Productions 110 in the Shade
1 productions
1.1 original broadway production
1.2 original london production
1.3 1992 new york city opera revival
1.4 1999 concert production
1.5 2007 broadway revival
productions
original broadway production
following success of fantasticks, project composing team s first broadway. original score operatic in scope, , when show s running time in boston proved long, creative team began trimming numbers, discarding many heard in finished product. after 2 previews, production, directed joseph anthony , choreographed agnes de mille, opened on october 24, 1963, @ broadhurst theatre, ran 330 performances. cast included robert horton starbuck, inga swenson lizzie, , stephen douglass file, geer, lesley ann warren, , gretchen cryer in supporting roles. sets oliver smith , costumes motley. show received 4 tony award nominations won none. rca victor released original broadway cast recording of production on november 3, 1963, 1 recording in stereo; 1 in mono. both recordings identical; each having 16 tracks. rca victor released recording on compact disc on june 12, 1990, 1 track-- overture not heard on previous lp recordings.
original london production
the first , west end production, directed charles blackwell, recreated original broadway production closely , opened on february 8, 1967, @ palace theatre, ran 101 performances.
1992 new york city opera revival
a 1992 new york city opera production, directed scott ellis , choreographed susan stroman, starred karen ziemba lizzie. score heard particular advantage here, opera company orchestra appreciably larger conventional broadway pit orchestra. 2-cd studio recording released jay records on october 21, 1997, features ziemba, walter charles, ron raines, kristin chenoweth, , schmidt , jones. recording based on 1992 new york city opera production, , includes 5 bonus tracks new york city opera production.
1999 concert production
in 1999, concert version staged @ fortune theatre in london ian marshall fisher discovering lost musicals charitable trust, louise gold lizzie. production piano accompaniment used, , cast unmiked.
2007 broadway revival
the roundabout theater company presented new production of show, opened on may 9, 2007, @ studio 54, , closed on july 29, 2007, after 94 performances , 27 previews. production team headed director lonny price , designer santo loquasto. joined lighting designer christopher akerlind, sound designer dan moses schreier, , musical arranger david krane along musical supervisor/director, paul gemignani, has worked closely price on various stage projects in past. cast featured audra mcdonald lizzie, steve kazee bill starbuck, , john cullum h.c. curry. mcdonald won drama desk award outstanding actress in musical , nominated tony award performance. ben brantley wrote of mcdonald: possible performance good? audra mcdonald brings such breadth of skill , depth of feeling roundabout theater company revival of 110 in shade threatens burst seams of small, homey musical. ravishing of voice , olympian of stature, she’s overwhelming presence in underwhelming show.
the revival garnered 4 additional tony nominations, failed win any. in june 2010, mcdonald reprised tony-nominated role in two-week fundraising production of show hale center theater in orem, utah. recording of production released on june 12, 2007, ps classics. drops overture adds 2 tracks of dialogue.
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