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| Posted by: | seeseveryshow 10:54 am EDT 03/17/14 |
| In reply to: | At how many performances has he made that announcement? - Ann 10:46 am EDT 03/17/14 |
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| Friday night, Sat Mat and Evening, and Sunday (yesterday) matinee... I think the show opens in two weeks, so she better get a firm grasp on those new lyrics by the time the critics start showing up sometime next week. | |
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| re: At how many performances has he made that announcement? | |
| Posted by: | Ann 12:08 pm EDT 03/17/14 |
| In reply to: | re: At how many performances has he made that announcement? - seeseveryshow 10:54 am EDT 03/17/14 |
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| I guess it's amazing to me that they can orchestrate and put in a song but still have the performer "on book" for three days. | |
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| re: At how many performances has he made that announcement? | |
| Posted by: | seeseveryshow 12:32 pm EDT 03/17/14 |
| In reply to: | re: At how many performances has he made that announcement? - Ann 12:08 pm EDT 03/17/14 |
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| Evidently, it is the same song, the same tune as before, simply with revised lyrics. They seem to be struggling with a number that "sets the stage" for what's to come... like "Comedy Tonight" in A FUNNY THING. Inasmuch as it would take a lengthy essay to describe what this show aims to mean, I am not sure a few stanzas of lyrics, even if sung clearly and distinctly without the distraction of all the ensemble movement on stage, would be enough. As of yesterday, intelligent people I know who attended are still getting confused. Others, not so much. But, all seem to find something to enjoy about the show. | |
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| re: At how many performances has he made that announcement? | |
| Posted by: | enoch10 02:47 pm EDT 03/17/14 |
| In reply to: | re: At how many performances has he made that announcement? - seeseveryshow 12:32 pm EDT 03/17/14 |
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| >> "Comedy Tonight" in A FUNNY THING. no. "comedy tonight" was an entirely new song. they seem to be just reworking lyrics. i can't believe it's taking her this long to learn new lyrics. even if they're changing them every day i doubt they're handing her new cards as she walks out on stage. if they give them to her as late as 5:OO she's got three hours to learn them. | |
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| re: At how many performances has he made that announcement? | |
| Posted by: | StageLover 04:06 pm EDT 03/17/14 |
| In reply to: | re: At how many performances has he made that announcement? - enoch10 02:47 pm EDT 03/17/14 |
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| Good Lord, could you be more bitchy? And how are you such an expert in playing leading roles on Broadway, when lyrics, and God knows what else, are being changed every day? Menzel has proven her worth. But I'd love to know your credits... | |
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| re: At how many performances has he made that announcement? | |
| Posted by: | enoch10 04:09 pm EDT 03/17/14 |
| In reply to: | re: At how many performances has he made that announcement? - StageLover 04:06 pm EDT 03/17/14 |
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| yes i could. it doesn't take an expert to know that new lyrics could be learned in the less than three hours. if there is more going on see the post below. | |
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| re: At how many performances has he made that announcement? | |
| Posted by: | Michael_Portantiere 03:16 pm EDT 03/17/14 |
| In reply to: | re: At how many performances has he made that announcement? - enoch10 02:47 pm EDT 03/17/14 |
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| I wonder, is it possible she doesn't really need the cards but is using them with the audience in mind -- maybe the director's idea? It seems that, at least in previews, at lot of audience members like to feel they're seeing something in the process of creation. Also, audiences often love seeing anything out of the ordinary happen in a show -- whether it's a scenery malfunction or the leading lady reading lyrics off cue cards because she's just recently been handed them and hasn't had a chance to fully memorize them. Plus, having her read from cue cards may be thought of as a way to get the audience on her side -- the actress, if not necessarily the character. | |
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| re: At how many performances has he made that announcement? | |
| Posted by: | Ann 03:35 pm EDT 03/17/14 |
| In reply to: | re: At how many performances has he made that announcement? - Michael_Portantiere 03:16 pm EDT 03/17/14 |
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| One of the initial posts said the director announced she was using notecards at his request (of course, he can say anything). I do know what you mean, but I think it's kind of said if such a situation on stage on Broadway is viewed as a positive thing. With previews at regular price. | |
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| re: At how many performances has he made that announcement? | |
| Posted by: | Michael_Portantiere 04:20 pm EDT 03/17/14 |
| In reply to: | re: At how many performances has he made that announcement? - Ann 03:35 pm EDT 03/17/14 |
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| "I think it's kind of sad if such a situation on stage on Broadway is viewed as a positive thing." I'm sure a great many people would agree with you. But on the other hand, I do think some audience members are kind of tickled to see something like this happen, for the reasons I mentioned. It could be viewed as an amplification of the "let's get the audience on our side" intention that's behind a director making a pre-show speech to the audience to begin with. Of course, there are limits. If the audience saw the leading lady reading the lyrics for two or more songs off of cards, I don't think they'd be tickled about that. | |
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| re: At how many performances has he made that announcement? | |
| Posted by: | Ann 04:47 pm EDT 03/17/14 |
| In reply to: | re: At how many performances has he made that announcement? - Michael_Portantiere 04:20 pm EDT 03/17/14 |
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| I do think some audience members are kind of tickled to see something like this happen, for the reasons I mentioned. Yes, I was agreeing with you. And I think it's sad. I'm not tickled. | |
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| re: At how many performances has he made that announcement? | |
| Posted by: | enoch10 03:53 pm EDT 03/17/14 |
| In reply to: | re: At how many performances has he made that announcement? - Ann 03:35 pm EDT 03/17/14 |
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| correction: >>One of the initial posts said the director announced she was using notecards at his request (of course, he can say anything). I do know what you mean, but I think it's kind of said if such a situation on stage on Broadway is viewed as a positive thing. With previews at regular price. and if i knew how i'd draw a line through "a positive" and change to "an acceptable." | |
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| It sounds like the score is the same with different lyrics | |
| Posted by: | dramedy 12:29 pm EDT 03/17/14 |
| In reply to: | re: At how many performances has he made that announcement? - Ann 12:08 pm EDT 03/17/14 |
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| I would think that is harder than learning a whole new song since you would tend to slip back told lyrics. | |
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| re: It sounds like the score is the same with different lyrics | |
| Posted by: | Ann 12:31 pm EDT 03/17/14 |
| In reply to: | It sounds like the score is the same with different lyrics - dramedy 12:29 pm EDT 03/17/14 |
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| I think earlier reports called it a new song - maybe more than one thing going on. But isn't that standard for the preview process? | |
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| re: It sounds like the score is the same with different lyrics | |
| Posted by: | n2mss 02:50 pm EDT 03/17/14 |
| In reply to: | re: It sounds like the score is the same with different lyrics - Ann 12:31 pm EDT 03/17/14 |
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| It definitely is not the same song that opened in DC. Many parts of the melody are the same, but it is indeed a "new" song since DC closed. | |
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| re: It sounds like the score is the same with different lyrics | |
| Posted by: | enoch10 02:53 pm EDT 03/17/14 |
| In reply to: | re: It sounds like the score is the same with different lyrics - n2mss 02:50 pm EDT 03/17/14 |
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| well, if it is a new song or even of they are tinkering with the structure of an old one i take back what i said above. see? this is why commenting on things you haven't seen is a bad idea! | |
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