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re: Thank you; much appreciate the historical info; a note on what is "deception"

Posted by:	Chromolume 08:03 pm EST 11/19/14
In reply to:	Thank you; much appreciate the historical info; a note on what is "deception" - Delvino 03:08 pm EST 11/19/14

I do agree that it's an interesting topic. ;-) I will add that, odd as it seems, I didn't realize for a long time that the high note "sung" by Barbara Harris in "Gorgeous" wasn't actually her. Though once I did realize it was lipsynched, it made perfect sense to me (especially if it was originally staged to be obvious in a comic way). I'm curious - do you feel this 'deception' extends to onstage instrumental playing (aside from Doyle, of course)? Many shows that call for characters to play instruments onstage were written with the expectation that the part would be played in the pit and mimed onstage. So, was Mark Lambert "deceiving" the audience by not actually playing the cello in A Little Night Music? Or is it deception to have all of Coalhouse's mimed piano playing actually coming from a real keyboardist in the pit? How about the title character in Fiddler On The Roof? (And yes, I would wager that many people seeing these shows DO think the actors are really playing as well.)

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