| Hear Allison Williams sing in the new PETER PAN promo | |
| Posted by: | MockingbirdGirl 04:47 pm EST 11/17/14 |
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| Such as it is. And watch Christopher Walken... well, just be himself: | |
| Link | Peter Pan Live promo |
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| unbelievable how critical those of you below my comment are | |
| Posted by: | KingSpeed 08:23 pm EST 11/17/14 |
| In reply to: | Hear Allison Williams sing in the new PETER PAN promo - MockingbirdGirl 04:47 pm EST 11/17/14 |
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| It's a few seconds and you've already bashed the choreography, judged Allison's voice, and said that Walken is anti-musical comedy when in fact, he was in The Sound of Music on Broadway and is a very funny actor. It looks fun to me. | |
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| re: unbelievable how critical those of you below my comment are | |
| Posted by: | Singapore/Fling 11:05 am EST 11/18/14 |
| In reply to: | unbelievable how critical those of you below my comment are - KingSpeed 08:23 pm EST 11/17/14 |
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| ... and some of us also said nice things, along with the criticisms. I'm glad it looks fun to you. It looks fun to me. I just think the dancing looks generic, which is in line with Ashford's work. And I like Walken. He's a unique gem. | |
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| re: unbelievable how critical those of you below my comment are | |
| Posted by: | AlanScott 10:23 pm EST 11/17/14 |
| In reply to: | unbelievable how critical those of you below my comment are - KingSpeed 08:23 pm EST 11/17/14 |
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| I don't think that Walken was was in The Sound of Music on Broadway. Are you perhaps thinking of Jon Voight, who was a replacement Rolf? Christopher Walken did do musicals, of course, primarily as a dancer and in roles that had a major dance component. | |
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| re: unbelievable how critical those of you below my comment are | |
| Posted by: | KingSpeed 02:09 am EST 11/18/14 |
| In reply to: | re: unbelievable how critical those of you below my comment are - AlanScott 10:23 pm EST 11/17/14 |
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| You are right. "Ronnie Walken" was in HIGH SPIRITS though so he has experience in musical comedy. | |
| Link | Christopher "Ronnie" Walken |
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| Posted by: | AlexanderKat 09:40 am EST 11/18/14 |
| In reply to: | re: unbelievable how critical those of you below my comment are - KingSpeed 02:09 am EST 11/18/14 |
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| I saw HIGH SPIRITS but don't remember Walken in it(though he is prominent in my souvenir booklet). I do remember him in WEST SIDE STORY in stock though. And his musical talents are amply on display in PENNIES FROM HEAVEN. | |
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| re: unbelievable how critical those of you below my comment are | |
| Posted by: | Chromolume 04:22 am EST 11/18/14 |
| In reply to: | re: unbelievable how critical those of you below my comment are - KingSpeed 02:09 am EST 11/18/14 |
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| So, I'm just curious how The Sound Of Music got into this. Were you possibly thinking of Christopher Plummer from the film? Or Christian Borle from last year's telecast? Or did you really think Walken had played in the show on Broadway? | |
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| Posted by: | AlanScott 02:58 am EST 11/18/14 |
| In reply to: | re: unbelievable how critical those of you below my comment are - KingSpeed 02:09 am EST 11/18/14 |
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| That's why I said he had done musicals — because of his appearances in High Spirits and other musicals. | |
| Link | Christopher Walken and some musicals |
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| re: unbelievable how critical those of you below my comment are | |
| Posted by: | Chromolume 08:44 pm EST 11/17/14 |
| In reply to: | unbelievable how critical those of you below my comment are - KingSpeed 08:23 pm EST 11/17/14 |
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| ...that Walken is anti-musical comedy when in fact, he was in The Sound of Music on Broadway... ?? | |
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| I second that '??' (nm) | |
| Posted by: | MockingbirdGirl 10:00 pm EST 11/17/14 |
| In reply to: | re: unbelievable how critical those of you below my comment are - Chromolume 08:44 pm EST 11/17/14 |
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| re: Hear Allison Williams sing in the new PETER PAN promo | |
| Posted by: | Singapore/Fling 06:50 pm EST 11/17/14 |
| In reply to: | Hear Allison Williams sing in the new PETER PAN promo - MockingbirdGirl 04:47 pm EST 11/17/14 |
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| It at least looks vastly better than last year's outing. Hopefully they've worked out the sound issues, and the fact that the sets are allowed to be more theatrical helps it to look more like a musical and less like "Days of Our Lives". There's still the banal choreography... is this Rob Ashford again? What I've seen of his work, it feels like he has no attention to character or story in his choreography; it all seems empty movement to me. | |
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| re: Hear Allison Williams sing in the new PETER PAN promo | |
| Posted by: | MarcoBarco 05:54 pm EST 11/17/14 |
| In reply to: | Hear Allison Williams sing in the new PETER PAN promo - MockingbirdGirl 04:47 pm EST 11/17/14 |
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| I sort of feel like that was the opposite of hearing Allison Williams sing... it was like hearing Allison William's voice buried inside an ensemble + audio FX. I'm not reassured.... | |
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| re: Hear Allison Williams sing in the new PETER PAN promo | |
| Posted by: | Delvino 05:08 pm EST 11/17/14 |
| In reply to: | Hear Allison Williams sing in the new PETER PAN promo - MockingbirdGirl 04:47 pm EST 11/17/14 |
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| Walken's Hook is the Anti-Ritchard. And from this clip, anti-musical comedy. | |
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| re: Hear Allison Williams sing in the new PETER PAN promo | |
| Posted by: | AC126748 05:28 pm EST 11/17/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Hear Allison Williams sing in the new PETER PAN promo - Delvino 05:08 pm EST 11/17/14 |
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| Walken always seemed an odd (and poor) choice for Hook, and this promo does not inspire confidence. Of course, you can't judge an entire performance from a five-second clip, but still, I'd say I'm even more skeptical than I was. Williams has what sounds like a pleasant voice, though with more of pop timbre than musical theatre. I'm holding out hope for her. | |
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| That's Actually Kind of Thrilling! | |
| Posted by: | Shakespeare_in_the_Dark 05:26 pm EST 11/17/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Hear Allison Williams sing in the new PETER PAN promo - Delvino 05:08 pm EST 11/17/14 |
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| But, is that Chris Walken, or someone doing a Chris Walken impression? | |
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