I may have asked this one before...but anyway. You have a time machine which will allow you to see one, and only one, Broadway show in history, location and cast of your choice. Which one do you go see?
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I would love to see Yul in 'The King and I' when he was at his full power.
I go back to 1956 and see Rosalind Russell in Lawrence and Lee's "Mame".
Damn. Should have proofread myself. I meant I'd...
Some top picks for me, depending on my mood:
- The 1980s "Phantom of the Opera" with Michael Crawford
- The late 1950s "My Fair Lady" with Julie Andrews
- The 1990s "Victor/Victoria," also with Julie Andrews
Original cast of West Side Story.
I saw Yul Brenner in one of his last performances in The King and I. It was astounding!
I was also happy to see Julie Andrews in one of her last performances of Victor/Victoria. That too was a thrill of a lifetime.
I am not much of a Broadway Show person, but I'd love to travel back in time and see the premiere of Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring" ballet by Najinsky.
"Macbeth" with Laurence Olivier.
@ SK:
OMGosh, you're lucky and I'm jealous - on both counts. I love Yul Bryner, but I've only seen him in movies. I loved him in the movie "The King and I."
You're lucky on the Julie Andrews, too. She won a Tony for that role, and I bet she deserved it. I LOVE the movie version of Victor/Victoria. Garner and Andrews have great chemistry in that. Thought she would make an adorable Eliza from "My Fair Lady," too, which is why I'd love to see it.
@ Mimi:
Well, if it's anywhere/anytime/any production:
- In plays, the premiere Shakespeare's "Titus" at the Globe with Queen Elizabeth in attendance (just to see the look on her face)
- In opera, the original productions of: Carmen, Die Fledermaus, Gioachino Rossini's La Cenerentola or Gounod's Faust
- In general: One of the lost plays of Sophocles at the theater in Alexandria. And make a night of it: dine on the Mediterranean on some REALLY authentic Egyptian-Greek fusion cuisine. Sleep in and then spend the next day perusing the Great Library. :-)
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