbill-2024-03-08_Web.jpg" width="127" /></a></div>The Who's<i> Tommy </i>- Nederlander Theatre</b></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="color: white; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">When I saw the original production back in the 90s, I went in blind (no pun intended), never having seen the film, and never having heard a note of the score. I was blown away - the show was simply electric. Can lightning strike twice? I'm hoping so. In the meantime, I've gotten out my cast recording and am getting ready for the Pinball Wizard once again.</span></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos;"><span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: helvetica;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos;"><span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: helvetica;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos;"><span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: helvetica;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos;"><span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: helvetica;"><b><u><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB3B72G6Kwm7DTHm-0rqn0_LwXwGpYMCjt-QPMuRuRvruv8olN2Fzr1PupanP4ugc_wGmXp7cUyR9_Eeuc1RY-RLDTWwOAmRM0s4jq3UcM2TkNgnE_Bt-R3PrpcKoNCMvAPFnDfjIjOJgSa9niMWbpSnQ-fNMgL3pU6NxvipA7hehZlvZKB6mtWZLJIowz/w154-h154/suffs-2023%20(1).jpg" width="154" /><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWdNNgicUCnEOo5nGFiSBe0UTiTHvKLGgjee4hK6-zdlYFK_gUtBfpnP3eXXBraJ7s0ZRT0qJNlXFRQMjpCJJ4cqKBfrp59TnLpVXusSXcI1mzRSx0EWM9lHhSd3aynFrGaH_ZrRLKOTo3RRHlr-30JSJrjIvgN_KTMWBjveEHYjCHJARYNMqo1CjNltGh/w154-h154/cabaret-2024.jpg" width="154" /><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTgWuWSrQty7xDQQmwoeKdiN9JwClgQx_WukeFp5JAIhqIEMLB_jG39i7dv6SYSPLXQdRgTs1SGpAxbzOGo7sFaQWM653OsugCyvv7kRFvTnoMlCXmYdtrYRZT2SVTsRNxx5cJYRvBjmgJoiOKlPvY3Hdcrv9scRGzUc0TVan2LPIQUKMncpwqNWBkoSs5/w154-h154/great-gatsby-2024.jpg" width="154" /></div><br />Shows we are keeping our eye on:</u></b></span></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="color: #fcff01; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><i>Suffs </i>- Music Box Theatre</b></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: white;">Even with a great cast - including three of my all-time favorite stage actresses:</span> <b><span style="color: #04ff00;">Emily Skinner</span></b><span style="color: white;">,</span> <b><span style="color: #04ff00;">Jenn Colella</span></b><b style="color: black;"> </b><span style="color: white;">and</span> <b><span style="color: #04ff00;">Nikki M. James</span></b> <span style="color: white;">- we're a little wary of the mixed reviews of the off-Broadway iteration and</span> <b><span style="color: #04ff00;">Shaina Tau</span></b><b><span style="color: #04ff00;">b</span></b><span style="color: white;">'s willingness to make changes. I hope everyone involved can do just that.</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="color: #fcff01; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><i>Cabaret </i>- Kit Kat Klub at the August Wilson Theatre</b></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: white;">Maybe it's Kit Kat fatigue... but as interesting as this production looks, I'm having some trouble justifying the ridiculous ticket prices for a show that seems to pop up every few years... still, seeing</span> <b><span style="color: #04ff00;">Bebe Neuwirth</span></b> <span style="color: white;">again could just get me there...</span></span></span></div></span></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="color: #fcff01; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><i>The Great Gatsby </i>- Broadway Theatre</b></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="color: white; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Full disclosure: F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel is my absolute favorite <i>ever</i>. And it shocks me to say I'm worried about this production. Will any show version of this property satisfy me? They seem to have rushed to bring this one in, and I have to wonder why it couldn't wait until the much less crowded 24-25 season? The decidedly mixed reviews and even more mixed audience reviews should call for time to work on it. We shall see.</span></span></div></span></span></div></span></span></div></span></span></div></span></span></div></span></span></div></span></span></div></span></span></div></div>JKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04782634274496834578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056238063013699574.post-74138722115904598652024-02-28T06:30:00.337-05:002024-02-28T07:06:53.477-05:00REVIEW: Sweeney Todd (New Cast)<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqIToB-GMXz9Ns_49LOIS6vKivl5ql9oMyovTLSCYfeevEbBQfi9ra3DBRfHEnUDs3Xg7-57Je2ewuQrARwHURlhhRehsMStWas-BrUTZ8CS3mPeJDnAz6hSWZ1fsYRAwB6X31D6CNzXvjJ0LgKJAW2wl3wA_LtGIwwx5-qKZYvs6_C2mN8Uh5f1vAA7iv/s450/Sweeney-Todd-Playbill-2024-02-09_Web%20(1).jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="285" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqIToB-GMXz9Ns_49LOIS6vKivl5ql9oMyovTLSCYfeevEbBQfi9ra3DBRfHEnUDs3Xg7-57Je2ewuQrARwHURlhhRehsMStWas-BrUTZ8CS3mPeJDnAz6hSWZ1fsYRAwB6X31D6CNzXvjJ0LgKJAW2wl3wA_LtGIwwx5-qKZYvs6_C2mN8Uh5f1vAA7iv/s320/Sweeney-Todd-Playbill-2024-02-09_Web%20(1).jpg" width="203" /></a></div>Review of the matinee performance on Sunday, February 25, 2024 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York City. Starring Aaron Tveit, Sutton Foster, Joe Locke, Maria Bilbao, Daniel Yearwood, Michael Kuhn, Jamie Jackson, John Rapson and Ruthie Ann Miles. Book by Hugh Wheeler. Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. From an adaptation by Christopher Bond. Scenic design by Mimi Lien. Costume design by Emilio Sosa. Lighting design by Natasha Katz. Sound design by Nevin Steinberg. Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick. Choreography by Steven Hoggett. Direction by Thomas Kail. 2 hours 45 minutes, including one intermission.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Let me get right to what you really want to know. <i style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Sweeney Todd</span> </i>is as amazing as ever - different from when it opened, but just as amazing. Over the years, I've seen more than a dozen different productions of Sondheim's masterwork, and I've seen more than a dozen different interpretations of its characters. Both <b><span style="color: #999999;">Aaron Tveit</span> </b>and <b><span style="color: #999999;">Sutton Foster</span></b> more than deliver the goods in terms of acting, singing, and a fresh take on these iconic characters.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhddOCqC7nQ1OWXgP4EsZwxC0Psr_v3Fo37jT0qFs2zQRVYU9yM6GQclXAVu3HFfJVnpXctGd0W-elYS2ghZXVVFEZSl6OKGom5QA4fUJqMNcWvdjvaIbaz-QEe3Ko_93XQkU5DHvmRD3kqAgb8IvaeunqmHStgF7VgJf3IZ5-i3qUQQ7hTHdWMFmUeSjwX/s675/Aaron-Tveit-Sutton-Foster-and-the-company-of-the-2023-Broadway-production-of-SWEENEY-TODD-Photo-by-Matthew-Murphy-and-Evan-Zimmerman.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="675" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhddOCqC7nQ1OWXgP4EsZwxC0Psr_v3Fo37jT0qFs2zQRVYU9yM6GQclXAVu3HFfJVnpXctGd0W-elYS2ghZXVVFEZSl6OKGom5QA4fUJqMNcWvdjvaIbaz-QEe3Ko_93XQkU5DHvmRD3kqAgb8IvaeunqmHStgF7VgJf3IZ5-i3qUQQ7hTHdWMFmUeSjwX/w640-h426/Aaron-Tveit-Sutton-Foster-and-the-company-of-the-2023-Broadway-production-of-SWEENEY-TODD-Photo-by-Matthew-Murphy-and-Evan-Zimmerman.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Let me also say that neither of their performances sound like those first night audio bootlegs. They sing this score wonderfully, with a beguiling mix of straight singing and character-driven choices. Ms. Foster, particularly, employs her voice to great effect in a wide range of ways, from kooky matron to motherly affection to downright sinister villain. Mr. Tveit, meanwhile, lets Sweeney build, from anger to vengeance to bloodthirsty maniac. What is particularly gratifying are the undercurrents of both of their performances that add a grounding to their interpretations. She, underneath, is a bubbling mess of desperation - desperate to find success, to woo her beloved, to simply survive. Meanwhile, a tragically profound grief informs everything he says and does. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmO1XbVzD6-f6pJdqm0hzVSJWzvpPV7P2ILFFtWqIfr1iX-Jl5cyFVU9rRJap5LnDCr7Crqvoc9M3meDv4BgrI0X6W36wWBU5XJUQcSXdgsSkT8BiMd_AW4Sx5x35vWQjyYe7NdvC7pyybb9e8XOrEghjLmxZs6G6CgImT8M-wu6_vVaA6v-77Y5I7xosG/s675/Aaron-Tveit-and-Sutton-Foster-in-the-2023-Broadway-production-of-SWEENEY-TODD-Photo-by-Matthew-Murphy-and-Evan-Zimmerman-2.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="675" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmO1XbVzD6-f6pJdqm0hzVSJWzvpPV7P2ILFFtWqIfr1iX-Jl5cyFVU9rRJap5LnDCr7Crqvoc9M3meDv4BgrI0X6W36wWBU5XJUQcSXdgsSkT8BiMd_AW4Sx5x35vWQjyYe7NdvC7pyybb9e8XOrEghjLmxZs6G6CgImT8M-wu6_vVaA6v-77Y5I7xosG/w400-h266/Aaron-Tveit-and-Sutton-Foster-in-the-2023-Broadway-production-of-SWEENEY-TODD-Photo-by-Matthew-Murphy-and-Evan-Zimmerman-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>This production has always leaned heavily into the Grand Guignol tradition, with a heaping helping of melodrama and penny dreadful horror. Tveit's portrayal, a fascinating ebb and flow of cocksure preening and tortured brooding reaches its first climax with his explosive "Epiphany," and later in the climactic finale where the grim reality he faces brings a moment of clarity that is simply chilling. The physicality of Foster's Mrs. Lovett, often very sexually charged, calls to mind the great physical comediennes of a long lost Broadway. She piles it on pretty thick, which might not sit too well with some viewers, but every choice she makes is a study in desperation and an almost gruesome lack of self-awareness. And yet, you can read the calculative smarts this woman has - she may seem flighty and silly, but she is a groomer of the highest (lowest?) order. The most telling moment of her entire performance comes during "Not While I'm Around," when she tries to soothe her young charge with bribes of candy and a hand-knit scarf all with her cheery silliness. The second she realizes she's been found out, her face changes instantly, a veil of darkness slides onto her face, her eyes become steely in their glare, her smile replaced by grim, set lips. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8GVyS8_TP2YPV0Rq9cg9HrIIJ8Lmu_Ti3z81EKHPUNOtZSE7ODw6I3kASCAYWW_rfGf-r43I6Law1rMSHmCucRLKzRCUnZJ3mKnZvpL6biMPMZD3hOB-U6oYm2giAircMkrEL40CLV-QuwvY-OCTAtaT3z9yfTghBj-BreI7sTxaz-cmYwn9zmXHfla_v/s675/Joe-Locke-in-the-2023-Broadway-production-of-SWEENEY-TODD-Photo-by-Matthew-Murphy-and-Evan-Zimmerman.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="675" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8GVyS8_TP2YPV0Rq9cg9HrIIJ8Lmu_Ti3z81EKHPUNOtZSE7ODw6I3kASCAYWW_rfGf-r43I6Law1rMSHmCucRLKzRCUnZJ3mKnZvpL6biMPMZD3hOB-U6oYm2giAircMkrEL40CLV-QuwvY-OCTAtaT3z9yfTghBj-BreI7sTxaz-cmYwn9zmXHfla_v/w400-h266/Joe-Locke-in-the-2023-Broadway-production-of-SWEENEY-TODD-Photo-by-Matthew-Murphy-and-Evan-Zimmerman.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Speaking of "Not While I'm Around," that number, in the hands of newcomer <b><span style="color: #999999;">Joe Locke</span></b>, was worth the entire price of admission. Yes, I find him to be quite good - excellent, in fact - in <i>Heartstopper</i>, but <i>nothing </i>prepared me for what he does here. Utterly charming and completely captivating, this young man is hard to keep your eyes off of. His chemistry with Ms. Foster is palpable. He has a pure, powerful voice, and a real gift for both comedy and heartrending emotion. Mr. Locke has the unique ability to seem fresh and seasoned simultaneously. One hopes that he will return to Broadway soon and frequently; his is a not-to-be-missed debut. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Unfortunately, there is now a weak spot where there wasn't one before, and that is with <b><span style="color: #999999;">Daniel Yearwood</span></b>'s unfortunate pop star take on Anthony. He reads his lines alright, I suppose, but nothing that comes out of his mouth matches the tone and style of the rest of the company. There is nothing beyond his one-dimensional "I'm the good guy" vibe, and while he sings alright, there is no real passion, wonder or even humor in his voice. Everyone on the stage is in an operatic melodrama, while he's on the 80s on 8 channel. As luck would have it, there was a fifth "newcomer" in the role of Pirelli, <b><span style="color: #999999;">Michael Kuhn</span></b>. He was pretty wonderful - one of the most well-articulated Pirellis I've yet seen, and his comic timing was perfection. Best of all, the plot twist of his character's relationship to Barker/Todd was crystal clear and delightfully nefarious, no small feat.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFi8-T4Svfr7lgCnZQ8VC76UPeaEaW9rYV8ExEON_bTxdZSvie3a6aTTPZF80qYs55MVPbJwjxaTXuaZ5hRvM0PmVK6ZYKce1S5B3nCD7l83yTLvPMPWH-nJuj0tXVuhg3r0Ggm_itHyarC-lHbDKbXfD828U5SWsMCIY8TOi4SemxBgV5gp7Lqscv10ZD/s900/tn-500_jamiejacksonandjohnrapsoninthe2023broadwayproductionofsweeneytodd,photobymatthewmurphyandevanzimmerman.webp" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFi8-T4Svfr7lgCnZQ8VC76UPeaEaW9rYV8ExEON_bTxdZSvie3a6aTTPZF80qYs55MVPbJwjxaTXuaZ5hRvM0PmVK6ZYKce1S5B3nCD7l83yTLvPMPWH-nJuj0tXVuhg3r0Ggm_itHyarC-lHbDKbXfD828U5SWsMCIY8TOi4SemxBgV5gp7Lqscv10ZD/s320/tn-500_jamiejacksonandjohnrapsoninthe2023broadwayproductionofsweeneytodd,photobymatthewmurphyandevanzimmerman.webp" width="213" /></a></div>The rest of the company remains excellent, with solid performances from <b><span style="color: #999999;">Maria Bilbao</span> </b>as Johanna and <b><span style="color: #999999;">Ruthie Ann Miles</span> </b>as the Beggar Woman. But I have to say that both <b><span style="color: #999999;">Jamie Jackson</span></b>, as the thoroughly wicked Judge Turpin, and <b><span style="color: #999999;">John Rapson</span></b>, as the equally thoroughly wicked Beadle Bamford, really impressed me this time around, each nailing a balance between genuine evil and mustache-twirling melodrama villains, making their deaths... satisfying.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">I am really glad I paid another visit to Fleet Street. Its thrills and chills are as powerful as ever - but the wonder of it is that they come in fun, unexpected ways this time around.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">📸</span><b style="color: #cc0000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">: M. Murphy/E. Zimmerman</span></b></div>JKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04782634274496834578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056238063013699574.post-28700551675257090982024-02-26T06:30:00.181-05:002024-03-08T11:38:19.619-05:00Broadway Games: 3 Truths 1 Lie<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">How well do you know <i><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">Hamilton</span></b>, <b><span style="color: #bf9000;">Kimberly Akimbo</span></b> </i>or <i><b><span style="color: #990000;">Hadestown</span></b></i>? How about <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Ryan Vasquez</span></b> or <b><span style="color: #38761d;">Melanie LaBarrie</span></b>?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b>Broadway Games: 3 Truths 1 Lie</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Below are 4 statements about each topic. Three of them are true. One of them is a lie. Your job is to figure out which one is the falsehood. Good luck!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: helvetica;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8p9iejTFibh0Urb5rlD49CBhjETc6Uh2dhMyaKsDAP5HGeO8D60VTqIzjRx09zlXq16TKLRayBcwjcnsin3zxgYO2Ol0WFW9n7niK7agXhCDcullebW9DDtmN-xQYs4aLFP4AvpP8-wLELa_q9XKwZ0fbkHpz_XiPDWzIAlOtfbYZzK2DDVeCJrY3mE3O/s500/hamilton_2023-06v2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8p9iejTFibh0Urb5rlD49CBhjETc6Uh2dhMyaKsDAP5HGeO8D60VTqIzjRx09zlXq16TKLRayBcwjcnsin3zxgYO2Ol0WFW9n7niK7agXhCDcullebW9DDtmN-xQYs4aLFP4AvpP8-wLELa_q9XKwZ0fbkHpz_XiPDWzIAlOtfbYZzK2DDVeCJrY3mE3O/w200-h200/hamilton_2023-06v2.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />1. <i>Hamilton</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: helvetica;"><i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i>A. Thayne Jasperson is the only Original Broadway Cast member currently in the Broadway Company.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: helvetica;"><span> B. Ariana DeBose is the only Original Broadway Cast member with an Oscar.</span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: helvetica;"><span><span> C. No one in the Original Broadway Cast has left the show and returned to the company.</span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"> D. <i>Hamilton </i>did not win every Tony Award for which it was nominated.</span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: helvetica;"><b><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiODLV-A8lliLkwQr9lkNeK0MVFrtD-jfzWgcez5YDr9HMv-k4LTT071OKNupm5xKKR_DSjXwgAKlGaZhWhMk0PdM56yw7KWaFTBjTTa2xnOQzDpaAC49TLV0Kq7BFcMBKrLlvlbRzq212QkQAI_eS67mRUpu89TA-x-iaAbdkm1OGSPVePdJVwQ1WSI7Ks/s2000/Ryan+Vasquez+-+ryan-0912.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiODLV-A8lliLkwQr9lkNeK0MVFrtD-jfzWgcez5YDr9HMv-k4LTT071OKNupm5xKKR_DSjXwgAKlGaZhWhMk0PdM56yw7KWaFTBjTTa2xnOQzDpaAC49TLV0Kq7BFcMBKrLlvlbRzq212QkQAI_eS67mRUpu89TA-x-iaAbdkm1OGSPVePdJVwQ1WSI7Ks/w200-h200/Ryan+Vasquez+-+ryan-0912.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />2. Ryan Vasquez</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: helvetica;"><b> </b> A. To date, he is the only actor to play every principal male role in <i>Hamilton</i> on Broadway.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: helvetica;"> B. Ryan appeared in the short-lived Broadway musical Cirque du Soleil <i>Paramour</i>.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: helvetica;"> C. He was in pre-Broadway productions of <i>The Notebook, The Outsiders </i>and <i>Water For Elephants</i>.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"> D. In <i>The Notebook</i>, Ryan's "Middle" counterpart is played by Joy Woods.</span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: helvetica;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBvZyK0U6fH-Kd7RIArajunz15_6sxNT8Mp8xNbbrrOLxiA6OLtdpNJzRPXNqKTRAgTVHcVMo1HN15p7iDT6QrJo92xzL_QKjz1arlfs_dasRIMYbnm4h6YHVqbpRSXd7HYDrjfz2aDYah_GqRsXHhQvqidLZTc28Jq4gUFGjJ69pnzwAtvXJFrqY7j23S/s500/kimberly-akimbo_2022-10.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBvZyK0U6fH-Kd7RIArajunz15_6sxNT8Mp8xNbbrrOLxiA6OLtdpNJzRPXNqKTRAgTVHcVMo1HN15p7iDT6QrJo92xzL_QKjz1arlfs_dasRIMYbnm4h6YHVqbpRSXd7HYDrjfz2aDYah_GqRsXHhQvqidLZTc28Jq4gUFGjJ69pnzwAtvXJFrqY7j23S/w200-h200/kimberly-akimbo_2022-10.png" width="200" /></a></div><br />3. <i>Kimberly Akimbo</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: helvetica;"><i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i>A. David Lindsay-Abaire's original play version also included songs.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: helvetica;"><span> B. Not all of the characters in the play version appear in the musical version.</span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: helvetica;"><span><span> C. LaChanze is a producer of the Broadway musical.</span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: helvetica;"> D. In the finale of the musical, we see Kimberly in Disney World.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: helvetica;"><b><span><span><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijNVzRnygZsgW5JX-VY1wYUa54b82d5mb4HexC1pa68sLRXUP009f1j3p2eHYb50Gx5Lg11V3FXFo7AeidAva3xl8uH3DJd8Yutdi1Ydry_MpBeevx65xNRkeXgvZ3i-JfX5xwSRSqsspYptrn6_Bu9tVngSGp4nM6mR7rmDejaoxtxIyj9pGombq6relS/s432/actor-detail-image_19577.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="432" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijNVzRnygZsgW5JX-VY1wYUa54b82d5mb4HexC1pa68sLRXUP009f1j3p2eHYb50Gx5Lg11V3FXFo7AeidAva3xl8uH3DJd8Yutdi1Ydry_MpBeevx65xNRkeXgvZ3i-JfX5xwSRSqsspYptrn6_Bu9tVngSGp4nM6mR7rmDejaoxtxIyj9pGombq6relS/w200-h200/actor-detail-image_19577.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />4. Melanie LaBarrie</span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: helvetica;"><b> </b>A. Less than 24 hours after her final Broadway performance in <i>& Juliet</i>, she was in London rehearsing <i>Hadestown</i>.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: helvetica;"><span> B. Melanie originated the role of Angelique, Juliet's nurse, on the West End and Broadway.</span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: helvetica;"> C. She once played Madame Morrible in <i>Wicked</i>.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #38761d;"> D. She was born in Turks and Caicos.</span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: helvetica;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOLFwWK26gK2QFXLE7uZexVnCMMUnQZgDHLCyHwhTeIYunYg0IkODZvKC6ljYJoGtX9iBvhLB9i6U3IBhgAOZtcxs6o4ATUgEgTIj6l1v_Jqh4sjeHOlIl1LNCTtx3E0H_5dBwl5UMIfEJsM-yNpUlXDM2gOBwFvqaOLj9mkeDusOT8eHAdayxmIkKzcV5/s210/hadestown_poster-july-2021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="210" data-original-width="210" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOLFwWK26gK2QFXLE7uZexVnCMMUnQZgDHLCyHwhTeIYunYg0IkODZvKC6ljYJoGtX9iBvhLB9i6U3IBhgAOZtcxs6o4ATUgEgTIj6l1v_Jqh4sjeHOlIl1LNCTtx3E0H_5dBwl5UMIfEJsM-yNpUlXDM2gOBwFvqaOLj9mkeDusOT8eHAdayxmIkKzcV5/w200-h200/hadestown_poster-july-2021.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />5. <i>Hadestown</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: helvetica;"><i><b> </b> </i>A. Not including understudies or swings, until Jordan Fisher took over, only Reeve Carney had played Orpheus in New York.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: helvetica;"><span> B. There have been Broadway performances where not all of the Fates have been played by female identifying actors.</span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: helvetica;"><span><span> C. Ani DeFranco, the current Persephone, has sung the role professionally before her Broadway debut.</span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #990000;"> D. Lola Tung, currently making her Broadway debut as Eurydice, is known for her starring role in <i>The Summer I Turned Pretty</i>.</span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>STOP SCROLLING NOW</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THE ANSWERS!</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: helvetica;"><b>1. <i>Hamilton</i></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: helvetica;"><span><span><b> C. No one in the Original Broadway Cast has left the show and returned to the company.</b></span><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"> (Jonathan Groff, as King George, left the show and later returned.)</span><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: helvetica;"><b><span><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: helvetica;"><b><span>2. Ryan Vasquez</span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: helvetica;"><b> B. Ryan appeared in the short-lived Broadway musical Cirque du Soleil <i>Paramour</i>.<br /></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: helvetica;"> (Ryan Vona, not Vasquez, was in that show.)</span></div></span></span></div></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div style="font-family: Tinos;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: helvetica;"><b>3. <i>Kimberly Akimbo</i></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: helvetica;"><b><i> </i>A. David Lindsay-Abaire's original play version also included songs.<br /></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: helvetica;"><span> (Nope! No one sang.)</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: helvetica;"><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: helvetica;"><b><span><span><span>4. Melanie LaBarrie</span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b> D. She was born in Turks and Caicos.</b></span></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span> (She was born in Trinidad and Tobago.)</span><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: helvetica;"><b>5. <i>Hadestown</i></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: helvetica;"><b><i> </i>A. Not including understudies or swings, until Jordan Fisher took over, only Reeve Carney had played Orpheus in New York.<br /></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: helvetica;"><span> (Damon Daunno played the role in the off-Broadway production in 2016.)</span></span></div></span></span></div></span></div></span></div>JKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04782634274496834578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056238063013699574.post-79116332729820007522024-02-23T06:30:00.168-05:002024-02-28T19:36:48.214-05:00Broadway Games: Pop Quiz!<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">If Broadway was a class, this is the pop quiz you might get... Good luck!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b>BROADWAY GAMES:</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b>Pop Quiz!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIvXNgFKiZO43ZxMBR0ZTTTOayjznaLLmfUyuwFJfTjEGvq0Z-74EIQ6sHoJ1QNgHMFQ95TnLCvK6SfX9xIjYoJmns9UuGtxC9cCQpFoWbOxe_Qiu0G__TKn2rcKlhe4fN7Kf_7ErGbjMEWr21hImlV_dBb_V1xUPTvZNHviY6Rjj9Dbe0AgLTxcqbIWvY/s2100/Cover-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="2100" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIvXNgFKiZO43ZxMBR0ZTTTOayjznaLLmfUyuwFJfTjEGvq0Z-74EIQ6sHoJ1QNgHMFQ95TnLCvK6SfX9xIjYoJmns9UuGtxC9cCQpFoWbOxe_Qiu0G__TKn2rcKlhe4fN7Kf_7ErGbjMEWr21hImlV_dBb_V1xUPTvZNHviY6Rjj9Dbe0AgLTxcqbIWvY/w400-h266/Cover-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />1. What was the prior name of the Al Hirschfeld Theatre?</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b> <span style="color: #fcff01;">A. The Cort Theatre</span><span style="color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #fcff01; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span><span> </span><span> B. The Alvin Theatre</span><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #fcff01; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span><span><span> </span><span> C. The Uris Theatre</span><br /></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #fcff01; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span><span><span><span> </span><span> D. The Martin Beck Theatre</span><br /></span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span><span><span><span>2. All of these actresses have played Dolly Levi on Broadway EXCEPT:</span></span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span><span><span><span> <span style="color: #fcff01;"> A. Angela Lansbury</span><span style="color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #fcff01; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span><span> B. Carol Channing</span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #fcff01; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span><span> C. Bette Midler</span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="color: #fcff01;"><span> </span><span> D. Ethel Merman</span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="color: #cc0000;">3. True or False:</span> <span style="color: #ffa400;">Every Rodgers and Hammerstein musical has had at least one Broadway revival.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span><span><span style="color: #ffa400;">4. True or False:</span> <span style="color: #cc0000;">The song "Roar" is sung in both <i>Moulin Rouge </i>and <i>& Juliet</i>.</span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>5. The Tony Award for Best Musical of 2017 was: </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b> <span style="color: #fcff01;"> A. <i>The Band's Visit</i><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #fcff01; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><i> </i>B. <i>Dear Evan Hansen</i><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #fcff01; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><i> </i>C. <i>Come From Away</i><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #fcff01;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><i> </i>D. <i>Hamilton</i></span><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhik2rPJCTGGMLIAl1zyixwM9btFWjD84jVzfmyX50nXPIzer4CgHbwf52e7Cv9O1CA58u6K-f3hMqVZGcNBubuSlN3LWLccvOvqOMTbAo_4i4Ny5eVBfDbRVU1P9T9l8ninv14wNeqeAyCtA0ZQP9lSnz1YPu8QmQlGdCbYZ9oYOoLYalFB8dMPkFAL4TP/s760/index.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhik2rPJCTGGMLIAl1zyixwM9btFWjD84jVzfmyX50nXPIzer4CgHbwf52e7Cv9O1CA58u6K-f3hMqVZGcNBubuSlN3LWLccvOvqOMTbAo_4i4Ny5eVBfDbRVU1P9T9l8ninv14wNeqeAyCtA0ZQP9lSnz1YPu8QmQlGdCbYZ9oYOoLYalFB8dMPkFAL4TP/w270-h400/index.jpeg" width="270" /></a></div><br />6. Which of the following artists has had a musical created from their song catalog?</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b> <span style="color: #fcff01;"> A. Katy Perry<br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #fcff01; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span> </span><span> B. Cyndi Lauper</span><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #fcff01; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span><span> </span><span> C. Michael Jackson</span><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span><span><span style="color: #fcff01;"><span> </span><span> D. Elton John</span></span><br /></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span><span><span>7. Fill in the blank:</span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"> </span><span style="color: #ffa400;"> "Oh! What a beautiful </span><span style="color: #fcff01;">_____</span><span style="color: #ffa400;">! Oh! What a beautiful</span><span style="color: #fcff01;"> _____</span><span style="color: #ffa400;">!</span><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span><span><span><span> <span style="color: #fcff01;"> </span><span style="color: #fcff01;"><span> A. dress; lady</span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #fcff01; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span><span> B. day; mornin'</span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #fcff01; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span><span> C. statue; art show</span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="color: #fcff01;"><span> </span><span> D. mornin'; day</span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span><span><span><span><span><span>8. All of the following characters appear in the musical <i>Titanic</i>, EXCEPT:</span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span style="color: #fcff01;"> </span><span style="color: #fcff01;"><span> A. J. Bruce Ismay</span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #fcff01; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span><span> B. Alice Beane</span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #fcff01; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span><span> C. Margaret "Unsinkable" Molly Brown</span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="color: #fcff01;"><span> </span><span> D. Benjamin Guggenheim</span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>9. Frank Wildhorn's most recent original Broadway musical was:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span style="color: #fcff01;"> A. <i>The Scarlet Pimpernel </i>2.0<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #fcff01; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> B. <i>Bonnie and Clyde</i><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #fcff01; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><i> </i>C. <i>Wonderland</i><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="color: #fcff01;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><i> </i>D. <i>Jekyll and Hyde</i></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><i><br /></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>10. How many Broadway theaters are named for African-American artists?</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span style="color: #fcff01;"> </span><span style="color: #fcff01;"><span> A. 2</span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #fcff01; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span><span> B. 3</span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #fcff01; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span><span> C. 4</span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="color: #fcff01;"><span> </span><span> D. 5</span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="color: #fcff01;"><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">STOP!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">If you don't want to know the answers yet,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">stop scrolling NOW!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b>The answers are below!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>1. What was the prior name of the Al Hirschfeld Theatre?</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #fcff01; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span> </span><span> D. The Martin Beck Theatre</span><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>2. All of these actresses have played Dolly Levi on Broadway EXCEPT:</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span><span><span><span> <span style="color: #fcff01;"> A. Angela Lansbury</span><span style="color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #fcff01; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span> </span><span> </span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="color: #cc0000;">3. False:</span> <span style="color: #ffa400;">Every Rodgers and Hammerstein musical has had at least one Broadway revival.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span><span><span style="color: #ffa400;">4. False:</span> <span style="color: #cc0000;">The song "Roar" is sung in both <i>Moulin Rouge </i>and <i>& Juliet</i>.</span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>5. The Tony Award for Best Musical of 2017 was: </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #fcff01; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><i> </i>B. <i>Dear Evan Hansen</i><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #fcff01; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><i> </i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>6. Which of the following artists has had a musical created from their song catalog?</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #fcff01; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span> </span><span> C. Michael Jackson</span><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #fcff01;"><span> </span><span> </span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>7. Fill in the blank:</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"> </span><span style="color: #ffa400;"> "Oh! What a beautiful </span><span style="color: #fcff01;">_____</span><span style="color: #ffa400;">! Oh! What a beautiful</span><span style="color: #fcff01;"> _____</span><span style="color: #ffa400;">!</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #fcff01;"><span> </span><span> D. mornin'; day</span></span><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>8. All of the following characters appear in the musical <i>Titanic</i>, EXCEPT:</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="color: #fcff01; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span> </span><span> C. Margaret "Unsinkable" Molly Brown</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #fcff01;"><span> </span><span> </span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>9. Frank Wildhorn's most recent original Broadway musical was:</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #fcff01; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b> B. <i>Bonnie and Clyde</i><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #fcff01; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><i> </i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="color: #ffa400; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">10. How many Broadway theaters are named for African-American artists?</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #fcff01; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span> </span><span> B. 3</span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #fcff01;"><span><br /></span></span></b></span></div></div>JKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04782634274496834578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056238063013699574.post-74356656359455761722024-02-22T06:30:00.160-05:002024-02-22T06:30:00.146-05:00Broadway Collections: Playbill Cards<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXskycNSEDXf9k-fgc83kbqLzna7laKH9MUvnngGAmCEffiVj2K9sS9YlbmthaGFZRnh2FD4K6mtcYUfFbuIaCPisJ_wlQW6OU8z7bcWvkVRPqt3-Rev7OLPKq_ZrieUiS8BhUL9FJEZmPDCyRHszrw-jPchAfVRT64RJVyO0i0Iy-80eE0yytGcQqoLZu/s3600/IMG_1965.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3600" data-original-width="2757" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXskycNSEDXf9k-fgc83kbqLzna7laKH9MUvnngGAmCEffiVj2K9sS9YlbmthaGFZRnh2FD4K6mtcYUfFbuIaCPisJ_wlQW6OU8z7bcWvkVRPqt3-Rev7OLPKq_ZrieUiS8BhUL9FJEZmPDCyRHszrw-jPchAfVRT64RJVyO0i0Iy-80eE0yytGcQqoLZu/s320/IMG_1965.JPG" width="245" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Somewhere between the baseball card boom and the advent of Lights of Broadway cards, <i>Playbill </i>gave us their version to trade. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #fcff01; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b>Broadway Collections:</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #fcff01; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Playbill </i>Cards</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #fcff01; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">While cleaning off and rearranging my shelves the other day, I came across a huge 3-ring binder down in the lower corner. Hard to believe I kinda forgot it was even there. I opened the cover and there they were. Dozens and dozens of collector sleeves filled with <b><span style="color: #fcff01;"><i>Playbill </i>Cards</span></b>! It was like running into an old friend after many years - a chance encounter that made the memories come flooding back.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Oh, the days gone by when pre-matinee and between shows time was spent running from Broadway theater shop to shop and getting down on the floor to comb through baskets of the black, white and yellow treats. All four of the merch shops kept them in baskets on the floor in corners of the room, and somehow it felt like those of us who knew they were there were in a special secret club.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTXlhkTI4XoZOzmX6IzfTOmYnAUDe5f-RnhceecJB0G3HvS1aT8uCVUhjzy2RArrfpegmNvVO5a5r2zGb-JVTIqM2kvKf1OKoljhAhorxn0TMuYHp5Vud7tWAJMsPUFjtqpxuJn4ebd6tNRlxXN96YtaUpV0YAtn12QhdQMd8_KidwZRYWwgsbzgyjxYeY/s3600/IMG_1971.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2387" data-original-width="3600" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTXlhkTI4XoZOzmX6IzfTOmYnAUDe5f-RnhceecJB0G3HvS1aT8uCVUhjzy2RArrfpegmNvVO5a5r2zGb-JVTIqM2kvKf1OKoljhAhorxn0TMuYHp5Vud7tWAJMsPUFjtqpxuJn4ebd6tNRlxXN96YtaUpV0YAtn12QhdQMd8_KidwZRYWwgsbzgyjxYeY/w640-h424/IMG_1971.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #fcff01;"><b>Who knew there would be so much history on these pages?</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #fcff01;"><b><i>The Phantom of the Opera </i>and <i>Into the Woods?</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #fcff01;"><b>Patti LuPone's triumphant return to Broadway in <i>Anything Goes</i>?</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #fcff01;"><b>Joel Grey's final Broadway turn as the Emcee in <i>Cabaret</i>?</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ0hgIo8kzqTUdwXiuhx_DvFk02JRYj3cbnjedOO9D7Mjo6Vs0eWyURO8qokfO4HeCbS6xUdsO3uNAf4yIanw55CmP7esKjy-9Zx1Gg50tsN_g6aA3peYGpbm3Td-N2qlGM6kD25i4Az_iCeAkiU6mZ3zc8l1lC2UV5_UiB6vgJp_1N6aCE2FieSRXg9Fb/s3600/IMG_1974.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2446" data-original-width="3600" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ0hgIo8kzqTUdwXiuhx_DvFk02JRYj3cbnjedOO9D7Mjo6Vs0eWyURO8qokfO4HeCbS6xUdsO3uNAf4yIanw55CmP7esKjy-9Zx1Gg50tsN_g6aA3peYGpbm3Td-N2qlGM6kD25i4Az_iCeAkiU6mZ3zc8l1lC2UV5_UiB6vgJp_1N6aCE2FieSRXg9Fb/w640-h434/IMG_1974.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Each season of <i>Playbill</i>s were in a separate bag - you got the whole season at once, not packs of 5 where you had to buy dozens to get the whole set (not to mention a zillion repeats!). I'm pretty sure there were 31 sets altogether, ending with the 2007-08 season, and it nagged at me for years that I didn't find them all! </span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For the record, I have the 1977-78 & 1983-84 sets, then every set from 1987 on.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibeYWuS7gNj76iHA_vgKdVR4aFZKE2wojypBtBmAnlVvW8BBn9V2Ygjv8z0C4tDOeyEFHBX9FtW9ZE4brLRcs6LUAFU2W1MmEq-VPgAsxzKJPApXBf3356V9sXvD7o2wWR_4CJsixRM8Bv8GqTHNPdmvfhHnpBW1WovxFtolZ63lv6TrEuxXz61vS6yyKz/s3600/IMG_1967.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3600" data-original-width="2623" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibeYWuS7gNj76iHA_vgKdVR4aFZKE2wojypBtBmAnlVvW8BBn9V2Ygjv8z0C4tDOeyEFHBX9FtW9ZE4brLRcs6LUAFU2W1MmEq-VPgAsxzKJPApXBf3356V9sXvD7o2wWR_4CJsixRM8Bv8GqTHNPdmvfhHnpBW1WovxFtolZ63lv6TrEuxXz61vS6yyKz/s320/IMG_1967.JPG" width="233" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5nx9s7xh7OQb87B_3Q59FU6UIyM4GgK9Ld-iklG0-3oOhCqmwdddmt5RnYTS-nVbndcrUkFzSsyL-UCLbTxgDNCOUhbQeBGxsrGHPe-gOCz3OvxBg633-wLUAHlUljSn8WCQjV4xkqnSuG4S3TEHxqIiWRtadWzS7GtI8qSyg7vlILTC10SQIDbvTnwob/s3600/IMG_1968.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3600" data-original-width="2559" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5nx9s7xh7OQb87B_3Q59FU6UIyM4GgK9Ld-iklG0-3oOhCqmwdddmt5RnYTS-nVbndcrUkFzSsyL-UCLbTxgDNCOUhbQeBGxsrGHPe-gOCz3OvxBg633-wLUAHlUljSn8WCQjV4xkqnSuG4S3TEHxqIiWRtadWzS7GtI8qSyg7vlILTC10SQIDbvTnwob/s320/IMG_1968.JPG" width="227" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #fcff01;"><b>This page brings me back to where it all started - <i>Mame </i>1983!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #fcff01;"><b><br /></b></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Getting a new set brought me such joy. I'd carefully handle each card (no fingerprints or bent corners!!) and slide them into the special card pages. Then I'd devour each one, taking the cover art work, then turning them over to read and reread each and every credit on the Opening Night title page. I know some other collectors (we'd met on the floor of the old store that used to be at the Marriott) arranged their cards alphabetically, but I arranged mine by opening night date.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWBwVoS3Yxy1XFucKlIKrseTiv-ESpmta44oEZxoZ62lOHiC4pJACP5tQW-j9_3lW2rcS-Kcnxqf-nXOP9tocA0tbe8XxYZ0-YUyHFhqDNLLhK5cxAZBRQzoPWB9J5fitwhmyXl0vnVs3fRDJiOYlsiWGoSvtLrj751o6xNmTk6Iqfz0TI8tPDSQmP0FwI/s3600/IMG_1976.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3600" data-original-width="2606" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWBwVoS3Yxy1XFucKlIKrseTiv-ESpmta44oEZxoZ62lOHiC4pJACP5tQW-j9_3lW2rcS-Kcnxqf-nXOP9tocA0tbe8XxYZ0-YUyHFhqDNLLhK5cxAZBRQzoPWB9J5fitwhmyXl0vnVs3fRDJiOYlsiWGoSvtLrj751o6xNmTk6Iqfz0TI8tPDSQmP0FwI/s320/IMG_1976.JPG" width="232" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOS9SXt7q_E3rYEiJ5XZgDuFBd_11lTsrQ-EhT0yYuozHjvVAT6j_qHk35Id_brWH8CJ2ewFhW0UDUU7ariqOscrqCmf_3IVlJp1AMtzhk0l1gr5Prhyphenhyphen8k1d4OaG7tu-8dW3e9AKsvkU1woy5YxguBeDPhK14RsPAciZg-HykEVlyrhENVsQJo9HAjl0Hb/s3600/IMG_1979.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3600" data-original-width="2652" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOS9SXt7q_E3rYEiJ5XZgDuFBd_11lTsrQ-EhT0yYuozHjvVAT6j_qHk35Id_brWH8CJ2ewFhW0UDUU7ariqOscrqCmf_3IVlJp1AMtzhk0l1gr5Prhyphenhyphen8k1d4OaG7tu-8dW3e9AKsvkU1woy5YxguBeDPhK14RsPAciZg-HykEVlyrhENVsQJo9HAjl0Hb/s320/IMG_1979.JPG" width="236" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #fcff01;"><b>Playbill didn't discriminate - even flops got their due.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #fcff01;"><b>This page has 3 of my favorite flops are on this page: </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #fcff01;"><b><i>Side Show, Triumph of Love </i>and <i>The Scarlet Pimpernel</i>!</b></span></div><div style="font-size: large;"><br /></div></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Now that I have them out, I think I'll re-devour each one, and all of the memories I have of shows, seen, missed, loved, hated. Sure, I can see the same thing and more online at the <i>Playbill </i>Vault, and get the details from a number of sources. But there is something wonderful about the simplicity and tangible nature of each 2x3 inch cardboard gem.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I would love to hear from any of you that have these, too! Leave a comment or email at jkstheatrescene@yahoo.com.</span></span></div>JKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04782634274496834578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056238063013699574.post-26042310552814216712024-02-19T06:30:00.142-05:002024-02-19T06:30:00.315-05:002023 - 2024 Broadway Musical Logos: The Notebook<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG3AqoZhlzzQg0gIKGO57uhZcvYJMD-Hys3ZYmrXBsmbHfaiM8FrUn8Dv6kWb6dhyPRve3SPyC6OOK6nP9YZReYWGy3eCmk-ieQ17KnU6shOI0XoNBVm4B9SziWWgQkI00YWQben-4eNqY_sSS4SeuIQ6mExpoDvBz0laBJN-iorQlYvjcxhygLuyS4Owc/s259/download%20(1).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="259" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG3AqoZhlzzQg0gIKGO57uhZcvYJMD-Hys3ZYmrXBsmbHfaiM8FrUn8Dv6kWb6dhyPRve3SPyC6OOK6nP9YZReYWGy3eCmk-ieQ17KnU6shOI0XoNBVm4B9SziWWgQkI00YWQben-4eNqY_sSS4SeuIQ6mExpoDvBz0laBJN-iorQlYvjcxhygLuyS4Owc/w400-h300/download%20(1).jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>I think, though I'm not positive, that I read <b><span style="color: #a64d79;">Nicholas Sparks</span></b>' best-selling novel, <i style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">The Notebook</span></i> in the late 90s, not long after it was published. And I just saw the popular film over the weekend, which I enjoyed very much. Seeing it has me very much looking forward to seeing the musical in the coming days, especially to see how this emotional story will translate in completely theatrical terms.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">For now, I'll just share my thoughts about the artwork for the show.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">What makes this lovely, eye-catching logo work so well is that it is captivating whether you are familiar with the property. It's cloudy/foggy white-gray is immediately a stand-out among the visual cacophony of the Times Square/theater district area, so it's a great choice in terms of visibility. In terms of the story, it suggests the fog of memory, both intentional and mental atrophy. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjOMGAp1UEc5TPatQLgsN2vGZSa94T2oIyUljZWQag6gl4lkNYcRHkspSwYWV8a75m4MoLpm4KX_GZdMkZXX_bumJVXXm80XvhKViSbCb6XE1t8B3-lVmStAnV-9QqTCkApq4anJVa8vHgs0BRE8b32pB0T3Kzrb0PqcuxzY_owCEjpohw2B5XkhShvfri/s741/126908-15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="741" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjOMGAp1UEc5TPatQLgsN2vGZSa94T2oIyUljZWQag6gl4lkNYcRHkspSwYWV8a75m4MoLpm4KX_GZdMkZXX_bumJVXXm80XvhKViSbCb6XE1t8B3-lVmStAnV-9QqTCkApq4anJVa8vHgs0BRE8b32pB0T3Kzrb0PqcuxzY_owCEjpohw2B5XkhShvfri/w259-h400/126908-15.jpg" width="259" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Cfc-iTQdL0LQvhyphenhyphent4ZDUAQzQdfy6SvTUcNpGu1r5rDDOTh0tF-CwmRJ3q01b2An_XnRbD5K6TfQoS3c375h9wGiG_Z9J9mMeV9GwkB-k5SN_rn_IYH8s5I63MbLdfdY9LbcCofhW2rAs0V5lTJjd27c2MHp9ScTBXzz_fUqyCmJOMgWB6SsQPe07nqjS/s300/images%20(1).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="168" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Cfc-iTQdL0LQvhyphenhyphent4ZDUAQzQdfy6SvTUcNpGu1r5rDDOTh0tF-CwmRJ3q01b2An_XnRbD5K6TfQoS3c375h9wGiG_Z9J9mMeV9GwkB-k5SN_rn_IYH8s5I63MbLdfdY9LbcCofhW2rAs0V5lTJjd27c2MHp9ScTBXzz_fUqyCmJOMgWB6SsQPe07nqjS/w224-h400/images%20(1).jpeg" width="224" /></a></div></div><br />Similarly, the bright, varied coloring of the embracing young couple is something that would draw the eye of passersby. The color makes you look, the silhouette draws you in. Even without details, you sense happiness and trust; the pose is intimate and lovely. The way the watercolor-ish way the colors appear (and occasional spatter) suggests wet, dripping rain. Again, in terms of the story, both the rain motif and the exuberant embrace immediately recall a key moment where the young lovers, Noah and Allie hold on to each other, oblivious to the downpour pelting them. Allie's passion for painting is suggested by the way the colors are applied to the key art. It is both art and theme. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY-FkwZxK_9ROZmqntznmNl6k04CEdmzvPsI85GNgN-d9P_eoYndS0FJIErdq7dfvmw6NC3M_ClTIHO95K-mRAQP66guDzQTa6skhAovBpPLx4EmAEpHiQJ_UxeFmAEgKEb2edylYbmzKrMrlamXmSYD-VVuvB5tu1BqOTAaVCwAaJQmojSdWxwnnN6GUx/s744/6d41820f37212cc2266a50515a767768-25746-new-york-the-notebook-01.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="344" data-original-width="744" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY-FkwZxK_9ROZmqntznmNl6k04CEdmzvPsI85GNgN-d9P_eoYndS0FJIErdq7dfvmw6NC3M_ClTIHO95K-mRAQP66guDzQTa6skhAovBpPLx4EmAEpHiQJ_UxeFmAEgKEb2edylYbmzKrMrlamXmSYD-VVuvB5tu1BqOTAaVCwAaJQmojSdWxwnnN6GUx/w400-h185/6d41820f37212cc2266a50515a767768-25746-new-york-the-notebook-01.png" width="400" /></a></div><br />The title and tagline (simply "The Musical") are also striking against the background. Blues and purples are blended together in the same way the white and gray are, and the font is a simple one. Lowering it onto the shape of open pages is a touch of stylized whimsy without interfering with or over taking the logo. Its simplicity adds to rather than detracts from the overall effect.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Of all the musicals from this season, it is one of my three favorites. When I saw it, I knew immediately I needed to have <i>something </i>with its logo on it. Magnet? Window card? Both? Maybe a box of tissues...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>Grade: A+</b></span></div>JKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04782634274496834578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056238063013699574.post-49603675548348826802024-02-16T06:30:00.342-05:002024-02-24T16:31:20.771-05:00Name That Show! 2010s Broadway Songs (Part Two)<div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Hello, show tune lovers! Today's game is all about songs from Broadway musicals that opened in the 2010s - not <i>that </i>long ago! You've probably at least heard of most of the shows included here, but how familiar are you with the song lists from each? Some of these are easy, but many are challenging. It's all about learning some Broadway history, right? And we found 50 songs worthy of making the game list; today we finish with the last 25!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Good luck!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b>Broadway Games:</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: xx-large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Name That Show: 2010s Broadway Songs</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: xx-large;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">(Part Two) </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ffa400; text-align: left;">Play Part One</span><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"> </span><b style="color: black; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.jkstheatrescene.com/2024/02/name-that-show-2010s-broadway-songs.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></b><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;">.</span></span></b></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">Multiple Choice: Pick the show that contains the song listed.</span></b></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1c3x2TXxn7YScLQxlYedwcESaKz6w_E_kpSkZpbSAS217uxN8Oi4cSnrZB7CWec1oCFRdqJhf3m097ApeaMxiUkiy-ovZV7jvQqCRWwMhi-l6DpSm1Q1HtcYJ2vN9s1zgNinP-WDTU5iubcQr71xRSq6K0TRoAklkvCZxSJqStMgNT3zwdRq1RTuwmVnm/s1600/888295025225.webp" width="200" /><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih8oWpFvyx0e5Lne64BCtQmNwVwLpin3hf9u3_yPjazml6pe74C_SiBpbgVm3L-EBxNscBVplwF-DjiNC-ntte72joGTpHo_5stdCwZt1ve_Rl48wYLUYWy-bOnPZ4eR0WT8M9-3A6dQ3NWKrDOGI85XHZJmFiRUT-j89BKvPZ6G865fqtalnDBJb-BCB2/s1600/61zpxtXMPqL._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg" width="200" /><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXAyZ8V9zrHMERIAnYhYr9WD7sJupz7zpRfhgFNc4M1-Gl9Ln07QKmdT-8EldkLrxzh06lQkfKSoNpaK_UGEUtgdbJt1U-uiMabosC6zsjAJo2gKVzxKx6UnaC2gW8OzwTGSNd3vVyOMIBdbGseJ6oo8MrCxcnyUi_18bLFldQ7qhpFcNqnei0TW9BzMVV/s1600/J.jpg" width="200" /></div><br />26. "When I Grow Up"</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"> <span> </span></span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A. <i>Charlie...Chocolate Factory </i>B. <i>Big Fish </i>C. <i>Fun Home </i>D. <i>Matilda </i>E. <i>Wonderland</i></span></b></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">27. "One Jump Ahead"</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A. <i>Newsies </i>B. <i>Finding Neverland </i>C. <i>Fun Home </i>D. <i>In Transit </i>E. <i>Aladdin</i></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">28. "Apex Predator"</span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A. <i>American Psycho </i>B. <i>Big Fish </i>C. <i>Women on the Verge... </i>D. <i>Mean Girls </i>E. <i>Rocky</i></span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">29. "The Boy Falls From the Sky"</span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A. <i>Catch Me If You Can </i>B. <i>Newsies </i>C. <i>Spider-Man: TOTD </i>D. <i>Finding Neverland </i>E. <i>Tuck Everlasting</i></span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">30. "Uninvited"</span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A. <i>Frozen </i>B. <i>The Visit </i>C. <i>Ghost </i>D. <i>Mean Girls </i>E. <i>Jagged Little Pill</i></span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span><span><span><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">31. "Me and the Sky"</span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A. <i>Natasha...Great Comet </i>B. <i>Come From Away </i>C. <i>Escape to Margaritaville </i>D. <i>First Date </i>E. <i>Bring It On</i></span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span><span><span><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">32. "Good Girl Winnie Foster"</span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A. <i>Beetlejuice </i>B. <i>Charlie...Chocolate Factory </i>C. <i>Tuck Everlasting </i>D. <i>Mean Girls </i>E. <i>The People in the Picture</i></span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span><span><span><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">33. "You'll Be Back"</span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A. <i>Hamilton </i>B. <i>An American in Paris </i>C. <i>Sister Act </i>D. <i>Allegiance </i>E. <i>Dear Evan Hansen</i></span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span><span><span><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">34. "Populism Yea Yea"</span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A. <i>Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson </i>B. <i>Everyday Rapture </i>C. <i>American Idiot </i>D. <i>Newsies </i>E. <i>Fela!</i></span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span><span><span><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">35. "The Whole Being Dead Thing"</span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A. <i>American Psycho </i>B. <i>The Addams Family </i>C. <i>Ghost </i>D. <i>Bright Star </i>E. <i>Beetlejuice</i></span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: small; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span><span><span><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt775aC0d1LviOrgvSA34sygS03KV8YpHp3dlWzyu6i-N4rf_3YUWI5CxvK0_uXU4K5o1Jff4DCElCiydxmm3dCbYdBHeId0sWbKzCO9pfts216yzdEZ5gjDcLYQoVi0fIlgV2kxAArs7K9vLjTtbOfmrwSjcGnWBtM8hLgCjHMeXfhHwcfQaHLpmTNyWL/s1600/K.jpg" width="200" /><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJXMZugKpR07GGhoxWTeHPe9QOD6Ot7irKyAr2c9-ZJcq9D8ODKfjiEs5eAdy7evfrSNJxLDpYlypiorefjPT3xUhzYeaN0pfrLVdLDYQ_ZBRSlMlfh4XiV-wyp8bMkFxTptD18piA-ok_VR3yf6rhd6JagtMaKTrXe0Vvt4CqVj5prHics_w6wlLxxI64/s1600/L.jpg" width="200" /><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgiXxZgRVCI9C_N0_ZWWGNZYMoG_eeV6oIPwE4idR6my1N35fEBp-VMZIM7huCr9e4VjjYxEcJhM-Ul-0127_wyEKIljLtMfGWBhehb2BbUJopzYg8GMHiLUMFSmfiiafYEsUcvrUWKVFTQ7jP8iklkWGy1iEJH6t8H4OlXJWPnY9Q1-2WSO0oxyF3jrYA/s1600/M.jpg" width="200" /></div><br />36. "Live In Living Color"</span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: small; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A. <i>Million Dollar Quartet </i>B. <i>The Lightning Thief </i>C. <i>Catch Me If You Can </i>D. <i>Motown </i>E. <i>School of Rock</i></span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: small; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">37. "For the First Time in Forever"</span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: small; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A. <i>The Prom </i>B. <i>Getting the Band...Together </i>C. <i>Hands on a Hard Body </i>D. <i>Frozen </i>E. <i>Matilda</i></span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: small; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">38. "When the Booth Goes Bright"</span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: small; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A. <i>Women on the Verge... </i>B. <i>Amelie </i>C. <i>Groundhog Day </i>D. <i>Motown </i>E. <i>Chaplin</i></span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: small; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">39. "Sonya Alone"</span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: small; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A. <i>Shuffle Along </i>B. <i>Doctor Zhivago </i>C. <i>Natasha...Great Comet </i>D. <i>Chaplin </i>E. <i>Women on the Verge...</i></span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: small; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">40. "Stronger Than Before"</span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: small; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A. <i>Allegiance </i>B. <i>Frozen </i>C. <i>Aladdin </i>D. <i>Amelie </i>E. <i>Dear Evan Hansen</i></span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: small; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">41. "Show Some Respect"</span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: small; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A. <i>Hamilton </i>B. <i>Amelie </i>C. <i>An American in Paris </i>D. <i>Sister Act </i>E. <i>The Last Ship</i></span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: small; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">42. "My Nose Ain't Broken"</span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: small; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A. <i>A Bronx Tale </i>B. <i>In Transit </i>C. <i>War Paint </i>D. <i>School of Rock </i>E. <i>Rocky</i></span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: small; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">43. "Be the Hero"</span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: small; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A. <i>The Scottsboro Boys </i>B. <i>Spider-Man: TOTD </i>C. <i>Tuck Everlasting </i>D. <i>Big Fish </i>E. <i>Waitress</i></span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: small; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">44. "Sex Is In the Heel"</span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: small; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A. <i>Tina </i>B. <i>Motown </i>C. <i>Tootsie </i>D. <i>Kinky Boots </i>E. <i>Pretty Woman</i></span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: small; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">45. "Unchained Melody"</span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: small; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A. <i>Ain't Too Proud </i>B. <i>Ghost </i>C. <i>Getting the Band...Together </i>D. <i>Baby, It's You! </i>E. <i>A Night with Janis Joplin</i></span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: small; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9bZL4JVVqfUuFotxbZaWq0TSNd6O2EniY11yo0_08cSjRLbhSvxcWE_Ugw-lIx6eMH9t1fuuX5TqAxY6yZ001hd9cz4_oDiZdRKU8XpyMO6DPc6zNhNCI8nRJd20NEXEjHLN6lnCaC1vJ4BxnU2wTgeSZ8a8HHsjNcmcdYj53DSQm4w4HZ4v98KwDPIJ2/s1600/71atz1rlv7L._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg" width="200" /><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWmtITaOG-HER8g4dTp1NGyTFC-Lh-PqVIIkyDA6DI1QamWSGys3EUdCiX3FMF_VOwiwypZVqWSuBD_KRmfo1h0NrNVB5cx2EQR5jHva2QxuTnPcHvK4Dcy1NAT8lh0DSI_OvYZXRPhENsLvBxQWqJskv8gnwDM94k0dZurtn5Eb9GL1hvpZKBdW2JF1S-/s1600/N.jpg" width="200" /><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRFOxfNh0pSa58jF21k0zEvOtoq4rhtADQ4A-5CR8HldiPHRDt0mF5ooS6vXgeaAoKuJMMBq8oaPs84KwvZY4f6Dv1hSnLe7K7IiaM5Odd4ukit69MOh0UVF4ixfKDvtxDP4m3LFIMvqKm5oMHRtTGZBga1OVJoV5vu1TJhVMkgA_CgcS3WgREoYwWtaE8/s1600/O.jpg" width="200" /></div><br />46. "Give It Up"</span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: small; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A. <i>Escape to Maragaritaville </i>B. <i>Ghost </i>C. <i>Lysistrata Jones </i>D. <i>In Transit </i>E. <i>Rocky</i></span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: small; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">47. "Commencing in Chattanooga"</span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: small; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A. <i>The Scottsboro Boys </i>B. <i>Million Dollar Quartet </i>C. <i>Hadestown </i>D. <i>Tina </i>E. <i>Shuffle Along</i></span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: small; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">48. "Journey to the Past"</span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: small; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A. <i>Bandstand </i>B. <i>Anastasia </i>C. <i>The Bridges of Madison County </i>D. <i>Allegiance </i>E. <i>A Bronx Tale</i></span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: small; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">49. "Our Lips Are Sealed"</span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: small; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A. <i>War Paint </i>B. <i>Beautiful </i>C. <i>Catch Me If You Can </i>D. <i>Head Over Heels </i>E. <i>Everyday Rapture</i></span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: small; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">50. "The Squip Song"</span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: small; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A. <i>Spider-Man: TOTD </i>B. <i>Fela! </i>C. <i>Aladdin </i>D. <i>Frozen </i>E. <i>Be More Chill</i></span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: small; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b>STOP!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b>If you don't want to know the answers yet,</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b>stop scrolling NOW!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b>Answers below:</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">26. "When I Grow Up"</span></b></span></div><div><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"> <span> </span></span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">D. <i>Matilda</i></span></b></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">27. "One Jump Ahead"</span></b></span></div><div><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">E. <i>Aladdin</i></span></b></span></div><div><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">28. "Apex Predator"</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">D. <i>Mean Girls</i></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">29. "The Boy Falls From the Sky"</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">C. <i>Spider-Man: TOTD</i></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">30. "Uninvited"</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">E. <i>Jagged Little Pill</i></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span><span><span><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">31. "Me and the Sky"</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">B. <i>Come From Away</i></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span><span><span><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">32. "Good Girl Winnie Foster"</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">C. <i>Tuck Everlasting</i></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span><span><span><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">33. "You'll Be Back"</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A. <i>Hamilton<span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></i></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></i></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span><span><span><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">34. "Populism Yea Yea"</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A. <i>Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson<span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></i></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span><span><span><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">35. "The Whole Being Dead Thing"</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">E. <i>Beetlejuice</i></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">36. "Live In Living Color"</span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">C. <i>Catch Me If You Can<span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></i></span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: small; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">37. "For the First Time in Forever"</span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">D. <i>Frozen <span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></i></span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-size: small; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">38. "When the Booth Goes Bright"</span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">B. <i>Amelie<span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></i></span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></i></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">39. "Sonya Alone"</span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">C. <i>Natasha...Great Comet<span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></i></span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-size: small; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">40. "Stronger Than Before"</span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A. <i>Allegiance <span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></i></span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></i></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">41. "Show Some Respect"</span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i style="font-size: small;"> </i>E. <i>The Last Ship</i></span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-size: small; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">42. "My Nose Ain't Broken"</span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">E. <i>Rocky</i></span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-size: small; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">43. "Be the Hero"</span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">D. <i>Big Fish<span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></i></span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-size: small; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">44. "Sex Is In the Heel"</span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">D. <i>Kinky Boots</i></span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-size: small; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">45. "Unchained Melody"</span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">B. <i>Ghost<span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></i></span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></i></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">46. "Give It Up"</span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">C. <i>Lysistrata Jones</i></span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: small; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">47. "Commencing in Chattanooga"</span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A. <i>The Scottsboro Boys<span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></i></span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></i></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">48. "Journey to the Past"</span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">B. <i>Anastasia<span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></i></span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-size: small; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">49. "Our Lips Are Sealed"</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: small;"> </span><span>D</span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">. <i>Head Over Heels</i></span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-size: small; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">50. "The Squip Song"</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">E. <i>Be More Chill</i></span></b></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></b></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></b></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b> </b></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></div></div>JKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04782634274496834578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056238063013699574.post-52435531212968303192024-02-14T06:30:00.094-05:002024-02-14T06:30:00.148-05:00Play It Again: Cabaret's "Cabaret"<div style="text-align: left;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-359c28bf-7fff-07b3-7af7-123fefe27197"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">PLAY IT AGAIN: </span><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Cabaret</span><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">’s “Cabaret” </span></span></p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">For this new series, Jeff has invited me to choose some classic Broadway show tunes and compare versions of these songs from several different cast recordings. Wherever possible, I’ll link to the songs on YouTube, where I listen to most of them myself.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ed4IxoJZYPlzSSKKaPLP8XiKpYEa_juGolPXSv1eFKeY_qS6Hf9_ajX_-rJCI6oXkGzRG3kqEb8yL-74jAED-1RD-yirGk_4yAl9j8qYVZ_bP4AuaRNID92DGyUwEPzyf8uQce8-JvwQNRJz2XMSVN4ZMjzJy_0K5N_yKvKni6m18jTVmuINIODab6ul/s1223/Screenshot%202024-02-13%206.27.13%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="248" data-original-width="1223" height="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ed4IxoJZYPlzSSKKaPLP8XiKpYEa_juGolPXSv1eFKeY_qS6Hf9_ajX_-rJCI6oXkGzRG3kqEb8yL-74jAED-1RD-yirGk_4yAl9j8qYVZ_bP4AuaRNID92DGyUwEPzyf8uQce8-JvwQNRJz2XMSVN4ZMjzJy_0K5N_yKvKni6m18jTVmuINIODab6ul/w640-h130/Screenshot%202024-02-13%206.27.13%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />This week’s entry compares five recordings of the title song from </span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Kander and Ebb</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">’s </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #e69138;">Cabaret</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">, a song which I assume needs little introduction. The versions considered below span 55 years and feature some legendary singers and singing actresses. All of them sing essentially the same music and lyrics, but I found there to be a stunning amount of variety among these five performances. This is a song that not only happily accommodates different voice types and orchestral textures, but also allows for wildly different approaches in terms of tone and emotional impact.</span></span><p></p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">My overall favorite version is marked with two stars (</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #fcff01;">**</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">); one star (</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #fcff01;">*</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">) is used to indicate that a particular version stands out in terms of singing, orchestra, sound, or other miscellaneous qualities.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #e69138;"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: 700; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #e69138;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCxjcAtunJNnJEfpm6yevCVv_PqEQc5BvuEleBcNthWLAEEH12feGfQmvkpv4HyBG2tyPQJpkiqSNMs_dd_OgDXWs4fAKPfP-Cko0SVePuGmr17leBRQduN3QAub4uQ34IP6KqC2n90DZGfsVCWnGT03KKMMaJbO5SBu-UdPI_CeoZpjrE28E0mJJyrDNk/s200/Cabaret%20(1966).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCxjcAtunJNnJEfpm6yevCVv_PqEQc5BvuEleBcNthWLAEEH12feGfQmvkpv4HyBG2tyPQJpkiqSNMs_dd_OgDXWs4fAKPfP-Cko0SVePuGmr17leBRQduN3QAub4uQ34IP6KqC2n90DZGfsVCWnGT03KKMMaJbO5SBu-UdPI_CeoZpjrE28E0mJJyrDNk/w200-h200/Cabaret%20(1966).jpg" width="200" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #e69138;"><b><br />ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST (1966)</b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> - </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hS385Ohy3c" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">YouTube</span></a></span><p></p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">Sally Bowles:</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> Jill Haworth; </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">Emcee:</span> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Joel Grey</span></span></p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">SINGING</span></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">:</span></b> When a show has had numerous high-profile revivals over many decades, it can be hard for an original performer to compete with her many painstakingly selected successors, and so it is with Sally Bowles in </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Cabaret</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">. Haworth’s vocals are strong, clear, and appropriately (for the character) straightforward and unadorned, and she builds up a nice intensity at the end of the song. Still, her interpretation lacks the actorly details of most of the others below (and of course the virtuosity of Minnelli).</span></span></p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">ORCHESTRA</span></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">:</span></b> The original orchestration leans heavy on rhythmic banjo and piercing brass, features that are used more sparingly in later versions.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">SOUND</span></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">:</span></b> Generally quite good. Orchestral details are easy to hear, but the vocals are perhaps a bit too loud where they don’t need to be.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>MISCELLANEOUS</b></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>:</b></span> Like the other stage versions below, the track begins with a drumroll and introduction from the emcee (a very quick one here). The song is performed with a moderate tempo, with fewer shifts than subsequent versions. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: 700; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm1o2xSi3brqUvvsft2uuWJ_Au0TRhYVQSPezeBZEApnDCUqxqh4nysQJa9NefLmO2dDUDU3-yeqna1ZTBbkT1DIv3fMBrE7Z08rcWHwuF-gDe-erd65080oMVyJ841nT4yTCzssGVOvvREO9_x55BRJVudnda3oEpDh8qttAK1DyOiOjzf0fje48QoPdm/s200/Cabaret%20(1968).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm1o2xSi3brqUvvsft2uuWJ_Au0TRhYVQSPezeBZEApnDCUqxqh4nysQJa9NefLmO2dDUDU3-yeqna1ZTBbkT1DIv3fMBrE7Z08rcWHwuF-gDe-erd65080oMVyJ841nT4yTCzssGVOvvREO9_x55BRJVudnda3oEpDh8qttAK1DyOiOjzf0fje48QoPdm/s1600/Cabaret%20(1968).jpeg" width="200" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><br />ORIGINAL LONDON CAST (1968)</b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> - </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onF8Z0b8E3Y" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">YouTube</span></a></span><p></p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">Sally Bowles</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">:</span> Judi Dench; </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">Emcee</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">:</span> Barry Dennen</span></span></p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="color: #e69138;">SINGING</span></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="color: #e69138;">:</span></b> Dench approaches the song as an actress who can carry a tune rather than a vocalist, with little attempt at vibrato or other effects; the result is generally very satisfying. Her voice conveys a kind of unsavory vulnerability throughout, and I enjoyed her little touches of humor (especially on “by the hour”) and anger (in the final verse). Still, Dench’s delivery is significantly more restrained than more recent versions.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="color: #e69138;">ORCHESTRA</span></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="color: #e69138;">:</span></b> Essentially the same as the original Broadway recording.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="color: #e69138;">SOUND</span></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="color: #e69138;">:</span></b> Similar to the original, but with a slightly fuzzier mix between voice and orchestra.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="color: #e69138;">MISCELLANEOUS</span></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="color: #e69138;">: </span></b>The tempo is basically the same as well, but this one slows to an absolute crawl during the Elsie “quotation” of the main verse.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #e69138;"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: 700; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #e69138;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsZhJHce2l7w1G0K6M1Z7dvE9G_7dqK7cPct7dZXg-4AL6lqKRez2UH2idxl7dRGnB6LVMFclvMm1F7LF9qXBmQM_4iP0Daup3KaAh4_GUcB1VuXUFyId5Ibz-SCSLcXirNTpw9z553yLireZKrL4pacwZY6-y_u_oBgl3AA7c2mpHGOoIeIffG7ayou5A/s200/Cabaret%20(1972).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsZhJHce2l7w1G0K6M1Z7dvE9G_7dqK7cPct7dZXg-4AL6lqKRez2UH2idxl7dRGnB6LVMFclvMm1F7LF9qXBmQM_4iP0Daup3KaAh4_GUcB1VuXUFyId5Ibz-SCSLcXirNTpw9z553yLireZKrL4pacwZY6-y_u_oBgl3AA7c2mpHGOoIeIffG7ayou5A/s1600/Cabaret%20(1972).jpg" width="200" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #e69138;"><b><br />MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK (1972)</b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> - </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72ebBwb3i3Q" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">YouTube</span></a></span><p></p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="color: #f1c232;">Sally Bowles</span></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="color: #f1c232;">:</span></b> Liza Minnelli</span></span></p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">SINGING</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">:</span> Minnelli’s iconic take is unique among these five versions, with its emphasis on vocal virtuosity that leaves less room for dramatic interpretation. The sustained notes (as on “when I </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">go</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">...”) and little melodic leaps are impressive, but also contribute to the feeling that this Sally is not as sincere as most of the others. (Somehow I still haven’t seen the movie, so I readily admit that in context this may be a feature rather than a bug.) This recording is unquestionably beautiful and probably the one I would pick for pure listening pleasure, but it doesn’t paint the vivid character portrait that most of the others do. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #fcff01; font-weight: 700;">*</span><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">ORCHESTRA</span></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">: </span></b>Compared to the original stage versions, this one has a very lush and jazzy texture, with more significant contributions from the woodwind and string sections. The brass is more subdued, providing little punctuations rather than dominating the musical accompaniment. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #fcff01; font-weight: 700;">*</span><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">SOUND</span></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">:</span></b> The sound is absolutely superb in every way. (This seems to often be the case with film soundtracks vs. cast recordings; I imagine the former face fewer limitations in terms of time pressure and technical resources.)</span></span></p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">MISCELLANEOUS</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">:</span> This version lacks the emcee’s speech, replacing it with a nice “big band”-like orchestral introduction. The tempo is </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">very</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> brisk - this track comes in at 3:31 compared to about 4:30 for the previous two (and nothing was cut from the song). Whether by composer’s design or Minnelli’s choice, the melody is notably altered in several places (including at the very beginning of the song).</span></span></p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #fcff01;"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: 700; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #fcff01;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ic_J3hk4WH448hA54WG8IQB7JZy3-ue9CMLeNACKldB82x2DS2IvfzoCesUJCPMhytOXSnxex_EJiFBbbt5Ws5RasHajmUsKgVa7CRS00ZlThU6zMIJe-XXaG0VkfLEYBemqPB_tct_iTQ2zd7dHmFzTbUxdFKQU1Jrsqke5CDrQTFhRkX8JgzECk9vw/s200/Cabaret%20(1998).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ic_J3hk4WH448hA54WG8IQB7JZy3-ue9CMLeNACKldB82x2DS2IvfzoCesUJCPMhytOXSnxex_EJiFBbbt5Ws5RasHajmUsKgVa7CRS00ZlThU6zMIJe-XXaG0VkfLEYBemqPB_tct_iTQ2zd7dHmFzTbUxdFKQU1Jrsqke5CDrQTFhRkX8JgzECk9vw/s1600/Cabaret%20(1998).jpg" width="200" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #fcff01;"><b><br />**</b></span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>BROADWAY REVIVAL CAST (1998)</b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> - </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzu6uqq9sTg" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">YouTube</span></a></span><p></p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">Sally Bowles</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">:</span> Natasha Richardson; </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">Emcee</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">:</span> Alan Cumming</span></span></p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #fcff01; font-weight: 700;">*</span><b><span style="color: #e69138;">SINGING</span></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="color: #e69138;">:</span></b> Richardson’s bravura delivery is closest in tone to that of Dench, but she significantly amps up the dramatic intensity. Direct and nonchalant at the beginning, her emotional state builds to an almost weepy sadness during the Elsie section, and then to furious defiance in the final part of the song, all without ever seeming the least bit over-the-top. Uniquely, she pauses at the word “corpse,” as she fully takes in the implications of Elsie’s story. Despite the ironic distance of the lyrics, this is a Sally who feels everything she sings, and I wish I had had the opportunity to see Richardson sing it on stage.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="color: #e69138;">ORCHESTRA</span></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="color: #e69138;">:</span></b> These later stage versions are more restrained than the earlier ones, with brass sharing space with the rest of the orchestra. Although it can’t approach the lushness of the film soundtrack, this orchestration allows for lots of variety and color to differentiate the song’s contrasting sections.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="color: #e69138;">SOUND</span></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="color: #e69138;">:</span></b> This is a well-recorded cast album, very clear and with an ideal balance between voice and orchestra.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #fcff01;">*</span><span style="color: #e69138;">MISCELLANEOUS</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #e69138;">:</span> Cumming’s striking delivery of the introduction, slow and evocative, makes it sound like the emcee is gradually being tortured to death (and it works). The tempo shifts frequently but is on the pleasantly fast side (coming in at 4:14 despite Cumming’s languid opening). </span></span></p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #e69138;"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: 700; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #e69138;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWO9N59v9Hjmd7XJWa1yo1aFdRyFzkBxo32q_lA95TRRmb-cXGfbU0O2DUJkMUxsAueIcSbwxgRmoiMq3SlQojpHL4pVj2NQ1u_tZpjwHlwJ_Kiojc0Qgfl-qvrIUYiqX-yhPhQwCMLLVLCFhiYgrSPdIuI9OWZo6b2zomhzQLJy5yTyKv03DXeGCpEBzt/s200/Cabaret%20(2021).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWO9N59v9Hjmd7XJWa1yo1aFdRyFzkBxo32q_lA95TRRmb-cXGfbU0O2DUJkMUxsAueIcSbwxgRmoiMq3SlQojpHL4pVj2NQ1u_tZpjwHlwJ_Kiojc0Qgfl-qvrIUYiqX-yhPhQwCMLLVLCFhiYgrSPdIuI9OWZo6b2zomhzQLJy5yTyKv03DXeGCpEBzt/s1600/Cabaret%20(2021).jpg" width="200" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #e69138;"><b><br />LONDON REVIVAL CAST (2021)</b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> - </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOnkbAdHkwA" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">YouTube</span></a></span><p></p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">Sally Bowles</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">:</span> Jessie Buckley; </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="color: #f1c232;">Emcee</span></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="color: #f1c232;">:</span></b> Eddie Redmayne</span></span></p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>SINGING</b></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>:</b></span> Buckley’s singing voice initially resembles that of Haworth, but her performance diverges markedly after the first couple of verses. Most of her Elsie story is spoken, delivered as if in a stand-up act, enhanced by titters from the live audience. This, along with her brief mocking of Elsie’s voice, creates a sense of emotional distance in this section, but this is abandoned in the final stages of the song, where she steadily builds to a crazed shriek. This is a unique performance that I can imagine might work nicely on stage, but on the recording it’s a little too much for my taste.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>ORCHESTRA</b></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>:</b></span> The orchestration comes off as fairly similar in style to that of the Broadway revival.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">SOUND</span></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">:</span></b> Generally well-recorded, with maybe some “topping out” (for lack of a better technical term) on the loudest and highest notes.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">MISCELLANEOUS</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">:</span> This version features a wordier, and quite eccentric, introduction, delivered by Redmayne in a raving sprechstimme. The tempo here is rather slow, with the track coming in at 5:31, a minute or more longer than the others. This is a live recording, so audience reactions can be heard, including some laughs (as noted) and applause at the end.</span></span></p><div><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div></div>JKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04782634274496834578noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056238063013699574.post-88946645624456266152024-02-12T06:30:00.580-05:002024-02-12T15:07:21.703-05:00At This Theatre: The Music Box<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq5e0vFRHvSGMox0vUyvCs-gd20m-8KSvvy-5qvp6IMEnq2Yfn5_FxmTG9mrO5OE6ijIeXNgCmMyuqkI4l-Bfh9ljWr35hUhBSqyHDVR9iieFbAZKf1GglNp-1TPFQkGXp6rjoTL_VkY9MGp_BMqmYVYAkuv1V2RXBZKCNrlKev7ktZzpzxg0zSHJ-xlwu/s612/062205ef4b8dcf5f0353a685f5a5229d.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="612" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq5e0vFRHvSGMox0vUyvCs-gd20m-8KSvvy-5qvp6IMEnq2Yfn5_FxmTG9mrO5OE6ijIeXNgCmMyuqkI4l-Bfh9ljWr35hUhBSqyHDVR9iieFbAZKf1GglNp-1TPFQkGXp6rjoTL_VkY9MGp_BMqmYVYAkuv1V2RXBZKCNrlKev7ktZzpzxg0zSHJ-xlwu/s320/062205ef4b8dcf5f0353a685f5a5229d.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Despite having over 1000 seats, when I think of <b><span style="color: #38761d;">The Music Box</span></b>, I remember it as feeling both intimate and grand at the same time. Over the years, I've had seats all over the theater, and I think the view is pretty great everywhere. One of my favorite things about it is the iconic green lit marquee. Even though it was updated with a digital screen, the powers that be were smart not to change the famous cursive signs that adorn it.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Opening on September 22, 1921, the venue was designed specifically to house Irving Berlin's <i>Music Box Revue</i>s. The last 100+ years, the Music Box has been home to many long-running plays and musicals, and several infamous flops as well. On the hit list were such productions as <i>Of Thee I Sing </i>(the first Pulitzer Prize-winning musical), the Kaufman and Hart classic, <i>The Man Who Came Dinner</i>, <i>Sleuth, Deathtrap,Blood Brothers </i>and the Tony-winning <i>Pippin </i>and <i>Dear Evan Hansen. </i>Marlon Brando's Broadway debut was here in 1944's <i>I Remember Mama. </i>Most recently, the Shubert-owned house played host to <i>Dancin', Purlie Victorious</i>, and soon, <i>Suffs</i>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: helvetica;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0bSyO0UHl4mU8pxDz6d-d-dETS8SvBx_e-FE_AVrniaDaNJsTTMOsfIJbgHUEdE41-tR8PUIKAc-5D3aZuCW1e7xRe5W5zeB2xnQEelV2xfg-WjczPHHxB3QJKMqIU2vr4s7NVr4vk_uex1Ow3af_eTbNC-3tzJcBqhI3KEBBJNmqjfrz8b7pdxpQePQ_/s637/119474-11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="637" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0bSyO0UHl4mU8pxDz6d-d-dETS8SvBx_e-FE_AVrniaDaNJsTTMOsfIJbgHUEdE41-tR8PUIKAc-5D3aZuCW1e7xRe5W5zeB2xnQEelV2xfg-WjczPHHxB3QJKMqIU2vr4s7NVr4vk_uex1Ow3af_eTbNC-3tzJcBqhI3KEBBJNmqjfrz8b7pdxpQePQ_/w640-h506/119474-11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: x-large;">At This Theatre:</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b>The Music Box</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #bf9000;"># of shows we've seen there:</span> 11</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: helvetica;"><b>Shows we've seen there: </b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i>Blood Brothers </i>(1993), <i>Dancin' </i>(2023), <i>Dear Evan Hansen </i>(2016), <i>Deuce </i>(2007), <i>In My Life </i>(2005), <i>Lend Me a Tenor </i>(20</span><b> </b>10), <i>One Man, Two Guvnors </i>(2012), <i>Pippin </i>(2013), <i>Purlie Victorious </i>(2023), <i>State Fair </i>(1996), and <i>Swinging On a Star </i>(1995).</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #bf9000;">Our Favorite Shows Here:</span> </b>The eleven shows we've seen here (so far) represent some of the best shows and individual performances we've seen on Broadway. We've some of the greatest stage talent at this theater. On the negative side, the Music Box was home to one of two shows I've left at intermission - <i>Swinging On a Star</i>. But on with the positive. Here are our five favorite Music Box productions, from 5 to 1:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZo3ZW-foDMMpP5MBZdD37wZDKyCiTZZDCLEmKpFrjx6gvC_7kr9ixLIJLtCxC5ohZuZ51EdRfKqwLc08jy57LQwdYK56WcdFY1s3VZsvh_DDWC4irTmKx5suKAkeoswPwqiLYXygbMgLk2Wywo6UDWfBd_jChZ4Sq5LtqG0_U6rM0Mj9n-o_yZ9182IFm/w142-h214/purlie-6.jpg" width="142" /> <img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmTew81hqngvDT67WDRdxlwPT9xlsCRWRzgSdufaCGWZ3U-wFnPylizHtIDzpIpuDXh76vZxMf8gtOvl1Liz1GZ4pKHmYKslzokGzY6TLpkC5oh7dut1G9biETz4AIZs6Su8jLXtFnd-JA0lz7hAVJi3ooehZEkEGhKyP4Pb4ViqUazE8lP8AjQd8iUsaN/s320/purlie-7.jpg" width="320" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhguxkBv_qj2anp2gQwGSaGxu5-IqPMP9iOul9ANSmAMUEvUgOiQu5fEQFN7zwqr7MRLt8dPBwywjDW4eROvP2StZVV_ordEEX7elEvfefOt7DMMLEsL07yOcTmTBvLPgKE3RzvPy8T6XODQc8BsdgR3wDybdxePXqIfOynaU37VCIZnB_lMeWlThTRwPKz/s275/125772-5.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="178" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhguxkBv_qj2anp2gQwGSaGxu5-IqPMP9iOul9ANSmAMUEvUgOiQu5fEQFN7zwqr7MRLt8dPBwywjDW4eROvP2StZVV_ordEEX7elEvfefOt7DMMLEsL07yOcTmTBvLPgKE3RzvPy8T6XODQc8BsdgR3wDybdxePXqIfOynaU37VCIZnB_lMeWlThTRwPKz/w129-h200/125772-5.jpg" width="129" /></a></div>5. <i>Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">This delightful revival does what any really good play does: it speaks to us across the generations, provokes thought and emotion, and thoroughly entertains. An entirely top-notch cast included outstanding performances from <b><span style="color: #38761d;">Leslie Odom, Jr., Kara Young</span> </b>and <b><span style="color: #38761d;">Noah Robbins</span></b>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikD0PTxgCnwQi4GvRKAo_ik2cpwG7vja3Ok4oy96VTWbycE5ZDUeFqm5_uQHlng5LVr9yLfl6mxEZcns8aLVd88_eCnBUZ3yhCCExdhIXntyFUKJLv_aAZMCP5Hs7hV7MFIkfGKjcX-jKFwkjsNc2iqJJ6sVLWJFDnyUChRL3HpP4J1rxpCSZdjRAzfVVs/s320/dancin-3.jpg" width="320" /><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT2tvn95-b66_9ZRs7THcujPgZV3iPisoae3Pp73NwPtsLQLX9n5EB85yUlqWVsk9f3GbIV58iOzcI0X1ARC1DHSP8bcSD1a8vHhtd_VqLIZlvVAqDecKS_e_V9FovDSV5zQRyr-AR94l-d9F2_yjLMbTHUqAhEjzn1sR2ZP3RdWvaGjJSaKlie3lWlgHX/s320/dancin-1.jpg" width="320" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBpVcy66ZfLjPE5qOf-wsS0xwiv94Va8-jPHTgZtB9MO5nUQMubnIgAQ98SiMqbYXHRKG-QyWfCI3HVFdJZpQWrbP1sUQ79DwvIQ5-slH9Yc9GDk-IkuhnXL5KpQausCLLXG64xs0rCgZsdlX1vCN2_09r_5CDR4_wFreKO6xO2oSepZuYAnvanZtIvrOs/s1000/The-cast-of-Bob-Fosses-DANCIN.-Photo-by-Julieta-Cervantes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="542" data-original-width="1000" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBpVcy66ZfLjPE5qOf-wsS0xwiv94Va8-jPHTgZtB9MO5nUQMubnIgAQ98SiMqbYXHRKG-QyWfCI3HVFdJZpQWrbP1sUQ79DwvIQ5-slH9Yc9GDk-IkuhnXL5KpQausCLLXG64xs0rCgZsdlX1vCN2_09r_5CDR4_wFreKO6xO2oSepZuYAnvanZtIvrOs/w640-h346/The-cast-of-Bob-Fosses-DANCIN.-Photo-by-Julieta-Cervantes.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF7K600lVH8HccSz3D9MW7fUlKNrWaGrDveacSYNl9TE6_Q5nce6YJdg_aWmp3zdK3vHPrXjRPgvhV0vOigu2Wmf_W5oXrPZ87ukiOcjkqF44023-PcgSgwBmiLwoq3sbdwTdzKO-lSjMVvhlrmYeFE_r1a4vhJi3yO4WSZjjc1Se14St5taZd1AEWUmPQ/s736/s-l1200.webp" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="736" data-original-width="471" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF7K600lVH8HccSz3D9MW7fUlKNrWaGrDveacSYNl9TE6_Q5nce6YJdg_aWmp3zdK3vHPrXjRPgvhV0vOigu2Wmf_W5oXrPZ87ukiOcjkqF44023-PcgSgwBmiLwoq3sbdwTdzKO-lSjMVvhlrmYeFE_r1a4vhJi3yO4WSZjjc1Se14St5taZd1AEWUmPQ/w128-h200/s-l1200.webp" width="128" /></a></div>4. Bob Fosse's <i>Dancin'</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Bob Fosse's legacy not only lives on, but it thrives as evidenced by the young, gifted company of dancers who did him proud. An exciting thrill ride that held the audience in captivated awe, broken only by rapturous applause after each breathtaking number. The company included some of Broadway's most gifted up and coming dancers: <b><span style="color: #bf9000;">Peter John Chursin, Dylis Croman, Tony d'Alelio, Manuel Herrera, Kolton Krouse</span> </b>and <b><span style="color: #bf9000;">Mattie Love</span>.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="235" data-original-width="454" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOh-0o6CNckCWPBaCL9ETl5U5vn-qfFWWPR5jnqgKWyybpsqr0a-Wp4E7ve2m0MLKb0uEpPqlaSUNgtVc-_35yETyJ6et222an40291PS2jnevUDauDNwmQa3Dw_mmp5wQ80-xhlwU7BVWmCk8u8yFe93qRszZ_YEOllANfa1OWt7JrXTOTUGRL5cNY2S2/w361-h188/9xsr5i2zv3f2x9r3.jpg" width="361" /><img border="0" data-original-height="642" data-original-width="917" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdT-Nx5xCKUEJtfoNfw1Op0SdOOtZnNx2uSMpCFmZmIsMQQboM99gFmJGx12LToXFehnLVQJhh8ZG-jHVfE9cCZNRFzHUCTmquNMJjIxOqFnouogSYRiUQc9xvdIJ_adqZkaYMPQdO9uFzoMazK5Cl0AXACcvn-tO_X594vH2K6HEW0ohI0y9GPbgzrvsT/w258-h188/maxresdefault.jpg" width="258" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkuf-pNISwsgGNbLy3pSEbSLDX52qJQHK2-rCUPgJYuvqc6CcnbHVMlIEs8dfIhvqdpuPLFBBi3RlLZ8TCbt6Q9mL1JcIAVM5mKJWwheGMGqUzPzahIJZVr0KJb0jgCmJMPY2bJaZ5LjmtqDxoi2mkJNgDJuTzZZzx_GzZwI4CRV_BPGoAjk1h72qnavwN/s680/state-fair.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="252" data-original-width="680" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkuf-pNISwsgGNbLy3pSEbSLDX52qJQHK2-rCUPgJYuvqc6CcnbHVMlIEs8dfIhvqdpuPLFBBi3RlLZ8TCbt6Q9mL1JcIAVM5mKJWwheGMGqUzPzahIJZVr0KJb0jgCmJMPY2bJaZ5LjmtqDxoi2mkJNgDJuTzZZzx_GzZwI4CRV_BPGoAjk1h72qnavwN/w640-h238/state-fair.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizn2_citT4J_Y5mr75y75M9PQPvpcEC5Jo7MpBtsXoupsEFZccymSKKCLUYwZrWy8MYjOENi_HqfznzQgB5Hhl3AO_CqjefeZt5KIhf9ECx4A-Dc6O6R4L5f3h-GBeIzx4SgziCCkXFfnBeZQYOT3OF1sQYXy1PGZuR64zJlJVnTPlZN0O7Q9PSH3NkNvw/s640/State-Fair-Broadway-movie-POSTER-Style-A-11-x-17-1996_88f6dbf9-afae-42e9-861c-a9541aeca55c.95d17b798c1dbaf209e2571e06d47bc3.webp" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="391" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizn2_citT4J_Y5mr75y75M9PQPvpcEC5Jo7MpBtsXoupsEFZccymSKKCLUYwZrWy8MYjOENi_HqfznzQgB5Hhl3AO_CqjefeZt5KIhf9ECx4A-Dc6O6R4L5f3h-GBeIzx4SgziCCkXFfnBeZQYOT3OF1sQYXy1PGZuR64zJlJVnTPlZN0O7Q9PSH3NkNvw/w123-h200/State-Fair-Broadway-movie-POSTER-Style-A-11-x-17-1996_88f6dbf9-afae-42e9-861c-a9541aeca55c.95d17b798c1dbaf209e2571e06d47bc3.webp" width="123" /></a></div>3. <i>State Fair</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">One of the better film to stage adaptations, this charming show with a joyous <b><span style="color: #38761d;">Rodgers</span> </b>and<b> <span style="color: #38761d;">Hammerstein</span> </b>score was brilliantly designed and flawlessly executed by a cast of Broadway superstars. Among them were <b><span style="color: #38761d;">John Davidson, Kathryn Crosby, Andrea McArdle, Donna McKechnie, Ben Wright </span></b>and <b><span style="color: #38761d;">Scott Wise</span></b>. Old-fashioned in all the best ways, it's a shame that impresario <b><span style="color: #38761d;">David Merrick</span></b>'s last Broadway show didn't enjoy a much longer run.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Asking me to choose between these two shows is like asking a parent to name their favorite child, so...</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMFj6MKtbQalYq0qI0PGKq5JOzv8GO2Bm4DTnT2OtYUzhST12AOUDdGnjQ7n60gsCJ9ncn8ozpkJZOuj3VB12q_a1PTfd0lvijHoy1OkTxtpmrPDEC2eNyMHIbAwMFL8u_9GVSDuQjb_yMNcFam0a2D7Kz1ITFbAZZEz9w-f2GEpWwArrtuj0QIGtAaJqo/s600/pippin_1931.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="385" data-original-width="600" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMFj6MKtbQalYq0qI0PGKq5JOzv8GO2Bm4DTnT2OtYUzhST12AOUDdGnjQ7n60gsCJ9ncn8ozpkJZOuj3VB12q_a1PTfd0lvijHoy1OkTxtpmrPDEC2eNyMHIbAwMFL8u_9GVSDuQjb_yMNcFam0a2D7Kz1ITFbAZZEz9w-f2GEpWwArrtuj0QIGtAaJqo/w640-h410/pippin_1931.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdJv99a7hR_HnOCVG7ZRdL0hANOnQ7A8YMqTh6KuFM1FnGsdAT0HEzSRbD5CtytygBN-QO0jIIZrMNTZksaBfYUmp5CDwl48tUgzZeHX5FjtNreZn6nOSmnCqPKaBJyD1_HA1Zg8qhWRshS9MEE0h3YioN-cjyS9WmbCaJDmNmYoBZlDlZ5fiH5_Po-b5u/w441-h294/pippin_1946.jpg" width="441" /><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="400" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMDV2-6wsFLjqrp4b7_UzyeIrBPZTySwIy3hoBWGWiZmBsGMifr6pKNbJTCznbOEg_zeW7nxjNYcNYr2ApUgNWMGXaSx4MnX_I2CUM0cZy3erfxXLTpYqyGd2H5QlAWXEKoLcH3xOcyHahTwYj8zVOlghP9JC_47Z5wnk_WSKfo3NjCv0YVBpDqwyfCJaX/w199-h294/pippin_1936.jpg" width="199" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="619" data-original-width="400" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY3zmKwXRrTgs0HaCeq8rMx9cJFYZhIn4AGaj4OK_zmAsAXInXv5IbaQ6GNrLl4Rz1oVcb7Fy6eNppujpAeLBAaXLMjJUw-aboZZ3Xj5jWawNGEqrbYxCRS3VD3m3BEgeOxA9pNieHVCSnO7y3gJtqgfOmC9-oFXapMKY8B8Ro4sUoO2Tdapre4iQ8Mz4r/w193-h297/pippin_1932.jpg" width="193" /><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilxpCRLs5Q5qbgJbuGK7mjzml69lQ1ZvZFGo1TWkvGziTXuGm678JUP6SkS2n1K0Zq7-01Xlxsw6OpHLro8P5VDRSmLWCZOJaPlVRZjgtfz7tEEeaQJmi7ZgRSFSBc4m2syd7Z-Qot6dqeJQLeX27PWj3u-ZXLdSqGlpdWkBwNu5eMjKCMqBKECGAtWU7A/w446-h297/pippin_1938.jpg" width="446" /></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7XiByDPXBY6_jI35IHEHbcSEt8QzHSFsJcjO3KvoDm1JrBDIJyRop9e1rN2JN1u_A6ZPEU_XEdbenZ1HBHeI6FzJdUe_InrsKafMppekf_55Qvz0xSWgHPLrE2IojID_37iqyBVpzRxsnW5qCdKeiuwxr9XMNqfqWyJodaSYZCHXG33lRSp5_jU9MS5Er/s1600/s-l1600.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1013" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7XiByDPXBY6_jI35IHEHbcSEt8QzHSFsJcjO3KvoDm1JrBDIJyRop9e1rN2JN1u_A6ZPEU_XEdbenZ1HBHeI6FzJdUe_InrsKafMppekf_55Qvz0xSWgHPLrE2IojID_37iqyBVpzRxsnW5qCdKeiuwxr9XMNqfqWyJodaSYZCHXG33lRSp5_jU9MS5Er/w127-h200/s-l1600.jpg" width="127" /></a></div>1. (tie) </b><i><b>Pippin</b></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The rare revival that I feel was better than the original, this <b><span style="color: #bf9000;">Diane Paulus</span> </b>re-imagining of the 70s classic now set in an eerie circus was exciting for its big top thrills and aesthetic. Another case of brilliant casting (and re-casting) elevating a show <i>that much more</i>, the company included a heady mix of Broadway veterans and New talent: <b><span style="color: #bf9000;">Terrence Mann, Charlotte d'Amboise,</span> </b>and Tony-winners <b><span style="color: #bf9000;">Patina Miller </span></b>and <b><span style="color: #bf9000;">Andrea Martin</span></b> along with <b><span style="color: #bf9000;">Matthew James Thomas, Erik Altemus</span> </b>and future Tony-winner <b><span style="color: #bf9000;">Rachel Bay Jones</span></b>.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">and...</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1d-5TcHHYmTE4WbCBYP2Ak2fTmVBtWJMQYmEK7jLUUu7PI2uGLJXyHnclPstug49RthILAVQmokIZBCP7qri3C_dv3z5qHPdT6Q27lq-29y0M99HlD4SHVm7QnNpzyRwp-ulBLlsHh6bi9e9DPgvDrwRvcT9c52QyeSctPvdItGGXT-EQJzK9vz11hDjm/s1100/Blood-Brothers-1993-Broadway-photo-Con-Mark.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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(tie) <i>Blood Brothers</i></span></span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Here was a thoroughly British musical melodrama about the ravages of Thatcher's Great Britain on the classes with a mostly unconventional score and lengthy periods of dialog. On paper, not much about it would seem to make me even a little interested, but a friend took me to see it, and the rest is history. I saw all four primary casts, headed originally by the late <b><span style="color: #bf9000;">Stephanie Lawrence, Con O'Neill, Marl Michael Hutchinson</span></b> and <b><span style="color: #bf9000;">Barbara Walsh</span></b>. Later, <b><span style="color: #bf9000;">Petula Clark, David</span> </b>and<b> <span style="color: #bf9000;">Shaun Cassidy</span></b> broke my heart, and it was a privilege to see <b><span style="color: #bf9000;">Carole King</span></b> and the late <b><span style="color: #bf9000;">Helen Reddy</span></b>. Along the way, I got to see the debuts of no less than <b><span style="color: #bf9000;">Kerry Butler </span></b>and <b><span style="color: #bf9000;">Brian d'Arcy James</span></b>.</span></div></span></div>JKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04782634274496834578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056238063013699574.post-60111592230883722882024-02-09T06:30:00.188-05:002024-02-13T23:12:17.465-05:00Broadway Games: The Many Roles of Chita Rivera<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPpxQ4UDaxuGMOTlfNjfedLiIYZQ86Wz_SR3_wt4tJA7HqFJfJfmrHWJncMkj5N5iURkJcdjrS6HK_ST8leyvEvW33FnjSgxmQSAF_BW8mQmFnFado-JxfWfJnDFFW-BB3Aynha5_QuewnNJ73Rgtrp7HQkWrR75SFnxhF6W401J-AvJloX4m2hIxuUIYI/s441/ghows-CC-54158552-f98b-5200-e053-0100007fd035-2982ff90.webp" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="441" data-original-width="324" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPpxQ4UDaxuGMOTlfNjfedLiIYZQ86Wz_SR3_wt4tJA7HqFJfJfmrHWJncMkj5N5iURkJcdjrS6HK_ST8leyvEvW33FnjSgxmQSAF_BW8mQmFnFado-JxfWfJnDFFW-BB3Aynha5_QuewnNJ73Rgtrp7HQkWrR75SFnxhF6W401J-AvJloX4m2hIxuUIYI/s320/ghows-CC-54158552-f98b-5200-e053-0100007fd035-2982ff90.webp" width="235" /></a></div><br />Beloved Broadway legend, the late, great <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Chita Rivera</span></b> had a Broadway career that spanned some 60 years, from her debut as a dancer in the original production of <i>Guys and Dolls </i>to her final Tony-nominated turn in <i>The Visit</i>. Along the way, she earned 10 Tony nominations, winning twice, and the recognition of a lifetime Tony Award. She also created several now-iconic roles in everything from <i>Bye Bye Birdie </i>and <i>West Side Story </i>to <i>Chicago </i>and <i>Kiss of the Spider Woman</i>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">How well do you know the roles of Ms. Rivera? Good luck!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b>Broadway Games:</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b>The Many Roles of Chita Rivera</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #cc0000; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="260" data-original-width="168" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE2YoRd8hwJ1BWE3Y3CQU1Wdpd8KRrBSpaxRez9Mqw1gxjpEeklO9DTfIkLKQnAdztDdcp9-1fj9uHQHj0gydgngyBQKC0OKqFGYLC31qIO_bMaOq2timnNJGMnnqqDpg8RwwQCRgwNQP6bwa0iF2ni2jAMn9PY_nvwfknMgv66wdrnhIWOMsCmjsJ6n0h/w129-h200/images.jpeg" width="129" /> <img border="0" data-original-height="252" data-original-width="174" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTbW1cIeTk42Oqb1Ii2DsHyrCFotra68-ksO_jTY2ae0tNSUKOF1f6Svf64aop2zTBK3qSb18wsaQb1VF_plYrisj-ZNgWhEL025YkOHeI9JCT08zBFnaj97cmi4mxaPQWUcK0GpvsEy8HsNXVwg1jgLtZgi1_wZKFTYmvJTa26AFnmdofdkQQtUnFqraT/w138-h200/download.jpeg" width="138" /> <img border="0" data-original-height="252" data-original-width="174" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9LPIH8izy2973OMtRu84y2KCnzs5RaCA_HNNEp-JxSsgupBfrJhiiL6U_aMj0J6gtSoY4w8G5Xx0rvD0q7MjqKnffMVnWlC0M6PIPPeJAMJwX6U7Aejr4YMVFN429aEJbnpWNhNytAqvZFSFVh4ICNHVzlNI1jpiOMT2kkKSx9QGD_IInTUbPrBNVTBzJ/w138-h200/download%20(1).jpeg" width="138" /> <img border="0" data-original-height="1115" data-original-width="789" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-FFTjSxrkJJVszNJ-faWeebfyb2kF4OhYQryUsVvPvoIz9LFU278g5IwUxn4qa2OiNNLhGgy_9l8ZlSEUMEJ1hOAH_pAqV79gFq6nE-MtX_Q2ca3_ReXCSFzMn2xkUdX16KT8tqHdGu0drqse9p6FBGs_0ZQplyFe1HWs-Zp7JWCbX3g018T8kQccUb9j/w141-h200/chita-rivera-photosChicago_stage_0.webp" width="141" /></div><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;">Match the role with the show.</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b> <span style="color: #cc0000;">1. Rose </span> <span style="color: #674ea7;">a. <i>Bajour</i></span></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span><i><br /></i></span></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><i> </i><span style="color: #cc0000;">2. Claire Zachannassian</span> <span style="color: #674ea7;"> b. <i>Bye Bye Birdie</i></span></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span><i><br /></i></span></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><i> </i><span style="color: #cc0000;">3. Anna</span> <span style="color: #674ea7;">c. <i>Chicago</i></span></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span><i><br /></i></span></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><i> </i><span style="color: #cc0000;">4. Aurora </span> <span style="color: #674ea7;">d. <i>Kiss of the Spider Woman</i></span></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span><i><br /></i></span></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><i> </i><span style="color: #cc0000;">5. Anita</span> <span style="color: #674ea7;">e. <i>Merlin</i></span></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span><i><br /></i></span></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><i> </i><span style="color: #cc0000;">6. The Queen </span> <span style="color: #674ea7;"> f. <i>Nine</i></span></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span><i><br /></i></span></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><i> </i><span style="color: #cc0000;">7. Liliane La Fleur </span> <span style="color: #674ea7;">g. <i>The Mystery of Edwin Drood</i></span></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><i> <span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span></i><span style="color: #cc0000;">8. The Princess Puffer </span> <span style="color: #674ea7;">h. <i>The Rink</i></span></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><i> <span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span></i><span style="color: #cc0000;">9. Anyanka </span> <span style="color: #674ea7;">i. <i>The Visit</i></span></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><i> <span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span></i><span style="color: #cc0000;">10. Velma Kelly </span> <span style="color: #674ea7;"> j. <i>West Side Story</i></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #674ea7;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #674ea7;">BONUS QUESTION: </span><span style="color: #cc0000;">Which of the two roles above earned Chita her Tony Awards, both for Best Actress in a Musical?</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">STOP!</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">If you don't want to know the answers, </span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">stop scrolling NOW!</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div style="font-family: Tinos;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b> <span style="color: #cc0000;">1. Rose </span></b></span><b style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">b. <i>Bye Bye Birdie</i></span></b><b style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span> </b></div><div style="font-family: Tinos;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><i> </i><span style="color: #cc0000;">2. Claire Zachannassian</span> </b></span><b style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">i. <i>The Visit</i></span></b><b style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> <span style="color: #674ea7;"> </span></b></div><div style="font-family: Tinos;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><i> </i><span style="color: #cc0000;">3. Anna</span> </b></span><b style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">h. <i>The Rink</i></span></b><b style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </b></div><div style="font-family: Tinos;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><i> </i><span style="color: #cc0000;">4. Aurora </span></b></span><b style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">d. <i>Kiss of the Spider Woman</i></span></b><b style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span> </b></div><div style="font-family: Tinos;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><i> </i><span style="color: #cc0000;">5. Anita</span> </b></span><b style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"> j. <i>West Side Story</i></span></b></div><div style="font-family: Tinos;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><i> </i><span style="color: #cc0000;">6. The Queen </span></b></span><b style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">e. <i>Merlin</i></span></b><b style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> <span style="color: #674ea7;"> </span></b></div><div style="font-family: Tinos;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><i> </i><span style="color: #cc0000;">7. Liliane La Fleur </span></b></span><b style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">f. <i>Nine</i></span></b><b style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </b></div><div style="font-family: Tinos;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><i> <span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span></i><span style="color: #cc0000;">8. The Princess Puffer </span> </b></span><b style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">g. <i>The Mystery of Edwin Drood</i></span></b><b style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </b></div><div style="font-family: Tinos;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><i> <span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span></i><span style="color: #cc0000;">9. Anyanka </span></b></span><b style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">a. <i>Bajour</i></span></b><b style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span> </b></div><div style="font-family: Tinos;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><i> <span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span></i><span style="color: #cc0000;">10. Velma Kelly </span></b></span><b style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">c. <i>Chicago</i></span></b><b style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span></b></div><div style="font-family: Tinos;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></b></div><div style="font-family: Tinos;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #674ea7;">BONUS QUESTION: </span><span style="color: #cc0000;">Which of the two roles above earned Chita her Tony Awards, both for Best Actress in a Musical? </span></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Anna</span> </b></span><b style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><i>The Rink</i></span></b><b style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> (1984) </b></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Aurora </span></b></span><b style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span><i style="color: #674ea7;">Kiss of the Spider Woman </i>(1993)</span></b></div></span></div><div style="font-family: Tinos;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </b></div></span></div>JKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04782634274496834578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056238063013699574.post-36278003176248266132024-02-08T06:30:00.194-05:002024-02-08T06:30:00.151-05:002023 - 2024 Musical Logos: How To Dance In Ohio<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghj8pxE6WUBnq1YgBbNonG8SSOqsrhKmsKtIkBZM17Q3qfyefGAkWqX-II1s5lH_IiXvGo7xDTwPgldA1_ine6iSQY1G6ZtlzcHJRHV3Crp69K_54F77F2KYD2jYh8TIWPeiMDEeoqtF1pd903r6bJ8GG7zZmdvxO6dbqiyBW6TwZxrfDfBEZBRQ_k3DhR/s1067/4FFABFBQFZGKXNB2SCEXYMAS4I.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghj8pxE6WUBnq1YgBbNonG8SSOqsrhKmsKtIkBZM17Q3qfyefGAkWqX-II1s5lH_IiXvGo7xDTwPgldA1_ine6iSQY1G6ZtlzcHJRHV3Crp69K_54F77F2KYD2jYh8TIWPeiMDEeoqtF1pd903r6bJ8GG7zZmdvxO6dbqiyBW6TwZxrfDfBEZBRQ_k3DhR/s320/4FFABFBQFZGKXNB2SCEXYMAS4I.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Unfortunately, time was not on our side when it came to seeing <i style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">How To Dance In Ohio</span></i>, as the show will close before our next chance to get to New York. But that won't stop us from taking a closer look at their logo.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b>2023 - 2024 Musical Logos:</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>How To Dance In Ohio</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">What I like about this show art is that in many ways it matches the production's commitment to inclusion of the autistic community. A subdued color palette, symmetry and simple shapes all contribute to a calming, easily focus-able image. And it also maintains all of the makers for a successful Broadway logo: it is eye-catching, easy to read and identify practically on sight, and its iconography is cool and very show-centric. Further, it looks good in print, online, and on a wide variety of merchandise.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo0dvz0SJVlwRF8Mj3Y9YGWQ0SF3o4jlg3arWnqJqKs6G3X02MbvNOEQeHuotQGH9_nrXhJhEvOcRo8pd7d1kncZK4H3XzDLUbrhEfU4dS2OxaV_59eQa7I6BKsECSlIZ9g8rclnWTvdKGdCXYkkQ_IBF1SRlJpzQqxtA6mMe_UX66CcQpgm39kDqK5WJb/s362/download.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="139" data-original-width="362" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo0dvz0SJVlwRF8Mj3Y9YGWQ0SF3o4jlg3arWnqJqKs6G3X02MbvNOEQeHuotQGH9_nrXhJhEvOcRo8pd7d1kncZK4H3XzDLUbrhEfU4dS2OxaV_59eQa7I6BKsECSlIZ9g8rclnWTvdKGdCXYkkQ_IBF1SRlJpzQqxtA6mMe_UX66CcQpgm39kDqK5WJb/w640-h246/download.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdpn7TyrtQB5fFDECyII2Z-AeTSlkbrIWFWE9kEcplK9SsiDvIDkL2pAle_xboDxVibsdWvFV3kH-WKUk24g_7AIg-KOa1A6Q5BvfBWnO2ZwYssMySE5vKwaEBp7SncclZNo-qspJ1-vFf1icLgb3Sy_kjOzOehzzBs4BjymoRg266VeCeSUqARISzkCXH/s1523/HTDIO-Logo-Original-2line-notag.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="334" data-original-width="1523" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdpn7TyrtQB5fFDECyII2Z-AeTSlkbrIWFWE9kEcplK9SsiDvIDkL2pAle_xboDxVibsdWvFV3kH-WKUk24g_7AIg-KOa1A6Q5BvfBWnO2ZwYssMySE5vKwaEBp7SncclZNo-qspJ1-vFf1icLgb3Sy_kjOzOehzzBs4BjymoRg266VeCeSUqARISzkCXH/w640-h140/HTDIO-Logo-Original-2line-notag.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />The golden yellow catches the eye without blinding. The use of white block letters against black rectangles are easy to read - essential when dealing with a long title. It is worth noting that except for the "W," all of the letters fold neatly in half and that just adds to the overall symmetry of the logo. (It reminds me of an old clock radio I had as a kid, actually.)The rest of the black shapes include icons related to the show, both literal - numbered shoe prints a la old time learning of dance steps, a dress and a formal jacket reminding us that it's all about preparing for a formal dance. Other images, a book, headphones, a globe, the infinity symbol, I'll have to assume relate to specific characters and plot points. This key art is wonderful for both its simplicity and its depth - the more you look at it, the more you get from it.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwwDWvUDV0UtXuEuUvwzJSr4lMfJ0uVWrb9gBOSmFF4whxZsx8gzD17OosvlnwgL10np-vqno5mqIDRCsYxtS5Bp6wWAXscK0RNLym5Lvdhk40zuZJiktqQEB6Rc1TK0mIhhoXoPSg1iDlXPrgXAQWjyz8qQbJmnA4PifFfgsUmBpThCVwAbuI60Hck-1E/s1210/Screen-Shot-2023-12-21-at-8.14.32-PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="736" data-original-width="1210" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwwDWvUDV0UtXuEuUvwzJSr4lMfJ0uVWrb9gBOSmFF4whxZsx8gzD17OosvlnwgL10np-vqno5mqIDRCsYxtS5Bp6wWAXscK0RNLym5Lvdhk40zuZJiktqQEB6Rc1TK0mIhhoXoPSg1iDlXPrgXAQWjyz8qQbJmnA4PifFfgsUmBpThCVwAbuI60Hck-1E/w400-h244/Screen-Shot-2023-12-21-at-8.14.32-PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghc14royeRtqqsDHLuRrZaFdYkxKdUBA-JIxBb5dqzub_s4UX4VtTjylPG14T6bd15HnEZBJG3Ocoseob2mv5-3r0SppTHUXTFLn1GBoybtTNJ_fF0CLeRm0XlLPHJOtqUdRuK546IKwwVH0mWLRK_DYefevac0Mqrl2WR02-O8IRfuygBbu-bvJljTJBU/s1500/HowtoDanceinOhio12072303-5b31f00318114082800413e8804d97a8.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghc14royeRtqqsDHLuRrZaFdYkxKdUBA-JIxBb5dqzub_s4UX4VtTjylPG14T6bd15HnEZBJG3Ocoseob2mv5-3r0SppTHUXTFLn1GBoybtTNJ_fF0CLeRm0XlLPHJOtqUdRuK546IKwwVH0mWLRK_DYefevac0Mqrl2WR02-O8IRfuygBbu-bvJljTJBU/w400-h266/HowtoDanceinOhio12072303-5b31f00318114082800413e8804d97a8.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Later versions of the logo add similarly colored photos of the cast. Another smart move, as it telegraphs the story and the youthful exuberance of the characters - an eclectic group of 20-somethings. Putting a face on what may be difficult to understand just what it is all about is a great thing. And when you arrive at your seat, you see how the marquee resembles the set!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Despite its short run, this show art is successful in every other way that counts. Inclusive mainstream theater is, for better or worse, still in its infancy on Broadway. Someday, it'll catch up with the rest of the world and look back on <i>How To Dance In Ohio</i> for just how groundbreaking it was - including the show's logo.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>Grade: A+</b></span></div>JKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04782634274496834578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056238063013699574.post-69412217449152411002024-02-05T06:30:00.103-05:002024-02-05T06:30:00.132-05:00One That Got Away: Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b>One That Got Away:</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life </i>(2005)</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfn_Z9n4XZrxMnXccOaVIQG29DGEj9C_WqYYll7NoZnyekhi0gCo7xeZ_9MvFm67rcpCaDV9pAbYfVQjX1-uB9WYB3CFiL6RgUmb2hPjoOj3i46Ztqr8k7CJG5CKBllEx_eb-FqfJq6Ga0EFTMWPV3bwylc62r6VG2VrNN34a0QiAVM5cw1l22GHUks1Fj/s524/schoenfeld%20small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="524" data-original-width="350" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfn_Z9n4XZrxMnXccOaVIQG29DGEj9C_WqYYll7NoZnyekhi0gCo7xeZ_9MvFm67rcpCaDV9pAbYfVQjX1-uB9WYB3CFiL6RgUmb2hPjoOj3i46Ztqr8k7CJG5CKBllEx_eb-FqfJq6Ga0EFTMWPV3bwylc62r6VG2VrNN34a0QiAVM5cw1l22GHUks1Fj/s320/schoenfeld%20small.jpg" width="214" /></a></div>Chita Rivera</span></b> has been a performer I've looked up to and revered almost since I began following and learning about Broadway musicals. Over the years, I've had the pleasure of seeing her perform on Broadway, on National Tour, and on film. I even had a chance to speak with her, ever so briefly when I stage doored <i>Kiss of the Spider Woman</i>. It was a moment I'll never forget. With her passing, I am even more grateful for all those opportunities, but, of course, there is some regret for opportunities lost. <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">One that got away</span></b> was her autobiographical show, <i style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #999999;">Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life</span></i>, a production that I could have seen when I was in town (the same week Dick van Dyke guest starred). We could have gotten tickets. We <i>should </i>have gotten tickets. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i style="font-weight: bold;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE6fm5Yz89Dmpzo8XtWeNeFwtVWFfNL2Q_nOIE70AE2HiSlgzAMJc6ZVakDcbVDu1O-m8CsI-SWlCih-4hztUKdAIvyWkxrroOCNfGIThFkRmuuWpvkAu7Y3um0V0ecwFTZKKvqSRB7AP6agNpcojWQd-MWcCi4BGZotFUXxai3BR4VtyuXuqizEzTTylq/s1024/fa633e519f43e28cb04b8561063974f0-chita-rivera-the-dancers-life-playbill-2005-11-23-web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="649" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE6fm5Yz89Dmpzo8XtWeNeFwtVWFfNL2Q_nOIE70AE2HiSlgzAMJc6ZVakDcbVDu1O-m8CsI-SWlCih-4hztUKdAIvyWkxrroOCNfGIThFkRmuuWpvkAu7Y3um0V0ecwFTZKKvqSRB7AP6agNpcojWQd-MWcCi4BGZotFUXxai3BR4VtyuXuqizEzTTylq/s320/fa633e519f43e28cb04b8561063974f0-chita-rivera-the-dancers-life-playbill-2005-11-23-web.jpg" width="203" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNa5i8Fd6as55uyR0-GGnRr9vOcbEDSqzWCBFKKRKKqeSvxfPw9MX-uD2UpK8uYUEvNDia5hQJ2XEenADTGv7licYlq759Bf6a5c_RmPB9dB40lVUQ3wJx1t3WmhWfi7PzIpuDoGIcJieWQIf2PutKzzLvMQqn9KVapBUlVf2Rz8aJ8qfEe87AJw5Y7ASK/s1600/s-l1600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life</span> </i>began its 20 previews on November 23, 2005. It then opened at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, where it ran for 72 performances, closing on February 19, 2006. Ms. Rivera was nominated for a 2006 Best Actress in a Musical Tony Award.</span></div>JKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04782634274496834578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056238063013699574.post-91686426507275436582024-02-02T06:30:00.417-05:002024-02-24T16:40:09.132-05:00Name That Show! 2010s Broadway Songs (Part One)<div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Hello, show tune lovers! Today's game is all about songs from Broadway musicals that opened in the 2010s - not <i>that </i>long ago! You've probably at least heard of most of the shows included here, but how familiar are you with the song lists from each? Some of these are easy, but many are challenging. It's all about learning some Broadway history, right? And we found 50 songs worthy of making the game list; today we start with the first 25!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Good luck!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b>Broadway Games:</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">Name That Show: 2010s Broadway Songs</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">(Part One)</span></b></div><div><b style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00;"><br /></span></b></div><p><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: medium;">Multiple Choice: Pick the show that contains the song listed.</span></b></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYT8ue1eVNBtBAkqjtXp6JcS5GcHeI1VSPcmh0L6F8UFrE1onMGPMfgZv4vHiQXvlWXvyaLgwK5Acwi-ZF5iEUL5FRTXGnQEwtEc4BIJcugu7GoMvFGUEh-Jmi1Pzggx55lEsGs_EzmqeBXZwNyy1Fxtlkt9GN-gw_Qp9dT8vL6_D9mYtP4SF9pE2bqlov/s1600/A.jpg" width="200" /><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQnsoA9JSSqooTHBfcw-XlY3210gbNwuexj-GCaC9hG4Mwhre39lgB71CdO9j8psbo8Xknd9yRtHiUSoacDvB0Bd73SMs5-hWxrBQ0N3ufV2M9OcfVUI7IFjPqO-JsKvmtJJi3mUv3gB8bulkyNKTLA5UEYzUrHof5ohdajEN9JNs5mTDvfJRZ1dMWhq5Q/s1600/B.jpg" width="200" /><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFj0n4w3o10c10Kca8hD91RjFxEUV5zoR95jHL0lXkKQUt9dfDox6FEQMKy-kuX85_gdwJXy5Cfiu-RQ2juDak_EsMHNSGr6ZJLISnRV1vfBo5kIU1RMPpVkX4MM5IlFpiswgUYrUVNyhGCR5no-jVfhYjHwJmM-Vsjy-t6p-HPk8YwlEHG9daggGfDo2Z/s1600/C.jpg" width="200" /></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;">1. "Tomorrow is a Latter Day"</span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"> A. <i>Everyday Rapture </i>B. <i>Scandalous </i>C. <i>The Book of Mormon </i>D. <i>Big Fish </i>E. <i>Soul Doctor</i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">2. "Falling Slowly"</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span><span style="color: #ffa400;">A. <i>Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark </i>B. <i>Once </i>C. <i>Ghost </i>D. <i>Holler If Ya Hear Me </i>E. <i>Leap of Faith</i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">3. "The Beat Goes On"</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span><span style="color: #ffa400;">A. <i>The Cher Show </i>B. <i>Head Over Heels </i>C. <i>The Band's Visit </i>D. <i>Getting the Band Back Together </i>E. <i>Ain't Too Proud</i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">4. "Stick It to the Man"</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span><span style="color: #ffa400;">A. <i>Mean Girls </i>B. <i>Be More Chill </i>C. <i>School of Rock </i>D. <i>Lysistrata Jones </i>E. <i>Newsies</i></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><i><br /></i></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">5. "The Lady's Improving"</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span><span style="color: #ffa400;">A. <i>War Paint </i>B. <i>The Cher Show </i>CA. <i>Tootsie </i>D. <i>After Midnight </i>E. <i>The Prom</i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">6. "Welcome to Nowhere"</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span><span style="color: #ffa400;">A. <i>Come From Away </i>B. <i>American Idiot </i>C. <i>Escape to Margaritaville </i>D. <i>The Band's Visit </i>E. <i>Wonderland</i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">7. "Anybody Have a Map?"</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span><span style="color: #ffa400;">A. <i>The Bridges of Madison County </i>B. <i>Dear Evan Hansen </i>C. <i>Doctor Zhivago </i>D. <i>Fun Home </i>E. <i>Wonderland</i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">8. "King of New York"</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span><span style="color: #ffa400;">A. <i>King Kong </i>B. <i>Newsies </i>C. <i>A Bronx Tale </i>D. <i>Beetlejuice </i>E. <i>After Midnight</i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">9. "If I Had a Truck"</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span><span style="color: #ffa400;">A. <i>Jagged Little Pill </i>B. <i>Be More Chill </i>C. <i>Getting the Band Back Together </i>D. <i>Hands on a Hardbody </i>E. <i>Groundhog Day</i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">10. "One Second and a Million Miles"</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span><span style="color: #ffa400;">A. <i>The Last Ship </i>B. <i>The Lightning Thief </i>C. <i>Holler If Ya Hear Me </i>D. <i>Escape to Margaritaville </i>E. <i>The Bridges of Madison County</i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP-bfyfDxaetkmZv_waqdYMNWuxI8vpDGPKCE92esdcQrGcPFLmSReTRf_20oW8Ns-uKHJeNvuZM1OSi8kIPB74wiicHXD_AgLyYJIzw-lgBANUY3kI_rBI402Cnkwo4yXj0o1n2Ql-L1iKMaKDfef-hBwAzcXuxx_dVVxbY_G6ixhtYg6_OOONUeTREI7/s1600/D.jpg" width="200" /><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDTZsb_xumtuS4KdN8QOt-3EnBgkAbjA0eECM-iWXXnybG_3VdKeOOSu_BEWRMdAUx-ic9bUOHZlEcVI3HXPC7srdYlDTLqPOwLEEHy5m445Hc5Cvc6T_QdPZRmA7A5LAlZVkgK0ZvpR4lNKqb1br36Odgm8PfKH3iaQrsZGQpfxsNORw0ekjS4PrYmKQF/s1600/E.jpg" width="200" /><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvXAA1emLyn0IQ96MuwKf1XZm8aSINw9qKJOBY3s497DbsNkIFb_KbCJrYK95il2_lb5DF7kQs-tTS20KjUUPMBTWJZx-qbKIcXPRY984DaiZyv8UrJdsfJapv5Rwvi1vUdqHH2J7adh-eBVqi3TDT0v5jHL4LjhJncm8s5WZn2oPDoMfdRuJAZgZ5b71V/s1600/F.png" width="200" /></div><br /><div><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: medium;">11. "Bikini Bottom Boogie"</span></b></div><div><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span> </span><span>A. <i>Bandstand </i>B. <i>Shuffle Along </i>C. <i>First Date </i>D. <i>SpongeBob SquarePants </i>E. <i>Baby It's You!</i></span></span></b></div><div><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span><i><br /></i></span></span></b></div><div><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: medium;">12. "Selling Out"</span></span></b></div><div><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> A. <i>Getting the Band Back Together </i>B. <i>Anastasia </i>C. <i>American Psycho </i>D. <i>Waitress </i>E. <i>Be More Chill</i></span></span></b></div><div><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></span></b></div><div><span style="text-align: center;"><span><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: medium;">13. "Maps"</span></span></b></div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="color: black; font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span></span></b><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A. <i>Fun Home </i><i> </i>B. <i>Dear Evan Hansen </i>C. <i>Doctor Zhivago </i>D. <b style="color: black;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i>The Bridges of Madison County</i></span></b><i> </i>E. <i>Wonderland</i></span></b></div><div style="color: #ffa400; font-family: helvetica; font-weight: bold;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><span><span><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: medium;">14. "Always Starting Over"</span></span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span></span></b><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A. <i>A Gentleman's Guide... </i><i> </i>B. <i>Rocky </i>C. <i>Waitress </i>D. <b style="color: black;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i>The Prom</i></span></b><i> </i>E. <i>If/Then</i></span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span style="color: #ffa400;"><span><span><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: medium;">15. "Move Toward the Darkness"</span></span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span></span></b><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A. <i>The Addams Family </i><i> </i>B. <i>Scandalous </i>C. <i>Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark </i>D. <b style="color: black;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i>Ghost</i></span></b><i> </i>E. <i>The Book of Mormon</i></span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span style="color: #ffa400;"><span><span><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: medium;">16. "My Crazy Heart"</span></span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span></span></b><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A. <i>Women on the Verge...</i><i> </i>B. <i>Getting the Band Back Together </i>C. <i>It Shoulda Been You </i>D. <b style="color: black;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i>American Psycho</i></span></b><i> </i>E. <i>Once</i></span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span style="color: #ffa400;"><span><span><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: medium;">17. "There Is a Santa Claus"</span></span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span></span></b><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A. <i>A Christmas Story </i><i> </i>B. <i>Elf </i>C. <i>Holiday Inn </i>D. <b style="color: black;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i>Amazing Grace</i></span></b><i> </i>E. <i>Bright Star</i></span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span><span><span style="color: #ffa400;"><span><span><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: medium;">18. "Up On Santa's Lap"</span></span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span></span></b><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A. <i>Elf </i><i> </i>B. <b style="color: black;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i>A Christmas Story</i></span></b><i> </i>C. <i>Holiday Inn </i>D. <b style="color: black;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i>Amazing Grace</i></span></b><i> </i>E. <i>Bright Star</i></span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span style="color: #ffa400;"><span><span><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: medium;">19. "Poison In My Pocket"</span></span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span></span></b><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A. <i>American Psycho</i><i> </i>B. <i>Beetlejuice </i>C. <i>The Addams Family </i>D. <b style="color: black;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i>A Gentleman's Guide...</i></span></b><i> </i>E. <i>Finding Neverland</i></span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span><span><span style="color: #ffa400;"><span><span><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: medium;">20. "When Your Feet Don't Touch the Ground"</span></span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span></span></b><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A. <i>Finding Neverland </i><i> </i>B. <b style="color: black;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i>Charlie and the Chocolate Factory</i></span></b><i> </i>C. <i>Leap of Faith </i>D. <b style="color: black;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i>Tuck Everlasting</i></span></b><i> </i>E. <i>Wonderland</i></span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5wiH9lekAt60TAshLI7Pfjuce6hFwz55OkGcQcbss8XDGwyToAAN3qE7aS_o1cFAUYuPjP7jyARtdrA72fW-zq4XVXYQWfE2zS2W5MnJSPgzko8t6Dcr4CUZSWHS6KnSkoOAFKSd7RgiL5iCPpeRBokKyCwKHMYhsBehqIWI8TxJUzO_mcCDYgOhJqfzZ/s1600/G.jpg" width="200" /><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD67Ud0pHQm7EHYdpyMPXvcRMLhErS0U1FxBnqWjhwS1zr0o-2H_XkBlY0Gef8FGzt4LHeDggaabw7a3HasccautDvrhH5prpHBoEgBPgQdRTfAXV6UuHBCiqSvCDwmNzwF04yPEuV2REJav25L9MKxVNWaczhZVfKWWkoY6kzT7GOKNXbR5_yIhVAnXnA/s1600/H.jpg" width="200" /><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1zCs7ioutMV0pC8T-156PuuhtVfvoxAsIq2vCQRrmdyPCDpIjz0OtxI5RbsvFn34-Akt8za6oAvxeVA8CaMuvqifEpXOEqPgrQ8fYbV45y2kPo5zgv5TCm8lvHLOqCfMHfyQ47QmsfHhzZvoc7UUr6ZKUvERHgFgCfdRA0YYbLdnl7GrL93YLeYU3lL0i/s1600/I.jpg" width="200" /></div><br />21. "She Used To Be Mine"</span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span><span style="color: #ffa400;">A. <i>Natasha, Pierre... </i>B. <i>War Paint </i>C. <i>Waitress </i>D. <i>Pretty Woman </i>E. <i>Bright Star</i></span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">22. "Forever Beautiful"</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b style="font-family: helvetica;">A.<span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></b><i><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Beautiful</b></span><b style="font-family: helvetica; font-weight: 400;"> </b></i><b style="font-family: helvetica;">B.<span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></b><i style="font-family: helvetica; font-weight: bold;">War Paint </i><b style="font-family: helvetica;">C.<span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></b><i style="font-family: helvetica; font-weight: bold;">Pretty Women </i><b style="font-family: helvetica;">D.<span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></b><i style="font-family: helvetica; font-weight: bold;">Head Over Heels </i><b style="font-family: helvetica;">E.<span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></b><i style="font-family: helvetica; font-weight: bold;">Nice Work If You Can Get It</i></span></span></div></span></span></div></span></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: helvetica; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: helvetica; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">23. "Wait For Me"</span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span><span style="color: #ffa400;">A. <i>Natasha, Pierre... </i>B. <i>An American in Paris </i>C. <i>The Visit </i>D. <i>Rocky </i>E. <i>Hadestown</i></span></b></div><div><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b style="color: black;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">24. "21 Guns"</span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span><span style="color: #ffa400;">A. <i>American Idiot </i>B. <i>Bonnie & Clyde </i>C. <i>A Bronx Tale </i>D. <i>The Last Ship </i>E. <i>Honeymoon in Vegas</i></span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b style="color: black;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">25. "Dyin' Ain't So Bad"</span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span><span style="color: #ffa400;">A. <i>American Psycho </i>B. <i>American Idiot </i>C. <i>Bonnie & Clyde </i>D. <i>Hamilton </i>E. <i>Beetlejuice</i></span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: red; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b>STOP!</b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: red; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b>If you don't want to know the answers yet,</b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: red; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b>stop scrolling NOW!</b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: red; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b>Answers below:</b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: red; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><span><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">1. "Tomorrow is a Latter Day"</span></span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"> C. <i>The Book of Mormon</i></span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">2. "Falling Slowly"</span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span><span style="color: #ffa400;">B. <i>Once </i></span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">3. "The Beat Goes On"</span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span><span style="color: #ffa400;">A. <i>The Cher Show</i></span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">4. "Stick It to the Man"</span></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span><span style="color: #ffa400;">C. <i>School of Rock </i></span></span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #ffa400;"><i><br /></i></span></span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">5. "The Lady's Improving"</span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span><span style="color: #ffa400;">E. <i>The Prom</i></span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">6. "Welcome to Nowhere"</span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span><span style="color: #ffa400;">D. <i>The Band's Visit </i></span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">7. "Anybody Have a Map?"</span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span><span style="color: #ffa400;">B. <i>Dear Evan Hansen</i></span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">8. "King of New York"</span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span><span style="color: #ffa400;">B. <i>Newsies</i></span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">9. "If I Had a Truck"</span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span><span style="color: #ffa400;">D. <i>Hands on a Hardbody </i></span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">10. "One Second and a Million Miles"</span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span><span style="color: #ffa400;">E. <i>The Bridges of Madison County</i></span></b></div></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: red; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: medium;">11. "Bikini Bottom Boogie"</span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span> </span><span>D. <i>SpongeBob SquarePants</i></span></span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span><i><br /></i></span></span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: medium;">12. "Selling Out"</span></span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> C. <i>American Psycho</i></span></span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: medium;">13. "Maps"</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span></span></b><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A. <i>Fun Home</i></span></b></div><div style="color: #ffa400; font-family: helvetica; font-weight: bold;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><span><span><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: medium;">14. "Always Starting Over"</span></span></b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span></span></b><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">E. <i>If/Then</i></span></b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span style="color: #ffa400;"><span><span><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: medium;">15. "Move Toward the Darkness"</span></span></b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span></span></b><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A. <i>The Addams Family</i></span></b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span style="color: #ffa400;"><span><span><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: medium;">16. "My Crazy Heart"</span></span></b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span></span></b><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A. <i>Women on the Verge...</i><i> </i></span></b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span style="color: #ffa400;"><span><span><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: medium;">17. "There Is a Santa Claus"</span></span></b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span></span></b><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">B. <i>Elf </i></span></b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span><span><span style="color: #ffa400;"><span><span><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: medium;">18. "Up On Santa's Lap"</span></span></b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span></span></b><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">B. <b style="color: black;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i>A Christmas Story</i></span></b></span></b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b style="color: black;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span style="color: #ffa400;"><span><span><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: medium;">19. "Poison In My Pocket"</span></span></b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span></span></b><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">D. <b style="color: black;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i>A Gentleman's Guide...</i></span></b></span></b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span><span><span style="color: #ffa400;"><span><span><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: medium;">20. "When Your Feet Don't Touch the Ground"</span></span></b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span></span></b><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A. <i>Finding Neverland</i></span></b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">21. "She Used To Be Mine"</span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span><span style="color: #ffa400;">C. <i>Waitress</i></span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">22. "Forever Beautiful"</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>B.<span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></b><i>War Paint</i></span></span></div></span></span></div></span></span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><b style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><b style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">23. "Wait For Me"</span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span><span style="color: #ffa400;">E. <i>Hadestown</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b style="color: black;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">24. "21 Guns"</span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span><span style="color: #ffa400;">A. <i>American Idiot</i></span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b style="color: black;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">25. "Dyin' Ain't So Bad"</span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span><span style="color: #ffa400;">C. <i>Bonnie & Clyde</i></span></b></div></span></b></span></b></div></span></b></span></b></div></span></b></div></span></b></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></div></span></div></span></b></div></span></b></span></b></div></span></b></span></b></div></span></b></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></div>JKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04782634274496834578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056238063013699574.post-72952911633277117752024-01-31T06:30:00.079-05:002024-01-31T06:30:00.161-05:00Play It Again: Fiddler's "Do You Love Me?"<span id="docs-internal-guid-68cca880-7fff-4032-19d3-48c552f4c621"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #bf9000;">PLAY IT AGAIN: <i>Fiddler on the Roof</i>'s “Do You Love Me?” </span></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">For this new series, Jeff has invited me to choose some classic Broadway show tunes and compare versions of these songs from several different cast recordings. Wherever possible, I’ll link to the songs on YouTube, where I listen to most of them myself.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9pacbKlEycikqtr69EaMWlwnCN7zFDuS8UEgNqYBB68J-0VIJH3U9Z-dy56_i4LsRa9MlMxMxC1tR-ewqAxYEqQj2mIY3YzHEn2gT_MvY7TPqH98u2MNSXiV8N4j1bByf8zZh3D571u-EsxWW41pKM0DXbJapG5gGVlgnfpIVkaj0OD2Nwk3TJMHVTRhN/s1216/Screenshot%202024-01-30%202.01.18%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="239" data-original-width="1216" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9pacbKlEycikqtr69EaMWlwnCN7zFDuS8UEgNqYBB68J-0VIJH3U9Z-dy56_i4LsRa9MlMxMxC1tR-ewqAxYEqQj2mIY3YzHEn2gT_MvY7TPqH98u2MNSXiV8N4j1bByf8zZh3D571u-EsxWW41pKM0DXbJapG5gGVlgnfpIVkaj0OD2Nwk3TJMHVTRhN/w640-h126/Screenshot%202024-01-30%202.01.18%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />This week I’ll be comparing five recordings of the second-act duet </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #990000;">“Do You Love Me?”</span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> from composer </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Jerry Bock</span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> and lyricist </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Sheldon Harnick</span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">’s classic<span style="color: #bf9000;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #bf9000;">Fiddler on the Roof</span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">. The recordings considered below are from the original Broadway cast, the film soundtrack, the two most recent Broadway revivals, and the off-Broadway Yiddish production (where the song is called “Libst Mikh, Sertse?” with lyrics by<span style="color: #b45f06;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Shraga Friedman</span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">). </span><p></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">A masterpiece of character-driven songwriting, “Do You Love Me?” comes at a crucial point in the second act of the show, when milkman Tevye has decided to let one of his daughters marry for love rather than practical considerations. Recalling his own arranged marriage, he poses the titular question to Golde, his wife of twenty-five years. Not accustomed to thinking in such terms, she at first mocks him for asking such a pointless question, and then enumerates the many things she’s done for him over the years as evidence of her feelings; but Tevye is not satisfied and finally persuades her to say that she loves him, a sentiment which he immediately reciprocates.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">My overall favorite version is marked with two stars (</span><span style="color: yellow; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">**</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">); one star (</span><span style="color: yellow; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">*</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">) is used to indicate that a particular version stands out in terms of singing, orchestra, sound, or other miscellaneous qualities.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #990000;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: 700; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_GkTGwM13gx-AEV5ZHITsunPITNVBQv_Plr4yc5inWCB46bGreYnuDU81cybiJEQi6E5XCQ9jLOnlAVveK1ES-8Y2i0BX7eJdIfYNeDIveUv-ZgngRu7f3FVAIkmBqc0fBLQfVkFSBMrYwP7okxSBvBRYjsA2hTRZu9olcmfHV1liqF8eWXDrlbC_ug6W/s200/Fiddler%20(1964).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_GkTGwM13gx-AEV5ZHITsunPITNVBQv_Plr4yc5inWCB46bGreYnuDU81cybiJEQi6E5XCQ9jLOnlAVveK1ES-8Y2i0BX7eJdIfYNeDIveUv-ZgngRu7f3FVAIkmBqc0fBLQfVkFSBMrYwP7okxSBvBRYjsA2hTRZu9olcmfHV1liqF8eWXDrlbC_ug6W/w200-h200/Fiddler%20(1964).jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #990000;"><b><br />ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST (1964)</b></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> - </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YzqYvlPMbI" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">YouTube</span></a><p></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Tevye:</span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> Zero Mostel; </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Golde:</span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> Maria Karnilova</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #bf9000;">SINGING:</span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> Mostel’s delivery, both sung and spoken, is casual but expressive; he’s especially effective at conveying his increasing urgency as his wife equivocates on answering his question. Karnilova, more than subsequent Goldes, leans into vocal acting rather than pure singing; the result sounds natural enough, but a few of her notes could be a little less piercing for my taste.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #bf9000;">ORCHESTRA:</span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> The orchestra is surprisingly subdued for the original recording of a Golden Age masterpiece. It’s mostly strings with some woodwinds in the mix for added color, but there’s not much ornamentation.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #bf9000;">SOUND:</span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> Quite clear, but the vocals are too prominent; the orchestral introduction over the dialogue barely registers.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #bf9000;">MISCELLANEOUS:</span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> The tempo seems quite fast - though, given that this is the original, maybe it’s more accurate to say that subsequent versions are slow! Regardless, I prefer a more languorous pace for such an eloquent song. This version includes the longest bit of spoken material at the beginning, with a couple of lines for Golde.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #990000;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: 700; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTm6fIqIOi-igqVM_huSPsxvsWeAkYIBXXex5L994r-PRBxg21eaIEu81awBlRiQFUP5szwTP-2IY_Xj2GHjKOEm149QxXuIkjjB3VFJ_fnXo6w95GZ_UKcVixANYUK8tjyq9v8iC8mBC5XQeqjtUu2pT5tIs6ploXbKWf-W9XVrNLkGJRh4ajhxJRta2G/s200/Fiddler%20(1971).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTm6fIqIOi-igqVM_huSPsxvsWeAkYIBXXex5L994r-PRBxg21eaIEu81awBlRiQFUP5szwTP-2IY_Xj2GHjKOEm149QxXuIkjjB3VFJ_fnXo6w95GZ_UKcVixANYUK8tjyq9v8iC8mBC5XQeqjtUu2pT5tIs6ploXbKWf-W9XVrNLkGJRh4ajhxJRta2G/w200-h200/Fiddler%20(1971).jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #990000;"><b><br />ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK (1971)</b></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> - </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbCVhZ9C96o" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">YouTube</span></a><p></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Tevye:</span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> Topol; </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Golde:</span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"> </span>Norma Crane</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #bf9000;">SINGING:</span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> Topol’s interpretation is zestful and expansive, perhaps a bit melodramatic compared to the others, but I can see why he owned this part for so many years, on screen and off. Crane’s delivery is loud and brash, with words somewhat clipped at times. The two approaches are very distinct, yet they sound lovely together at the end. A juicy highlight here is this quick exchange: “You’re a fool!” “I know.”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: yellow; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">*</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #bf9000;">ORCHESTRA:</span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> It’s not a level playing field, really, since this version has the advantage of music adapted and conducted by John Williams. The shimmering strings, woodwind flourishes, and sudden dynamic bursts are a perfect match for the song’s shifting emotional landscape.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #bf9000;">SOUND:</span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> Not great; individual sounds tend to blend together, and the vocals are sometimes very loud.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #bf9000;">MISCELLANEOUS:</span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> The tempo is pleasantly slow here, and Topol does a great job with the introductory monologue.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #990000;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: 700; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-5Xwui-L1owS30RLLKU22eEb4GJR32MnCSpa71TQZ5V-wOC6ja0INBUVcITFcoR_XfYx9FPbSW9NUN-GNFbdjqhWlPfQKrm1VplI3NPM4UmboXeoXLPuKFtH9IvnsVt4elf-HF-tOJTGt9myRJcjU87WG736xUwTDb_jHdp0z4PjD7Ul4JNH3RFj61Y1l/s200/Fiddler%20(2004).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-5Xwui-L1owS30RLLKU22eEb4GJR32MnCSpa71TQZ5V-wOC6ja0INBUVcITFcoR_XfYx9FPbSW9NUN-GNFbdjqhWlPfQKrm1VplI3NPM4UmboXeoXLPuKFtH9IvnsVt4elf-HF-tOJTGt9myRJcjU87WG736xUwTDb_jHdp0z4PjD7Ul4JNH3RFj61Y1l/w200-h200/Fiddler%20(2004).jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #990000;"><b><br />BROADWAY REVIVAL CAST (2004)</b></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> - </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-S8BixreTz8" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">YouTube</span></a><p></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Tevye:</span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> Alfred Molina; </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Golde:</span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> Randy Graff</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #bf9000;">SINGING:</span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> Both actors are surprisingly subdued here; they hit the notes but skip the character touches that are so ubiquitous in the other versions. Graff’s beautiful soprano, in particular, does very little to distinguish Golde from Fantine. Molina’s voice is pleasant and natural, with some nice dynamic changes, but otherwise does little to establish Tevye’s character or state of mind. Pleasant but undistinguished, “vanilla” is the word I’d use to describe this entry overall.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #bf9000;">ORCHESTRA:</span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> The chamber-like ensemble is the smallest of them all, but the delicate orchestration makes up for it, with lots of colorful touches. I especially like the low flute at the beginning.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #bf9000;">SOUND:</span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> This is a very clear recording, with a nice balance between vocals and orchestra.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #bf9000;">MISCELLANEOUS:</span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> Like the original recording, the tempo seems quite brisk. There’s no introductory dialogue, but that does make it easier to hear the charming orchestral introduction. (Irrelevant note: this recording features by far my favorite cover art.)</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: yellow; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdXZwu6VEH0pMXCsEUcExjJEqOXA05FpwbeRylbnqYOK90k9pBerSsXJ2NbEpf-BT80XApGFUOjsDOiGn-62dQAqUtUMFzEXAyfOt4mvwI1mB64yb3RhpZObWi07JDXt6p9kQglPuVLXUN0mLNDgNmN5XIVe4F638M7UvG-yXsl9ZGd4iAP3Eh8riK9bQf/s200/Fiddler%20(2016).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdXZwu6VEH0pMXCsEUcExjJEqOXA05FpwbeRylbnqYOK90k9pBerSsXJ2NbEpf-BT80XApGFUOjsDOiGn-62dQAqUtUMFzEXAyfOt4mvwI1mB64yb3RhpZObWi07JDXt6p9kQglPuVLXUN0mLNDgNmN5XIVe4F638M7UvG-yXsl9ZGd4iAP3Eh8riK9bQf/w200-h200/Fiddler%20(2016).jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="color: yellow;"><br />**</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #990000;"><b>BROADWAY REVIVAL CAST (2016)</b></span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> - </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SrJYXQ9j6M" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">YouTube</span></a><p></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Tevye:</span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"> </span>Danny Burstein; </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Golde:</span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> Jessica Hecht</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: yellow; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">*</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #bf9000;">SINGING:</span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> I think both singers achieve the best mix of beautiful vocals and effective characterization on this recording. Burstein’s interpretation is reminiscent of Mostel’s in terms of expressive detail, but he’s also capable of a more traditional, musically satisfying delivery, especially on sustained notes. Similarly, Hecht’s vocals manage to seem as pure as Graff’s but as distinctive as Crane’s. One particular highlight is the comical mini-outburst when they exchange barks of “I’m your wife!” and “I know!”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #bf9000;">ORCHESTRA:</span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> The orchestra and arrangements are similar to those on the 2004 revival recording, but with a fuller string section.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #bf9000;">SOUND:</span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> Not the best of the lot. The sound is a little muddled, with the orchestra too prominent; certain loud parts seem somehow pinched (unfortunately, I lack the technical vocabulary to be more precise than that!).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: yellow; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">*</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #bf9000;">MISCELLANEOUS:</span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> Tevye’s introductory spoken lines, as well as the orchestral underscoring, sound particularly good together here. The tempo is perfect: mostly unhurried, but with some shifts, including an appropriately accelerated middle section (“The first time I saw you…”).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #990000;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: 700; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7MCF6fQKS0UXlSzDr9gMlGdM3usudBJ3Eu7DaHCihZtkjKEQCRpi638wes8lRirKhR91L0bXOxKc9oNDMMD4vW1JHwIsLBZnKP0aVrD6NNBrZ99ZABNlO3D0c_Sei4Rw9LWsCJaM_Jk1Taknd6uDJSx9GqCCnGGeGn12TuXEOzHBGuDnDkPo9jvXmtlaf/s200/Fiddler%20(2018).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7MCF6fQKS0UXlSzDr9gMlGdM3usudBJ3Eu7DaHCihZtkjKEQCRpi638wes8lRirKhR91L0bXOxKc9oNDMMD4vW1JHwIsLBZnKP0aVrD6NNBrZ99ZABNlO3D0c_Sei4Rw9LWsCJaM_Jk1Taknd6uDJSx9GqCCnGGeGn12TuXEOzHBGuDnDkPo9jvXmtlaf/w200-h200/Fiddler%20(2018).jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #990000;"><b><br />YIDDISH OFF-BROADWAY CAST (2018)</b></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> - </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6ArFiQsyLE&list=PLcvFO4lyuy_skAIqvxQitkom-R_1Q5CDW&index=21" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">YouTube</span></a><p></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Tevye:</span> </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Steven Skybell; </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Golde:</span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> Jennifer Babiak</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #bf9000;">SINGING:</span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> The vocalists are very well-matched, each taking a fairly straightforward approach with a few nice touches to maintain effective characterization. Skybell has a pleasant voice throughout, and his increasingly whispered pleas are a particularly nice choice. Babiak has a more refined and traditional voice, like Graff, but she knows which words need a little extra punch. The two sound better than any other pair when they sing together at the end.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #bf9000;">ORCHESTRA:</span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #bf9000;"> </span>I was expecting </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fiddler</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">-lite on this particular recording, but the orchestra is actually surprisingly full, with lush strings and lots of woodwind touches. This version is unique in having a sort of brassy ending, compared to the strings and bells of other recordings.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: yellow; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">*</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #bf9000;">SOUND:</span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> This is an extremely clear and well-balanced recording; all musical details are easy to hear. This was especially obvious when I noticed the “Tradition”-like accordion figure after Tevye sings “I’m asking you a question” - I had to go back and make sure it was actually present on the other recordings, rather than something added for this one.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #bf9000;">MISCELLANEOUS:</span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> Not much to add: the tempo is moderate, and the track does include a Yiddish version of Tevye’s introductory monologue.</span></p><p> </p>JKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04782634274496834578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056238063013699574.post-74872009692755852412024-01-29T06:30:00.372-05:002024-01-29T06:30:00.154-05:00Review: Days of Wine and Roses<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj63Z_y6L19s4FOJXjadnvYRwU_R6E6plxHCN7m_t4m5Axuqckbgz3HyObC5h69FkIMLH_lmmAn1dIt7S_EFdEd1esHR0sz4a_yNn64QqSwG-FBC5ywJUrVD6aYv9-5KP-iQxt6JmfsDi771MOnFbavemuasNX38kqQcjjtleWPk5_wySx4la0_qRlgpfQM/s394/Days-Of-Wine-And-Roses-Playbill-2024-01-06_Web.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="250" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj63Z_y6L19s4FOJXjadnvYRwU_R6E6plxHCN7m_t4m5Axuqckbgz3HyObC5h69FkIMLH_lmmAn1dIt7S_EFdEd1esHR0sz4a_yNn64QqSwG-FBC5ywJUrVD6aYv9-5KP-iQxt6JmfsDi771MOnFbavemuasNX38kqQcjjtleWPk5_wySx4la0_qRlgpfQM/s320/Days-Of-Wine-And-Roses-Playbill-2024-01-06_Web.jpg" width="203" /></a></div>Review of the Sunday evening preview performance on January 7, 2024 at Studio 54 in New York City. Starring Kelli O'Hara, Brian d'Arcy James, Byron Jennings, David Jennings, and Tabitha Lawing. Music, lyrics and orchestrations by Adam Guettel. Book by Craig Lucas. Based on the play by JP Miller and the Warner Brothers film. Scenic design by Lizzie Clachan. Costume design by Dede Ayite. Lighting design by Ben Stanton. Sound design by Kai Harada. Musical direction by Kimberly Grigsby. Choreography by Sergio Trujillo and Karla Puno Garcia. Direction by Michael Greif. 1 hour 50 minutes with no intermission.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The air of Studio 54 was filled with excited anticipation for the second preview of the new musical <i style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Days of Wine and Roses</span></i>. It really felt like an event. Would the latest from <b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Adam Guettel</span> </b>(music and lyrics) and <b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Craig Lucas</span> </b>(book) work as well on a larger Broadway stage as it did at the Atlantic off-Broadway? I didn't see the earlier production, so I can't compare, but I can say that it was Opening Night ready from where I sat.<i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">On a sleek, yet somehow foreboding unit set (design by </span><b style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Lizzie Clachan</span></b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">), we are transported to late 50s/early 60s New York. The environs, enhanced by </span><b style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Ben Stanton</span></b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">'s by the mood-of-the-scene lighting and </span><b style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Dede Ayite</span></b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">'s spot on, character-driven costumes, tell us as much about the central characters' descent into alcohol addiction as the music and script do. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia7Mn7_dTpo1rzJRRU_Bkfg3XKzMxpctKKeSI5AGxRraI9j7-OcRr3HIYki6NHUsnrZHyzYgBPipJzG88L-0qH4lXaclk1m-0p4eTli3SFoNKBEMjTh71p5EhiY_W69YKba_uyeyBedlCp60q4__mTaXIqY5VZ2F6c__tXDMWiBupCiZ6Hmeiv3RBUl2Nt/s675/0069r_Brian-dArcy-James-and-Kelli-OHara-photo-by-Joan-Marcus.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="675" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia7Mn7_dTpo1rzJRRU_Bkfg3XKzMxpctKKeSI5AGxRraI9j7-OcRr3HIYki6NHUsnrZHyzYgBPipJzG88L-0qH4lXaclk1m-0p4eTli3SFoNKBEMjTh71p5EhiY_W69YKba_uyeyBedlCp60q4__mTaXIqY5VZ2F6c__tXDMWiBupCiZ6Hmeiv3RBUl2Nt/w400-h266/0069r_Brian-dArcy-James-and-Kelli-OHara-photo-by-Joan-Marcus.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Based on a previous play and a famous film, the musical delves deep into the crushing weight of being dependent on booze to feel connected to life and your loved ones. Essentially a two character show, with a handful of important supporting roles, <i>Wine and Roses</i> is both an intimate examination of the relationship between Joe and Kirsten, and a broader cautionary tale. Under <b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Michael Greif</span></b>'s tight direction, each moment builds on the last, and he has carefully steered the piece away from what could have easily become a histrionic soap opera. He deftly tells us where to look and what to see, but without judgement, leaving us to ponder and deal with our own feelings about what we are witnessing. I myself can attest to a wide range of often conflicting emotions. It is quite a ride, one that left me spent and in awe. In many ways, it reminded me of his work on <i>Next to Normal</i>.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="620" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLNipIQIZSIRf1xpGa5ew4z3r8ZHsaBbdfNw5GhDUfdr5VRwfue2GSK_mAsgyXKF5BYcOrhAVnExONJ6HrrMzli3lVt9WTiwLi3hjB_2Zo0x3Wj_Z82uhG5-bprncbhE7hux-ce3haA_MasCkgc0iBhiU6MvDcGDdoWRpFnO49SHacMSGn7l4jIE4aKsbq/s320/FUYG5FBJYRDBPJPU4OBBAOJ63A.webp" width="320" /><img border="0" data-original-height="373" data-original-width="500" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFXxMAgqzHFsEoDglwajGRpkiSi9i8K9FYpewM8T-ImFSA_lAS5kHJxUCXlAE7oK7h-XZm0Q5R0dhIvep1_tm4Kk0xIkOTvQ8HBuQeEz-wKf5M4dBIiEQFMzMIWOPNa1IMNdOSPpSThaIvILTXCFwfgKvpVvjDgt0Os3WG1tF3O7WRre95fNWG5izn6EsV/w285-h213/Resized_500-_Olivia_Hernandez_David_Jennings_and_Brian_dArcy_James_in_Days_of_Wine_and_Roses__Ahron_F._Foster.webp" width="285" /></div><br />The uniformly superb company of actors drive this piece to dizzying heights and terrifying lows. There is a small, hard-working ensemble called upon to fill in the gaps, acting purposefully like background players do in film. They definitely contribute to the brilliant whole of the show. <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">David Jennings</span></b> offers a tower-of-strength support system as the AA sponsor for Joe. What makes this role interesting is that back in the day, AA wasn't as widely known or accepted, so what we today are familiar with as far as warning signs and steps, could easily have come across as cliche or empty platitudes, but instead come off as fresh and sincere. Mr. Jennings' delivery never comes across as preachy. As Kirsten's father, <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Byron Jennings</span></b> gives a brilliant multi-layered performance as a man fighting his own demons while helplessly struggling to save his daughter. There were times when he stood silently off to the side, almost in the shadows, and you could feel every emotion he was feeling. Making her Broadway debut as the couple's young daughter, <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Tabitha Lawing</span></b> joins a growing list of strong child actors who give sincere, deep portrayals. Not since Sydney Lucas in <i>Fun Home</i> have I seen such an absolutely <i>real </i>performance from someone so young. Brava!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">When you have two actors as beloved as <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Kelli O'Hara</span> </b>and </span><b style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Brian d'Arcy James</span></b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">, it can be a dicey thing. Will they meet our impossibly high standards for their work, or will they disappoint? Here, they have made our standards even higher. Both are giving career-defining performances that will be remembered for seasons to come. Their chemistry is palpable - even (or especially) when they are careening away from each other in a downward spiral. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2A1yVdgbBR6OIkFqLrW78HHRDfsMEN8fu53CJ2614QX65VT3O09ySvFtZ6fNh74jGV2xuGF8tWSk1lCF767r-MuJEhHGbP2Qr6goherMLgnfyuBq7NmU9x_dx8DDyhFHgKCA7elX1-0ZbN_0Xr50Gpql0NdKuDl9ve6bvo3FV25bNXpUs6cSR2nYNWsLV/s450/0086r_Brian-dArcy-James-and-Kelli-OHara-photo-by-Joan-Marcus.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="378" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2A1yVdgbBR6OIkFqLrW78HHRDfsMEN8fu53CJ2614QX65VT3O09ySvFtZ6fNh74jGV2xuGF8tWSk1lCF767r-MuJEhHGbP2Qr6goherMLgnfyuBq7NmU9x_dx8DDyhFHgKCA7elX1-0ZbN_0Xr50Gpql0NdKuDl9ve6bvo3FV25bNXpUs6cSR2nYNWsLV/s320/0086r_Brian-dArcy-James-and-Kelli-OHara-photo-by-Joan-Marcus.jpg" width="269" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8BsCVU9dw8Cfda0aDBSY-VmXnICZOoJLw_56_ASeN8caXoPP5hHtyLM_rvYC_g3XIKTXfbf66e43BCtyKZIt9WjUqRoV8eh0-dXpPcs9HBmVanNlpzWhTuzsTLY-TD5vGYBTLTKCTF-gHsEX5zsXUqgwo6NJv0SdGvOoF-Vvp60QeLhT7Y9DlHaekaP_A/s450/0113r_Kelli-OHara-and-Brian-dArcy-James-photo-by-Joan-Marcus.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="300" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8BsCVU9dw8Cfda0aDBSY-VmXnICZOoJLw_56_ASeN8caXoPP5hHtyLM_rvYC_g3XIKTXfbf66e43BCtyKZIt9WjUqRoV8eh0-dXpPcs9HBmVanNlpzWhTuzsTLY-TD5vGYBTLTKCTF-gHsEX5zsXUqgwo6NJv0SdGvOoF-Vvp60QeLhT7Y9DlHaekaP_A/s320/0113r_Kelli-OHara-and-Brian-dArcy-James-photo-by-Joan-Marcus.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhghoYU0l3vpRQN8FFYAkC3J5QmW36PVzOvXNLooiV7J7gUogRjOrL8k9QTeZBZ1Ba3AwQIer-d4tb97Jb_nOtKwUMfh8LfU8SJ8oHzS3LQMwBJxAhi3a4-am0nZaj2LCEWHTJybmsVdgQLxBOZwMJfcyADL42X9bmBS0nS7ZgLaLVjsLZw_mLT2YMfLuBj/s450/0257r_Brian-dArcy-James-and-Kelli-OHara-photo-by-Joan-Marcus.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="360" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhghoYU0l3vpRQN8FFYAkC3J5QmW36PVzOvXNLooiV7J7gUogRjOrL8k9QTeZBZ1Ba3AwQIer-d4tb97Jb_nOtKwUMfh8LfU8SJ8oHzS3LQMwBJxAhi3a4-am0nZaj2LCEWHTJybmsVdgQLxBOZwMJfcyADL42X9bmBS0nS7ZgLaLVjsLZw_mLT2YMfLuBj/s320/0257r_Brian-dArcy-James-and-Kelli-OHara-photo-by-Joan-Marcus.jpg" width="256" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnyOUoGniwm5kWzJQINHyMhlkP4eoJSVQ-I3BDZ4LeDoB8v45UGuyPwFx3bW2vRgRJotQyr04VhPCVusSTCbMp-6wk0YAZLrNEZILhviU1PnaHmofMyBMt5oSloypm_JuDAJ0clvL9vKyaaGmroxQDfK1F6CoZvEbutp8yxgSyDiXIzHNdHdSGaCSj_RXC/s450/0452r_Kelli-OHara-and-Brian-dArcy-James-photo-by-Joan-Marcus.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="288" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnyOUoGniwm5kWzJQINHyMhlkP4eoJSVQ-I3BDZ4LeDoB8v45UGuyPwFx3bW2vRgRJotQyr04VhPCVusSTCbMp-6wk0YAZLrNEZILhviU1PnaHmofMyBMt5oSloypm_JuDAJ0clvL9vKyaaGmroxQDfK1F6CoZvEbutp8yxgSyDiXIzHNdHdSGaCSj_RXC/s320/0452r_Kelli-OHara-and-Brian-dArcy-James-photo-by-Joan-Marcus.jpg" width="205" /></a></div><br />Mr. James is amazing as he navigates the tricky journey from marginally sleazy businessman with all the right words to violent alcoholic to teetering-on-the-edge sober caretaker. At times, he charms. Other times, he is cruel and manipulative - you hate him. But a lot of the time you pity him. (To say more could give away how things play out here.) There is one scene in particular where I felt like I was seeing him in previously uncharted waters. During what amounts to an aria, he desperately, destructively searches for a hidden bottle of booze. He was chilling and brilliant. Ms. O'Hara also navigates a terrifying journey from smart as a whip, totally in control teetotaler to fun party girl to tragic alcoholic. At times, she charms. Other times, she is easily manipulated - you want to shake her awake. And, yes, a lot of the time, you pity her. She makes some very poor decisions regarding her family, lying and wallowing in self-pity. The contrast between her happy confidence in the opening scenes and one particular scene later in a hotel room is shocking. Her transformation both emotionally and physically is as brilliant as it is troubling. The bottom line is that both of these actors are at the peak of their careers, giving tour-de-force performances.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">This is not a show for the casual, let's-see-a-musical crowd. If you only like brassy, dance-y spectaculars, this won't be for you. But if you like dramatic, thought-provoking theater that expects you to engage, get a ticket and buckle up. Guettel's jazzy, complex score and Lucas' tension filled book, along with brilliant, once-in-a-lifetime performances will remind you that musicals are, indeed, art.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>📸<span style="color: #0b5394;">: A. Foster, J. Marcus</span></b></span></div>JKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04782634274496834578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056238063013699574.post-47310902249206624392024-01-26T06:30:00.005-05:002024-01-26T12:53:44.768-05:00Broadway Games: Name That Show! (Round 3)<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b>Broadway Games:</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b>Name That Show! (Round 3)</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Today's game is all about pictures - pictures of original Broadway casts. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">It's pretty simple. Look at the photo, name the show. The first five are very well known shows. The bonus is pretty easy this week. Good luck!</span><span> </span> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5a7C7Vj5nSxDQXv-HCGj2IQ96JwymEC9XndbNoo46StC_9HKEQ0DqQqvhVh3qlK4LuAoOodZVUkhWSxa6g7Rx_eiKZmkpRSqzb3fbZeGSgrNpWTQ9hgHEbasoH0WIBydliI2oOvPnLTe9j4igwOiUylC-IlYgfkCaXWlvKX33kIE53R-lIj8APTifBazj/s800/6b03f1dd732c1fa3d3d4e5371dd163cf-nine-broadway-production-photos-1982-13-hr.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5a7C7Vj5nSxDQXv-HCGj2IQ96JwymEC9XndbNoo46StC_9HKEQ0DqQqvhVh3qlK4LuAoOodZVUkhWSxa6g7Rx_eiKZmkpRSqzb3fbZeGSgrNpWTQ9hgHEbasoH0WIBydliI2oOvPnLTe9j4igwOiUylC-IlYgfkCaXWlvKX33kIE53R-lIj8APTifBazj/w640-h360/6b03f1dd732c1fa3d3d4e5371dd163cf-nine-broadway-production-photos-1982-13-hr.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: xx-large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Bonus</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: xx-large;"><span style="color: #fcff01;">(The only one this week that </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: xx-large;"><span style="color: #fcff01;">DIDN'T win Best Musical!)</span></b></div>JKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04782634274496834578noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056238063013699574.post-15439997514034354802024-01-24T06:30:00.198-05:002024-01-24T06:30:00.126-05:00Star-To-Be: Danny Kornfeld<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc1_2SKAg8HBiK0Eb6VIpCTp5hkGLm2OmqKRdmunkbr9QwlvFBD9cgYlYH7oPlHfVRREh13PqCUXHRdqQXuVXDYGmkRj0kAxfxmAiAy60NsWB9vTF8gWoVHl_qNAAvG3O0B8H7HXNnHJDUH8_Sj3wPDWf7dAgLhSlA5_C-CZt5YTIoPIcdu7u_MiPFdzSd/s281/images.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; 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When it came to the show </span><i style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #bf9000;">Harmony</span></b>, </i><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">there was an embarrassment of riches. Five of the six principal Comedian Harmonists were making their Broadway debut, and each one was wonderful in his own way. All of them have the potential to be breakout stars. But one of them, as the younger version of Chip Zien's character, </span><b style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Danny Kornfeld</span></b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">, really stood out to me as a real star-to-be. We use the term "triple threat" a lot, but I'd suggest he's a quadruple threat: he excels in song, dance, comedy and drama. He is an exciting performer!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="font-size: xx-large;">🌟<span style="color: #fcff01;">Star-To-Be</span></b></span><b style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: xx-large;">🌟</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><div style="color: #cc0000; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Harmony</i>'s Danny Kornfeld</b></span> </div><div style="color: #cc0000; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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And as with most actors with an eye toward a thriving stage career, Kornfeld has definitely put his BFA in Drama (from Syracuse University, no less) to good use in more than a dozen workshops, regional work, a national tour, and three off-Broadway shows, including an earlier version of <i>Harmony</i>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5031" data-original-width="3684" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhR_7RwvF9dJCTTM_3kBM5biHpeqXhSvaHSSNOhukrdgBdZN2heusAZzXR9WxPH5aYKnZqC2fx2Zb_iKrP75XsO5gHf8NZPCl7T2YLAd4RobULdR_03dlhTtwl6PnpJ5Jixugi97Rr_UJUiWnfNVgD9Y4jCt5R1TSV3mqF-UobAWpDvPhQGiUSfRHtLTWe/w203-h278/MV5BOGNlNzM4ZjUtMmVmMy00MTFhLWJlODEtM2FhMGZjMjJlMDhiXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTIwNDk4NzI4._V1_.jpg" width="203" /><img border="0" data-original-height="251" data-original-width="201" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAb66p5g4nJ69ij0-_5bBubRYuml-7FDiRHt1Lw3xgjytLsBb2mK85VaZAHCHQWEx_icd1x0cngK7AfLUH86dAeJvOuKGh88i6je-wAlsxjRa3cnFTy2vw-33p_0rqv251Ys6HFZ6LVAe57RpGGvzcUBc0CSKEywHDYQjCkoyk24LzxsTQ2xV4bSQmnbmg/w222-h277/download%20(2).jpeg" width="222" /><img border="0" data-original-height="822" data-original-width="631" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIrEbCNRPWsWB8Pfh1wq5GcBnF3xODRqZwDPXUfRUqWIW5wc1G0zBJ_fVSj8Ld2kQxc5a2ugpyrSJclePaXS57G2UK07gbPDRkkupLDweV9jGzWiiNwFlkKdHtUm0u-fvx74fu3thvPMm6615GEfqJ_pnDNRGKzcVfu7bbQelMgoxiGwGCqRWUvoweAhyj/w213-h277/Screenshot%202024-01-21%209.14.18%20PM.png" width="213" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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color: #cc0000; text-align: center;"><b>Off- Broadway: <i>Renascence </i>- Aunt Caroline</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #cc0000; text-align: center;"><b>(Left: Far left; Right: 3rd from right)</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #cc0000; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #cc0000; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="300" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2TH9cc6REeTgELoMlKSjPO2T6qXG1jCjVdnfkvU7yUm-g23BSpam8i-UybZPeISEUcbfDCtev5y5rYWiFVtQGST_6crQ_rqYD4P_56W_yRLRB51gUdUU1DMgWV6Fu-8WDqo7h0RnDxkCgu6_5Qqd2apdKNnPfTvDTMMLcn-owXpFXKalz0fPlaWANrXKc/w162-h244/Wringer0124.jpeg" width="162" /><img border="0" data-original-height="682" data-original-width="1024" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjF5pqE7eHLOAm2O1gp_7gxMSRERW9jm3oEmV758b3Ax90XuiPqvv2aDoWKelWxUswfxohlvB0cei66KprSQoqts9nIc9KjjCQjpW-lB1OBiw1unolae1iNYBAsdWVpVhokQN9Jbiq9wrwAydnKmj6O6AbXOI0ClOsaoGgmc5wAg2DfeIq-1e1YY4cdCGb/w368-h244/Wringer+370x238.jpg" width="368" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Off- Broadway: <i>Wringer </i>- Mutto</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>(Right: far left)</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Can't wait to see what he does next. Hope to see his name in lights soon!</div></span></div></div></span></div>JKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04782634274496834578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056238063013699574.post-86911080414215877042024-01-22T06:30:00.199-05:002024-01-22T06:30:00.137-05:002023 - 2024 Musical Logos: Gutenberg! The Musical!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #fcff01; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b>2023 - 2024 Broadway Musical Logos:</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Gutenberg! The Musical!</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The first first thing you notice about the logo for the soon-to-close <i style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">Gutenberg! The Musical!</span></i> is the warm orange color. According to several sources (psychological, spiritual, etc.), orange represents energy, warmth, enthusiasm, optimism and adventure. These are attributes are all things one would want associated with a show.Now, mind you, I've not seen the show, but from everything I've read and heard about it, a musical about two guys trying to get their highly unlikely musical a producer would definitely fit the the criteria for using orange as their "show color."</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5c8SA1qBIue8fbuQUrjDCmkYMp0csAKNDszgcuyYv6nXDZEQ97eekPe00QeydeXyP8yNx7sPK2RuXyhJJdsPueEkZzKfBmXIfT6CObFLGEHVA1nNmz_diJxu8rTOEnGPtpropTl8OrbrjiLC0ADclkLMHLtD6vjrEJIjEwZ1OHqyU6Wh8khomDeyLIJR4/s720/GUT-0026W-NowOnBway-TodayTix-480x720.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5c8SA1qBIue8fbuQUrjDCmkYMp0csAKNDszgcuyYv6nXDZEQ97eekPe00QeydeXyP8yNx7sPK2RuXyhJJdsPueEkZzKfBmXIfT6CObFLGEHVA1nNmz_diJxu8rTOEnGPtpropTl8OrbrjiLC0ADclkLMHLtD6vjrEJIjEwZ1OHqyU6Wh8khomDeyLIJR4/w266-h400/GUT-0026W-NowOnBway-TodayTix-480x720.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br />The second first thing you probably notice about the show's key art is the prominence of the two stars, <b><span style="color: #fcff01;">Josh Gad</span> </b>and <b><span style="color: #fcff01;">Andrew Rannells</span></b>, original co-stars of the mega hit <i>The Book of Mormon</i>. Not since Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick took the stage in <i>The Odd Couple </i>and <i>It's Only a Play </i>post <i>The Producers</i> has a Broadway show used such a hard sell of a comedy team to get butts in the seats. They are practically begging us to see for ourselves if theatrical lightning can strike twice. Judging by the better than decent box office this one had had its entire run, I'd say it worked.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The rest of the logo is a clever nod to Broadway show advertising. We all know adding punctuation automatically makes any show title more exciting, right? Just ask <i>Oklahoma!, Hello, Dolly! </i>and <i>Moulin Rouge!</i>. Not to be outdone, this one has two exclamation marks. Then there's their multiple taglines. "Two men. One Dream. No chance." It's the patented Neil Simon 1-2-3 joke, really. The first two parts set us up as if this is serious art. The third is the unexpected (and humorous) twist that is supposed to reel us into the box office. Then there's the "twist" on the typical "The Musical" where they have "handwritten" in some supplemental hype. It is kinda smart.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinBmZq_N1hi5qrh6ibJi8x7plC4rOvQa2fZsKJa_ALPt6V9O6DAlXeIMWdU3Xx_RvHlq21cTwVASVhqNULdP7Mnvko8fT2F77s8jXI2q66Rqm_84rq0AhSX4ApUBPQx1DB_JWR8Z-zxb9VCvH_aVji_RrbLMtuMfr0FhupEa7vu6iJ66bJ2JlU1khUrQ6L/s300/GUT0004-Theatermania-300x200-1.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="300" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinBmZq_N1hi5qrh6ibJi8x7plC4rOvQa2fZsKJa_ALPt6V9O6DAlXeIMWdU3Xx_RvHlq21cTwVASVhqNULdP7Mnvko8fT2F77s8jXI2q66Rqm_84rq0AhSX4ApUBPQx1DB_JWR8Z-zxb9VCvH_aVji_RrbLMtuMfr0FhupEa7vu6iJ66bJ2JlU1khUrQ6L/w400-h267/GUT0004-Theatermania-300x200-1.webp" width="400" /></a></div><br />Wisely, they've made a joke about the subject of <i>The Musical! </i>(which isn't what the show is about, really) by using two stylized fonts. "Guten" is old school German looking (just like the printing press Bible guy was), followed by the broken, off kilter "berg!" that some</span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">how evokes an iceberg of the type that sinks ships.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">As if a well thought-out and presented logo wasn't enough, they really upped the ante with the other big selling point of the show - a cameo by someone famous at the end of each performance. Word spread over social media like a wildfire every night bout who it was. So they were smart and got out ahead of it by appealing to theater fans with Broadway themed ads hinting at who was the next cameo. Kudos for that!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcFxurIkWPa0Q54xpRopTOQKvYljo18K3mZLbebLiU-7U3J45b0b8J34L_N-Xsfhqhh5Ln8vy_j7Wj_jjtndby2Zddmm-awq16RmVEKenB3-df8KK-Hwo7Ieblq0Ksy-XCy4DkPW0oWjSQCf76E3jm3GO9QXDETLwOsQLPy_P-Xjkf9Y_Kykqi29KjO_cd/s225/images.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcFxurIkWPa0Q54xpRopTOQKvYljo18K3mZLbebLiU-7U3J45b0b8J34L_N-Xsfhqhh5Ln8vy_j7Wj_jjtndby2Zddmm-awq16RmVEKenB3-df8KK-Hwo7Ieblq0Ksy-XCy4DkPW0oWjSQCf76E3jm3GO9QXDETLwOsQLPy_P-Xjkf9Y_Kykqi29KjO_cd/w200-h200/images.jpeg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp2Hglg4zprOH-hvtuq_PY-N_rXUI0d86aFCReQen3J_8rFMSk0-eOSaFDpyZpGySRxUGzKTHa57AbE2Gsc6FR-0iljVL8vF3MuOmmEXa2dXbLh18VlMrwmD5rzNlSYXDocSdeq67a409GUkDayrrOZp7WVKBgbL1at6m6G_VBmYV4mPL2EVSm7udo56bw/s225/images%20(2).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp2Hglg4zprOH-hvtuq_PY-N_rXUI0d86aFCReQen3J_8rFMSk0-eOSaFDpyZpGySRxUGzKTHa57AbE2Gsc6FR-0iljVL8vF3MuOmmEXa2dXbLh18VlMrwmD5rzNlSYXDocSdeq67a409GUkDayrrOZp7WVKBgbL1at6m6G_VBmYV4mPL2EVSm7udo56bw/w200-h200/images%20(2).jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG4aLwFKzMgGWJg1or9iWS4Nw7ddWEGLzM1nXAYRR-Ygkazq2LfHEHRyW-EdJ-MJyzlqPs2egaDLshXcVrXeznOoizx8f4o_SWw-_WY4b6M7Q02vhZNTxHZAu_qKR6fGdKfqOqZu10WQKAspzluSf4D0Bne_bapTbxaQrzvDCtvkdwPck_FeuL2CWVvrrk/s225/images%20(1).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG4aLwFKzMgGWJg1or9iWS4Nw7ddWEGLzM1nXAYRR-Ygkazq2LfHEHRyW-EdJ-MJyzlqPs2egaDLshXcVrXeznOoizx8f4o_SWw-_WY4b6M7Q02vhZNTxHZAu_qKR6fGdKfqOqZu10WQKAspzluSf4D0Bne_bapTbxaQrzvDCtvkdwPck_FeuL2CWVvrrk/w200-h200/images%20(1).jpeg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMdCV6G94zSFb5jVsP373Cutp05xYsC_NMrnFghDjbEidcUZQDRrgOg0tiPDvxOQHKLsRxCnRxN-uxONh6xojgBgbeErHTVxxKv_mqdKi19HYApMk9Eibe0N50UyO9FkVTP50O8jeEL5yz8wYhL1vNAPDUyXBcdMPHsDvhxvp_vqWB_kh-KoX9u1EE6V1f/s225/images%20(3).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMdCV6G94zSFb5jVsP373Cutp05xYsC_NMrnFghDjbEidcUZQDRrgOg0tiPDvxOQHKLsRxCnRxN-uxONh6xojgBgbeErHTVxxKv_mqdKi19HYApMk9Eibe0N50UyO9FkVTP50O8jeEL5yz8wYhL1vNAPDUyXBcdMPHsDvhxvp_vqWB_kh-KoX9u1EE6V1f/w200-h200/images%20(3).jpeg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi65IpBcgl-0G8rP_yE6VkkDfdZCmT6xZWxoNvApaUiaLIM5RAQvVO0Dt3YBoEYX9weXgIdeTJ-JHGXJni0lriHpfh8364kTlPDX_eLh5aVKrMSN5xOWqj-u-DjRA9pMQZ7Cfgmop6YUOkYhyphenhyphenwplrRPEEeJppGxf96IukAuoH3U-1beAgq_-bIX-3Cnyag8/s919/Screenshot%202024-01-21%2010.17.04%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="919" data-original-width="735" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi65IpBcgl-0G8rP_yE6VkkDfdZCmT6xZWxoNvApaUiaLIM5RAQvVO0Dt3YBoEYX9weXgIdeTJ-JHGXJni0lriHpfh8364kTlPDX_eLh5aVKrMSN5xOWqj-u-DjRA9pMQZ7Cfgmop6YUOkYhyphenhyphenwplrRPEEeJppGxf96IukAuoH3U-1beAgq_-bIX-3Cnyag8/w160-h200/Screenshot%202024-01-21%2010.17.04%20AM.png" width="160" /></a></div><br />Clearly, the combination of logo and prominently featured co-stars worked. The limited run show is a hit. Good for them!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Grade: A+</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>JKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04782634274496834578noreply@blogger.com0