Since we have a concert and movie thread, I thought it appropriate to have a stage thread... Saw 1776 on closing day at Ford's Theatre in Washington. Great show, as always, and completely populated by DC locals. Since this was the penultimate matinee performance, we had an understudy perform as John Adams, and you know what, he was phenomenal. William Daniels, who performed Adams in the original theatrical run and in the 1972 movie, plays Adams as a strong willed, very forceful personality, who almost derives inner strength for being "obnoxious and disliked". Our understudy played Adams as a man who had suffered from being so outcast, who was a little more beaten by life than the Daniels' Adams. A very nice touch.
I saw 39 Steps in London a few months ago at the Criterion Theatre. I laughed the entire time and really enjoyed the show. I don't get to see too many live shows so whenever a Broadway travelling show comes through I usually watch it no matter the show.
Wow we have some class on this now. Going to see Rebecca the Musical when in previews on broadway in November. I saw the first show of Westside story in Berlin. Nothing like seeing dancing and singing Germans before they have a gang war.I could not get the smile off my face.
Other shows that I've recently seen were Wicked in London and Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein, here in WV (travelling Broadway show), which was absolutely hilarious and equal to if not better than the film.
Timon of Athens, Chicago Shakespeare Theater two days ago. Justifiably obscure play. Cut ruthlessly by director and given the modern treatment, both probably for the better. Timon was played by Emperor Palpatine, aka Ian McDiarmid. He was a high-class ham, as you would expect. If you mean "show" as in big production, not a play, then the last show I saw was Lion King, which had a Chicago revival a few months ago. I wasn't the first to see Lion King admittedly.
We seen most every thing on Broadway. If it ever comes back see "Tale of two cities" it was great still can't believe it closed" Or if Hair comes back go we saw the original performance and two others. The first time I saw it I had hair. But at the last one my wife and I danced on stage.
I just checked the shows coming through my way next season and there's not much there to excite me. The only decent thing I saw was Fiddler on the Roof. Is that any good? There's also Rain and Rock of Ages but neither interest me.
I saw Rain it on the Beatles. My wife loved the Beatles more then I did. They show videos of Beatle concerts especically the one at Shea stadium here in NYC. She could not take her eyes off that because her and her friends were at that one. Rock of ages had great music in it from group Journey
I saw that crazy funny and the producers. I sent the sound track to my daughter who lives in Germany. RemeMber "Spring timer for Hitler"
Did you see 1776the musical. There was a song in it "Molasses T'Rum" a great song. Check it out if you never heard it before.
I'd love to see The Producers, but I've only seen the film. It's hilarious. Do you watch "Curb Your Enthusiasm"? Larry David had an entire bit dedicated to The Producers. It was great.
Ever get to NYC see Les Miserables can't go wrong. I only started to go to the theather after I married my wife in 1967 I was a street guy. I still am a street guy but I wear suits now.
It was the musical, I'm not aware of any other play by that name. And yes, Molasses to Rum is a great song.
Enjoy. I didn't care too much for the music, but even as someone who's not a particular fan of Wizard of Oz, I did like the story very much. One thing about this thread, I am getting more interesting ads pop up now. F'rinstance, there's ad for Love Never Dies, the sequel to Phantom of the Opera, and with my son's graduation next week, it would be perfect gift for him. So here you go, Huss, advertising paying off for you.
I saw it thrice while it was in Cincinnati and absolutely LOVED it. The cast coming to Dayton is a completely different tour, so I am excited to see what they bring to the show.
The last stage show that I saw was Rock of Ages about a year ago on Broadway. It is a fun show, kind of hollow entertainment, so clearly not advised if you want something serious. Still, overall I would recommend it. I think that the most interesting stage show experience I've had was seeing a low-budget indie troupe's adaptation of Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan in Baltimore, I guess it would be 3 years ago. The venue was kind of a converted warehouse or old industrial building. As for the show, it was truly terrible, but in a entertaining way.
A few weeks ago I saw a musical here in Atlanta at the Alliance Theater that was a world premier, Ghost Brothers of Darkland County. Book by Stephen King, music/lyrics by John Mellencamp, and musical direction by T Bone Burnett. With those three I had to see it. It's about a man whose two older brothers died when he was a kid, and the ghosts of the brothers follow him around through the show. While I thought the set and staging was really cool, the show itself was mediocre at best. Apparently they've been working on the show for over 10 years, but if they hope to take it to Broadway, there's still some fine tuning to be done. Although it had Justin Guarini in it playing as one the lead's sons, so there's that.
About three years ago I saw "Danny & Sylvia the Danny Kaye musical" about Danny Kaye and his wife Sylvia. I have been a DannyKaye fan since I first saw the movie "The Court Jester" at my local boys club. Great movie that showed off the comic genius of Danny Kay. It was on off Broadway never made it to Broadway but had a three year run just closed this April. If you ever get a chance to see it and your a Danny Kaye fan see it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=LS75NtlH3gI
I never saw Fiddle on the Roof but my wife says it is very good. Get this April 2013 Fiddler on the roof will be showing at Brooklyn College. I will go to that performance.
Anybody remember dinner theather? It is like when you go to the old Copa get dinner and see Tony Bennett perform. You go to a restrauant they have a big separate room you get dinner an a broadway performance. Except your not paying a thousand dollars you paying less then 150 collards for two. I loved that Cookies steak pub used to have a show in their back room. Sardes in NYC city has something like that get dinner and a performance by a leading broadway singer. I was at one earlier this year it headline James Barbour what a voice this guy has.
Some of my more enjoyable memories are of dinner theater, including the best cheesecake I ever had at the old Burt Reynolds Dinner Theater in Jupiter, Florida.
My mother made cheese cake I would kill to get. She never taught my wife ,how to make it because she thought we would never go see her if she did. She was like the mother in everyone loves Raymond. She never wrote it down I miss that cheese cake. But I got her macaroni pie