We tried this last year and it was a lot of fun, so once again, your humble blog is going to throw open the floor and invite you to suggest shows you'd like to see a local theatre group tackle.
This is the time of year when groups are planning their next season, since most theatre seasons follow the school year, starting in September and ending in May. So let us know what shows - musical or otherwise - you'd like to see. You can send in a comment by clicking the link at the bottom of this post or you can email your suggestions to TheMinskers@aol.com.
Who knows? Maybe your suggestion will inspire a local group to tackle your favorite show! Groups are always struggling with the decision - here's your chance to help!
We'll take suggestions for the next two weeks and then announce the results on May 15.
So vote early and vote often!
6 comments:
I would like to see:
Once Upon A Matress
Into The Woods
The Last 5 Years
Pippin
Side Show
The Wild Party
This is quite a popular topic of conversation amongst us theatre folks. Everyone has their own opinion as to what they think would be best for certain theatre companies and certainly the theatre companies have their own interests and limitations.
As for me, unfortunately because I will be a senior, I only have one year left with First Stage Theatre Company. I would love to see First Stage tackle "Into the Woods", "Little Women", or "Singing in the Rain".
I think it might also be neat for First Stage to tackle a literary classic-turned-straight play such as "To Kill a Mockingbird" or "Great Expectations".
Of course, I also have some dream shows that I would love to see done by any of the other theatre companies. "The Last Five Years" is a show I would love to see/perform in. It's a two-person musical composed by Jason Robert Brown. The music is amazing and the plot is bittersweet, but beautiful. It would be a great show to come to Huntington.
Thanks Chuck!
-Josh
I forgot with my last comment, but I'd also really like to see:
Jekyll & Hyde
Miss Saigon
1. Sweeney Todd
2. Evita
3. Man of La Mancha
4. The Secret Garden
5. Jekyll and Hyde
6. The Last Five Years
7. Assassins
8. Jesus Christ Superstar
9. Company
10. Tommy
11. Les Miserables (when available)
12. Phantom of the Opera (when available)
I think my list was pretty much the same last year, but it still stands. I'd love to see concert versions of some of these as well...that remains a great untapped possibility locally, but I've seen it done so well!
It's exciting news that ACTC in Ashland will be producing "Sweeney Todd" this summer! I applaud them for their willingness to take on such an ambitious show with such a beautiful challenging score! I (and countless others in our area) love this show!
-Ryan H.
So I went to see Capital High's production of "Phantom of the Opera" last night, and I was impressed that they were able to pull of such a complicated show! It's not a "junior" version of the show...this is the entire score...nothing was missing as far as I remember...the chandelier was huge and impressive (and hanging directly above my head...I'm a trusting soul.) They even had a big elephant onstage! You ought to see the "Masquerade" scene...The costumes drew immediate applause from the audience before anyone sang a note. My fellow "Symphony Idol" finalists Sarah Pauley and Micah Atkinson were amazing! I was so proud of them!
Capital High was one of only six schools asked to produce "Phantom" as a pilot production in anticipation of releasing it for non-equity theatre companies. Quite an honor!
They had a few technical issues, but that can happen on opening night, especially with a show this ambitious. There was an extremely loud and obvious foul language slip when someone backstage didn't realize their microphone was live...that's always fun.
But check this out... this is one more reason to love live theatre... Something happened in the show that will never happen again in a million years... at the very end of the show when the ballerina Meg picks up the phantom's mask and holds it up, there is a 5-note musical scale...(the same 5 notes as at the end of "Music of the Night", if you remember.) Last night, on the very last musical note of the show, the school fire alarm went off AT THE EXACT MOMENT AND IN THE EXACT PITCH OF THAT NOTE!
It was Twilight Zone stuff! What are the odds? that will NEVER happen again! And I was there!
Last night was my only chance to see the show because of a previous commitment for the rest of the weekend. Thursday night is appointment TV night for me because my 2 favorite shows, "The Office" and "Lost" are both on, but I can watch them online later...
I'm so glad I went to see "The Phantom of the Opera" last night instead...Once the show is over, unlike TV or movies, you can never see that specific production again. It's a once in a lifetime experience, and I encourage everyone to get out there and see it!
-Ryan H.
Excellent suggestions! Who's next?
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