I think the regular series (Feb/March/May) essentially concentrates on
those
neglected shows, with an occasional exception.
The summer series doesn't have the same objective - it runs three weeks,
so
you really can't focus on lesser known shows and fill the house. It's
more
of an attempt to bring back something NY used to have - classic shows done
in limited runs (City Center did this years ago, akin to Music Theater of
Lincoln Center in the sixties).
The institution of the summer series doesn't compromise the regular
Encores!
season.
"Victor S. Miller" <victor@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>I just got a flyer in the mail advertising the upcoming production of
> "Damn Yankees" at Encores ("Summer Stars"). It starts Sean Hayes as
> Mr. Applegate (the flyer says "Think of him as 'Just Satan'" --
> ouch!), Jane Krakowski as Lola, Cheyenne Jackson as young Joe, Ana
> Gasteyer as Gloria and Randy Graff as Meg. This looks interesting
> (except for maybe Mr. Hayes). However, this brings up something that
> has been discussed before -- wasn't it once the case that Encores
> existed to put on neglected shows. Lately they've put on Follies
> (which I thought was stupendous -- and perhaps this was to make up for
> the wrong-headed Roundabout revival), and Gypsy (perhaps ditto). When
> there are so many deserving shows (how about "Do I Hear a Waltz", for
> example) that have never been revived, why does Encores keep putting
> on shows that have fairly recently been on Broadway?
>
> Victor
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