Harold Prince & Susan Stroman to Direct THE PRINCE OF BROADWAY Revue

[Rob]

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[jv92]

Hal, you know I worship you, but this is an attempt to make money, isn't it?

[broadwaybabytn]

Oh, lay off! Hal is an old man who was approached with this idea by some talented people who wanted to honor him. Stro and Jason Robert Brown aren't doing a Off-Broadway revue for the money.

[best12bars]

So it's another "Jerome Robbins' Broadway" or "Fosse."

I wonder what other titles were considered besides "The Prince of Broadway" (oy) ...

Deck the Hal
Master Harold and the Chorus Boys
Just Prince!

[jv92]

Excuse me Broadwaybabytn, but I did not say, "Hal is a old coot looking to make money and I hope this show is a miserable failure." In fact, I'm looking forward to it more than a lot of upcoming shows. But it is surprising to hear that he's doing a retrospective, and I'm only assuming it's for some money.

[Jordan Catalano]

Well, Purple Rain was already taken.

[jv92]

Maybe "One Hal-uva Guy!" was a rejected title too (You know, instead of "One helluva Guy?).

[best12bars]

I suppose "Here, Prince!" sounds too much like calling a dog.

[broadwaybabytn]

jv, thank you for your dignified answer. I'm sorry I misinterpreted your first remarks.

[jv92]

You know, it's sad-- a lot of people are going to come in thinking this is a Prince revue ("Purple Rain" and all), and they're going to hear "Seven and a half Cents" and "The Road You Didn't Take."

[jv92]

And 'Follies' WILL be well represented, judging from the giant poster hanging in his office, and the inscription he wrote in my first edition book a few years ago, It's his favorite show of his. So nobody worry!

[EricMontreal22]

So much of what makes Hal's shows effective are massive coups de theatre--I kinda wonder how this would work...

[Jay Lerner-Z]

Why does it take two of them to direct? Surely one or other is capable of doing the job alone...is there some creative reason, or is Hal just more of a consultant? Looking foward to it, though!

[Brick]

Hal's getting a bit up there. I imagine she's doing the heavy lifting. That and they probably enjoy working together.

[chewy5000]

Shouldn't they wait till he dies?

[EricMontreal22]

Jerome Robbins didn't...

[CurtainPullDowner]

"they probably enjoy working together"
= PARADISE FOUND.
just sayin'

[FindingNamo]

"Prince Faith," that's what I would call it.

[wickedfan]

I would also guess that the co-billing stems from a good deal of Prince's original staging being used and adapted by Stroman, in addition to any original work she might do.

[FindingNamo]

They could go with a more obscure title. Like "Wednesday".

[timote316]

Please tell me Ché, Dr. Pangloss and the Emcee will be singing "You Can Drive a Person Crazy"

[bk]

I like "Hal-lelujah!

[Gypsy9]

I, for one, look forward to this revue. Hal Prince's track record is so impressive and Susan Stroman is such a fine talent that the show ought to be a success, although to reach the heights of the magnificent JEROME ROBBINS' BROADWAY should not be anticipated. I saw JRB 4 times and was blown away by it each time. I wonder if they will utilize a continuity narrator like the role Jason Alexander had for JRB.

However, FOSSE disappointed me-- there was too much sameness to it and the production team should either have utilized a narrator, or had the name of the number and what show it was from on electronic placards at each side of the stage, ala GYPSY.

[madbrian]

Prince & Stroman? I would title it "The Prince and the Showgirl".

[best12bars]

^ That would require her to get billing and assume co-credit for her work in this revue. Haahahahahahaha! Yeah, right.


But I absolutely LOVE that title, madbrian.

[dreaming]

This is like "Jerome Robbins' Broadway" all over again. Yikes. Did we use up the royalties from all these shows?