A live performance of the 1999 revival, taped in London in the theatre in which it was staged, and in front of a live audience.A live performance of the 1999 revival, taped in London in the theatre in which it was staged, and in front of a live audience.A live performance of the 1999 revival, taped in London in the theatre in which it was staged, and in front of a live audience.A live performance of the 1999 revival, taped in London in the theatre in which it was staged, and in front of a live audience.A live performance of the 1999 revival, taped in London in the theatre in which it was staged, and in front of a live audience.
Nancy Kathryn Anderson
- Lois Laneas Lois Lane
- (as Nancy Anderson)
- …
Nicholas Colicos
- Harrison Howellas Harrison Howell
- (as Nicolas Colicos)
Kaye Brown
- Hattieas Hattie
- (as Kaye E. Brown)
A live performance of the 1999 revival, taped in London in the theatre in which it was staged, and in front of a live audience.
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a bit too modernized for my taste
I first saw this show when it was broadcast live in the 1950's with Alfred Drake and Patricia Morrison, the two leads from the original Broadway cast. I won't be too old fogeyish, but I find the new version, as typified by Rachel York's modernization of inflection in "So In Love" to be a bit overmuch. Admittedly, I'm of the old school, but the bluesy tone just doesn't go with the melody for me. If you want to know what I'm getting at, get ahold of the Drake/Morrison original cast recording. It's too bad that new directors feel they have to imprint their egos not only on the acting and dialog, but the arrangements as well. They might do better to consider Porter the equivalent of Verdi or Puccini, and at least leave the music the way he composed and directed it.
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- macheath-ny
- Dec 31, 2006
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