Topic: THE DAY OF THE FATHER (Read 25567 times)

MusicGuy · « **Reply #180 on:** June 17, 2007, 03:31:51 PM »

I'll pop back in later.

"........ and that's the revolutionary costume for today!"

bk · « **Reply #181 on:** June 17, 2007, 03:32:41 PM »

Where in tarnation IS everyone? You'd think it was a Father's Day or something.

MusicGuy · « **Reply #182 on:** June 17, 2007, 03:32:51 PM »

Well, shiver my mizzen mast..... a page flip!!

Huzzah ! and (correctly spelled) Zut Alors !

bk · « **Reply #183 on:** June 17, 2007, 03:33:28 PM »

Just got a very nice, very sweet, and very touching e-mail from my brother - I hadn't heard from him in a couple of years and figured he was just taking a hiatus, so it was nice to get the e.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #184 on:** June 17, 2007, 03:33:36 PM »

Oy! I always thought I had begun watching THE CLOSER from the very first episode. Turns out I began with episode 3. The pilot and secod episode certainly have a lot of info.

Michael · « **Reply #185 on:** June 17, 2007, 03:33:49 PM »

Quote from: FJL on June 17, 2007, 02:23:24 PM

Michael S - I'm confused about your statistic about CHORUS LINE being the last Broadway credit for a majority of the cast. Do you mean the a majority of the original cast? And if so, do you mean including the people who played the dancers who were cut before the line was formed?

Let me try again.

I was looking at the cast list of the original performers from A Chorus Line and I found it interesting that a majority of the performers who appeared on opening night of A Chorus Line that this show was either there one and only Broadway credit or that it was there last Broadway credit after several shows. (Some did just one more show)

Some where able to go on to do many other shows.
Donna McKechnie, Kelly (Carol) Bishop, Priscilla Lopez, Michel Stuart, Thommie Walsh, Robert LuPone, Pamela Blair

Tomovoz · « **Reply #186 on:** June 17, 2007, 03:33:51 PM »

Most memorable theatrical experience on Broadway - "Kiss Of The Spider Woman" - Brian (Stokes) Mitchell, Vanessa Williams and Howard McGillin.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #187 on:** June 17, 2007, 03:34:58 PM »

My first Broadway show was Ginger rogers in HELO DOLLY!, December 1966. I had seen Mary Martin in the National Tour in Cincinnati in 1965. Martin was much better than Rogers.

Tomovoz · « **Reply #188 on:** June 17, 2007, 03:37:27 PM »

In the West End the first show I saw was "Gone With The Wind". The most memorable performance though was few years later - Michael Crawford as "Billy".

bk · « **Reply #189 on:** June 17, 2007, 03:37:31 PM »

I had to go through a bunch of unlabeled CDRs, and boy did I hit the mother lode - I found the two CDRs of all the Goodbye Mr. Chips demos from the various scores before Leslie Bricusse ended up doing it. I know some of it's Previn, and there's a few Rod McKuen songs, as well as some Tony Hatch - I'm not sure if there's any other composers represented - I'm trying to get a track list because like an idiot I didn't write anything down when I made the CDRs - as I said, they were unlabeled, but I knew I had them and boy what a find.

I also found a really nice soundtrack, but I have no idea what film it's from or who the composer is, other than it's slightly Herrmannesque - it's got to be from the last twenty years or so, judging by the sound and recording.

I also found a CDR of a favorite LP of mine (which I no longer have) - the French singer Mirielle Matthieu singing Morricone music. What a nice haul today. Oh, and I found a DAT of a George S. Clinton unreleased score to the film Mother's Boys - it's really quite good, so I transfered that.

Michael · « **Reply #190 on:** June 17, 2007, 03:37:35 PM »

My first three shows I ever saw on Broadway were The Magic Show with original cast member Dale Soules, Pippin with Michael Rupert and original cast member Eric Berry and Chicago with the original cast except for Chita Rivera. I do not remember the order in which I saw them

Michael · « **Reply #191 on:** June 17, 2007, 03:40:41 PM »

Although my first Broadway musical was Fiddler on the Roof with Paul Lipson that played Place Des Arts Salle Wilfred DePelletier (sp) in Montreal.

DearReaderLaura · « **Reply #192 on:** June 17, 2007, 03:41:52 PM »

Quote from: MusicGuy on June 17, 2007, 03:30:04 PM

Hi dear DR Laura....... are you up for pancakes tomorrow morning?? The good place in Scottsdale??

YES.

Michael · « **Reply #193 on:** June 17, 2007, 03:42:01 PM »

Quote from: bk on June 17, 2007, 03:37:31 PM

I had to go through a bunch of unlabeled CDRs, and boy did I hit the mother lode - I found the two CDRs of all the Goodbye Mr. Chips demos from the various scores before Leslie Bricusse ended up doing it.

Is this what was eventually released on the 2CD limited edition of the Soundtrack?

bk · « **Reply #194 on:** June 17, 2007, 03:43:07 PM »

The first Broadway show I was supposed to see was I Do! I Do! with Mary Martin and Robert Preston, but I was late in arriving in Manhattan and missed it.

So, the first Broadway show I saw on the night I arrived in NY in December of 1969 was Hello, Dolly! with Pearl Bailey, which was followed immediately the next day by Promises! Promises!

bk · « **Reply #195 on:** June 17, 2007, 03:44:41 PM »

Quote from: Michael S on June 17, 2007, 03:42:01 PM

Is this what was eventually released on the 2CD limited edition of the Soundtrack?

The limited edition FSM soundtrack of Goodbye, Mr. Chips is three CDs and no, it doesn't contain any of these demos by other composers. My favorite of all of the demos is the gorgeous title song by Tony Hatch. Several of these demos are fully-orchestrated, including the Hatch numbers.

Michael · « **Reply #196 on:** June 17, 2007, 03:47:37 PM »

BK:
In case you missed the earlier post or I missed your answer

Any plans to release any of your material you mentioned today in the notes?

TCB · « **Reply #197 on:** June 17, 2007, 04:01:30 PM »

>>>>>You are about to see the reason that I seldom post photos that I have taken myself.<<<<<

When I moved into my new apartment in December of last year, I requested a colbalt blue accent wall. However, since I have settled in, I have tried and tried to find something to hang on this wall that wouldn't end up disappearing into the blue.

Today, my sister found this item, which is not as large as I would have liked; but it will probably have to do for now.

FJL · « **Reply #198 on:** June 17, 2007, 04:05:42 PM »

Michael S - Among the originals that were not cut in the opening scene, besides the ones you mentioned, Wayne Cilento and Baayork Lee went on to have really great careers behind the scenes. So if it's OK to add those two to the seven you listed, that's 9 people who went on to pretty darn good work, probably propelled by being original CHORUS LINE cast members.

TCB · « **Reply #199 on:** June 17, 2007, 04:09:42 PM »

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DearReaderLaura · « **Reply #200 on:** June 17, 2007, 04:17:03 PM »

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TCB · « **Reply #201 on:** June 17, 2007, 04:19:11 PM »

Quote from: DearReaderLaura on June 17, 2007, 04:17:03 PM

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Thanks, Laura.

Tomovoz · « **Reply #202 on:** June 17, 2007, 04:23:44 PM »

Paris Hilton would look at it for hours TCB. Bright - Shiny.

td · « **Reply #203 on:** June 17, 2007, 04:24:14 PM »

Ooooh! DR TCB has things which sparkle and shine, other than his eyes!

td · « **Reply #204 on:** June 17, 2007, 04:28:22 PM »

The first Broadway show I saw was THE SHADOW BOX, at the Morosco Theater. (Is that a DROWSY CHAPERONE reference?)
That same weekend I saw:
SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM - original cast
ANNA CHRISTIE - Liv Ullman, Mary McCarty and John Lithgow
ANNIE - original cast including Dorothy Loudon, Laurie Beechman and Andrea McArdle

TCB · « **Reply #205 on:** June 17, 2007, 04:32:43 PM »

I don't believe it, we finally managed to get over 200 posts. Seem like I have been here all day with little impact on anything.

TCB · « **Reply #206 on:** June 17, 2007, 04:33:55 PM »

Quote from: Tomovoz on June 17, 2007, 03:33:51 PM

Most memorable theatrical experience on Broadway - "Kiss Of The Spider Woman" - Brian (Stokes) Mitchell, Vanessa Williams and Howard McGillin.

Was Mr. Mitchell The Spider Woman?

Tomovoz · « **Reply #207 on:** June 17, 2007, 04:42:14 PM »

Only for the those doing the morphine tango.

DearReaderLaura · « **Reply #208 on:** June 17, 2007, 04:53:51 PM »

The first show I saw on Broadway was "Man of LaMancha" a couple years ago with Brian Stokes Mitchell. The second one I saw was "The Drowsy Chaperone."

Jane · « **Reply #209 on:** June 17, 2007, 05:04:23 PM »

When I think of Annie & my first Broadway experience I remember my mother. It was spring of ’69, I was pregnant with Craig & my parents visited us in New Jersey. I had heard how delightful Annie was, people seemed to find it uplifting. As we left the theater my mother looked at me & said “It was very sad”. I expect my expression mirrored hers. I can’t tell you who played Annie.

My next Broadway experience wasn’t until I saw Wicked, which I LOVED!

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