Topic: THE NAME GAME (Read 5766 times)

bk · « **on:** April 20, 2017, 12:12:23 AM »

Well, you've read the notes, the notes played The Name Game, and now it is time for you to post until the game cows come home.

bk · « **Reply #1 on:** April 20, 2017, 12:13:23 AM »

And the word of the day is: ALEMBIC!

TCB · « **Reply #2 on:** April 20, 2017, 12:19:43 AM »

First post after BK!

TCB · « **Reply #3 on:** April 20, 2017, 12:21:05 AM »

Second post after BK!

(In honor of George who is probably enroute from Seattle)

TCB · « **Reply #4 on:** April 20, 2017, 12:36:00 AM »

BK, I think that if you could give a gift to the classical music (Sibelius) lovers, like the ones you have given to the musical lovers, you should do it.

George · « **Reply #5 on:** April 20, 2017, 12:41:19 AM »

First post after TCB!

George · « **Reply #6 on:** April 20, 2017, 12:41:32 AM »

Quote from: TCB on April 20, 2017, 12:36:00 AM

BK, I think that if you could give a gift to the classical music (Sibelius) lovers, like the ones you have given to the musical lovers, you should do it.

Agreed!

George · « **Reply #7 on:** April 20, 2017, 12:43:11 AM »

I'm home and have been for a little over an hour.

George · « **Reply #8 on:** April 20, 2017, 12:47:20 AM »

Well, the 5th Avenue's The Secret Garden was wonderful! I love the show. I've seen it twice before...the first time at the 5th Avenue in the first (i think) Broadway national tour.

TCB · « **Reply #9 on:** April 20, 2017, 12:50:50 AM »

Was this a 5th Avenue production?

George · « **Reply #10 on:** April 20, 2017, 12:52:08 AM »

In the curtain speech, the artistic director of the 5th Avenue Theatre said that this was a new version...and that Lucy Simon herself was in the audience! She stood up and waved. We were in the first row of the upper level (GREAT seats) and we looked over the edge and saw her! Pretty cool!

TCB · « **Reply #11 on:** April 20, 2017, 12:53:51 AM »

Call me dumb. Who is Lucy Simon?

George · « **Reply #12 on:** April 20, 2017, 12:57:15 AM »

Quote from: TCB on April 20, 2017, 12:50:50 AM

Was this a 5th Avenue production?

It's a co-production with Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington D.C. It played there before coming here.

George · « **Reply #13 on:** April 20, 2017, 12:58:43 AM »

Quote from: TCB on April 20, 2017, 12:53:51 AM

Call me dumb. Who is Lucy Simon?

She wrote the score (Marsha Norman wrote the book and lyrics) and is the sister of Carly Simon!

George · « **Reply #14 on:** April 20, 2017, 01:01:55 AM »

It was nominated for (but didn't win) the Tony Award for best score (among others), and they were robbed...in my humble opinion.

TCB · « **Reply #15 on:** April 20, 2017, 01:18:17 AM »

Good night, George.

George · « **Reply #16 on:** April 20, 2017, 01:18:59 AM »

Good night, Tom.

George · « **Reply #17 on:** April 20, 2017, 01:26:51 AM »

Quote from: George on April 20, 2017, 12:47:20 AM

Well, the 5th Avenue's The Secret Garden was wonderful! I love the show. I've seen it twice before...the first time at the 5th Avenue in the first (i think) Broadway national tour.

Looking HERE, it turns out that I saw the first national tour, but at Seattle's Paramount Theatre, not the 5th Avenue. In the tour, we saw Roger Bart, Audra Ann McDonald, and Amanda Naughton as Martha (she was on Rupert Holmes' REMEMBER WENN). I remember finding my program from that tour several years later and those were the names that I recognized.

George · « **Reply #18 on:** April 20, 2017, 01:44:21 AM »

I almost forgot! This was a "new version." Some songs were dropped ("Round-Shouldered Man"), a couple were reworked ("A Fine White Horse" is essentially the same song, but a couple lines changed and renamed "A Brand New Coat"), moved ("Wick" now opens act two), and there is at least one new song ("The Man in the Moon" in place of "Race You to the Top of the Morning"). I think that it was all really well done, especially all the performers.

George · « **Reply #19 on:** April 20, 2017, 01:45:30 AM »

And now, I need to get to bed.

Have a good day, all!

George · « **Reply #20 on:** April 20, 2017, 01:46:10 AM »

But before I do...Gratuitous Post # 20!

ChasSmith · « **Reply #21 on:** April 20, 2017, 04:17:39 AM »

Good morning, all.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #22 on:** April 20, 2017, 04:19:13 AM »

First on the coast?

First in war? First in peace? First to holler "I quit"?

ChasSmith · « **Reply #23 on:** April 20, 2017, 04:19:58 AM »

Coffee!

ChasSmith · « **Reply #24 on:** April 20, 2017, 04:20:28 AM »

Back to the Fish Show today.

Michael · « **Reply #25 on:** April 20, 2017, 04:36:25 AM »

Good morning to all

Michael · « **Reply #26 on:** April 20, 2017, 04:39:07 AM »

Quote from: George on April 20, 2017, 01:44:21 AM

I almost forgot! This was a "new version." Some songs were dropped ("Round-Shouldered Man"), a couple were reworked ("A Fine White Horse" is essentially the same song, but a couple lines changed and renamed "A Brand New Coat"), moved ("Wick" now opens act two), and there is at least one new song ("The Man in the Moon" in place of "Race You to the Top of the Morning"). I think that it was all really well done, especially all the performers.

I liked all the original songs. Are the new ones any better? Where there any other book changes? Are the ghosts still there?

Saw it on Broadway with most of the original cast.

FJL · « **Reply #27 on:** April 20, 2017, 04:39:23 AM »

First after Chas?

FJL · « **Reply #28 on:** April 20, 2017, 04:40:03 AM »

No, first after Chas and Michael on the East coast!!!

John G. · « **Reply #29 on:** April 20, 2017, 04:55:46 AM »

Good morning, all.

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