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Finian's Rainbow??????
barcelona20
Broadway Star Joined: 1/19/08
#50re: Finian's Rainbow??????
Posted: 7/11/09 at 3:14pmI'm not familiar with people getting in trouble on here. What has happened to them?
#51re: Finian's Rainbow??????
Posted: 7/11/09 at 4:45pm
They're forced to sit through Wicked 8 shows a week.
#52re: Finian's Rainbow??????
Posted: 7/11/09 at 4:51pm
I will be disappointed if FINIAN'S RAINBOW doesn't open in the Fall. The score is so wonderful, especially "Look to the Rainbow" which is often omitted when discussing the songs. And the St. James is not as large as some of the NYC theatres. GYPSY with LuPone played to consistently less than sold out houses and must have broken even to have lasted a year. And the Times gave the ENCORES! production such a rave review. It is time for a revival, with a recording too.
"Madam Rose...and her daughter...Gypsy!"
#53re: Finian's Rainbow??????
Posted: 7/11/09 at 5:02pmSt. James sits 1710 according to IBDB. I'd say that's pretty big for a revival of Finian's Rainbow.
A little swash, a bit of buckle - you'll love it more than bread.
#54re: Finian's Rainbow??????
Posted: 7/11/09 at 5:06pmI'd be happy to have another recording. While I enjoy the Irish Rep's recent recording, it'd be nice to have a full orchestra.
#55re: Finian's Rainbow??????
Posted: 7/11/09 at 5:13pmMaybe it's just me, but I knew "That Old Devil Mood" and "Look to the Rainbow" prior to purchasing the cast recording. I assume others would know some songs too which I think is a plus when some people are deciding whether or not to see a show. I can see why that might not be enough though.
Voulez-Vous
Chorus Member Joined: 7/11/09
#56re: Finian's Rainbow??????
Posted: 7/11/09 at 5:55pm
Could there be a possible role for Bailey Hanks from this weeks Bway Secrets....
#57re: Finian's Rainbow??????
Posted: 7/11/09 at 5:56pmI thought "new" literally meant...new.
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
Voulez-Vous
Chorus Member Joined: 7/11/09
#58re: Finian's Rainbow??????
Posted: 7/11/09 at 5:58pmWell Bailey doesn't seem like the smartest person in the world, she DID cry over getting her hair cut.
LoveIsCompany
Stand-by Joined: 5/11/08
#60re: Finian's Rainbow??????
Posted: 7/11/09 at 6:03pmI also don't think she actually made that secret.
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
#61re: Finian's Rainbow??????
Posted: 7/11/09 at 9:02pmThere isn't even a role for her in Fininan's Rainbow. Not even in the chorus.
#62re: Finian's Rainbow??????
Posted: 7/11/09 at 10:07pmshe said she wasn't playing the ditzy blonde, but maybe she's playing the dumb blonde.
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
#63re: Finian's Rainbow??????
Posted: 7/11/09 at 10:23pm
GYPSY with LuPone played to consistently less than sold out houses and must have broken even to have lasted a year.
It didn't. They might have recouped if they had actually lasted the full year they were supposed to, but they closed two months early and ended up not recouping.
Nothing matters but knowing nothing matters. ~ Wicked
Everything in life is only for now. ~ Avenue Q
There is no future, there is no past. I live this moment as my last. ~ Rent
"He's a tramp, but I love him."
Everything in life is only for now. ~ Avenue Q
There is no future, there is no past. I live this moment as my last. ~ Rent
jsg03jd
Broadway Star Joined: 11/24/04
#64re: Finian's Rainbow??????
Posted: 7/12/09 at 12:48am
Well, I for one hope it opens if only for the cast to make a new recording of the score. And hopefully, the majority of the Encores! cast will be the ones doing the recording.
FR is no means an arena filling type of show, but the score is gorgeous. And the book was so timely, as I learned from watching the Encores! production.
I'll keep my fingers crossed that this show gets revived.
Updated On: 7/12/09 at 12:48 AM
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#65re: Finian's Rainbow??????
Posted: 7/12/09 at 10:57amSeriously, I'm hearing from various sources that the prospects for this show are getting dimmer by the minute.
"Long live God!" (GODSPELL)
MarkK
Featured Actor Joined: 5/8/05
#66re: Finian's Rainbow??????
Posted: 7/12/09 at 7:49pmWell if it does come in, ( the site which shall not be named) is now saying Woody will be played by either Jarrod Emick or Andy Karl. Both are a bit boring, but I think either could do an adequate job.
#67re: Finian's Rainbow??????
Posted: 7/12/09 at 7:51pmAt least Karl is a lot more enigmatic than Emick.
Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
Ed_Mottershead
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/20/05
#68re: Finian's Rainbow??????
Posted: 7/12/09 at 8:45pmSorry, Jared is NOT boring. Picky, maybe, but not boring.
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Dolly_Levi
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/8/04
#69re: Finian's Rainbow??????
Posted: 7/12/09 at 9:44pmEmick is too old, IMO.
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Carol Channing
#70re: Finian's Rainbow??????
Posted: 7/12/09 at 9:46pm
I agree he's too old. Though it would be delightful to see Emick replace Jackso just as Jackson replaced Emick.
Karl would be great. He's yet to have the breakout role he needs. And he'd be wise to abandon the 9 to 5 ship before it sinks.
Ed_Mottershead
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/20/05
#71re: Finian's Rainbow??????
Posted: 7/12/09 at 10:38pmI'm not meaning to go on a rampage about Jarrod Emick. But he's got a great voice, a lot of charisma and might be a decided plus to the revival, if and when it happens. A star-making performance? No. A welcome addition to the ensemble? Yes.
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ChristopherDurangFan
Understudy Joined: 2/28/08
#72re: Finian's Rainbow??????
Posted: 7/13/09 at 1:20amBut they've already spent so much money making the logo! Might as well just put it on
#73re: Finian's Rainbow??????
Posted: 7/13/09 at 1:32amI won't believe that Jarrod Emick is in anything until I actually see him set foot on the Broadway stage after opening night.
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
#74re: Finian's Rainbow??????
Posted: 7/15/09 at 11:31pm
Not 100% sure if this was Finian's Rainbow or not, but I thought I'd share.
I saw James Snyder at the Marquis stage door, and he was talking to one of the doormen, whom (who? I've never gotten it right) I am friends with. James was saying that he came in for the day to try to get this show that was supposed to open at the St. James, but it's not going to anymore.
I wasn't in the position to get more info, but that's what I heard. Could've been cool though!
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