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| re: Make Our Garden Grow Is One of the Most Beautiful Pieces of Music Ever Written. Just Saying. (nm) | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 08:42 pm EDT 07/03/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Make Our Garden Grow Is One of the Most Beautiful Pieces of Music Ever Written. Just Saying. (nm) - BruceinIthaca 07:36 pm EDT 07/03/17 | |
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| I'm a huge fan of the Danieley/Blackwell recording. I saw that '97 revival a thoroughly absurd three times, in order to hear this song, in that theater, with those voices. I've been surprised that more people haven't been writing about the finale of "The Great Comet" as Dave Molloy's version of this song. He uses a similar musical profile, and the dramatic moment is the same: Pierre decides to plant a seed, gain maturity, and grow towards a new moment in their maturity. (I also saw that "Candide" so many times because I had a crush on Jason Danieley. I still get chills when he sings. For me, "The Visit" is a musical about a guy who has to deliver his friend's death sentence, and attempts to do it in a way that assuages his guilt and leaves his hand clean. And yellow shoes. :-) ) |
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| I like the late Jerry Hadley's version. | |
| Posted by: Delvino 09:08 pm EDT 07/03/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Make Our Garden Grow Is One of the Most Beautiful Pieces of Music Ever Written. Just Saying. (nm) - Singapore/Fling 08:42 pm EDT 07/03/17 | |
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| It's full-throated and gorgeous in its formal setting. But in truth? I've never heard a bad version. I've been to high school concerts and graduations where it's sung, and I weep. |
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| re: Make Our Garden Grow Is One of the Most Beautiful Pieces of Music Ever Written. Just Saying. (nm) | |
| Posted by: AC126748 08:53 pm EDT 07/03/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Make Our Garden Grow Is One of the Most Beautiful Pieces of Music Ever Written. Just Saying. (nm) - Singapore/Fling 08:42 pm EDT 07/03/17 | |
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| For me, "The Visit" is a musical about a guy who has to deliver his friend's death sentence, and attempts to do it in a way that assuages his guilt and leaves his hand clean. The night I saw The Visit (which I think is one of the most brilliant and underrated musicals of the last quarter-century, but that's for another thread), the rather tepid audience burst into adoring cheers after Danieley's solo. And I remember just sitting there thinking my God, this voice hasn't aged a day in twenty years. But I digress... |
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| seconded! | |
| Posted by: Glitter 03:09 am EDT 07/04/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Make Our Garden Grow Is One of the Most Beautiful Pieces of Music Ever Written. Just Saying. (nm) - AC126748 08:53 pm EDT 07/03/17 | |
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| at the closing performance in Williamstown, his solo got not one, but two rounds of applause. Great show. |
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| re: Make Our Garden Grow Is One of the Most Beautiful Pieces of Music Ever Written. Just Saying. (nm) | |
| Posted by: Delvino 11:21 pm EDT 07/03/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Make Our Garden Grow Is One of the Most Beautiful Pieces of Music Ever Written. Just Saying. (nm) - AC126748 08:53 pm EDT 07/03/17 | |
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| With you there. Saw a "Visit" matinee preview and was transported by Mr. D. | |
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| re: Make Our Garden Grow Is One of the Most Beautiful Pieces of Music Ever Written. Just Saying. (nm) | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 09:14 pm EDT 07/03/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Make Our Garden Grow Is One of the Most Beautiful Pieces of Music Ever Written. Just Saying. (nm) - AC126748 08:53 pm EDT 07/03/17 | |
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| I don't think "The Visit" is any great shakes in terms of the writing, but I thought that production was stunning from beginning to end, even while I felt like it was doing all the heavy lifting. Who says threads have to be orderly? ;-) |
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| re: Make Our Garden Grow Is One of the Most Beautiful Pieces of Music Ever Written. Just Saying. (nm) | |
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| Posted by: AC126748 09:19 am EDT 07/04/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Make Our Garden Grow Is One of the Most Beautiful Pieces of Music Ever Written. Just Saying. (nm) - Singapore/Fling 09:14 pm EDT 07/03/17 | |
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| Stunning production, but I also felt the musical captured the brilliant dark comedy, tonal dissonance, moral ambiguity, and social commentary of Durrenmatt's still somewhat shocking play. It's one of the few shows in recent memory that made my skin crawl (in a good way). To my mind, it's the strongest work of Kander and Ebb's late career. And I'm glad I was able to see the show when Rees was still in it. He was extraordinary. |
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