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steven_stuart 02:16 pm UTC 04/22/13 |
| In reply to: | re: DOTV Broadway Actually Had A Lot Going For It - rockfenris2005 09:18 am UTC 04/21/13 |
| Wow. Thanks for taking the time to post all that. What about the other aspects of Whistle? How were the three versions different from each other? I am guessing that the West End version had the highest budget. Did all three versions have the same set designer? > > > Maybe it was just difficult after they'd cancelled the > > > production the first time? It would have gone there. It > > > was set to open at... the Martin Beck Theatre? I remember > > > reading on one site that someone had a poster from that > > > production which never went ahead (and I wish I could at > > > least see an image of it posted online.) > > > > Interesting. Was the version of Whistle Down The Wind that > > was to open at the Martin Beck Theatre the West End > > version directed by Gale Edwards or the Washington version > > directed by Hal Prince? > > > > I wonder if anyone on the board saw both productions and > > maybe the Bill Kenwright touring version as well. I would > > love to read some comparisons. Can you compare the > > different versions from online reviews? > > > > But don't you think that Broadway must be more difficult > > than the West End? Look at how many ALW shows have not > > been to Broadway but have at least been tried out in the > > West End. > > I haven't fully seen or heard the Washington version, but > I know some things like: "The Vaults of Heaven" was broken > up with dialogue whereas the version in London was a > complete song. The song "Try not to be afraid" didn't > exist yet or if it did it wasn't used in the production. > "A kiss is a terrible thing to waste" is different in > places than the version in London. But those are only > minor things, I guess. The children had an aunt whose name > was Dot who did not appear in the London version. I have > programmes for both of the productions and here are the > song lists from each: > > Whistle Down The Wind (1996) > > The Vaults Of Heaven > Spider > Grownups Kill Me > Whistle Down The Wind > The Vow > Safe Haven > Tire Tracks And Broken Hearts > Safe Haven (Reprise) > If Only > Cold > When Children Rule The World > Annie Christmas > No Matter What > Finale Act One > Safe Haven (Reprise) > A Kiss Is A Terrible Thing To Waste > Tire Tracks And Broken Hearts (Reprise) > Annie Christmas (Reprise) > The Soliloquy > Wrestle With The Devil > Nature Of The Beast > When Children Rule The World (Reprise) > Whistle Down The Wind (Reprise) > > Whistle Down The Wind (1998) > > The Vaults Of Heaven > Overture > I Never Get What I Pray For > Home By Now > Whistle Down The Wind > The Vow > Cold > Unsettled Scores > If Only > Tire Tracks And Broken Hearts > Safe Haven > Long Overdue For A Miracle > When Children Rule The World > Annie Christmas > No Matter What > Try Not To Be Afraid > A Kiss Is A Terrible Thing To Waste > If Only (Reprise) > Charlie Christmas > Off Ramp Exit To Paradise > Safe Haven (Reprise) > Wrestle With The Devil > The Hunt > Nature Of The Beast > Whistle Down The Wind (Reprise) | |
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