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| re: Sounds like a substantial reworking of the plot | |
| Posted by: bearcat 05:33 pm EDT 10/27/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Sounds like a substantial reworking of the plot - Snowysdad 04:35 pm EDT 10/27/17 | |
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| what happened to the husband Rebecca comes in search of? It seems like the roles played by DIck Latessa (Avram) and Marcia Lewis have been retooled based on description of "Three Little Rooms" "Blame It on the Summer Night" as a trio? when I saw a very good conservatory production years ago, I thought Rebecca is just a reactive character, she has no impetus, and that's bad for a main role. It was a good choice to give her more agency as the review indicates. Also, "Children of the Wind" is not a good intro for the character. At the show's opening, she has not earned the right to speak for the huddled masses yearning to breathe free. Something more specific to her own person is necessary to engage with her. The added duet for her and Bella works better. (it's been awhile since I thought about the show, so maybe I'm getting some of this wrong) remember John Simon's headline "Sad Rags" and him saying Judy's Kuhn's character experiences the double indignity of dying in the fire and having to sing the title song (which I think is a knock-out) |
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| Rebecca's "I Want..." also seemed to be... | |
| Posted by: Delvino 06:11 pm EDT 10/27/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Sounds like a substantial reworking of the plot - bearcat 05:33 pm EDT 10/27/17 | |
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| The one she sings to her son about the brand new world. Catchy, upbeat, optimistic. But you're right: she was a character with a sort of drifting, not terribly compelling drive. In a sense, the inciting incident -- the decision to flee to America -- unseen, leaves her riding a crest of hope at the start of the show, but then nothing to do about it. She meanders through act one. It was a serious problem, Rebecca's inability to take action on her own behalf. We lose patience, and all three of her act one solos felt disconnected to events in the book. She just announced feelings in song. | |
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