[Mb-hair] jim doesnt seem to know whos mouth is moving

[richard haase]

no jim it was my idea
thats why it came out of my mouth
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Burns" <jameshburns at webtv.net>
To: <mb-hair at islandlists.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 11:53 PM
Subject: [Mb-hair] Richard Haase Has Come Upon My Idea!


> 
> I've been thinking of doing a one-performance, perhaps no more than two
> performance, production of HAIR--reuniting as many members of the
> original Broadway cast, as possible--for a WHILE now!
> 
> I had even begun the earliest possible parts of producing, talking with
> two of the directors who specialize in putting these large theatrical
> events together--
> 
> When Seth Rudetsky announced the Actors Fund HAIR!
> 
> (And, I was thinking, you can't be doing two big ticket HAIR fund-raiser
> concerts, for charity, at the same time.)
> 
> :-)
> 
> I should explain for those elsewhere. One of the nice fun New York
> theatrical tickets in recent years, has become when an all-star cast,
> for one night only, performs a muscal play, in concert version--which
> basically just means there are no sets, or costumes, but otherwise, the
> play is done in toto, often with a narrator, just to fill in the
> narrative gaps created by having no scene/set changes.
> 
> (And, if it's THE WIZARD OF OZ, it's done WITH Toto....)
> 
> :-)
> 
> There were some great fun things to look. with the HAIR project to look
> forward to:
> 
> Could Jim be convinced to take the stage again, even for one night?
> 
> (Seeing him sing Saturday was exciting. I consider "Where Do I Go," a
> GREAT song, and recording.)
> 
> Could Diane Keaton be persuaded, to participate?
> 
> Who would I cast as Berger? In my notes, not remembering if any of the
> later actors were still around, I wrote that it could be interesting,
> for this one reunion, only,  to cast Ben Vereen....
> 
> Reuniting Lorri Davis, and Rubinsky, and
> Plimpton, and LiPari, and Mosco and Moore and all the rest would be
> thrilling, much as it was, just a few days ago!
> 
> The economics for putting this type of show together, even in one of the
> bigger venues, is relatively simple, once you've worked things out, with
> Equity, and the musican's union, and all the rest.
> 
> For those of you who saw Jim and I in tete-a-tete Saturday night, one of
> the things I mentioned is that there are certain projects that need to
> be done as soon as possible, while there's still time...
> 
> Even on our shared isle, of procrasti-nation.
> 
> :-)
> 
> (The procrastination of the United States of America?)
> 
> :-)
> 
> So, keep your fingers crossed, let's hear some good ideas--
> 
> And please, keep mums the word, for now.
> 
> (Or, if not, and, if you're so inclined, at least send your mum, some
> mums...)
> 
> ;-)
> 
> Best, Jim Burns
> 
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