tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816366806127608207.post9208955845626273817..comments2024-03-21T22:19:26.920-05:00Comments on A Follow Spot: Illinois Wesleyan's Fall SeasonJulieKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12521424567356348282noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816366806127608207.post-73267654852311187942011-11-03T20:25:41.102-05:002011-11-03T20:25:41.102-05:00Keep an eye on Laura Williams (The Whore). She pla...Keep an eye on Laura Williams (The Whore). She played Percy in the Spitfire Grille and Lady Larken in Once upon a Mattress.Johnhttp://www.msn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816366806127608207.post-37063287129827192302011-07-13T14:17:35.815-05:002011-07-13T14:17:35.815-05:00Well, I got John Dossett right. But Michael Park w...Well, I got John Dossett right. But Michael Park was the College Boy, and classy, stunning Donna Murphy was the Whore. D'oh!JulieKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12521424567356348282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816366806127608207.post-953311162436974172011-07-13T14:14:03.278-05:002011-07-13T14:14:03.278-05:00How very interesting! Wesleyan has a great musical...How very interesting! Wesleyan has a great musical theater program, so for all we know, we may be seeing the next Donna Murphy or Judy Blazer or Malcolm Gets in this production! (I'm going to have to look up who played whom in that production. Michael Park the soldier and John Dossett the senator? And which one of those ladies is the ho? None of them see ho-like to me.)<br /><br />I know that the director, Scott Susong, is very fond of Michael John LaChiusa's work, so that bodes well for the production.JulieKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12521424567356348282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816366806127608207.post-34148252046982487442011-07-13T11:43:16.404-05:002011-07-13T11:43:16.404-05:00The original production, though no doubt provocati...The original production, though no doubt provocative, wasn't that naked either -- not at all, as far as I ever heard. So it's definitely not required. That cast, by the way, was one of those great off-Broadway collections of future big names: among them were Donna Murphy, Judy Blazer, Michael Park, Carolee Carmello, John Cameron Mitchell, Malcolm Gets, Michele Pawk, John Dossett. (Yes, this is when now-long-married Michele and John met.)<br /><br />One difference between this and other versions of the "la ronde" idea is that the historical period jumps between one episode and the next. So we have 10 scenes in 10 different decades, and not in chronological order. This gives LaChiusa the chance to play with different musical styles: opera, disco, swing, etc.JAChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10942256334004773509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816366806127608207.post-27397440294251777002011-07-12T13:21:33.681-05:002011-07-12T13:21:33.681-05:00I love that "round" structure. I've ...I love that "round" structure. I've always wanted to write something like that, where one character moves into the next scene with someone new, and then the new person moves into the next scene with someone even newer, who moves into the next scene... It's very intriguing. With "Hello Again," it's also verra, verra sexy. When it was done recently in NY, all the reviews talked about the in-your-face nudity and sex. So I'm guessing it will be somewhat less naked at IWU. But probably still provocative.JulieKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12521424567356348282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816366806127608207.post-82637113182617130672011-07-12T12:59:01.503-05:002011-07-12T12:59:01.503-05:00La Ronde as a musical! Oo la la!La Ronde as a musical! Oo la la!Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06559881249054540947noreply@blogger.com