1776 Future?
David Katzner
Does anyone have any inside poop on the show moving in November to the
Gershwin? Is this a done deal?
a.diva
Yes it is.
fyns...@webtv.net
I posted elsewhere about this, but it ended up in another thread. I
don't care what you read. It is dead. Period. As a doornail. Kaput.
Finis. Over. Done. Bye Bye. Couldn't be deader if it was a piece of
seven month old steak. STOP believing what you read in The Post. They
are ALWAYS wrong. It is possibly the wrongest rag around. When will
you learn?
Mark Bakalor
At 05:24 PM 10/8/1997 -0700, you wrote:
>Does anyone have any inside poop on the show moving in November to the
>Gershwin? Is this a done deal?
As was reported today at Talkin' Broadway (www.TalkinBroadway.com),
1776 will NOT be transferring to any theatre. THIS is the real deal.
No transfer.
Mark Bakalor hijinks design Stephen Sondheim Stage
ma...@hijinks.com des...@hijinks.com s...@sondheim.com
www.hijinks.com/~mark/ www.hijinks.com/design/ www.sondheim.com
James
> Yes it is.
>
> David Katzner wrote:
> >
> > Does anyone have any inside poop on the show moving in November to the
> > Gershwin? Is this a done deal?
No. It's not. It is dead. $$$
James Marino
Executive Producer
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DaALMICK
I just read today that $$$$ was no longer an issue. The cast and crew have
agreed to limited givebacks and now the show is a go!
Alan
Mark Bakalor
At 03:49 AM 10/9/1997 GMT, you wrote:
>I just read today that $$$$ was no longer an issue. The cast and crew have
> agreed to limited givebacks and now the show is a go!
Incorrect. You just read wrong. Sorry.
JIM BARNETT
Mark Bakalor wrote:
>
> At 03:49 AM 10/9/1997 GMT, you wrote:
> >I just read today that $$$$ was no longer an issue. The cast and crew have
> > agreed to limited givebacks and now the show is a go!
>
> Incorrect. You just read wrong. Sorry.
Then tell us what REALLY happened, Bakalor. Inquiring, unaware minds
like ours want to know.
Unless you intend to leave us in the dark.
Todd
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DAVEYLOW
1776's fate is described in today's NY Times.--David
Doc Bender
fynsworth wrote:
But are you sure?
:)
Doc Bender
Mark Bakalor
At 06:20 AM 10/9/1997 GMT, you wrote:
>Then tell us what REALLY happened, Bakalor. Inquiring, unaware minds
>like ours want to know.
>
>Unless you intend to leave us in the dark.
You sure do have a way with words, Todd!
Regarding 1776 not transferring... It was never a certainty to begin with. The
overzealous press people just love to put out them releases. According to them
it was a sure thing. Well, not. The producers severely underestimated what it
was going to cost to move this show. Especially to the Gershwin, where they
would have had to have more musicians. It's a huge cast, and they kept basing
their budget on the She Loves Me transfer, which was an unrealistic thing to do.
So, it just evaporated, although they kept the press up as long as they could.
They can no longer, the jig is up. No transfer.
Good enough for ya, Todd? Wouldn't want to leave YOU in the dark. No siree.
Jeff Marx
They should move it into the Richard Rodgers.
<smirk>
Jeff Marx
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It's called flowers wilt.
It's called apples rot.
It's called thieves get rich and saints get shot.
It's called God don't answer prayers a lot.
Alright, now you know.
-- Stephen Sondheim in MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG
abigai...@usa.net
In article <61hrnp$alt$1...@newsd-3.alma.webtv.net>,
fyns...@webtv.net wrote:
>
> I posted elsewhere about this, but it ended up in another thread. I
> don't care what you read. It is dead. Period. As a doornail. Kaput.
> Finis. Over. Done. Bye Bye.
I'm not exactly thrilled about these news... :(
CU
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Mark Bakalor
At 04:27 PM 10/9/1997 GMT, you wrote:
>Mark Bakalor wrote:
>> You sure do have a way with words, Todd!
>
>Why, thank you. I'll take that as a compliment, if you don't mind.
*giggle*
I don't mind at all, Todd. whatever makes you the happiest.
>Thanks for that tidbit, Bakalor. Whenever I need info, I'll be sure to
>ask you, considering you're very resourceful.
That's me. Mr. Resourceful. Come to me whenever you need anything answered.
I'm your man. whatever makes you the happiest, Todd.
>> Good enough for ya, Todd? Wouldn't want to leave YOU in the dark. No siree.
>
>Has anyone ever told you how much of a smart-ass you are, Bakalor? I
>suppose not.
I'm not sure how to take this comment. I can't tell whether you meant
it as a compliment or as a snide remark.
>Thanks for clearing up the confusion here.
Confusion. You? You must be kidding me!
a.diva
I have just spoken to my roommate who is in the 1776 orchestra. The show is
not moving to another theatre and will close on November 28.
That's what he said.
Ludlow29
A. Diva reported:
I have just spoken to my roommate who is in the 1776 orchestra. The show is
not moving to another theatre and will close on November 28.
That's what he said.
++++
The company was informed on Tuesday night that the move had probably fallen
through. Odd that the NY Post announced otherwise the very next day (I guess
you can't stop the presses).
Jeff Marx
>speaking of, where were YOU last night? looked for you at sideshow
>(rumor had it you were there), but alas, no jeff marx to be found.
I was there. Sat a row behind Mr. Kreiger. (So I tried to suppress the
laughter and heavy frustrated sighs....)
My potential attendance makes a good rumor? Get a life.
Jeff Marx
>My potential attendance makes a good rumor? Get a life.
Oops -- forgot this:
:-)
Josephine Yee
a.diva (a.d...@mindspring.com) wrote:
: I have just spoken to my roommate who is in the 1776 orchestra. The show is
: not moving to another theatre and will close on November 28.
Sounds like your source is a reliable one, but are you absolutely sure
about that date? I thought it ended November 16th.
~Josie
--
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Biology/Psychology 12/96! * Our turn, we're what's new...
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Tyrene Bada
What is the 'wordiest' Sondheim song/show? Does anyone have any opinion?
Maybe you could measure a song's 'wordiness' by it's words per measure.
I'm just curious. I don't know all of his songs, but I'm sure y'all do!
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Catherine Skidmore
Tyrene Bada wrote:
>
> Can you name a showtune for every letter of the alphabet? Just to make it
> more difficult, try to use the more obscure songs that most people don't
didn't we just do this? go check dejanews.
-catherine
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Kheldar1
"Color and Light," from SITPWG; I defy you to try to spit out all those colors
and sounds: "Orange pick up red pick up..." and so on.
"Getting Married Today"
"The Worst Pies In London"
Yours,
Frank Ferrara
khel...@aol.com
caro...@studio.disney.com
In article <8764299...@dejanews.com>,
abigai...@usa.net wrote:
>
> In article <61hrnp$alt$1...@newsd-3.alma.webtv.net>,
> fyns...@webtv.net wrote:
> >
> > I posted elsewhere about this, but it ended up in another thread. I
> > don't care what you read. It is dead. Period. As a doornail. Kaput.
> > Finis. Over. Done. Bye Bye.
>
> I'm not exactly thrilled about these news... :(
>
> CU
> Olivia
Hi Olivia! Nice to see you over here! I'm not happy about it myself.
There go my (very) tentative plans for January! :-( I hope that the CR
still becomes a reality. At least then I wouldn't miss out entirely on
the experience.
Carol :-D
Tyrene Bada
Here's a little mind game I played when I was bored in my Calculus class:
Can you name a showtune for every letter of the alphabet? Just to make it
more difficult, try to use the more obscure songs that most people don't
Kheldar1
>Can you name a showtune for every letter of the alphabet?
Let's see:
Anyone Can Whistle - ANYONE CAN WHISTLE
Beauty and the Beast - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Could I Leave You?- FOLLIES
Don't Follow In My Footsteps - THE GOODBYE GIRL
EFX - EFX
Funny - CITY OF ANGELS
Giants In the Sky - INTO THE WOODS
Hold On - THE SECRET GARDEN
I Read - PASSION
Jacob and Sons - JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING...
Kiss Me - SWEENEY TODD
Love Song - PIPPIN
My Own Best Friend - CHICAGO
Never the Luck - DROOD
On My Own - LES MISERABLES
Pray - ONCE ON THIS ISLAND
Queenie's Ballyhoo - SHOWBOAT
Rainbow High - EVITA!
Sorry-Grateful - COMPANY
Tradition - FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
Unworthy of Your Love - ASSASSINS
Vanilla Ice Cream - SHE LOVES ME
What Would I Do? - FALSETTOLAND
X
Your Eyes - RENT
Z
Arrrrrrggggghh... can't come up with an "X" or a "Z." Can anyone?
Yours,
Frank Ferrara
khel...@aol.com
Slacker101
<<"Color and Light," from SITPWG; I defy you to try to spit out all those
colors
and sounds: "Orange pick up red pick up..." and so on.>>
I've done it with much success, actually......used to warm up with it before
shows.....It CAN be done...just needs a lot of practice
Maaike
>What is the 'wordiest' Sondheim song/show? Does anyone have any opinion?
>Maybe you could measure a song's 'wordiness' by it's words per measure.
>I'm just curious. I don't know all of his songs, but I'm sure y'all do!
>
Two that immediately jump to mind... "The Miller's Son" from A Little Night
Music ; and "Getting Married Today" from Company. Both have a lot of syllables
crammed into a short amount of time, and "Getting Married Today" especially
requires a *lot* from the singer diction wise, so that the words can all be
understood - especially when they have Amy going psychotic in her kitchen and
sprawling on the floor and whatnot like the recent Huntington Theatre
production in Boston. :)
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href="http://www.angelfire.com/me/luchtkasteel/">http://www.angelfire.com
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I would have to say Into the Woods or Sunday.
Ed Mendelssohn
I don't know the show at all, but does Quilters have a title song?
Ed
ang
In article <61luoq$5ji$1...@new-news.cc.brandeis.edu>,
<st95...@pip.cc.brandeis.edu> wrote:
>"Your Fault" from Into the woods has gotta be up there as one of the wordiest - the
>concentration of the actors must be incredible to be able to do a song like that!
>Jason
Having survived two Sondheim patter songs in performance, I must say
Conceentration is not an option. I went up during the third patter
section of "Miller's Son" and thankfully, I only lost two lines -
instinct kicked in and I *somehow* ended up back in the right
verse. (saying my mantra - please let me be in the right verse -
PLEEEEASE let me be in the right verse.)
There is no wordiest Sondheim show - they all have their
moments. But my favorite nightmare lyric is in Now - Probably
my favorite lyrics, period.
- Andrea
st95...@pip.cc.brandeis.edu
ang
In article <19971010194...@ladder01.news.aol.com>,
Kheldar1 <khel...@aol.com> wrote:
>"Color and Light," from SITPWG; I defy you to try to spit out all those colors
> and sounds: "Orange pick up red pick up..." and so on.
>
>
The Only Patter song I've ever asked an accompanyist to play faster -
it's easier to spit out the words then to keep the breath going
when it's played too slowly.
- Andrea
Clint Hebenstreit
Tyrene Bada wrote:
>
> What is the 'wordiest' Sondheim song/show? Does anyone have any opinion?
Put it this way: THere's a reason why Forbidden Broadway called their
parody "Into the Words." Not only does the show have a song like "Your
Fault" but it also has that three part chorus bit: "Though it's
fearful though it's deep though it's dark and though you may lose the
path though you may encounter wolves ..." The overlapping stories and
themes add to the confusion.
Ahhhhh, what a wonderful show!
Sharlan Douglas
Biff McKeldin
Has anyone mentioned "Now," yet, from ...NIGHT MUSIC?
Biff
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Tyrene Bada wrote:
> What is the 'wordiest' Sondheim song/show? Does anyone have any
> opinion?
> Maybe you could measure a song's 'wordiness' by it's words per
> measure.
> I'm just curious. I don't know all of his songs, but I'm sure y'all
> do!
>
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In a message dated 97-10-10 21:45:19 EDT, you write:
>
> Tyrene Bada wrote:
> >
> > What is the 'wordiest' Sondheim song/show? Does anyone have any
opinion?
>
> Put it this way: THere's a reason why Forbidden Broadway called their
> parody "Into the Words." Not only does the show have a song like "Your
> Fault" but it also has that three part chorus bit: "Though it's
> fearful though it's deep though it's dark and though you may lose the
> path though you may encounter wolves ..." The overlapping stories and
> themes add to the confusion.
>
> Ahhhhh, what a wonderful show!
>
> Sharlan Douglas
Just saw an AMAZING production of it at a local community theatre. I can be
very critical of shows when they deserve it (and many do for some reason or
other), but I could find no fault with this one.
sharon
st95...@pip.cc.brandeis.edu
Would "Zero to Hero" from the Hercules movie count for a Z?
Or are we going strictly by stage songs?
Jason
rj a
Z would be Zip! from Pal Joey. Q would be Quiet from Candide. X I'll get
back to you.
Bob A
J. Marchese
Matthew Murray <mmu...@statler.cc.wwu.edu> wrote in article
<Pine.ULT.3.91.971011...@statler.cc.wwu.edu>...
> Wouldn't his wordiest show HAVE to be Into the Woods?
Hence the FORBIDDEN BROADWAY parody "Into The Words"!
Andrew J. Fox
On 10 Oct 1997, ang wrote:
)In article <19971010194...@ladder01.news.aol.com>,
)Kheldar1 <khel...@aol.com> wrote:
)>"Color and Light," from SITPWG; I defy you to try to spit out all those colors
)> and sounds: "Orange pick up red pick up..." and so on.
)>
)>"Getting Married Today"
)>
)
)The Only Patter song I've ever asked an accompanyist to play faster -
)it's easier to spit out the words then to keep the breath going
)when it's played too slowly.
I did the same for "Franklin Sheaprad Inc." It was easier to spit those
words out a mile a minute than to try and actually breathe more than once
a verse.
Anyway, every Sondheim show has at least one wordy song. Immediate
thoughts: "Everybody Says Don't" from ANYONE CAN WHISTLE, "The Story of
Lucy & Jessie" and "Buddy's Blues" from FOLLIES, "Getting Married Today"
and "Another Hundred People" from COMPANY, "Your Fault" in ITW, "Color &
Light" and the title song from SUNDAY IN THE PARK... The list goes on and
on.
ajf
Matthew Murray
On Fri, 10 Oct 1997, Tyrene Bada wrote:
> What is the 'wordiest' Sondheim song/show? Does anyone have any opinion?
> Maybe you could measure a song's 'wordiness' by it's words per measure.
> I'm just curious. I don't know all of his songs, but I'm sure y'all do!
Wouldn't his wordiest show HAVE to be Into the Woods?
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On Fri, 10 Oct 1997, Catherine Skidmore wrote:
> Tyrene Bada wrote:
> >
> > Can you name a showtune for every letter of the alphabet? Just to make it
> > more difficult, try to use the more obscure songs that most people don't
>
> didn't we just do this? go check dejanews.
No, that was trying to think of a >one word< SHOW title for every
letter of the alphabet. (I don't think anyone ever actually came up with
a complete list, though...)
Marcia Rovins
There is a song called "Xanadu" from a show called "La Grosse Valise."
Marcia
Tub...@aol.com
In a message dated 97-10-10 15:57:48 EDT, you write:
<< >Tyrene Bada wrote:
>>
>> Here's a little mind game I played when I was bored in my Calculus
class:
>> Can you name a showtune for every letter of the alphabet? Just to
>> make it more difficult, try to use the more obscure songs that most people
>> don't know. I got stuck on Q, X and Z. I'd like to see what everyone
>> comes up with.
>>
>> ~Tyrene >>
For a cop-out, just use Quintet from either West Side Story or Candide.
C.Tubkas
KevRules
>Tub...@aol.com wrote in article :
<97101202143...@emout13.mail.aol.com>
"Zubbediya" (preferably not sung by M. Patinkin) from KISMET would be another
possibility, if it hasn't already been mentioned.
John
rj a
#X9RL220 from New Faces of 1968 is a possible entry for a musical song
that starts with X. It depends how you interpret the # sign in front. I
must confess a lot of possible contradictions come to mind. Bob A
S Sittig
Here are my show tunes list:
A "Anything Goes" from ANYTHING GOES
B "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" from PAL JOEY
C "Cabaret" from CABARET
D "Don't Rain On My Parade" from FUNNY GIRL
E "Everybody Says Don't" from ANYONE CAN WHISTLE
F "Follow The Fold" from GUYS & DOLLS
G "Going Down" from HAIR
H "Hello Dolly" from HELLO DOLLY
I "I've Never Been In Love Before" from GUYS & DOLLS
J "Just In Time" from BELLS ARE RINGING
K "Kiss Me Kate" from KISS ME KATE
L "Let The Sunshine In" from HAIR
M "Marry The Man Today" from GUYS & DOLLS
N "No More" from INTO THE WOODS
O "Oklahoma" from OKLAHOMA
P "Put On A Happy Face" from BYE BYE BIRDIE
Q "Quintet" from WEST SIDE STORY or "QUARTET" from CHESS (London)
R "Rosemary" from H2S
S "Sitting Pretty" from CABARET
T "Too Many Mornings" from FOLLIES
U "Uga Wug" from PETER PAN
V "Victor/Victoria" from VICTOR/VICTORIA
W "Why Can't The English?" from MY FAIR LADY
X "
Y "You'll Never Walk Alone" from CAROUSEL
Z "
Ok, I can't think of anything for X or Z...shoot me now!
Stefan
Richard Wall
Zigeuner from BITTERSWEET (Noel Coward)
Zip from PAL JOEY (Richard Rodgers)
Alison Franck wrote:
>
> What about" A Quiet Thing" by Kander & Ebb?(what show is it from? Flora
> the Red Menace?) Or does the article 'A' illiminate it?
>
> I thought of a song with a word that BEGINS with an X in it...but it is
> from SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK...and since SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE exists (an
> off-off-Broadway show) I guess it could be considered a showtune...that
> IS if the song were actually in the show (not all of the schoolhouse
> rock songs made the final cut...but I am pretty sure that this one did)
> It's called "Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla"...it's a song about Pronouns.
> Hey, I know this is a lame idea...but HOW MANY WORDS OR NAMES BEGIN WITH
> THE LETTER X? Not too many...the fact that I found a song that contains
> a name that begins with X should count for something.
>
> I too came up with "Zip" from PAL JOEY...(excellent parody in FORBIDDEN
> BROADWAY called "Stritch" FYI)
>
> Alison
>
Alison Franck
rj a
Hey, I said Zip already! Bob A
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