User talk:Bibi Bonnard

The Happy Time
Hi, got your note, spent some time this morning looking around and this is what I came up with (I put this all on my talk page to organize my thoughts, this is a copy):

I'll answer here and also send a note later to Bibi Bonnard. Starting to research. (1) The New York Times review of the 1980 Goodspeed does not mention the new songs by title. This article ([playbill, 01 Apr 2008]) which discusses the 2007 Signature production, states: Director Unger told Playbill.com that the Signature production will be a revision of a Goodspeed Musicals revival draft, which added a song called "Running," an 11 o'clock number for Jacques. That version also included three songs cut prior to the Broadway opening — "Jeanne Marie," "In His Own Good Time" and "I'm Sorry," to be heard in Virginia, as well.

That is all I have at the moment, will research later today as time permits. I believe, however, that the statement by the Signature director verifies that the songs were indeed added back at Goodspeed in 1980.JeanColumbia (talk) 08:57, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

This is from the book "Before the Parade Passes By" (2005) by John Anthony Gilvey, pages 193 & 197-198 (ISBN 0312337760): During the rehearsal period, Kander and Ebb composed four additional songs, three of which, in time, the director would delete from the score. These were "Jeanne-Marie", "I Won't Go", "I'm Sorry", and "Seeing Things"...Also during rehearsal ..."If You Leave Me Now" was replaced with the stronger "Seeing Things"...the director went to work himself, substituting dialogue for action. These changes included removing some songs intended to develop the characters and their relationships, like "Jeanne-Marie", "In His Own Good Time", and "I Won't Go", and revamping others like "A Certain Girl"... "Allez-Ooop" became the more naughty "Catch My Garter" and "I'm Getting Younger Every Year" was replaced with "The Life of the Party". JeanColumbia (talk) 10:20, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

Hope this answers your concerns. The information from the book really does not answer your question but does show what happened during the pre-Broadway rehearsal/tryout periods. (I'll be very busy in the next week, but I'm always happy to discuss articles.) Jean (JeanColumbia (talk) 22:04, 14 March 2009 (UTC))