Observer: The Baby that was delivered Dec. 4, 1983, to the Barrymore Theater and ran 241 Broadway performances until July 1, 1984—amassing seven Tony nominations along the way—is careening now into middle-age (“Four-oh!” like Margo Channing said). To mark this new maturity, Oscar-winning composer David Shire and Tony-winning director-lyricist Richard Maltby Jr. have built themselves a new Baby on the bones of the old one and given it a brand-new cast recording.
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I always think it's really cool to see what can be done with old Broadway musicals with a new generation of people. Although I think it's important to focus on the future and what can be done with new works, I also think it's really cool to see how a production can evolve. At my high school old works were redone all of the time, not just for musical theater shows, but also in the dance program. It was probably more negative further in the past, but now There are archives on the school's website available for us to watch. When I was in sixth grade, a piece done to take me to church was done by the highest level company, and we redid the piece when I was a senior. I got to see the video a few times, And since I was given the lead role, it was cool to see how those moves evolved from the past dancer to me.
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