Vince wrote:
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>
> Harlett O'Dowd wrote:
>> On Jun 22, 12:49 pm, vic...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(Victor S. Miller) wrote:
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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
>>
>>
>> I'd be perfectly happy if the summer show were an old chestnut, but I
>> agree with you that their concert series should really concentrate on
>> the "neglected" titles.
>>
>> But Sean Hayes as Applegate really terrifies me.
>
>
> Funny how he played Jerry Lewis in a TV bio and now hes taking on the
> Applegate part that Jerry played last time the show was reviled
^^^^^^^
Sorry, Vince, but as a survivor of Lewis's "performance" as Applegate, I
just had to draw attention to this typo.
I don't find anything much funny about the idea of Sean Hayes as
Applegate - but then, there wasn't anything funny about Jerry Lewis in
the role either.
--
Stephen
Dolly: A kebab? It's hardly a *** life.
Twinkle: Depends what you're into.
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