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Wynbish

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joined:4/27/12

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Posted: 7/11/12 at 10:15pm

"...Never underestimate the self-destructive persistence of theater people who just can't bear to part with a terrible idea"

From the RAGGEDY ANN New York Times review

Updated On: 7/11/12 at 10:15 PM

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joined:6/29/05

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Posted: 7/11/12 at 10:15pm

Oh, it was divine.

Okay, not.

Into the Light had its moments, though. I actually liked Dean Jones. But that imaginary friend/mime character was painful. And those "state of the art" laser beams.

Updated On: 7/11/12 at 10:15 PM

Jordan Catalano

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joined:10/9/05

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Posted: 7/11/12 at 10:19pm

Ok, let's dream cast Encores! INTO THE LIGHT and RAGGEDY ANN!!!

Wynbish

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joined:4/27/12

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Posted: 7/11/12 at 10:20pm

SIERRA BOGGESS!!!

What role are we casting?

Jordan Catalano

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Posted: 7/11/12 at 10:21pm

DOESN'T MATTER!!!!!!

SIERRA BOGGESS!!!!!!

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Posted: 7/11/12 at 10:22pm

She can play the LIGHT.

And Raggedy Ann!

Wynbish

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joined:4/27/12

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Posted: 7/11/12 at 10:22pm

SHE WAS IN PHANTOM!!

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Posted: 7/11/12 at 10:23pm

And of course Raul Esparza as Dean Jones.

Jordan Catalano

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Posted: 7/11/12 at 10:25pm

Raul Esparza needs a great role like that to make people forget all the crap he's done lately.

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Posted: 7/11/12 at 10:26pm

Into the Light could definitely pull him out of his rut.

And into the light!

I can see him now, belting for all he's worth, while running around the stage in a lab coat!

Updated On: 7/11/12 at 10:26 PM

Wynbish

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joined:4/27/12

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Posted: 7/11/12 at 10:29pm

Nothing says, "perfect thing for a musical" like the Shroud of Turin.

Long Live God! On A Shroud!

SIERRA BOGGESS should play the Shroud!

Updated On: 7/11/12 at 10:29 PM

Jordan Catalano

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joined:10/9/05

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Posted: 7/11/12 at 10:29pm

Someone better make sure there's a Broadway house available for the transfer!

chewy5000

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joined:12/1/09

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Posted: 7/11/12 at 10:30pm

Wynbish

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joined:4/27/12

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Posted: 7/11/12 at 10:32pm

"But no star can carry a show that asks whether God is dead in a manner that's likely to bore Him to death if He's not."

From the New York Times review of Into The Light

Jordan Catalano

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joined:10/9/05

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Posted: 7/11/12 at 10:32pm

It should play the Sondheim, since he's God.

Wynbish

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Posted: 7/11/12 at 10:33pm

Or the St. James. Patron saint of Spain and, currently, hip-hop cheerleaders.

Updated On: 7/11/12 at 10:33 PM

Jordan Catalano

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joined:10/9/05

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Posted: 7/11/12 at 10:35pm

FELA is transferring there this winter.

Wynbish

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joined:4/27/12

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Posted: 7/11/12 at 10:38pm

Poppycock. Fela has nothing to do with God's bedsheet or a quirky ginger thing.

They should cast Laura Osnes in Fela.

Updated On: 7/11/12 at 10:38 PM

BroadwayFan12

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joined:4/17/10

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Posted: 7/11/12 at 10:46pm

Leap of Faith
Annie Warbucks
Good Vibrations
The Times They Are A-Changin'
Lennon

Jordan Catalano

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Posted: 7/11/12 at 10:46pm

I loved LENNON.

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Posted: 7/11/12 at 10:50pm

I saw Annie Warbucks, too!

hyperbole_and_a_half

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joined:3/21/11

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Posted: 7/11/12 at 10:56pm

Angel of Music: The Untold Musical Prequel to The Phantom of the Opera, or, as we theatre nerds like to call it, AOM:TUMPTTPOTO (when you pronounce the abbreviation correctly, it sounds like an AOL dialup signal)