We're still looking for your suggestions for future community theatre shows. Local theatre groups tend to make those decisions in a dark room - here's your chance to shed some light and make your voice heard!
So tell us your favorite show, or name a show you'd like to see. We'll be taking votes until next Monday.
You can vote by leaving a comment (just click on the link at the bottom of this entry). You don't have to leave your real name or your email address - just tell us what shows you'd like to see and why. If you'd rather avoid the comments process, you can send an email to The Minskers@aol.com.
Uncle Chuck wants you - to vote!
4 comments:
Hi Chuck!
Eddie Harbert here and I always thought that a good show to do would be "Meet Me in St. Louis". It's a good family show that has never been done locally with a big cast and children as well. I have thought of directing it myself, but as you know, I like the little ensemble shows like "Nunsense". Anyway, that's my vote. I'll try to log on during the Tony's and follow along. Good luck with "High School Musical". I will be playing for "Hello Dolly" but let me know if there is anything I can do to help. Take care!
Eddie
Hi Eddie! That's a great suggestion - I haven't seen the show but I've heard it's great! I'm really looking forward to seeing "Dolly" this fall, and I appreciate the offer of assistance. You da man!
Hey, Chuck!
Ryan Hardiman here. I have a wishlist / vote list. Hopefully I'll make it under the wire since you have delayed the results until tomorrow. There are more I would list, but I'm concentrating on shows for which rights are available and would actually be realistic for our area considering the audience. (Although I'm not saying we need to always be safe...we're often too safe.) I'd love to see us stretch...I believe the best theatre should provoke, which is not necessarily the same as being offensive. It's interesting to me what most people will watch and accept in a film, yet are afraid to put on the stage. I'd like to explore that as a topic sometime and get the theatre community's feelings about why that is. I remember doing "South Pacific" a few years ago where the decision was made to change every "Damn" to "Darn" in the songs "Nothing Like a Dame" and "Bloody Mary"...it was just odd and unnecessary. I mean, it's Rodgers and Hammerstein! And it's not just language...it just seems in general that if a show is not absolutely squeaky clean and happy, it's dangerous territory for us.
Anyway, sorry about the soapbox. here goes...
1. Man of La Mancha
2. Jekyll & Hyde
3. Sweeney Todd
4. The Last Five Years
5. The Secret Garden
6. Evita
These are musical versions I'm speaking of, most of which have not been performed in Huntington in recent memory, anyway. It's beyond me why "Man of La Mancha" has not been done...it's a classic, even!
-Ryan
Ryan - thanks for your comments - we'll bring your discussion to the front of the blog on Wednesday and see what people think - you bring up some excellent points. And I'm glad to include your suggestions in our list, especially since you have so many good shows in there! I'm also amazed that no one has done "Man of La Mancha" yet - a terrific show! "The Last Five Years" is one that I've heard lots of positive buzz about, too. And "Evita" - what a great challenge that would be!
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