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The costumes are very fun, turn-of-the-century, if not quite as extravagant as the Parisian setting...I'd love to see it on stage!
I have the recording sitting at home, but am fearful of putting it into my Cd player, LOL.
Actor Michael York narrates this concert staging of the Broadway musical A Tale of Two Cities, filmed in Brighton, England in June 2009. Directed by Jack Cummings III, the production features original Broadway stars James Barbour, Natalie Toro, Brandi Burkhardt, and others, retelling the classic Charles Dickens story of love and redemption during the French Revolution, when "it was the best of times, it was the worst of times."Thursday Nov 26 at 9:00 PM
WGBH HD
Thursday Nov 26 at 9:00 PM
WGBH 2
Sunday Nov 29 at 4:00 PM
WGBH 44
Charly, I enjoyed South Pacific when I saw it in NYC over the summer. The sets were excellent.
I love the musical and worked on a local production about 7 years ago. I am certainly looking forward to seeing the film, but have strong opinions on the musical, too, so am steeling myself to be disappointed.
But Julie Taymor is directing it! (She is usually a very innovative director -- i.e. her mask/costume design for The Lion King) and her other innovative works, such as Goldini's King Stag (ART) and Die Zauberfloete (Metropolitan Opera) or her "colonial" Tempest. Film work like Titus...If anyone else was directing it, I'd have a similar reaction to you, Rachel, but since its Julie Taymor, MacArthur Genius winner and 1st woman to win a Tony for directing, etc, etc.--I am actually rather intrigued.
I don't think Anne of Green Gables is on the list, and I know there is the musical Anne and Gilbert and also the more recent (Off-Broadway?) Anne of Green Gables. So I'll add that.
Just saw South Pacific at the Vivian Beaumont on Saturday night, which I very much enjoyed. The set was excellent and worked very well for the show. The replacement for Kelli O'Hara was good, I thought. (The person from Grease I think?) A 30 piece orchestra playing live is always a treat (particularly after that pared down version of Carousel with 2 pianos I saw 3 weeks ago).Mary Stuart with Janet McTeer and Harriet Walter was a real treat to see two such fabulous actresses perform live. Had some issues with the directorial concept--didn't totally work for me, though I can guess at what they were going for.
Little Mermaid--hmmm, well I've loved some of the other Disney musicals (seen Mary Poppins four times, Beauty and the Beast twice), but I was disappointed in The Little Mermaid--not to mention that I felt a lot of the concept/costumes were "borrowing" from other shows like The Lion King and Mary Poppins. I felt like the show couldn't quite make up its mind what it wanted to do. I enjoyed some of the new numbers, particularly the one Flounder had, but it was not as intrinsic as some of the new songs added to Mary Poppins.
Looking forward to seeing South Pacific at Lincoln Center next week.
Got back from the theatre last night at 12:30pm after having gone to see Carousel. I love the musical, so in some ways it was worth the 5 hour drive, on the other hand, I don't think I'd ever go to this theatre again just to see the show.The set was simple but effective, the costumes horrendous, and the acting/dancing/singing ability of the cast was mixed.
I'm looking forward to seeing a production of Carousel next week. I ought to have paid attention to where the theatre was before buying tickets though--apparently the theatre is 2.5 hours away! Oops.
So, I heard a rumor that Emma Thompson is helping out with the screenplay...
Oh, I'm disappointed to hear that, Charly. I really am interested to see it -- to compare to the fully staged 2002 production I have on DVD.
Were they mostly singing in front of mics (i.e. concert version) or was it even semi-staged?
I might have to beg someone to burn a copy for me...the switch to digital has not been happy for me...and I never got good reception before. And it's one of my favourite musicals, too!
Just a reminder that this is supposed to show tomorrow for many PBS stations -- although it may be aired more than once, I don't know.
I am excited too. There is also a video of the fully staged 2002 production, also.
Hi, just an FYI that CHESS the (cold war) musical from ABBA (Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus) with Josh Groban, Idina Menzel and Adam Pascal is slated to be shown on PBS on 6/17. (In concert version from London).
