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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 11, 2016 14:31:42 GMT
Does 42nd Street lend itself to semi staging though? Presumably they'll be sticking with that concept for cost reasons.
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2016 14:43:16 GMT
Does 42nd Street lend itself to semi staging though? Presumably they'll be sticking with that concept for cost reasons. ENO presents ... 21st Street ... with a chorus line of tapdancing Long John Silvers ... |
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Post by Someone in a tree on May 11, 2016 14:46:08 GMT
Witches of Eastwick
With Sheridan Smith, Anna Netrebko and Martine What ever her name is ...
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Post by zsazsa on May 11, 2016 14:54:31 GMT
Camelot or Nine could work quite well but would need star names to bring in punters.
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Post by zsazsa on May 11, 2016 14:57:32 GMT
Candide or On The 20th Century with Chenoweth?
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Post by Jon on May 11, 2016 15:01:43 GMT
Does 42nd Street lend itself to semi staging though? Presumably they'll be sticking with that concept for cost reasons. TBH it's not a show that relies on spectacle so it could work semi staged. |
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Post by Phantom of London on May 11, 2016 16:39:06 GMT
Have to be a show that ENO can get the rights to and lends itself to a slight operatic score, so therefore I would of thought Candide would be excellent, but would struggle sat the box office.
Whilst recognising theatremonkey's concerns, I would say Chess would be excellent, specially as you can easily stunt cast this, imagine having someone like Kristin Chenoweth as Florence!!
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Post by Dawnstar on May 11, 2016 18:37:02 GMT
Candide or On The 20th Century with Chenoweth? They did Candide in 2008, fully staged & with opera singers, so I doubt they'd do it as part of this semi-staged musicals series. |
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Post by Jon on May 12, 2016 15:54:02 GMT
I'd rather see this revived at either Chichester or Open Air but Camelot might work with a name in the three main roles.
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Post by ali973 on May 14, 2016 14:34:47 GMT
Martin Guerre?
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2016 14:50:45 GMT
Now I like that idea... Nice one, ali. |
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Post by panda on May 14, 2016 17:03:46 GMT
Now I like that idea... Nice one, ali. There's an interview on playbill with Boubil and Schonberg where they talk about opera companies performing musicals and them saying they thing Martin Guerre would be ideal. They are apparently still doing rewrites to the show. |
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Post by Dawnstar on May 14, 2016 17:42:49 GMT
There's an interview on playbill with Boubil and Schonberg where they talk about opera companies performing musicals and them saying they thing Martin Guerre would be ideal. They are apparently still doing rewrites to the show. I'm not sure that's a recommendation. I've seen both the original & rewritten versions of Marguerite & thought the rewrites made it worse! |
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Post by ali973 on May 14, 2016 18:00:03 GMT
^ Do you mean Martin Guerre? The most recent re-re-write is basically a re-write of the original  Does that even make sense? They basically went back and only did a few changes to the last Prince Edward version, which I think is the best one of them. I didn't care for the US or UK tour versions. It practically became another show then with fewer good songs, thin orchestrations and no tap dancing peasants |
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Post by panda on May 14, 2016 18:12:02 GMT
^ Do you mean Martin Guerre? The most recent re-re-write is basically a re-write of the original Does that even make sense? They basically went back and only did a few changes to the last Prince Edward version, which I think is the best one of them. I didn't care for the US or UK tour versions. It practically became another show then with fewer good songs, thin orchestrations and no tap dancing peasants Yeah Martin Guerre - here's the link - www.playbill.com/article/les-miserables-writers-talk-returning-to-saigon-and-whats-next-for-martin-guerre |
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Post by ali973 on May 14, 2016 18:15:07 GMT
I was talking to Dawnstar He/she made a reference to Marguerite, I know that one of them was involved in the book (or lyrics?). Didn't realize it had a life after its London run with further rewrites. |
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Post by panda on May 14, 2016 18:16:44 GMT
I didn't really enjoy the Prince Edward production - the performance I saw did have a 45 minute halt 'due to technical issues' just 5 minutes before the interval - in hindsight this may have had a bearing on my enjoyment of it. I wasn't overly keen on the girl playing the lead and much preferred listening to the West Yorkshire Playhouse production with Joanna Riding, though I only heard that version after the production had closed. I didn't really feel there was much drama or a feeling of anticipation to it as the set up was so transparent from the beginning. Would definitely be interested in seeing a version that had some rewrites though.
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2016 18:37:22 GMT
I was talking to Dawnstar He/she made a reference to Marguerite, I know that one of them was involved in the book (or lyrics?). Didn't realize it had a life after its London run with further rewrites. Yes, they based a pizza on it. |
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Post by Dawnstar on May 14, 2016 21:08:23 GMT
I was talking to Dawnstar He/she made a reference to Marguerite, I know that one of them was involved in the book (or lyrics?). Didn't realize it had a life after its London run with further rewrites. I was definitely referring to Marguerite. I have never seen Martin Guerre so can't comment on its rewrites. Both of the authors wrote the book for original version of Marguerite but checking my programme I see that actually Boublil is credited with the rewrite but Schonberg is not. The rewritten version had a run at the Tabard theatre in October 2012. Oh and its she. |
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2016 21:34:58 GMT
God
The irony of the English National Opera
And people are bothered about what musical they stage next
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Post by max on May 14, 2016 21:43:31 GMT
God The irony of the English National Opera And people are bothered about what musical they stage next They've merely decided to embed something they sometimes did already, and we're discussing the choices they might make. Where's the irony? |
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Does that even make sense?