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re: "brilliantly scaled-down chamber version of the piece"

Posted by:	Chromolume 10:58 pm EST 01/16/14
In reply to:	re: "brilliantly scaled-down chamber version of the piece" - Singapore/Fling 07:53 pm EST 01/16/14

I can guarantee everyone that his take on "Mr. Andrew's Vision" will not fly in New York. And hopefully he'll also gotten rid of having Ismay sing the opening, rather than Mr. Andrews. Do tell, what did he do to "Mr. Andrews' Vision"?? I definitely agree that Ismay should NOT sing the opening. Terrible idea. About "Mr. Andrews' Vision" by the way - no one has brought up the national tour adaptation of the show, which I thought was very poorly done -- but I admit that I did buy the conceit for that one song, having Andrews amid the passengers on deck, instead of below them in the smokeroom (as there was no lower level). It still worked dramatically - though for me there's still no comparison to the original, Andrews being assaulted by the items and furniture in the smokeroom as the ship lurched, the passengers above screaming as they held onto the rail...the last image of the grand piano about to crush Andrews...that scene was a real coup de theatre. My main frustration with Southerland's production in London was that it was just too big a show to try and pull off in that tiny space. Despite a general belief that we'd all like to have that theatre can be done anywhere, I do think there are some shows where size IS the point. Titanic is, IMo, absiolutely one of these. I'm not saying it can't somehow be made to work in a smaller venue, but I really think that without the big playing area, a big set, and yes, a big orchestra, you really lose the, well, titanic feel of the piece, which I feel is integral. It just wouldn't be the same.

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