Originally posted by notmyshoes   "Corner of the Sky" gets a little annoying after the 1000th time, though...

I've never done the show (thought I'm debating auditioning for the role of Bigfoot Berthe in the near future), but I saw it three times on Broadway back in the '70s.  The first time I was dragged - after that, it was SO personal choice!!!  I didn't get to see Irene Ryan or Ben Vereen - but I DID get to see Martha Raye in the part of Berthe.  When she came out with the line about the flags, I think they added five minutes to the run time waiting for the audience to stop laughing.

Just wanted to share - I DID go to the auditions for PIPPIN, and I DID get the part of Berthe!  I am SO thrilled!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Did this show back in 1989 - WOW almost 20 years ago.  Man time flies.  Anyway loved the show. IT IS a bit dated musically now, classic perhaps but dated.  AND for what it's worth, it can get VERY PG13 and perhaps even R rated now depending upon the director and choreography - who both were very Fosse-esque as someone put it.  Ours was actually done with our Shakespeare In The Park summer series and oddly, it was more well received than the two bard shows that summer.  It DID create a bit of controversy however.  At one point, the board was going to NOT allow some elements of the show to go on, after we all had worked VERY hard for a very long time to bring it up to speed.  So the ENTIRE CAST AND STAFF threatened to WALK away from the shows - many people were cast in the Shakespeare stuff as well - if they did that.  They relented and it was the best show of the summer, made the most money and was critically and publicly so well received, they all patted themselves on the back for THEIR ?? vision to do the show and to allow it to go on in the format we presented it.  EVERYONE was willing to give up their pay to walk away if necessary. THANKFULLY it wasn't and I got a nice paycheck at the end.