| Digression, but not: diagetic vs. non-diagetic moments in musicals: the "Cabaret" revisal at 54 | |
| Last Edit: Delvino 09:46 pm EDT 06/27/17 | |
| Posted by: Delvino 09:40 pm EDT 06/27/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Too much dancing.. - ashleylm 05:52 pm EDT 06/27/17 | |
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| This topic, framed differently, has come up for me with shows like the 2nd take on "Cabaret," i.e. when characters mostly, but not always, sing in the context of the conceit, i.e. within the Kit Kat Klub, the revival making it the setting AND the audience venue -- we sat at tables in a re-created club -- wherein singers sing and dancers dance, organically. The setting dominating far more, as true environmental/immersive theater. "Cabaret" has always used both performance numbers and non ... save in the film ("Tomorrow Belongs to Me" the exception, but not quite, since the boy who starts the song seems to be a singer). Bob Fosse's film never asked the audience to accept characters "bursting into song." But is it confusing -- to some -- in a traditional show -- when characters sing in circumstances wherein folks sing, nightclubs -- and yet also sing, say, in their kitchens. I always appreciate the issue being raised. In "Follies," we get performances pieces, that recreate performed numbers from the past, and then traditional songs within the framework of the book. I know people on theater boards won't get this, but some audiences back in the day found it inconsistent and confusing at times. I.e, "Who's That Woman" takes the showgirls back to their old number, but "The Road You Didn't Take" invites a character who never sings to express his feelings in song. Yeah, I know, I know, it's a musical. But we have career or retired performers vs. men from the U.N. Trust me, people who don't read theater boards still talk about being confused. Of course, it's in "Gypsy" and {fill in the blank}. Such is the case in shows with performers or musicians as characters. |
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